Easement Vacations in Prairie Parkway and Mallard Creek Additions
Summary
The developer will reconfigure 16.49 acres once slated for multi-family into 79 lots for single-family, twin homes, and townhomes to match market demand. A resident asked about a possible 40th Ave S roundabout and the lost community garden space.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
A developer's agreement with the city will govern infrastructure costs; the 40th Ave S street study (possible roundabout) is due this spring.
Future homeowners and the developer; the city gains housing stock.
The community garden on the platted land is being displaced, though staff noted it was always a temporary use on private property.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Planning Commission/Board of Adjustment - Nov 2, 2026
Three separate requests — from Lowry Engineering, Prairie Parkway Plaza, LLC, and the City of Moorhead — ask the city to give up recorded easements in two growing south-side additions. Vacating easements clears the way for how those parcels can be used and built on.
Planning Commission/Board of Adjustment - Jul 14, 2026
Two large lots once slated for apartments get reworked into single-family homes, twin homes and townhomes in south Moorhead. More housing options, but the final call rests with the City Council.
Planning Commission/Board of Adjustment - Apr 6, 2026
A section of 41st Ave S that was built into the Prairie Parkway 2nd Addition is being vacated so the developer can replat the area. Utilities already installed will be abandoned, and the space becomes green space with a stormwater pond serving the 4th Addition.
Planning Commission/Board of Adjustment - Feb 2, 2026
The developer will reconfigure 16.49 acres once slated for multi-family into 79 lots for single-family, twin homes, and townhomes to match market demand. A resident asked about a possible 40th Ave S roundabout and the lost community garden space.
Related development
Prairie Parkway 3rd Addition 14-ft Trail Easement Vacation
If vacated, the trail easement corridor would no longer be reserved for public trail use on the affected parcel.
Vacation of 41st Ave S Right-of-Way & Easements — Prairie Parkway 2nd Addition
Opens the door for the next phase of residential development along the Prairie Parkway corridor.
Prairie Parkway 2nd Addition Utility & Access Easement Vacation
Vacating these easements would remove recorded utility and access rights over portions of the addition, affecting how those areas can be used.
Mallard Creek Second Addition Easement Vacation
Vacating all easements citywide-request would clear the plat's lots and blocks of recorded encumbrances.
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