Explanation
1. Background
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from Kirsten Richards, asking that the City transfer them a 1,600 square foot (0.036 acre) portion of the right-of-way near 1567 Richmond Ave. The right-of-way area is south of Richmond Avenue and west of Parkwood Avenue. Right-of-way area runs north/south directionally for approximately 80+/- feet in length, and is 20+/- feet in width. The right-of-way is currently unimproved.
Transfer of this right-of-way will allow the owner to create additional green space, with eventual consideration for driveway and garage addition. The Department of Public Service has agreed to sell the right-of-way via a quitclaim deed as described and shown within attached legal description and exhibit, and extinguishes its need for this public right-of-way.
Per current practice, comments were solicited from interested parties, including City agencies, private utilities, and the applicable area commission, before it was determined that, subject to the retention of a general utility easement for those utilities currently located within this right-of-way, the City will not be adversely affected by the transfer of this right-of-way.
The Department of Public Service submitted a request to the City Attorney’s Office, asking that they establish a value for this right-of-way, and a value of $12,800.00 was established.
This request went before the Land Review Commission on February 19, 2026. After review of the request, the Land Review Commission voted to recommend the above referenced right-of-way be transferred to Kirsten Richards at the reduced cost of $2,462.40 to her.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
The City will receive a total of $2,462.40, and the funds are to be deposited in Fund 7748, Project P537650, as consideration for the transfer of the requested right-of-way.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the transfer of a 0.036 acre portion of right-of-way near 1567 Richmond Ave to Kirsten Richards. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from Kirsten Richards, asking that the City sell them a 1,600 square foot (0.036 acre) portion of the right-of-way near 1567 Richmond Ave. The right-of-way area is south of Richmond Avenue and west of Parkwood Avenue. Right-of-way area runs north/south directionally for approximately 80+/- feet in length, and is 20+/- feet in width. The right-of-way is currently unimproved; and
WHEREAS, transfer of this right-of-way will allow the owner to create additional green space, with eventual consideration for driveway and garage addition; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service has agreed to transfer via quitclaim deed the right-of-way as described and shown within attached legal description and exhibit, and extinguishes its need for this public right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, per current practice, comments were solicited from interested parties, including City agencies, private utilities, and the applicable area commission, before it was determined that, subject to the retention of a general utility easement for those utilities currently located within this right-of-way, the City will not be adversely affected by the transfer of this right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service submitted a request to the City Attorney’s Office, asking that they establish a value for this right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, a value of $12,800.00 was established; and
WHEREAS, this request went before the Land Review Commission on February 19, 2026; and
WHEREAS, after review of the request, the Land Review Commission voted to recommend the above referenced right-of-way be transferred to Kirsten Richards at the reduced cost of $2,462.40; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service to authorize the Director to execute the documents necessary to extinguish its need for this right-of-way and sell the land to Kirsten Richards; 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 hereby is, authorized to execute a quitclaim deed and other incidental instruments prepared by the City Attorney’s Office, necessary to transfer the right-of-way described below and depicted in the attached exhibit which is incorporated into this ordinance for reference, to Kirsten Richards; to-wit:
DESCRIPTION OF 20 FEET WIDE ALLEY
LYING WEST OF PARKWOOD AVENUE
AND SOUTH OF RICHMOND AVENUE
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, lying in Half Section 15, Township 5, Range 22, Refugee Lands, being part of a 20 feet wide alley (unimproved) located in Woodland Park Addition, of record in Plat Book 7, Page 132, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio, and being bounded and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning, at a rebar set at the southwesterly corner of lot 23 of said Woodland Park Addition, and the northeasterly intersection of said unimproved alley, and a 20 feet wide alley, running east-west (improved, P.B. 7, Pg. 132);
Thence North 86°08'18" West, a distance of 20.00 feet, along the southerly line of said unimproved alley, and the northerly line of said east-west alley, to a rebar set, at the northwesterly intersection of said unimproved alley, and said east-west alley, and the southeasterly corner of lot 22 of said Woodland Park Additon;
Thence North 03°55'34" East, a distance of 77.79 feet, along the westerly line of said unimproved alley, and the easterly line of said lot 22, to a rebar set;
Thence South 86°08’18” East, a distance of 20.00 feet, across said unimproved alley, to a rebar set, on the easterly line of said unimproved alley, and on the westerly line of said lot 23;
Thence South 03°55'34" West, a distance of 77.79 feet, along the easterly line of said unimproved alley, and the westerly line of said lot 23, to the Point of Beginning, containing 0.036 acres more or less, and being subject to all easements, restrictions and rights-of-way of record.
The bearings are based on the Ohio State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone, NAD83 (2011) Epoch 2010. Said bearings originated from a field traverse which was referenced to said Coordinate System by GPS observations and observations of selected stations in the Ohio Department of Transportation Real-Time-Network. The portion of the southerly line of Richmond Avenue, having a bearing of South 86°08’09” East and monumented as shown hereon, is designated the “basis of bearing” for this description.
All rebar set are 5/8 inch DIA. 30 inches in length, with an orange plastic cap stamped “P.S. 8047”.
The above description is based on an actual field survey performed in December of 2025
Section 2. That the attached referenced real property shall be, and hereby is, considered excess road right-of-way and the public rights therein shall terminate upon the Director's execution and delivery of said quitclaim deed to the grantee thereof.
Section 3. That a general utility easement in, on, over, across and through the legal description and attached exhibit describing the right-of-way shall be retained unto the City of Columbus for those utilities located within said right-of-way.
Section 4. That upon notification and verification of the relocation of all utilities located within the retained general utility easement area the Director of the Department of Public Service is hereby authorized to execute those documents necessary to release the retained general utility easement with no additional compensation due to the City and with no further legislative action required by the City.
SECTION 5. That the $2,462.40 to be received by the City as consideration for the sale of these rights-of-way shall be deposited in Fund 7748, Project P537650.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.