Explanation
Background:
A boundary adjustment between the City of Columbus and the City of Worthington has been proposed. The site is on Worthington-Galena Road, beginning beneath the Interstate 270 overpass and extending northward approximately 666 feet toward Sancus Boulevard, and consists entirely of right of way. The proposed adjustment moves the City of Columbus corporate boundary slightly southward, to exclude the right of way. The transfer will place the entirety of the right of way along this span of Worthington-Galena Road within the City of Worthington. This legislation is being filed in response to the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code - section 709.37 regarding municipal boundary adjustments. Parallel legislation has been submitted to Worthington City Council. Columbus approval will allow the adjustment proposal to be submitted to Franklin County for finalization.
Fiscal Impact: None
Title
To agree to an adjustment to the City’s boundaries by consenting to transfer approximately 2+/- acres from the City of Columbus to the City of Worthington.
Body
WHEREAS, 2+/- acres of the Worthington-Galena Road right of way is located within the City of Columbus and is adjacent to right of way and territory located within the City of Worthington; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of all parties if the boundaries of the two communities reflect the proposed adjustment; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City of Columbus to transfer the subject area, comprised of right of way along Worthington-Galena Road, to the City of Worthington which desires to accept said transfer; and
WHEREAS, the proposed transfer does not involve the transfer of territory inhabited by more than five voters; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That in accordance with Section 709.37 of the Ohio Revised Code, the City of Columbus hereby agrees to transfer to the City of Worthington the land described as follows:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, in Quarter Township 1, Township 2, Range 18, United States Military Lands, being comprised of the remainder of that 3 acre tract conveyed to John M. Markeson by deed of record in Deed Book 1242, Page 581, part of that 0.179 acre tract conveyed to City of Columbus, Ohio by deed of record in Official Record 17285E05, all of that 0.007 acre tract conveyed to City of Columbus, Ohio by deed of record in Official Record 11996C10, and part of that tract conveyed to Zenith Holding and Trading Corporation by deed of record in deed Book 2335, Page 398 (all references are to the records of the Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio) and more particularly bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING, at a common corner of those 0.821 acre and .893 acre tracts conveyed to Vista Community Church by deed of record in Instrument Number 201612290178691;
Thence southeasterly, across said 3 acre remainder, a distance of 63± feet to a point on the northwesterly line of that 1.225 acre tract conveyed to Worthington Industries, Incorporated by deed of record in Instrument Number 200502010019358, a southeasterly line of said 3 acre remainder;
Thence southwesterly, with the common line to said 3 acre remainder and said 1.225 acre tract, a distance of 1± feet to a point;
Thence southwesterly, continuing with said common line, with the arc to the left, a chord distance of 306± feet to a northerly corner of said 0.007 acre tract;
Thence southerly, with the easterly line of said 0.007 acre tract, a westerly line of said 1.225 acre tract, a distance of 41± feet to a southeasterly corner of said 0.007 acre tract, being on the northerly right-of-way line of Interstate 270, the northerly line of said Zenith tract;
Thence easterly, with said northerly lines, the southerly line of said 1.225 acre tract, a distance of 135± feet to an angle point in said northerly lines;
Thence easterly, continuing with said northerly lines and southerly line, a distance of 37± feet to the old easterly right-of-way line of Worthington Galena Road on the existing City of Columbus corporation line established in Ordinance 1019-72 and of record in Miscellaneous Volume 156, Page 449;
Thence southwesterly, across said right-of-way and Zenith tract and with said old right-of-way line and with the existing City of Columbus corporation line established in Ordinance number 1618-65 and of record in Miscellaneous Volume 139, Page 323, a distance of 392± feet to an angle point on the existing City of Worthington corporation line established in Ordinance 102-60 and of record in Miscellaneous Volume 127, Page 449 and the line between said Quarter Township 1 and Quarter Township 2 of said
Township 2, Range 18;
Thence northerly, across said Zenith tract, and with said Quarter Township line, the westerly line of said 3 acre tract, the easterly line of that tract conveyed to Hester F. Dysart and the easterly line of the subdivision plat entitled Commercial Pointe-Worthington of record in Plat Book 62, Page 71 and with said corporation line and the City of Worthington corporation line established in Ordinance 102-60 and of record in Miscellaneous Volume 127, Page 449 and Resolution 12-67 and of record in Miscellaneous Volume 142, Page 579, a distance of 666 ± feet to a point in the centerline of Sancus Boulevard, being on the westerly line of said 0.179 acre tract;
Thence, easterly across said 0.179 acre tract and the right-of-way of Sancus Boulevard, a distance of 40± feet to a point on the easterly right-of-way line of Sancus Boulevard, the westerly line of said 0.821 acre tract and the easterly line of said 0.179 acre tract;
Thence southeasterly, with the westerly line of said 0.821 acre tract and the easterly line of said 0.179 acre tract, a chord distance of 16± feet;
Thence easterly, with the southerly line of said 0.821 acre tract, a distance of 179± feet to POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 2.0± acres of land, more or less.
Section 2. That the City Clerk certify this ordinance to the County Commissioners of Franklin County, Ohio, for further proceedings in accordance with the law.
Section 3. That the City of Columbus agrees to the transfer of the territory described in Section 1 to the City of Worthington upon approval of the petition by the Board of Franklin County Commissioners and take any necessary steps to record such acceptance.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.