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Committee approves sale or conveyance of three small city parcels, citing unbuildable floodplain constraints
Summary
The committee approved three resolutions conveying small, largely unbuildable city parcels to adjacent owners or a neighborhood association (one parcel with a reversionary clause for a community garden). Staff described floodplain, stormwater and utility easements that limit development, noted city and county appraisals and adjacent offers, and recommended conveyance to return parcels to tax rolls or local stewardship.
Staff presented three resolutions to convey vacant city parcels: a Southeast 2nd Street lot (roughly 1 acre, city estimate $5,000; county appraisal $12,010; adjacent‑owner offer $1,500) that is largely constrained by floodplain and stream buffers; a 0.13‑acre parcel near Southwest 7th and High (city estimate $2,500; county appraisal $4,910; adjacent‑owner offer $1,250) with sanitary sewer and drainage easements; and a small lot at 1196 Southwest Lane requested by the Tennessee Town Neighborhood Improvement Association with staff proposing a conveyance that includes a reversionary clause if the lot is not developed as a community garden.
Staff explained that easements (floodway, 100‑year/500‑year floodplain and utility easements) limit buildability and that retaining easements while conveying ownership would protect city access and infrastructure. An adjacent landowner who has maintained one of the lots for decades addressed the committee, saying maintenance duties had fallen to him and that conveying the lot would return it to the tax rolls and relieve the city of upkeep.
Each resolution was moved and approved on a 3–0 voice vote; staff will engage surveyors to create legal descriptions and reserve necessary easements prior to conveyance.
