Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 06/11/1992

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SubdivisiOn' Design Standards : ~ ~ubdivlsion 1. Purpose. The City Council recognizes it is essential to ~¢ ~¢alth, safety and welfare of the residents of Ramsey and persons working in Ramsey, that~the character and quality of the environment be considered to be of major importance ~ t,hi~ planning and development of the City. In this regard, the manner in which land iL d~¥eloped and used is of high priority. The preservation of land for park, playground a~nd ~blic open space purposes as it relates to the use and development of land for residentii0. ,~mereial/industrial purposes is essential to the maintaining of a healthful and desirabl{en~,, !ronment for all citizens of the City. The City must not only provide these n.e.cessary a~' ri[ties for our citizens today,t~ but also be insightful to the needs of our future citizens. It is recognized ~y the City Council that the demand for park, playground and public open spaced withih a ~rfiunicipality is directly related to the density and intensity of development permitted a/Id ~ilowed within any given area. T~..~,.,,,.,..,.... ,..,v., Higher Density developmcnt,~ rr :hn greater numbers of people and-higher an increased demands for ..... r"-~," ;::.nd recreational resources and public open space, t-o T o disregard thit~ p: ihciple is to inevitably over-tax existing facilities and thus, diminish the quality of the!'en drOnment for all. The City's-~c,~ms Comprehensive Park and Open Space Plan has establishe, d$ !mihimum community criteria for meeting the needs of the residents of Ramsey. It is the polio}' o~ Ramsey that the following standards and guidelines for the dedication of land for park~pl~yground, and public open space purposes (or cash contributions in lieu of such dedicafi~n)~iB the subdividing and developing of land within the City shall be directly related to th¢fde~sity and intensity of each subdivision and development. I ! is fu rt h e r the p°ll~§ (ria! it is intended that subdivision 6edication shall first be ial}0cated toward deficiencies in the subdivision, neighborhood or specific district park(s), then to trails linking parks, th~n~0mmunit§ parks, then multi-jurisdictional park(s) in Bamse§. ~ir~all§,tha! dedication fees recognize the impact upon each of tl~e~e s§stems by the subdivision of land. i S~bd. 2. Residential parkland dedications. The amount of land to be dedicatedlay ~ ~ubdivider for residential development shall be based on the gross area of the proposed ~u~division, proposed type of dwelling unit and density. The formula )r .~d dedication shall be based on Dwelling Units 0.3 units per acre 0~1- 3.0 units per acre I - 5.0 5.0 units per acre 6~ §. 1 + units per acre the number of proposed units per acre. Land To Be Dedicated 7% 10% 12% Add .5% for each unit over 5 6 0naximu-m-of 16.5 %-)