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MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor, City Councilmembers, Park <br /> Boardmembers, Randy Schumacher, John Miller, Don <br /> Volk <br /> FROM: Laura Elken, Planning Secretary <br /> DATE: September 12, 1989 <br /> SUBJECT: Park Dedication for Commercial/Industrial <br /> Companies <br /> To survey area cities to get information about commercial and <br /> industrial park dedications. The cities I contacted were as <br /> follows: <br /> Vadnais Heights <br /> Blaine <br /> n Oakdale <br /> Shoreview <br /> Maplewood <br /> In visiting with the city planner at each of these cities I <br /> asked how they handle park dedication for commercial and <br /> industrial businesses that bought a parcel of land, did not <br /> plat or subdivide the land, and simply built their structure <br /> on a parcel. <br /> Before I begin to tell you what their response was, I have to <br /> explain that with each city I discussed the fact that under <br /> the Minnesota Statutes chapter 462 . 358 Subd. 2b it states <br /> that park dedication can be claimed only when land has been <br /> subdivided. It states: <br /> Dedication. The regulations may require that a <br /> reasonable portion of any proposed subdivision be dedicated <br /> to the public or preserved for public use as streets, roads, <br /> sewers, electric, gas, and water facilities, storm water <br /> drainage and holding areas or ponds and similar utilities and <br /> improvements. <br /> In addition, the regulations may require that a <br /> reasonable portion of any proposed subdivision be dedicated <br /> to the public or preserved for public use as parks, play- <br /> grounds, trails, or open space; provided that (a) the <br /> municipality may choose to accept to be dedicated to such <br /> public uses or purposes based on the fair market value of the <br /> Page 1 <br />