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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 15,2017 Page 29 Mr. Lloyd addressed the relevant section in Section 254 in proposed language stat- ing"net increase of development sites comprising more than one acre of land." City Manager Trudgeon noted how that had been interpreted and applied in the past and distinctions if smaller lots(under 1 acre) are then not required to pay park ded- ication. Mayor Roe interpreted this to mean before the overall site was subdivided; with Councilmember Willmus interpreting it to mean for those parcels in excess of one acre. City Attorney Gaughan reviewed actual existing code language to clarify interpre- tations: "...when a new building site is created in excess in excess of one acre," indicating the net area. Mr. Lloyd advised that the intent was for it to be the same but simply further clari- fied with new language intended to provide consistency with how it had been ap- plied over the last years when a subdivision results in net area and not simply ad- dressing lots refigured. Councilmember Etten noted that there was nothing in state statute referring to one acre and why that was being used as a threshold. With minor subdivisions, Councilmember Willmus expressed his concern that de- velopers and/or property owners not be required to seek additional financing to make their proposal work due to park dedication requirements. Mayor Roe noted discussions at the last meeting defining what qualified as a minor subdivision under new language and if one acre, it could be stated that this only applies to platting processes for that demarcation. To review,Mr. Lloyd noted that the proposed minor plat process didn't specify size thresholds nor did it provide a distinction for residential or commercial properties, simply anything resulting in not more than three lots. Mayor Roe noted that the one acre clarification was then still needed. Without objection, Mayor Roe directed staff to fix the old language to match; with Mr. Lloyd advising that was what the proposed language was attempting to accom- plish. Upon further discussion, Councilmember Willmus suggested, without ob- jection to state, "... total property involved greater than one acre and any subdivi- sion creating additional lots.