Park and impact fees for new homes in Redding

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Exemptions	Homes lawfully in place before the parcel or final map is filed do not count as new units. Applies: Parkland dedication or in-lieu fee for subdivisions. § 17.54.040 · code text The term "new dwelling unit" does not include dwelling units lawfully in place prior to the date on which the parcel or final map is filed.
How the park fee is set	The fee is the fair market value of the land otherwise dedicated, plus 20 percent for off-site improvements. Applies: Subdivisions; the council sets land value per acre by resolution. § 17.54.070 · code text The amount of in-lieu fees shall be based upon the fair market value of the amount of land which would otherwise be required for dedication.
Parkland per 1,000 residents	5 acres of park land per 1,000 residents. Applies: Basis for subdivision parkland: 510 square feet per new single-family or multifamily unit. § 17.54.040 · code text five acres of property for each one thousand persons residing within the city be devoted to neighborhood and community-park recreational purposes.
When the fee applies	Subdivisions of 50 parcels or less pay a fee instead of giving land. Applies: Unless the subdivider offers land the city accepts. § 17.54.070 · code text Where the final approval authority has required the payment of fees in lieu of land dedication or the proposed subdivision of land contains fifty parcels or less, the subdivider shall, in lieu of dedicating land, pay a fee Subdivisions of more than 50 parcels give land, plus a fee when the city needs less land on site. § 17.54.070 · code text In subdivisions of more than fifty parcels, the subdivider shall: 1. Dedicate land in accordance with this chapter and the park needs identified in the General Plan and the Parks, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan.

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

Redding's code: The fee is the fair market value of the land otherwise dedicated, plus 20 percent for off-site improvements. (Subdivisions; the council sets land value per acre by resolution.) (§ 17.54.070); 5 acres of park land per 1,000 residents. (Basis for subdivision parkland: 510 square feet per new single-family or multifamily unit.) (§ 17.54.040).

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