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Buyer and HOA press board for clarity on Lot 41 restriction; staff cite unfinished infrastructure
Summary
A buyer under contract asked the board to amend a 2011 resolution so Lot 41 could be sold and built on; homeowners association representatives supported development if procedures are followed, while public works and the city attorney said the restriction was tied to unfinished improvements — water and street work — and cautioned against carving out individual lots.
At the July 16 meeting a buyer under contract for a lot in the Osage Hills subdivision asked the Pacific Board of Aldermen to amend a 2011 restrictive resolution so Lot 41 could be removed from a no‑development order.
Cade Bell (contract buyer) said Lot 41 was originally platted for a sewage lift station that is no longer needed and that removing Lot 41 from the resolution would allow residential development and increased tax revenue. Charles Hulse, speaking for the Osage Hills homeowners association, said trustees were willing to permit building on Lot 41 if the recorded restrictions are rescinded properly and if zoning and procedural issues are cleared up.
Public Works staff warned that Lot 41 lacks necessary public improvements: the water main does not extend to that parcel and other subdivision infrastructure required by the original plat remain incomplete. City Attorney Jones said the original restrictive covenant was intended to compel the developer to finish public improvements (water, cul‑de‑sac and similar infrastructure) and that to carve out a single lot without addressing unfinished obligations could be a mistake.
Board members asked staff to investigate and provide a definitive recommendation and to bring the matter back with documentation. No action to amend the 2011 resolution was taken the night of the meeting.
