(A) The Planning Commission shall require the dedication of land for parks, playgrounds, open space and/or school sites as specified in Table 3.
(B) Where the land use and thoroughfare plan shows the planned location of such public sites, the Planning Commission shall require that such dedication be in conformance with said plan. Where the land area shown on said plan for such public sites exceeds the amount required by Table 3, such additional land shall be reserved for a period of one year to permit said land to be acquired by the appropriate public body:
TABLE 3 PUBLIC SITES REQUIRED | |
Average Lot Area In Square Feet Single-Family Residential | Land Area Required for Public Use |
43,560 or more | 0.06 acre per gross acre in subdivision |
20,001 to 43,560 | 0.07 acre per gross acre in subdivision |
12,001 to 20,000 | 0.08 acre per gross acre in subdivision |
8,001 to 12,000 | 0.09 acre per gross acre in subdivision |
Less than 8,000 | 0.10 acre per gross acre in subdivision |
Multi-family | 0.12 acre per gross acre in subdivision |
Industrial | 0.05 acre per gross acre in subdivision |
Business | 0.05 acre per gross acre in subdivision |
(C) If no public site is indicated on the Land Use and Thoroughfare Plan, the subdivider, in lieu of dedicating land in the amount indicated in Table 3, shall pay the amount of the appraised value of the total land and area required for public use as shown in Table 3. Any payment in lieu of dedication of public land shall be used to purchase or improve school or park sites which will serve the subdivision for which the payment was made.
(D) It is recommended that public sites for schools be at least ten acres in area; sites for neighborhood parks be at least seven acres; and school park sites be at least 15 acres in area. It is also recommended that public sites in adjoining subdivisions should be located together so that larger, more usable sites are created.
(E) Any land dedicated for a public park or open space (other than buffer areas which separate industrial or business areas from residential areas) shall be graded, fertilized, and seeded as listed as the following:
(1) Fertilizing. Commercial fertilizer 12-12-12 applied at the rate of 20 pounds per 1,000 square feet.
(2) Seeding.
1% Ladino Clover
50% Creeping Red Fescue
55% Kentucky Blue Grass
24% Domestic Rye Grass
(Ord. 57-1981, passed 10-21-81; Am. Ord. 2018-80, passed 11-20-18)