Park Land Dedication Ordinance (PLDO) fees - County Islands

“SEC. 810.109. PARK IMPACT FEES PURPOSE — The ordinance section codified in this article is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by California Government Code Sections 66000 et seq (also known as the Mitigation Fee Act), which authorizes a county to require the payment of an impact fee to defray all or a portion of the cost of public facilities needed to accommodate the new residents of a development project as a condition of project approval.”

“SEC. 810.115. LIMITATIONS ON USE. (a) The Park In-Lieu Fee paid pursuant to this Chapter shall only be used for the purpose of acquiring park land, developing new, or rehabilitating existing park or recreation facilities. (b) The Park Land Acquisition Fee paid pursuant to Section 810.1124(a) and (b) shall only be used for the purpose of acquiring new parkland. (c) The Park Improvement Impact Fee paid pursuant to Chapter shall only be used for the purpose of developing new, or expansion of existing park or recreation facilities. (d) Park Impact Fees and Park In-Lieu Fees shall not be used to provide recreational services, programming or operations and maintenance of parks and recreational facilities.”

“(e) "Local Park Planning Area" means the geographical area(s) depicted on the Local Park Planning Area map on file with the Department of Parks and Recreation. Local Park Impact Areas coincide with the Community and Subregional Planning Area boundaries in Figure I-2 of the County of San Diego General Plan and as depicted on the Local Park Planning Area Map on file with the Department of Parks and Recreation.”

2018-07-25 (adopted); effective 2019-01-01

“ORDINANCE NO.: 10554 (N.S.) / AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY CODE OF REGULATORY ORDINANCES TITLE 8, DIVISION 10, CHAPTER 1, RELATING TO PARK LAND DEDICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES ... PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego this 25th day of July, 2018.”

Ordinance No.: 10554 (N.S.)

“ORDINANCE NO.: 10554 (N.S.) / AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY CODE OF REGULATORY ORDINANCES TITLE 8, DIVISION 10, CHAPTER 1, RELATING TO PARK LAND DEDICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES ... PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego this 25th day of July, 2018.”

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“(c) The payment of Park Impact Fees shall be required prior to issuance of any building permit or other permit required for construction of a dwelling unit, where Park Impact Fees have been established by the Board of Supervisors resolution or ordinance. Park Impact Fees shall be determined in accordance with the fee schedule approved by the applicable Board of Supervisors resolution in effect at the time fees are paid, and may include an automatic increase.”

County of San Diego, Planning & Development Services (PDS)

“PLDO park impact fees are paid at issuance of a ministerial building permit for a dwelling unless previously paid or exempted by the PLDO. Please note that park impact fees for permits issued only in the unincorporated areas are collected by the PDS on behalf of the DPR.”

“SEC. 810.112. PARK IMPACT FEE EXEMPTIONS — The following uses shall be exempt from both the Park Land Acquisition Impact Fee and the Park Improvement Impact Fee, unless otherwise stated: (a) Any residential Development that involves the Subdivision of land and pays the Park In-Lieu Fee is exempt from the Park Land Acquisition Impact Fee. (b) Any Development that does not require a County building permit. (c) Any nonresidential Development. (d) The replacement on the same parcel by the owner of a dwelling or dwellings destroyed by fire, flood, earthquake, or other calamity, provided that the application for a building permit to replace such dwelling is filed with the Director within two (2) years after destruction of the dwelling and is filed by the homeowner impacted by the calamity. (e) Rehabilitation, replacement, or reconstruction of residential structures that were lawfully constructed. ... (g) Recreational Trailer Parks, Temporary Trailer Parks, or Travel Trailer Parks, as those terms are defined in the Mobilehome Parks Act. ... (i) Any farm employee housing or farm labor camp project.”

“SEC. 810.113. CREDIT FOR PARK LAND ACQUISITION IMPACT FEE. (a) In the event that an applicant subject to the Park Land Acquisition Impact Fee seeks to dedicate land for parks, the Approving Body may allow a credit for up to 100% of the Park Land Acquisition Impact Fee payment required by this Chapter, if the land dedication amount is greater than 0.4 contiguous acres. For land dedication amounts less than 0.4 contiguous acres, only fees will be accepted, unless otherwise approved by the Director or Approving Body.”