Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from Camden Land Holdings, LLC asking that the City transfer them a 1,000 square foot (0.023 acre) portion of the right-of-way near Camden Avenue. The right-of-way area runs east/west directionally for 125+/- feet and the width of the requested portion is 8+/- feet from north to south. It is land-locked in the middle of PID 010-314470.
Transfer of this right-of-way will allow the applicant to incorporate it into the surrounding parcel, to then be combined into one parcel. The Department of Public Service has agreed to transfer the right-of-way via a quitclaim deed as described and shown within attached legal description and exhibit, and extinguishes its need for this public right-of-way.
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 this right-of-way, the City will not be adversely affected by the transfer of this right-of-way.
The Department of Public Service submitted a request to the City Attorney’s Office, asking that they establish a value for this right-of-way, and a value of $4,000.00 was established.
This request went before the Land Review Commission on August 15, 2024. After review of the request, the Land Review Commission voted to recommend the above referenced right-of-way be transferred to Camden Land Holdings LLC at the cost of $4,000.00 to them.
FISCAL IMPACT: The City will receive a total of $4,000.00 and the funds are to be deposited in Fund 7748, Project P537650, as consideration for the transfer of the requested right-of-way.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the transfer of 0.023 acre portion of right-of-way near Camden Avenue to Camden Land Holdings LLC.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from Camden Land Holdings, LLC asking that the City transfer them a 1,000 square foot (0.023 acre) portion of the right-of-way near Camden Ave. The right-of-way area runs east/west directionally for 125+/- feet and the width of the requested portion is 8+/- feet from north to south. It is land-locked in the middle of PID 010-314470; and
WHEREAS, transfer of this right-of-way will allow the applicant to incorporate it into the surrounding parcel, to then be combined into one parcel; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service has agreed to transfer via quitclaim deed the right-of-way as described and shown within 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 this right-of-way, the City will not be adversely affected by the transfer of this right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service submitted a request to the City Attorney’s Office, asking that they establish a value for this right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, a value of $4,000.00 was established; and
WHEREAS, this request went before the Land Review Commission on August 15, 2024; and
WHEREAS, after review of the request, the Land Review Commission voted to recommend the above referenced right-of-way be transferred to Camden Land Holdings LLC at the cost of $4,000.00; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Public Service be, and hereby is, authorized to execute a quitclaim deed and other incidental instruments prepared by the City Attorney’s Office, necessary to transfer the right-of-way described below and depicted in the attached exhibit which is incorporated into this ordinance for reference, to Camden Land Holdings LLC; to-wit:
0.023 ACRE PARCEL
BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, Township 1 North, Range 17 West, Quarter Township 4, United States Military Lands, and being a portion of an 8 foot wide unnamed Alley, as said Alley is delineated on a Record Plat thereof, on S.J. Woolley’s Addition, Plat Book 4, Page 173, and also being a 0.023 acre parcel of land out of a 2.906 acre remainder parcel from an original 18.385 acre parcel conveyed to CRA-CO Investments, LLC, in Deed of Record, in Instrument Number 200101220013359, and as described as the 0.023 acre (exception) Alley parcel in the description of the 1.441 acre (remainder) tract of land as conveyed to BILDSTEN LAND HOLDINGS, LLC in the General Warrenty Deed in Instrument Number 202301190006251, with all record references cited herein being of the Franklin County Recorder’s Office, Columbus, Ohio, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
Beginning for reference at a three-quarters (3/4) inch iron pin found with no cap at the intersection of the northerly right-of-way line to Camden Avenue (50’ R/W-P.B. 4, PG. 173) with the easterly right-of-way line (extended) of St. Clair Avenue (50’ R/W-P.B. 4, PG. 173), and being on the westerly line of Lot Number 4 of said S.J. Woolley’s Addition at an angle point in the southerly line of said 1.441 acre tract, and also referenced by a three-quarters (3/4) inch iron pin found with no cap at the southwesterly corner of said Lot Number 4 bearing S 03° 57’ 47” W at a distance of 23.49 feet;
Thence N 03°40’47” E, crossing into said 18.385 acre parcel and said 1.441 tract along the original easterly right-of-way line of St. Clair Avenue (said avenue having been vacated by Columbus City Council, Ordinance 30263) and said westerly line of Lot Number 4, and along the westerly lines of Lot Numbers 3, 2, and 1 of said S. J. Woolley’s Addition, a distance of 94.02 feet to a three-quarters (3/4) inch iron pin with yellow plastic cap stamped “PRIME CM & S” found at the northwesterly corner of said Lot Number 1 and the southwesterly corner of said 8 foot wide unnamed alley, and the true point of beginning of the parcel described herein;
Thence N 03° 40’ 47” E, continuing across said 18.385 acre parcel along said original easterly right-of-way line of St. Clair Avenue, the westerly right-of-way line of said 8 foot wide unnamed Alley and an interior line of said 1.441 acre tract, a distance of 8.00 feet to a three-quarters (3/4) inch iron pin with yellow plastic cap stamped “PRIME CM & S” found at the northwesterly corner of said 8 foot wide unnamed alley, and on the northerly line of said S. J. Woolley’s Addition;
Thence S 86° 35’ 50” E, leaving said original easterly right-of-way line of St. Clair Avenue and said westerly right-of-way line of the 8 foot wide unnamed Alley, and continuing across said 18.385 acre parcel along the northerly right-of-way line of said 8 foot wide unnamed Alley, said northerly line of S. J. Woolley’s Addition and an interior line of said 1.441 acre tract, a distance of 125.00 feet to a three-quarters (3/4) inch iron pin with yellow plastic cap stamped “PRIME CM & S” found at the intersection with the westerly right-of-way line (extended) of a 15 foot wide unnamed Alley (said alley having been vacated by Columbus City Council, Ordinance 438-48);
Thence S 03° 40’ 47” W, leaving said northerly right-of-way line of the 8 foot wide unnamed alley and said northerly line of S. J. Woolley’s Addition, and continuing across said 18.385 acre parcel and crossing said 8 foot wide unnamed Alley along said westerly right- of- way line (extended) of the 15 foot unnamed Alley and an interior line of said 1.441 acre tract, a distance of 8.00
feet to a three-quarters (3/4) inch iron pin with yellow plastic cap stamped “PRIME CM & S” found at the northeasterly corner of said Lot Number 1;
Thence N 86° 35’ 50” W, leaving said westerly right-of-way line (extended) of the 15 foot wide unnamed Alley, and continuing across said 18.385 acre parcel along the southerly right-of-way line of said 8 foot wide unnamed Alley, the northerly line of said Lot Number 1 and an interior line of said 1.441 acre tract, a distance of 125.00 feet to the true point of beginning of the parcel herein described, containing 0.023 acres of land, more or less, and being subject to all easements, restrictions, covenants and rights-of-way of record.
The bearings, as described herein, are based upon the bearing of the northerly right-of-way line of Camden Avenue, described as N 86° 35’ 50” W, in a General Warranty deed conveyed to CRA-CO Investments, LLC, in Instrument Number 200101220013359, Franklin County Recorder’s Office, Columbus, Ohio.
The “iron pins set”, as described herein, are thirty (30) inches in length, three-quarters (3/4) inch inside diameter, hollow iron pipes with yellow plastic caps stamped “PRIME CM & S”. The “iron pins found” are as noted herein.
This description was prepared in March of 2024 by PRIME CM & S, INC., from record information and an on-site survey of the premises conducted between March 2017 and March 2024.
SECTION 2. That the attached referenced real property shall be, and hereby is, considered excess road right-of-way and the public rights therein shall terminate upon the Director's execution and delivery of said quitclaim deed to the grantee thereof.
SECTION 3. That a general utility easement in, on, over, across and through the legal description and attached exhibit describing the right-of-way shall be retained unto the City of Columbus for those utilities located within said right-of-way.
SECTION 4. That upon notification and verification of the relocation of all utilities located within the retained general utility easement area the Director of the Department of Public Service is hereby authorized to execute those documents necessary to release the retained general utility easement with no additional compensation due to the City and with no further legislative action required by the City.
SECTION 5. That the $4,000.00 to be received by the City as consideration for the sale of these rights-of-way shall be deposited in Fund 7748, Project P537650.
SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.