HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-002ORDINANCE NO.2018-002
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11
OF THE ARDEN HILLS CITY CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11 - Subdivisions, Section 1100 and Section 1130.08 shall be
amended to read as follows:
Section 1100 General Provisions
1100.04 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and
their derivations shall have the meaning given in this section.
• Public Works Design Manual. A manual adopted by the City Council that details the
requirements for public street and utility construction within the City,
1100.07 Arden Hills Public Works Design Manual. All platted subdivisions within the
incorporated limits of the City shall be developed in conformance with the Arden Hills Public
Works Design Manual, unless a waiver is granted by the City Council. The Public Works Design
Manual may be amended from time to time by the City Council. In cases where there is a conflict
between the Public Works Design Manual and this chapter, the Public Works Design Manual shall
supersede.
Section 1130.08 Public Use Dedications
Subd. 3 Park, trails, and open space land dedication and development. This subsection is adopted
for the purpose of providing for the recreation, health, and well-being of the public through the
orderly development of an interconnected system of parks, trails, and open spaces. The City finds
that the dedication and improvement requirements as defined in this subsection are necessary to
meet the minimum needs for parks, trails, wetlands, and open spaces resulting from development
subject to Section 1130.08. At its discretion, the City may require subdividers or developers to
satisfy the land dedication requirement or the park development fee requirement, or both. In
evaluating the land dedication and park development requirements for a specific application, the
City may consider whether in conjunction with a previous subdivision an adequate area of land
was conveyed or dedicated to the City to meet the minimum needs for parks, trails, wetlands, and
open spaces resulting from the subject development proposal.
B. Commercial and industrial dedication.
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1. In commercial or industrial subdivisions where a land dedication is required, the
following formula shall be used to determine the parkland dedication: seven and a
half 7.5 percent of the gross area of the subdivision.
2. A cash contribution in lieu of land dedication may be required at the discretion of
the City. The cash contribution fee shall be seven and a half (7.5) percent of the
fair market value of the unimproved land.
C. Park development. In addition to the land dedication requirements as defined in this
subsection, the City may require a park development fee for subdivisions subject to Section
1130.08 for the purpose of making certain improvements needed to develop parks,
playgrounds, trails, and open spaces, including but not limited to finished grading, ground
cover, landscaping, recreational facilities and equipment, paving, and utilities. The City
may consider a proportionate reduction in the required park development fee in cases where
the subdivider or developer commits to making certain required park, trail, or open space
improvements within the subdivision area as agreed upon in the development agreement.
2. Commercial and industrial park development fee. In commercial or industrial
subdivisions where a park development fee is required, the fee shall be seven and a
half 7.5 percent of the fair market value of the unimproved land.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication according to law.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 271h day of August, 2018, by the City Council of the
City of Arden Hills, Minnesota.
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
By
David Grant, Mayor
ATTEST:
J 1 e Hanson, City Clerk
Published in the Shoreview -Arden Hills Bulletin on September 5, 2018.
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