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Park and impact fees for new homes in Farmersville

Every subdivision must dedicate land, pay a fee, or both; the standard is 3 acres of park land per 1,000 residents.

Key points

  • Park land: Every subdivision must dedicate land, pay a fee, or both; the standard is 3 acres of park land per 1,000 residents.

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

What Farmersville's code says

Farmersville code What Farmersville's code adds
How the park fee is set
  • The fee is the fair market value of the land that would otherwise be dedicated.
    Applies: Subdivisions that pay a fee instead of giving land.
    § 16.36.010 · code text
    Where a fee is required to be paid in lieu of land dedication, the amount of such fee shall be based upon the fair market value of the amount of land which would otherwise be required to be dedicated.
Parkland per 1,000 residents
  • 3 acres of park land per 1,000 residents.
    Applies: Subdivisions (0.003 acre per resident).
    § 16.36.010 · code text
    The amount of land required to be dedicated by the subdivider shall be 0.003 acre per inhabitant which the subdivision is designed to accommodate.
When the fee applies
  • Every subdivision must dedicate land, pay a fee, or both.
    § 16.36.010 · code text
    Every person who subdivides land shall dedicate a portion of such land, pay a fee, or both, for the purposes of providing park and recreational facilities to serve future residents of the subdivision.
  • Only a fee may be required; with council approval, land of at least 1/4 acre may be dedicated instead.
    Applies: Subdivisions of 50 lots or less.
    § 16.36.030 · code text
    In cases of subdivision comprising fifty lots or less, only the payment of fees may be required, but the subdivider may, with the city council's approval, dedicate land nevertheless, provided the land to be dedicated is at least one-quarter acre.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Every subdivision must dedicate land, pay a fee, or both; the standard is 3 acres of park land per 1,000 residents.

General information, not legal advice.

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