#168 Charging Provisions for Parks, Playgrounds Repealed

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~ ORDINANCE N0.168 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY VILLAGE OF ARDEN HILLS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORD. NO. 98, THE SUBDIVISION 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 I. Amendment of Ord. No. 98 - Section d. ~ Section 6(D) of Ortl. No. 98 is hereby amended to add ThereTO the following Paragraph 7: "7. An appraisal of the fair market value of the iract 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 enlireTy to read as follows: "(B) Parks and Playgrounds. The subdivider of any tract of land which is to be developed for residential uses shall dedicate to the public for public use as parks and playgrounds that percentage of the iract to be subdivided which corresponds with the applicable densiTy of the subdivision in the following schedule: Gross Density Percentage 0-2 dwelling units peracre 10 over 23 dwelling units peracre 11 over 3-4 dwelling uniTs per acre 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 shal I such percentage be less ihan 12. The acTual area to be dedicated for public use as parks and playgrounds shall be delineated on the subdivider's preliminary plaT as required by Section 6(C) 8 hereof. If the Village Council shall determine ihat such area is unsuitable for such purposes, it may require the subtlivider 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 oi the healih, safety, general welfare, 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 oi the percentage of land required to be dedicatetl multiplied by the undeveloped land value of the tract to be subdivided. If such residential sub- division is 30 acres or less, the Village Council may, at its option and in lieu of the dedication of land for parks and playgrountls required hereinabove, require the subdivitler to pay to the Village, as an equivalent con- iribution, an amounT in cash equal to the product of the percentage of land required to be dedicated multiplietl by the undeveloped land value of the Tract to be sub- divid0d. "Undeveloped land value", as used herein, shall be the markeT value of the sublect land at the fime of the application, to be determinetl by the Council in its reasonable discretion. As a basis for iTs decision, the Council may request an appraisal aT the expense oi the applicanT which shall be in addition to the appraisal required under SecTion 6 hereof, as amended. Such addition appraisal shall be obtained if the Council deems it advisable, from an appraiser selected by the Council. Thereafter the Council, with the aid af boTh appraisals, shall determine the "undeveloped land value" hereunder. All cash payments received by the Village pursuant hereto shal I be placetl in a special fund and used by the Village only for the acquisition of land for parks antl playgrounds, tlevelopment of existing park and playground sifes, and debt retiremeni 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 designated 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 shafl be in effect from and after the daTe of its passage and publication. DaTed aT Artlen 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)