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Park and impact fees for new homes in Moraga

Moraga'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 Moraga Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Moraga's code says

Moraga code What Moraga's code adds
How the park fee is set
  • The fee equals the fair market value of the land that would otherwise be dedicated.
    Applies: Subdivision fees paid instead of parkland. Values come from the adopted 2016 Development Impact Fee Nexus Study or a later update.
    § 8.140.090 · code text
    When a fee is to be paid in lieu of parkland dedication, the amount of the fee shall be based upon the fair market value of the amount of land which would otherwise be required for dedication under Section 8.140.080, as established in the adopted 2016 Development Impact Fee Nexus Study, or as such study may be updated and adopted by the town council from time to time.
Parkland per 1,000 residents
  • 3 acres of park area per 1,000 people.
    Applies: Land dedication or fees for residents of a subdivision.
    § 8.140.070 · code text
    The dedication of land, or the payment of fees, or both, shall be the proportionate amount necessary to provide three acres of park area per one thousand (1,000) persons residing within a subdivision.
When the fee applies
  • Subdivisions of 50 parcels or less may be required to pay only a fee, not dedicate land.
    § 8.140.090 · code text
    Only the payment of fees, not the dedication of land, may be required in subdivisions containing fifty (50) parcels or less.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Moraga's code: The fee equals the fair market value of the land that would otherwise be dedicated. (Subdivision fees paid instead of parkland. Values come from the adopted 2016 Development Impact Fee Nexus Study or a later update.) (§ 8.140.090); 3 acres of park area per 1,000 people. (Land dedication or fees for residents of a subdivision.) (§ 8.140.070).

General information, not legal advice.

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