(A) No land shall be voluntarily dedicated for parks, playgrounds, school grounds or other public grounds unless the public authority which is to assume the use and maintenance of such ground shall signify its willingness to accept the same. No playground, planting strip, or other grounds shall be dedicated on the plat for the exclusive use of the residents in the subdivision, unless adequate provision shall be made for the maintenance thereof.
(B) When a school board, park board, municipality, or the county has gone on record as desiring to purchase a parcel(s) in a proposed subdivision for a school, park, or other public purpose, the owner or subdivider shall reserve the parcel(s) for acquisition by such public entity for a period of 12 months beginning on the date the final plat is recorded. If within this 12-month period, an acquisition price cannot be agreed upon or condemnation proceedings have not been instituted, the owner or subdivider may sell, subdivide, or otherwise dispose of the parcel(s).
(Ord. 1402, passed 2-24-1998)