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,,�./ * <br /> t ityof , <br /> 1k River Item# 7.a- <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Park and Recreation Commission <br /> FROM: Stephen Wensman, Planner <br /> DATE: October 14, 1998 <br /> SUBJECT: Park Dedication Fees <br /> Request <br /> That the Park and Recreation Commission review park dedication fees and <br /> the current subdivision ordinance, section 1008.18. <br /> Overview <br /> • <br /> Staff surveyed 19 cities in regards to their park dedication fees. The survey <br /> shows a variety of approaches to park dedication fees with some greater than <br /> and some lesser than Elk River. Overall, the results are difficult to interpret <br /> due to the great difference in the cities surveyed. The cities surveyed have <br /> varying amounts of developable land and varying needs for parks and park <br /> improvements. <br /> Elk River Subdivision Ordinance <br /> There exists currently an inconsistency in the Subdivision Ordinance, section <br /> 1008.18 and how the City actually conducts its determination of cash <br /> dedications for parks. The subdivision ordinance states that ten percent of <br /> the proposed plat or cash equal to the fair market value of the undeveloped <br /> land be dedicated for parks. The ordinance reads as follows: <br /> 1008.18 -DEDICATION OF LAND OR CONTRIBUTION OF CASH <br /> FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE <br /> 1. In every plat, replat or subdivision of land to be developed for residential, <br /> commercial, industrial, or as a planned development which includes such <br /> uses or any combination thereof, as general rule, it is reasonable to require <br /> Ill <br /> that an amount of land equal in value to ten percent (10%) of the <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • TDD&Phone: (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612)441-7425 <br />