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5/ 26/ 99 <br /> • Charlotte. — Mecklenburg County, NC (Linda Beverly, Charlotte- <br /> Mecklenburg Planning Dept; (704) 33 & 5719) <br /> Note : The policy is only for Charlotte and the unincorporated areas <br /> 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 & do <br /> clustering that allows them to redraw the , individual lots <br /> 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 greennway . <br /> No incentive for developers to provide the land , . but the <br /> smaller lots makes it so they can position the lots on ` <br /> better land <br /> • Lot of greenways through the subdivision process <br /> • Some bonds <br /> • Purchase open space . Some negotiated dedication for <br /> tax credit <br /> Focus of Acquisition : <br /> • Parks and Recreation has a greenway master plan . <br /> • If a development comes into that area , the planner will . <br /> put them in contact with the Parks and . . Recreation <br /> Department . <br /> • The Parks and Recreation Department can also <br /> purchase the land directly from the property - owner . <br />