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Title 21 — SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER DIVISIONS OF LAND

21.50 Park Land Dedication or Fees In Lieu Thereof

Palo Alto Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-29 · Palo Alto

  • For state law authorizing local authorities to enact ordinances regulating the design and improvement of subdivisions - See Business and Professions Code §§ 11506, 11525-11526 and 11540.1.

Editor's Note: Title 21 was repealed in its entirety, and replaced by Ordinance No. 3157. Former chapters of Title 21, and the ordinances or parts of ordinances from which they were derived, include: Chapter 21.04, Definitions - Ordinance Nos. 1316, 1912 and 2431; Chapter 21.08, General Provisions - Ordinance Nos. 1316, 1912, 2040, 2431 and 2528 [Note: At the time of this codification, some sections of Ordinance No. 2528 remain in effect elsewhere in the code - Please see legislative history tables]; Chapter 21.12, Tentative Map - Ordinance Nos. 1316, 2307, 2350, 2366 and 2431; Chapter 21.16, Final Map

  • Ordinance Nos. 1316, 1459, 1912, 2307, 2350 and 2431; Chapter 21.18, Filing and Checking Fees - Ordinance Nos. 1316, 2307, 2431, 2566, 2768, 2863 and 2960 [Note: At the time of this codification, some sections of Ordinance No. 2566 remain in effect elsewhere in the code - Please see legislative history tables]; Chapter 21.20, General Regulations and Design - Ordinance Nos. 1316, 1398, 1806, 1912 and 2119;Chapter 21.24, Improvements and Bonds - Ordinance Nos. 1316, 1926 and 1949; Chapter 21.28, Exceptions - Ordinance No. 1316; Chapter 21.32, Miscellaneous Divisions of Land - Ordinance Nos. 1316, 1520, 1912, 2003, 2055, 2307, 2350, 2431, 2516, 2519, 2528, 2611 and 2863; Chapter 21.33, Conversions to Community Housing - Ordinance No. 2821; Chapter 21.34, Dedication for School Purposes Ordinance Nos. 1316 and 2327; Chapter 21.36, Appeals - Ordinance Nos. 1316 and 2863.

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Palo Alto Municipal Code
  1. Article VIII — A. Board of Education
  2. Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  3. Title 2 — ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
  4. Title 4 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
  5. Title 5 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
  6. Title 6 — ANIMALS
  7. Title 8 — TREES AND VEGETATION
  8. Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND SAFETY
  9. Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
  10. Title 11 — ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT PROCEDURE
  11. Title 12 — PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES
  12. Title 13 — IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURE
  13. Title 15 — FIRE PREVENTION
  14. Title 16 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
  15. Title 17 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS STORAGE
  16. Title 18 — ZONING
  17. Title 19 — MASTER PLAN
  18. Article 7 — AUTHORITY FOR AND SCOPE OF MASTER OR GENERAL PLANS.
  19. Article 8 — PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTION OF MASTER OR GENERAL PLAN.
  20. Chapter 19.06 — SPECIFIC PLANS
  21. Chapter 19.10 — COORDINATED AREA PLANS
  22. Title 20 — PRECISE PLANS
  23. ▸Title 21 — SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER DIVISIONS OF LAND
    Overview
    1. 21.04 General Provisions
    2. 21.08 Maps Required
    3. 21.10 Parcel Maps for Urban Lot Splits in Single-Family Zones
    4. 21.11 Streamlined Subdivisions Resulting in Ten or Fewer Parcels
    5. 21.12 Tentative Maps and Preliminary Parcel Maps
    6. 21.13 Vesting Tentative Maps
    7. 21.16 Final and Parcel Maps
    8. 21.20 Design
    9. 21.24 Dedications
    10. 21.28 Improvements
    11. 21.32 Conditional Exceptions
    12. 21.36 Appeals
    13. 21.40 Conversions of Rental Housing to Condominiums and Other …
    14. 21.44 Certificates of Compliance
    15. 21.50 Park Land Dedication or Fees In Lieu Thereof
    16. Chapter 21.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
    17. Chapter 21.08 — MAPS REQUIRED
    18. Chapter 21.10 — PARCEL MAPS FOR URBAN LOT SPLITS IN SINGLE-FAM…
    19. Chapter 21.11 — STREAMLINED SUBDIVISIONS RESULTING IN TEN OR F…
    20. Chapter 21.12 — TENTATIVE MAPS AND PRELIMINARY PARCEL MAPS
    21. Chapter 21.13 — VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS
    22. Chapter 21.16 — FINAL AND PARCEL MAPS
    23. Chapter 21.20 — DESIGN
    24. Chapter 21.28 — IMPROVEMENTS
    25. Chapter 21.32 — CONDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS
    26. Chapter 21.36 — APPEALS
    27. Chapter 21.40 — CONVERSIONS OF RENTAL HOUSING TO CONDOMINIUMS …
    28. Chapter 21.44 — CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE
    29. Chapter 21.50 — PARK LAND DEDICATION OR FEES IN LIEU THEREOF
  24. Title 22 — PARKS

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