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Park and impact fees for new homes in Morgan Hill

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

What Morgan Hill's code says

Morgan Hill code What Morgan Hill's code adds
How the park fee is set
  • The fee is based on the average estimated fair market value of the land being subdivided.
    Applies: Subdivisions that pay a fee instead of dedicating park land. The fee covers the park land that would otherwise be dedicated.
    § 17.28.110 · code text
    When a fee is required to be paid in lieu of park land dedication, the amount of such fee shall be based upon the average estimated fair market value of the land being subdivided.
Parkland per 1,000 residents
  • 5 acres per 1,000 people.
    Applies: Subdivisions where the park and bikeways master plan shows a park. Example: .0151 acres per single-family home.
    § 17.28.060 · code text
    3.02 ÷ 1,000 / 5 = .0151 acres/DU
When the fee applies
  • Subdivisions of over 50 lots must both dedicate park land and pay an in-lieu fee.
    § 17.28.100 · code text
    In subdivisions of over fifty lots, the subdivider shall both dedicate land and pay a fee in lieu thereof in accordance with the following formula:

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Frequently asked questions

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

Morgan Hill's code: The fee is based on the average estimated fair market value of the land being subdivided. (Subdivisions that pay a fee instead of dedicating park land. The fee covers the park land that would otherwise be dedicated.) (§ 17.28.110); 5 acres per 1,000 people. (Subdivisions where the park and bikeways master plan shows a park. Example: .0151 acres per single-family home.) (§ 17.28.060).

General information, not legal advice.

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