Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
504 South Front Street LP is constructing a permanent awning at 503 South Front Street. As designed the awning will be over the sidewalk along the west side of South Front Street and will encroach into the existing South Front Street right-of-way. The law offices of Crabbe, Brown & James LLP has submitted, on behalf of the owner, a request asking that the City grant 504 South Front Street LP a 0.011 acre aerial encroachment easement into South Front Street that will allow for installation of the proposed awning. Per current Division of Planning and Operations practice, comments were solicited from interested parties, including City departments before it was determined that the City would not be adversely affected by the granting of the requested aerial encroachment easement. A value of $500.00 was established for the easement.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
The City will receive a total of $500.00, to be deposited in Fund 748, Project 537650, for granting the requested aerial encroachment easement.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary to allow the City to grant the aerial encroachment easement to 504 South Front Street LP which will allow the installation of the proposed awning located at 503 South Front Street.
Body
WHEREAS, 504 South Front Street LP is constructing a permanent awning at 503 South Front Street; and
WHEREAS, As designed the awning will be over the sidewalk along the west side of South Front Street and will encroach into the existing South Front Street right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, Division of Planning and Operations, recently received a request from the law offices of Crabbe, Brown & James LLP has submitted, on behalf of the owner, a request asking that the City grant 504 South Front Street LP a 0.011 acre aerial encroachment easement into South Front Street that will allow for installation of the proposed awning; and
WHEREAS, per current Division of Planning and Operations practice, comments were solicited from interested parties, including City departments before it was determined that the City would not be adversely affected upon the granting of the requested aerial encroachment easement; and
WHEREAS, A value of $500.00 was established for the easement; 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 is hereby authorized to execute those documents necessary to grant the following described aerial encroachment easement to 504 South Front Street LP; to-wit:
ENCHROACHMENT EASEMENT
0.011 ACRE
BETWEEN 11.5' AND 18.5' ELEVATION
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, located in Section 27, Township 5, Range 22, Refugee Lands, being across the right-of-way of Front Street (82.5') (all references refer to the records of the Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio), being described as follows:
Beginning, for reference, at a southeasterly corner of Lot 3 of that subdivision entitled "The L. Hoster Brewing Company's Subdivision" of record in Plat Book 5, Page 362 as conveyed to 503 South Front Street LP by deed of record in Official Record 27075G03, the intersection of the northerly right-of-way line of Liberty Street (50'), and the westerly right-of-way line of said Front Street;
thence North 00° 00' 00" East, with the westerly right-of-way line of said Front Street, a distance of 97.64 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;
thence North 00° 00' 00" East, continuing with the westerly right-of-way line of said Front Street, a distance of 46.06 feet to a point;
thence across the right-of-way of said Front Street, the following courses and distances:
South 87° 05' 31" East, a distance of 10.00 feet to a point;
South 00° 00' 00" West, a distance of 46.06 feet to a point; and
North 87° 05' 31" West, a distance of 10.00 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, and containing 0.011 acre of land, more or less.
The easement area herein is between an elevation of 11.5' above the existing sidewalk grade to 18.5' above the existing sidewalk grade. Existing sidewalk grade is that grade which exists per the latest date of the attached drawing;
EVANS, MECHWART, HAMBLETON, & TILTON, INC.
Edward J. Miller
Registered Surveyor No. 8250
SECTION 2. That a total $500.00 to be received by the City as consideration for the granting of the requested aerial encroachment easement shall be deposited in Fund 748, Project 537650.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.