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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2025-012 <br />ORDINANCE AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 7-1, “SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE”, OF THE SAN <br />LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PARK LAND DEDICATIONS <br />WHEREAS, Government Code Section 66477 (the “Quimby Act”) authorizes the City, subject to <br />requirements contained therein, to require residential subdivisions to dedicate property for park land or <br />pay an in-lieu fee; and <br />WHEREAS, the City previously adopted an ordinance to implement the Quimby Act, which is <br />codified as Article 8, “Dedications and Reservations,” of Chapter 7-1, “Subdivision Ordinance,” of Title 7, <br />“Maps, Buildings, and Subdivisions,” of the San Leandro Municipal Code; and <br />WHEREAS, on July 21, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-106 establishing a <br />revised Park Land Acquisition Impact Fee and Park Improvement Impact Fee, which are imposed on new <br />non-subdivided residential development to mitigate the impacts caused by the new development on the <br />City’s existing park land and park improvements; and <br />WHEREAS, the new fees are based on a standard of 3 acres of park land per 1,000 residents and <br />are applied based on the square footage of the residential unit; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council desires to update the City’s park land dedication requirements for <br />subdivisions to use the same standard and application method as the City’s Park Land Acquisition Fee and <br />Park Improvement Fees; and <br />WHEREAS, this Ordinance will amend the City’s park land dedication requirements for subdivisions <br />so that it is based on a standard of 3 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents and is applied based on the <br />square footage of the residential unit. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows: <br />SECTION 1. Recitals. <br />The above recitals are true and correct and made a part of this Ordinance. <br />SECTION 2. Amendment of 7-1-815. <br />Section 7-1-815, General Standard, of the San Leandro Municipal Code is revised in its entirety to <br />read as follows: <br />“§ 7-1-815 General Standard. <br />As of the effective date of this ordinance, the City devotes more than 3 acres of property for each <br />1,000 persons residing within the City, to neighborhood and community park and recreational purposes. <br />It is hereby found and determined that the public interest, convenience, health, welfare and safety DRAFT