Parkland dedication option; private land maintained for public use.
Saint Paul Legislative Code § 63.702
in effectSec. 63.702. - Parkland dedication option; private land maintained for public use.
The city council may, at its discretion, waive all or a portion of the land or cash dedication required under section 63.701 and enter into an agreement for the private development and/or maintenance of land for public use for parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities, wetlands, trails, or open space subject to the following conditions:
(1) The land area or value of the land and improvements privately developed and maintained for public use for parks, playgrounds, trails, open space, or conservation purposes must at least equal that otherwise required under section 63.701.
(2) Land, facilities, and improvements accepted under this provision shall be accessible to the public in a manner similar to public land.
(3) The city council must find, after recommendation of the director of parks and recreation and the parks commission, that such land and improvements will serve the purposes listed in section 63.701.
(4) The city and the owners or developers of the land must have executed a parkland development agreement insuring that specified land shall be developed and maintained by the owners or developers, and any and all successors in interest thereof, of any type whatsoever, which includes, but is not limited to heirs and assigns, for the purposes listed in section 63.701. The owners or developers must include a covenant running with the specified land indicating that the land to be developed and maintained for the purposes listed in section 63.701 will revert to the city in the event of a failure to comply with this requirement. When a recordable covenant concerning the ownership, maintenance or use of private areas and facilities for parkland development is required, the covenant shall be submitted to the city for approval. Such covenant shall be recorded prior to obtaining building permits for the development.
(Ord 15-27, § 2, 8-26-15)
Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITVIIIZOCO_ARTVII63.700PADE_S63.702PADEOPPRLAMAPUUSFetched: 11/1/2026