Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance is being submitted to authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to file a municipal annexation petition of a 1.075 acre site in Plain Township, Franklin County. This ordinance provides for the acceptance of the property by the City upon approval of the petition by the Franklin County Commissioners. This ordinance is required by the Ohio Revised Code as enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio. Upon approval by City Council, a certified copy of this ordinance will be provided to the Franklin County Commissioners in conjunction with an annexation petition.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance has no direct fiscal impact. Provision of municipal services does represent cost to the City; however, the annexation of land also has the potential to create revenue to the City.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to file a municipal petition for the annexation of 1.075 acres within Plain Township as provided in Section 709.16 of the Ohio Revised Code and to provide for acceptance of the property by the City of Columbus upon approval of the petition by the Board of Franklin County Commissioners.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus owns 1.075 acres in Plain Township north of the intersection of Central College Rd. and Hamilton Rd., located at 5290 Central College Road (the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, the site is not currently within the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, section 709.16 of the Ohio Revised Code allows for municipalities to file annexation petitions of contiguous territory owned by the municipality, a county, or the state; and
WHEREAS, the City owns the Property; and
WHEREAS, the City is able to provide municipal services to this site; and
WHEREAS, authorization by City Council is necessary for submission of a municipal annexation petition to the Board of Franklin County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, upon receipt of the petition by the City to annex the site, the Board of Franklin County Commissioners must take action within 30 days; and
WHEREAS, whereas the City of Columbus desires to add the referenced territory described in detail in Section 1 below to its boundaries if the petition is approved by the Board of Franklin County Commissioners; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Public Service is authorized to file a municipal petition for annexation as outlined in section 709.16 of the Ohio Revised Code for 1.075+/- acres in Plain Township, Franklin County, located north of the intersection of Central College Rd. and Hamilton Rd. and described more specifically as follows:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, Township of Plain, Half Sec. 12, Sec. 6, Qtr. Township 2, Township 2, Range 16, United States Military Lands, being part of a 1.218 acre tract as conveyed to the City of Columbus by Instrument Number 201804260054774, all records being of the Recorders Office, Franklin County, Ohio.
Beginning For Reference in the centerline of Central College Road (R/W Varies), at the FCGS Monument Number 8823, being the southerly line of a 40'. highway easement as described in Deed Book 2903 Page 342, and being in centerline of Road Record 6 Page 75, thence N 85°37'14"W with the centerline of said Central College Road a distance of 207.60 feet to a point, being the southeast corner of said 1.218 acre tract, being the southwest corner of a 1.298 acre tract as conveyed to James H. Horne and Anna C. Horne as recorded in Deed Book 3685 Page 121, thence N05°10'27"E, 30.00 feet to a point in the northerly right of way line of said Central College Road, being in the east line of said 1.218 acre tract, the west line of said 1.298 acre tract, in the existing City of Columbus corporation line, per ordinance 0006-04 and in I.N. 200403110053675, at the True Point of Beginning,
Thence N 85°37'14"W along the northerly right of way line of Central College Road, along the existing corporate boundary line, a distance of 208.62' to a point in the west line of said 1.218 acre tract, in the east line of a 60 foot right of way of JO-EL Drive as shown on the recorded plat of JO-EL Acres as recorded in Plat Book 46 Page 06;
Thence N 03°13'52"E, along the westerly line of said 1.218 acre tract, and the easterly line of said JO-EL drive a distance of 220.77' to a point at the northwest corner of said 1.218 acre tract, being in the southerly line of said Resubdivision of JO-EL Acres as described in Plat Book 120 Page 32, being in the southerly line of Andrew Reserve Investment Condominium as recorded in CPB 302 Page 578;
Thence S 85°31'13"E, along the northerly line of said 1.218 acre tract, along the south line of the said Resubdivision of JO-EL Acres, the south line of said Andrew Reserve Investment Condominium, the south line of the Hamilton Road and Rocky Knoll Drive Dedication as conveyed in Plat Book 125 Page 40, along the south line of the existing City of Columbus corporate boundary line as found in Ordinance 2647-96 and recorded in O.R. 34003C15, a distance of 216.10' to a point at the northeast corner of said 1.218 acre tract and the northwest corner of said 1.298 acre tract, the southeast corner of said Hamilton Road and Rocky Knoll Drive Dedication, being the southwest corner of Reserve E as shown on the recorded plat of Crossings at Rocky Fork Section 2, as found in Plat Book 126 Page 79;
Thence S 95°10'27"W, along the east line of said 1.218 acre tract, along the west line of said 1.298 acre tract, a distance of 220.37' to the True Point of Beginning and containing 1.075 acres.
This annexation does not create an island of unincorporated areas within the limits of the area to be annexed.
Total perimeter of the annexation is 865.85 feet of which 427.72 is contiguous with the City of Columbus, resulting in 49% perimeter contiguity.
SECTION 2. That the City of Columbus will accept the territory described in Section 1 upon approval of the petition by the Board of Franklin County Commissioners.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to perform such acts as set forth in O.R.C. 709.06, or as otherwise required by law, in order to ensure the proper recording of the annexation, upon approval of the petition by the Board of Franklin County Commissioners.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from the earliest date permitted by law.