Explanation
By virtue of the plat titled "Allen E. McDowell's Dedication of Faber Avenue & Lockbourne Road", of record in Plat Book 22, Page 81, the City of Columbus is the owner of Faber Avenue from Lockbourne Road to its platted terminus in a cul-de-sac 1616 feet +/- easterly of Lockbourne Road. A note on the dedication plat states, "cul-de-sac is to be automatically absorbed by adjacent property and street returned to 50.00' width as shown by dashed lines at such time as said street is extended to Fairwood Avenue". Faber Avenue was subsequently extended to Fairwood Avenue on the subdivision plat entitled "Coral Subdivision" of record in Plat Book 32, Page 102 and accepted by the City pursuant to Ordinance 1218-63. The Second Shiloh Baptist Church owns the properties on both sides of Faber Avenue that are affected by the cul-de-sac. The Church has contacted the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, asking that the City vacate the unimproved portions of the Faber Avenue cul-de-sac to allow for construction of a multipurpose building and other site improvements. After investigation by Transportation Division staff it was determined that the vacation of the unimproved portions of the Faber Avenue cul-de-sac will not adversely affect the City's use of the Faber Avenue right-of-way and that this area should have been vacated when the City accepted the plat titled "Coral Subdivision".
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To vacate the unimproved portions of the cul-de-sac in Faber Avenue; and to the extent they may apply to waive the competitive bidding provisions and the Land Review Commission requirements of Columbus City Codes.
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WHEREAS, by virtue of the plat titled "Allen E. McDowell's Dedication of Faber Avenue & Lockbourne Road", of record in Plat Book 22, Page 81, the City of Columbus is the owner of Faber Avenue from Lockbourne Road to its platted terminus in a cul-de-sac 1616 feet +/- easterly of Lockbourne; and
WHEREAS, a note on this dedication plat states, "cul-de-sac is to be automatically absorbed by adjacent property and street returned to 50.00' width as shown by dashed lines at such time as said street is extended to Fairwood Avenue"; and
WHEREAS, Faber Avenue was extended to Fairwood Avenue on the subdivision plat entitled "Coral Subdivision" of record in Plat Book 32, Page 102 and accepted by the City pursuant to Ordinance 1218-63; and
WHEREAS, the Second Shiloh Baptist Church owns the properties on both sides of Faber Avenue that are affected by the cul-de-sac; and
WHEREAS, the Church has contacted the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, asking that the City vacate the unimproved portions of the Faber Avenue cul-de-sac to allow for construction of a multipurpose building and other site improvements; and
WHEREAS, after investigation by Transportation Division staff it was determined that this area should have been vacated when the City accepted the plat titled "Coral Subdivision"; and
WHEREAS, Transportation Division staff has determined that the vacation of the unimproved portions of the Faber Avenue cul-de-sac will not adversely affect the City's use of the Faber Avenue right-of-way; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the unimproved portions of the cul-de-sac in Faber Avenue be and hereby are vacated.
Section 2. That this Council has determined it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to allow this right-of-way to be transferred without requiring competitive bidding and hereby waives the competitive bidding provision of Columbus City Codes (1959) Revised, Section 329.29 with regards to the transfer of this excess right-of-way.
Section 3. That this Council has determined it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to allow this right-of-way to be transferred without requiring a recommendation from Land Review Commission and hereby waives the Land Review Commission provision of Columbus City Codes (1959) Revised, Section 328.01 with regards to the transfer of this excess right-of-way.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.