Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 03/14/2002 - Canceled

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their land. He asked if the development be more advantaged than the other development that would have to develop recreational land within their development. t_ mi~person Cook stated he did not think it would be wise to ask the developers to make an ordinance th,''~ regulates them. Jommissioner Rolfe stated *hat the Commission would not ask the developers to make the ordinance,, ~st give some ideas. ,. mission Johns stated that she woul~i ratht:t' Jet some standards regarding the :- '-':n space issue t'ld making sure there is some green space and that it is not driveway to drivc:.,,,.y or house to t~ouse. She stated the Commission should make sure each development keeps the green space feel and set some standards for the open space. She stated'the Commission should leave the recreation space open and deal with that on a case-by-case decision. Commissioner Rolfe agreed with Commissioner Johns. Mr. Boos asked if Commissioner Johns was talking about green space, not recreation. Commissioner Johns stated she wanted to have standards on the open space. She stated the Commission should address the recreation aspect and that the City would be willing to work with the developer regarding this. Commissioner Olds stated the City did not want the developer to come in, have a small area of e',en space, and ..... rte this would be their green space or recreation space. C.:~fi .-.rson Cook stated they should do something as simple as stating the City requires that m:..,-.family dwellings provide recreation facilities adequate to their reside~tts and it would be the rest,onsibility of the developer to propose the recreational facility that is best suited for the demographics of their sales. Commissioner Johns si:ated she is more concerned .with the City as a whole and how the development, would fit in the look of the City. The people who buy into the development would be the deciders on what recreation would go into the development. Chairperson Cook stated this would depend on the demographics. What he does not want is a bunch of apartments to come in and not have any recreation available and then have the parks become overwhelmed by the added residents because of the densities. Commissioner Johns asked Mr. Boos if he needed the Commission to make a decision on this right away. Mr. Boos stated he did not think a decision would need to be made that night. Chairperson Cook stated the reason he brought this up over the winter was to solidify this with ' the upcoming developments. He thought it was good to have an ordinance. He stated it does not Park and Recreation COmmission/February 14, 2002 Page 4 of 13