Explanation
1. Background
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from EMH&T Engineers, Surveyors, Planners, Scientists on behalf of the owner, Board of Education Grandview Heights, asking that the City allow three encroachment easement areas into the public right-of-way. The encroachments consist of a 6-foot chain-link fence, bleachers, and shed for the athletic complex along the south side of Fairview Avenue. These elements will extend into the public right-of-way as described below and shown on the attached exhibit.
The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the city to grant these encroachments and legally allow these elements to remain and be installed within the public rights-of-way. Allowing these elements to extend into the public right-of-way will permit the complex to provide safety to the public and to allow ADA access around the area as part of the design. A $500.00 value for the encroachment easements was established.
2. Fiscal Impact
The City will receive a total of $500.00, to be deposited in Fund 7748, Project P537650, for granting the requested encroachment.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the City to grant encroachment to legally allow a 6-foot chain-link fence, bleachers, and shed for the athletic complex along the south side of Fairview Avenue to remain and be installed within the public rights-of-way. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from EMH&T Engineers, Surveyors, Planners, Scientists on behalf of the owner, Board of Education Grandview Heights, asking that the City allow the above 6-foot chain-link fence, bleachers, and shed, located along the south side of Fairview Avenue, to encroach into the public right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, these encroachments consist of a 6-foot chain-link fence, bleachers, and shed for the athletic complex along the south side of Fairview Avenue. These elements will extend into the public right-of-way as described below and shown on the attached exhibit; and
WHEREAS, a value of $500.00 was established for the encroachment easement to be deposited into fund 7748, Project P537650; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation for the City to accept the requested encroachment easements which will allow the complex to provide safety to the public and to allow ADA access around the area as part of the design; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Public Service is hereby authorized to execute those documents necessary for the City to grant these encroachments and legally allow them to extend into the public rights-of-way, site owner, Board of Education Grandview Heights, and attached exhibit; to-wit:
3 Dimensional Encroachment Easement
FENCE AND SIDEWALK ENCROACHMENT EASEMENT
BETWEEN 801.0’ to 807.5’ ELEVATION (NAVD88)
0.003 ACRE
Situate in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Grandview Heights, Section No. 1, Township No. 1, Range 23, Matthews Survey of the Congress Lands East of the Scioto, being part of the dedicated Right-of-Way of Fairview Avenue (60’ R/W) as delineated upon the record plat of Walcutt Addition, of record in Plat Book 5, Page 374, all records are on file with the Franklin County Recorder’s Office, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning for reference at the intersection of the westerly Right-of-Way line of said Fairview Avenue and the northerly Right-of-Way line of Third Avenue (60 ‘ R/W), being the southeasterly corner of Reserve “A” of Urlin Grandview Heights Subdivision of record in Plat Book 17 Page 149 and in the name of the Board of Education, Grandview Heights Village School District as described in Deed Book 767 Page 549 and Deed Book 885 Page 351, said corner also being the southwesterly corner of a tract of land in the name of the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County as described in Deed Book 546 Page 504; Thence North 03°40’05” East, with the westerly Right-of-Way line of said Fairview Avenue, a distance of 446.09 feet to a point, being the True Point of Beginning for the tract of land herein being described; Thence North 03°40’05” East, with said westerly Right-of-Way line, a distance of 27.33 feet to a point; Thence leaving said westerly Right-of-Way line and through said dedicated Fairview Avenue, the following three (3) courses:
1. South 41°05’43” East, a distance of 7.80 feet to a point;
2. South 03°54’17” West, a distance of 16.41 feet to a point;
3. South 48°54’17” West, a distance of 7.64 feet to the True Point of Beginning.
The above described area contains 0.003 acres, more or less, of which the present road occupies 0.003 acres. Bearings are based on the Ohio State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone, NAD83(2011) Epoch 2010. Said bearings originated from a field traverse referenced to said coordinate system by GPS observations and observations of selected stations in the Ohio Department of Transportation Real-Time-Network (ODOT RTN). The portion of the centerline of Right-of-Way of Fairview Avenue between Third Avenue and Fifth Avenue was held as North 03°40’05” East for this survey. The description is based on an actual field survey performed in May & June 2025 by OHM Advisors and was created under the direction and supervision of Ryan M. King, Registered Surveyor No. 8798.
3 Dimensional Encroachment Easement
fence, bleachers, and shed ENCROACHMENT EASEMENT
BETWEEN 800.9’ TO 811.2’ ELEVATION (NAVD88)
0.025 ACRE
Situate in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Grandview Heights, Section No. 1, Township No. 1, Range 23, Matthews Survey of the Congress Lands East of the Scioto, being part of the dedicated Right-of-Way of Fairview Avenue (60’ R/W) as delineated upon the record plat of Walcutt Addition, of record in Plat Book 5, Page 374, all records are on file with the Franklin County Recorder’s Office, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning for reference at the intersection of the westerly Right-of-Way line of said Fairview Avenue and the northerly Right-of-Way line of Third Avenue (60 ‘ R/W), being the southeasterly corner of Reserve “A” of Urlin Grandview Heights Subdivision of record in Plat Book 17 Page 149 and in the name of the Board of Education, Grandview Heights Village School District as described in Deed Book 767 Page 549 and Deed Book 885 Page 351, said corner also being the southwesterly corner of a tract of land in the name of the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County as described in Deed Book 546 Page 504;
Thence North 03°40’05” East, with the westerly Right-of-Way line of said Fairview Avenue, a distance of 256.81 feet to a point, being the True Point of Beginning for the tract of land herein being described; Thence North 03°40’05” East, with said westerly Right-of-Way line, a distance of 159.94 feet to a point; Thence leaving said westerly Right-of-Way line and through said dedicated Fairview Avenue, the following three (3) courses:
4. South 86°19’55” East, a distance of 6.91 feet to a point;
5. South 03°40’05” West, a distance of 159.94 feet to a point;
6. North 86°19’55” West, a distance of 6.91 feet to the True Point of Beginning.
The above described area contains 0.025 acres, more or less, of which the present road occupies 0.025 acres. Bearings are based on the Ohio State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone, NAD83(2011) Epoch 2010. Said bearings originated from a field traverse referenced to said coordinate system by GPS observations and observations of selected stations in the Ohio Department of Transportation Real-Time-Network (ODOT RTN). The portion of the centerline of Right-of-Way of Fairview Avenue between Third Avenue and Fifth Avenue was held as North 03°40’05” East for this survey. The description is based on an actual field survey performed in May & June 2025 by OHM Advisors and was created under the direction and supervision of Ryan M. King, Registered Surveyor No. 8798.
Section 2. That the City Attorney is required to approve all instrument(s) associated with this ordinance prior to the director of the Department of Public Service executing and acknowledging any of those instrument(s).
SECTION 3. That the City will receive a total of $500.00 for granting the encroachment easements, to be deposited into Fund 7748, Project P537650.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.