Explanation
1. Background:
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from Gravity Project, LLC, requesting an encroachment into the public rights-of-way along the east side of N. May Avenue. The encroachment is for a foundation pier along the east side of N. May Avenue, just north of W. Broad Street, and as described below and shown on the attached exhibit. This request is for new construction of a mixed-use, five-story building and a 564 space parking garage. Per current practice, comments were solicited from interested parties including City agencies, private utilities, and the applicable area commission before it was determined the City will not be adversely affected by allowing the encroachment into the public rights-of-way. The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute documents necessary to grant this encroachment easement for the proposed building into the public rights-of-way. A value of $500.00 was established for the encroachment easement.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
The City will receive a total of $500.00, to be deposited in Fund 7748, Project P537650, for granting the requested encroachment easement.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the City to grant an encroachment easement to Gravity Project, LLC, along the east side of North May Avenue just north of West Broad Street; and to accept a total of $500.00 for granting the easement. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, Gravity Project, LLC, requested an encroachment easement; and
WHEREAS, the encroachment is for a foundation pier along the east side of N. May Avenue, just north of W. Broad Street and as described below and shown on the attached exhibit; and
WHEREAS, it was determined the City will not be adversely affected by allowing the encroachment into the public rights-of-way; and
WHEREAS, a value of $500.00 was established for this encroachment easement to be deposited in Fund 7748, Project P537650; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Public Service be and is hereby authorized to execute those documents necessary to grant the following described encroachment easement and attached exhibit; to-wit:
ENCROACHMENT EASEMENT 90.00 Square Feet
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, Virginia Military Survey Number 1393, being between the elevations of 704 feet and 712 feet (NAVD 88) in the right-of-way of May Avenue, formerly known as Acorn Street, of record on the subdivision plat entitled “Ridgway’s Addition” of record in Plat Book 1, Page 126 and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning, for reference, at the intersection of the northerly right-of-way line of Broad Street and the easterly right-of-way line of said May Avenue as shown on said Plat Book 1, Page 126;
Thence North 09° 08’ 46” East, with said easterly right-of-way line, a distance of 230.80 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;
Thence across the right-of-way of said May Avenue, the following courses and distances:
South 80° 51’ 14” West, a distance of 5.00 feet to a point;
North 09° 08’ 46” West, a distance of 18.00 feet to a point;
North 80° 51’ 14” East a distance of 5.00 feet to a point on said easterly right-of-way line;
Thence South 09° 08’ 46” East, with said easterly right-of-way line, a distance of 18.00 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 90.00 Square Feet, more or less. EVANS, MECHWART, HAMBLETON & TILTON, INC.
Section 2. That a value of $500.00 was established for this encroachment easement to be deposited in Fund 7748, Project P537650, for granting this easement to be released.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.