§ 32-146. Recreation areas.

(a)

Every person who subdivides land for residential purposes may be required to dedicate or reserve a portion of such land, as set forth in this chapter for the purpose of providing open space sites, recreation areas, or parks to serve the future residents of the neighborhood within which the subdivision is located. As an alternative to the dedication of a portion of such land by the subdivider and/or where it is determined by the planning board and board of commissioners that a dedication of land is not feasible in a given plat or incompatible within the town's land development plan, the subdivider may make provisions for an equitable amount of land in another location, or pay to the town a fee in lieu of dedication as provided herein.

(b)

The land dedicated under this section or any provisions made under this section shall be used only for the purpose of providing parks and recreation areas and the location of the land shall bear a reasonable relationship to the use of the area by the future inhabitants of the subdivision or residential development.

(c)

The amount of land required to be dedicated or reserved by a subdivider or developer shall be based upon the most recent U.S. Bureau of Census figures for an average size family for this particular town, and a minimum park and recreation standard factor of eight acres per 1,000 persons.

(Ord. of 10-14-2008, § IV-B)