Who can apply for a right-of-way vacation?

Adjacent property owners may petition the city to vacate a right-of-way that is undeveloped or surplus to city needs. The application must include a petition signed by more than two-thirds of abutting property owners.

What must I include with the application?

The application lists a petition, a surveyor-prepared legal description and drawings, a vicinity map, utility comment letters, and other materials. It also calls for flagging or staking the proposed vacation area.

How do I submit the Right-of-Way Vacation Application?

Submit it to the Engineering Division, Department of Public Works, at 280 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-1812, with the required petition and supporting materials.

Do I need a notary for the Right-of-Way Vacation Application?

No. The application provides a signature and date line and does not require notarization; it does not identify any attachment or related step that must be notarized or sworn.

Bainbridge Island, WA · Kitsap County

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Right-of-Way Vacation Application

Adjacent property owners use this application to ask Bainbridge Island to vacate an undeveloped or surplus portion of a city right-of-way.

What this form is

The application starts the city’s public process for considering a right-of-way vacation, which includes staff review and a City Council hearing. Applicants submit it to the Engineering Division with a petition, legal description, survey-prepared drawings and vicinity map, utility comment letters, and other listed materials. The form asks about the location, reason for the request, utilities and easements, applicable decision criteria, property owners, and contact information.

Who needs it

Adjacent property owners seeking to vacate a city right-of-way submit the application and the required petition and supporting materials.

How to submit it

Submit the completed application to the Engineering Division, City of Bainbridge Island, Department of Public Works, 280 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-1812.

About notarization

This application is signed and dated without a notary; it does not identify any attachment or related step that must be notarized or sworn.

How to submit this form

1
Download The Application
Download the Right-of-Way Vacation Application PDF.
2
Complete The Application
Fill in applicant and contact details, parcel location, the basis for the request, and responses to the listed vacation criteria.
3
Gather Required Materials
Include the petition, legal description, drawings and vicinity map, utility response letters, and other listed materials.
4
Submit To The City
Submit the application and supporting materials to the Engineering Division at the Public Works Department address listed in the process document.

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for a right-of-way vacation?: Adjacent property owners may petition the city to vacate a right-of-way that is undeveloped or surplus to city needs. The application must include a petition signed by more than two-thirds of abutting property owners.
What must I include with the application?: The application lists a petition, a surveyor-prepared legal description and drawings, a vicinity map, utility comment letters, and other materials. It also calls for flagging or staking the proposed vacation area.
How do I submit the Right-of-Way Vacation Application?: Submit it to the Engineering Division, Department of Public Works, at 280 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-1812, with the required petition and supporting materials.
Do I need a notary for the Right-of-Way Vacation Application?: No. The application provides a signature and date line and does not require notarization; it does not identify any attachment or related step that must be notarized or sworn.

Need something notarized?

This Right-of-Way Vacation Application doesn’t need a notary — but if you have another Bainbridge Island form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.