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(5%) of this amount for parks and open space. 2) Nature Of Land To Be Dedicated: Except as otherwise required by the City, all dedications of land will meet the following criteria: a) Usability: At least ninety percent (90%) of the land required to be dedicated must be located outside of floodways, lakes or other water bodies, areas with slopes greater than fifteen percent (15%), wetlands subject to federal or state regulatory jurisdiction and other areas the City reasonably deems unsuitable for neighborhood open space due to topography, flooding or other appropriate considerations. The City may accept the dedication of natural land that includes lakes, ponds, creeks, other water bodies, wetlands falling under the jurisdiction of state or federal agencies and other sensitive areas including woodland areas, both as ten percent (10%) of, or in addition to the dedicated land required by this article, if sufficient abutting land is dedicated as a usable, public recreation area or park. b) Unity: The dedicated land must form a single parcel of land, except where the City determines that two or more parcels or greenways-trails would best serve the public interest, given the type and distribution of neighborhood open space needed to adequately serve the proposed development. If the City determines that two (2) or more parcels would best serve the public interest, the City may require that such parcels be connected by a