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Park and impact fees for new homes in Tehachapi

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

What Tehachapi's code says

Tehachapi code What Tehachapi's code adds
How the park fee is set
  • The fee equals the value of the land that would have been dedicated.
    Applies: Subdivisions with no park site in the general plan or district park plan.
    § 17.42.050 · code text
    the subdivider shall, in lieu of dedicating land, pay a fee equal to the value of the land prescribed for dedication in Section 17.42.040 and in an amount determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.42.040
Parkland per 1,000 residents
  • The city standard is 3 acres of parkland for each 1,000 residents.
    § 17.42.030 · code text
    It is found and determined that the public interest, convenience, health, welfare, and safety require that three acres of property for each one thousand persons residing within the city be devoted to local park and recreational purposes.
When the fee applies
  • Subdivisions of 50 or fewer lots, or condo projects of 50 or fewer units, pay a fee instead of land.
    § 17.42.050 · code text
    If the proposed subdivision contains fifty or fewer lots or if a condominium project, stock cooperative, or community apartment project contains fifty or fewer dwelling units, the subdivider shall pay a fee to the city
  • Tracts over 50 lots, or condo projects over 50 units, must both dedicate land and pay a fee.
    Applies: When only part of the subdivision is planned as a park, or most of the park site is already acquired.
    § 17.42.060 · code text
    In a tract of over fifty lots or in a condominium project, stock cooperative, or community apartment project with over fifty dwelling units, the subdivider shall both dedicate land and pay a fee in lieu of dedication

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Frequently asked questions

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

Tehachapi's code: The fee equals the value of the land that would have been dedicated. (Subdivisions with no park site in the general plan or district park plan.) (§ 17.42.050); The city standard is 3 acres of parkland for each 1,000 residents. (§ 17.42.030).

General information, not legal advice.

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