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Memo:Park Dedication,01/30/07 Page 4 of 6 The City required that the developer pay io% of the value of the land prior to subdivision at the time of filing the final plat, which amounted to $15,203. In this case, total fee required was nearly double what it would have been under the proposed changes. Wilderness Point Villas In the Wilderness Point Villas development, the developer created 46 residential lots. Based on the average number people per household, we can expect that there would be about 101 people in that development.The amount of land required for dedication would be 1.518 acres,with the cash in lieu of land dedication amounting to $48,576. 46 units x 2.2 people per household= 101.2 expected new residents 101.2 residents x 0.015 acres(per capita share) = 1.518 acres 1.518 acres x$32,000= $48,576 park dedication fee—OR— 101.2 residents x$480= $48,576 park dedication fee Total developer dedication actually paid= $23,000 The City had charged the developer $23,000, or$500 per new unit.The difference between the amount the City required($23,000)and the amount that would be required is $25,576 or 0.799 acres of parkland. In this case, the developer did include on-site recreational facilities, such as playgrounds, docks, and fire pits, but these facilities were not dedicated to the public, and therefore are not made available for public use. The City certainly should take these recreational facilities into consideration when developing and assessing park dedication, since these facilities would serve the intended new population. While this particular development is relatively isolated, it should be noted that private recreational facilities should generally be encouraged to become public. Should the developer insist on private recreational facilities, or the private maintenance make more sense for particular facilities, the method of calculating the total parkland in the park dedication formula should be modified to reflect the lack of public use. Trailside Estates The Trailside Estates contained 53 new residential units. Using the average number of people per household, the development would generate about 116 new residents. The amount of land required for park dedication would be 1.749 acres,with the fee being$55,968• 53 units x 2.2 people per household= 116.6 expected new residents 116.6 residents x 0.015 acres(per capita share) = 1.749 acres 1.749 acres x$32,000 = $55,968 park dedication fee—OR— 116.6 residents x$48o = $55,968 park dedication fee In this case, the developer actually dedicated 0.42 acres of land toward publicly-owned park space. The developer will also be installing a sprinkling system, gazebo, and other improvements,with the total estimated cost being approximately$25,000 (a total cost estimate has not yet been provided by the developer and may vary from this number). To compare the differences between what the new system would require and what was approved under the 10% dedication system, the value of the land actually dedicated and the improvements that the developer will put in place have been calculated below: 0.42 acres dedicated x$32,000= $13,440 Cost of improvements= $25,000 Total developer dedication actually paid= $38,440 Under the current 10%land value dedication system,the value of the actual land dedicated and 14084 Baxter Drive, Suite 7 1 Baxter, Minnesota 56425 1 218.828.3064 1 www.communitygrowth.com