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Me:Mayor Callahan and Orono Council Ron Moorae. City Administraior July 8, 1994d SitbdiviskNi Ptafk DedioMr. Mdaiaed hit qneitioiied itae puk dedkatioa fee included in the final plat lequifements. He has inrficaitd the exiiience of a park dedication fee was never discussed with him. He also indica ied that the price he offered for the propeity purchased from the City was based on his understandint that it was inclusive of all costs of developing two lots on the propert y, wf ‘ exceDtkm of the sewer unit fees. Hilli ^ • i- yjm •^'1 ■' '■ ’\i ■" -;:s < 11 Staff has resp onde d to Mr. Melamed that the purchase price did give him the right to develop the property with two Iocs. However, the costs related lo actually subdividing the propeity were his lespoosaMliiy. As the auhdivider. he is lespomiMe for aU costs of the subdivision. Oneof Item is the park dedication fee. Achr ofevi ( * w n ly assist the Council in understandiqg the staff's posi Mr. Melamed submitted an offer for the purchase of the lot baaed on a requirement that the lot not be subdivided for five yean. This offer placed Mr. Melamed in the positkm of having to pay a park dedication fee if he chose to subdivide the property at the end of the five year period. During the negotiationB regarding Mr. Melamed's offer, he requ e ste d that he be allowed to create two lots in less than five yean. During these negot ia tions the City iniliated the subdivision of the sewer plant property to create the one 4 acre parcel for Mr. Melamed. The subdivtsioo was initiat ed prior to the conclusion of negotiations in order to expedite t e construction of Mr. Melamed's home The result of negotiations was that Mr. Melamed was allowed to create two lots. Based on this tesuh. City staff offered to reinitiate the subdivision application to create two lots for Mr. Melamed. Mr. Melamed requested that the City follow through with the initial one lot application because a leapplkation would have delayed the subdivision process, resulting in a delay in the construction of his r •; M - If the City would have reinitiated the subdiviskm to create two lots for Mr. Melamed, the City would have remained the subdivider, and Mr. Melamed would not have been responsible for a parte dedicatkm fee. Ife also would not have been responsible for the other subdivision costs he has incurred. However, when Mr. Melamed made the decision to delay the creation of the second lot until after the purchase was completed, be became the subdivider, responsible for the park dedication fee. A- 'I w .. t- .4.,‘ w* ..* • V ■ t * , ;r,• ^ •» :. • • 1-^