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Park and impact fees for new homes in Inglewood

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

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

What Inglewood's code says

Inglewood code What Inglewood's code adds
How the park fee is set
  • Fee = 3.0 x (units x DF) x FMV/1,000; FMV is the median market value per acre of city parks.
    Applies: Subdivisions and home developments paying a fee instead of giving park land; parks of 3 or more acres, valued as residential land.
    § 12-105.7 · code text
    F = 3.0 (No. DU x DF) x FMV/1,000
Parkland per 1,000 residents
  • 3.0 acres of park land per 1,000 people.
    Applies: Used to set park land dedication and fees for subdivisions.
    § 12-105.7 · code text
    "3.0" is the park acreage standard for the City per one thousand persons.
  • At most 5 acres per 1,000 people.
    Applies: A higher standard the city may adopt only when existing park area exceeds 3 acres per 1,000 people.
    § 12-105.4 · code text
    the legislative body may adopt the calculated amount as a higher standard not to exceed five acres per one thousand persons residing within a subdivision subject to this Section.
When the fee applies
  • A fee is paid instead of land when the subdivision has 50 parcels or less.
    Also when no park site is planned or suitable in the subdivision.
    § 12-105.7 · code text
    The proposed subdivision contains fifty parcels or less;
  • Land may be required for a condominium, stock cooperative or community apartment project of more than 50 units.
    Applies: Even when it has fewer than 50 parcels.
    § 12-105.7 · code text
    However, when a condominium project, stock cooperative, or community apartment project, as those terms are defined in Section 1351 of the California Civil Code, exceeds fifty dwelling units, dedication of land may be required notwithstanding that the number of parcels may be less than fifty.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Inglewood's code: Fee = 3.0 x (units x DF) x FMV/1,000; FMV is the median market value per acre of city parks. (Subdivisions and home developments paying a fee instead of giving park land; parks of 3 or more acres, valued as residential land.) (§ 12-105.7); 3.0 acres of park land per 1,000 people. (Used to set park land dedication and fees for subdivisions.) (§ 12-105.7).

General information, not legal advice.

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