Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the City to grant a revocable encroachment easement to the First Church of God, Inc. for existing brick walls and signage at 116 South Wayne Avenue.
The Department of Public service is engaged in the Operation Sidewalks - School Sidewalks Improvements of Olive Street and Floral Avenue project. The project will add compliant sidewalk and improve existing curb ramps along Olive Street from Powell Avenue to Wayne Avenue and along Floral Avenue from Oakley Avenue to Highland Avenue.
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from the owner of brick walls and signage, First Church of God, INC at 116 South Wayne Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43204 (parcel 010-044651-00), has requested that the City grant a Revocable Encroachment Easement to allow their brick walls and signage (0.003 acres) to remain on City property within existing right-of-way. The existing brick walls and signage were identified to be encroaching into the R/W while reviewing the construction plans for the project. The brick walls and signage is not impacting any functionality of the R/W. Granting the encroachment easements is needed in order for ODOT and the City of Columbus to clear the R/W for this project. This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute documents necessary to grant this encroachment easement for the existing structure into the public rights-of-way.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City for granting the requested encroachment easement.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested so establishment of the necessary revocable encroachment easements can proceed without delay allowing for acquisition related activities to continue towards clearing right-of-way for this project in order to meet the deadlines set forth in ODOT’s and the City’s construction timeline. ...
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