Chapter 1 — SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
Burbank Municipal Code Art. 14 Dedication of School Sites
Burbank Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Burbank
Cite as: Burbank Municipal Code Article 14 · Text as of 2026-10-01
11-1-1401: DWELLING UNIT DEFINED FOR SCHOOL SITE DEDICATION:
DWELLING UNIT: Means a place of residence and may be located in either a single or multiple dwelling unit building. [Formerly numbered Section 27-143; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2197.]
11-1-1402: SUBDIVIDERS MUST OFFER SCHOOL SITE:
Every subdivider and their successors who, within three (3) years or less, develop or complete the development of one or more subdivisions comprised of a single parcel or contiguous parcels having more than four hundred (400) dwelling units within the Burbank Unified School District shall dedicate to the school district such lands as the Council shall deem to be necessary for the purpose of constructing thereon schools necessary to assure the residents of the subdivision adequate elementary school service. [Formerly numbered Section 27-144; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2197.]
11-1-1403: EXEMPTION FROM SCHOOL SITE DEDICATION:
The provisions of this article shall not be applicable to a subdivider who has owned the land being subdivided for more than ten (10) years prior to the filing of the tentative maps. [Formerly numbered Section 27-145; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2197.]
11-1-1404: NONACCEPTANCE OF OFFER TERMINATES SCHOOL SITE DEDICATION:
The requirement of dedication shall automatically terminate unless the Burbank Unified School District offers to enter into a binding commitment with the subdivider to accept the dedication within thirty (30) days after the requirement is imposed by the Council. [Formerly numbered Section 27-146; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2197.]
11-1-1405: TIME TO DEDICATE SCHOOL SITE:
The required dedication may be made at any time prior to the construction of the four hundred first dwelling unit. [Formerly numbered Section 27-147; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2197.]
11-1-1406: PAYMENTS TO SUBDIVIDER FOR SCHOOL SITE DEDICATION:
The Burbank Unified School District shall, if it accepts the dedication, repay to the subdivider or their successors the subdivider’s original cost of the dedicated land, plus a sum equal to the total of the following amounts:
A. The cost of any improvements to the dedicated land since acquisition by the subdivider.
B. The taxes assessed against the dedicated land from the date demand for dedication is made.
C. Any other costs incurred by the subdivider in maintenance of such dedicated land, including interest costs incurred on any loan covering such land. [Formerly numbered Section 27-148; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2197.]
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