Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
From time to time, parcels of land are deeded to the City of Columbus for public street and/or alley purposes. Ohio Revised Code Chapter 723.03 requires that property proposed for use as a public street or alley must be accepted and dedicated as public right-of-way by an ordinance specifically passed for such purpose. The following legislation provides for the City to accept deeds for parcels of real property acquired by the Ohio Department of Transportation in the name of the City of Columbus for various phases of the Interstate 70/71 project, to dedicate the parcels as road right-of-way, and to name the parcels as public roadways.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no cost to the City to accept and name these parcels.
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To accept various deeds for parcels of real property acquired by the Ohio Department of Transportation in the name of the City of Columbus for various phases of the Interstate 70/71 project; to dedicate these parcels as public rights-of-way; and to name said rights-of-way as described below. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code Chapter 723.03 requires that property proposed for use as a public street or alley must be accepted and dedicated as public right-of-way by an ordinance specifically passed for such purpose; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus has been asked to accept various deeds for real property, to dedicate those parcels of real property as road rights-of-way, and to name said property as public roadways; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a ENTRY VESTING TITLE DEED in Franklin County Ohio Clerk of Courts of the Common Pleas, Case No. 12-CV-012130 recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on June 2, 2017 as Instrument Number 201706020073139, The Americana, Ltd, deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a WARRANTY DEED recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on February 14, 2013 as Instrument Number 201302140026859, Nationwide Children’s Hospital deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a ENTRY VESTING TITLE DEED in Franklin County Ohio Clerk of Courts of the Common Pleas, Case No. 12-CV-09-12249 recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on January 7, 2014 as Instrument Number 201401070002100, Franklin University, deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a WARRANTY DEED recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on August 29, 2012 as Instrument Number 201208290127210, The Board of Education of the Columbus City School District deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a WARRANTY DEED recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on February 14, 2013 as Instrument Number 201302140026854, The Children’s Hospital, nka Nationwide Children’s Hospital deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a WARRANTY DEED recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on May 31, 2012 as Instrument Number 201205310076623 HTA-Market Exchange, LLC deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a WARRANTY DEED recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on September 25, 2012 as Instrument Number 201209250142930, Savoy Properties LTD deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a ENTRY VESTING TITLE DEED in Franklin County Ohio Clerk of Courts of the Common Pleas, Case No. 16-CV-5374 recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on October 11, 2017 as Instrument Number 201710110141623, The E.T. Paul Co., Inc. deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a WARRANTY DEED recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on June 9, 2016 as Instrument Number 201606090072987, Henry Z. Schwarz and Candis C. Schwarz deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a WARRANTY DEED recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on August 12, 2019 as Instrument Number 201908120101317, The Buckeye Ranch Foundation, Inc. deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a WARRANTY DEED recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on October 31, 2018 as Instrument Number 201810310148605, CKT Property Development, LLC. deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a ENTRY VESTING TITLE DEED in Franklin County Ohio Clerk of Courts of the Common Pleas, Case No. 18-CV-6951 recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on January 23, 2019 as Instrument Number 201901230008559, Oxford Realty, Inc. deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a WARRANTY DEED recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on February 14, 2019 as Instrument Number 201902140017767, Cap-View Commons, LLC. deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a WARRANTY DEED recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on August 21, 2019 as Instrument Number 201908210106872, The St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church of Columbus, Ohio. deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a ENTRY VESTING TITLE DEED in Franklin County Ohio Clerk of Courts of the Common Pleas, Case No. 18-CV-7509 recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on January 23, 2019 as Instrument Number 201901230008565, Heirs of Alben C. Reitelbach, aka Albin C. Reitelbach, aka A.C. Reitelbach deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a ENTRY VESTING TITLE DEED in Franklin County Ohio Clerk of Courts of the Common Pleas, Case No. 18-CV-6683 recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on January 23, 2019 as Instrument Number 201901230008563, Unknown Transferees, Assigns, or Successors in Interest to the BryLea Realty Company deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a WARRANTY DEED recorded in the Franklin County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office, on May 17, 2019 as Instrument Number 201905170057905, CH Miranova Corporate Tower LLC. deeded property to the City of Columbus, to be used as road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to accept these deeds for property that will be used for road right-of-way; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced ENTRY VESTING TITLE DEED in Franklin County Ohio Clerk of Courts of the Common Pleas, Case No. 12-CV-012130 from THE AMERICANA, LTD dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way as MOUND STREET.
SECTION 2. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced WARRANTY DEED from NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way as MOUND STREET.
SECTION 3. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced ENTRY VESTING TITLE DEED in Franklin County Ohio Clerk of Courts of the Common Pleas, Case No. 12-CV-09-12249 from FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY, dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way as MOUND STREET.
SECTION 4. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced WARRANTY DEED from THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF COLUMUBS CITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT, dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way as GRANT STREET.
SECTION 5. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced WARRANTY DEED from THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, nka NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way as PARSONS AVENUE.
SECTION 6. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced WARRANTY DEED from HTA-MARKET EXCHANGE, LLC, dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way as MAIN STREET.
SECTION 7. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced WARRANTY DEED from SAVOY PROPERTIES LTD, dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way as MAIN STREET.
SECTION 8. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced ENTRY VESTING TITLE DEED in Franklin County Ohio Clerk of Courts of the Common Pleas, Case No. 16-CV-5387 from THE E.T. PAUL CO., INC., dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way PARSONS AVENUE, ELIJAH PIERCE AND GRAPE ALLEY.
SECTION 9. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced WARRANTY DEED from HENRY Z. SCHWARZ AND CANDIS C. SCHWARZ, dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way as ELIJAH PIERCE.
SECTION 10. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced WARRANTY DEED from THE BUCKEYE RANCH FOUNDATION, INC., dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way as CAPITAL STREET AND ELIJAH PIERCE.
SECTION 11. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced WARRANTY DEED from CKT PROPERTY, LLC, dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way as ELIJAH PIERCE.
SECTION 12. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced ENTRY VESTING TITLE DEED in Franklin County Ohio Clerk of Courts of the Common Pleas, Case No. 18-CV-6951 from OXFORD REALTY, INC., dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way ELIJAH PIERCE.
SECTION 13. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced WARRANTY DEED from CAP- VIEW COMMONS, LLC, dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way as LONG STREET.
SECTION 14. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced WARRANTY DEED from THE ST. PAUL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way as LESTER DRIVE.
SECTION 15. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced ENTRY VESTING TITLE DEED in Franklin County Ohio Clerk of Courts of the Common Pleas, Case No. 18-CV-7509 from HEIRS OF ALBEN C. REITELBACH, AKA ALBIN C. REITELBACH, AKA A.C. REITELBACH, dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way LIVINGSTON AVENUE.
SECTION 16. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced ENTRY VESTING TITLE DEED in Franklin County Ohio Clerk of Courts of the Common Pleas, Case No. 18-CV-6683 from UNKNOWN TRANSFEREES, ASSIGNS, OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO THE BRYLEA REALTY COMPANY, dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way LIVINGSTON AVENUE.
SECTION 17. That the City of Columbus hereby accepts the property more fully described in the previously referenced WARRANTY DEED from CH MIRANOVA CORPORATE TOWER LLC, dedicates said property as road right-of-way and names such road right-of-way as MOUND STREET.
SECTION 18. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.