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ISSUES RELATING TO PARK DEDICATION AND PARK FEES By. William K. Goodrich, Cz~y A~.o~ney BACKGROUND: At the Council's meeting on January 24, 1989, Park Dedication issues were ceneral!y discussed. This subject again specifically be discussed at the joint Council, Planning ~c~ At Com~,ission and Park Commission meeting on February 22, ..... that meeting we will present our recommendations in ordinance for~.,, fc },our review. ......... ~ are the issues that eta_. believe exist and our recommendations, based on },our January 24, 1989 discussion, for resolution of these issues. ISSUE: A review of the relationship between the current ordinance requirement of the cash payment of $500/dwelling unit or 10% of market value is required. The $500/unit appears to be too high in most plats. However, in certain plats, ..... amount is lower than the !0% of market value. Enclosed is a listing of certain selected plats in the city showing the relative comparisons. When reviewing the enclosed, please note that the market values used are the City's assessed values, which is not necessarily the per acre price actually paid for the property. The second issue relates to resubdivision. Currently, when a parcel is subdivided into two parcels, park dedication or payment cf park fee is required based on the gross value or land area cf the entire plat. When any lot cf the plat is resubdivided in the future, park dedication is again required. This has the potential cf charging a park dedication fee two or more times on the same parcel. Language needs to be developed %o eliminate this potential in order to be equitable to all concerned. In those plats where land dedication is desired, the City presently does not require the developer to make any improvements to the property being dedicated. Other commun~.es do require ~ne developer to make some improvements. Tkis issue should be reviewed to dete_~mine if ~is ~s a re~airement Ramsey ~~ imD!ement