INFORMATION SERVICE
<br />League of Minnesota Cities
<br />480 Cedar Street
<br />St. Paul, MN 55101
<br />ORDINANCE NO.1961-NO.970
<br />CITY OF ANOKA ,
<br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
<br />CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF THE
<br />CITY OF ANOKA
<br />THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />ANOKA ORDAINS:
<br />SECTION 1. Section 31-19 of the Code
<br />of the City 'of Anoka is amended to
<br />read:
<br />(a) In every plat, replat, or sub-
<br />division of land allowing development
<br />for residential, commercial, industrial
<br />or other uses or combination thereof, or
<br />where a waiver of platting is granted
<br />(but excluding simple lot line ad-
<br />justments which do not create ad-
<br />ditional lots), a reasonable portion of
<br />such land be set aside acid dedicated by
<br />the owner or owners to the general
<br />;public as open apace for parks,
<br />playgrounds, trails, public open space,
<br />or storm water holding areas or ponds.
<br />It is hereby found and declared that, as
<br />a general rule, it is reasonable
<br />require dedication of an amount of land
<br />equal in value to that percentage of
<br />undeveloped land set forth in Section 31-
<br />19 (b). Said land shall be suitable for
<br />public use as parka and playgrounds
<br />for one of the aforedescribed p
<br />i and the City shall not be required l
<br />accept land which will not be useabl
<br />for parks and playgrounds or •which
<br />woAn tulldd'r"equire extensive expendit
<br />+ usoabl . This dedic"6n�shallcbc
<br />addition to the property dedicated fo
<br />streets, pileys, or other public ways.
<br />(b) ikdicationformula:
<br />(1) Residential
<br />Percentage t
<br />Proposed Dtwity (Uniu ,/Acre) be
<br />Dedicated
<br />0.5 ..............................1
<br />6-10 ........................I....11
<br />11.15........... ................12
<br />16plus.................. .... ..13
<br />(2) Commercial„Industrial and
<br />Other Subdivisions . ............ 51
<br />(c) in establishing a reasorAbl
<br />portion to be dedicated, the City mry
<br />give, ,credit, for' vper► apace:, park
<br />recreational :or icommon areas a
<br />facilities reserved for the subdivklan.
<br />(d) Conformahce with Com
<br />prehensive Plan ,
<br />Land dedicated under this provisi
<br />shall reasonably conform to the City
<br />" Comprehensive Plan. The Plannl
<br />Commission and Park Board sha
<br />review proposed dedication of land
<br />proposed paymeof cash in lieu
<br />purposes
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<br />land and shall recommena onu�
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<br />Council appropriate action.. If the
<br />Comprehensive Plan of the parcel of
<br />land to be divided shows • public
<br />property in excess of that required in
<br />Section (b) the City Planning Com-
<br />mission, Park Board and City Council
<br />shall, before they approve or disap-•
<br />prove the plat, consider the Com-
<br />prehensive Plan and determine
<br />whether to take the necessary steps to
<br />acquire,'by purchase or condemnation,
<br />• all or part of the public property as
<br />shown on the Comprehensive Plan.
<br />(e) The City -shall have the option to
<br />require cash contributions in lieu of
<br />accepting dedication of land or the City
<br />may require a combination of land
<br />dedication and cash payment.
<br />(f) Cash Payments in Special Fund
<br />Contributions of cash payments in
<br />lieu of land dedication shall be placed in
<br />a special fund which shall be held and
<br />used by the City to acquire land for, or
<br />to improve, parks, playgrounds, trails,
<br />►o public open apace, or storm water
<br />holding areas or ponds.
<br />the (g) The land dedication and/ or the
<br />cash in lieu of land dedication shall be
<br />based on the estimate of actual fair
<br />or market value, as calculated by the City
<br />Assessor, of the property as of the date
<br />of the approval of the final plat, reptat,
<br />subdivision or waiver of platting. The
<br />estimate of fair market value ahalJ
<br />urera include value added to the property by
<br />utilities, ►•streets, and other public
<br />to lniprovdmehts' 'se"9' the land, but
<br />r shall exclude value added by other
<br />improvements to the land.
<br />(h) Timing of Dedication and/ or
<br />Payment of Cash Contribution. r*
<br />o requirements of this Section shall apply
<br />at the time of the final approval of the
<br />plat, replat, subdivision or waiver 61
<br />, platting And shall apply to any plat,
<br />replat, subdivision or waiver of platting
<br />6 receiving final approval after the ef-
<br />16 fective date of the ordinance.
<br />SECTION i. IMis ordinance shall be
<br />effective 3o days after passage and
<br />a publication. �.°••
<br />•3 Imtruduc�ed:'July 30,1961 ! ;
<br />' Adopted: August 3,1981
<br />rxi . Publbhed: August 7,1981 i _
<br />Eff6edve: September 4,1981 ,;•
<br />- Richard F. Blomquist ,
<br />-MAYOR
<br />a Jerry Dulgar
<br />'a CITY MANAGER
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