Ordinances-1998-218

A) For all developments and subdivisions, the subdivider shall be responsible for providing adequate park and open space in one or both of the following ways, depending on the decision of the City of Tiffin. 1) If it is feasible and compatible with the Community Development Plan of the City of Tiffin, as determined by the City Council upon the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the subdivider will be required to dedicate and reserve an area for parks and open space, without cost to the City. a) The amount of land shall be determined by first calculating the entire size of the land area of the proposed development, as shown on the preliminary plat or site plan and then to require dedication or reservation of five percent (5%) of this amount for parks and open space. b) This area shall be denoted on the final plat prior to approval of the final plat. 2) Where such dedication is not feasible or compatible with the Community Development Plan, as determined by the City Council upon recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the subdivider shall, in lieu thereof, pay to the City a fee or combination of fee and land, equivalent to the value of the required dedication or reservation to be determined and used in the following manner: a) The City Council, upon recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, shall determine the size of the land area which it would have required to set aside