Section 8.31
Any residential subdivision, condominium, or multiple-family development comprising twenty (20) or more lots or dwelling units, either as a single development or as a group of adjacent developments offered by a single proprietor, shall provide an active recreational area, such as play structures or picnic tables and benches, which shall contain an area equal in size to fifteen hundred (1,500) square feet for each lot or dwelling unit in the subdivision, condominium project, or multiple-family development. The Planning Commission may modify this requirement when it is determined that alternate recreation facilities are provided in close proximity, however, a contribution to the maintenance fund for those recreational facilities shall be made.
The recreational area shall be well-drained, graded, seeded or sodded, safe from hazard, accessible to all dwellings, and the location shall be approved by the Planning Commission as part of the site plan review.
Preservation of the recreational area shall be achieved through deed restrictions or dedication to a subdivision homeowner's association.