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Applications for property purchases that were tabled by the Urban Renewal Authority of Parkersburg are on the agenda for Tuesday.
The authority will meet following the City Council meeting, which convenes at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers at the municipal building.
The tabled motions include separate applications from Steven M. Spiker and Jeremy Lemasters to purchase 813 Dickel Ave.
Spiker has offered $500 and intends to use the lot as a side-yard extension with possibly a fence, garden and fruit trees. Lemasters, who offered $1,500, intends to use the lot as a side-yard extension.
Joshua Kerr has applied to purchase 617 1/2 Locust St. for $500. Kerr plans to use the lot as a side-yard extension and install a fence.
Carol Webb has offered $500 to purchase 1509 Andrew St. Webb plans to use the lot as a yard extension and install a fence.
Under new business, the authority will consider an application to purchase 610 Broadway Ave. by Robert and Deborah Hall for $1,250 and by Cheryl Westfall for $800.
The Halls intend to use the property for additional parking, a garden and side-yard extension with the long-term plan to build a house.
Westfall plans to extend a yard.
Also under new business is the designation of specific properties owned by the authority as preferred sites for future housing development, a Side Lot Program for properties owned by the authority and to request city council review an agreement for no-cost transfer of property owned by the city to the authority. The properties that would be transferred to the authority from the city are 909 13th St. and 912 Laverne St.
The preferred housing designation does not require the authority to proceed with construction, but identifies properties that should be studied and protected for housing opportunities, according to a memorandum from the planning division. Applicants will know the site has already been identified as a preferred housing location and the authority's intent early in the process.
The purpose of the Side Lot Program is to establish a clear, consistent and affordable process to return property owned by the authority to productive private use, such as yards, driveways and gardens for adjacent property owners.
Among the requirements for the property is it adjoins one or more privately owned parcels, may be capable of development, but is limited because of its size, not needed for a priority housing project, infrastructure or other public use.