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RESOLUTION CONCERNING SERVICES TO PROPERTY PROPOSED FOR ANNEXATION: 1.465+/- ACRES IN MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP (Johnny Torres-Guzman & Amelia Sifuentes-Torres, PID #191-003163, Codet Road) TO THE CITY OF GAHANNA, AND CITY BUFFER REQUIREMENTS AS REQUIRED IN OHIO REVISED CODE 709.023.
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WHEREAS, a Petition has been filed with the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County, Ohio, for the annexation of approximately 1.465+/- acres from Mifflin Township to the City of Gahanna; and
WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code Section 709.023(C) requires that a municipal corporation shall, by ordinance or resolution adopt a statement indicating what services, if any, the municipal corporation will provide to the territory upon annexation, which legislation must be adopted and filed with the County Commissioners within twenty (20) days after the petition is filed; and
WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code Section 709.023(C) also requires that a municipal corporation shall, by ordinance or resolution, require buffers separating any new uses that clearly are incompatible with the uses permitted under current township zoning regulations in the adjacent land remaining in the unincorporated township.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA, COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That immediately upon the effective date of annexation of 1.465+/- acres, located off Codet Road, PID# 191-003163, Johnny Torres-Guzman & Amelia Sifuentes-Torres, to the City of Gahanna, the City of Gahanna will provide to the entire annexed territory, the following services:
Police: The Division of Police is able to provide full police services or this residence/location with our current staffing levels and operational capacity.
Public Service:
1) Water service is available from an existing 4-inch waterline on the south side of Codet Road, adjacent to the property.
2) Sanitary Sewer service is available from an existing 8-inch sanitary sewer approximately 90 feet east of the proposed annexation.
3) Upon being annexed to the City of Gahanna, the proposed annexation shall receive roadway maintenance and service and sanitation services as provided in Chapter 941 (Garbage and Refuse Collection) of the Codified Ordinances.
Fire: Mifflin Township is, and will continue to be, the authority having jurisdiction for fire and emergency medical services. Services can be provided by the City of Gahanna to the annexation territory on the same terms and conditions as they are provided to properties currently located within the City of Gahanna and as established by City Ordinances.
Section 2. That the 1.465+/- acre annexation territory is subject to Mifflin Township zoning regulations. If the territory is annexed and becomes subject to Gahanna zoning and the city zoning permits uses in the annexed territory that the city determines are clearly incompatible with the uses permitted under applicable township zoning regulations in effect at the time of the filing of the petition on the land adjacent to the annexation territory remaining within Mifflin Township, then Gahanna City Council will require the owner of the annexed territory to provide a buffer separating the use of the annexed territory and the adjacent land remaining within Mifflin Township. The landscape "buffer" may include open space, landscaping, fences, walls, and other structured elements, streets and street rights-of-way, or bicycle and pedestrian paths and sidewalks.
Section 3. That the Clerk of Council is hereby authorized and directed to deliver a copy of this legislation to the office of the Board of Commissioners of Franklin County, Ohio, within twenty (20) days of the date of the filing of the petition.
Section 4. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect at the earliest period allowed by law.