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Park and impact fees for new homes in Dublin

Dublin's own rules on park and impact fees for new homes, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Dublin Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Dublin's code says

Dublin code What Dublin's code adds
How the park fee is set
  • Equal to the active community, natural community and neighborhood parks land fees of the city's public facilities fee.
    Applies: Subdivisions that pay fees instead of dedicating park land.
    § 9.28.050 · code text
    Where fees are required by the city to be paid in lieu of land dedication, such fees shall be equal to the fee for “active community parks land,” “natural community parks land,” and “neighborhood parks land” of the city’s public facilities fee.
Parkland per 1,000 residents
  • 5 acres of park land per 1,000 residents.
    § 9.28.040 · code text
    It is found and determined that the public interest, convenience, health, safety and welfare require that five (5) acres of property for each one thousand (1,000) persons residing within the city be devoted to local park and recreational purposes.
  • 2.4 acres per 1,000 residents.
    Applies: Active community parks.
    § 9.28.040 · code text
    two and four-tenths (2.4) acres per one thousand (1,000) people for active community parks
  • 0.9 acre per 1,000 residents.
    Applies: Natural community parks.
    § 9.28.040 · code text
    nine-tenths (0.9) acre per one thousand (1,000) people for natural community parks
  • 1.7 acres per 1,000 residents.
    Applies: Neighborhood parks.
    § 9.28.040 · code text
    one and seven-tenths (1.7) acres per one thousand (1,000) people for neighborhood parks.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Dublin's code: Equal to the active community, natural community and neighborhood parks land fees of the city's public facilities fee. (Subdivisions that pay fees instead of dedicating park land.) (§ 9.28.050); 5 acres of park land per 1,000 residents. (§ 9.28.040).

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