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<br />City of La Porte <br />Parks & Recreation Department <br />Worksheet for Park Development Fees <br />Based on Cedar Hill Model <br />April 10, 2006 <br /> <br />Step 1 <br />Neighborhood and Community Parks provided for La Porte's general public, excluding regional <br />parks or special use parks (Le. golf course, Sylvan Beach, etc.), and undeveloped parkland, as <br />identified in Parks Master Plan, adopted by City Council in 2001. <br /> <br />Identified 119.74 acres of available neighborhood and community parkland <br /> <br />Step 2 <br />Population of La Porte was 31,880 (2000 Census figure) <br />Park Master Plan estimates 2% annual growth for La Porte: <br /> <br />Population in 2005 estimate is: 34,507. <br /> <br />Step 3 <br />Divide City's population into Total Neighborhood and Community Park Acres: <br /> <br />34,507 estimated population, divided by 119.74 acres of parkland = 288.183 persons per <br />Neighborhood or Community Park acre. <br /> <br />Step 4 <br />Identified Number of La Porte Persons Per Dwelling Unit per 2000 Census: <br /> <br />3.09 persons per Dwelling Unit. <br /> <br />Step 5 <br />Divide number of persons per park acre by the number of persons per dwelling unit: <br /> <br />288.183 divided by 3.09 = 93.26 dwelling units per acre. <br /> <br />Step 6 <br />Identify acquisition and development cost for a "typical" Neighborhood Park Acre, referencing <br />the La Porte Park Master Plan definition: <br /> <br />Total Acquisition and Development cost (per acre) for typical 5 acre park (see Estimate of <br />Park Development Costs) is $75,438 per acre. <br /> <br />Step 7 <br />Divide the acquisition and development cost per acre by the number of dwelling units per park <br />acre: <br /> <br />$75,438 divided by 93.26 dwelling units per acre = estimated $808 per dwelling unit for <br />each acre of developed parkland. <br />