Explanation
The City of Columbus, Public Service Department, Transportation Division, recently received a request from Stephen M. and Drosula S. Coffelt asking that the City sell that portion of the unimproved 20 foot wide alley east of Ross Avenue from Avalon Place to the south right-of-way line of the alley north thereof. Sale of this excess right-of-way to Mr. and Mrs. Coffelt will provide additional side yard for their home located at 2130 Avalon Place. After investigation it was determined that there are no objections to the sale of this right-of-way. The Department of Law, Real Estate Division established a value of $2,492.00 for this right-of-way. The Land Review Commission voted to recommend that this right-of-way be sold to for the Real Estate established value of $2,492.00.
The City will receive a total of $2,492.00, to be deposited in Fund 748, Project 537650, as consideration for the transfer of the requested right-of-way.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to execute those documents required to transfer that portion of the unimproved 20 foot wide alley east of Ross Avenue from Avalon Place to the south right-of-way line of the alley north thereof to Stephen M. and Drosula S. Coffelt, and to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Codes.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Public Service Department, Transportation Division, recently received a request from Stephen M. and Drosula S. Coffelt asking that the City sell that portion of the unimproved 20 foot wide alley east of Ross Avenue from Avalon Place to the south right-of-way line of the alley north thereof; and
WHEREAS, sale of this excess right-of-way to Mr. and Mrs. Coffelt will provide additional side yard to their home located at 2130 Avalon Place; and
WHEREAS, after investigation it was determined that there are no objections to the transfer of this right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Law, Real Estate Division established a value of $2,492.00 for this right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the Land Review Commission voted to recommend that this right-of-way be sold for the Real Estate Division established value; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Public Service Director be and is hereby authorized to execute quit claim deeds and other incidental instruments prepared by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to transfer the following described right-of-way to Stephen M. and Drosula S. Coffelt for $2,492.00; to-wit:
Situate in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, Half Section 2, Township 5, Range 22, Refugee Lands, being the alley between Lot 59 and Lot 60 of H. Wirth's Fairmont Addition as recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 246 Recorder's Office, Franklin County and being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING being the northwest corner of said Lot 59, thence S 02°00'00" W a distance of 140.00' along the westerly side of said Lot 59 and the easterly right-of-way of an alley running north to south between said Lots 59 and 60 to a rebar set in the northerly right-of-way of Avalon Avenue, said right-of-way being 60' in width.
Thence N 88°00'00" W a distance of 20.00' along said northerly right-of-way to a rebar set at the southeast corner of said Lot 60.
Thence N 02°00'00" W a distance of 140.00' along the easterly line of said Lot 60 and the westerly right-of-way line of said alley to a rebar set at the northeast corner of said Lot 60.
Thence S 88°00'00" E a distance of 20.00' to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING containing 0.064 acres of ground more or less.
The above legal description was prepared from an actual field survey dated January 2, 2004, by John R. Eckard II, Registered Surveyor No. 8018 of Benchmark Land Surveying.
All rebar set are ¾" in diameter and 32" in length and are distinguished by a plastic orange cap labeled "PS 8018"
Basis of bearings being assumed in the centerline of Avalon Avenue being N 88°00'00" W.
John R. Eckard II, P.S., No. 8018
Section 2. That the above referenced real property shall be considered excess road rights-of-way and the public rights therein shall terminate upon the Director's execution and delivery of said quit claim deed to the grantee thereof.
Section 3. That a general utility easement in, on, over, across and through the above described excess right-of-way shall be and hereby is retained unto the City of Columbus for those utilities currently located within said excess rights-of-way.
Section 4. That the $2,492.00 to be received by the City as consideration for the sale of this right-of-way shall be deposited in Fund 748, Project 537650.
Section 5. That this Council has determined it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to allow this right-of-way to be transferred without requiring competitive bidding and hereby waives the competitive bidding provision of Columbus City Codes (1959) Revised, Section 329.25 with regards to the transfer of these properties.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.