§ 82-282. Credit for privately-owned facilities.

(a)

The board may grant credit for privately-owned and maintained open space or local recreation facilities, or both, in planned unit developments or residential townhouse units, or mobile home developments or special planning areas, as defined in the Zoning Code. Such credit shall be subtracted from the dedication or fees, or both; provided:

(1)

Yards, patio court areas, setbacks, and other open space areas required by this title and the Zoning Code shall be maintained.

(2)

Provision is made by written agreement or recorded covenants, that the private areas be adequately maintained;

(3)

The use of private open space or recreation facilities is limited to park and local recreation purposes and shall not be changed to another use without the written consent of the board.

(b)

Land or facilities which may qualify for credit will generally include the following:

(1)

Open spaces, which are generally defined as parks and parkway areas, ornamental parks, extensive areas with tree coverage; lowlands along streams or areas of rough terrain when such areas are extensive and have natural features worthy of scenic preservation, golf courses, or open areas on the site in excess of twenty thousand square feet;

(2)

Court areas for tennis, badminton, shuffleboard or similar hard-surfaced areas designed and used exclusively for court games;

(3)

Recreational swimming areas defined as fenced areas devoted primarily to swimming and diving, including decks, lawned area, bathhouses, or other facilities developed and used exclusively for swimming and diving and consisting of no less than fifteen square feet of water surface area for each three percent of the population of the subdivision;

(4)

Recreation buildings, designed and primarily used for the recreational needs of the residents of the development;

(5)

Special areas defined as areas of scenic or natural beauty, historic sites, hiking, riding or motorless bicycle trails, including pedestrian walkways separated from public roads, planting strips, lake site or river beaches, improved access or right-of-way in excess of requirements of Section 22.40.035 [82-276], and similar types of open space or recreational facilities.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(22.40.065), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)