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A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING
MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PARK DEDICATION AMOUNTS
FOR COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL ZONED LAND
WHEREAS, the City's general park dedication requirement is 8% of the land being
platted or subdivided; and
WHEREAS,the City's park dedication ordinance calls for the dedication requirement
to be roughly proportional to the projected impact of the proposed development on the City's park
system; and
WHEREAS,the City's park dedication ordinance provides for the establishment of
minimum and maximum park dedication amounts per residential dwelling unit; and
WHEREAS, the City finds the employees of commercial/industrial developments
make use of the City's park system in ways similar to City residents,particularly since the City's park
system is focused on trails and natural areas; and
WHEREAS,the City's park dedication ordinance ties the commercial/industrial park
dedication requirement to the residential park dedication requirement by determining the number of
commercial/industrial employees that is equivalent to a residential dwelling unit in terms of impact
on the City's park system; and
WHEREAS, the City has established a minimum park dedication amount per
residential dwelling unit as $2,900 per unit, and a maximum park dedication amount per dwelling
unit as $4,900 per unit; and
WHEREAS, the City finds that ten employees are equivalent to one residential
dwelling unit in terms of impact on the park system; and
WHEREAS, the City finds that the average number of employees accommodated
by commercial/industrial zoned land is 25 employees per acre; and
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\kEStiD�� NO. '''1'WHEREAS,the City fords that one acre of commercial/industrial land has an impact
on the park system equivalent to that of 2.5 residential dwelling units; and
WHEREAS, the equivalent minimum and maximum park dedication amounts for
commercial/industrial property would be 2.5 x $2900 = $7250 per acre and 2.5 x $4900 = $12,250
per acre respectively.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orono City Council does
hereby establish the minimum park dedication amount for commercial/industrial zoned land as
$7,250 per acre, and the maximum park dedication amount as $12,250 per acre.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota at a regular meeting
held this 14th day of December, 1998.
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Gabrie abbour, Mayor
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Linda S. Vee, City Clerk
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