1. Background:
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA) asking that the City extinguish the right-of-way and transfer the asset of a 7.195 +/- acre portion of right-of-way from the Department of Public Service to the Columbus Regional Airport Authority to be combined with Parcel 010-1044433. Right-of-way area is north of Aircenter Drive and east of Stelzer Road. Abutted to the north by parcels 010-104436 and 010-104443 and to the south by parcels 010-146781, 010-146764, and 010-104443. The right-of-way is located entirely within the bounds of existing airport property.
It is necessary to extinguish the right-of-way and transfer the asset to CRAA. This right-of-way is within CRAA's parcel (PID 010-104443, 010-104436, 010-146781, 010-146764, and 010-104443) boundaries and should not exist as City right-of-way but should be under the control of CRAA.
Per current practice, comments were solicited from interested parties, including City agencies, private utilities and the applicable area commission, before it was determined that, subject to the retention of a general utility easement for those utilities currently located within the right-of-way, the City will not be adversely affected by extinguishing this right-of-way and transferring the asset to CRAA. The Department of Public Service has agreed to transfer the asset as described and shown within the attached legal description and exhibit, and extinguishes its need for this public right-of-way.
This request went before the Director of Public Service in April of 2023. After review of the request, the Director supports the above referenced right-of-way be extinguished and transferred to CRAA at no cost to them.
2. FISCAL IMPACT:
The City will receive no funds for the transfer of the requested right-of-way.
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To extinguish a 7.195 acre portion of right-of-way north of Aircenter Drive and east of Stelzer Road; and to transfer the asset to Columbus Regional Airport Authority.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA) asking that the City extinguish the right-of-way and transfer the asset of a 7.195 +/- acre portion of right-of-way from the Department of Public Service to the Columbus Regional Airport Authority to be combined with Parcel 010-1044433. Right-of-way area is North of Aircenter Drive and East of Stelzer Road. Abutted to the north by parcels 010-104436 and 010-104443 and to the south by parcels 010-146781, 010-146764, and 010-104443. The right-of-way is located entirely within the bounds of existing airport property; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to extinguish the right-of-way and transfer the asset to CRAA. This right-of-way is within CRAA's parcels (PID 010-104443, 010-104436, 010-146781, 010-146764, and 010-104443) boundaries and should not exist as City right-of-way but should be under the control of CRAA; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service has agreed to transfer the asset as described and shown within the attached legal description and exhibit, and extinguishes its need for this public right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, per current practice, comments were solicited from interested parties, including City agencies, private utilities and the applicable area commission, before it was determined that, subject to the retention of a general utility easement for those utilities currently located within the right-of-way, the City will not be adversely affected by extinguishing this right-of-way and transferring the asset to Columbus Regional Airport Authority; and
WHEREAS, this request went before the Director of Public Service in April of 2023; and
WHEREAS, after review of the request, the Director supports the above referenced right-of-way be extinguished and transferred to CRAA at no cost to them; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the 7.195 acre portion of right-of-way described and depicted in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, is no longer needed by the City of Columbus and can be extinguished.
SECTION 2. That control of this asset shall be transferred from the Public Service Department to Columbus Regional Airport Authority to be combined with the surrounding parcels, 010-104443, 010-104436, 010-146781, 010-146764, and 010-104443, currently owned by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority.
SECTION 3. That a general utility easement in, on, over, across and through this excess right-of-way shall be, and hereby is, retained for those utilities currently located within said excess right-of-way.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.