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West of the property is a 38 acre (16 acres of upland) City owned park property that was dedicated with the Oneka Place development at the Parks Commission meeting of May 16, 2018. Per the request of the owner of the property on which the Meadows at Hugo is proposed, 4.5 acres was separated from the city park property to allow for a future street access. The applicant is proposing to construct an extension of Farnham Avenue North through the City -owned property. The City's north water tower is also located in this area. This will street also provide additional access to the future passive park. The applicant is asking for PUD flexibility for smaller lot sizes, decreased setbacks, and more. In exchange for that flexibility, among other items, the developer is proposing to: • Preserve and enhance natural features with the trail system that meanders through the development and connects to adjacent City park property. • Create a connection through the Greenway Corridor in the City with the establishment of a passive trail. 3. PARK DEDICATION: The applicant is required to dedicate land, pay a fee, or a combination of land and fee to satisfy park dedication per Sec. 90-324 of the City Code. The applicant is required to dedicate 10% of the developable acres for park land with a density of 3.99 units per acre. The applicant has indicated that there are 27 acres of buildable land in the development. Therefore, the applicant would be required to dedicate 2.7 acres of park land. However, the applicant is proposing to pay park dedication fees. During the sketch plan process, the Parks Commission indicated that this was preferable. The current park dedication fee is $2,400 per unit. With 87 units, the total park dedication fee collected would be $208,800. 4. CONSISTENCY WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Parks Frog Hollow, an active park in neighborhood park service area 4, is within walking distance and connected by trails. Trails and Greenways The applicant is proposing an eight foot trail throughout the development to connect between the existing trail on Farnham Avenue North and eventually north to 165ffi Street North, with future development. This is shown in the Trails Plan. The applicant has shown a trail along both road connections to the north, which allows more options for future connections to the north as well as provide a more consistent and linear corridor. The applicant is also proposing a trail connection to the west that will provide neighborhood access into the City -owned park land that is adjacent to the development. The applicant has stated that there will be an additional mowed, passive trail along the -2- The Meadows at Hugo February 17, 2021