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Park and impact fees for new homes in Healdsburg

Healdsburg's own rules on park and impact fees for new homes, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Healdsburg Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Healdsburg's code says

Healdsburg code What Healdsburg's code adds
How the park fee is set
  • The fee equals the fair market value of the usable park land that would otherwise be dedicated.
    Applies: Subdivisions paying instead of dedicating land. Value comes from an appraisal made within 60 days before the application, by an appraiser the City approves.
    § 17.04.660 · code text
    When a fee is to be paid in lieu of land dedication, the amount of such fee will be determined by the fair market value of the amount of usable park land which would otherwise be required to be dedicated pursuant to HMC § 17.04.650.
Parkland per 1,000 residents
  • The park standard is 5 acres.
    Applies: Land the subdivider dedicates for each 1,000 people expected to live in the subdivision.
    § 17.04.650 · code text
    The subdivider shall dedicate five acres of land for each 1,000 persons anticipated to be living in the subdivision.
When the fee applies
  • Subdivisions of 50 parcels or fewer pay only a fee instead of dedicating parkland.
    Applies: Proposed subdivisions.
    § 17.04.640 · code text
    If the proposed subdivision has 50 parcels or fewer, only the payment of a fee in lieu of parkland dedication shall be required.
  • For more than 50 parcels, the City Council may require land, a fee, or both.
    Applies: Proposed subdivisions.
    § 17.04.640 · code text
    If a proposed subdivision has more than 50 parcels, the City Council may require the dedication of land, the payment of a fee in lieu thereof, or a combination of both.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Healdsburg's code: The fee equals the fair market value of the usable park land that would otherwise be dedicated. (Subdivisions paying instead of dedicating land. Value comes from an appraisal made within 60 days before the application, by an appraiser the City approves.) (§ 17.04.660); The park standard is 5 acres. (Land the subdivider dedicates for each 1,000 people expected to live in the subdivision.) (§ 17.04.650).

General information, not legal advice.

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