Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service was engaged in the Roadway Improvements - Sancus Boulevard Widening project. The project consists of the design of street improvements to Sancus Boulevard from Worthington Woods Boulevard to Lazelle Road. Improvements include adding a center turn lane, pavement rehabilitation, shared use path, sidewalk, traffic signal replacements, and street lighting. Additionally, the project consists of the design for a new shared use path along the west side of Sancus Boulevard from Lakeview Plaza Boulevard/Worthington‐Galena Road to Worthington Woods Boulevard.
A portion of real property owned by the City of Columbus known as Sancus Boulevard (8118 Sancus Blvd), Franklin County Parcel Numbers 610-231154, needs to be converted to and dedicated as Sancus Boulevard right-of-way for roadway purposes to accommodate the above improvements by this project. This is to drop this 0.081 acres of City owned property to Right-of-Way.
This ordinance permits the City to convert and dedicate the property as road right-of-way and name the road right-of-way as Sancus Boulevard.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no expenditure associated with this Ordinance.
Title
To dedicate a tract of real property owned by the City of Columbus as road right-of-way; and to name said public right-of way as Sancus Boulevard. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code Chapter 723.03 requires property to be used as a public street or alley be accepted and dedicated as public right-of-way by an ordinance specially passed for such purpose; and
WHEREAS, current plans indicate City owned land, totaling 0.081 acre tract, will need to be converted and dedicated to right-of-way for this purpose; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to convert and dedicate a 0.081 acre tract, as public right-of-way; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Columbus hereby dedicates the following described property as road right-of-way; to-wit:
PARCEL 39-WD
FRA-SANCUS BLVD UPGRADE
ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN FEE SIMPLE
IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY
WITHOUT LIMITATION OF EXISTING ACCESS RIGHTS
IN THE NAME AND FOR THE USE OF THE
CITY OF COLUMBUS, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO
Grantor/Owner, for himself and his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, reserves all existing rights of ingress and egress to and from any residual area (as used herein, the expression “Grantor/Owner” includes the plural, and words in the masculine include the feminine or neuter).
[Surveyor’s description of the premises follows]
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, known as being part of Lot 9 of the Partition Plat of the Scioto Land Company, recorded in Deed Book “A” Page 194, destroyed by fire, re-recorded in reconstructed Deed Book “A” Pages 7 and 14, as demonstrated in Survey Plat Book 3 Pages 136-137 (on file in the Franklin County Engineer's Office) in Quarter Township 2, Township 2 North, Range 18 West, United States Military Lands, lying on, over, and across that 3.792 acre tract as conveyed to the City of Columbus, Ohio by deed of record in Instrument No. 201608090103269 (all records being of the Franklin County Recorder’s Office), and lying on the right side of Sancus Boulevard (width varies), and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a 1/4” iron rebar found with no cap on the existing centerline of right of way of said Sancus Boulevard (80.00 feet in width, dedicated in Plat Book 71 page 95), being on the northwest corner of Worthington Glen North Condominium Third Amendment declared in Official Record 15183 F19, as demonstrated in Condo Plat Book 47, Page 30 and a corner common to said 3.792 acre tract, being 40.00 feet right of existing centerline of right-of-way Station 250+87.48;
Thence South 86° 39' 17" East a distance of 10.00 feet to an iron pin set on the line common to said 3.792 acre tract and said Worthington Glen North Condominium Third Amendment, and being 50.00 feet right of existing centerline of right-of-way Station 250+87.48;
Thence the following two (2) courses across said 3.792 acre tract:
South 03° 20' 44" West 61.78 feet to an iron pin set on a point of curvature, being 50.00 feet right of existing centerline of right-of-way Station 250+25.70;
With a curve to the right with a central angle of 15° 56' 58", a radius of 1050.00 feet, an arc length of 292.29 feet, with a chord bearing of South 11° 19' 13" West, and a chord length of 291.35 feet to an iron pin set on the line common to said 3.792 acre and 7.770 acre tracts, and being 50.00 feet right of existing centerline of right-of-way Station 247+47.33;
Thence North 86° 36' 48" West, a distance of 10.40 feet with said common line, to a 5/8” iron rebar found with cap stamped “EMH&T” at a point of curvature on the existing easterly right of way line of said Sancus Boulevard, at the corner common to said 3.792 acre tract and that 7.770 acre portion of “Common Area” of Cedar Trace Condominium declared in Instrument No. 202407230073461 and as demonstrated in Condo. Plat Book 304, Page 445 and Cedar Trace Condominium, First Amendment, recorded in Instrument No. 202501170005439, and being 40.00 feet right of existing centerline of right-of-way Station 247+44.59;
Thence the following two (2) courses along the existing easterly right-of-way line of Sancus Boulevard:
With a curve to the left with a central angle of 16° 06' 24", a radius of 1040.00 feet, an arc length of 292.36 feet, with a chord bearing of North 11° 23' 56" East, and a chord length of 291.40 feet to a point of tangency, being 40.00 feet right of existing centerline of right-of-way Station 250+25.70, referenced by a 5/8” rebar found bent with cap stamped “EMH&T”, bearing South 87° 45’ 04” West a distance of 0.86 feet, said found rebar being 39.15 feet right of existing centerline of right-of-way Station 250+25.62;
North 03° 20' 44" East 61.78 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 0.081 acre, more or less, and being subject to any and all easements, restrictions, and rights of way of record.
Grantor claims title by Instrument No. 201608090103269.
The above described area is all within Franklin County Auditor’s Parcel Number 610-231154-00.
Bearings are based on the Ohio State Plane Coordinate System, South zone, The North American Datum of 1983 with the 2011 adjustment (NAD83(2011)), with the bearing of the existing centerline of right-of-way of Sancus Boulevard being N 03° 09' 18" E from Station 185+2847 to Station 191+76.99.
All stations and offsets stated in this description are referenced to the existing centerline of right-of-way of Sancus Boulevard as shown upon the right of way plan titled "IMPROVEMENTS OF SANCUS BOULEVARD UPGRADE" dated January 17, 2025, on file in Drawer “3833-E” with the City of Columbus, Ohio.
All Iron Pins Set are 5/8-inch rebar, 30-inched long, with a yellow cap stamped “DLZ OHIO, INC.”
This description was prepared by DLZ Ohio, Inc. (6121 Huntley Road, Columbus, Ohio 43229) under the direct supervision of Alex Marks, Ohio Professional Surveyor Number 8616 in August 2025, and is based on an actual field survey conducted by DLZ Ohio, Inc., under the direct supervision of Samuel L. Stiltner, Ohio Professional Surveyor Number 8364 in January, 2022.
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Alex Marks, S-8616 Date
SECTION 2. That the City of Columbus hereby converts and dedicates the above described road right-of-way as Sancus Boulevard.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.