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PARK AVAILABILITY CHARGES <br />Chapter Page <br />2101. Park Availability Charges 1 -3 <br />2101. PARK AVAILABILITY CHARGES <br />2101.010. PURPOSE. This Ordinance is enacted to provide for <br />orderly, economic and safe development of land and urban services <br />and facilities, and to protect and promote the public health, <br />safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Little <br />Canada. <br />2101.020. LAND DEDICATION FOR PUBLIC USE. In all <br />subdivisions, as defined by Minnesota Statutes 1980, Section <br />462.352, for residential, commercial, industrial or other uses or <br />as a planned unit development which includes residential, <br />commercial and industrial uses, or any combination thereof, where <br />the City Council deems it appropriate, a reasonable portion of each <br />proposed development shall be dedicated to the public for public <br />use as parks, playgrounds, public open space or storm water holding <br />pond areas, or, at the option of the City, the person or firm <br />proposing the development shall donate to the City an amount in <br />cash in lieu of land. The City Council in determining the <br />reasonable portion to be dedicated to the public may take into <br />consideration the open space, park, recreation or common areas and <br />facilities which the developer has provided for the exclusive use <br />of the residents of the development. The portion of the total area <br />which becomes dedicated pursuant to these provisions shall be in <br />addition to that land dedicated for streets, alleys, easements and <br />other public ways. No areas may be so dedicated for public use <br />without first having been approved by the City Council as suitable <br />for the public purposes enunciated in Section 2101.010 herein. <br />1. If the City Council, at its option, requires the <br />developer to dedicate land, a maximum of 10% of the total area to <br />be subdivided shall be dedicated for public use as parks, <br />playgrounds, open space or storm water holding pond areas. <br />2. If the City Council, at its option, requires the <br />developer to donate cash in lieu of land, the following criteria <br />shall be applied: <br />(a) The developer of any land to be developed as a <br />residential subdivision shall pay to the City the <br />sum of Six Hundred Twenty -five Dollars and No /100 <br />($625.00) per lot in the subdivision. <br />2101 -1 <br />Page 26 <br />