Park and impact fees for new homes in Pismo Beach

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How the park fee is set	The citywide average land value, $700,000 per acre, times the park acreage required per unit or lot. Applies: Subdivisions; the per-acre value is adjusted each January 1 by the Los Angeles area Consumer Price Index unless the council acts. § 16.70.050 · code text The fee shall be the citywide average fair market value of the land that would be dedicated pursuant to the formula set forth in this section. The average value per acre shall be seven hundred thousand dollars per acre.
Parkland per 1,000 residents	4 acres per 1,000 residents. § 16.70.030 · code text It is found and determined that the public interest, convenience, health, welfare and safety require that four acres of land for each one thousand persons residing within this city be devoted to local park and recreational purposes.
When the fee applies	Subdivisions of more than 50 lots or units within ½ mile of a planned park site must dedicate park land. § 16.70.040 · code text If a subdivision of more than fifty lots or units is proposed within a one-half-mile distance of a site designated for a future park or recreational facility by the parks, recreation and access element, and the park site is needed to serve the future needs of the residents of the subdivision, the subdivider shall dedicate land for a local park sufficient in size and topography to serve the residents of the subdivision. 50 or fewer parcels or units. Applies: Subdivisions this size pay a fee instead of dedicating park land. § 16.70.050 · code text If the proposed subdivision contains fifty or fewer parcels or units, the subdivider shall pay a fee equal to the land value of the portion of the local park required to serve the needs of the residents of the proposed subdivision as prescribed in Section 16.70.040 and in an amount determined in accordance with the provisions of this section. Over 50 parcels. Applies: Both land and a fee are required when the park needs less land than the full requirement. § 16.70.060 · code text In subdivisions of over fifty parcels, when a lesser land area is needed for a new or existing local park site than would otherwise be required to be dedicated and therefore does not meet the full requirement, the subdivider shall both dedicate land and pay a fee in lieu thereof.

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Pismo Beach's code: The citywide average land value, $700,000 per acre, times the park acreage required per unit or lot. (Subdivisions; the per-acre value is adjusted each January 1 by the Los Angeles area Consumer Price Index unless the council acts.) (§ 16.70.050); 4 acres per 1,000 residents. (§ 16.70.030).

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