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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting: November 22, 2021
AGENDA ITEM: Bester Development Plan AGENDA SECTION:
New Business
PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks & Recreation Director AGENDA NO.
7 a.
ATTACHMENTS: Location Map and Development Plan APPROVED BY: dls
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff is recommending that the grading plan is altered to
create a grade friendly (flat) property prior to the City accepting the land and that the City
collect $575,500 in parks dedication fees.
ISSUE
The Parks and Recreation Department recently reviewed the plans for the Bester development in eastern
Rosemount across County Road 42 from DCTC. The site is a total of 76.82 acres in size. The developer is
proposing to build 139 single family homes and 86 townhomes.
The trail and sidewalk amenities appear to be designed in a manner that works toward the City’s goal of
having a well-connected community. The proposed trail and sidewalk system is similar to other recent
developments with having a sidewalk on at least one side of public neighborhood roads.
A total of 8.14 acres of park land (139 units x .04 acres per unit & 86 units x .03 acres per unit) or cash in
lieu of land is required of the developer for this subdivision. If the City accepts the proposed 1.5 acre
park, the remaining parks dedication would be met through a cash dedication in the amount of $575,500
(total cash in lieu of $717,700 minus $142,200 for the 1.5 acre of dedication).
The Parks Master Plan calls for a City park to be developed in the area and the developer has identified a
public park in the plan as out lot C. The park is proposed to be 1.5 acres in size and would include a play
structure and possibly another recreation amenity or two. The current grading plan for the park does not
meet our standards for parks dedication due to the steep grades in the park. Staff is recommending that
the grading plan is altered to create a grade friendly (flat) property prior to the City accepting the land.
Location Map
Development Plan