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ORDINANCl #, SECOND SERIES <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION OF THE ORONO CITY CODE <br />RELATING TO PARK DEDICATION AND CASH FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LAND. <br />The City Council of the City of Orono ordains as <br />follows: <br />Section 1. <br />Section 11.62 of the Orono City Code is hereby amended <br />and the current fee schedule for park dedication fees is hereby <br />repealed. <br />Section 2. <br />Section Parks, Playgrounds and Open Space <br />A. Lands for Public Use. Pursuant to Minnesota <br />Statutes, i9?i (1989) , Section 462.358, subd. 2 the City <br />requires all persons, corporations or other legal entities that <br />subdivide land with the City of Orono mast as a prerequisite to <br />approval of a lot division, final plat, or development of any <br />land previously divided by plat, m^tes and bounds, or any oth^'r <br />means, to must convey to the City or dedicate to the public, for <br />use as parks, playgrounds, trails, or open space, a givf'n <br />percentage of the land being platted or developed as hereinafter <br />specified, said portions to b^ approved by the City. In lieu <br />thereof, the subdivider shall, at the option of the City pay to <br />the City, for use in the acquisition, development or maint^'nance <br />of public parks, playgrounds, trails, wetlands (optional) or open <br />spaces and d^'bt retirement in connection with the land previously <br />acquired for such public purposes, an equivalent amount in cash <br />based upon the fair market value of the land to be developed. <br />The form of contribution (cash or land, or any combination <br />thereof) shall be decided by th#' City Council based upon the need <br />and conformance with the Comprehensive Plan. <br />D e d _i c a^e d_L a n d Re quirements. Any land to be <br />dedicated as a requirement of this section shall be reasonably <br />adaptable for the above public purposes. Factors used in <br />evaluating the adequacy of proposed dedicated areas shall include <br />size, shape, topography, drainage, geology, tree cover, access <br />and location. <br />C. Land Dedication Minimum Area. Subdividers shall be <br />required to dedicate to the City for parks, playgrounds, trails, <br />open spaces and other public purposes as a minimum that <br />percentage of gross land area as set out beiow-r ,or other such <br />amount as may be deter ntin^^d by th<^ City Counc i 1, as set f oc th <br />below! <br />(1) Residentia 1/Agr icu11ura 1/Mu 11iple Residential Zoned <br />Land.