Explanation
The City currently owns certain real property described as follows: a parcel known as 2682 Cleveland Avenue containing .302 acres and a building of approximately 2,070 square feet (Franklin County PID 010-059116), acquired by the City in 1950, leased since 1959 to the Linden Veterans Center Association, and vacated in February 2006; a parcel known as 1716 Parsons Avenue, containing .25 acres and a building of approximately 6,963 square feet (Franklin County PID 010-066800), acquired by the City in 1906, formerly used as a fire station until 2001, as storage until 2009; and a parcel known as 1551 Cleveland Avenue, containing .22 acres and a building of approximately 3,854 square feet (Franklin County PID 010-048327), acquired by the City in 1924, formerly used as a fire station until 2004; and a parcel known as 2500 Sullivant Avenue, containing .45 acres and a building of approximately 2,928 square feet, (Franklin County PID 010-051278), acquired by the City in 2000, formerly used as the Hilltop Health Center until September 2009.
All four sites are currently vacant and are not identified for any future use in City operations, and therefore, have been deemed to be surplus property. The Director of the Department of Finance and Management requests authority to determine the current marketability of these properties by soliciting proposals and purchase offers for the sale of the properties, by both public notice and real estate industry notice, and to entertain discussions and negotiations with interested parties with respect to sale of each property.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to advertise the four (4) properties, solicit purchase proposals, respond to and negotiate with interested parties, waive the land review commission requirements of Chapter 328 and Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes (1959) Revised.
Any agreement for the sale of any of the four properties shall require appr...
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