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CITY OF ROSEVILLE ORDINANCE NO. 903 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SUBDIVISION CODE OF THE CITY ROSEVILLE PROVIDING FOR A DEDICATION FOR PARK PURPOSES AT THE TIME OF SUBDIVISION. The City Council of the City of Roseville does hereby ordain: I. Chapter 20 of the City Code of the City of Roseville is hereby amended by adding a new Section 10.155, to read as follows: 20.155. Park Dedication. (1) As a condition to approval of any subdivision of land zoned or proposed to be zoned residential, five (5) acres or more in area, the owner shall dedicate ten percent (10%) of the gross area of such land to the City for public park, play- ground, open space, trail system, or other public recrea- tional purposes. (2) Any land being dedicated as a requirement of this section shall be reasonably adaptable to use for active park and recreational purposes and shall be at a location convenient to people to be served thereby. Factors used in evaluating the adequacy of the areas to be dedicated shall include the size, shape, topography, geology, vegetation cover, access, and location. (3) At the option of the City, and in lieu of such dedication, the owner shall pay to the City for park purposes, an amount of cash equal to the undeveloped land value of that portion of the area to be subdivided which would otherwise be re- quired to be dedicated. (4) If a dispute arises concerning the amount of cash required by paragraph (3), above, the amount shall be finally determined by a qualified appraiser selected by the property owner from a list of three (3) qualified appraisers supplied by the City. (5) Land dedicated pursuant to this section may not be used by the owner as an allowance for the purposes of calculating density requirements of the Zoning Code and shall be in addition to open space requirements for Planned Unit Developments required by the Zoning Code.