Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance approves the acceptance of certain territory (AN17-004) by the city of Columbus and authorizes its transfer from Prairie Township to Montgomery Township per an annexation agreement between the City and the property owners. 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 March 15, 2017. City Council approved a service ordinance addressing the site on March 27, 2017. Franklin County approved the annexation on May 23, 2017 and the City Clerk received notice on June 26, 2017.
The use of a Regular annexation application is stipulated in the annexation agreement between the City and the property owners. The agreement was authorized by City Council via ordinance 0601-2017, approved March 13, 2017. The annexation agreement also requires that territory (as described in the agreement) annexed to the City from Prairie Township be transferred to Montgomery Township. This ordinance authorizes the submission of a petition to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, 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 ORC.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Provision of municipal services does represent cost to the City; however, the annexation of land also has the potential to create revenue to the City. Ordinance 0601-2017 authorized a pre-annexation agreement between the City and property owner. This agreement addresses City payment to the Township as required by the ORC upon boundary conformance and subsequent reimbursement by the property owners.
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