A. Incorporation Into Plats: Except when an applicant utilizes planned development provisions, whenever a tract to be subdivided includes a school, recreation uses (in excess of the requirements of section 12-3-10 of this chapter), or other public use as indicated in the community plan or any portion thereof, such space shall be suitably incorporated by the applicant into his sketch plat. After proper determination of its necessity by the planning commission and the appropriate local official or other agency involved in the acquisition and use of each such site, and after a determination has been made to acquire the site by the public agency, the site shall be suitably incorporated by the applicant into the preliminary and final plats.
B. Recommendations For Acquisition: The planning commission shall refer the sketch plat to the public body concerned with acquisition for its consideration and report. The planning commission may propose alternate areas for such acquisition and shall allow the public body or agency thirty (30) days for reply. The agency's recommendation, if affirmative, shall include a map showing the boundaries and area of the parcel to be acquired, and an estimate of the time required to complete the acquisition.
C. Notify Property Owner: Upon receipt of an affirmative report, the planning commission shall notify the property owner and designate on the preliminary and final plats that area proposed to be acquired by the public body.
D. Time Limit: The acquisition of land reserved by a public agency on the final plat shall be initiated within twelve (12) months of notification, in writing, from the owner that he intends to develop the land. Such letter of intent shall be accompanied by a sketch plat of the proposed development and a tentative schedule of construction. Failure on the part of the public agency to initiate acquisition within the prescribed twelve (12) months shall result in the removal of the "reserved" designation from the property involved and the freeing of the property for development in accordance with this title. (Ord. 1-10-85, 1-10-1985, eff. 2-10-1985)