Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus, Ohio is the owner of a certain sanitary easement, located in the vicinity of Slade Avenue and Godown Road, by virtue of a recorded deed of easement. Angela Zeigler and Andrew Basista, owners of the burdened property, have requested the City release the aforementioned sewer easement in exchange for a previously granted replacement easement. After investigation, it has been determined that the proposed exchange of easements will not adversely affect the City and therefore should be granted at no charge. The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those instruments necessary to release the aforementioned sewer easement in exchange for a previously granted replacement 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 a City owned sanitary sewer easement, located in the vicinity of Slade Avenue and Godown Road, at the request of Angela Zeigler and Andrew Basista, in exchange for a replacement easement previously granted to the City of Columbus, Ohio and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, is the owner of a sanitary sewer easement, located in the vicinity of Slade Avenue and Godown Road, by virtue of recorded instrument D.B. Vol. 3017, page 6 in the Franklin County Recorders Office; and
WHEREAS, Angela Zeigler and Andrew Basista, owners of the burdened property, have requested that aforementioned sewer easement be released in exchange for a replacement easement previously granted by them to the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage & Drainage, after investigation, has determined that the release of said easement rights will not adversely affect the operations of the City of Columbus and should be granted at no charge; and now, therefore
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities in that it is immediately necessary to pass this ordinance as an emergency measure because of the need for the immediate realse of the subject easement for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; 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, as prepared by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to release those City owned sanitary sewer easement rights acquire by virtue of a deed of easement recorded in Official Records, Recorded Instrument Number D.B. Vol. 3197, page 6 through page 8 in the 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. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.