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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for July 22, 2019 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2019\19-002 – Summit Development Page 7 of 8 The Planning Commission considered this request on July 10, 2019, and found the request to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The Parks, Trail and Recreation Committee considered this request on July 16, 2019, and recommended approval. Park Improvements As part of the land swap, the Applicant is proposing to construct an 8-foot-wide bituminous trail with senior oriented workout stations. The Applicant is proposing five (5) to six (6) workouts stations. Each station will have senior oriented fitness equipment. The Applicant is proposin g exercise equipment where the user remains seated as well as including accessible exercise options. The proposed equipment will be designed for all weather conditions. The equipment is designed for sitting related exercises and is safe for most users. The graphic below is shows where the proposed trails and exercise stations are located. The Lake Johanna Fire Department is requiring a fire lane to access the south side of the building. The fire lane starts just to the west of the main entrance off the cul-de-sac. The fire lane access is 20 feet wide and has a surmountable curb. It is intended to serve a double purpose as both an access road and a public trail. To make the fire lane more of an amenity, the Applicant is proposing to paint shuffleboard courts as shown on the image above. Signage will be placed at the start of the fire lane delineating it from the building access drive. Park Dedication (1130.08) For a subdivision that results in new dwelling units in excess of eight units per acre, Section 1130.08 of the Subdivision Ordinance permits the City to require the applicants to dedicate up to ten percent of the buildable land area in the subdivision or to pay a park dedication fee of up to twenty percent of the property’s land value at the time the final plat is approved. In 2019, Ramsey County assigned an estimated market value of $745,500 to the three parcels included in this development. State Statutes require the City to use the value of the property prior to development when determining park dedication requirements. This means that the park