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Title 13 — Planning, Zoning and Development›Chapter XI — SUBDIVISIONS›Article 5 — Park and Recreation Dedications

§ 13-261. Park and recreation fee in lieu of land dedication notice.

Costa Mesa Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Costa Mesa

Where the residential subdivision contains 50 lots or fewer, the development services department shall affix to any permit for buildings or structures and any vesting tentative map issued pursuant to this Zoning Code located within the subdivision a notice to read as follows:

PARK AND RECREATION FEE IN LIEU OF LAND DEDICATION NOTICE:

The City of Costa Mesa is giving consideration to enactment of a resolution or ordinance, or a combination thereof, for the increase in the park and recreation fees in lieu of land dedication pursuant to section 13-256(a), Amount of fee in lieu of land dedication, and State Government Code section 66477 . The owner of the project designated in this permit or vesting tentative map shall be obligated to pay to the development services department a park and recreation fee in lieu of land dedication if such a fee is adopted in the future by the City of Costa Mesa. The fee will only be used for the purpose of developing new or rehabilitating existing neighborhood or community park or recreational facilities to serve the subdivision.

(Ord. No. 97-11, § 2, 5-5-97)

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▸ Contents — Costa Mesa Zoning Code
Costa Mesa Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Title 13 — Planning, Zoning and Development
    Overview
    1. Chapter I — IN GENERAL
    2. Chapter II — ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
    3. Chapter III — PLANNING APPLICATIONS
    4. Chapter IV — CITYWIDE LAND USE MATRIX
    5. Chapter V — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    6. Chapter VII — LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
    7. Chapter VIII — SIGNS
    8. Chapter IX — SPECIAL LAND USE REGULATIONS
    9. Chapter X — NONCONFORMING USES, DEVELOPMENTS AND LOTS
    10. ▸ Chapter XI — SUBDIVISIONS
      Overview
      1. Article 1 — Tentative Maps
      2. Article 2 — Vesting Tentative Maps
      3. Article 3 — Final Maps
      4. Article 4 — Parcel Maps
      5. ▸ Article 5 — Park and Recreation Dedications
        Overview
        1. § 13-250. Purpose.
        2. § 13-251. Requirement.
        3. § 13-252. Application.
        4. § 13-253. Relation of land required to population density.
        5. § 13-254. Population density.
        6. § 13-255. Amount of land to be dedicated.
        7. § 13-256. Amount of fee in lieu of land dedication.
        8. § 13-257. Combination of land and fee.
        9. § 13-258. Action of city.
        10. § 13-259. Procedures, credits.
        11. § 13-260. Statement of city responsibility.
        12. § 13-261. Park and recreation fee in lieu of land dedication n…
      6. Article 6 — Lot Line Adjustments
    11. Chapter XII — SPECIAL FEE ASSESSMENTS
    12. Chapter XIII — NOISE CONTROL
    13. Chapter XIV — OIL DRILLING
    14. Chapter XV — GROUP HOMES
    15. Chapter XVII — AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE

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