ORD 23-002ORDINANCE IN 23-002
AN ORDINANCE condemning for public street purposes
certain land lying within the City of Camas for the purpose of
constructing and maintaining NW 3 8th Avenue.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section I
The City Council of the City of Camas hereby makes the following findings:
A. The City desires to undertake a street improvement project of NW 3 8th Avenue from
NW Parker Street to Grass Valley Park ("the street improvement project").
B. NW 3 8th Avenue is classified as a regional arterial street whose function is to serve as
a primary route to and from the commercially and industrially zoned properties in Grass Valley and
for commuting between Camas and Vancouver.
C. Arterial streets should have a capacity of 15,000.00 to 20,000.00 cars per day.
D. NW 3 8th Avenue is currently an unimproved arterial consisting of two lanes and no
improved shoulders or other related facilities, with exceptions of a paved shared use path.
E. The street improvement project proposes to widen NW 38th Avenue to three lanes
between Grass Valley Park and NW Parker Street.
F. The street improvement project further includes construction of curbs, gutters, bike
lanes, sidewalks, street lighting, median, and storm water appurtenances.
G. The street improvement project is consistent with the City of Camas 20-Year Growth
Management Plans.
H. The property described in Exhibit "A" and depicted in Exhibit "C" attached hereto and
by this reference incorporated herein abut the street improvement project ("the subject real
properties").
Ordinance No.23-002
Page 2
I. The City has been unsuccessful in its attempts to acquire the subject real properties by
negotiation.
J. The street improvement project constitutes a public use under the provisions of RCW
8.12.030.
K. The subject real properties are necessary for completion of the street improvement
project, to wit, a perpetual easement for ingress and egress for the purpose of constructing, using,
installing, repairing, and maintaining the street improvement project and adjacent streams and ditches.
L. Pursuant to RCW 8.25.290, the City published and mailed notice to the property
owners of the subject real properties this ordinance authorizes to be condemned, advising such owners
that a final decision condemning the required properties would be made at the March 6, 2023, Camas
City Council meeting.
M. Any and all interested parties had the opportunity to address the Camas City Council
on this subject at the March 6, 2023, meeting.
Section II
The City is authorized to condemn pt-oper-ty and property interests for public improvements
under RCW 8.12.030.
Section III
The City of Camas hereby condemns for public street purposes as described herein the
properties described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein.
Condemnation of the properties is subject to the malting or paying of just compensation to the
owners in the manner provided by law.
Section IV
Compensation for the subject real properties shall be paid from the NW 38th Avenue
Construction Fund of the City, and not by special assessment upon properties benefitted by such
acquisition.
Ordinance No.23-002
Section V
Page 3
The City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to begin and prosecute the proceedings
provided by law to condemn, take, and appropriate the interests necessary to carry out the provisions
of this ordinance, and is further authorized in conducting said condemnation proceedings, and for the
purpose of minimizing damages, to stipulate as to the use of the properties hereby authorized to be
condemned and appropriated, and as to the reservation of any right of use of the owner or any person
entitled to possession of the properties, provided that such reservation does not interfere with the use
of said properties as provided in this ordinance.
Section VI
This ordinance shall take force and be in effect five days from and after its publication
according to law.
PASSED by the Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this,`' day of March, 20
SIG
ATTEST:
APPROVED as to form:
�1
City Attorney
Mayor
Exhibit "A"
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Permanent Easement
Legal Description
Being a variable width strip of land located in the Northwest One -Quarter of Section 4, Township
1 North, Range 3 East, Willamette Meridian, City of Camas, Clark County, Washington, said
strip of land being more particularly described as follows:
All that portion of that parcel conveyed in tha# Warranty Deed to Mortgage Lenders of America,
Et Al as described in Auditor's File Number 5407618, Deed Records of Clark County,
Washington, lying northerly and westerly of the following described line, said line is to be
lengthened or shortened to terminate at the boundary lines of said property:
BEGINNING at a point on the easterly right -of --way line of NW Parker Street, said point being
270.24 feet right of, when measured at right angles to the centerline of NW 38t11 Avenue as
described in the attached Exhibit "B", said centerline at Engineers' Construction Centerline
Station 10+60.53;
Thence on a straight line to a point, being 229.19 feet right of, when measured at right angles to
said centerline at Engineers' Station 14+15.15;
Thence on a straight line to a point, being 149.27 feet right of, when measured at right angles to
said centerline at Engineers' Station 14+18.58;
Thence on a straight line to a point on the easterly line of said Mortgage Lenders of America
parcel, being 159.91 feet right of, when measured at right angles to said centerline at Engineers'
Station 16+70,01;
Thence along said easterly Mortgage Lenders parcel line to a point on the southerly right -of --way
line of North 38t" Avenue, being 89.95 feet right of, when measured at right angles to said
centerline at Engineers' Station 16+72,82;
EXCEPTING therefrom any portion of said parcel lying within the
existing right-of-way of NW 38t" Avenue.
EXCEPTING therefrom any portion of said parcel lying within the
existing right -of --way of NW Parker Street.
Contains in all 81,312 square feet or 1.867 acres, more or less.
See Exhibit Map attached hereto.
Exhibit "B"
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NW 38�' Avenue Construction Centerline Descrip#ion
City of Camas Road Project Number T=1024
Being a construction centerline located in a portion of the John Hicks Donation Land Claim No.
42, the Northeast One -Quarter and the Northwest One4uarter of Section 4, Township 1 North,
Range 3 East, and the Southeast One4uarter and the Southwest One4uarter of Section 33,
Township 2 North, Range 3 East, Willamette Meridian, City of Camas, Clark County,
Washington, said centerline being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a 2" brass cap at the northwest corner of said John Hicks Donation Land Claim
being in the existing centerline intersection of N.W. 38"' Avenue and NW Parker Street, also
being Construction Road Centerline Station 10+00;
Thence South 88°59'59" East, along said existing centerline of NW 38th Avenue, 188.87 feet to
the beginning of a 770.00 foot radius curve to the left and being Construction Road Centerline
Station PC 11+88.871
Thence leaving said existing centerline along said curve to the left through a central angle of
02°2716 (the chord of which bears North 89°4623 East 32.98 feet) 32.98 feet to a point of
tangency and being Construction Road Centerline Station PT 12+21.85;
Thence North 88°32'45" East, 438.32 feet to the beginning of a 770.00 foot radius curve to the
right and being Construction Road Centerline Station PC 16+60.17;
Thence along said curve to the right through a central angle of 08°34'04" (the chord of which
bears South 87°10'12" East 115.04 feet) 115.14 feet to a point of #angency and being
Construction Road Centerline Station PT 17+75.32;
Thence South 82°53'10" East, 83.80 feet to the beginning of a 770.00 foot radius curve to the
left and being Construction Road Genterline Station PC 18+59.12;
Thence along said curve to the left through a central angle of 06006'49° (the chord of which
bears South 85°56'35" East 82.12 feet) 82.16 feet to a point of tangency and being Cons#ruction
Road Centerline Station PT 19+41.281
Thence South 88°59'59" East, 433.89 feet to the beginning of a 2000.00 foot radius curve to the
right and being Construction Road Centerline Station PC 23+75.17;
Thence along said curve to the right through a central angle of 01 °25'56" (the chord of which
bears South 88°17'01" East 49.99 feet) 49.99 feet to a point of tangency and being Construction
Road Centerline Station PT 24+25.161
EXHIBIT "B"
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Thence South 87°off 03 East, 50.04 feet to the beginning of a 2000.00 foot radius curve to the
left and being Construction Road Centerline Station PC 24+75.20;
Thence along said curve to the left through a central angle of 01 °25'S6" (the chard of which
bears South 88017'01" East 49.99 feet) 49.99 feet to a point of tangency and being Construction
Road Centerline Station PT 25+25.19 and being on the north line of said Section 4,
Thence South 88°59'59" East, along the north line of said Section 4,1354.81 feet to the POINT
OF TERMINUS of said construction road centerline being at Station 38+80.00, said poin# bears
North 88°59'59" West, 1210.92 feet from a 2 1/2" brass cap at the northeast corner of said
Section 4.
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DECEMBER 13, 2021
CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE=
RIGHT-OF-WAY CENTERLINE
0+00.00 CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE
PT: 12+21.85 14+00.00
60'
10+60.14
(70.00' RT) r%�
11+88.87 RIGHT-OF-WAY
CENTERLINE
NW 38TH AVENUE
15+00.00 _
PC: 16+60.17
PT: 17+75.32
16+72.82
:•:•:•:•:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.................:...:.:.:...'.'.'.....:.:.:.:.:...... 16+70.01 (159491 RT)
14+18.58 (149.27' RT)
14+15.15 (229.19' RT)
10+60.53 PERMANENT
EASEMENT
(270.24' RT) 81,312 SQUARE FEET
1.867 ACRES
APN 125395000
AF #5407618
OWNER: MORTGAGE LENDERS
OF AMERICA, ET AL
DRAWN BY: RFS
CHECKED BY: TLG
SCALE: 1 "=100'
JOB NO.: 71519.000
12.13.2021
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