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1crease of lots. (e) Use of cash contributions. Any monies paid to the city in lieu of lark dedication shall be placed in a special fund and used only for the cquisition and development or im r v ment of Land fer parks, rec eational facil' 'es playgrounds, trails, wetlands, and-pc541e or open ;pac b don the rove arks stem Ian 'ash payments.must not he u ed for on oin o eration or maintenance )f ark recreational faciliti s la rounds rails, wetlands or open space ke the fetor market vakie of the land within stieh plat, ffpls��- of the date (fg) Dedications for purposes other than parks. In addition, in every p}a�-rep , ar subdivision of land, the land required for public streets, regional stormwater holding ponds and wetlands shall be set aside and dedicated on the pW scbdivisi2 by the owners to the city for these purposes. These areas will not be credited towards park dedication re- quirements. (gh)Chteria for determining suitability of land. The suitability of land proposed to be dedicated for park and recreational purposes shall be determined by reference to the following criteria: (1) Whether the land is reasonably located and suited for its intended use. (2) Whether the land has frontage on public or private roads as de- termined by the city. (3) Size, shape, topography, geology, hydrology, tree cover, access, and location. (4) Consistency with the goals and objectives of the master park and recreation plan. (hi) Improvements to dedicated land. As part of the subdivision err plat approval, the tract owner shall be responsible for making certain Improvements to land dedicated for park, trail and public open space purposes, including, but not limited to, finish grading, ground cover, construction of trails and clearly identifying park and trail boundaries with city-approved markers. Cii) Credit for construction of recreational facilities. Park dedication credit shall not be granted for the construction of recreational facilities unless specifically approved by the city council. The submission for re- view by staff and the park and recreation commission shall include an estimate of installation costs, equipment specifications and a site plan. The park and recreation commission shall review such improvements for appropriateness with the park and trail master plan. (jk) Consultation by developer with city staff. As part of the applica- tion procedure at the time of submitting the prekminary-plaE subdivi is_on, the tract owner is encouraged to confer with city staff and the park and recreation commission to secure a recommendation as to the location of any property that should be dedicated to the public for park and recreation purposes. Ll) Survey required. As part of any park dedication of land, a survey at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet shall be provided with topographic data, based on city datum, including contours at vertical intervals of at least two feet, watercourses, wetlands, marshes, rock outcrops, ease- ments, utilities and vegetative data. This data shall also be provided in a tormat which is readable by Arc Viewl' GIS. Portions of any property dedicated to the public for park and recreation purposes to be used for borrow and fill activities elsewhere in the development shall be clearly identified. SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and be published as provided by law. Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River thi- 5th day of July, 2016. John J. Dietz, Mayor ATTEST: Tina Allard, City Clerk Published in the Star News July 9, 2016 570602