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Home My WebLink About2.c. Park Dedication Requirements EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City Council Work Session Meeting: October 10, 2016 AGENDA ITEM: Park Dedication Requirements AGENDA SECTION: Discussion PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks and Recreation Director AGENDA NO. 2.c. ATTACHMENTS: Park Dedication Requirement Information and Parks Dedication Comparison APPROVED BY: ddj RECOMMENDED ACTION: None, discussion only. ISSUE Staff recently had a developer question our methods of collecting parks dedication. They felt that it was unfair to charge the same dedication amount for a single family home and a one bedroom apartment. The Parks and Recreation Commission have discussed this topic in great detail. The Commission felt that the apartment buildings have a denser population with little green space and its residents at times can have a greater need for parks than those living in single family homes. After reviewing the state statute and looking at the various ways other cities collect parks dedication, the Commission did not see a reason to recommend a change to the current method of collection. Staff does not see this issue going away and would like for the City Council to review the same information that was provided to the Parks and Recreation Commission and provide direction to staff. BACKGROUND Minnesota State statutes provide municipalities the opportunity to collect a portion of a subdivision for public purposes. Listed below is the state statute language pertaining to the dedication of land in a subdivision and also the language about the nexus between the impact of the development and the required dedication. State statute 462.358 (a) Subdivision 2b. Dedication. The regulations may require that a reasonable portion of the buildable land, as defined by municipal ordinance, of any proposed subdivision be dedicated to the public or preserved for public use as streets, roads, sewers, electric, gas, and water facilities, storm water drainage and holding areas or ponds and similar utilities and improvements, parks, recreational facilities as defined in section 471.191, playgrounds, trails, wetlands, or open space. The requirement must be imposed by ordinance or under the procedures established in section 462.353, subdivision 4a. Subd. 2c.Nexus. There must be an essential nexus between the fees or dedication imposed under subdivision 2b and the municipal purpose sought to be achieved by the fee or dedication. The fee or dedication must bear a rough proportionality to the need created by the proposed subdivision or development. The City of Rosemount’s parks dedication requirement for residential development presumes that a reasonable amount of land has been dedicated for parks if a sub-divider dedicates one twenty-fifth 1/25 of an acre for each dwelling unit of the proposed subdivision (acres to be dedicated = 0.04 x number of dwelling units). The City then determines whether a cash payment in lieu of the land dedication is appropriate based on our Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan. Many communities follow the parkland acre per resident standard that is recommended by National Recreation and Parks Association. The NRPA calls for a baseline park acreage per population of 10 acres per 1,000 population or .01 acres per person. One issue with the current requirement is that all residential units are dedicating the same amount of land/cash even though the residential unit might vary greatly in size and potential impact to the parks system. An example might be a single family home with four bedrooms is dedicating the same amount of land as a one bedroom apartment. Staff have reviewed the parks dedication methods of several other cities and included some examples in a chart that is included in the packet. The examples that staff has provided show that some cities use a sliding scale of percentages for land to be dedicated based on density, some base the dedication on how many people will reside in a specific dwelling type and some, such as Rosemount and Savage, have a flat method of collecting the dedication because it is the same no matter the type of housing unit or density of the development. At the bottom of the spreadsheet that identifies how some cities collect park dedication, you will see a proposed adjustment to our current collection method of requiring .04 acres per unit. Also included in the packet is a spreadsheet that includes some examples of how our current parks dedication methods work on low, medium and high density developments and also what it would look like if we made the proposed changes. SUMMARY Staff is recommending that the City of Rosemount make an adjustment to the method that we use to collect parks dedication for residential development. Staff is requesting that the City Council review the information included in the packet with regards to the collection of parks dedication and provide direction to staff. Parks Dedication Requirements City Current Rosemount: 1/25 of an acre per unit (.04 acres of land per unit) Lakeville: Low density Less than 3.0 12 % Med density 3.0 to 9.0 14 % High density More than 9.0 17 % Farmington: 0 - 2.5 units per acre 11 % 2.6 - 5.0 units per acre 12 % 5.1 - 7.5 units per acre 13 % 7.6 - 10.0 units per acre 14 % 10.1 - 12.5 units per acre 15 % 12.6 - 16.0 units per acre 16 % For each 2.5 units over 16/acre add .25% Eagan 0 – 1.9 units per acre 8 % 1.9 – 3.5 units per acre 10 % 3.5 – 5.9 units per acre 12 % 6.0 - 10.0 units per acre 14 % 10+ units per acre add .5% for each unit over 10 Eagan also has a separate trail dedication requirement Inver Grove Heights Percentage based on type of development R-1 & R-2 10% R-3A, R-3B & R-3D 20% R-3C 30% Savage 10% of the net developable land Apple Valley 0.00955 acre per resident Detached SF 3.2 persons per dwelling unit Attached SF 2.1 persons per dwelling unit Multiple family 1.7 persons per dwelling unit Burnsville The dedication formula for residential land shall be based on the national standard of providing ten (10) acres of parks and open spaces per one thousand (1,000) population and residential subdivisions shall be computed on the proposed number of dwelling units in a project and the average population for dwelling unit type as established by the metropolitan council. Shakopee 1 acre of land for every 75 people Single family 3.0 people Duplex/twin 3.0 people Apt or townhouse 1.0 person per bedroom Chanhassen 1 acre of land for every 75 people Single family 3.5 people Two-family dwelling 3.0 people Apt or townhouse 1.0 person per bedroom Proposed - Rosemount Low density 1 to 5 units per acre .04 acres per unit Med density 6 to 12 units per acre .03 acres per unit High density 12 to 30 units per acre .02 acres per unit Parks Dedication Requirements City Rosemount (current): 1/25 of an acre per unit (.04 acres of land per unit) Lakeville: Low density Less than 3.0 12 % Med density 3.0 to 9.0 14 % High density More than 9.0 17 % Farmington: 0 - 2.5 units per acre 11 % 2.6 - 5.0 units per acre 12 % 5.1 - 7.5 units per acre 13 % 7.6 - 10.0 units per acre 14 % 10.1 - 12.5 units per acre 15 % 12.6 - 16.0 units per acre 16 % For each 2.5 units over 16/acre add .25% Eagan 0 – 1.9 units per acre 8 % 1.9 – 3.5 units per acre 10 % 3.5 – 5.9 units per acre 12 % 6.0 - 10.0 units per acre 14 % 10+ units per acre add .5% for each unit over 10 Eagan also has a separate trail dedication requirement Inver Grove Heights Percentage based on type of development R-1 & R-2 10% R-3A, R-3B & R-3D 20% R-3C 30% Savage 10% of the net developable land Apple Valley 0.00955 acre per resident Detached SF 3.2 persons per dwelling unit Attached SF 2.1 persons per dwelling unit Multiple family 1.7 persons per dwelling unit Burnsville The dedication formula for residential land shall be based on the national standard of providing ten (10) acres of parks and open spaces per one thousand (1,000) population and residential subdivisions shall be computed on the proposed number of dwelling units in a project and the average population for dwelling unit type as established by the metropolitan council. Shakopee 1 acre of land for every 75 people Single family 3.0 people Duplex/twin 3.0 people Apt or townhouse 1.0 person per bedroom Chanhassen 1 acre of land for every 75 people Single family 3.5 people Two-family dwelling 3.0 people Apt or townhouse 1.0 person per bedroom Rosemount (proposed) Low density 1 to 5 units per acre .04 acres per unit Med density 6 to 12 units per acre .03 acres per unit High density 12 to 30 units per acre .02 acres per unit Parks Dedication Requirement Comparison Collection/Density 193 units on 72.59 acres 2.6 units an acre 76 units on 10.9 acres 6.9 units an acre 232 units on 12.25 acres 18.9 units per acre Current Rosemount: 1/25 of an acre per unit (.04 per unit) 7.72 acres of land Cash in-lieu $656,200 3.04 acres of land Cash in-lieu $258,400 9.28 acres of land Cash in-lieu $788,000 Fee based on $85,000 per acre value Proposed Rosemount Low density Less than 3.0 .04 acres per unit Med density 3.0 to 9.0 .03 acres per unit High density More than 9.0 .02 acres per unit 7.72 acres of land Cash in-lieu $656,200 2.28 acres of land Cash in-lieu $193,800 4.64 acres of land Cash in-lieu $394,400 Fee based on $85,000 per acre value