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`1 r TO Planning Commission, City of Inver Grove Heights FROM Bill Meeker, Planning Supervisor DATE November 2, 1989 SUBJECT CITY CODE AMENDMENT - Amendment to City Code Section 510.09, Dedication of Lands for Public Parks, Trails, Playgrounds and Public Open Space Areas. A public hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to consider proposed amendments- fo� the City' s Park Dedication Ordinance. As you will recall, Bruce Anderson, Parks and Recreation Director, appeared before the Planning Commission on October 3, 1989 to summarize the changes to be made. (A memo from Mr. Anderson was provided with your October 3, 1989 packet to provide background information. ) Basically, two changes are proposed as follows: 1. Park dedication fees for residential lots lying within the City's Urban Service Area (MUSA) are to be increased from $330.00 to $400.00 per dwelling unit. Fees for residential lots lying outside of the MUSA are to be increased from $200.00 to $240.00 per dwelling unit. 2. Formerly, the Park Dedication Ordinance included a map which divided the City into two areas, the "Red" area and the "Green" area. The boundary between the "Red" and "Green" areas generally conformed to the City' s MUSA boundary as it exists today. At the time the map was incorporated into the ordinance, however, the boundary simply represented the staff's best guess as to where urban development would occur in years subsequent to the adoption of the ordinance. The elimination of the map will permit the City to expand the area in which "urban" park dedication fees are collected when areas are incorporated into the MUSA, without the necessity for amending the ordinance. This change affects both residential and commercial/industrial fees. If you require additional information regarding this matter, please contact me prior to the meeting on November 7, 1989. BM enclosure: Proposed Park Dedication Ordinance