Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from an property owner to allow a wall to encroach into the public rights-of-way. The request is due to a project known as Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Parsons/Livingston Improvement, #2637 DR E. The encroachment is to allow the installation of and assign maintenance responsibility for existing retaining wall to the property owner within the public right-of-way.
During the plan development phase of this project, it was determined that the property owner has an existing wall within the public right-of-way and wished to continue to occupy the public right-of-way with a wall to help maintain the yard in a level and safe manner.
The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary to grant an encroachment easement for the proposed encroachment into the public rights-of-way.
2. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to grant the encroachment easement to allow for the timely completion of the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Parsons/Livingston Improvement project.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
The City will receive no monetary value for granting the requested encroachment easement.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the City to grant an encroachment easement for existing retaining wall within those public rights-of-way needed for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Parsons/Livingston Improvement project and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from an property owner to allow a wall to encroach into the public rights-of-way by property owners Annetta Patterson Jinna during the plan development phase of the this Project; and
WHEREAS, the encroachment is to allow the installation of, and assign maintenance responsibility for an retaini...
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