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Park Dedications Page 2 09/15/94 . the property at the tine of final approval of the developrent application. The m:Jst recent value of this 4.8 acre parcel of property available fran Ramsey Co\ffity is $175, 700 . At the tine, the North Heights Church Site Plan.was reviewed, a ten (10) percent dedication was applied. The Church dedicated 4.57 acres of land for park development which included three plus acres of park and plus one acre of pond. If these same standards were applied to the current application, a fee of $17,570 or .48 acre =uld be appropriate. As another carparison, Cottage Lifestyles, which is developing a 60 unit apartment cextplex on a 4.43 acre parcel is only paying the City $19,6000. This developnent requires and places a greater burden on the City infrastructure than the proposed church. However, the public use dedication ordinance only discusses the demand on open space not the demand on infrastructure. As I stated earlier, the applicant has expressed c=erns about being required to tmdertake public use dedication. They have cited recent . SUpreme Court decisions, non-profit status, and tax-exempt status as reasons for supporting the Church's position on tbe dedication requirements. By ordinance, the City Council must review and approve all public use dedication. The SUP for the church requires that the park dedication be resolved prior to tbe issuance of a building permit. Staff =uld like to resolve this as soon as possible. Staff =uld like the City Co\fficil to consider this issue further and provide any ccmrents it may have to staff at the =rksession meeting. The applicant may also wish to meet with a representative of the City Council to discuss this further. BF:to .