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Park and impact fees for new homes in Los Alamitos

Los Alamitos'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 Los Alamitos Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Los Alamitos's code says

Los Alamitos code What Los Alamitos's code adds
Exemptions
  • Exempt: condominiums made by converting an existing multi-unit residential building more than 5 years old.
    Applies: Exempt from park land dedication for condominium projects of 51 or more units.
    § 16.18.020 · code text
    except any condominium project created by the conversion to a condominium of an existing multi-unit residential building which is more than five years old.
Parkland per 1,000 residents
  • 2.5 acres of park land per 1,000 residents.
    Applies: Subdivision park land: maximum units × average residents per unit (latest U.S. Census) × this standard.
    § 16.18.040 · code text
    3. The standard of 2.5 acres per 1,000 persons.
When the fee applies
  • Applies to subdivisions of 51 or more separate lots.
    Applies: Park land dedication, as a condition of a tentative tract map or parcel map.
    § 16.18.020 · code text
    The dedication of land for park facilities shall be required by the Planning Commission or Council incident to and as a condition of the approval of a tentative tract map or parcel map for a subdivision if the subdivision contains 51 or more separate lots
  • Applies to condominium projects of 51 or more units.
    Applies: Park land dedication; not for conversions of buildings more than 5 years old.
    § 16.18.020 · code text
    or consists of a condominium project containing 51 or more dwelling units
  • The subdivision counts as 51 or more lots.
    Applies: When a subdivision has fewer than 51 lots but 1 or more lots are likely to be split to make 51 or more.
    § 16.18.060 · code text
    Where an application is filed for approval of a tentative map or a final parcel map for a subdivision which contains fewer than 51 lots, the subdivision, nevertheless, shall be deemed to contain 51 or more lots for purposes of land dedication requirements provided for by this chapter where the Planning Commission or Council, based on all available evidence, determines that one or more lots within the subdivision are likely to be further subdivided in a manner which would create a total of 51 or more lots within the entire subdivision.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Los Alamitos's code: 2.5 acres of park land per 1,000 residents. (Subdivision park land: maximum units × average residents per unit (latest U.S. Census) × this standard.) (§ 16.18.040); Applies to subdivisions of 51 or more separate lots. (Park land dedication, as a condition of a tentative tract map or parcel map.) (§ 16.18.020).

General information, not legal advice.

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