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$ 11.62 Subd. 2. Dedicated Land Requirements. Any land to be dedicated as a requirement of this Section shall be reasonably adaptable for the above public purposes. Factors used in evaluating the adequacy of proposed dedicated areas shall include site, shape, topography, drainage, geology, tree cover, access and location. Subd. St.mdards for Determination. The Park Commission shall develop and recommend to the Council for adoption standards and guidelines for determining which portion of each such development should reasonably be required to be so conveyed or dedicated. Such standards and guidelines may take into consideration the zoning classification to be assigned to the land to be developed, the particular use proposed for such land, amenities to be provided and factors of density and site development as proposed by the subdivider. The Park Commission shall further recommend changes and amendments from time to time to such standards and guidelines to reflect changes in the usage of land which may occur, changes in zoning classifications and concepts and changes in planning and development concepts that relate to the development and usages to which land may be put, Subd. 4. Park Commission Recommendation. The Park Commission shall, in each case, recommend to the Council the total area and location of such land that the Park Commission feels should be so conveyed or dedicated within the development for the above public purposes. Subd. 5. Lands Designated For Public Use on Official Nap or Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Where a proposed park or playground, other recreational areas, or other public ground that has been indicated in the Comprehensive Municipal Plan is located in whole or in part within a proposed subdivision, such proposed public site shall be designated as such and should be dedicated to the City or other proper governmental unit. Subd. 6. Density and Open Space Requirements. Land area so conveyed or dedicated for the above public purposes may not be used by a subdivider or owner as an allowance for purposes of calculating the density requirements of the development as set out in the Zoning Chapter of the City Code and shall be in addition to and not in lieu of open space requirements for Planned Unit Development, open space easements, drainage, conservation and flowage easements, utility and road easements. Subd. 7. Credit For Private Open Space. Where private open space for park and recreation purposes is provided in a proposed subdivision and such space is to be privately owned and maintained by the future residents of the subdivision, such areas may be used for credit at the discretion of the Council against the requirement of dedication for public purposes, provided the Council finds it is in the public interest to do so and that the following standards are met: ORONO CC (4-1-84)