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land required hereunder for such proposed public site, the City may consider acquiring the excess land through purchase or condemnation. 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. 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. 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 (10) 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. 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. 10. All land proposed for trail and/or bikeway dedication shall be subject to the recommendations of the Park Board and approval of the City Council. 11. The City may elect at its sole discretion to receive a combination of cash, land, and development of the land for park and/or trail use. Combined park land and cash dedications shall be calculated based upon the following: a. At the time of subdivision, a yield plan will be prepared demonstrating the total number of units/lots possible within the development without a park. This figure is then multiplied by the residential per unit park dedication charge (established by City Council Ordinance). The result of this 1008.2 Lino Lakes Subdivision Ordinance Public Land Dedication