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Building Criteria Manual |
Section 14. PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT (PARD) |
Appendix 14.3.0. PARKLAND DEDICATION OPERATING PROCEDURE RULES |
§ 14.3.3. Deficient Park Area Map
(A)
Except as provided in Subsection (C), PDOP-Exhibit A is the Deficient Park Area Map required under the Parkland Dedication Ordinance and depicts areas in which land dedication may be required rather than payment of a fee in-lieu of dedication.
(B)
The deficient areas depicted on the map meet at least one of the following locational criteria:
(1)
Areas that have no parkland within:
(a)
¼-mile, for areas within the Parkland Dedication Urban Core established by City Code § 25-1-601(8); and
(b)
½-mile, for areas outside of the Parkland Dedication Urban Core; or
(c)
areas within ¼-mile or half-mile of a park that do not have adequate crossings over a major roadway, a railroad track, or a water body."
(2)
Potential greenways; and
(3)
Corridors that would provide increased connectivity with existing or planned parks or recreational amenities and proposed trails designated by the City's Urban Trails Master Plan.
(C)
Updates to the Deficient Park Area Map may be made administratively, without amending PDOP-Exhibit A, if necessary to reflect changes in deficient area boundaries under Subsection (B) and expansions of the city limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction due to annexation. However, the PARD director shall formally amend PDOP-Exhibit A on a regular basis to reflect administrative updates to the Deficient Area Map, and shall make a current copy of the updated map available on the department's website.
Source: Rule No. R161-16.15 , 9-19-16.