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Dayton Legal Blank, Inc. Form No. 30043
60-23 Ordinance No. Passed 20.
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN EASEMENT WITH
PROPERTY OWNER HEATHER PROPERTIES, LLC ALONG THE INDIAN RUN
MEADOWS PLANNED USE DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR FOR LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE
WHEREAS, Heather Properties LLC, (the “Grantor”) own the real property known as
Franklin County Auditor’s Parcel No 273-003024-00 (the “Grantor's Property”); and
WHEREAS, the Indian Run Meadows Planned Unit Development was approved by the
Dublin City Council with development text identifying this corridor as a prominent
“gateway” through the community and including a roadway maintenance buffer
requirement for all associated property owners; and
WHEREAS, the buffer extends nearly a mile, beginning just south of Valley Stream
Drive to the northern edge of Scottish Corners Park, on both sides of Muirfield Drive;
and
WHEREAS, the landscape treatment is applicable to residential, institutional, and
commercial properties, and includes landscaping standards for the Muirfield Drive
median which is already maintained by the City of Dublin; and
WHEREAS, Grantor is responsible for all other maintenance associated with the
easement, to include all lawn care such as mowing, fertilization, aeration and others to
be consistent with the standards reflected in Dublin City Code; and
WHEREAS, an updated inventory was conducted in 2019, and it was determined that
approximately 184 trees were needed to cure deficiencies in the buffer; and
WHEREAS, the Dublin City Council has created the “Greenway Corridor Program”
designed to assist property owners with their responsibilities related to the buffer by
ensuring appropriate screening with the necessary tree scape and maintenance at no
cost to the property owners; and
WHEREAS, Grantee desires a landscape easement over those portions of the Grantor’s
Property legally described on the attached Exhibit A and depicted on the attached
Exhibit B (the “Easement Area”) for the purpose of installing and maintaining certain
trees; and
WHEREAS, Grantor desires to grant a landscape easement over the Easement Area
for the benefit of Grantee upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Landscape
Easement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Dublin, State of
Ohio, __[p _ of its elected members concurring, that:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute all necessary
documentation with the Grantor for an Easement necessary to provide landscape
maintenance of 0.037 acres, more or less, with changes not inconsistent with the
Ordinance and not substantially adverse to the City and which shall be approved by
the City Manager (Exhibit C.) The approval of changes thereto by those officials, and
their character as not being substantially adverse to the City, shall be evidenced
conclusively by their execution thereof.
Section 2. Council further hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager, the
Director of Law, the Director of Finance, the Clerk of Council, or other appropriate
officers of the City to take any other actions as may be appropriate to implement this
Ordinance without further legislation being required.
Section 3. — This Ordinance shall take effect in accordance with 4.04(b) of the Dublin
Revised Charter.
RECORD OF ORDINANCES
Dayton Legal Blank, Inc. Form No. 30043
60-23 Ordinance No. Passed Page 2 20.
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To: Members of Dublin City Council
From: Megan D. O’Callaghan, P.E., City Manager
Date: December 5, 2023
Initiated By: Matt Earman, Director of Parks and Recreation
Re: Ordinance 60-23 through 62-23 – Authorizing the City Manager to Execute
Easements along the Indian Run Meadows Planned Use Development Corridor
for Landscape Maintenance – Follow-Up Information
Background
As a follow up to the November 27, 2023 meeting regarding Ordinance 60-23 through 62-23 -
Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Easements along the Indian Run Meadows Planned Use
Development Corridor for Landscape Maintenance, Council inquired about the removal of invasive
honeysuckle along the corridor and what species would be planted in its place.
Per City Code, the removal of invasive trees and shrubs such as honeysuckle is not a requirement.
However, to be consistent with the buffer requirements honeysuckle alone is not considered
appropriate screening and must be removed in order to plant the required number of appropriate
trees and shrub species. During the first phase of the buffer planting plan, there are several
properties where honeysuckle has been removed and replaced with new trees and shrubs to meet
the required screening for the buffer program. In these situations, many species were included as
replacements including evergreens and deciduous trees and shrubs depending on the conditions
that existed. A list of species that have been planted along the corridor thus far is attached for
reference.
In situations where both honeysuckle and other appropriate species exist, and where these
conditions meet the screening requirements, staff has encouraged property owners to have the
honeysuckle removed and replaced with desired species of columnar evergreens such as
arborvitae and junipers. On property easements where this condition remains, staff will continue to
encourage property owners to have the honeysuckle removed and replaced with these species.
Some property owners have chosen to accept this practice, to which staff has responded with an
updated planting plan for these easements.
Recommendation
This memo is for informational purposes only.
Office of the City Manager
5555 Perimeter Drive • Dublin, OH 43017
Phone: 614.410.4400 Memo
Avery-Muirfield Easement Tree and Shrub Species Inventory
Arborvitae ‘Green Giant’
Norway Spruce ‘Cupressina’
White Pine ‘Fastigigiata’
Jiniper ‘Spartan’
Alaskan Cedar
American Holly
Magnolia ‘Brackens Beauty’
Redbud ‘Forest Pansy’
Crabapple ‘Adirondack’
Dogwood ‘Cherokee Chief’
Upright Oak ‘Streetspire’
European Beech ‘Red Obelisk
European Beech ‘Dawyck Gold’
American Hornbeam ‘Firespire’
Birch ‘Dakota Pinnacle’
Zelkova ‘Musashino’
Norway Maple ‘Crimson Sentry’
European Beech ‘Riversii’
Sweetbay Magnolia ‘Ned’s Northern Belle’
Serviceberry
European Hornbeam ‘Frans Fontaine’
Dawn Redwood ‘Goldrush’
Willow ‘Trista’
To: Members of Dublin City Council
From: Megan D. O’Callaghan, P.E., City Manager
Date: November 21, 2023
Initiated By: Matt Earman, Director of Parks and Recreation
Re: Ordinance 60-23 through 62-23 – Authorizing the City Manager to Execute
Easements along the Indian Run Meadows Planned Use Development Corridor
for Landscape Maintenance
Background
Ordinances 60-23 through 62-23 are to continue securing landscape maintenance easements
associated with the Greenway Corridor Program that was initiated by City Council in 2020 for the
properties adjoining Avery-Muirfield Drive in the Indian Run Meadows subdivision. This program
includes securing landscape maintenance easements from property owners along the corridor for
the City to take over the responsibility to maintain the appropriate tree and shrub screening as
reflected in the development text. Documents from previous Council meetings related to the
implementation of this program, as well as additional details about the required screening are
attached for reference.
Staff has completed the first phase of the replanting plan along the corridor, which included the
removal of 84 trees/shrubs that were in poor or dead condition and the planting of 123 new
trees/shrubs for 22 properties to achieve the minimum screening requirements. This phase of
improvements was completed on June 1, 2023. The landscape easements included in the subject
ordinances include three additional property owners who have submitted documents affirming
their desire to participate in the program. A map of the property locations is also attached.
Property Owner Address Auditor Parcel ID Number
Tyler & Elizabeth Stafford 6933 Fallen Timbers Drive 273-002195-00
Heather Properties LLC 6973 Fallen Timbers Drive 273-003024-00
Jason & Megan Miller 6981 Fallen Timbers Drive 273-003025-00
The improvements required on these additional properties are estimated to cost approximately
$2,000, which will be funded using existing operating budget allocations. Of the 31 total properties
along this corridor, 25 properties will now be included in the program. The remaining six property
owners have decided not to participate. These six properties are currently in compliance with the
required screening and will be responsible to continue to meet the minimum requirements at their
own expense going forward.
Recommendation
In accordance with City Council’s direction to implement the Greenway Corridor Program, staff
recommends approval of Ordinances 60-23 through 62-23, authorizing the City Manager to
execute easements along the Indian Run Meadows Planned Use Development Corridor for
landscape maintenance.
Office of the City Manager
5555 Perimeter Drive • Dublin, OH 43017
Phone: 614.410.4400 Memo
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25'-0"LEGENDProposed Landscape EasementParcelMuirfield DriveTara Hill DrScottish CornersFallen Timbers Drive• Three Additional Easements•Total Number of Easements – 25 out of 31• Six Remaining Easements Currently in Compliance• All 25-Feet Easements from the Sidewalk