[CC 1974 §18-31; Ord. No. 866 §1, 4-17-1974; Ord. No. 881 §5, 10-2-1974]
A.
The
Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Richmond, Missouri,
shall require that land be reserved for parks and playgrounds or other
recreational purposes in all areas proposed for subdivision in the
City of Richmond, Missouri, after the effective date of this Article,
May 1, 1974, where such reservations of land for park and playground
and other recreational purposes would be appropriate. Each reservation
of land shall be of suitable size, dimension, topography and general
character and shall have adequate road access for the particular purposes
envisioned by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The area shall be
shown and marked on the plat "Reserved for Park and/or Recreational
Purposes". When recreational areas are required, the Planning Commission
shall determine the number of acres to be reserved from the following
table, which has been prepared on the basis of providing three (3)
acres of recreational area for every one hundred (100) dwelling units.
The Planning and Zoning Commission may refer such proposed reservations
to the City Official or department in charge of parks and recreation
for recommendation. The developer may be required to dedicate all
such recreation areas to the City as a condition of final subdivision
plat approval.
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TABLE OF RECREATION REQUIREMENTS
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Single-Family Lots Size Of Lot
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Percentage Of Total Land In Subdivision To Be Reserved
For Recreation Purposes
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80,000 square feet and greater
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1.5%
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50,000 square feet
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2.5%
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40,000 square feet
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3.0%
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35,000 square feet
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3.5%
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25,000 square feet
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5.0%
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15,000 square feet
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8.0%
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B.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the power to adjust the percentage of total land in a subdivision to be reserved for recreation purposes as found in the table of recreation requirements in Subsection (A) by increasing or decreasing the percentage of total land to be reserved by an amount not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the percentage listed in such table.
[CC 1974 §18-32; Ord. No. 866 §2, 4-17-1974]
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall determine the acreage for reservation in multi-family and high density residential areas based upon the number of dwelling units per acre to occupy the site as permitted by the zoning ordinance of the City of Richmond,Missouri, and under the same basic guidelines as developed in Section 240.190 of this Article.
[CC 1974 §18-33; Ord. No. 866 §3, 4-17-1974; Ord. No. 881 §2, 10-2-1974]
The Commission may require that the recreation area be located
in a suitable place on the edge of the subdivision so that additional
land may be added at such time as the adjacent land is subdivided.
The landowners shall further grant to the City of Richmond, Missouri,
an easement for the City purposes and for the general public to have
the right of ingress and egress across lands owned by the said subdivider,
if necessary, to allow access to the said park area. Such right of
ingress and egress shall be granted across such streets and/or land
owned by the said subdivider as shall be necessary to provide free
and unencumbered access and right of ingress and egress to the said
park area as shall be required by the Commission.
[CC 1974 §18-34; Ord. No. 866 §4, 4-17-1974; Ord. No. 881 §3, 10-2-1974]
Land reserved for recreation purposes shall be of a character
and location suitable for use as a playground, playfield or other
recreation purposes and shall be relatively level and dry and shall
be improved by the developer to the standards required by the Planning
and Zoning Commission, which improvements shall be included in the
performance bond. The Planning Commission may refer any subdivision
proposed to contain a dedicated park to the City Official or department
in charge of parks and recreation for a recommendation. All land to
be reserved for dedication for park purposes shall have prior approval
of the City and shall be shown marked on the plat "Reserved for Park
and/or Recreation Purposes". At the discretion of the Planning and
Zoning Commission, the ownership of the recreational site may be placed
in common with the subdivision owners and maintenance on such park
would be performed by a homeowners' association. The Planning and
Zoning Commission shall have the right to specify the location of
the said park in the said subdivision.
[CC 1974 §18-35; Ord. No. 866 §5, 4-17-1974]
When, in the opinion of the developer and/or the Planning and
Zoning Commission, sufficient land for park sites is not available
in the subdivision, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall require
that a cash payment be made in lieu of the dedication. Such payment
shall be made prior to the final approval of the subdivision plat.
Such deposit shall be placed in a neighborhood park and recreation
improvement fund to be established by the City of Richmond, such deposit
shall be used by the City of Richmond for improvement of a neighborhood
park, playground, playfield or recreational area including the acquisition
of property. Such deposit must be used for facilities that will be
actually available to and benefit the persons in said subdivision
and be located in the general neighborhood of the subdivision.
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Editor's Note: Former Section 240.240, Determination of Amount
to Be Deposited, which derived from CC 1974 §18-36; Ord. No. 866 §6, 4-17-1974; Ord. No. 881 §4, 10-2-1974, was repealed 4-26-2022 by Ord. No. 2569.
[CC 1974 §18-37; Ord. No. 866 §7, 4-17-1974]
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Richmond is
hereby authorized to allow development of subdivisions to have lot
sizes below the minimum required for the particular district if, by
creating substantial areas for park and recreational purposes in such
subdivision, in the opinion of the Planning and Zoning Commission,
such cluster zoning would facilitate the adequate and economic use
of streets and utilities and preserve the natural and scenic qualities
of open lands.
