▁vac ation . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁ ▁Al aska ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Un organ ized ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Al aska , ▁vac ation ▁of ▁public ▁access ▁eas ements ▁require ▁appro val ▁from ▁the ▁Al aska ▁Department ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources . ▁ ▁California ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁requires ▁a ▁$ 1 4 , 9 8 0 ▁fee ▁paid ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Engineering ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁review ▁for ▁street ▁vac ations . ▁The ▁process ▁includes ▁a ▁public ▁investigation , ▁environmental ▁review , ▁actions ▁from ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁City ▁Council , ▁and ▁public ▁hear ings ▁before ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁accepted . ▁ ▁Oregon ▁ ▁In ▁Port land , ▁Oregon , ▁the ▁street ▁vac ation ▁process ▁takes ▁approximately ▁ 8 ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁months ▁and ▁includes ▁a ▁formal ▁pet ition ▁and ▁investigation , ▁public ▁hear ings , ▁and ▁action ▁and ▁appro val ▁by ▁the ▁Port land ▁City ▁Council . ▁ ▁Washington ▁ ▁Right - of - way ▁vac ations ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Washington ▁are ▁govern ed ▁by ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Re vised ▁Code ▁of ▁Washington , ▁allowing ▁for ▁local ▁govern ments ▁to ▁set ▁their ▁own ▁rules ▁on ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁In ▁Seattle , ▁the ▁state ' s ▁largest ▁city , ▁permanent ▁street ▁vac ations ▁require ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Seattle ▁City ▁Council ▁or ▁its ▁transport ation ▁committee ▁after ▁the ▁consideration ▁of ▁land ▁use ▁impact s ▁and ▁public ▁benefits ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁request er . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Amazon . com ▁was