Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2022 05 05

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Louisville Municipal Code Sec. 16.16.060 requires a public land dedication, or equivalent value through cash -in -lieu, at the time of final subdivision plat to meet a public purpose, such as parks, open space, schools, or any other public purpose determined by the City. The minimum requirement for such public land dedication for commercial development is 12% of the gross project area. Based on a previous annexation agreement, an approximately 80-acre portion of the property is exempt from the public land dedication requirement. The minimum public land dedication requirement for the remaining 309 acres is 37.1 acres of public use lands. The proposed public land dedication of 89.9 acres exceeds the minimum requirement by 52.8 acres. A final subdivision also includes construction design documents for public infrastructure, including trails, underpasses and right of way landscaping. Under the current proposal, the landscaping in the rights of way would be in the jurisdiction of the City but maintained by the Metro District through an agreement with the City. No improvement are planned in the park or open space tracts other than trails. Attached are the construction documents for these elements of the proposal. Part of the development review process for a subdivision plat includes a recommendation from the Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board (PPLAB) to the Planning Commission and City Council on relevant parts of the application. Per Resolution 65, Series 2015, the role of the Board includes the following: To assist the City Council and staff in determining the community's needs and desires for parks, programs and facilities in relationship to parks related issues in the Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails Master Plan; • To advise the City Council and staff on park and public landscape maintenance, development, and redevelopment, and review referrals for proposed landscape plans for public areas; For further reference on the process and standards for subdivisions, please see the following link to Title 16 of the Louisville Municipal Code: httDs:Hlibrarv.municode.com/co/louisviIle/codes/code of ordinances?nodeld=TIT 16SU BACKGROUND: The applicant recently proposed a revised GDP (Redtail Ridge) for the property that received City Council approval on September 21, 2021. A petition was filed for a referendum concerning the approval of the Redtail Ridge GDP, which sent the ordinance approving the application to Louisville residents for a vote. An election was held on April 19, 2022, in which the voters overturned Council's