Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus, Ohio is the owner of a certain sanitary sewer easement located in the vicinity of Harris Avenue and Briggs Road by virtue of a recorded easement,. The Crossroads United Methodist Church is relocating its sanitary sewer line and has therefore requested the City release its existing sewer easement in exchange for a previously granted replacement easement to relocate the sewer line. After investigation, it has been determined that the proposed exchange of easements will not adversely affect the City and therefore should be granted. The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those instruments necessary to release the aforementioned sewer easement at no charge in exchange for a previously granted replacement easement.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Emergency Justification: N/A
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those instruments necessary to release a certain sanitary sewer easement, located in the vicinity of Harris Avenue and Briggs Road, at the request of the Crossroads United Methodist Church in exchange for a replacement easement previously granted to the City of Columbus, Ohio.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, is the owner of a sanitary sewer easement by virtue of recorded plat, of record in Plat Book No. 30, Page 11 Franklin County Recorders Office; and
WHEREAS, the Crossroads United Methodist Church is relocating its sanitary sewer line and has therefore requested the City release its existing sewer easement in exchange for a previously granted replacement easement to relocate the sewer line; 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 in exchange for a previously granted easement 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, prepared by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to release certain portions of a ity owned sanitary easement in and to the following described real property:
DESCRIPTION OF A SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT
TO BE RELEASED
LOT 1 OF BROOKSHIRE PARK NO. 2
R.P. 1748
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, being a portion of an existing sanitary sewer easement located within Lot 1 of Brookshire Park No. 2, a subdivision of record in Plat Book 30, Page 11, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio, and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning FOR REFERENCE at the northeasterly corner of Lot 1 and in the westerly right-of-way line of Harris Avenue, 50 feet in width; thence South 12º45'24" West, along said right-of-way line, a distance of 60.00 feet to a point in the northerly line of said existing sanitary sewer easement established by said plat; thence North 76º56'26" West, along said northerly line, a distance of 43.61 feet to the TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING:
Thence North 76º56'26" West, continuing along said northerly line, a distance of 54.98 feet to a point;
Thence South 76º54'04" West, crossing said easement, a distance of 22.68 feet to a point in the southerly line of same;
Thence South 76º56'26" East, along said southerly line, a distance of 87.26 feet to a point;
Thence North 36º56'09" West, again crossing said easement, a distance of 15.56 feet to the TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING.
Bearings herein are in the Ohio State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone.
This description was prepared by M•E Companies, Inc., Civil Engineering Group, based on information obtained from an actual field survey performed in November 2007.
M•E Companies, Inc., Registered Surveyor No. 6872
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.