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.~LqTiCLE III. <br /> <br />General Principles; <br />~lnl~um ~avout Require- <br /> ments. <br /> <br />Sec~o.~ 3~ _3. Un~ul~aole ~and, the Comprehensive Plan; re- <br /> servat_Dn oz land. <br /> <br /> (a) Land, which the Planning Com~mission has found to <br />be unsuitable for subdivision due-to 'f~ooding, bad drainage, <br />or other features like!v to be harmful to the safety, %~e!fare, <br />and general health of t~e future residents, and %~nich the <br />Planning Commission considersinappropriatefor subdivision, <br />shall ncr be subdivided, unless adequate remedies are form- <br />ulated by the developer and approved by the City Engineer <br />and the Planning Con~ission. <br /> <br /> (b) The proposed subdivision shall conform generaily <br />to the requirements of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of <br />Portsmouth. Subs%antia! changes in land use as set forth <br />in the Comprehensive Plan shall not be permitted unless approv- <br />ed by the City Council either by formal amendment to the olan <br />or by some other action such as granting a zoning chanue ~hich <br />implies approval of such proposed change. <br /> <br /> (c) !~5len a site for a proposed school, library, fire <br />station, park, playground or other public building or facility <br />showr~ in the Comprehensive Plan ms located in ~hole or in part <br />in a proposed subdivision, reservation of such area shall be <br />requmred. <br /> <br /> Any reservation of land for public acquisition and use as <br />required, by this provision shall be void if not executed ~,~ithin <br />ten years from the date of recordation unless the City Council <br />shall earlier release such reservation. <br /> <br /> The subdivider shall be required to show in dotted lines <br />on the preliminary and final plats how he will develop such reserved <br />areas in the event that the city fails to accuire the reserved <br />property. <br /> <br /> ~ Required reservations shall not exceed twenty-five per- <br />cent of the total subdivision area unless the developer agrees <br />to reserve a higher percentage. The acquisition price of such <br />reserved sitcs shal~ be based upon ~he fair market value of <br />such site at the time of recordation ar~ shall be an expressed <br />element of the subdivision agreement. The subdivider shall also <br />be reimbursed annually by the city for such reservation at a <br />rate of six percent of the acquisition ~rice from the date of <br />recordation until the date of acquisition or release of the <br />reserved land. ' - <br /> <br />-II- <br /> <br /> <br />