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Commission reviews appraisals for two excess right-of-way parcels and asks staff for title search and sale process
Summary
Staff presented two appraisals for excess right-of-way parcels — a triangular parcel near Little Debbie Parkway valued at $92,870 (discounted from a marketable estimate of about $1,000,000) and a small parcel near Premier Tire appraised at $25,000 — and commissioners directed staff to run a title search and propose a codified process for sales and notifications to adjacent owners.
City staff presented two appraisals on Feb. 2 for parcels the city has identified as excess right-of-way and asked the commission whether it wished to proceed with sale steps.
Planning staff (Jason) said the first parcel — an irregular triangle near a strip center off Little Debbie Parkway — has a marketable value the appraiser estimated at roughly $1,000,000 if it were a developable square lot. Because the parcel is irregular and cut off, the appraiser applied a discount and valued it at about $92,870 (Jason said the total came to roughly $95,000 with fees). "It the market value is almost 1000000 dollars, but just given the size of it and the layout the appraiser's calling it for a discount to where it only sells for 10% of it, which is $92,000 $92,870," Jason said.
The second parcel, a small piece adjacent to a Premier Tire parking area along Little Debbie Parkway, was appraised at $25,000. Commissioners asked whether the city had a codified process for selling right-of-way and whether it should follow the state's approach of notifying adjacent owners and waiting a period (e.g., 30 days) to allow those owners first rights. Commissioner House urged developing a written procedure before proceeding; Jason recommended following state steps and running a title search to confirm whether the city holds fee title or only the right to use the corridor.
Commissioners also expressed concern about creating a landlocked parcel or cutting off access if a nonadjacent buyer acquired a right-of-way strip. The commission directed staff to initiate a title search and return with legal recommendations and a proposed process for public notice and sale options.
