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Commission sides with developer; allows fee instead of parkland dedication for 324-unit West Van Ash project
Summary
Fayetteville Planning Commission determined that a developer may pay a fee in lieu of dedicating parkland for a proposed 324-unit development, siding with staff and legal interpretations over a parks advisory board majority that had sought land dedication.
The Fayetteville Planning Commission on July 14 determined that a developer may satisfy parkland dedication requirements by paying a fee in lieu rather than dedicating land for a proposed 324-unit multifamily project near West Van Ash Drive.
Jesse Masters, the planner on the item, said the ordinance normally requires a developer to dedicate either 6.48 acres of land or pay a fee in lieu; for this 19.01-acre site a fee would be $308,448 under the ordinance’s formula (chapter language cited in the staff report). Parks and Natural Resources staff had recommended accepting a fee, but the Parks, Natural…
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