A. Criteria For Determining School Site: The following criteria shall govern the calculation of school site:
1. Requirement And Population Ratio: The ultimate estimated number of students to be generated by the residential subdivision or development shall be the relevant demand unit and shall be directly related to the amount of land required for a school site. The school site requirement shall be determined by obtaining the product of the following: a) estimated number of students to be served in each school classification, divided by the b) maximum recommended number of students to be served in each such school classification as established in this chapter, multiplied by the c) recommended number of acres for a school site of each school classification as established in this chapter. The product shall be the acres of land deemed to be needed to have sufficient school site land to serve the estimated increased number of students in each such school classification. The school site cash fee shall be the dollar amount equal to the product of the number of acres required for school site times the fair market value of land per acre established in this chapter.
2. School Classification And Size Of School Site: School classifications and the size of school sites within the city shall be determined in accordance with the following criteria:
School Classification By Grade | Maximum Number Of Students Per Classification | Minimum Usable Acreage Of Land Per Each Classification |
Grades 0 - 5 | 600 | 15 |
Grades 6 - 8 | 750 | 20 |
Grades 9 -12 | 1,000 | 60 |
3. Location: Where the dedication of land is required, the standards adopted by the affected school district shall be used as guidelines in locating sites.
B. Criteria For Determining Park Site: The following criteria shall govern the calculation of park site:
1. Requirement And Population Ratio: The ultimate estimated population to be generated by the residential subdivision or development shall be the relevant demand unit, and shall be directly related to the amount of land that would be required for a park site. The park site requirement shall be determined by obtaining the product of the following: a) estimated population to be served by the park system, divided by b) one thousand (1,000) multiplied by the c) required number of acres of park as established in this chapter. The product shall be the acres of land deemed needed to have sufficient park site land to serve the estimated increased population. The park site cash fee shall be the dollar amount equal to the product of the number of acres required for park site, times the fair market value of land per acre established in this chapter.
2. Park Site Classification And Acreage Per Population: Park site classifications and the minimum acres of park site shall be ten (10) acres per one thousand (1,000) population.
3. Location: Where the dedication of land is required, a comprehensive park district plan and/or appropriate standards adopted by the park district shall be used as a guideline in locating sites.
C. Determination Of Land Value And Distribution Of Cash Fee:
1. The land value or cash fee for school site and park site shall be based on the fair market value of an acre of land in the area improved as specified in this chapter.
2. The land value shall be used in making any calculation in this chapter unless the subdivider or developer files a written objection to the land value. In the event a written objection is filed, the subdivider or developer, at his/her own cost, shall obtain and submit an independent appraisal from an MAI designated appraiser, indicating the fair market value of such comparable improved land in the area of the proposed development. Final determination of the fair market value per acre of such improved land shall be made by the city council in its sole discretion and based on the information submitted by the subdivider or developer and from other sources which may be submitted to the city council by the school district, the park district, or others.
D. Dwelling Unit Population Formula:
1. The calculation of required land or cash fee shall be made in accordance with the population density factors contained in the "Table Of Estimated Ultimate Population Per Dwelling Unit (1996)", published by the Illinois school consulting service.
2. In the event a subdivider or developer files a written objection to the use of the above table, the subdivider or developer shall obtain and submit, at his/her own cost, a demographic study showing the estimated population to be generated from the development; and, in that event, final determination of the density formula to be used in such calculations shall be made by the city council, in its sole discretion, based upon such demographic information submitted by the subdivider or developer and from other sources which may be submitted to the city council by the school district, the park district, or others.
E. Cash Contribution In Lieu Of Park And School Sites: When available land is inappropriate for park, recreational, or school sites, the city, with consultation from the respective districts, shall require a cash contribution in lieu of the land dedication by the subdivider or developer.
F. Combination Land Dedication And Cash: There will be situations in subdivisions or developments when a combination of land dedication and a contribution in lieu of land are both necessary. The city, with consultation from the respective districts, shall require both a land dedication and a cash contribution in the following situations:
1. When only a portion of the land to be developed is proposed as the location for a park or school site, that portion of the land within the subdivision or development that falls within the park or school location shall be dedicated as a site as stated earlier, and a cash contribution in lieu thereof shall be required for any additional land that would have been required.
2. When a major part of the local park, recreation, or school site has already been acquired and only a small portion of land is needed from the development to complete the site, then the remaining portions shall be required by dedication, and a cash contribution in lieu thereof shall be required. (Ord. 2009-10, 1-11-2011)
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