Explanation
1. Background
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from the District Board of Trustees Columbus State Community College, asking that the City transfer them a 5,550 square foot (0.127 acre) portion of the right-of-way near 175 Cleveland Avenue. The right-of-way area is north of Long Street and west of Cleveland Avenue. Right-of-way area runs north/south for approximately 360 +/- feet, and is 15+/- feet in width. Abutted by parcel 010-007035 to the northeast, 010-043498 to the northwest, 010-013262 to the southeast, and 010-294199 to the southwest. The right-of-way is currently known as Kelly Alley.
Transfer of this right-of-way will be to serve as a loading zone in support of two affordable housing multi-family developments on the surrounding parcels. 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 $10,900.00 was established.
This request went before the Land Review Commission on October 16, 2025. After review of the request, the Land Review Commission voted to recommend the above referenced right-of-way be transferred to the District Board of Trustees Columbus State Community College, at the cost of $0.00 to them.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
The Land Review Commission waived the cost, therefore, there is no fiscal impact to the City for 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 a 0.127 acre portion of the right-of-way near 175 Cleveland Avenue to Columbus State Community College. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from the District Board of Trustees Columbus State Community College, asking that the City transfer them a 5,550 square foot (0.127 acre) portion of the right-of-way near 175 Cleveland Ave. The right-of-way area is north of Long Street and west of Cleveland Avenue. Right-of-way area runs north/south for approximately 360 +/- feet, and is 15+/- feet in width. Abutted by parcel 010-007035 to the northeast, 010-043498 to the northwest, 010-013262 to the southeast, and 010-294199 to the southwest; and
WHEREAS, transfer of this right-of-way will be to serve as a loading zone in support of two affordable housing multi-family developments on the surrounding parcels; 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 $10,900.00 was established; and
WHEREAS, this request went before the Land Review Commission on October 16, 2025; and
WHEREAS, after review of the request, the Land Review Commission voted to recommend the above referenced right-of-way be transferred to the District Board of Trustees Columbus State Community College, at the cost of $0.00; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service to authorize the Director to execute the documents necessary to extinguish its need for this right-of-way and transfer the land to the District Board of Trustees Columbus State Community College; 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 the District Board of Trustees Columbus State Community College; to-wit:
DESCRIPTION OF 0.127 ACRES
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, being located in Half Section 11, Township 5, Range 22, Refugee Lands, and being part of Kelly Alley, 13 foot in width, as originally established by William B. Jarvis, Jr.’s 1st Addition and Thomas Cadwallader’s 1st Addition, both numbered and delineated on the plat recorded in Deed Book 32, Page 440, and further portions of Lots 1, 3, 15 and a 25 foot wide alley, vacated in Ordinance Number 38848, of said 1st Addition, described in deeds to The City of Columbus, Ohio of record in Deed Book 1001, Page 592, and Deed Book 1016, Page 48, all records referenced herein are on file at the Office of the Recorder for Franklin County, Ohio, and being further bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a MAG spike set at the intersection of the existing west right-of-way line for Kelly Alley and the existing north right-of-way line for Long Street (62.5 feet wide - public), being the southeast corner of Gale House Condominium, as declared in Instrument Number 201412150165912 and as demonstrated in Condominium Plat Book 242, Page 60, and being the southeast corner of Unit 3 of said Gale House Condominium;
Thence along the existing west right-of-way line for Kelly Alley along the following three (3) described courses:
1. North 08 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds West, along the east line of said Gale House Condominium, along the east line of said Unit 3 of said Gale House Condominium and along the east lines of Lots 7, 9, 11, and 13 of said William B. Jarvis, Jr.’s 1st Addition, a distance of 246.07 feet (passing a 1” iron pipe found, 0.19 feet right, at a distance of 84.71 feet), to a MAG spike set at the northeast corner of said Lot 13, being the southeast corner of Lot 15 of said William B. Jarvis, Jr.’s 1st Addition, and being the southeast corner of that right-of-way parcel described to The City of Columbus, of record in Deed Book 1016, Page 48;
2. South 81 degrees 56 minutes 22 seconds West, along north line of said Lot 13, along the south line of said Lot 15, and along the south line of said City of Columbus right-of-way parcel, a distance of 7.00 feet to a MAG spike set at the southwest corner of said City of Columbus right-of-way parcel, being the southeast corner of the remainder of said Lot 15, described in a deed to Columbus State Community College District Board of Trustees, of record in Official Record 30311, Page C17 ;
3. North 08 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds West, along the east line of said Columbus State Community College District Board of Trustees tract, along the west line of said City of Columbus right-of-way parcel, across said Lot 15, along the west line of that right-of-way parcel described in a deed to The City of Columbus, Ohio, of record in Deed Book 1001, Page 592, across a vacated alley, of record in Ordinance Number 38848, along the west lines of those right-of-way parcels described in a deed to The City of Columbus, Ohio, of record in Deed Book 1016, Page 48, and across Lots 1 and 3 of said Thomas Cadwallader’s 1st Addition, a distance of 115.71 feet, to a MAG spike set at the intersection of the existing west right-of-way line for Kelly Alley and the existing south right-of-way line for Spring Street (R/W width varies - public), being the southeast corner of that right-of-way parcel described in a deed to The City of Columbus, Ohio, of record in Deed Book 2353, Page 317 and being the northeast corner of said Columbus State Community College District Board of Trustees tract;
Thence North 81 degrees 56 minutes 22 seconds East, across said Lot 3 and across said Kelly Alley, a distance of 20.00 feet, to a MAG spike set on the existing east right-of-way line for Kelly Alley, being on the west line of Lot 4 of said Thomas Cadwallader’s 1st Addition;
Thence South 08 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds East, along the existing east right-of-way line for Kelly Alley, along the west lines of Lots 4 and 2 of said Thomas Cadwallader’s 1st Addition, along the west line of a vacated alley, of record in Ordinance Number 576-51, and along the west lines of Lots 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2 of said William B. Jarvis, Jr.’s 1st Addition, a distance of 361.79 feet (passing a 3/4" iron pipe found, 0.15 feet right, at a distance of 117.29 feet; passing a MAG nail found, 0.25 feet right, at a distance of 156.45 feet; passing a 3/4" iron pipe found, 0.67 feet left, at a distance of 198.86 feet), to a MAG spike set at the intersection of the existing east right-of-way line for Kelly Alley and the existing north right-of-way line for Long Street (reference a 1” iron pin found bearing North 73 degrees 44 minutes 51 seconds, at a distance of 2.03 feet);
Thence South 81 degrees 56 minutes 22 seconds West, across said Kelly Alley, a distance of 13.00 feet, to the POINT OF BEGINNING for this description.
The above description contains a total area of 0.127 acres (0.127 acres located within the present road occupied), all of which is located within the existing right-of-way for Kelly Alley (R/W width varies - public).
Bearings described herein are based on the bearing of North 08 degrees 03 minutes 37 seconds West for the existing centerline of right-of-way for Grant Avenue, as measured from Grid North, referenced to the Ohio State Plane Coordinate System (South Zone) and the North American Datum of 1983 (2011 Adjustment), as established utilizing a GPS survey and an NGS OPUS solution.
This description was prepared under the direct supervision of Jonathan B. Youmans Registered Professional Surveyor No. 8846 on November 3, 2025 is based on an actual field survey performed by American Structurepoint. Inc., and is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
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. The Land Review Commission waived the cost, therefore, there is no fiscal impact to the City for this transfer of the requested right-of-way.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.