ORD 06-19ORDINANCE NO.: 2006-19
CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF OTSEGO PERTAINING TO PARK AND TRAIL DEDICATION.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 21-1-11 of the Otsego Subdivision Ordinance is hereby
amended to include the following definition:
G.1 Buildable Land: All land except wetlands, public waters, trunk
stormwater facilities and land dedicated for major collector or
arterial roadways as defined by the Comprehensive Plan.
Section 2. Section 21-7-18.A of the Otsego Subdivision Ordinance is hereby
amended to read as follows:
A. As a prerequisite to final plat approval, and at the sole
determination by the City, applicants and/or developers shall
dedicate a reasonable portion of the buildable land within a
proposed subdivision for parks, playgrounds, public open spaces or
trails and/or shall make a cash contribution to the City's Park and
Multi -Purpose Trail Funds roughly related to the anticipated effect
of the plat on the park and trail system. The amounts listed in this
section are the City's best estimate of the dedication or cash
contribution needed to offset the effect on those systems. The
requirement may also be met with a combination of land and cash if
approved by the City Council.
Section 3. Section 71-7-18.1-1 of the Otsego Subdivision Ordinance is hereby
amended to read as follows:
H. Land dedication.
1. In all new residential subdivisions where land dedication is to
be required, ten (10) percent of the buildable area
subdivided, plus an additional percentage of the buildable
area subdivided with a development density less than two
and four -tenths (2.40) dwelling units per acre. For new
residential subdivisions with a density or portion there of
equal to or greater than two and four -tenths (2.40) dwelling
units per acre shall be dedicated for public parks, trails, or
open space consistent with the following table:
Density:
Units Per Buildable Acre
Land
Dedication
Percentage
0.00>2.39 du/ac.
10%
2.40.>4.79 du/ac.
13%
4.80>7.99 du/ac.
17%
8.00 du/ac. and over
20%
2. In all commercial or industrial subdivisions where land
dedication is required, ten (10) percent of the buildable area
of the land being subdivided shall be dedicated for public
parks, trails, or open space.
Section 4. Section 21-7-18.1.1 of the Otsego Subdivision Ordinance is hereby
amended to read as follows:
1. Residential Development: $3,230.00 per dwelling unit.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective 1 January 2007 upon its
passage and publication according to law.
MOTION BY: CM Vern Heidner
SECOND BY: CM Jessica Stockamp
ALL IN FAVOR: Mayor Fournier, CM Heidner, CM Stockamp, CM Scharber
and CM Thorsted
THOSE OPPOSED: NONE
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ADOPTED by the Otsego City Council this 27th day of November, 2006.
CITY OF OTSEGO
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PUBLISHED: Elk River Star News 12-13-06