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CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. A 0 6 “■ <br />A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING <br />MLNIMUM AND MAXIMUM PARK DEDICATION AMOUNTS <br />FOR COMMERCIAL/LNDUSTRIAL ZONTD LAND <br />WHEREAS, the City's general park dedication requirement is 8% of the land being <br />platted or subdivided; and <br />WHEREAS, the City's park dedication ordinance calls for the dedication requirement <br />to be roughly proportional to the projected impact of the proposed development on the City's park <br />system; and <br />WHEREAS, the City's park dedication ordinance provides for the establishment of <br />minimum and maximum park dedication amounts per residential dwelling umt; and <br />WHEREAS, the City finds the employees of commercial/industrial developments <br />make use of the City's park system in ways similar to City residents, particularly since the City s park <br />system is focused on trails and natural areas; and <br />WHEREAS, the City's park dedication ordinance ties the commercial/industrial park <br />dedication requirement to the residential park dedication requirement by determining the number of <br />comnierciaJ/industrial employees that is equivalent to a residential dwelling umt in terms of impact <br />on the City’s park system; and <br />WHEREAS, the City finds that ten employees are equivalent to one residential <br />dwelling unit in terms of impact on the park system; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has established a minimum park dedication amount pr <br />■residential dwelling uriit as $2,900 per unit, and a maximum park dedication amount per-dwelling <br />unit as $4,900 per unit. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orono City Council does <br />hereby establish the minimum park dedication amount for commercial/industrial zoned land as <br />$2,900 per each ten employees, and the maximum park dedication amount as $4,900 per each ten <br />employees. <br />Page 1 of 2