Explanation
Westbelt Business Park West is a 492-acre site located north of Roberts Road and east of Walcutt Road. In 1980 this property was zoned M-1, Manufacturing District. In 1981 the property was platted and the plat recorded in Plat Book 58, Page 75, Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder's Office. In the plat dedication the property owner waived and released any right of direct access to Roberts Road and agreed to limit direct vehicular access to three (3) points along Walcutt Road. As the 492-acre site has developed approvals for the three (3) previously agreed to access points along Walcutt Road have been granted. In 2004, pursuant to Ordinance 1026-2004 one (1) additional curb cut onto Walcutt Road across from the intersection of Hilliard Oaks Drive was approved to accommodate development of a five-acre lot fronting on Walcutt Road. The Public Service Department, Transportation Division has recently been asked to review and approve two (2) curb cuts onto Roberts Road and one additional curb cut onto Walcutt Road to accommodate development of Lot 1 of Westbelt Business Park West with retail structures at 4870 and 4900 Roberts Road. After review the Transportation Division has approved the proposed zoning plan for this site which includes one right in/right out curb cut and one right in only curb cut onto Roberts Road and a full service curb cut on Walcutt Road to service this lot. The following legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to execute a document to be recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder's Office that evidences the City's modification of the vehicular assess restrictions to Roberts Road and to Walcutt Road from Lot 1 of Westbelt Business Park West as specified above.
Emergency Justification: Development of the proposed retail structures at 4870 and 4900 Roberts Road is contingent on the City's granting the proposed curb cuts. Emergency action is being requested to allow the proposed development of Lot 1 of Westbelt Business Park West to proceed as currently scheduled.
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To authorize the Public Service Department Director to execute those documents required to allow 2 proposed curb cuts into Roberts Road and one additional curb cut onto Walcutt Road from that property identified as Lot 1 of Westbelt Business Park West as shown on the plat of record in Plat Book 58, Page 75, Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder's Office; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, Westbelt Business Park West is a 492 acre site located north of Roberts Road and east of Walcutt Road; and
WHEREAS, in 1980 this property was zoned M-1, Manufacturing District; and
WHEREAS, in 1981 the property was platted and the plat recorded in Plat Book 58, Page 75, Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder's Office; and
WHEREAS, in the plat dedication the property owner waived and released any right of direct access to Roberts Road and agreed to limit direct vehicular access to three (3) access points along Walcutt Road; and
WHEREAS, as the property has developed the three (3) previously agreed to curb cuts along Walcutt Road have been granted; and
WHEREAS, in 2004, pursuant to Ordinance 1026-2004 one (1) additional curb cut onto Walcutt Road across from the intersection of Hilliard Oaks Drive was approved to accommodate development of a five-acre lot fronting on Walcutt Road; and
WHEREAS, the Public Service Department, Transportation Division has recently been asked to review and approve two (2) curb cuts onto Roberts Road and one additional curb cut onto Walcutt Road to accommodate development of Lot 1 within Westbelt Business Park West, and
WHEREAS, after review the Transportation Division has approved the proposed zoning plan for Lot 1 of Westbelt Business Park West which includes one right in/right out curb cut and one right in only curb cut onto Roberts Road and a full service curb cut on Walcutt Road to service this corner tract; and
WHEREAS, in order to grant a permit for these curb cuts it will be necessary for the Public Service Director to execute a document to be recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder's Office that evidences the City's modification of the vehicular access restrictions to Roberts Road and to Walcutt Road from Lot 1 of the Westbelt Business Park West plat; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Public Service Director to execute those documents, prepared and approved by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to allow the proposed curb cuts into Roberts Road and Walcutt Road from that property identified as Lot 1 of Westbelt Business Park West as shown on that plat of record in Plat Book 58, Page 75, Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder's Office for the immediate 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 Public Service Director be and is hereby authorized to execute those documents prepared and approved by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to allow two (2) curb cuts, one right in/right out and one right in only, onto Roberts Road and one (1) full service curb cut onto Walcutt Road from that property identified as Lot 1 of Westbelt Business Park West of record in Plat Book 58, Page 75, Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder's Office.
Section 2. 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.