§ 19-705. Suitability of the land.

Any land to be dedicated for public park purposes to meet the requirements of this article shall be reasonably located and adaptable for use as an active neighborhood public park and recreation facility. Such determination shall be made by the Board of Park Commissioners, whose decision may be appealed to the City Council. Factors to be used in evaluating the adequacy of the proposed public park and recreation areas include, but are not limited to, the following:

A.

Unity: The dedicated land should form a single parcel or tract of land at least five (5) acres in size unless the Board of Parks Commissioners determined that a smaller tract would be in the public interest, or that additional contiguous land will be reasonably available for dedication to or purchase by the City.

B.

Shape: The shape of the parcel or tract of land to be dedicated should be appropriate for public parks and recreation purposes.

C.

Access: Public access to public park land delineated on a preliminary plat shall be insured by provision of at least fifty (50) feet of street frontage, in a manner satisfactory to the Board of Parks Commissioners. At the time the land abutting the delineated areas is developed, the subdivider of such abutting land shall furnish and pay for paving all abutting street frontage and shall provide water and sewer access to the boundary of one (1) side of the delineated area to meet minimum requirements as determined by the Public Works Department.

D.

Topography: The land to be dedicated to meet the requirement of this article should be suitable for public parks and recreation activities. In that regard fifty (50) percent of the dedicated land area should not exceed five (5) percent grade. The Parks and Recreation Department's Five Year Plan and the General Plan for the City of Norman shall be considered when evaluating land proposals for dedication.

(Ord. No. O-7576-21; Ord. No. O-9394-46; Ord. No. 0-0001-15)