Land reserved for parks, playgrounds or other similar public recreational purposes or proposed to be dedicated to the public for such purposes shall be of suitable character for such purposes and shall be adequate in size, location, dimensions, topography and street access for the particular purposes envisioned by the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan. The park, recreation, trail, or open space site shall be shown and marked on the final plat, "Reserved for Park, Recreation, Trails and/or Open Space Purposes." When such sites are required, the Park Advisory Board shall recommend to the appropriate hearings body, the number of acres to bereserved pursuant to the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan. The Parks Advisory Board may recommend that the park, recreation, trail or open space site be located at a suitable place on the edge of the land development, so that additional land may be added at such time as the adjacent land is developed or available for acquisition.
(Ord. 17-10, 2017; Ord. 22-13, 2022)
Lands donated for the development of parks, playgrounds or other similar public recreational purposes in lieu of system development charges shall be assessed as open space and not for the full development potential of the land.
(Ord. 17-10, 2017; Ord. 22-13, 2022)
The average slope of park and recreation sites shall not exceed eight percent, and such sites shall be adequately drained so as to prevent ponding exceeding three quarters inch in depth or three feet in diameter. Where the developer proposes improvements in exchange for system development charge credits under City Code Section 3.565, the total cost of improvements shall be included in the improvement guarantee required pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.925.
(Ord. 17-10, 2017; Ord. 22-13, 2022)