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Park and impact fees for new homes in Orange

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

What Orange's code says

Orange code What Orange's code adds
How the park fee is set
  • Acres to be dedicated × (per-acre market value of undeveloped residential land + per-acre cost of minimum park improvements).
    Applies: Subdivisions that pay a fee instead of dedicating land.
    § 16.60.060 · code text
    In-Lieu Fee = A x (FMV + MPSF)
Parkland per 1,000 residents
  • 3 net acres per 1,000 residents.
    § 16.60.040 · code text
    It is found and determined that the public interest, convenience, health, welfare, and safety require that three net acres of useable parkland for each 1,000 persons residing within the City shall be devoted to neighborhood and community parks.
When the fee applies
  • Subdivisions of 50 parcels or less pay a fee instead of dedicating land.
    Also when the subdivision has no suitable park site.
    § 16.60.060 · code text
    If the proposed subdivision contains 50 parcels or less, or if there is no site suitable to the City for a park or recreation facility in the subdivision, or if it is otherwise determined that a fee shall be paid in-lieu of dedication of land
  • The city may require land for condominium, stock cooperative or community apartment projects of more than 50 units.
    § 16.60.060 · code text
    When a condominium project, stock cooperative, or community apartment project exceeds 50 dwelling units, the City may require dedication of land notwithstanding that the number of parcels may be less than 50.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Orange's code: Acres to be dedicated × (per-acre market value of undeveloped residential land + per-acre cost of minimum park improvements). (Subdivisions that pay a fee instead of dedicating land.) (§ 16.60.060); 3 net acres per 1,000 residents. (§ 16.60.040).

General information, not legal advice.

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