Explanation
The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, recently received a request from JDS-Calhoun III, LLC., asking that the City sell a portion of the east side of the Rich Street Connector from East Main Street to Cherry Street to them. The sale of this excess right-of-way will allow for development of downtown housing in this area. After investigation it has been determined there are no objections to the sale of this excess right-of-way. The Department of Law, Real Estate Division, established a value of $50,250.00 for this excess right-of-way and the Land Review Commission voted to recommend the sale of this excess right-of-way for $50,250.00.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to execute those documents required to sell a portion of the east side of the Rich Street Connector from East Main Street to Cherry Street to JDS-Calhoun III, 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 JDS-Calhoun III, LLC., asking that the City sell them a portion of the east side of the Rich Street Connector from East Main Street to Cherry Street; and
WHEREAS, the sale of this excess right-of-way will allow for development of downtown housing in this area; and
WHEREAS, after investigation it has been determined that there are no objections to the sale of this excess right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Law, Real Estate Division established a value of $50,250.00 for the sale of this excess right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the Land Review Commission voted to recommend the sale of this excess right-of-way for $50,250.00; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Public Service Director 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 excess right-of-way to JDS-Calhoun III, LLC.; to-wit:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, being a portion of public right-of-way located on the east side of the Main Street Connector between Main Street and Cherry Street, and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a rebar found at the intersection of the easterly right-of-way line of the Main Street Connector with the southerly right-of-way line of Cherry Street, said rebar also being at the northwesterly corner of Lot 15 of the R.H. & M.A. Snowden's Subdivision, of record in Plat Book 1, Page 62, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio;
Thence South 8°17'01" East, along said easterly right-of-way line and the westerly line of said Lot 15, a distance of 182.22 feet to an iron pin set in the northerly right-of-way line of Main Street;
Thence through the Main Street Connector right-of-way the following courses:
1. With the arc of a non-tangent curve to the right, having a radius of 83.00 feet, a central angle of 62°27'45", the chord of which bears North 40°55'22" West, a chord distance of 86.07 feet to an iron pin set at the point of tangency;
2. North 9°41'29" West, a distance of 104.94 feet to an iron pin set;
3. North 35°58'11" East, a distance of 6.42 feet to an iron pin set in the southerly right-of-way line of Cherry Street;
Thence North 81°26'13" East, along said right-of-way line, a distance of 44.52 feet to the place of beginning and containing 0.175 acre of land.
Bearings herein are based on South 81°26'13" West for the north line of Main Street, of record in Instrument No. 199811250304781.
Iron pins set consist of a 1" (O.D.) iron pipe, 30" long with a plastic cap inscribed "M-E COMPANIES/S-6872".
This description was prepared by M-E Companies, Inc., Civil Engineering Group, based on information obtained from a survey performed in August 2003.
M-E Companies, Inc.
Civil Engineering Group
Robert S. Wynd
Registered Surveyor No. 6872
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 deed to the grantee thereof.
Section 3. That the $50,250.00 to be received by the City as consideration for the sale of this excess 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 this excess 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 these properties.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.