§ 14.3.4. Parkland Dedication Review and Submittal Requirements

(A)

PARD shall review applications for preliminary plans, final plats, site plans, and building permits, as required, in order to:

(1)

determine whether to allow or require payment of a fee in-lieu of parkland dedication under the Parkland Dedication Ordinance, City Code § 25-1-605 (Fee In-Lieu of Parkland Dedication); and

(2)

evaluate land for dedication to meet the standards for dedication under Parkland Dedication Ordinance, City Code § 25-1-603 (Standards for Dedicated Parkland) and PDOP § 14.3.6 and § 14.3.7.

(B)

As part of its review, PARD may meet with applicants before or after a development application is filed and may request a site visit to evaluate the suitability of land for dedication.

(C)

As part of the application process, PARD may require information, including spatial data, that it deems necessary to determine the amount of land available for dedication that meets the standards referenced in Subsection (A)(2). These items may include the following:

(1)

the total number of residential units proposed as part of the preliminary plan, final plat, or site plan application;

(2)

lot dimensions or metes and bounds acreage of parkland to be dedicated;

(3)

site acreage amounts for land within the 25- and 100-year floodplain, as well as land located outside the floodplain;

(4)

the location, size, and general description of any Critical Environmental Features (CEFs) and CEF setbacks existing on the site;

(5)

a tree survey if applicable to site proposed trails and other amenities; utility easements that run through the park, and/or to better understand the inventory of proposed public trees;

(6)

a slope analysis, to aid in determining the percentage of dedicated land that may be developed with park amenities including the indication of any erosion hazard areas;

(7)

an erosion hazard zone analysis if requested for areas where dedicated parkland includes a creek or lake;

(8)

the location of all existing and proposed: (a) structures; (b) above and in-ground utilities; and (c) public and private easements.

(D)

An application filed in connection with a Municipal Utility District (MUD), development Public Improvement Districts (PID), Municipal Management District (MMD), or a Planned Unit Developments (PUDs) must include the following additional elements if a park superiority determination is being evaluated or if a park plan is being approved to meet all of the parkland dedication requirements for the PUD.

(1)

A Land Use Plan that shows the location and acreage amounts of proposed public parkland, private parkland and greenways in different colors. Additionally:

(a)

for a MUD or a PID, the acreage amounts shown on the plan should match any acreage amounts delineated in an agreement for creation of the MUD or PID; and

(b)

for a PUD, the acreage amounts shown on the plan should indicate amount of parkland required to meet the "superior development" standard.

(2)

A Park Plan, with a map and corresponding tables that delineate how credited acreage for parks was determined and how it will be distributed within the development. This may include an exhibit that shows buffers around proposed parkland by ¼-mile in the Parkland Dedication Urban Core and ½-mile outside that urban core, to ensure that all residents are located near a park.

(3)

For a PUD, provisions in the PUD ordinance that establish timing requirements for the dedication of parkland.

Source: Rule No. R161-16.15 , 9-19-16.