Park and impact fees for new homes in Lincoln

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How the park fee is set	A fee equal to the value of the land that would have been dedicated. Applies: Subdivisions that pay a fee instead of dedicating park land. § 17.32.050 · code text Whenever a fee is required to be paid in lieu of land dedication, the subdivider shall pay a fee equal to the value of the land prescribed for dedication in Section 17.32.040 and in an amount determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.32.070.
Parkland per 1,000 residents	5 acres per 1,000 residents. Applies: The standard for park land that subdivisions must dedicate. § 17.32.040 · code text (1) The park acreage standard is five acres per 1,000 population.
When the fee applies	Subdivisions of over 50 lots may have to both dedicate park land and pay a fee. Applies: When only part of a planned park site is in the subdivision, or the city already holds most of the site. § 17.32.060 · code text In subdivisions of over 50 lots, the subdivider shall both dedicate land and pay a fee in lieu thereof in accordance with the following standards:

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

Lincoln's code: A fee equal to the value of the land that would have been dedicated. (Subdivisions that pay a fee instead of dedicating park land.) (§ 17.32.050); 5 acres per 1,000 residents. (The standard for park land that subdivisions must dedicate.) (§ 17.32.040).

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