HomeMy WebLinkAboutPARKLAND METHODOLOGY APPENDIX 1
PARK LAND DEDICATION FEE
METHODOLOGY
I. Current Level of Service
7 Acres Neighborhood & Community Park Land per 1,000 Population
3.5 Acres per 1,000 (Neighborhood Parks)
3.5 Acres per 1,000 (Community Parks)
II. Land Requirements
Neighborhood Parks
3.5 Acres /1,000
1 Acre per 285 people
2000 CENSUS Figures - Total Population - 67,890
2.80 Persons per Household (PPH) for Single Family and 2.28 Persons per Household for
Multi - Family based on census information s per household (dwelling unit). occupied uits. The overall
average from the Census p erson
SINGLE FAMILY MULTI- FAMILY
285 people / 2.80 PPH = 101 DUs 285 people / 2.28 PPH= 125 DUs
Acre per 125 DUs
1 Acre per 101 DUs
111. Neighborhood Park Acquisition Costs (Determines Fee in Lieu of Land)
(Assumption) 1 acre costs $ 20,000 to purchase
SINGLE FAMILY MULTI- FAMILY
$20,000 / 101 DUs = $198 per DU $20,000 / 125 DUs = $160 per DU
IV. Neighborhood Park Development Costs (Determines Fee for Development)
• Cost of Average Neighborhood Park in College Station is $300,000.
• One Neighborhood parks serves 2,341 people based on a Census population of 67,890 being
served by 29 parks (count includes neighborhood parks and 6 mini parks).
• It costs $128 per person to develop an average intergenerational neighborhood park.
Multi- Family
$128.00 Family 0 X 2.80 PPH = $358 per DU $128.00 X 2.28 PPH = $292 per DU
$128.0
V. Total Fee
Single Family Multi-Family
$160 + $292 = $452
$198 + $358 = $556
(As amended by Ordinance No. 2546 dated January 24, 2002)
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Rev. 7/02