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express reservations* The general issues relat'^d to any developer's fee are as follows: Capital versus Operat ions - Generally dedication fees are for capital expenditures only, it is expected that operational expenditures would be ha"'''led by existing tax base for the portion of operations used by the current users and new tax base for the use by the new development. Capital Costs Split - To the extent that any new faciflty fs soley £br use by new development, the total should be paid by the developers. However, for those facilities which there is service to both current development and new development and necessitated by both it is felt the issue relates as to how that is split. (It is assumed that costs for current users would either be through general tax base or some type of assessment.) How Constructed and Paid - Construction - Either built by the developer or by contract and construction under City auspices. '•inancina - Privately - Either paid privately oy the develope~r and financed in either private ^ales or mortgage costs. “ Payment can either be through a developer's payment up front or an assessment. An issu® of park dedication fee for Orono is that at current zoning standards the community is 70-80% developed and the letter questions the fairness of paying for a substantially increased park systems by the 20-30% of the land that is left undeveloped awaiting to be subdivided. Rationale for Park Dedication Fee - Subdivision represents the intensification of land use in the comminity. Minnesota statutes that allow for park dedication at subdivision time recognizing that new units create a potential impact on the park system. The use of park land falls into three catagories Open Spac® - This element recognizes the benefit to a 'Eity of areas which are not built on. In the dense urban environment of central cities, such open space is critical and in many of the redevelopments done in the central cities they work to free up open space for small parks and plazas. In a suburban area because of the larger sized lots this is not as critical an issue. Passive Park Space - This represents the element for .^tilizatlolTas shown on the Comprehensive Plan that :