Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
In 1950, pursuant to Ordinance 383-50, the City of Columbus vacated a portion of a 20 foot alley between the south right-of-way line of East Main Street and the North right-of-way line of East Noble Street, reserving a utility easement for existing utilities. The Department of Public Service recently received a request from IBI Group on behalf of AB 195 East Main LLC, asking that the City release the reserved easement over this area to clear title for this site in order to allow for redevelopment of the site with new retail/residential units. After receipt of this request the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management, verified with all the public and private utility companies that there are no public utilities or need for this easement, located within the requested area and that they have no objections to this portion of the easement being released. The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary to release the portions of easement described below and in the attached exhibit to allow for the title to be cleared.
2. Fiscal Impact
The City will receive a total of $500.00, to be deposited in Fund 7748, Project P537650, for releasing of the easement so the property can be redeveloped.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary to release the utility easement along a portion of a 20 foot alley between the south right-of-way line of East Main Street and the North right-of-way line of East Noble Street; and to authorize the City to receive $500.00 as consideration for releasing the easement. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, in 1950, pursuant to Ordinance 383-50, the City of Columbus vacated a portion of a 20 foot alley between the south right-of-way line of East Main Street and the North right-of-way line of East Noble Street and reserved a utility easement for existing utilities; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service recently received a request from IBI Group, on behalf of AB 195 East Main LLC, asking that the City release the reserved easement over this area to clear title for this site; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management, verified with all the public and private utility companies that there are no public utilities or need for this easement located within the requested area and that they have no objections to this portion of the easement being released; and
WHEREAS, the City will receive a total of $500.00, to be deposited in Fund 7748, Project P537650, for releasing of the easement so the property can be redeveloped; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service to authorize the Director to execute those documents necessary to release the easement areas as described below and on the attached exhibit to allow the area to clear title for this site; NOW, THEREFORE;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. The Director of the Department of Public Service is hereby authorized to execute those documents as approved by the Real Estate Department, City Attorney’s Office, as necessary to release the easement areas as described below and on the attached exhibit.
Easement Areas to be released:
0.086 ACRE
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, being all of that alley (aka Fieser Street) as shown on the plat of William M. Awl’s Addition to the City of Columbus, of record in Deed Book 26, Page 187, Franklin County Recorder’s Office, and vacated by City of Columbus Ordinance Numbers 385-50 and 588-51, and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the northwesterly corner of Lot 5 of said Addition and in the southerly right-of-way line of East Main Street;
Thence South, along the westerly line of Lot 5, a distance of 187.50 feet to a point in the northerly right-of-way line of Noble Street;
Thence West, along said northerly right-of-way line, a distance of 20.00 feet to the southeasterly corner of Lot 4;
Thence North, along the easterly line of Lot 4, a distance of 187.50 feet to the southerly right-of-way line of East Main Street;
Thence East, along said right-of-way line, a distance of 20.00 feet to the place of beginning and containing approximately 3750 square feet of land (0.086 acre).
Distances herein are those of the referenced plat.
This description was prepared by IBI Group Survey, Westerville, Ohio.
SECTION 2. That the City will receive a total of $500.00 to be deposited in Fund 7748, Project P537650, for releasing the easement.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.