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Communication from the City Manager and Community Development Director with a Request to RECEIVE and FILE a Report on the DISPOSITION OF LAND.
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this report back is to provide an overview of the current policy related to the disposition of City owned land. The City recently received a grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) to study land acquisition and disposition policies. As such, we anticipate bringing an updated policy to Council in early 2019.
In October 2012, a report was sent to Council related to land management. A copy of this report is attached. Subsequent to the 2012 report, a vacant land strategy was developed and implemented.
The current vacant land strategy divides City owned vacant land into four general categories.
1. Land appropriate for a side lot transfer program.
2. Land appropriate for short term development.
3. Land appropriate for long term development.
4. Structures that may be candidates for renovation.
Side Lot Program Category:
Situations that meet the following criteria are considered candidates for the Side Lot Program. If the criteria are met, the lot is transferred, typically for the cost of recording the deed. In most cases, the property owner will be required to combine the side lot parcel and their house parcel into a new single parcel.
1. The lot has limited development potential.
2. The lot is isolated, in that there is not a substantial number of publicly owned lots in proximity to the potential side lot.
3. The applicant is the adjacent property owner, the property is owner occupied, and the adjacent property is not delinquent in any payments to the City, has limited or no history of code violations, and is well maintained.
Land Appropriate for Short Term Development Category:
Situations that meet the following criteria are considered candidates for transfer for development purposes. Any cost/purchase price related to this category wou...
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