A. Residential Subdivisions: The following cash contribution fees per residential unit shall be made at the time of final plat approval:
Zoning District | Cash Contribution Per Residential Unit |
A, E-1 and E-2 | $3,850.00 |
R-1 and R-2 | $3,850.00 |
R-3A and R-3B | $4,000.00 |
R-3C | $4,900.00 |
B. Commercial (B), Industrial (I) and Institutional (P) Subdivisions: The following cash contribution fees per acre shall be made at the time of final plat approval:
Zoning District | Cash Dedication (Per Acre) |
P |
$7,000.00 |
B-1, B-2, B-3, and B-4 | 7,000.00 |
I-1 and I-2 | 5,000.00 |
Pursuant to Minnesota statutes 462.358, subdivision 2b(a), the per acre contribution shall be applied to the portion of buildable land in the subdivision; for this calculation, the buildable land means the area being subdivided remaining after excluding those portions that are either:
1. Encumbered by right of way for arterial roads as defined in the Inver Grove Heights comprehensive plan;
2. Lying below the ordinary high water level of public waters as identified in the shoreland management overlay district (see title 10, chapter 13, article B of this code); or
3. Lying within the boundaries of wetlands delineated according to the Minnesota wetland conservation act; or
4. Bluffs in shoreland management overlay districts abutting public waters.
C. Review Of Rates: Cash dedication rates will be reviewed annually and established by ordinance of the city council.
D. Already Existing Residential Unit: If the subdivision includes a residential unit that existed prior to the subdivision and if that already existing residential unit previously paid a park contribution or was constructed at a time that this code did not require a park contribution fee, then that particular residential unit shall not be subject to the park contribution fee imposed by this section. (Ord. 1277, 2-24-2014; amd. Ord. 1423, - -2022)