STANDARDS FOR DEDICATED PARKLAND.
Austin City Code § 30-2-215
in effect§ 30-2-215 - STANDARDS FOR DEDICATED PARKLAND.
(A) Land to be dedicated as parkland must comply with the standards in the Administrative Criteria Manual and this section, and if the city is the park service provider, the comprehensive plan and the Park And Recreation Action Plan.
(B) The director shall determine whether land offered for dedication complies with the standards for dedication.
(C) Fifty percent of acreage in the 100-year floodplain that is dedicated as parkland may be credited toward fulfilling the requirements of this part if the adjoining land within the 25-year floodplain, if any, is also dedicated as parkland. The land within the 25-year floodplain may not be credited toward fulfilling the requirements of this part.
(D) Land identified on the Critical Areas Map maintained by the Watershed Protection and Development Review Department that does not otherwise comply with the standards for parkland dedication may be accepted as dedicated parkland if the director determines that the land will provide recreational or educational opportunities for the surrounding community. In this event, 50 percent of the acreage may be credited toward fulfilling the requirements of this part.
Source: City Code Section 25-4-213; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 031211-42.
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