§ 153.40. PUBLIC SITES AND OPEN SPACES.  


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  • (A) Where a site for a park, playground, playfield, school, library, fire station or other public uses deemed necessary by the Planning Commission to fulfill the objectives of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, the Commission may recommend the reservation of such areas within the subdivisions.
    (1) Upon determination by the respective public agency that space for the public facility is required, the agency involved shall, within 90 days, enter into an agreement for purchase or dedication of the site.
    (2) Acquisition of the site shall be accomplished within three years.
    (B) Reservation of other public open spaces may be required where deemed necessary by the Planning Commission for preservation of historic sites and scenic areas or for a particular type of development proposed in the subdivision but not anticipated in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
    (C) Dedication of greenbelt or buffer parks may be required by the Planning Commission in areas where they are desirable to separate and protect residential subdivisions from adjacent commercial developments, highways, streets, and railroads or any obnoxious use.
    (Ord. 115, passed 8-13-75)