Explanation
The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, recently received a request from Columbus Jack Homes, LLC asking that the City sell a portion of South Front Street at Deshler Avenue to them. The purchase of this right-of-way will allow for development of town homes at the northeast corner of Front Street and Deshler Avenue. After investigation it has been determined there are no objections to the transfer of the requested portion of South Front Street. The Department of Law, Real Estate Division established a value of $2,640.00 for this right-of-way. The Land Review Commission voted to recommend that the requested portion of South Front Street be transferred to Columbus Jack Homes, LLC for $2,640.00.
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To authorize the Director of the Public Service Department to execute those documents required to transfer a portion of South Front Street to Columbus Jack Homes, LLC; and to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Codes.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Public Service Department, Transportation Division, recently received a request from Columbus Jack Homes, LLC asking that the City transfer a portion of South Front Street at Deshler Avenue to them in; and
WHEREAS, the transfer of this excess right-of-way will allow for the development of town homes at the northeast corner of Front Street and Deshler Avenue; and
WHEREAS, after investigation it has been determined that there are no objections to the proposed sale of this excess right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Law, Real Estate Division established a value of $2,640.00 for this excess right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the Land Review Commission voted to recommend the City sell the requested portion of South Front Street to Columbus Jack Homes, LLC for $2,640.00; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Public Service Department be and is hereby authorized to execute quit claim deeds and other incidental instruments prepared by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to transfer the following described right-of-way to Columbus Jack Homes, LLC; to-wit:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, and being part of the Front Street right-of-way, said part of the Front Street right-of-way being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at an iron pin found at the point of intersection of a northeasterly right-of-way line of said Front Street with a northerly right-of-way line of Deshler Avenue, said point of beginning being located South 81°47'25" West, a distance of 82.87 feet from an iron pin found at the point of intersection of said northerly right-of-way line of said Deshler Avenue with a westerly right-of-way line of Wall Street, said point of beginning also being the southwesterly corner of the land (Parcel II) described in the deeds to Columbus Jack Homes LLC of record in Instrument Numbers 200210310277080 and 200210310277082, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio;
Thence, from said point of beginning, South 89°35'49" West, a distance of 6.32 feet to an iron pin set;
Thence North 69°44'54" West, a distance of 8.88 feet to an iron pin set;
Thence North 19°33'32" West, a distance of 38.06 feet to an iron pin set;
Thence North 18°30'21" West, a distance of 89.48 feet to an iron pin set in said northeasterly right-of-way line of said Front Street, the same being in the southwesterly line of said Columbus Jack Homes LLC land;
Thence South 24°16'10" East, with said northeasterly right-of-way line of said Front Street and with said southwesterly line of said Columbus Jack Homes LLC land, a distance of 135.74 feet to the point of beginning and containing 863 square feet of land more or less.
Markers identified as "iron pin found" and "iron pin set" in the foregoing description are 13/16 inch inside diameter iron pipes with caps inscribed EMHT INC".
The bearings in the foregoing description are based on the baring of South 81°47'25" West for the northerly right-of-way line of Deshler Avenue as established from a series of GPS field observations utilizing Franklin County Geodetic control monuments.
EVANS, MECHWART, HAMBLETON & TILTON, INC
Felix R. Borowitz, Professional Surveyor No. 5561
Section 2. That the above referenced real property shall be considered excess road right-of-way and the public rights therein shall terminate upon the Director's execution and delivery of said quit claim deeds to the grantee thereof.
Section 3. That the $2,640.00 to be received by the City as consideration for the sale of this right-of-way shall be deposited in Fund 748, Project 537650.
Section 4. That this Council has determined it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to allow these rights-of-way to be transferred without requiring competitive bidding and hereby waives the competitive bidding provision of Columbus City Codes (1959) Revised, Section 329.25 with regards to the transfer of these properties.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.