Springettsbury Township 289-49. Recreation dedication. +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | The amount of land required to be provided for public | | | recreational purposes for single-family, detached, residential | | | subdivisions or land development plans shall be a minimum of 0.02 | | | acres per lot or dwelling unit. Public recreation and land | | A. | dedication for multifamily or attached housing shall be a minimum | | | of 20% for the total tract area. These requirements apply to all | | | residential subdivisions, regardless of the number of lots | | | involved and to all multifamily developments regardless of | | | whether private recreational facilities are also provided. | |----+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Proposed recreation areas shall: | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | Be easily and safely accessible from all areas of the development | | | to be served, have good ingress and egress and have direct access | | | to a public roadway; however, no public roadways shall traverse | | | the site(s). | | | | | | (2) | | | | | | Be contiguous and regular in shape. | | | | | | (3) | | | | | | Have a suitable topography and soil conditions for use and | | | development as a recreation area. | | | | | | (4) | | | | | | Have a slope of 5% or less on 75% of the required area. | | | | | | (5) | | | | | B. | Have no more than 25% of the required area within floodplain or | | | wetland areas, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and | | | Urban Development's Flood Insurance Rate Maps. | | | | | | (6) | | | | | | Be easily accessible to all essential utilities, including water, | | | sewage and power. | | | | | | (7) | | | | | | Be suitable for development as a particular type of park, as | | | categorized by the National Recreation and Park Association's | | | National Park, Recreation and Open Space Standards and Guidelines | | | (1983) and updates. | | | | | | (8) | | | | | | Be designed and developed according to the standards established | | | by the National Recreation and Park Association. | | | | | | (9) | | | | | | Be compatible with the objectives, guidelines and recommendations | | | as set forth in the Township Comprehensive Plan and Parks and | | | Recreation Plan and updates. | |----+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | When the Board deems it to be in the public interest to accept | | C. | title to dedicated land, such acceptance shall be by means of a | | | clear title deed to the dedicated area. | |----+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Recreation areas of less than three acres proposed to be | | D. | dedicated to the Township shall not normally be accepted unless | | | opportunities exist to combine them with other recreation areas. | |----+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | The Board of Supervisors, after having conferred with the | | | Planning Commission and the Parks and Recreation Board, may find | | | dedication to be impractical because of the size, shape, | | | location, access, topography, drainage or other physical features | | | of the land or that such dedication would adversely affect the | | | subdivision or land development and its future residents or | | | occupants, or that there is not other land area within the | | | proposed subdivision which is practical for dedication to the | | | public because of size, access, topography or other physical | | E. | characteristics. In such cases, the Board of Supervisors shall | | | require payment of a fee in lieu of land dedication. Such | | | fee-in-lieu payments shall be payable to the Township upon | | | approval and prior to recording each final section of the overall | | | plan by the Board. The amount of fee-in-lieu payment shall be | | | determined as set forth in Subsection L below. Because dedicated | | | recreation areas must have access to a public roadway and the | | | availability of all utilities, they are in a very real sense | | | developed and, therefore, determinations of fair market value | | | will not be appraised at a raw land rate. | |----+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | All approved recreation areas shall be completed and dedicated | | | before 50% occupancy has been reached in any applicable | | | subdivision. Withholding of occupancy permits may occur to ensure | | | compliance with this provision. Developers required to dedicate | | F. | land for recreation shall also develop the recreation areas | | | according to the National Park, Recreation and Open Space | | | Standards and Guidelines published by the National Recreation and | | | Park Association in 1983, and any succeeding updates or | | | revisions, in accordance with other Township ordinances and as | | | approved by the Township Supervisors. | |----+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | In cases where the opportunity exists to combine dedicated | | | recreation areas, the developer shall be required to escrow funds | | | that will pay for later construction of facilities on a combined | | G. | recreation area according to the subdivision's percentage | | | contribution to the ultimate combined recreation area. The | | | Township will then develop the combined recreation area with the | | | escrowed funds when all portions thereof have been deeded over to | | | the Township. | |----+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Actual size, number, placement and other specifications of | | | recreation facilities to be developed shall be recommended by the | | | Parks and Recreation Board and staff to the Planning Commission | | H. | and Board of Supervisors after negotiations with the developers. | | | The specifications of recreational facilities to be developed | | | shall bear a reasonable relationship to the anticipated use of | | | the facilities by future inhabitants of the development or | | | subdivision. | |----+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Final subdivision and/or development plans shall indicate | | I. | location and specifications of all recreation facilities to be | | | constructed and metes and bounds and acreage(s) of the recreation | | | area(s). | |----+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Recreation facilities shall be bonded and have improvement | | J. | guarantees posted or deposited as with other subdivision | | | improvements, streets, sidewalks, curbs, drainage facilities, | | | utilities, etc. | |----+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | The developer shall install, as a minimum, the following number | | | of recreation facilities on the land that has been set aside for | | | this purpose: | | | | | | Dwelling Units | | | | | | Total Number of Recreational Facilities | | | | | | 24 or less | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 25-49 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 50-99 | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | 100-199 | | K. | | | | 7 | | | | | | 200-299 | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 300-400 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Over 400 | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | Recreation facilities shall include, but shall not be limited to, | | | play areas, basketball and/or volleyball courts, tennis courts, | | | softball and/or baseball diamonds, pavilions, soccer and/or | | | football fields. The mix of facilities shall be determined and | | | approved by the Township. | |----+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Fee-in-lieu payments shall be arrived at by annual resolutions | | | adopted by the Board of Supervisors that will set the average lot | | | price for the calendar year. Amounts established shall remain in | | | effect until a succeeding resolution establishing other rates is | | | adopted. | | | | | | Recreation Area Required (square feet) x Development Cost Factor | | | x Average Lot Price Payment = Fee in Lieu. | | | | | | Where: | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | Recreation area required: The area calculated under the | | | provisions of Subsection A expressed in square feet. | | | | | L. | (2) | | | | | | Development cost factor: The percentage of the average lot price | | | attributable to the cost of developing the lot as defined in | | | Article II. This percentage shall be established by the Township | | | Engineer. | | | | | | (3) | | | | | | Average lot price: The amount is determined by taking the | | | arithmetic average of all open market residential lot sales in | | | the Township for the previous year. Open market sales shall not | | | include multiple property/single consideration, nominal | | | consideration, family member, forced sale or partial interest | | | sales as defined by the York County Assessor's Office. This | | | figure will be calculated on an annual basis and established by | | | the Board of Supervisors. | |----+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Fee-in-lieu money authorized by this chapter shall, upon receipt | | | by the Township, be deposited in an interest-bearing account, | | | clearly identifying the specific recreation facilities and | | | recreation district for which the fee was received. Interest | | | earned on the account shall become funds of the account. Funds | | | from the account shall be expended only for the purpose of | | | providing park or recreation facilities accessible to the | | | development and located in the district from which the funds were | | | generated, unless the Board of Supervisors determines that it is | | | in the best interest of the Township that funds from one | | | recreation planning district should be transferred to another | | | recreation planning district. The recreation districts shall be | | | as follows: | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | Recreation Planning District (RPD) No. 1 is bounded to the west | | | and north by Township boundaries, and to the east by Mt. Zion | | | Road and the portion of North Sherman Street north of Mt. Zion | | | Road, and to the south by U.S. Route 30. | | | | | | (2) | | | | | M. | RPD No. 2 is bounded to the west by Mt. Zion Road and the portion | | | of North Sherman Street north of Mt. Zion Road, to the north and | | | east by Township boundaries, and to the south by U.S. Route 30. | | | | | | (3) | | | | | | RPD No. 3 is bounded to the north by U.S. Route 30, to the east | | | and south by Township boundaries, and to the south and west by | | | Township boundaries. | | | | | | (4) | | | | | | RPD No. 4 is bounded to the north by U.S. Route 30, to the east | | | by Mt. Zion Road, and to the south and west by Township | | | boundaries. | | | | | | (5) | | | | | | RPD No. 5 is the community centralized parks, being | | | Springettsbury Township Community Park, which is bounded on the | | | west by Mt. Zion Road, the north by Pleasant Valley Road, the | | | east by Williams Road and the south by Whiteford Road; the North | | | Hills area; and any other area designated as a centralized park | | | by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. | |----+-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Upon request of any person who paid a fee in lieu under this | | | chapter, the Township shall refund such fee, plus interest | | N. | accumulated thereon from the date of payment, if the Township has | | | failed to utilize the fee paid for the purposes set forth in this | | | chapter within three years from the date such fee was paid. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+