Park and impact fees for new homes in Colton

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Exemptions	Exempt: condo or stock cooperative projects in apartment buildings over 5 years old that add no new units. § 16.36.010 · code text nor to Condominium or stock cooperative Projects which consist of the Subdivision of airspace in an existing Apartment Building which is more than five Years old when no new Dwelling Units are added.
How the park fee is set	If park land and facilities given are worth less than required, the subdivider pays the difference as an in-lieu fee. Applies: Residential subdivisions with a park shown in the General Plan. § 16.36.060 · code text If the Fair Market Value of the Park and Recreational Facilities provided is less than that required hereunder, the difference shall be paid by the Subdivider as an in-lieu Fee. The subdivider pays an in-lieu fee instead of giving land, set by the code's fee formula. Applies: Residential subdivisions with no park designated in them. § 16.36.060 · code text the Subdivider shall, in lieu of dedicating land, pay a Fee computed in accordance with Section 16.36.050 to be Used for Park and Recreational purposes
Parkland per 1,000 residents	3 acres per 1,000 residents. § 16.36.040 · code text It is found and determined that the public interest, convenience, health, safety and welfare of the Residents of the City require that three acres of Property for every one thousand Persons residing within the City be devoted to Local Park and Recreational purposes
When the fee applies	Subdivisions of 50 parcels or less may be required to pay only in-lieu fees, not give land. Applies: Except condo, stock cooperative or community apartment projects over 50 units, which may have to dedicate land. § 16.36.060 · code text If the Subdivision contains fifty Parcels or less, only the payment of in-lieu Fees May be required

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What park or impact fees apply to a new home in Colton?

Colton's code: If park land and facilities given are worth less than required, the subdivider pays the difference as an in-lieu fee. (Residential subdivisions with a park shown in the General Plan.) (§ 16.36.060); 3 acres per 1,000 residents. (§ 16.36.040).

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