Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City possesses title to a stormwater easement described and recorded in Instrument Number 202303070021510, Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio (“Easement”). The Easement burdens real property located in the vicinity of 2539 Gantz Road, Columbus, Ohio {Franklin County Tax Parcel 165-297808} (“Servient Estate”) currently owned by American Self Storage of Grove City, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company. The City’s Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) has reviewed a request by the owner of the Servient Estate to vacate the existing easement and determined that the Easement is no longer needed as a new easement was recorded in instrument 20240627006377 under CC-20101. DPU has determined that terminating the City’s rights to the Easement does not adversely affect the City and should be granted at no monetary cost.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Not applicable.
Title
To authorize the director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those document(s) necessary to release the City’s easement rights described and recorded in Instrument Number 202303070021510, Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) received a request from American Self Storage of Grove City, LLC, to vacate a stormwater easement recorded in Instrument Number 202303070021510, Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio (“Easement”); and
WHEREAS, DPU reviewed the request and determined that the Easement is no longer needed and that the Easement should be released at no monetary cost; and
WHEREAS, the City intends for the City Attorney to approve all document(s) associated with this ordinance; and now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) be, and hereby is, authorized to execute any document(s) necessary to release and ter...
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