A. Where a proposed park, playground, open space, bikeway or other public use shown on the general plan is located in whole or in part in a subdivision, the commission and the city council shall require that such area or areas be shown on plats in accordance with the requirements specified in this section. Such area or areas shall be reserved to the city by the subdivider if the city council approves such reservation.
B. The commission shall require that plats show sites of a character, extent and location suitable for the development of a park, playground, or other stated public purposes.
C. In all new residential subdivisions the city may require that seven percent of the gross area be reserved for public recreation space, school sites or other public use with such percentage being in addition to property reserved for streets, alleys, easements or other public ways.
D. The city or other public agency shall enter into an agreement on the method of acquiring such reserved land area prior to approval of the final plat.
(Ord. 1179 § 4.9)