Skip to content

Redwood City · Building on your lot

Park and impact fees for new homes in Redwood City

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

Ask about park and impact fees for new homes in Redwood City See coverage

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

What Redwood City's code says

Redwood City code What Redwood City's code adds
How the park fee is set
  • The fee is the parkland required minus land dedicated, times the land cost per acre.
    Applies: Park fee for subdivisions.
    § 30.70 · code text
    The fee required with respect to a subdivision shall bear a reasonable relationship to the use of the park and recreational facilities by the future inhabitants of the subdivision, and shall be calculated by first subtracting the acreage dedicated pursuant to Section 30.70 from the parkland requirement for that subdivision and then multiplying the result of that calculation by a per acre land cost calculated pursuant to subsection B, below.
  • Land cost is $3,865,382.00 per acre.
    Applies: Used for the subdivision park fee; adjusted each July 1 by the construction cost index.
    § 30.70 · code text
    The cost per acre of land for purposes of subsection A, above, shall be three million eight hundred sixty-five thousand three hundred eighty-two dollars ($3,865,382.00).
Parkland per 1,000 residents
  • 2.75 acres of park land per 1,000 residents.
    Applies: Used to set the parkland a subdivision must provide.
    § 30.68 · code text
    2.75 acres of property for each one thousand (1,000) persons residing within this City be devoted to park and recreational purposes.

Who this affects

HomeownersContractorsDesigners

Frequently asked questions

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

Redwood City's code: The fee is the parkland required minus land dedicated, times the land cost per acre. (Park fee for subdivisions.) (§ 30.70); 2.75 acres of park land per 1,000 residents. (Used to set the parkland a subdivision must provide.) (§ 30.68).

General information, not legal advice.

Ask about a specific Redwood City property

Ask GoCodebook how Redwood City's park and impact fees for new homes rules apply to your situation and get an answer that cites the section.

Ask your question

More on building on your lot in Redwood City

All building on your lot rules in Redwood City

Fences and walls in Redwood City

Sheds, garages and other accessory structures in Redwood City

Running a business from home in Redwood City

Lot splits under SB 9 in Redwood City

Solar panels and EV chargers in Redwood City

Noise and construction hours in Redwood City

Parking spaces required for homes in Redwood City

Signs on homes in Redwood City

Historic homes in Redwood City

Redwood City Municipal Code — full text