(A) Subject to division (C) below, all residential developments shall provide (through dedication or reservation; see §§ 152.303 and 152.304) recreational areas in the form of miniparks in an amount equal to 0.0025 acres (108.9 square feet) per person expected to reside in that development (as determined in accordance with division (B) below. Such recreational areas shall be provided in addition to the open space areas required by § 152.302. With the approval of the Board of Commissioners, a fee may be paid in lieu of establishing some or all of the recreational facilities required herein. Fees in-lieu shall be paid in accordance herewith.
(B) For purposes of this section, one-bedroom dwelling units shall be deemed to house an average of 1.4 persons, two-bedroom units 2.2 persons, three-bedroom units 3.2 persons, and units with four or more bedrooms 4.0 persons. In residential subdivisions that are not approved as architecturally integrated subdivisions, each lot that is large enough for only a single dwelling unit shall be deemed to house an average of 3.2 persons. Each lot that is large enough to accommodate more than one dwelling unit shall be deemed to house 2.2 persons for each dwelling unit that can be accommodated.
(C) The Board of Commissioners recognizes that miniparks must be of a certain minimum size to be usable and that such miniparks will not serve the intended purpose unless properly maintained; therefore, residential developments that are small enough so that the amount of required minipark space does not exceed 1,500 square feet are exempt from the provisions of this section. However, as used in the foregoing sentence, the term development refers to the entire project developed on a single tract or contiguous multiple tracts under common ownership, regardless of whether the development is constructed in phases or stages. In addition, subdivided residential developments of less than 15 dwelling units shall also be exempt from the provisions of this section.
(Ord. passed 12-20-2001) Penalty, see § 152.999