Explanation
AN04-001
BACKGROUND: This ordinance is submitted to present to Council the transcript of proceedings and papers relating to Annexation AN04-001 a certain petition for annexation as described in the ordinance and transcript which is attached hereto. More than sixty days have elapsed since March 9, 2004, the date of receipt from the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County.
These are submitted in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code.
FISCAL IMPACT: Provision of municipal services for a proposed annexation area has no fiscal impact. However, provision of the stated services does represent cost to the city. The annexation of land also has the potential to create revenue to the city.
Title
To accept the application (AN04-001) of Robert N. Phillips for the annexation of certain territory containing 70.51 ± Acres in Plain Township.
Body
WHEREAS, a petition for the annexation of certain territory in Plain Township was duly filed by Robert N. Phillips on February 21, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the said petition was duly considered by the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County, Ohio, and the annexation of said hereinafter described territory to the city of Columbus was approved by said Commissioners by order dated February 24, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County certified the transcript of the proceedings in connection with the said annexation with the map and petition required in connection therewith to the City Clerk who received the same on March 9, 2004; and
WHEREAS, sixty days from the date of said filing have now elapsed in accordance with the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the city of Columbus to accept the annexation of the territory sought to be annexed by the aforesaid petition; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
Section 1. That the proposed annexation as applied for in the petition of Robert N. Phillips being the majority of owner(s) of real estate in the territory sought to be annexed and filed with the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County, Ohio February 21, 2004 in which said petition prayed for annexation to the city of Columbus, Ohio, of certain territory adjacent thereto as hereinafter described, and which said petition was approved for annexation to the city of Columbus by the Board of County Commissioners by order dated February 24, 2004, be and the same is hereby accepted and said territory is hereby annexed to the city of Columbus. Said territory is described as follows:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, Township of Plain, being located in Quarter Township 2, Township 2, Range 16, United States Military Lands and being all of those tracts as conveyed to Robert N. Phillips by deed of record in Deed Book 3434, Page 927 (all references refer to the records of the Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio) and described as follows:
Beginning at the northwesterly corner of Lot 97 of that subdivision entitled "Jo-el Acres" of record in Plat Book 46, Pages 6 through 8, being in the City of Columbus Corporation Line by Ordinance No. 2647-96 and of record in Official Record 34003C15 and Ordinance No. 1880-02 and of record in Instrument Number 200303200080585;
thence westerly, with the southerly line of said Phillips tract, being said corporation line (Ordinance No. 1880-02), a distance of approximately 1329 feet to the southwesterly corner of said Phillips tract;
thence with the westerly line of said Phillips tracts, the following courses:
northerly, a distance of approximately 2348 feet to a point;
easterly, a distance of approximately 62 feet to a point;
northerly, a distance of approximately 268 feet to a point in the southerly right-of-way line of Walnut Street;
thence easterly, with said southerly right-of-way line, a distance of approximately 601 feet to a point in an easterly line of said Phillips tracts;
thence southerly, with said easterly line, a distance of approximately 573 feet to a corner thereof;
thence easterly, with a northerly line of said Phillips tract, a distance of approximately 658 feet to a point at the northeasterly corner of said Phillips tract, being in the City of Columbus Corporation Line by Ordinance No. 1631-03 and of record in Instrument Number 200309190299625;
thence southerly, with the easterly line of said Phillips tract, being said corporation line (Ordinance No. 1631-03) a distance of approximately 2062 feet to the Point of Beginning and containing approximately 70.51 acres of land, more or less.
Section 2. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to make three copies of this ordinance to each of which shall be attached a copy of the map accompanying the petition for annexation, a copy of the transcript of proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners relating thereto, and a certificate as to the correctness thereof, the City Clerk shall then forthwith deliver one copy to the County Auditor, one copy to the Board of Elections thereof and do such other things as may be required by law.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.