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Pontiac approves sale of multiple city lots to private builders for infill housing after public hearings
Summary
The Pontiac City Council approved the sale of multiple city-owned vacant lots for infill housing following three public hearings in which residents voiced both support for getting vacant lots developed and concerns about investor purchases and lot size.
The Pontiac City Council approved option contracts and the sale of multiple city-owned vacant lots for infill housing during the March 18 meeting, clearing the way for private and nonprofit developers to construct new single-family and multifamily units.
What council approved: By roll-call votes the council adopted separate resolutions to sell groups of vacant parcels to developers who proposed new housing. The first package — four lots at 476 California, 586 California, 530 Luther and 182 Rockwell — passed 5–2 (Parker, Rutherford, Goodman, James and McGinnis voting yes; Carrington and Jones voting no). The second and third batches — a pair of narrow strips behind Auburn Avenue (140 Clifford and an adjacent unaddressed strip) and four parcels on Luther Avenue (including 387 and 383 Luther) — were each approved by roll-call vote (unanimous where recorded). The council also concurred with Oakland County Brownfield plans for Presbyterian Villages (two separate Brownfield concurrence resolutions…
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