Explanation
Background: The City owns property adjacent to 4500 Dublin Road that is part of the Scioto River watershed [Franklin County Tax Parcel 560-196707]. Douglas Hinton, trustee of the Douglas P. Hinton 2/16/16 amended and restated revocable trust, the Owner of 4500 Dublin Road, [Franklin County Tax Parcel 200-000489] has several encroachments on the City’s property including stone steps, a stone patio, and a stone wall. These encroachments, that have existed since at least 1935, have historically been addressed through an encroachment easement. The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water (“DPU”) has been working to eliminate encroachment easements through either the removal of the encroachment or, in situations such as this where removal would be nearly impossible or cause significant damage to the abutting property, engage in a land swap. In this case the exchange of land will be a 0.044 acre split from the City’s parcel, parcel number 560-196707, exchanged for a 0.017 acre split from Douglas Hinton, Douglas Hinton, trustee of the Douglas P. Hinton 2/16/16 amended and restated revocable trust's parcel, parcel number 200-000489, commonly known as 4500 Dublin Road.
DPU, in consultation with the Recreation and Parks Department and the Department of Development, has determined that the exchange of property is in the best interest of the City and should be done at no monetary cost. Therefore, the following legislation authorizes the City’s director of the Department of Development, with approval from the directors of the Department of Public Utilities and the Recreation and Parks Department, to execute those documents, as approved by the Columbus City Attorney, Real Estate Division, to transfer a 0.044 acre portion of the City’s property to Douglas Hinton, trustee of the Douglas P. Hinton 2/16/16 amended and restated revocable trustin exchange for Douglas Hinton, trustee of the Douglas P. Hinton 2/16/16 amended and restated revocable trust ...
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