(A) Purpose. This chapter is adopted to implement the provisions of the Quimby Act, which authorize a city to require the dedication of land for park or recreation facilities, or payment of fees in-lieu thereof (or a combination of both), incident to and as a condition of approval for a tentative map or parcel map.
(1) The park and recreational facilities for which dedication of land and/or payment of a fee in-lieu thereof is required by this chapter are in accordance with the Open Space and Conservation Element of the General Plan of the city and shall supersede any previously adopted plan to the extent of any inconsistency.
(2) The land, fees, or combination thereof that are dedicated pursuant to this chapter are to be used only for the purposes of developing new or rehabilitating existing pocket, neighborhood, community, or regional park or recreational facilities to serve the subdivision that prompts the dedication, and the amount and location of land to be dedicated or the fees to be paid will bear a reasonable relationship to the use of the park and recreational facilities by future inhabitants of the subdivisions subject to this chapter.
(B) Findings. The amount of existing park area in the city is currently below four acres of park area per 1,000 city residents. The enactment of this chapter prevents new residential development from significantly further reducing the quality and availability of public services provided to residents of the city by requiring new residential development to contribute to the cost of expanding the availability of park and recreational facilities and amenities in the city.
(Ord. 2023-07, passed 8-15-2023)