#168 Charging Provisions for Parks, Playgrounds Repealed

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ORDINANCE NO. 168 STATE OF MINNESOTA ~ COUNTY OF RAMSEY VILLAGE OF ARDEN HILLS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORD. N0. 98, THE SUBDIVi510N AND PLATTING ORDINANCE, BY CHANGING THE PROVISIONS FOR PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS. The Council of the Village of Arden Hills does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. AmendmenT of Ord. No. 98 - Section 6. Section 6(D) of Ord. No. 98 is hereby amended to add ihereTO the following Paragraph 7: "7. An appraisal of the fair market value of the }ract . to be subdivided, which appraisal shall be based upon the undeveloped land value." Section 2. Amendment of Ord. No. 98 - Section 10. Section 10(B) of Ord. No. 98 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(B) Parks and Playgrounds. The subdivider of any Tract oi land which is to be developed for residenTial uses shal I dedicate To the public for public use as parks and playgrounds ihat percentage of the iract to be subdiviqed which corresponds with the applicable density of the subdivision in the following sthedule: Gross Density Percentage 0-2 dwelling units peracre 10 over 2-3 dwelling units per acre 11 over 3-4 dwelling units peracre 12 If the density of the proposed subdivision exceeds four dwelling units per acre, the Village Council shall require the dedication of such percentage of the proposed subdivision as it deems reasonable and in the public inTerest, in no evenT shall such percentage be less ihan !2, The actual area to be dedicated for public use as parks and playgrounds shall be tlelineaTed on the subdivider's preliminary plat as required by Section 6(C) 8 hereof. If the Village Council shall determine thaT such area is unsuitable for such purposes, ii may require the subdivider To relocate or rearrange such area or to make such changes or revisions in the proposed dedicaTion as the Council deems necessary, reasonable, and in the interesis of the healTh, safety, general weltare, and convenience of the Village. If such residential subdivision is in excess of 30 acres, the subdivider may, at his option and in lieu of the dedication of land for parks and playgrounds required in the first paragraph hereof, pay to the Village, as an equivalent coniribution, an amount in cash equal to the product of the percentage of land required to be dedicated multiplied by the undeveloped lartd value of the iracT to be subdivided. If such residential sub- division is 30 acres or less, the Village Council may, at its option and 'rn lieu of the dedication of land for parks and playgrounds required hereinabove, require the subdivider to pay to the Village, as an equivalent con- iribution, an amounT in cash equal To the product of the percentage of lantl required to be dedicated multiplied by the undeveloped land value of the Tract to be sub- divitled. "Untleveloped land value", as used herein, shall be the markef value ot the subiect land at the time of the application, to be determined by the Council in its reasonable discretion. As a basis for its decision, the Council may request an appraisal at the expense of the applicani which shall be in addition to the appraisal required under Section 6 hereof, as amended. Such adtlifion appraisal shall be obtained if the Council deems it advisable, from an appraiser selected by the Council. ThereafTer the Council, with the aid oi boTh appraisals, shall deTermine the "undeveloped land value" hereunder. All cash paymen}s received by the Village pursuant hereto shall be placed in a special fund and used by the Village only for the acquisiTion oi land for parks and playgrounds, tlevelopment of existing park and playground sites, and debT retirement in connecTion with land previously acquired for parks and playgrounds. Where a proposed park or playground shown in the Comprehensive Plan or Parks Plan is located in whole or in parT within a proposed subdivision, such area shall be tlesignated as such upon the preliminary plat and may be required to be included in the dedicated land of the subdivision as provided hereinabove. Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect from and afiter the date of its passage and publicaTion. Datetl af Arden Hills, Minnesota, ihis 29th day of January, 1973. Henry J. Crepeau, Jr. Mayor of the ~ Villageof Arden Hills Attest: CharloTte McNiesh Acting Clerk - AdminisTrator Village of Arden Hills (BulleTin: Feb. 1, 1973)