Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus, Ohio is the holder of a certain sewer easement by virtue of a recorded deed of easement. American Electric Power has requested that the aforementioned sewer easement be released 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. The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those documents necessary to release the aforementioned sewer easements in exchange for a previously granted replacement easement.Fiscal Impact: N/AEmergency Justification: N/A
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those documents necessary to release certain sewer easements at the request of the American Electric Power in exchange for a replacement easement previously granted to the City of Columbus, Ohio.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, is the owner of certain sewer easements by virtue of recorded deeds of easements in the Franklin County Recorders Office; and
WHEREAS, American Electric Power has requested the aforementioned sewer easement to be released in exchange for a replacement easement previously granted to the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage & Drainage, after investigation, has determined that the release of said easements will not adversely affect the operations of the City of Columbus; 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 a certain City sewers easement in, over, under, across and through the following described real property:
SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT
Situate in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, being a fifteen (15) foot wide strip across that 13.227 acre tract conveyed to Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company by Deed of Record as found in Deed Volume 2523, Page 13, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio, and being more fully described as follows:
Beginning, for reference at the southeasterly corner of said 13.227 acre tract, said point being on the centerline of Refugee Road, and running thence along the easterly line of said 13.227 acre tract, N 3 degrees 55'23" E a distance of 612.50 feet to the true point of beginning of this description, thence crossing said 13.227 acre tract,
N 79 degrees 19'45" W, a distance of 354.45 feet to a point, thence
N 3 degrees 55'23"E, a distance of 15.10 feet to a point, thence
S 79 degrees 19'45" E, a distance of 354.45 feet to a point on the easterly boundary of said 13.227-acre tract, thence with said boundary;
S 3 degrees 55'23"W, a distance of 15.10 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.122 acres, more of less.
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.