A. 
Dedication requirement. In order that adequate open spaces and sites for public uses may be properly located and reserved and in order that the cost of providing public areas, such as but not limited to parks, recreation areas and public schools, may be equitably apportioned on the basis of additional need created by the subdivision development, each subdivider shall be required to reserve land, dedicate land or fees in lieu of land for park or other public uses. Each subdivider of land in the Village of Fredonia and extraterritorial plat jurisdiction area shall, at the discretion and direction of the Village Board, upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission, either dedicate open space lands designated on the Village Comprehensive Plan, Official Map, or plan component, or reserve such open space lands and pay a public site fee, or, where no open space lands are directly involved, pay a public site fee. The Planning Commission shall, at the time of reviewing the preliminary plat or certified survey map, recommend to the Village Board the land dedication option, fees in lieu of land option, or reservation of additional land option and record such selection in the minutes of the meeting at which the preliminary plat is presented for approval. The Village Board shall have the sole authority to determine which sites shall be acceptable for dedication. Drainageways, stormwater detention/retention areas, etc., shall not be counted as part of the parkland dedication requirement.
B. 
General design. In the design of a subdivision, land division, certified survey map, 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 Village 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, as recommended by the Village Engineer and Planning Commission, and approved by the Village Board.
C. 
Navigable streams. Shall have a public accessway at least 60 feet in width platted to the low-water mark at intervals of not more than one-half mile and connecting to existing public streets, unless wider access or greater shoreline intervals are agreed upon by the Wisconsin Department of Administration, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and the Village, as required by § 236.16(3) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
A. 
Dedication of site option.
(1) 
Whenever a proposed playground, park, or other public open space land designated on the Village's Comprehensive Plan, neighborhood unit development plan, or other Comprehensive Plan component is encompassed, all or in part, within a tract of land to be subdivided, the public lands shall be made a part of the plat and shall be dedicated to the public by the subdivider at the minimum rate of one acre for each 50 proposed or potential dwelling units; and any such proposed public lands in excess of the rate established herein shall be reserved for a period not to exceed three years, unless extended by mutual agreement, for purchase by the public agency having jurisdiction at undeveloped land prices.
(2) 
If the lands in excess of the established rate are not acquired within the three-year period as set forth herein, the land will be released from reservation to the owner.
B. 
Reservation of site option.
(1) 
Whenever a proposed playground, park, or other public open space land designated on the Village's Comprehensive Plan, neighborhood unit development plan, or other Comprehensive Plan, neighborhood unit development plan, or other Comprehensive Plan component is encompassed, all or in part, within a tract of land to be subdivided, the proposed public open space lands shall be made a part of the plat and reserved at the time of final plat approval for a period not to exceed three years, unless extended by mutual agreement, for acquisition at undeveloped land prices by the public agency having jurisdiction and the subdivider shall pay a public site fee at the time of application for final plat approval at the rate and according to the procedures set forth in this chapter.
(2) 
If the land is not acquired within the three-year time period as set forth herein, the land will be released to the owner from reservation.
C. 
Public site fee option. If the proposed subdivision does not encompass a proposed public park, parkway, or other open space lands, or if the Village Planning Commission requires the reservation of land as set forth in Subsection B, a fee for the acquisition of public sites to serve the future inhabitants of the proposed subdivision shall be paid to the Village Treasurer at the time of first application for approval of a final plat of said subdivision or part thereof in accordance with the Schedule of Fees.[1] Public site fees collected by the Village Treasurer under the provisions of this article shall be placed in a nonlapsing special fund for Village parks and shall be separate from the General Fund of the Village, and said special fund shall be used exclusively for the acquisition and development of park, recreation, and other open space areas within the Village.
[Amended 11-17-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-6]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 331, Impact Fees.
D. 
Park/recreation impact fee. In addition to the requirements above, a park/recreation impact fee shall be paid at the time of issuance of a building permit for each residential unit. The amount of the fee is established under Chapter 331, Impact Fees, § 331-8.
E. 
Unknown number of dwelling units. Where the plat does not specify the number of dwelling units to be constructed, the land dedication shall be based upon the maximum number of units permitted by the Village zoning chapter[2] and this chapter.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 575, Zoning.
F. 
Deeded to the Village. Land dedicated for public purposes shall be deeded to the Village at the time the final plat is approved.
G. 
Access to dedicated land. All dedicated land shall have frontage on a public street and shall have unrestricted public access.
H. 
Utility extensions. The subdivider shall install or provide for installation of water and sanitary sewer lines to the property line of all dedicated land, where such services are to be provided to the adjacent properties.
A. 
When parklands are dedicated, the subdivider is required to:
(1) 
Properly grade and contour for proper drainage;
(2) 
Provide surface contour suitable for anticipated use of area; and
(3) 
Cover areas to be seeded with a minimum of four inches of quality topsoil, seed as specified by the Director of Public Works, fertilized with 16-6-6 at a rate of seven pounds per 1,000 square feet, and mulched. The topsoil furnished for the park site shall consist of the natural loam, sandy loam, silt loam, silty clay loam or clay loam humus-bearing soils adapted to the sustenance of plant life, and such topsoil shall be neither excessively acid nor excessively alkaline.
B. 
The Village Board may require certification of compliance by the Village Engineer. The cost of such report shall be paid by the subdivider.
C. 
Grading and seeding of parklands is to be completed as soon as 10% of the planned lots in the subdivision are sold, as determined by the Village Board.
D. 
If the subdivider fails to satisfy the requirements of this section, the Village Board may contract said completion and bill such costs to the subdivider, following a public hearing and written notice to the subdivider of noncompliance. Failure to pay such costs may result in the immediate withholding of all building permits until such costs are paid.