Land Reuse Agency approves sale of two Chestnut Street lots with conditions

The Clarksburg Land Reuse Agency on a motion approved the sale of two city-owned parcels on Chestnut Street (Lots 23 and 38) to the adjoining property owner under several conditions: the buyer must obtain a survey and legally combine the LRA lots with the purchaser’s existing parcels within six months, a revisionary clause will return the lots to the LRA if the condition is not met, and the purchase price was set at $2,500 for both lots.

Agency staff presented aerial photos and parcel histories, noting the applicant already owns Lots 26 and 31, which currently bifurcate his house. Staff described the triangular lot as wooded and the other lot as having a retaining wall and a former house site; members noted both lots are zoned R‑2, which constrains future uses to primarily residential purposes.

Members debated the appropriate time for the buyer to obtain a survey (some proposed up to a year; the board settled on six months) and whether to attach covenants limiting future subdivision or uses. Concerns centered on protecting neighborhood character and preventing a future resale that would undermine planning goals. One staff member summarized the applicant’s stated intent: "He just wants it for the lots to have the extra property." The board added a revisionary clause and explicitly required the buyer to combine the lots before any change of use would be considered.

The resolution was adopted with members voting in favor. The action directs staff to draft a deed with the stated conditions and monitor compliance; if the buyer does not meet the six‑month requirement and refrains from seeking an extension, the property reverts for LRA disposition.