Explanation
BACKGROUND: To respond to a petition filed on April 11, 2008 by the Far South Columbus Area Commission Task Force to create the Far South Columbus Area Commission as bounded and described herein, and to establish the Far South Columbus Area Commission as its representative area commission in accordance with Chapter 3109 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, and with proposed bylaws filed as part of said petition.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation. Passage of this legislation will initiate notice procedures by the Department of Development regarding various applications involving real property within the proposed area, necessitate additional routine staff work for the Department of Development and require annual funding in an amount to be appropriated by Council.
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To supplement the Columbus City Codes, 1959, by the enactment of new Section 3111.17, to create the Far South Columbus Area Commission and to establish the Far South Columbus Area Commission in response to the petition filed by the Task Force.
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WHEREAS, people interested in the area of Columbus described hereafter joined together to initiate efforts to establish an area commission for their area; and
WHEREAS, a task force evolved to consider organizational questions, to choose directions, to prepare and circulate documents required by Chapter 3109, C.C., to file such documents with the City Clerk, to notify residents and to serve that area until an area commission is appointed and organized; and
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2008, the Task Force through Mindi Hardgrow, Chairperson and the Agent for petitioners, filed with the City Clerk a petition for the creation of the Far South Columbus Area Commission together with proposed by-laws and selection procedures for its operation; and
WHEREAS, public notice of such filing was published in the City Bulletin on April 12, 2008, as required by C.C. 3109.03 and more than sixty days have elapsed since such notice was given; and
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2008, the Task Force notified residents of the proposed area of: (1) the filing with the City Clerk; (2) its general provisions including the area boundaries as set out in the petition; and (3) the method for objecting thereto, as required by C.C. 3109.03 by notice published in the newspaper, The Columbus Dispatch; and
WHEREAS, no objections filed with the City Clerk, and
WHEREAS, Council finds that the Far South Columbus Area Commission Task Force has complied with the provisions of Chapter 3109, C.C., for the creation of a Commission Area and establishment of an area commission and it is reasonable to so provide; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Columbus City Codes, 1959, are herby supplemented by the enactment of new section 3111.17 reading as follows:
3111.17 The Far South Columbus Area created.
There is hereby created in the city of Columbus a Commission Area to be known as the Far South Columbus Area, containing approximately 23.39 square miles, 9,758 housing units and a population of 24,036 and located, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the centerline of State Route 104 at the east bank of the Scioto River,
Thence easterly along SR 104 to the center line of Lockbourne Road,
Thence north on Lockbourne Road to the centerline of Refugee Road,
Thence east on Refugee Road to the on-ramp to SR 104,
Thence easterly on SR 104 to the centerline of SR 33 South,
Thence southerly on SR 33 to the centerline of SR 317
Thence southerly on SR 317 to the centerline of Pontius Road,
Thence south on Pontius Road to the Columbus Corporation limit and exclusive of villages, towns and townships,
Thence west along the Franklin County line to the centerline of Jackson Pike,
Thence north on Jackson Pike to the centerline of I-270,
Thence south easterly on I-270 East to the east bank of the Scioto River,
Thence northerly along the east bank of the Scioto River and ending at the beginning point of the centerline of SR 104.
The Far South Columbus Area Commission is hereby established as the representative advisory area commission pursuant to Chapter 3109, C.C., having the powers and duties thereof in accordance with the regulations therein and the by-laws for the Far South Columbus Area Commission filed with the City Clerk, subsequently amended and now approved hereby.
Section 2. That the Far South Columbus Area Commission Task Force shall institute its selection procedure for nominations to the Far South Columbus Area Commission and certify the results to the mayor and to the City Clerk. Pursuant to C.C., 3109.11 said Task Force may perform any necessary functions set out in C.C. 3109.14 for the period of time prior to the Mayor's appointment of Commission members and Council's approval. Such period shall not exceed one year.
Section 3. That the City Clerk is directed to certify a copy of this ordinance to: Mindi Hardgrow, Agent for petitioners; Vince Papsidero; Planning Administrator; and, Mark Brumenschenkel, Development Regulations Administrator.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.