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. . . CITY OF ARDEN HILIS MEM:lRlINIJ[]M DATE: September/6, 1994 ro: Dorothy Person. City Administrator FRCM: Brian Fritsinger, CamIlm.ity Planning Coordinae@ stJBJECl' : Park Dedication for Planning Case #94-22 An application for Site Plan Review and SUP for Sts. Volodymyr & Olga Ukrainian Orthodox Church has been suJ::xnitted for review as part of the September 9, 1994 Planning Comnission meeting. Wring the discussions staff had with the applicant, a concern was raised about the applicability of public use dedications for this project. Staff has reviewed Section 22-9, Public Use Dedications, of the Code of Ordinances for the City of Arden Hills. I have also attached a copy of this for your review. . The applicant indicated that for a number of reasons this dedication is not appropriate for this project. After reviewing this with the City Attorney and previous case files, staff would recomrend that in this case the public use dedication should be applied. Mr. Filla did state, however, that the City has apparently negotiated these percentages in the past. Because of this, the City is not recr.llred under this ordinance to receive the full dedications as noted. The ordinance specifically states that the developrent of property within the City will place a greater demand on the City'S right to acquire land for parks, playgrounds, trails, wetlands or open space if the City's physical envirorurent is to be preserved and enhanced. The ordinance does not specifically detail the recr.llrerrents for a church or a non-profit organization. The ordinance simply states that the percentage of dedication for non-residential projects shall not exceed ten (10) percent. In this case, it is obvious that the dedication of land =uld not be appropriate, In lieu of land dedication, the developer rray pay to the City an arrount of cash equal to the percentage of land recr.llred to be dedicated. This arrount is to be based upon the fair rrarket value of .