Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to submit a boundary conformance petition to Franklin County for the transfer of certain territory from Blendon Township to Montgomery Township per an annexation agreement between the City and Blendon Township.
This ordinance authorizes the submission of a petition to the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County, Ohio, requesting that the boundary lines of Montgomery Township be changed to make them identical with the corporate limits of the City of Columbus for this annexation. The petition will be filed in accordance with Section 503.07 of the Ohio Revised Code.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Boundary conformance does represent cost to the City.
Emergency designation: An emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to file a boundary conformance petition for City of Columbus owned right-of-way for the preservation of the public peace, property, safety, and welfare.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to petition the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to change the Montgomery Township boundary lines to make them co-extensive with the corporate limits of the City of Columbus for territory in Blendon Township recently accepted by Ordinance No. 0586-2026; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, a petition for the annexation of certain territory in Blendon Township was filed on behalf of City of Columbus DPS on August 12, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the petition was considered and approved by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners at a hearing on November 18, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on November 25, 2025, the City Clerk received from Franklin County a certified copy of the resolution addressing the petition; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus accepted said territory through the passage of Ordinance No. 0586-2026; and
WHEREAS, the annexation agreement between Blendon To...
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