Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus, Ohio is the owner of a certain waterline easement by virtue of a recorded deed of easement. The aforementioned water line is located in the vicinity of North High Street and Morse Road. Graceland Shoppers Limited Partnership has requested the City of Columbus release a portion of the aforementioned waterline easement in exchange for a previously granted replacement easement. After investigation, it has been determined that the release of easement will not adversely affect the City and therefore should be granted. The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those instruments necessary to release the aforementioned waterline easement.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
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Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those instruments necessary to release certain waterline easements, located in the vicinity of North High Street and Morse Road, at the request of Graceland Shoppers Limited Partnership, in exchange for a previously granted replacement.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, is the owner of a certain waterline easement, located in the vicinity of North High Street and Morse Road, by virtue of a Quit-claim Deed of easement recorded in the Franklin County Recorders Office, more fully describe in the body of this legislation; and
WHEREAS, Graceland Shoppers Limited Partnership, has requested that the aforementioned easement be released in exchange for a replacement easement previously granted to the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, After investigation, the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water, has determined that the release of said easement rights will not adversely affect the operations of the City of Columbus; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Public Utilities be, and hereby is authorized to execute those documents, prepared by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to release certain waterline easement rights in and to the following described real property, acquire by virtue of a Quit-Claim Deed recorded in the Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio, to wit:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, being in Farm Lot. No. 18, Quarter Township 3, Township 2, Range 18, United States Military Lands, being part of a 54.289 acre tract described to GRACELAND SHOPPERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP of record
in Official Record Volume 08798 H16, all references refer to Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio, and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning, for reference, at a point in the westerly right-of-way line of North High Street, and being the southeasterly corner of said 54.289 acre tract;
Thence, along the southerly line of said 54.289 acre tract, North 85° 48' 30" West a distance of 1337.16 feet;
Thence, North 04° 11' 30" East a distance of 38.84 feet to a point on the west line of an existing 10' water line easement as described in D,B. 1775 Pg. 516;
Thence, along said west line, North 04° 01' 58" East, a distance of 56.57 feet to a point, said . point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING:
Thence, along said west line, North 04° 01' 58" East, a distance of 176.38 feet;
Thence, crossing said existing 10' water line easement, South 85° 58' 00" East, a distance of 10.00 feet to a point on the east line of said existing 10' water line easement;
Thence, along said east line, South 04° 01' 58" West, a distance of 176,38 feet;
Thence, crossing said existing 10' water line easement, North 85° 58' 00" West, a distance of 10.00 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 0.040 acre (1763 S.F.), more or less.
The bearings are based on deed bearing for the original centerline of North High Street, having a bearing of N 03° 45' 00" E, as described in Official Record Volume 08798 H16, .
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.