Explanation
BACKGROUND
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from three property owners to allow existing steps to encroach into the public rights of way. The request is due to a project known as Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Town Street Curb Extension at Avondale and Hawkes, plan number 2889 Dr E. These encroachments are to assign maintenance responsibility for the existing steps within the public right of way.
During the plan development phase of this project, it was determined that the adjacent property owners had existing steps within the public right of way and wish to continue to occupy the public right of way with these steps. The project does not does require the removal of these steps from the property owners in order to construct the improvements. As part of the agreement, the property owners have agreed to the maintenance responsibility of these existing steps. The encroachments include three locations at 183 Hawkes Avenue, 164 Hawkes Avenue, and 185 Avondale Avenue.
The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary to grant encroachment easements for the proposed encroachments into the public rights of way.
2. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to grant these encroachment easements to allow the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Town Street Curb Extension at Avondale and Hawkes project to proceed as scheduled.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
The City will receive no monetary value for granting the requested encroachment easements.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the City to grant encroachment easements for existing steps within those public rights of way needed for the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Town Street Curb Extension at Avondale and Hawkes project, plan number 2889 Dr E; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Depa...
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