CITY OF PASCO
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION
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Comment Period Deadline: Right-of-Way Vacation: May 4, 2026
Proposal: City staff has submitted a request for City Council to vacate a portion existing right-of-way (VAC2025-004). The proposal requests the vacation of a segment of public right-of-way that was originally dedicated as part of Short Plat 2013-03. Subsequent review determined that this segment and related planned street improvements were not feasible. While prior City action addressed the majority of the affected right-of-way, this specific portion was inadvertently omitted from the legal description and remains designated as right-of-way. The subject right-of-way is landlocked, no longer serves a public transportation purpose, and is proposed to be vacated to correct the prior omission. The petition has been submitted by the adjoining property owners, meets the ownership requirements of the Pasco Municipal Code, includes all required documentation, and is subject to the applicable procedures and criteria of the Code.
Legal Description:
THAT PORTION OF PUBLIC ROAD RIGHT OF WAY FOR DIETRICH ROAD, CITY OF PASCO, FRANKLIN COUNTY, WASHINGTON, SITUATE IN SECTIONS 21 AND 22, TOWNSHIP 9 NORTH, RANGE 30 EAST, WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 6, SHORT PLAT 2013-03, ACCORDING TO THE SHORT PLAT THEREOF RECORDED UNDER AUDITOR'S FILE NUMBER 1795248, RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, WASHINGTON, SAID POINT LYING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY MARGIN OF NORTH COMMERCIAL AVENUE AND THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY MARGIN OF SAID DIETRICH ROAD; THENCE SOUTH 0°00'03" EAST 252.43 FEET ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY MARGIN TO THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY MARGIN OF THE STATE ROUTE 12 ONRAMP, SAID POINT LYING 100.00 FEET NORTHEASTERLY OF 'NW LINE' AS SHOWN ON WSDOT RIGHT OF WAY PLAN "SR 12 MP 291.63 TO MP 293.0";THENCE NORTH 46°09'40" WEST 85.38 FEET, PARALLEL WITH AND 100.00 FEET NORTHEASTERLY OF SAID 'NW LINE' TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE, CONCAVE TO THE SOUTHWEST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 900.00 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY 31.02 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, CONCENTRIC WITH SAID 'NW LINE' THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 1°58'30" TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY MARGIN OF SAID DIETRICH ROAD, SAID POINT BEING ON THE EAST LINE OF THAT PARCEL SHOWN AS "PURCHASED BY STATE OF WASHINTON D.O.T." ON THAT RECORD SURVEY RECORDED IN VOLUME 2 OF SURVEYS, PAGE 134, RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, WASHINGTON, SAID POINT BEING THE BEGINNING OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE, CONCAVE TO THE WEST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 470.00 FEET (THE LONG CHORD OF SAID CURVE BEARS NORTH 9° 15'17" EAST 151.19 FEET); THENCE NORTHERLY 151.85 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE AND ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY MARGIN, AND ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 18°30'40"; THENCE NORTH 0°00'03" EAST 21.74 FEET ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY MARGIN AND ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE TO THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY MARGIN OF SAID NORTH COMMERCIAL AVENUE; THENCE NORTH 88°53'45" EAST 60.02 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY MARGIN TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
Comprising approximately 14,810 square feet (0.34 acres).
Public Comment Period:
Written comments regarding the proposal may be submitted to the Community Development Department by email at watkinse@pasco-wa.gov, by mail to PO Box 293, Pasco, WA 99301, or in person at City Hall, beginning April 13, 2026, through April 30, 2026, at 5:00 PM. All written comments received during this period will be included in the City Council's meeting packet.
Verbal comments: Members of the public may also provide comments during the City Council meeting as advertised below.
For questions about the proposal, please contact the Planning Division at (509) 544-4143 or via email at watkinse@pasco-wa.gov.
Open Record Hearing: The City Council will conduct an open record hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026, in the Council Chambers in Pasco City Hall at 525 N 3rd Avenue in Pasco, Washington. The City Council will consider public testimony concerning the above application at this meeting.
Individuals may also provide verbal comment virtually regarding this item by filling out a form via the City's website (www.pasco-wa.gov/publiccomment) to obtain access information to comment. Requests to comment remotely, at the May 4th City Council Meeting must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.
For further questions, please contact the Community & Economic Development Department at 509-544-4146, or go to the City of Pasco website at: www.Pasco-WA.gov and click on "Public Notices."
Determination of Completeness: The application has been declared complete for the purpose of processing.
Estimated Date of the Decision: The City Council is anticipated to take action on the proposed vacation on May 4, 2026.
IPL0329958
Apr 12 2026