Planning Commission Resolution PC-2026-28 (Park Dedication Amdts)CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION PC-2026-28
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO MONTICELLO CITY CODE, TITLE XV
LAND USAGE, CHAPTER 152: SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, PARKS, OPEN SPACE, AND PUBLIC
USE, SECTION § 152.080 AS RELATED TO DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, the City has been in the process of preparing an updated Parks, Arts +
Recreation System Plan, a master plan for the City's park and recreation system and
component of the City's 2040 Vision + Plan (Comprehensive Plan); and
WHEREAS, the proposed update confirms the City's requirements for park land dedication
acreage; and
WHEREAS, the City has conducted research into land values and development activity
toward the goal of updating its park dedication requirements, pursuant to Minn Statutes
462.358; and
WHEREAS, the subdivision ordinance amendment provides for methods to impose park
dedication requirements on new subdivision for land or cash in lieu of land; and
WHEREAS, the analysis supports methods of park dedication on a per -lot basis, both for
land and cash dedication; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on June 2nd, 2026, on the
application and the applicant and members of the public were provided the opportunity to
present information to the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has considered all of the comments and the staff
report, which are incorporated by reference into the resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Monticello makes the following Findings
of Fact in relation to the recommendation of approval:
1. Minnesota Statutes (Minn. Stat. 462.358) provide for park dedication from new
subdivisions.
2. The Statutes further provide for dedication of land, or roughly equivalent
dedication by cash -in -lieu payments.
3. The City is preparing a Parks, Arts + Recreation System Plan, pursuant to
statutory requirements, that supports the dedication amounts proposed in the
Subdivision Ordinance Amendment.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION PC-2026-28
4. The City will further update its fee requirements by ordinance, subject to the
recommendations provided in the study analysis.
5. The analysis supports both land and cash dedication amounts based on the
current and ongoing demand for parkland in the City.
6. The Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission has reviewed the study and analysis,
and recommends approval of the amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Planning Commission of the City of Monticello,
Minnesota, that the Planning Commission recommends to the City Council the proposed
Subdivision Ordinance Amendment and park dedication fee requirements as proposed in
this resolution, based on the findings noted herein.
ADOPTED this 211 day of June, 2026 by the Planning Commission of the City of
Monticello, Minnesota.
MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION
By: � A �-
Andrew Tapper, Chair
ATTEST:
Angela Schum4nrh Cot munity Development Director
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