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Ordinance No.~Eg.17 Sec. 170.061 states, in part, that "the demand for park, Playground and public open space within a municipality is directl~ related to the density and intensity of development permitted and'allowed within a given area". Sec. 170.065A states "Land proposed to be dedicated for public purposes shall meet identifiedi~ne~ds of the City. Outlot E is riverfront land which is planned as a private open space areafor subdivision residents. This private open space area will servei~as a major part of park and open space land needs of the subdivision and is also proposed as a "Scenic Easement": as defined in Sec. 170.0168 of the city Code. Proposed park dedication lands include one major tract (Block 4, Lot 1) and dedication of small trail outiots.._with a gross dedication area of 5.92 acres. This plus the 5,~73' acres of private open space land in Outlot E totals about 11~ acres of land in the subdivision to serve open space needs. - City Code requirements call for computed dedication based on (Sec. 170.063) as "up to 5%. of the gross land area" for Industria~Commercial Parkland Dedication and 10% of the (gross) land to be~idedicated (Sec. 170.062) for a residential dwelling unit density of!t~is subdivision, i~ is also important to note that MS 462.358 SUbd~ 2 (b) provides that the municipality "may require that a reasonable portion of any proposed subdivision be dedicated" for public use such as park and open space land and further "the municipalitylreasonably determines that it will need to acquire" open space land for the specific subdivision. A major C°~n~y Park is adjacent to the subdivision to the west and the MissiSsippi River serves as the southern boundary. It is important ~ for the City .to consider .land dedication, easement 4