"Sports fields," as used in this chapter, means
and includes any and all property used, as of the date of the ordinance
codified in this chapter, for baseball, softball, or soccer by one
or more identifiable groups. "Sports fields" also includes
those structures or improvements constructed or installed to facilitate
use of the property for sports activities, such as lights, buildings
or bleachers.
(Ord. 565 § 3, 2019)
At the close of the hearing and before approving a development
project that displaces a sports field, the Council must either:
A. Find
that relocation of the sports fields is feasible and direct the appropriate
actions be taken to accomplish such relocation; or
B. Find
that relocation of the sports facilities is not feasible.
(Ord. 565 § 3, 2019)
In making its finding that relocation is feasible or infeasible,
the Council considers the following:
A. The
geographical requirements placed on past users by their respective
athletic charters;
B. The
cost to relocate facilities should be borne by the developer, the
property owner, and then, if necessary, by the City;
C. Improvements
at relocated facilities should be equal to or better than facilities
displaced.
(Ord. 565 § 3, 2019)