2008-0107
INTRODUCED BY: PAUL J. HOGAN, PE, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV
ORDINANCE NO.
Title
An ordinance to amend Appendix C of the Code, St. Charles Parish Subdivision Regulations of 1981, Ordinance No. 81-8-2 to amend Section III. Geometric standards, F. Parks, Playgrounds, School Sites, Etc., 1. a. Dedication, and to amend 1. c. Use of Revenue.
Body
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Appendix C, Section III. Geometric standards, F. Parks, Playgrounds, School Sites, Etc., 1. a. Dedication and 1. c. Use of Revenue is hereby amended to read as follows:
a. Dedication. The amount of land dedicated shall equal five (5) percent of the net area of the subdivision (the total acreage excluding land in existing and proposed streets and street rights-of-way) in commercially and industrially zoned areas and in residentially zoned areas with densities of less than six (6) dwelling units per net acre. Land dedication shall equal ten (10) percent of the net area of the subdivision densities of six (6) to ten (10) dwelling units per net acre and fifteen (15) percent of the net area of the subdivision with residential densities exceeding ten (10) dwelling units per net acre. The Parish reserves the right to select those lands it considers best suited to meet the recreational needs of the Parish. Lands to be dedicated shall be cleared (unless a waiver is granted by the Council to save certain trees), shall have hard-surface dedicated public access to the site, and shall be free of wetlands issues which would negatively impact development at the time of dedication. The developer shall provide supporting documentation evidencing that the site has no outstanding wetland issues prior to the dedication. In order for property with wetlands to be dedicated, the developer shall be responsible for obtaining the proper permits needed for the developer to clear the site and for the Parish to subsequently fill the site to the same elevation as the hard-surface dedicated public access to the site. The permit documentation shall be transferred into the name of the Parish by the developer and shall be provided to the Parish prior to acceptance of the Act of Dedication. A deed shall be conveyed to the Parish concurrent with dedication of street improvements. Supervision and maintenance of the park shall become the responsibility of St. Charles Parish upon dedication.
c. Use of Revenue. The Department of Finance shall establish a separate account for revenues derived from fees in lieu of dedication requirements. Monies shall only be expended for 1) the purchase of recreation property in the vicinity of the subdivision from which the fees were collected should none currently exist, and/or 2) capital improvements and equipment for new or existing park and recreational facilities. For new residential subdivisions which donate monies to the parish, the monies shall be expended on facilities which are reasonably accessible to residents of the area where the new residential subdivision is located. The Finance Department shall forward an annual report to the Planning Commission and Council on the amount of fees collected and the amount and use of monies expended.
Vote
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this day of , 2008, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
App C Section F Parks, Playgrounds, School Sites revised 2
CHAIRMAN:______________________________________________
SECRETARY:_____________________________________________
DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:_________________________________
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PARISH PRESIDENT:______________________________________
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