Ordinance 085n
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ORDINANCE NO.85
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
CONCERNING PARR LAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS
The City Council of Chanhassen ordains as follows:
Section 1. The Chanhassen City Code is amended by deleting the
following sections: 14-33, 14-34, 14-35, 14-36, 14-37, and 18-77B.
Section 2. The Chanhassen City Code is amended by adding the
following sections:
Section 18-78. Park Land Dedication Requirements.
(A) As a prerequisite to subdivision approval, subdividers shall
dedicate land for parks, playgrounds, public open spaces and trails
and/or shall make a cash contribution to the City's Park Fund as
provided by this Section.
(B) Land to be dedicated shall be reasonably suitable for its intended
• use and shall be at a location convenient to the people to be
served. Factors used in evaluating the adequacy of proposed park
and recreation areas shall include size, shape, topography,
geology, hydrology, tree cover, access, and location.
(C) The Park and Recreation Committee shall recommend to the City
Council the land dedication and cash contribution requirements for
proposed subdivisions.
(D) Changes in density of plats shall be reviewed by the Park and
Recreation Committee for reconsideration of park dedication and
cash contribution requirements.
(E) When a proposed park, playground, recreational area, school site or
other public ground has been indicated in the City's official map
or comprehensive plan and is located in whole or in part within a
proposed plat, it shall be designated as such on the plat and shall
be dedicated to the appropriate governmental unit. If the
subdivider elects not to dedicate an area in excess of the land
required hereunder for such proposed public site, the City may
consider acquiring the site through purchase or condemnation.
(F) Land area conveyed or dedicated to the City shall not be used in
calculating density requirements of the City Zoning Ordinance and
shall be in addition to and not in lieu of open space requirements
for planned unit developments.
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• (G) Where private open space for park and recreation purposes is
provided in a proposed subdivision, such areas may be used for
credit, at the discretion of the City Council, against the
requirement of dedication for park and recreation purposes,
provided the City Council finds it is in the public interest to do
SO.
(H) The City, upon consideration of the particular type of development,
may require larger or lesser parcels of land to be dedicated if the
City determines that present or future residents would require
greater or lesser land for park and playground purposes.
(I) In residential plats one acre of land shall be conveyed to the City
as an outlot by warranty deed for every seventy-five (75) people
the platted land could house based upon the following population
calculations:
Single-family detached
dwelling lots 3.0 persons
Two-family dwelling lots 6.0 persons
Apartments, townhouses, condo-
miniums and other dwelling units 1.0 person per bedroom
(J) In plats other than residential plats, a cash donation equal to ten
• percent (10%) of the fair market value of the undeveloped property
shall be paid.
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(K) In lieu of a park land donation, the City may require an equivalent
cash donation based upon average undeveloped land value in the
City. The cash dedication requirement shall be established annually
by the City Council.
(L) In lieu of a trail land donation, the City may require the
following cash donations for the multi-purpose pedestrian trail
system:
For each lot or dwelling unit $ 138.00
(M) The City may elect to receive a combination of cash, land, and
development of the land for park use. The fair market value of the
land the City wants and the value of the development of the land
shall be calculated. That amount shall be subtracted from the cash
contribution required by subsection K above. The remainder hall be
the cash contribution requirement.
(N) "Fair market value" shall be determined as of the time of filing
the final plat in accordance with the following:
(1) The City and the developer may agree as to the fair market
value, or
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(2) The fair market value may be based upon a current appraisal
• submitted to the City by the subdivider at the subdivider's
expense.
(3) If the City disputes such appraisal the City may, at the
subdivider's expense, obtain an appraisal of the property by a
qualified real estate appraiser, which appraisal shall be
conclusive evidence of the fair market value of the land.
(0) Planned developments with mixed land uses shall make cash and/or
land contributions in accordance with this Section based upon the
percentage of land devoted to the various uses.
(P) Park and trail cash contributions are to be calculated at the time
building permits are issued and shall be paid when the permit is
issued by the person requesting the permit.
(Q) The cash contributions for parks and trails shall be deposited in
either the City's Park and Recreation Development Fund or Multi-
purpose Pedestrian Trail Fund and shall be used only for park
acquisition or development and trail acquisition or development.
(R) If a subdivider is unwilling or unable to make a commitment to the
City as to the type of building that will be constructed on lots in
the proposed plat, then the land and cash contribution requirement
will be a reasonable amount as determined by the City Council.
• (S) Wetlands, ponding areas, and drainage ways accepted by the City
shall not be considered in the park land and/or cash contribution
to the City.
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Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its passage and publication.
ADOPTED by the City Council of Chanhassen this 14th day of
March , 1988.
CITY HASSEN J
BY
T om s t. Hamiltoi4, Mayor
ATTEST:
Don Ashwort , Cit anager
, (Published in the Carver County Herald on April 14, 1988)
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ORDINANCE No. 85
CITY OF, CHA TN
CANER AND NNEPIN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA '
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
CHANHASSEN - CITY CODE CON -
CE , ING -PARR, LAND, DEDICATION
REQ NTS
The City Council of Chaphassen ordains
as follows :
Section i, The Chanhafe'at y Code is
amended by delectiug ,the following
sections: 14-333, 14,34, 14,35, 1446, 14-37,
and 18-77B.
Section 2. The Chanhassen City Code is
amended by adding the following sec-
tions:
Section 18-78. Park I Land Dedication
Requirements.
(A) As a prerequisite to subdivision'
approval, subdividers shall dedicate land
for parks, plap�uublic , open
spaces and, t arr 01r 4oha11 make a
cash contribution to file City's PaTk Fund -
as pprrovided by this'Section, ' u
(B) Land to be dedicated shall be
reason6biy suitable for its intended use
and shah c uPnient to
VON I lied in
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#a& ana-Recreation t Nffi-
mittee shall recommend to' the, I City
Council the land dedication and cash
contribution requirements fqr proposed
subdivisions.
(D) Changes in density of plats shaRte
reviewed by the Park and Recreation
Committee. for recoiisidoration of
dedication ,and cask contrinut00,
requiftments.
(E) • When a proposed park
Playground, recreational area, school
site or other public ground has been in-'
dicated in the City's official map or.
com rehensive plan and is located in'
whp►" or in part within. .proposed plat it
shall be des>t nated as such on the pkat
and'shall be dedicated to the appropriate
governmental unit. If `the subdivider"
elects not to dedicate an area in -excess of
the land required hereunder for such
proposed public site, the City may con-
• sider acquiring the site through .purchase
or condemnation.
(P) Land area conveyed or dedicated
to the City shall not be used in calculating
density requirements of the City Zoning
Ordinance and shall be in addition to and
not in lieu of open space requirements for
planned unfit developments.
(G) Where private open space'for park
and recreation purpose's is provided in a
proposed subdivision, such :areas may be
used for credit, at the discretion of the
City Council, against the requirement of
dedication for pork and recreation
purpoties, provided the City Cognl,il finds
it is in the public interest to do so.
(H) The City, upoO consideration of the
particular type of development, may
require larger or lesser parcels of land to
be dedicated if the City AdArms that
present or future residents would .require
greater or lesser land for park and
playyground purposes. ,
(I) In residential plats one acre of land
shall be conveyed to the. City as an -outlot
be warranty deed for., every sevent live
(75} people the platted land could house
based upon -the following population
calculations: f f
Two-family dwelling
lots 6.0 persons
Apartments, townhouses,
condominiums and -other
dwegingunits 1.8 persons `
Affidavit of Publication
Southwest Suburban Publishing
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Stan Rolfsrud, being duly sworn, on oath says that he is the publisher of the newspaper known as the Carver County Herald
and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows:
(A) This newspaper have complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal newspaper, as provided by
Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended.
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or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice, and said Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Af-
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(J) In plats other than residential
plats, a cash donation equal to ten per-
cent (106) of the fair market value of the
undevelopedproperty shall be paid.
(K) In lieu of a park land donation, the
City may require and equivalent cash
donation based upon average , un-
developed land value in the City. The
cash dedication requirement shall be
established annually by the City Council.
(L) In lieu of a trail, land donation, the,
City may require the following cash
donations for the multi-purpose
pedestrian trail system:
For each lot or dwelling unit — $138.00
(M) The City may elect to receive a
combonation of cash, land,_ -and.
and
devalopofe land forpa�ii use. The
fair market value of the land the City
wants and the value- of the development
of the land shall be calculated. That
amount shall be subtracted from_ _ -the cash
contribution required- b s joint Kabove. The "".0—
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contiftitiob req ' " ".0 Wit; •�+
(N) "Fair market value" 9M11..be;
determined as of the time of filing the
final plat in accordance with , the
following:
(1) The City and the developer may
agree as.to the fair market value, or.
(�) The fair mark _t value may be
based upon a current-apppsisal sub-
mitted to the City by the subdivider at the
subdivider's expense.
(3) If the City disputes such appraisal
the City may, at the subdivider's ex-
pense, obtainan raisal of - ..the -
property by a q taw
praiser, which i00*jdWz dua be eon-
clusive evidence of ft fair ra arket value
of the land.
(0) Planned'develdpments with mixed
land uses shall make cash and/or land
contributions in accordance with this
Section based upon the percentage of
land devoted to the various uses.
(P) Park and trail cash contributions
are to be calculated at the time building
permits are issued and shall be paid when,
the permit is issued by the person
requesting the permit.
'(Q� The cash contributions for parks
and trails shall be deposited in ~ the
City's Park and Recreation Development
Fund of Mulit-purpose Pedestrian Trail
Fund and shall be used only for park
acquisition or development and trail
acquisition or development.
(R) H 'a subdivider is unwilling or
unable to snake a commitment to the City
as to the, of building that will ' be
constructed on lots in the proposed plat,
then the,, land and cash contribution
requirement will be a reasonable amount
as determined by the City Council.
(S) Wetlands, ponding areas, and
drainage ways accepted by the City shall
not be considered in the park, land and/or
cash contribution to the City.
Section 3. This ordinance shall become
effective immediately upon its passage
and�ppu�blication.
ADOPTED by the City Council of
Chanhassen this 14th -day of March, 1988.
CITY OF CHAANHASSEN
BY: Thomas L. Hamilton, Mayor
ATTEST: Don Ashworth, City
Manager
( Published in 'the Carver County
Herald Thursday, April 14, 1989; No.