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I I SECTION J. Parks and Playgrounds Consideration shall be given to the dedication of suitable sites for parks and playgrounds. The actual provision of such areas shall be governed by the following provisions: 1. Subdivisions of Less Than Twenty (20) Acres. In a subdivision of less than twenty (20) acres, no park requirement shall be made unless, at the time of the filing of the preliminary plat, the City has developed, or coincidentally with the development of said subdivision will develop, a park within a distance of one-quarter (1/4) mile of the closest lot line of the most distant lot in the tract proposed to be subdivided, in which event the subdivider shall be required to deposit in the City's Park Development Fund, money equivalent to the ~aw land value of five (5) percent of the area within the subdivision for the devel- opment of the closest park to the subdivision. 2. Subdivisions Greater Than Twenty (20) Acres. In a subdivision of twenty (20) acres or more, the subdivider shall be required to dedicate five (5) percent of the total area of the subdivision for park pur- poses at a location to be approved by the Commission and under the following provisions and conditions; a. The area of the park to be dedicated shall be measured and cal- culated to the centerline of any street within the subdivision bounding said park. b. When a subdivision is to be developed in stages or by units so that the actual platting of the park area to be dedicated in con- nection with said subdivision will be deferred until the second or a later unit, the subdivider shall complete and deliver to the Commission, with the final plat of the first unit of said subdi- vision, an agreement form furnished by the Commission which shall provide for the future dedication of such park. c. The City shall bear its portion of the cost of curb and gutter and paving on any streets within the subdivision bounding the park being dedicated, and shall also pay the cost of any utility extensions required to serve the park. Any agreements made by anyone or any entity to dedicate to the public any park area or areas prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, shall never be construed as coming within the provisions of this section in obligating or committing the City to pay any portion or part of the costs of curbing, gutters, and paving of any streets that bound such park area. d. The City shall improve the dedicated park area coincidentally with the development of the subdivision. By the term "improve" as used in this portion of the Ordinance, is meant such filling and grading as may be necessary for the practical use of said park, together with the installation of an irrigation system, sodding, and planting of basic trees and shrubs. -42-