1991-694
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 91-694
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HOPKINS CITY CODE, ADDING SECTION
500.75 - PARK DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Hopkins as follows:
That section 500.75, Park Dedication Ordinance, be added to the
Hopkins City code to read as follows:
Subdivision 1
In every plat, replat or subdivision of land allowing
development or redevelopment for residential, commercial,
industrial or other uses or combination thereof, or where a
waiver of platting is granted (but excluding simple lot line
adjustments which do not create additional lots), a reasonable
portion of such land be set aside and dedicated by the owner or
owners to the general public as open space for parks,
playgrounds, trails, and public open space. It is hereby found
and declared that, as a general rule, it is reasonable to require
dedication of an amount of land equal in value to that percentage
of the undeveloped land set forth in Subdivision 2. Said land
shall be suitable for public use for one of the aforedescribed
purposes and the City shall not be required to accept land which
will not be useable for parks and playgrounds or which would
require extensive expenditure on the part of the public to make
them useable. This dedication shall be in addi tion to the
property dedicated for streets, alleys or other public ways.
Subdivision 2
Dedication Formula:
(A) Residential
Proposed Density
(housing units/acre)
Percentage of land
to be dedicated
0-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10%
6-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11%
11-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 12%
16 P Ius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13 %
(B) Commercial, Industrial and Other Subdivisions........ 5%
Subdivision 3
In establishing a reasonable portion to be dedicated, the city
may give credit, for open space, park, recreational or common
areas and facilities reserved for the subdivision.
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Subdivision 4
Land dedicated under this provlslon shall reasonably conform to
the city's comprehensive Plan. The Planning Commission and-Pa~k
Board shall review proposed dedication of land or proposed
payment of cash in lieu of land and shall recommend to the City
Council appropriate action.
Subdivision 5
Prior to the dedication of the required property, the subdivider
shall provide the City with an acceptable title opinion or title
insurance policy addressed to the City which insure the title and
the City'S proposed interest in the property. In any dedication
of required land, the subdivider shall record all deeds for
conveyance of the property to the City at the same time as the
final plat or other appropriate division documents.
Subdivision 6
The City shall have the option to require cash contributions in
lieu of accepting dedication of land or the City may require a
combination of land dedication and cash payment.
Subdivision 7
The land dedication and/or the cash in lieu of land dedication
shall be based on the following:
(A)
Residential;
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Single Family Dwelling...................$500.00 per unit
Two Family Dwelling......................$500.00 per unit
Apartments and Townhouses................$200.00 per unit
(B) Commercial, industrial and other sUbdivisions;
Estimate of actual fair market value of the property to be
dedicated to the City in Subdivision 2, as calculated by the
City assessor, of the property as of the date of the
approval of the final plat, replat, subdivision or waiver of
plating. The estimate of fair market value shall include
value added to the property by utilities, streets, and other
public improvements serving the land but shall exclude value
added by other improvements to the land.
Subdivision 8
The requirements of this section shall apply at the time of the
final approval of the plat, replat, subdivision or waiver of
platting and shall apply to any plat, replat , subdivision or
waiver of platting receiving final approval after the effective
date of the ordinance.
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Subdivision 9
Any cash contribution received pursuant to Subdivision 7 of
this section shall be placed in a separate City fund and used
only for park, playground, trail, open space, or urban forestry
purposes.
Subdivision 10
Gifts of real or personal property dedicated for park,
playground, trail, open space or urban forestry purposes, that
are accepted in accordance with Minnesota Statute 465.03 be
placed in the same fund established in Subdivision 9 of this
section.
Subdivision 11
The City Council, at its discretion, may waive or reduce the
requirement of this section when the subdivision includes a City
assisted development or redevelopment area or achieves some other
public purpose and the requirements would create a financial
hardship for the project.
Second Reading:
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First Reading:
Date of publication:
Date Ordinance Takes Effect:
ATTEST:
Jim Genellie
city Clerk