HomeMy WebLinkAbout1735 Lease a Portion of Adams Street to Western Propane, Inc.ORDINANCE NO. / 7~"-
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF A PORTION OF
ADAMS STREET BETWEEN WATER STREET AND FRONT STREET,
AND SPECIFYING TERMS AND CONDI~TIONS THE~FOR.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, INRREGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLED, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Mayor and City Clerk are here and hereby
authorized and directed to enter into a written lease of a portion
of Adams Street, lying between Water Street and Front Street, to
Western Propane, Inc., a corporation, which portiDn of street
shall be strictly limited to the area shown in certain drawings
filed with the City Engineer for the installation of a liquefied
petroleum storage tank, and said installation shall in all
respects conform to the said drawings and to all State and City
building, fire and safety codes; said lease to be for a term of
ten (10) years, with rent to be renegotiated after five (5) years,
and to be for a consideration of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per year
payable annually in advance. Lessee shall further be permitted to
extend gas lines from the said storage tank to abutting properties.
Section 2. Western Propane, Inc. shall assume the full
reponsibility for complying with all laws for the construction of
facilities on the leased premises, including, but not being limited
to, shorelines management laws and regulations, RCW 35.24.300, and
the Uniform Building Code, and shall hold the City harmless for
any liability from spills, fire or explosion resulting from the
use of the leased premises by said Western Propane or its agents,
successors or assigns.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon payment of
publication costs by applicant, and after its passage, approval and
publication in the form and manner provided by law.
Read for the first, second and third times, passed by the
Council and approved by the Mayor on .A~Aril 1. 1975.
~/ F Mayor
ATTEST:
City ~Cle?
J~PROVED AS TO FOR/Vi: