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1. Minnesota Statutes 9462.358, subd. 2b allows City to require applicants to dedicate a reasonable portion of any subdivision for public use as parks, playgrounds, trails, wetlands, or open space or an equivalent amount in cash. The City Council finds that: A) The preservation and development of parks, trails, and open space areas within the City are essential to maintaining a healthy and desirable environment for residents and persons employed within the City. Further, the presence of parks, tails and open space within the City enhances the value and attractiveness of residential and commerciallindustrial property. B) New developments place a burden upon the City's parks systems. New development requires new facilities in order to maintain the current level of service and the quality of the environment. Therefore, new developments shall be required to contribute toward the City's park system in rough proportion to the relative burden they will place upon the park system, in order to maintain the existing level of service to the community. All applicable terms of this section shall be made part of all development contracts or site plan approvals. C) Residential development of land creates approximately the need for the park system within the City. percent of D) Commercial/industrial development of land creates approximately percent of the need for the park system within the City. Development of land for schools creates additional demand on City's park system to the extent that the school serves students that do not live within the City. Subd.2. Definitions. The terms and words used in this section shall have the [oIl owing meanings: A) Applicant: Any person commencing an application for a division, consolidation, rearrangement, subdivision, or re-subdivision of land, including planned unit developments. An applicant is the owner of the land or an individual representing the landowner who has express written authority to act on behalf of the owner. 1