Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance approves the acceptance of certain territory (AN17-005) by the city of Columbus. The Ohio Revised Code stipulates that to be effective, City acceptance must take place a minimum of 60 days from the receipt by the City Clerk of the approval notice from the county. If City Council does not accept the ordinance within 120 days of its first consideration, the annexation will be considered rejected. This petition was filed with Franklin County on April 26, 2017. City Council approved a service ordinance addressing the site on May 08, 2017. Franklin County approved the annexation on May 30, 2017 and the City Clerk received notice on June 26, 2017.
Title
To accept the application (AN17-005) of Bobby C. Schulz, et al. for the annexation of certain territory containing 4.80± acres in Jackson Township.
Body
WHEREAS, a petition for the annexation of certain territory in Jackson Township was filed by Bobby C. Schulz, et al. on April 26, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the petition was considered and approved by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners at a hearing on May 30, 2017; and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 2017, the City Clerk received from Franklin County a certified copy of the resolution addressing the petition; and
WHEREAS, sixty days have now elapsed since receipt of the resolution in accordance with the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the city of Columbus to accept the annexation of the territory addressed by the petition; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
SECTION 1. That the annexation proposed by Bobby C. Schulz, et al. in a petition filed with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners on April 26, 2017 and subsequently approved by the Board on May 30, 2017 is hereby accepted and said territory is hereby annexed to the city of Columbus. Said territory is described as follows:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, Township of Jackson, and being 4.8 acres out of the parcels of land conveyed to Bobby C. Schulz, Rheba S. Morrell, and Elise W. Hunter [Auditor's Tax Parcel 160-001012 and 160-001005] by the deed recorded in the Recorder's Instrument Numbers 200612260254010 and 201702170023321, and being further described as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of said Schulz, Morrell and Hunter parcels, said point being in the easterly line of Lot 175, Stoneridge Village Section 4, a subdivision plat recorded in Recorder's Plat Book 79, Page 37, and being at a corner of the existing corporation line of the City of Columbus, as established by Ordinance No. 975-72, and recorded in Recorder's Misc. Records in Volume 156, Page 385, also as established by Ordinance No. 2090-89, and recorded in Recorder's Official Record Volume 14170 C-12;
thence in an Easterly direction, a distance of approximately 1452 feet along the northerly line of said Schulz, Morrell and Hunter parcels, and the southerly lines of the 13.69 acre parcel of land conveyed to Free Will Baptist Church by Recorder's Deed Volume 2323, Page 213, and the 1 acre parcel of land conveyed to Free Will Baptist Church by Recorder's Deed Volume 3160, Page 691, and crossing the right of way line of Gantz Road (being established as a 50 foot wide easement and referenced in the County Road Record 15, Page 257; with 30 feet from center being dedicated by Willow Creek Section 2, Part 1, a subdivision plat recorded in Recorder's Plat Book 79, Page 31 ), and also being a point in the existing corporation line for the City of Columbus, as established by Ordinance 1328-70, and recorded in the Recorder's Misc. Records in Volume 151, Page 137;
thence in a Southerly direction, a distance of approximately 91 feet crossing the right of way line of Gantz Road along the previously mentioned City of Columbus corporation line;
thence in a westerly direction, a distance of approximately 581 feet crossing the right of way line of Gantz Road, and along the south line of said Schulz, Morrell and Hunter parcels, and also the north line of the 1.1 acre parcel of land conveyed to Holly L. Baker by Recorder's Inst. No. 200612260254008, to a point at a corner of said Schulz, Morrell and Hunter parcels, and the northwest corner of said Baker parcel;
thence in a southerly direction, a distance of approximately 90 feet along a line of said Schulz, Morrell and Hunter parcels, and the west line of said Baker parcel to the southeast corner of said Schulz, Morrell and Hunter parcels, and the southwest corner of said Baker parcel, said point being in the north line of the 4.869 acre parcel of land conveyed to Charles W. Schulz, Jr. by Recorder's Inst. No. 200901150005774;
thence in a westerly direction, a distance of approximately 871 feet along the south line of said Schulz, Morrell and Hunter parcels, and the north line of said Schulz Jr. parcel to the southwest corner of said Schulz, Morrell and Hunter parcels, and the northwest corner of said Schulz Jr. parcel, said point being in the easterly line of lot 178 of said Stoneridge Village Section 4 subdivision plat, and on the previously mentioned City of Columbus corporation line;
thence in a northerly direction, a distance of approximately 180 feet along the westerly line of said Schulz, Morrell and Hunter parcels, and the easterly line of lots numbered 178, 177, 176, and 175 of said Stoneridge Village Section 4 subdivision plat, and on the previously mentioned City of Columbus corporation line, to the Point of Beginning of this description, and containing approximately 4.8 Acres of land, more or less.
The above description was prepared by Smart Services, Inc. (located at 88 W. Church Street, Newark, Ohio) by Brian D. Smart in February of 2017, from the best available County Records. This information was not derived from an actual field survey. The above description is not valid for the transfer of real property, and is not to be utilized in place of a Boundary Survey as defined by the Ohio Administrative Code in Chapter 4733-37.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to make three copies of this ordinance to each of which shall be attached a copy of the map accompanying the petition for annexation, a copy of the transcript of proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners relating thereto, and a certificate as to the correctness thereof, the City Clerk shall then forthwith deliver one copy to the County Auditor, one copy to the Board of Elections thereof and do such other things as may be required by law.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.