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(a) The petition shall be in a form prescribed by the administrative official and shall be signed by the owners of more than two-thirds of linear frontage of the property abutting the portion of the public right-of-way sought to be vacated.

(b) Every petition shall be accompanied by the following:

(1) A title report for all properties adjacent to the proposed vacated right-of-way;

(2) A vicinity map showing the general area of the proposed vacation;

(3) A legal description of the property to be vacated;

(4) A copy of the record of survey, if available, for the subject right-of-way proposed for vacation, and abutting properties, streets and alleys within one hundred feet on all sides of the proposed vacation;

(5) Written evidence of any and all utility easements, or reservations, whether public or private, pertaining to the public right-of-way proposed for vacation, and, if the subject right-of-way encompasses any private utilities, a letter from all utility companies within the right-of-way consenting to the vacation shall be required and submitted to the city of Selah; and

(6) A written narrative describing the reasons for the proposed vacation, the physical limits of the proposed vacation and the public benefit of the proposed vacation.

(c) Every petition for the vacation of any public right-of-way or any part thereof shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount established by the city to defray the administrative costs incurred in processing the petition and publishing, posting and mailing notices. (Ord. 2173, § 2 (Exh. A), 2022.)