#10 - Park Dedication Requirements

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STAFF REPORT DATE: 2/21/2023 CONSENT TO: City Council FROM: Sophia Jensen, City Planner AGENDA ITEM: Text Amendments Park Dedication Requirement Code INTRODUCTION: City of Lake Elmo has initiated a text amendment to City Code Section 103.00.150 Park Dedication Requirements to add missing zoning districts, Village High Density Residential (V- HDR) and Village Medium Density Residential (V-MDR), to the minimum required land dedication table. The Village Low Density Residential zoning district is already in the 10% land dedication portion of the table. Including these two missing districts in the 10% land dedication will follow suit with the requirements of sewered residential development. ISSUE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL: Should City Council adopt the proposed text amendments to the City Code? TEXT AMENDMENT DETAILS/ANALYSIS: New language is underlined. 103.00.150 Park Land Dedication Requirements a.Dedication of land for park and open space use. In all new residential subdivisions, a percentage of the gross area of all property subdivided shall be dedicated for parks, playgrounds, trails, public open space, or other public recreational use. For nonresidential developments, the city requires a payment in lieu of land dedication as established by resolution of the city council. Such percentage or fee shall be in addition to the property dedicated for streets, alleys, waterways, pedestrian ways or other public use pursuant to this title. The following schedule describes the required dedication by zoning district. This schedule is based upon density of the development allowed in each district and is intended to equalize the amount and value of land dedicated for parks per dwelling unit in the various districts. Zoning Districts Minimum Required Land Dedication V-LDR, V-MDR, V-HDR, GCC, LDR, MDR, HDR 10 percent RS, AG, RE, RR (Rural Districts) 5 percent C, CC, LC, BP, VMX, MU-BP, MU-C Fees as set by Council resolution a