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Cities use a variety of criteria as the basis for setting <br />park dedication Fees. The survey responses were: <br />• Rate of inflation - 11 <br />• increase in property- values - 17 <br />• Correlation to other rides - 1; <br />• Relationship to CIP - 11 <br />• Other — 10 <br />The number of responses exceeds 52 because some <br />cities reported using more than one criteria. <br />Collection of Park Dedication Prior To 2004 <br />The majority of cities (30 cities /53 %) collect park 9 = 1 <br />dedication in connection with the platting process. 17% <br />2006 <br />2004 10 <br />Nine cities (17 %) collect park dedication fees 0 2005 19% <br />through the building permit. Another nine cities 0% 6 <br />responded that fees collected both platting and 12% <br />building permit. <br />Residential Property <br />The survey did not find a common approach for park dedication requirements. The responses suggest that <br />approaches are tailored around the unique conditions in each city. The survey asked the city to select the <br />response that matched the current park dedication requirements for residential property. The potential <br />Figure? <br />Year air /lost Recenr Fee Adjusrmen r <br />Unknown <br />i2 <br />23% <br />2007 <br />- 15 <br />29% <br />responses were: <br />Cash or land equal to 10% of land value /area <br />Cash or land equal to _% of land value /area (fill <br />in percentage) <br />• Fixed rate per type of dwelling unit. <br />• Fixed rate per acre of land. $_ /acre <br />• Other method of calculation <br />The chart in Figure 3 summarizes the survey <br />responses. The total number of responses is more <br />than 52 because several surveys checked more than <br />one method. <br />Eleven cities reported using a land area /value ratio <br />other than 10 %. Five of these cities use a ratio <br />between 5% and 8%. Two cities reported ratios <br />between 11% and 16 %. The other four cities did not <br />indicate a specific ratio. <br />Figure 3 <br />Reported Requirements for Residential Property <br />50 - <br />40 • <br />30• <br />20 <br />,5 14 <br />n <br />,0 <br />0 � <br />Cash or land Cash Orland Fixed rate Fixed rate Ocher <br />equal co 1096 equal to per type of per acre of method <br />of land other% of dwelling unit and <br />value /area and <br />value /area <br />No response <br />Some of the other reported methods of determining park dedication for residential property include: <br />• 1 acre for every 75 residents. <br />• 1 /25th acre per unit. <br />• Per capita measure of city park system. <br />• Variable rate based on density. <br />Page 2 <br />- 3 - <br />-4 <br />