WALLOWA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

 

ROAD VACATION PROCEDURES

 

Forms for petition must be obtained & returned to the Public Works Department for processing.

 

1. PETITION - Must have

 

A. Description of property to be vacated.

B. Statement of reason for the requesting vacation.

C. Names and addresses of ALL persons owning any improvements on public property to be vacated.

 

& / OR

D. Names & addresses of ALL persons holding any recorded interest in property proposed to be vacated.

 

& / OR

E. Names & addresses of ALL persons owning any Real Property abutting public property proposed to be vacated.

F. Signatures of owners of 60% of land abutting property proposed to be vacated.

G. Signatures shall be notarized.

&

$ 20.00 for the Clerk’s office for recording.

2. REPORT - Ordered from the County Commissioners to Department of Public Works.

 

A. Description of ownership & uses of property proposed to be vacated.

B. Assessment by Director of Public Works of whether vacation would be in the public interest.

C. Any other pertinent information.

 

3. UPON - Receipt of report, Board of Commissioners establishes a time and a place for hearing to consider whether proposed vacation is in public interest.

4. NOTICE OF HEARING- By posting ( 4 places , including proposed property to be vacated , 30 days prior ) , publication ( 20 days prior and 10 days prior ), and by service to each person with recorded interest ( 30 days prior by registered letter).

 

A. Property proposed to be vacated.

B. An improvement constructed on public property proposed to be vacated.

C. Real Property abutting public property proposed to be vacated.

 

5. DURING OR BEFORE HEARING, any person may file information with County Commissioners to dispute or in opposition (by reasoning) or present any new matter relevant to the proceeding.

6. ORDER OR RESOLUTION (contains)

A. State whether property is to be vacated.

B. Describe exact location of vacated property with any requirements.

7. RECORD - with County Clerk and cause copies to be filed with County Surveyor and Assessor. (Not effective until such order / resolution is filed).

8. OWNERSHIP OF VACATED PROPERTY

A. If County holds title; property shall vest in the County.

B. Otherwise, vacated property shall vest in the owner of the land abutting vacated property by extension of the person’s abutting property boundaries to the center of the vacated property.

 

If there are any questions, please refer them to the Public Works Office, 541-426-3332.


PETITION FOR VACATION

 

TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, IN THE MATTER OF THE VACATION OF

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

_______________________________, petitions the Board of County Commissioners of Wallowa County, Oregon to vacate______________________________________, more particularly described as follows:

 

(Attach legal description)

 

II

 

 Petitioners are the owners, as shown in the records of Wallowa County, of property abutting the property sought to be vacated, ( and petitioners are the only persons or corporations particularly affected by the proposed vacation of the property*).

 

III

 

(attached)

 

 No portion of the street proposed to be vacated is situated within the corporate limits of any city.

 

IV

 

 The particular circumstances that justify granting a vacation of the described property are: (attach extra page if necessary)

 

HOW PROPERTY IS USED          ___________________________________________

CONDITION OF PROPERTY       ___________________________________________

REASON FOR VACATION           ___________________________________________

___________________________________________

 

V

 

 Names and addresses of all persons holding any recorded interest in and / or owning any real property abutting the property proposed to be vacated: (Including any property on the opposite side of road).

 

____________________________________            ____________________________________________

 

____________________________________            ____________________________________________

 

____________________________________            ____________________________________________

 

____________________________________            ____________________________________________

 

____________________________________            ____________________________________________

 

____________________________________            ____________________________________________

 

• To be included if all property owners petition.

 

Petition to Vacate - Page 1

VI

 

 

 Petitioners request that after the giving of notice as required by law, a hearing be held on this petition before the Board of County Commissioners , and that an order be entered vacating the property more particularly described above.

 

 

 Dated this _________ day of ________________, 20 _____.

 

 

PETITIONERS

 

 NAME                                                                                                ADDRESS                                                        T.L.

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

__________________________                   ____________________________________            _____________

 

NOTE: All petitions must be accompanied by a $ 250.00 recording fee. If petition for vacation is granted and a $ 20.00 recording fee. This is to be paid by the petitioners and must be prepaid.

 

 

Petition to Vacate - page 2

Certification

 

 On this ___ day of ______, 20____, before me, the undersigned, ___________________, personally appeared, known to me to be the identical individual described in and who executed the same freely and voluntarily.

 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year last written above.

 

 

STATE OF OREGON                 ) ss

COUNTY OF   ______________)

 

 

____________________________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC FOR OREGON

My Commission Expires ___________________

 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

Certification

On this ___ day of _____, 20____, before me, the undersigned, ____________________, personally appeared, known to me to be the identical individual described in and who executed the same freely and voluntarily.

 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the

day and year last written above.

 

 

STATE OF OREGON                 )ss

COUNTY OF   _______________)

 

 

____________________________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC FOR OREGON

My Commission Expires ___________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

Certification

 

On this ___ day of _____, 20___, before me, the undersigned,_____________________ personally appeared, known to me to be the identical individual described in and who executed the same freely and voluntarily.

 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year last written above.

 

 

STATE OF OREGON             )ss

COUNTY OF   _______________)

 

____________________________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC FOR OREGON

My Commission Expires ___________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Petition to Vacate - page 3

 

 On this ___ day of ______, 20____, before me, the undersigned, ___________________, personally appeared, known to me to be the identical individual described in and who executed the same freely and voluntarily.

 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year last written above.

 

 

STATE OF OREGON                 ) ss

COUNTY OF   ______________)

 

 

____________________________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC FOR OREGON

My Commission Expires ___________________

 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

Certification

On this ___ day of _____, 20____, before me, the undersigned, ____________________, personally appeared, known to me to be the identical individual described in and who executed the same freely and voluntarily.

 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the

day and year last written above.

 

 

STATE OF OREGON                 )ss

COUNTY OF   _______________)

 

 

____________________________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC FOR OREGON

My Commission Expires ___________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

Certification

 

On this ___ day of _____, 20___, before me, the undersigned,_____________________ personally appeared, known to me to be the identical individual described in and who executed the same freely and voluntarily.

 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year last written above.

 

 

STATE OF OREGON             )ss

COUNTY OF   _______________)

 

____________________________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC FOR OREGON

My Commission Expires ___________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Petition to Vacate – page 4