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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 14,1998 (#11) COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PARK FEE - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - RESOLUTION NO. 4216 Gaffron stated that at the November 9 meeting, the Council tabled this matter and directed staff to review and compare methods for determining the park fee by using 25-30 employees per acre or using a straight percentage method. He stated that for a commercial or industrial property, on average, the number of employees that can reasonably be accommodated will likely be in the range of 20-25 employees per acre. Using $3.00 per square foot as an average value of developable commercial land, this translates to $130 000 per acre, of which 8% is $10,400. Using 25 employees per acre as a standard, this is equal to 2.5 dwelling unit equivalents based on 10 employees equaling one dwelling unit. Based on the minimum/maximum park fee of $2,900/$4,900 per dwelling unit, a one acre parcel should pay somewhere in the range of $7,250 to $12,250 for a park fee. The 8% park fee, on average, is roughly equivalent to the park fee that would be generated by the average commercial/industrial employee load of 25 employees per acre, on the basis that 10 employees have the same impact on the park system as a typical dwelling unit or household. Staff recommends that commercial/industrial park fees will be established at 8% of the Fair Market Value of the property, but not to be less than $7,250 per acre and not more than $12,250 per acre. He stated this is a clean w ay to determine what the park fee should be. Jabbour asked if Jean Mork Bredeson, applicant in the prior item, understood this fee structure. Ms. Bredeson stated this method of determining the park fee is simple and direct. Flint stated this is good language. Flint moved, Goetten seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 4216, a Resolution Establishing Minimum and Maximum Park Dedication Amounts for Commercial/Industrial Zoned Land. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. (#10) #2425, SIDNEY AND BARBARA REBERS/SERVICE 800, INC., 2190 WAYZATA BOULEVARD - REVIEW SUBDIVISION APPROVAL CONDITIONS (CONTINUED) Jabbour questioned the width of the sidewalk. Gaffron stated that increasing the width of the sidewalk from six feet to eight feet has been made a condition of the resolution for final plat approval. Kelley stated he would like to see the site plan with the eight-feet wide sidewalk. He would also like to see the landscaping plan before final approval. Gaffron stated the landscape plan was part of the package for the last Council meeting, but he w ould be willing to review the landscape plan tonight. Page 8