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Park Acquisition - The Comprehensive Plan speaks to the need not to acquire any further park land. It is approporaite that this be reviewed by the Park Commission if the the City needs to acquire any addition park land which should be done within the next 5 to 10 years as by the year 2000 the City is expected to reach full development at the current zoning standards. In other suburban communities the land is often acquired early-on when it is relatively cheap and available in fairly substantial segments. The communities in acquiring that land often "bank it" until additional funds become available and there is a demand for upgraded facilities. In Orono's case the initial monies would be used to acquire any land for parks desired together with trails and bikeways system through contributions and dedications for these facilities. Once the *nd is acquired it can be developed as the demand dictates. This allows the flexibility, should zonings in any area be changed to allow mote intense development and placement of additional facilities in those parks should greater community development be allowed. Future Lot Subdivision - Under the current system _onc^ lots are ready to be subdivided and pay an additional park dedication fee on the number of additional units. It should be made cleat in the ordinance that regardless of the system the City adopts that should additional lots be subdivided that an additional burden is created. Under the proposed ordinance it is valued at the next subdivion and credit is given for that parcel from the amount paid at the previous subidvision. Value of that lot should generate monies for park system because it is intensifying the use. To a degree contributions on a pet unit basis are easier to handle than giving credit for value based on the future subdivision. Credit/Non-Credit for Select Improvements - As noted in the City's current ordinance togetner with those of other communities they define what limited credits, if any, will be given to the park dedication fee or lands in advance. Included for consideration although not necessa-'ily specifically for credit are the following; Wetlands Trails ...Tennis Courts/Other onsite recreational improvements The City's decision as to which should be credited and which shouldn't assists in administering the policy. In the case of wetlands for the City, the City only takes an easement and as such is not taking title to the land. It may not be appropriate that it be qiven any break on the park dedication fee as it is still under private ownership. As noted in the current ordinance the City doesn't take credit for the open space in a plann«»d unit district either.