(A) Recreation standards. The Planning Commission may require that land be dedicated for parks and playgrounds or other recreation purposes. Such areas shall be shown and marked on both the preliminary and final plat, as “dedicated for park and/or recreation purpose.” The developer shall dedicate all such recreation areas to the village as a condition of final subdivision plat approval. The Commission may require that the recreation area be located at a suitable place on the edge of the subdivision so that additional land may be added at such time as the adjacent land is subdivided. In no case shall an area of less than one acre be reserved for recreation purposes if it will be impractical or impossible to secure additional lands in order to increase its area.
(B) Recreation sites. Land reserved for recreation purposes shall be of a character and location suitable for use as a playground, playfield, or for other recreation purposes; and shall be improved by the developer to the standards required by the Planning Commission, which improvements shall be included in the performance bond. A recreation site shall have a total frontage on one or more streets of at least 100 feet, and no other dimension of the site shall be less than 100 feet unless it is for a designated linear park. The Planning Commission may refer any subdivision proposed to contain a dedicated park to the Park Board for a recommendation. All land to be reserved for dedication to the village for park purposes shall have prior approval of the Board of Trustees and shall be shown marked on the plat “dedicated for park.”
(Ord. passed 8- -2010)