Explanation
1. Background:
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from The City of Columbus, Department of Recreation and Parks asking that the City vacate the rights-of-way identified as an approximate 0.654 acre portion of the undeveloped 50 foot wide east/west Mura Place right-of-way, an approximate 0.111 acre portion of the unnamed east/west right-of-way south of Tulane Road between Homecroft drive and Audubon Road, an approximate 0.114 acre portion of the unnamed north/south right-of-way south of Tulane Road east of Homecroft Road and an approximate 0.114 acre portion of the unnamed north/south right-of-way south of Tulane Road west of Audubon Road. Vacation of these rights-of-way will facilitate improvements and enhancements to city-owned property known as Audubon Park. 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 these rights-of-way, the City will not be adversely affected by the vacation of these rights-of-way.
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To vacate the rights-of-way identified as an approximate 0.654 acre portion of the undeveloped 50 foot wide east/west Mura Place right-of-way, an approximate 0.111 acre portion of the unnamed east/west right-of-way south of Tulane Road between Homecroft drive and Audubon Road, an approximate 0.114 acre portion of the unnamed north/south right-of-way south of Tulane Road east of Homecroft Road and an approximate 0.114 acre portion of the unnamed north/south right-of-way south of Tulane Road west of Audubon Road to facilitate improvements and enhancements to the city-owned property, known as Audubon Park, surrounding these rights-of-ways.
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WHEREAS, the approximate 0.654 acre portion of the undeveloped 50 foot wide east/west Mura Place right-of-way, an approximate 0.111 acre portion of the unnamed east/west right-of-way south of Tulane Road between Homecroft drive and Audubon Road, an approximate 0.114 acre portion of the unnamed north/south right-of-way south of Tulane Road east of Homecroft Road and an approximate 0.114 acre portion of the unnamed north/south right-of-way south of Tulane Road west of Audubon Road, are publicly dedicated rights-of-way currently controlled by the Department of Public Service; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from the Department of Recreation and Parks, asking that the City vacate these public rights-of-way to the Department of Recreation and Parks to facilitate the proposed improvements and enhancements to the City’s Audubon Park; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management, has determined that these areas are no longer needed for roadway purposes and wishes to vacate the aforementioned rights-of-ways; and
WHEREAS, per Department of Public Service current practice, comments were solicited from interested parties, including City agencies, private utilities and applicable area commissions, before it was determined that the City will not be adversely affected by the vacation of these rights-of-way; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the approximate 0.654 acre portion of the undeveloped 50 foot wide east/west Mura Place right-of-way, an approximate 0.111 acre portion of the unnamed east/west right-of-way south of Tulane Road between Homecroft drive and Audubon Road, an approximate 0.114 acre portion of the unnamed north/south right-of-way south of Tulane Road east of Homecroft Road and an approximate 0.114 acre portion of the unnamed north/south right-of-way south of Tulane Road west of Audubon Road are no longer needed by the City of Columbus for roadway purposes.
Section 2. That the above described sections of public right-of-way be, and hereby are, vacated.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.