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Council directs staff to appraise air easements near Tice Park after property owners request changes
Summary
Council discussed nine air easements south of Tice Park that limit above‑10‑foot construction and voted 4‑2 to have staff obtain formal appraisals and return with options for selling or otherwise removing the easements; a resolution to release them without appraisal was not adopted.
Councilors considered staff's report about nine private lots immediately south of Tice Park that carry city air easements restricting construction above 10 feet. City Attorney David Leitenberg and Community Development staff explained the legal history is incomplete but that the easements limit building and have made affected parcels effectively unbuildable under current conditions.
Options and legal process: Staff presented four main options: (1) terminate the easements without…
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