A. 
General design. In the design of a subdivision, land division, planned unit development or development project, provision shall be made for suitable sites of adequate area for schools, parks, playgrounds, open spaces, drainageways and other public purposes. Such sites are to be shown on the preliminary plat and final plat, and shall comply with the Town of Lowell Comprehensive Plan or component of said plan. Consideration shall be given to the preservation of scenic and historic sites, stands of trees, marshes, lakes, ponds, streams, watercourses, watersheds, ravines and woodlands, prairie and wetlands, and plant and animal communities.
B. 
Residential cluster development open space. Within a residential cluster development, the aggregate common open spaces shall be designed to preserve and protect those features of the natural environment that are deemed environmentally sensitive, and appropriate legal arrangements shall be made for the improvement, long-term maintenance and proper management to ensure that these areas retain their value as common open space assets to the project and the Town as a whole.
A. 
Method of calculation.
(1) 
Where, in the opinion of the Town Board, the dedication of land would not be compatible with the Town's comprehensive development or park plan, or Town officials determine that a cash contribution would best serve the public interest, the Board may require the subdivider to contribute cash payment in lieu of land according to the following provisions.
(2) 
If the Town has elected not to have public lands dedicated with the plat, a fee for the acquisition or capital improvement of public sites to serve the future inhabitants of the proposed subdivision shall be paid to the Town Clerk at the time of first application for approval of a final plat of said subdivision in the amount of $1,000 for each residential unit within the plat.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B. 
Park fund. Funds paid to the Town under any fees in lieu of land provision or contributed from other sources for park development and improvement are to be placed in a separate account designated for park development and improvement projects. The Town Board shall have the final right to approve or reject such projects. Said account shall be a continuing account and shall not lapse at the end of a budget period.