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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 cities - 17 <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 <br />The majority of cities (30 cities/58%) collect park <br />dedication in connection with the platting process. <br />Nine cities (17%) collect park dedication fees <br />through the building permit. Another nine cities <br />responded that fees collected both platting and <br />building permit. <br />Figure2 <br />Year of Most Recent Fee Adjustment <br /> 2007 <br />Unknown <br /> is <br />tz ;- Jrtr' 29% <br />0 <br />o <br />,?~w 3( <br /> i <br /> tr <br /> F< <br />,, . <br /> fF.. <br />Prior to 2004 <br />9 ~ <br />17% 2006 <br /> zooa to <br /> 0 2005 19% <br /> 0% 6 <br /> 12% <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. 'Ihe potential <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 />Figure3 <br />Reported Requirements for Residential Property <br />ao <br />30 <br />20 15 <br />n <br />to <br />o - <br />14 <br />t9 <br />Cash or land Cash or land fixed rate fixed rate Other No response <br />equal to t°°A equal to per type of per acre of method <br />of land other n,, Of dwelling unit land <br />value/area land <br />value/area <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 />