Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance approves the acceptance of certain territory (AN23-004) by the city of Columbus. The Ohio Revised Code stipulates that to be effective, City acceptance must take place a minimum of 60 days from the receipt by the City Clerk of the approval notice from the county. If City Council does not accept the ordinance within 120 days of its first consideration, the annexation will be considered rejected. This petition was filed with Franklin County on March 22, 2023. City Council approved a service ordinance addressing the site on April 3, 2023. Franklin County approved the annexation on April 25, 2023 and the City Clerk received notice on May 4, 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Provision of municipal services does represent cost to the City; however, the annexation of land also has the potential to create revenue to the City.
Title
To accept the application (AN23-004) of Michael and Lindy McGaughey for the annexation of certain territory containing 0.1± acres in Sharon Township.
Body
WHEREAS, a petition for the annexation of certain territory in Sharon Township was filed on behalf of Michael and Lindy McGaughey on March 22, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the petition was considered and approved by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners at a hearing on April 25, 2023; and
WHEREAS, on May 4, 2023, the City Clerk received from Franklin County a certified copy of the resolution addressing the petition; and
WHEREAS, sixty days have now elapsed since receipt of the resolution in accordance with the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the city of Columbus to accept the annexation of the territory addressed by the petition; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
SECTION 1. That the annexation proposed by Michael and Lindy McGaughey in a petition filed with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners on March 22, 2023 and subsequently approved by the Board on April 25, 2023 is hereby accepted and said territory is hereby annexed to the city of Columbus. Said territory is described as follows:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, Township of Sharon, and being all of lot 1324 of Mount Air No. 2, as shown and delineated in Plat Book 19, Page 21, and being conveyed to Michael and Linda McGaughey, by deed of record in Instrument Number 201111280154150, being bounded and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning, at the southeasterly comer of the City of Columbus corporation line, established by
Ordinance Number 1783-01 and recorded in Instrument Number 200202120038710, the southeasterly comer
of lot 1323 of said Mount Air No. 2, the southeasterly corner of a 1.688 acre tract conveyed to Michael and Linda McGaughey, by deed of record in Instrument Number 200608300172825, the southwesterly comer of said lot 1324, and on the northerly line of Edgecliff Drive (35 feet wide, P.B. 19, Pg. 21);
Thence Northerly, a distance of approximately 87 feet, along the easterly City of Columbus corporation line, and along the line common to said lots 1323 and 1324, and said 1.688 acre tract, to a point, at the northerly common comer of said lots 1323 and 1324;
Thence Easterly, a distance of approximately 46 feet, along the southerly City of Columbus corporation line, and the line common to said lot 1324 and said 1.688 acre tract, to a point, at the northeasterly comer of said lot 1324, the southwesterly comer of said 1.688 acre tract, the northwesterly comer of lot 1325 of said Mount Air No. 2, the northwesterly comer of a 0.616 acre tract conveyed to Hickory Bluff Farms, by deed of record in Instrument Number 200608300172828, and the southwesterly comer of a 1.570 acre tract conveyed to Hickory Bluff Farms, by deed of record in Instrument Number 200512060257097;
Thence Southerly, a distance of approximately 100 feet, -along the westerly City of Columbus corporation line, and along the line common to said lots 1324 and 1325, and said 0.616 acre tract, to a point, at the southerly common corner of said lot 1324 and 1325, and on the northerly line of said Edgecliff Drive;
Thence Westerly, a distance of approximately 35 feet, along the line common to said lot 1324 and said Edgecliff Drive, to the Point of Beginning, containing approximately 0.1 acres, more or less.
The total perimeter of Annexation is 268 feet, of which 233 feet is contiguous with the City of Westerville, giving 86.9 percent perimeter contiguity.
The above description was prepared from record information and is for annexation purposes only. A field survey is not required for annexation purposes.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to make three copies of this ordinance to each of which shall be attached a copy of the map accompanying the petition for annexation, a copy of the transcript of proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners relating thereto, and a certificate as to the correctness thereof, the City Clerk shall then forthwith deliver one copy to the County Auditor, one copy to the Board of Elections thereof and do such other things as may be required by law.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.