Watsonville Municipal Code Art. 4 Reservations for Public Facilities

As a condition of approval of a map, the subdivider shall reserve sites, appropriate in area and location, for parks, recreational facilities, fire stations, libraries or other public uses according to the standards contained in this article.

(§ 1, Ord. 1274-11 (CM), eff. February 24, 2011)

Where a park, recreational facility, fire station, library, or other public use is shown on an adopted precise plan, specific plan, or adopted General Plan containing policies and standards for those uses, the subdivider may be required by the City to reserve sites as so determined by the City in accordance with the definite policies and standards contained in the above precise plan, specific plan, or general plan. The reserved area must be of such size and shape as to permit the balance of the property within which the reservation is located to develop in an orderly and efficient manner. The amount of land to be reserved shall not make development of the remaining land held by the subdivider economically infeasible. The reserved area shall conform to the adopted precise plan, specific plan, or general plan and shall be in such multiples of streets and parcels as to permit an efficient division of the reserved area in the event that it is not acquired within the prescribed period.

(§ 1, Ord. 1274-11 (CM), eff. February 24, 2011)

The public agency for whose benefit an area has been reserved shall, at the time of approval of the final map or parcel map, enter into a binding agreement to acquire such reserved area within two (2) years after the completion and acceptance of all improvements, unless such period of time is extended by mutual agreement.

(§ 1, Ord. 1274-11 (CM), eff. February 24, 2011)

The purchase price shall be the market value thereof at the time of the filing of the tentative map plus the taxes against such reserved area from the date of the reservation and any other costs incurred by the subdivider in the maintenance of such reserved area, including interest costs incurred on any loan covering such reserved area.

(§ 1, Ord. 1274-11 (CM), eff. February 24, 2011)

If the public agency for whose benefit an area has been reserved does not enter into such a binding agreement, the reservation of such area shall automatically terminate.

(§ 1, Ord. 1274-11 (CM), eff. February 24, 2011)

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Ord. 1427-22 (CM) adds the sections in this article as 13-6.01 through 13-6.12. The sections have been editorially renumbered to prevent duplication of numbering.