Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
From time to time, various parcels of land are deeded to the City of Columbus for public street and/or alley purposes. One such example when this occurs is streets included in the Columbus Thoroughfare Plan. Streets listed within the Plan have a pre-defined amount of required right-of-way. If that right-of-way width is lacking for a particular property, then the additional right-of-way must be deeded to the City when that property is sold or is being redeveloped. Another example is when developers install sidewalks, turn lanes, etc., on a property within the public right-of-way. The City requires such improvements to be located entirely within the public right-of-way. If any part of such improvements are outside of the public right-of-way, the developer must deed that part of the land to the City. Many of the deeded amounts are for very small pieces of land. All of the deeded land transactions go through the City Attorney's Office.
By way of ordinance 2212-2025, the City accepted a number of deeds for this purpose. However there were a few errors in the language of the ordinance that now require that the ordinance be amended to correct same.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no expenditure associated with this Ordinance.
Title
To amend Ordinance No. 2212-2025 to correct errors and omissions in the text used to accept various deeds for parcels of real property to be used as road right-of-way. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Section 191 of the City Charter requires property to be used as a public street or alley be accepted and dedicated as public right-of-way by an ordinance specially passed for such purpose; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus had been asked to accept various deeds for real property, to dedicate those parcels of real property for the purpose of road right-of-way, and to name said property as public roadways; and
WHEREAS, by way of ordinance 2212-2025, the City accepted a number of deeds for this purpose; and
WHEREAS, there...
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