(a) In order to provide areas suitably located and of adequate size for playgrounds, parks, and other outdoor recreational facilities, the City shall require that all proposed residential subdivisions, equal to or greater than ten acres, shall include a land reserve, dedicated to the City for public use. The area of such land reserve shall be not less than four percent (4%) of the total gross acreage shown on the subdivision plat. The reserve shall be contiguous, shall be assessible to the general public. Where the plat to be submitted is only part of the tract owned by the subdivider, the Commission shall require a Master Plan of the entire tract, designating the disposition of all lands contained therein, including the location of the proposed land reserve. The area of the reserve will be based on the gross area of all lands to be ultimately platted. The first plat to be submitted shall include the dedication of the land reserved to public use. It shall also include the right-of-way to and along the frontage of the proposed reserve. After the size, location, and boundaries of the land reserve have been established and approved by the Planning Commission, the Park and Recreation Commission shall meet with the developer to determine the specific type of facility to be built. This could range from a simple walking or jogging trail with the land left in its natural state, to a complex recreational facility. The Commission's final decision as to the scope and scale of the project shall be governed by the following:
(1) The size and shape of the land reserve.
(2) The location of the land reserve with respect to other existing or planned facilities.
(3) The topographic features of the site.
(4) The projected recreational needs of the planned development.
Based on the outcome of this meeting, and at the discretion of the Park and Recreation Commission, the developer shall submit a Recreational Site Plan to the Planning Commission outlining the proposal and project cost. Such plan shall be approved by the Commission, and the Parks and Recreation Commission. Cost for City review by City Engineer/firm to be borne by developer.
(b) For subdivisions of less than ten acres and greater than one acre, Commission and City may elect to accept a dollar amount equal to the 4% of market value for use at other recreation sites.
(c) Neither the land reserve discussed in subsection (a) hereof nor the trust deposit described in subsection (b) hereof shall be required for subdivisions of a total acreage of less than one acre. (Ord. 2017-19. Passed 12-4-17.)