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Ordinance 01-06, Park Dedication page 2 Subdivison 4. The applicant shall confer with City Staff and the Park Board at the time the preliminary plat is under consideration, to secure a recommendation as to the location of any property that should be dedicated to the public, such as parks, playgrounds or other public property. The preliminary plat shall show the location and dimensions of all areas to be dedicated in this manner. Such contribution requirement recommendation(s) will be sent to the Planning Commission for review and comment and subsequently to the City Council for their approval. Subdivision 5. When a proposed park, playground, recreation area or other public ground has been indicated in the City's official map or Comprehensive Plan and is located in whole or in part within a proposed plat, it shall be dedicated to the appropriate governmental unit. If the applicant elects not to dedicate an area in excess of the land required hereunder for such proposed public site, the City may consider acquiring the excess land through purchase or condemnation. Subdivision 6. Where private open space for park and recreation purposes is provided in a proposed subdivision, such areas may be used for credit, at the discretion of the City Council, against the land or cash dedication requirement for park and recreation purposes, provided the City Council finds it is in the public interest to do so. Subdivision 7. The City, upon consideration of the particular type of development, may require that a lesser parcel of land should be dedicated due to particular features of the development. In such cases, a cash contribution shall be required above the land dedication to ensure that compensation is received for the full amount of the impact on the City's park and trail system. Subdivision 8. In all new residential, commercial and industrial subdivisions, ten (10) percent of the area subdivided shall be dedicated for public recreation space or other public use as established by City Council resolution. A different percentage may be applied as the City Council shall determine to be reasonably necessary as a result of the subdivision approval. This ten percent shall be calculated on the net area, which is the gross area of the subdivided property minus the area in wetlands. The land dedicated for public recreation shall be in addition to property dedicated for streets, alleys, easements, or other public ways. No areas may be dedicated for public use until such areas have been approved by the City Council as suitable and necessary for the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the City. Subdivision 9. When a subdivision is proposed, the developer shall make a dedication of land for public park and trail use, as provided for in Subdivision 8, of this Section, or shall pay a fee in lieu of such land dedication as established by City Council resolution. Said amount is the City's best estimate of the effect of the subdivision on the City's park system.