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Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />7.1 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />1july5, <br />Prepared by <br />Public I learin <br />2016 <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Ordinance Amendment Regarding Park Dedication <br />Peter Beck, Cig Attorney <br />Fees <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Pormer, City Administrator <br />Action Requested <br />Adopt, by motion, an ordinance amendinent modifying the park dedication requirements described in <br />Section 30-327 of the City Code. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Staff has been working with a number of consultants over the past six -plus months to draft an <br />amendment to the city's park dedication ordinance. The need for the change ,,vas identified during the <br />Parks and Recreation Master Plan project, and this update is the final component of the larger master <br />plan. After a number of discussions with the City Council and outside consultants, the following changes <br />to the park dedication ordinance are recommended. <br />Residential Park Dedication <br />The current park dedication requirements require a dedication of 10% of land, or a per unit cash <br />dedication described in the city's fee schedule. Staff is recommending a change to both the land <br />dedication requirement and the current fee schedule. The new residential rates arc based to factors unique <br />to I T, liver, and do not rely on comparisons to peer cities generalizations. The land dedication rate is <br />based on the average acres of park land required per resident, as described in the Parks and Recreation <br />Master Plan, and the average household size for three residential land classes. The household size Was <br />calculated using information sourced from the latest census, and will be updated with future census data. <br />The results are shown in the table below: <br />Acres of land <br />Persons per <br />Acres of land <br />Land Use Desiimation <br />dedicated per <br />Household <br />dedicated per <br />person <br />dwelling unit <br />Low Density Residential <br />0.03 <br />X 2.82 — <br />0.0846 <br />Medium Density Residential <br />0.03 <br />X 1.80 — <br />0.0540 <br />High Density Residential <br />0.03 <br />X 1.58 = <br />0.0474 <br />The land dedication will be based on impacts to the park system created by each new dwelling unit, rather <br />than a flat 10% dedication rate. <br />NAWRE) <br />