The required acreage shall be acquired and improved with funds accruing from the collection of parks and recreation fees, as provided for in this Ordinance. Whenever possible park sites shall be acquired adjacent to school sites with public streets around the balance of the park. The location of private property immediately adjacent to the park site shall be discouraged. The parkland fee shall be based on the estimated proportionate cost that would be needed to acquire the land and develop facilities for a park thereon and shall be established by City Council resolution. The parkland fee shall be adjusted annually by the City to keep current with the cost of property acquisition and park development.
Fees are to be used only for the purpose of providing public park or recreational facilities.
All required fees shall be paid on a unit by unit basis and shall be due and payable prior to or upon the issuance by the City of Stockton of a building permit for the construction of any dwelling unit, provided however, that there shall be a refund of such fees in the event the building permit is not used for such construction. Where a park or recreational facility has been designated in the City of Stockton Parks and Recreation Plan and it is to be located in whole or in part within a proposed subdivision to serve the immediate and future needs of the residents of the subdivision, the subdivider or developer may be required to dedicate land for such a local park sufficient in size and topography to serve the residents of the subdivision and complying with the general standards provided in Section 16-006.2.1. The value of the dedicated land shall be credited towards the developer's parkland fee in accordance with the Public Facilities Fee Program Administrative Guidelines. No credit shall be given for private open space in a subdivision. At the time of approval of the final subdivision map, the City Council shall specify when development of the park or recreational facilities shall be commenced.