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Council advances three Columbus Metropolitan Library land items — waterline easement, stormwater easement and right-of-way dedication — to full council
Summary
Council moved three items related to the Columbus Metropolitan Library project to the full-council agenda: acceptance of a 0.012-acre waterline easement, a 0.138-acre stormwater drainage easement, and dedication of highway easement to public right-of-way.
Council heard staff briefings on three items tied to the new Columbus Metropolitan Library project on Groveport Road and moved each item to a future full-council meeting for formal action.
Development Director Lucas Hair explained the first item, Resolution 25-031, would allow the city to accept a 0.012-acre waterline easement located outside of the Groveport Road right-of-way to accommodate a public water-main extension. Hair said the city normally requires facilities to be within right-of-way but the presence of other utilities required a small separate easement.
For Resolution 25-032, Hair said a stormwater drainage pipe serving the adjacent addition lacked an existing recorded easement; the library has agreed to record a 0.138-acre drainage easement that ties into an existing public tile. Hair and staff clarified the stormwater line serves public drainage and will not drain to the library’s parking lot.
The third item, Ordinance 25-016, would accept a dedication of real property from the library board to establish public right-of-way in front of the library so new sidewalks and connections can be placed there.
All three measures were moved to full council by unanimous roll-call motions at the June 16 meeting; final acceptance and dedication require full-council adoption in a subsequent session.
