Explanation
BACKGROUND
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from three property owners to allow walls to encroach into the public rights-of-way. The request is due to a project known as Miscellaneous Economic Development - Columbus Coated Fabrics Phase 2C, plan number 2846 Dr E. These encroachments are to allow the installation of and assign maintenance responsibility for proposed retaining walls within the public right-of-way.
During the plan development phase of this project, it was determined that the adjacent property owners had existing walls within the public right-of-way and wish to continue to occupy the public right-of-way with walls to help maintain the yard in a level and safe manner. After the project removes the existing walls it will construct new walls within the public right-of-way to replace the old walls. This construction will eliminate the need for obtaining easements from the property owners in order to construct steep slopes, thereby eliminating the need for these walls. This was considered the least desirable by both the Department of Public Service and the property owners. As part of the agreement, the property owners have agreed to the maintenance responsibility of these proposed walls. The encroachments include three locations at 1376 North Sixth Street along Sixth Street and Eighth Avenue, 1235 Sixth Street along Sixth Street and Sixth Avenue, and 1239 Sixth Street along Sixth Street.
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 Miscellaneous Economic Development - Columbus Coated Fabrics Phase 2C project to proceed as scheduled.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
The City will receive no monetary value for granting the requested encro...
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