Park Land Dedication and Fee-in-Lieu

At a glance

What: park land dedication requirements for new subdivisions: whether a developer dedicates land, pays a fee in lieu, or both.
Where it stands: The September 9 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board agenda carried two requests. Archer Hill Subdivision (25 acres, 52 single-family units, southwest quadrant): developer and staff both request a fee in lieu of $56,628, citing steep topography and no connection to city-owned parks. Cato Springs Village (about 14 acres, 197 single-family and 198 multi-family units): the developer requests a fee in lieu ($350,899) while staff recommend 1 acre of land plus fees to benefit Kessler Park. The Board recommendation lines were blank on the agenda; outcomes are not confirmed.
Next: Not known.

Related: Parks Projects and Aquatics Center Study. Developers and owners are not named here.

The city's posted agendas on the CivicClerk portal https://fayettevillear.portal.civicclerk.com/ and meeting video on the city's Cablecast channel https://reflect-fayetteville-ar.cablecast.tv/CablecastPublicSite/?channel=1 . No minutes were available; outcomes come only from later agendas.

Park land dedication requests: Archer Hill Subdivision (fee in lieu, $56,628) and Cato Springs Village (developer requests fee in lieu, $350,899; staff recommend 1 acre plus fees).

Gray Estates Subdivision (46 single-family units, fee in lieu $50,094 requested by developer and staff) and Deane Solomon Rd Development (115 single-family units, 0.65 acres plus fee in lieu $94,600.50 requested by developer and staff). Recommendation lines blank on the agenda.