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The charge of $1,956 dollars per residential unit is the amount of money that will need • to be generated to complete 50% of the planned park and trail system for Lino Lakes, based upon implementation of the plan with the lands and facilities described in Exhibit D, which is based upon the Comprehensive Park and Trail Plan. The $1,956 dollar figure takes into account the park service areas (% of park impact associated with new vs. existing development), park and trail impacts, projected costs for the park and trail system, future population and household projections and is therefore our best estimate of park impact per unit. The information shown in Table 7 indicates the method by which the residential unit fee was derived. • Table 7 Park Cost per Residential Unit Based Upon Total Projected Park System Cost (at full development) Total Lino Lakes Persons per Saturation Population Household 30,000 - 2.7 = 11,111 Total Households /Buildout - 5,255 - Existing Households 5,856 Future Households 11,454,700 (Total Future Park Cost) _ 5,856 (FutureHHouseholds) = $1,956 (park cost per unit) '' COMMERCIAL /INDUSTRIAL PARK DEDICATION ANALYSIS Minnesota Statutes and recent case law have identified that Cities must now be able to specifically articulate and justify dedication requirements on a project -by- project basis. Cities have the burden of determining that the park dedication requirement is related to the park benefit that will be derived due to the development. Individualized determinations must be made for each project and the City has the responsibility to demonstrate that there is a reasonable relationship between the dedication requirement and the park impact generated by the development. The current commercial and industrial land dedication requirements of the City are at issue with the case law and opinion of the City Attorney. There is no question that many communities charge park dedication for commercial and industrial uses. At issue is that there appears to be no rational basis for the dedication. Several sources were contacted to locate studies or guidelines related to the impact commercial and industrial land uses have on park and trail systems. The League of Minnesota Cities, National Recreation and Parks Association, and the American Planning Association were contacted with regard to this matter and none of the agencies were able to provide documentation on the relationship of these uses to parks and trails. 11 of 14