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Park Fee - New Tracts/Subdivisions

Levied by City of Hesperia — "the city shall require dedication of a portion of such land, payment of a fee in lieu thereof, or a combination of both" (HMC § 17.52.010(A)); the fee is imposed and collected under the City's own subdivision code, not by the Hesperia Recreation and Park District on new development in Hesperia. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected at final inspection.

What one house pays

$5,486

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot.

Share of Hesperia's total
11%
Total one-time fees here
$50,523
Adjustment
Not recorded

The record

Why it exists

“for the purpose of establishing and developing park and recreation facilities to serve the future residents of such subdivided property.”

HMC § 17.52.010(A), Ord. 2006-19, 2006 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“the city shall require dedication of a portion of such land, payment of a fee in lieu thereof, or a combination of both, as set forth in this chapter, for the purpose of establishing and developing park and recreation facilities”

HMC § 17.52.010(A) · source document ↗
Where it applies

“Park Fee - New Tracts/Subdivisions (Per Unit)" | "$5,486.50" | "$5,461.50+ $25.00 admin fee”

City-Wide Fee Schedule FY 2025-26, Appendix A — Development Impact Fees, "(Effective April 2, 2022)," p. 18, "Park Fee" table, which is printed as a table SEPARATE from the "Development Impact Fees" table above it · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2006 (Ord. 2006-19); fee amount table effective 2022-04-02

“(Ord. 2006-19 § 3 (Exh. A (part)), 2006)”

Hesperia Municipal Code, Title 17 Subdivisions, Ch. 17.52 "Dedication of Land and/or Payment of Fees for Park and Recreation Purposes," § 17.52.010 Required — history note · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Ordinance No. 2006-19 (enabling chapter); dollar amount published in City fee schedule Appendix A

“(Ord. 2006-19 § 3 (Exh. A (part)), 2006)”

Hesperia Municipal Code, Title 17 Subdivisions, Ch. 17.52 "Dedication of Land and/or Payment of Fees for Park and Recreation Purposes," § 17.52.010 Required — history note · source document ↗
When it is paid

at final inspection

“Where fees are required, the same shall be deposited with the city prior to approval of the final inspection for any building permit.”

HMC § 17.52.020(C) "Prerequisites for Approval of Final Maps," Ord. 2006-19, 2006 · source document ↗
Who collects it

“Where fees are required, the same shall be deposited with the city prior to approval of the final inspection for any building permit.”

HMC § 17.52.020(C) · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“§ 17.52.030. Exemptions. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to non-residential subdivisions or developments. (Ord. 2006-19 § 3 (Exh. A (part)), 2006)”

Credits and offsets

“Where private open space is and its creation purposes is provided in a proposed subdivision and such space is to be privately owned and maintained by the future residents of the subdivision, such areas shall be credited up to seventy-five (75) percent against the requirement of a dedication for park and recreation purposes, or the payment of fees in lieu thereof, provided the city finds it is in the public interest to do so”

HMC § 17.52.020(E) "Credit for Private Open Space" · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
this home per DU 1 Dec 2025 $5,486

“Park Fee | Park Fee - New Tracts/Subdivisions (Per Unit) | $5,486.50 | $5,461.50+ $25.00 admin fee”

City of Hesperia City-Wide Fee Schedule FY 2025-26, effective December 1, 2025, Appendix A · source document ↗

About these figures

Quoted, not summarized. Every amount and fact on this page is copied from the official document it links to. If we couldn’t find something in a document, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

Before any discounts. Some fees offer credits, waivers or phase-ins. They’re listed above but not subtracted, because whether you qualify depends on your project.

Check the date. Fees change. This page shows what was in force on the date at the top, with a link to the document that set it, so you can confirm the current amount yourself. How all of this is put together.

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