Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus, Ohio is the holder of certain sanitary sewer easement rights, located in the vicinity of West Fifth Avenue and Broadview Avenue by virtue of a recorded deed of easement. Skilken Properties has requested the City release the aforementioned sanitary sewer easement in exchange for a previously granted replacement easement. After investigation, the Department of Public Utilities has determined that the subject release of easement will not adversely affect the City and therefore should be granted. The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those instruments necessary to release the subject sewer easement.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Emergency Justification: N/A
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those instruments necessary to release certain sanitary sewer easements, located in the vicinity of West Fifth Avenue and Broadview Avenue, at the request of Skilken Properties in exchange for a replacement easement previously granted to the City of Columbus, Ohio.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, is the owner of a certain sanitary sewer easement by virtue of a recorded deed of easement in the Franklin County Recorders Office; and
WHEREAS, Skilken Properties, has requested that the aforementioned sewer easement be released in exchange for a replacement easement previously granted to the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage & Drainage, after investigation, has determined that the release of the subject easement rights will not adversely affect the operations of the City of Columbus; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Public Utilities be, and hereby is authorized to execute those documents, prepared by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to release, at the request of Skilken Properties, the deed of easement of record as Volume 3472, Pages 360 and 361, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio.
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.