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Templeton council adopts restrictive covenants for West Ridge lots and eases sale conditions for Lot 4
Summary
The Templeton City Council on July 1 adopted restrictive covenants for West Ridge Addition lots 2–5 and approved an amendment to the Lot 4 sale terms that replaces title-retention language with a $500 nonrefundable downpayment held until construction begins; both measures passed unanimously by those present.
The Templeton City Council voted July 1 to adopt restrictive covenants for multiple lots in the West Ridge Addition and to amend the sale conditions for Lot 4.
Council Member Cory Drees introduced Resolution No. 1408-24 to adopt restrictive covenants for West Ridge Addition lots 2, 3, 4 and 5; Council Member Mark Bauer seconded and the measure passed with Ayes: Bauer, Drees and Irlbeck and Nays: none, Mayor Ken F. Behrens declared the motion carried.
Separately, Council Member Mark Bauer moved to approve Resolution No. 1407-24 to amend Resolution No. 820 as it pertains to Lot 4 in the West Ridge Addition. The amendment removes a prior provision that required the City to retain title to Lot 4 until a purchaser had substantially begun construction. Under the amended language recorded by the council, Section 4 requires the purchaser to complete construction within one year of sale, and Section 5 allows the City to accept a nonrefundable $500 downpayment that the City will retain until the purchaser starts construction, evidenced by a building permit and foundation work. The resolution passed on a roll call vote (Ayes: Drees, Irlbeck, Bauer; Nays: none).
Council members framed the changes as clarifying sale conditions and enabling the City to close on Lot 4 while preserving a limited financial guarantee that construction will commence. The minutes record the revised text but do not include extended debate or public comment on the items. The resolutions were signed or attested in the minutes by Mayor Ken F. Behrens and City Clerk Nicci Kathol.
Next steps: The amendments in Resolution No. 1407-24 permit the City to proceed with closing on Lot 4 subject to the stated conditions; the minutes do not specify a date for implementation beyond the resolution language.
