Sale of 600-602 Jackson Ave. for side yard/garden use
Summary
The board sold one small lot to a neighbor for $250 but denied a side-yard sale on a buildable corner lot, signaling it prefers housing development over garden/side-yard uses on buildable parcels. Buyers of buildable lots may need a development agreement committing to construction.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
One sale at $250; denial preserves a lot's potential tax base as future housing.
Adjacent homeowners gaining usable side yards where approved; neighborhoods where buildable lots become homes.
The denied applicants, who wanted the corner parcels for a side yard and garden.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Land Bank Corporation Board - Sep 18, 2026
The board sold one small lot to a neighbor for $250 but denied a side-yard sale on a buildable corner lot, signaling it prefers housing development over garden/side-yard uses on buildable parcels. Buyers of buildable lots may need a development agreement committing to construction.
Land Bank Corporation Board - Jan 16, 2026
The land bank was set to consider selling this vacant parcel, apparently to a neighbor for a side yard or garden. These sales return tax-delinquent lots to productive neighborhood use.
Related development
320 Washington Ave & 935 S Governor St Side Yard Sale
The parcels stay in Land Bank hands, keeping open the possibility of new housing on the prominent corner.
1119 W Georgia St Side Yard Sale
The neighbor gains a small side yard, keeping the lot maintained without adding new housing.
600-602 Jackson Ave. side yard/garden sale
If sold, the vacant lot would become a maintained side yard or garden, improving the block's appearance.
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