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r <br /> Richard Ducker <br /> Inst , of Govt . <br /> April , 1999 <br /> ACQUIRING LAND FOR RECREATION <br /> THROUGH LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION <br /> is Acquiring Land for Recreation By Purchase <br /> lie Acquiring Land for Recreation By Land Development Regulation <br /> -- developer A . Mandatory land dedication requirement that offer <br /> interest in land to a governmental unit for its acceptance and <br /> maintenance <br /> 1 . Ascondition of subdivision pla <br /> t approval <br /> � <br /> City : Ordinance may provide "for the dedication . . . of <br /> recreation areas serving residents of the immediate <br /> neighborhood within the subdivision . . . " <br /> I <br /> County : Same <br /> 2 . As a condition of a special - use or conditional - use permit <br /> City : Such permit conditions " may include requirements . . . <br /> that provision be made of recreational space and <br /> facilities . " <br /> County : Such permit conditions " may include requirements <br /> that recreational space be provided . " <br /> 3 . Local government may specify where land to be dedicated is <br /> located and may set standards concerning the size , shape , f <br /> topography , and accessibility of parcel to be dedicated . <br />