Ordinance 07-21
To: Members of Dublin City Council
From: Dana L. McDaniel, City Manager
Date: February 20, 2021
Initiated By: Jennifer D. Readler, Law Director
Re: Ordinance 07-21 - Township Boundary Adjustment (Peter L. Coratola, Jr.)
Background
The City of Dublin ("City") approved, via Ordinance 01-21, the annexation of approximately 4.998
acres of land from Jerome Township located at 7411 Brock Road (the "Annexed Territory"). This
annexation was initiated under the regular annexation procedures by Laura Comek, agent/attorney
for Mr. Peter Coratola, Jr. ("Petitioner"). The Board of County Commissioners of Union County
approved this annexation on October 8, 2020.
To ensure that fire coverage remains uniform within the City, the Washington Township Fire
Department is willing to provide fire services to the Annexed Territory once it is removed from
Jerome Township. As Washington Township has fully staffed and equipped fire stations and is best
stationed to provide emergency services, this arrangement is beneficial to all parties.
Boundary Adjustment Petition
Ordinance 07-21 would authorize the City Law Director to petition the Board of County
Commissioners of Union County to adjust township boundaries in Union County such that the
Annexed Territory would be removed from Jerome Township, and placed in Washington Township.
R.C. 503.07, as well as State, ex rel. City of Dublin v. Delaware County Board of Commissioners,
62 Ohio St.3d 55, 577 N.E.2d 1088 (1991), provides the City with the authority to file the petition,
and the Union County Commissioners to approve the petition.
Recommendation
The Law Department recommends approval of Ordinance No. 07-21 at the March 22, 2021
meeting.
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To: Members of Dublin City Council
From: Dana L. McDaniel, City Manager
Date: January 25, 2021
Initiated By: Paul Hammersmith, P.E., Director of Engineering/City Engineer
Re: Ordinance 01-21 - Accepting the Annexation of 4.998 Acres, More or
Less, from Jerome Township, Union County (Petitioner: Peter L.
Coratola, Jr.)
Follow Up
At the August 24, 2020 Council meeting, when Council considered Resolution 45-20 adopting a
statement of services resolution for the annexation of the Property, Mr. Coratola requested a
waiver of the annexation application fee. Staff recommended denial of the fee waiver request.
While Council approved the statement of services resolution, the fee waiver request was tabled.
During the discussion, Council members expressed interest in reviewing a fee waiver policy.
Council referred this topic to the Community Development Committee for further discussion and
recommendation on the requested fee waiver. The Community Development Committee met on
January 20, 2021 to discuss these matters.
The Community Development Committee determined that the annexation fee waiver policy should
take into account public property, islands of property lying within a township surrounded by the
Dublin corporate limits, hardship and economic development. It is the burden of the property
owner seeking the waiver to prove how their request is justified and fits within these waiver
categories. Fundamentally, waivers can be considered when:
• Public property, such as City-owned or Township-owned property, is being annexed;
• An island of property lying within a township that is surrounded by property within the
Dublin corporate limits is being annexed;
• Hardship conditions (such as financial or a failed system as determined by Franklin County
Public Health) are present;
• The property to be annexed is part of an economic development project.
In applying these factors to the annexation fee waiver request from Mr. Coratola, the Committee
felt that the request did not meet any of the factors enumerated above. As such, the Committee
recommended denial of the fee waiver request, although they expressed much appreciation for the
impact of Mr. Coratola’s business contributions to the City.
Staff is happy to make any revisions to the proposed policy update as suggested by either
Committee members or Council as a whole.
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January 25, 2021
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Recommendations
• Annexation Ordinance Acceptance
This Property is within the proposed annexation areas of the Community Plan and is
located in the exclusive Dublin Service Area as defined in the water and sewer agreements
with the City of Columbus. Staff therefore recommends approval of Ordinance 01-21.
• Annexation Fee Waiver Policy
The Community Development Committee recommends acceptance of their
recommendation of approval of an update to the annexation fee waiver policy that allows
Council consideration of waiver requests when:
Public property, such as City-owned or Township-owned property, is being annexed;
An island of property lying within a township that is surrounded by property within
the Dublin corporate limits is being annexed;
Hardship conditions are present;
The property to be annexed is part of an economic development project.
It is the burden of the property owner seeking the waiver to prove how their request is
justified and fits within these waiver categories.
• Peter Coratola Annexation Fee Waiver Request
The Community Development Committee recommends acceptance of their
recommendation to deny Mr. Coratola’s annexation fee waiver request.
To: Members of Dublin City Council
From: Dana L. McDaniel, City Manager
Date: January 12, 2021
Initiated By: Paul Hammersmith, P.E., Director of Engineering/City Engineer
Re: Ordinance 01-21 - Accepting the Annexation of 4.998 Acres, More or Less,
from Jerome Township, Union County (Petitioner: Peter L. Coratola, Jr.)
Background
Laura MacGregor Comek, Attorney/Agent for Petitioner, Peter L. Coratola, Jr., filed an
annexation petition with the Union County Commissioners on July 27, 2020 for the property
located at 7411 Brock Road. The petition is for 4.998 acres, more or less (“the Property”).
The petition was filed pursuant to O.R.C. 709.02, as a “regular/majority owner” annexation.
Under this process the City must first, at least 20 days prior to the annexation hearing, adopt an
ordinance or resolution relating to municipal services. City Council passed Resolution No. 45-20,
which was prepared for this purpose, on August 24, 2020.
The Union County Commissioners granted the annexation on October 8, 2020, finding that all
the Ohio Revised Code requirements were met, including the criteria in R.C. 709.03. Provided
City Council accepts the annexation, the Law Department intends to file a boundary adjustment
petition with the Union County Commissioners in order to transfer the property from Jerome
Township to Washington Township to ensure uniform fire service.
Fee Waiver Request
At the August 24, 2020 Council meeting, when Council considered Resolution 45-20 adopting a
statement of services resolution for the annexation of the Property, Mr. Coratola requested a
waiver of the annexation application fee. Staff recommended denial of the fee waiver request.
While Council approved the statement of services resolution, the fee waiver request was tabled.
During the discussion, Council members expressed interest in developing a fee waiver policy.
Council referred this topic to the Community Development Committee for further discussion and
recommendation on the requested fee waiver. The Community Development Committee has
scheduled a meeting to discuss the fee waiver on January 20, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Staff will
provide Council with a summary of the Committee’s recommendation at second reading.
Recommendation
This Property is within the proposed annexation areas of the Community Plan and is located in
the exclusive Dublin Service Area as defined in the water and sewer agreements with the City of
Columbus. Staff therefore recommends approval of Ordinance 01-21.
Office of the City Manager
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