Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from The Kroger Company asking that the City transfer a portion of the Grace Street right-of-way, west of Wilson Road, in exchange for the dedication of a 0.142 acre tract along the western edge of Wilson Road, north of West Broad Street. The transfers of these rights-of-way have been agreed to and will be of mutual benefit to The Kroger Company and The City of Columbus.
This transfer will facilitate the construction of a proposed fuel center on property currently owned by The Kroger Company. By transferring this property to the Kroger Co, the City benefits by eliminating a potentially unsafe access point and improving the ingress/egress to the site. This will also eliminate the maintenance responsibilities of the currently unused Grace Street right-of-way for the City of Columbus, as well as allowing compliance with the current Thoroughfare Plan through the dedication of the Wilson Road tract.
Per current practice, comments were solicited from interested parties, including City agencies, private utilities and the applicable area commission, before it was determined that, subject to the retention of a general utility easement for those utilities currently located within this right-of-way, the City will not be adversely affected by the vacation of this right-of-way.
The Department of Public Service then submitted a request to the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, asking that they establish a value for this right-of-way. A value of $27,284.00 was established for this right-of-way, but it is the recommendation of the Division of Planning and Operations to transfer this right-of-way, based on upon the above conditions. After review of the request, the Land Review Commission voted to recommend the above referenced right-of-way be transferred to The Kroger Company at no cost.
2. FISCAL IMPACT:
The City will receive a 0.142 acre tract of land a...
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