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Draft <br /> 3/24/99 <br /> Over past 15 years got 1000 acres <br /> Bonds , about 2000 acres through bonds <br /> Have a greenway plan <br /> Offer of dedication if Parks and Recreation <br /> Department wants <br /> Some dedicated to the North Carolina Conservancy by <br /> the developer , then deeded over to the county <br /> No requirement for dedication if clustering ( RS -20 ) . <br /> Could zone at a lower level ( R & 12 ) though and <br /> dedicate about ~ 15 % as open space <br /> Focus of Acquisition : <br /> Dedication has to be connected to public interest <br /> 100 Year Flood Plain easy to see that in , no <br /> development possibility for developers <br /> Charlotte • Mecklenburg County • Linda Beverly, Charlotte-heck. Planning Dept, (704) 336 <br /> 5719 <br /> Note : The policy is only for Charlotte and the unincorporated <br /> areas of Mecklenburg County . <br /> Methods of Acquiring Land: <br /> No mandatory dedication for open space with any <br /> development <br /> Developers can elect in single family subdivisions to <br /> do clustering that allows them to redraw the individual <br /> lots with setting aside a minimum of 10 % of the land as <br /> open space . <br /> That space either is then maintained by a private <br /> homeowners association , or is dedicated to the Parks <br /> and Recreation department as a greenway . <br /> No incentive for developers to provide the land , but <br /> the smaller lots makes it so they can position the <br /> lots on better , land <br /> Lot of greenways through the subdivision process <br /> Some bonds <br /> Purchase open space . Some negotiated dedication <br /> for tax credit <br /> 31 <br />