01-16-1986 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting

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0 CITY OF LA PORTE • MEMORANDUM TO: John Joerns, Director of Community Development Stan Sherwoo , rector of Parks and Recreation FROM: Bob Speake _�A City Enginee DATE: January 9, 1986 SUBJECT: Park Zone Map Section 12.08 of City Ordinance 1444 (The Development Ordinance) states that the "Planning Commission upon recommendation of the Director and the Parks & Recreation Department and in accordance with Comprehensive Plan of the City shall promulgate an official parks and recreation map for the City..." A copy of Section 12.08 is attached as Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2 is the staff -recommended Official Parks and Recreation Map for the City. It was prepared in conformance to the City Comprehensive Plan, as currently proposed. Enclosure 3 demonstrates that this map satisfies the requirements of Section 12.08 of Ordinance 1444. The • following procedure is reflected in Enclosure 3: 1. Using the proposed Land Use Map, measure the approximate total residential acreage (all densities) in each park zone (A). 2. Using the ratio (R) of 248 acres City park land required to serve the projected 5522 residential acres, determine the acres of parkland needed to serve each zone (B). COMMENTARY: Column B is an important one. Until Column B has been achieved within a zone, developer cash payments in lieu of park land dedication (where required) will apply toward City acquisition of park land. After Column B has been achieved, developers may not dedicate park land within the zone; they may only make cash payments to reimburse the City for park land acquisition and development costs. 3. Using the City Parks and Recreation Department park land inventory, determine the existing acres of park land within each Zone (C). 4. Subtract existing (C) from required (B) zone park land acreages to determine future park land acreage (D) needed within each park zone. • 'C-X1A1V.1 r N