(A) Where a proposed neighborhood park, playground, recreation area, school site or other public use as shown on the Comprehensive Plan is located in whole or in part in a subdivision, the Planning Commission may require the dedication of such public area in an amount up to 5% of the gross area of the proposed subdivision as a condition of approval of that subdivision.
(B) Any lands contemplated for public use shall be reserved from the plat by the subdivider for a period of not longer than two years. If Council or the Board of Education of the Twin Valley Local School District fails to purchase the site or to make arrangements satisfactory to the subdivider for acquisition of the site the subdivider may replat the reserved site into lots.
(C) Dedication of greenbelts or buffer parks may be required by the Commission in areas where they are desirable to separate and protect residential subdivisions from adjacent commercial developments, express highways, major streets and railroad rights-of-way.
(D) Dedication or reservation of other public open spaces may be required where deemed necessary by the Commission for preservation of historic sites and scenic areas or for a particular type of development proposed in the subdivision but not anticipated in the Comprehensive Plan.
(Prior Code, § 1216.06) (Ord. 371, passed 2-5-1973)