Due consideration should be given to the allocation of suitable areas for schools, parks and playgrounds to be dedicated for public use or reserved for the common use of all property owners within the proposed subdivision by covenant in the deed. In the interest of public welfare, it is urged that at least five percent (5%) of the area of every subdivision exclusive of streets, be set aside for recreational purposes. Where the tract contains less than forty acres, such reservation for open space should be combined whenever possible with similar reservations in adjoining tracts. (Ord. 554. Passed 1-24-55.)