(a) If an applicant for a residential Development subject to the Park Improvement Impact Fee wishes to construct PLDO Eligible Recreational Uses, the Director may allow a credit therefor against up to 100% of the requirement for Park Improvement Impact Fee payment required by this Chapter.
(b) Credit shall be granted against the payment of Park Improvement Impact Fees required pursuant to this Chapter for the actual cost of any fixed recreational equipment, installed or constructed by the applicant, as approved by the County, provided that such credit shall not exceed the value of improvements normally authorized by the County for similar parks.
(c) The Director may grant fifty percent (50%) credit for park improvements against the Park Improvement Impact Fee payment required by this Chapter for improvements on private park land, not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total requirement for Park Improvement Impact Fee payment, if the requirements of Section 810.108 of this Chapter have been or will be met prior to issuance of any building permits for Development Projects and prior to approval of the final map for Subdivisions.
(d) No credit shall not be given for labor or overhead costs or for site preparation items such as grading, drainage, utilities, irrigation, planting or parking areas. No credit shall be given for required off-site improvements such as curbs, gutters, street paving, traffic-control devices, sidewalks, pathways, and parking areas that serve the park.
(e) Credit shall only be granted for PLDO Eligible Recreational Uses and park and recreational facility improvements that meet the criteria set forth in this Article and the Department of Parks and Recreation Park Design Manual.
(f) Private usable open space as defined and required by the Zoning Ordinance; improvements described in Sections 810.105(b) of this Chapter; trails and pathways dedicated pursuant to County Trails Program; environmental mitigation areas or open space dedicated pursuant to Resource Protection Ordinance, Biological Mitigation Ordinance or local, state, or federal laws; other open areas that preclude PLDO Recreational Use, and yards, court areas, setbacks, landscape areas, and other open areas required to be maintained by the Zoning Ordinance, Building Code, and other ordinances and regulations shall not be eligible for credit against the Park Improvement Impact Fee payment requirement unless otherwise approved by the Director or Approving Body.
(Added by Ord. No. 10554 (N.S.), effective 1-1-19)