Northmoor aldermen decline to approve building permit for Reynolds amid parking and lot-configuration concerns

The City of Northmoor Board of Aldermen on March 4 declined to grant approval for a building-permit application for Patty Reynolds, noting unresolved property and parking questions that must be resolved before any permit is issued.

Don Alexander, who provided survey documents to the board, presented paperwork that reflected three separate lots for the subject property; City Attorney John Reddoch told aldermen the lot-configuration discrepancy must be resolved before the board can act. Reddoch also noted the property is zoned C2 and that city rules require parking equal to three times the building square footage, an ordinance provision the minutes cite during the exchange.

Reynolds told the board she has affidavits from neighboring property owners allowing use of additional parking spaces during peak times and said, “Friday nights are the busiest.” Residents and board members raised safety concerns about patrons and players crossing Waukomis Drive to reach parking, and also questioned whether cross-access easements would survive a sale of neighboring property.

Given these unresolved legal and safety issues, the board declined to approve Reynolds’s permit request at the March meeting and asked that the outstanding matters (survey corrections/legal descriptions, parking access/easement clarity and safety mitigation for pedestrian crossings) be resolved before reconsideration.

City Attorney John Reddoch is preparing missing legal descriptions needed for liens and property records; the minutes indicate he is working on related documentation. The board did not set a follow-up date in the meeting minutes.