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33 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-R___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PARK LAND IN-LIEU
AND PARK LAND ACQUISITION IMPACT FEE AMOUNTS AND
RATES PURSUANT TO CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
(CCMC) SECTIONS 15.06.300 THROUGH 15.06.330 AND
15.10.750 THROUGH 15.10.790 AND ACCEPTING THE PARKS
AND RECREATION FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE
STUDY.
(Code Amendment, P2025-0227-ZCA)
WHEREAS, park land related fees (the “fees”) in Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC), Chapters 15.06 (New Development Fees) and 15.10 (Subdivisions) were added to the CCMC in 1990, with minor updates in 1994 and 1996; and WHEREAS, changes in State law governing impact fees including Park Land In- Lieu and Park Land Impact fees require updates to the CCMC sections addressing such fees; and
WHEREAS, it is important to periodically review the fees to ensure they are assessed, collected, and spent in a manner consistent with the Quimby Act (Government Code Section 66477) and Mitigation Fee Act (AB 1600 – commencing with Government Code 66000); and
WHEREAS, the City of Culver City 2045 General Plan update includes policy objectives for open space, parks, and recreation , including specific policies included in the Parks, Recreation, and Public Facilities General Plan Element (Parks Element) update; and WHEREAS, Parks Element Implementation Action, IA.PR -11 requires the City’s Planning and Development Department to Initiate a study to revise the City’s Park Land In-Lieu and Park Land Impact fees; and
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33 WHERAEAS, the City retained the services of NBS Government Finance Group (the “Consultant”) who prepared the Parks and Recreation Facilities Development Impact Fee Study, October2025 (the “Study”); and
WHEREAS, the Study provides a framework and justification for new and revised fees including Park Land In-Lieu Fees for residential projects involving subdivisions, Park Land Acquisition Impact Fees for residential projects not involving subdivisions, Park Improvement Impact Fees which applies to all residential projects, and Community and Recreation Center Fees to be used to mitigate the impact of new development on the need for community and recreation centers and to prevent a reduction in the level of service provided to residents; and WHEREAS, the Park Improvement Impact Fee and Community and Recreation Center Fee are both supported by the discussions and evidence contained in the study, but due to policy considerations they will not be implemented at this time; and WHEREAS, the Study recommends updating code language governing existing fees to indicate that parkland dedication or fees in lieu of parkland only apply to residential projects that include subdivisions, impact fees for park land acquisition apply to non-subdivision projects enacted pursuant to the California Mitigation Fee A ct, and residential unit size and population per dwelling unit size, instead of assumed density for unit type, is used to determine the fees; and
WHEREAS, the Council has introduced, concurrently with this Resolution, Code Amendment P2025-0227-ZCA, which amends Culver City Municipal Code Sections 15.06.300 through 15.06.330 and 15.10.750 through 15.10.790 to update the fees to be consistent with the Quimby Act and Mitigation Fee Act; and
WHEREAS, the terms of the new Code sections, when they become effective, will require that the Council, by resolution, set the Park Land In-Lieu and Park Land Impact fee
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33 amounts and rates for residential projects involving subdivisions or not involving subdivisions, and accept the Study, except for the establishment of a new Park Improvement Impact Fee and a new Community and Recreation Center Impact Fee; and WHEREAS, pursuant to fiscal analysis, from 2016 to the present, the City has collected $2,454,461 in park land fees and the Study estimates projected revenue based on cost per capita for park land in lieu and park land acquisition impact fees and population increase by 2045, is $8,933,332 from park land in lieu fees and $120,680,383 from park land acquisition impact fees; and
WHEREAS, the fees established herein are directly related and roughly proportional to the impacts of new residential development; and WHEREAS, the establishment of the fees are exempt from further environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Sections 15060(c)(3), 15061(b)(3), and 15378(b)(4) ("CEQA Guidelines") because the fees: (1) will not allow for or encourage any more development than is already anticipated under the City's existing General Plan and as regulated by existing zoning, or otherwise allow for or promote physical changes in the environment; and therefore, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment; (2) is not a project under CEQA as it is a governmental fiscal activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and (3) is not intended to apply to specifically identified projects and as such it is speculative to evaluate any such future project now; and
WHEREAS, the City Counc il, with approval of this resolution accepts the Consultant’s Parks and Recreation Facilities Development Impact Fee Study, October 2025,
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33 that establishes the legal and policy basis , or nexus, for the imposition of updated park land related fees on new residential developments within the City, except the establishment of new Park Improvement Impact Fee s and new Community and Recreation Center Impact Fee s which will be phased in over the next 5 years; and
WHEREAS, on January 12, 2026 , at a duly noticed public hearing, the City Council considered setting of park land in lieu and park land acquisition impact fee amounts and rates related to residential developments; and
WHEREAS, after giving the public an opportunity to be heard and considering all information before it, the City Council approved the setting of park land in lieu fee amounts and rates for residential developments that include subdivisions, the fees being:
Park Land In-Lieu Fees (Subdivisions)
Dwelling Unit Size in Sq Ft
(DU Area)
Units 1
Cost per
Capita2
Population
per DU
In-Lieu Fee per
Unit 3
Total Fee
A <500 Sq. Ft. DU $7,986.89 1.00 $ 7,986.89 Fee x Total Units B 500 - 850 Sq. Ft. DU $7,986.89 1.20 $ 9,584.26 Fee x Total Units C >850 - 1,200 Sq. Ft. DU $7,986.89 2.20 $ 17,571.15 Fee x Total Units D >1,200 - 2,500 Sq. Ft. DU $7,986.89 3.00 $ 23,960.66 Fee x Total Units E >2,500 Sq. Ft. DU $7,986.89 3.40 $ 27,155.41 Fee x Total Units Grand Total A+B+C+D+E = Grand Total
1 Units of Development: DU = dwelling unit
2 Cost per capita for park land in-lieu fees
3 In-lieu fee per unit = cost per capita x population per unit
wherein the In-Lieu Fee per Unit shall be multiplied by the total number of units within each unit size range and each subtotal shall be added together to determine the total fee; and WHEREAS the Cost per capita for park land in-lieu fees shall be reviewed annually and adjusted as needed using local cost data or an index such as the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (CCI) and the City Council shall adopt new fees January 12, 2026 Page 5 2026-R___
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33 reflecting this increase as part of the adoption of each biennial budget, until a new Study is performed or the maximum fee per the current Study is reached; and WHEREAS, after giving the public an opportunity to be heard and considering all information before it, the City Council approved the setting of park land acquisition impact fee amounts and rate s for residential developments that do not include subdivisions, the fees being:
Park Land Acquisition Impact Fees (Non-Subdivisions)
Dwelling Unit Size in Sq Ft
(DU Area) Units 1 Cost per
Capita2
Population
per DU
Impact Fee per
Unit 3
Total Fee
A <500 Sq. Ft. DU $7,986.89 1.00 $ 7,986.89 Fee x Total Units B 500 - 850 Sq. Ft. DU $7,986.89 1.20 $ 9,584.26 Fee x Total Units C >850 - 1,200 Sq. Ft. DU $7,986.89 2.20 $ 17,571.15 Fee x Total Units D >1,200 - 2,500 Sq. Ft. DU $7,986.89 3.00 $ 23,960.66 Fee x Total Units E >2,500 Sq. Ft. DU $7,986.89 3.40 $ 27,155.41 Fee x Total Units Grand Total A+B+C+D+E = Grand Total
1 Units of Development: DU = dwelling unit
2 Cost per capita for park land impact fees
3 Impact fee per unit = cost per capita x population per unit wherein the Impact Fee per Unit shall be multiplied by the total number of units within each unit size range and each subtotal shall be added together to determine the total fee; and WHEREAS the Cost per capita for park land impact fees shall be reviewed annually and adjusted as needed using local cost data or an index such as the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (CCI) and the City Council shall adopt new fees reflecting this increase as part of the adoption of each biennial budget, until a new Study is performed or the maximum fee per the current Study is reached.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
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33 1. The fees set above are hereby adopted and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Resolution and CCMC Chapters 15.06 (New Development Fees) and
15.10 (Subdivisions), Sections 15.06.300 through 15.06.330 and 15.10.750 through 15.10.790.
2. This Resolution shall take effect concurrently with the effective date of Ordinance No. 2026-____ adopted on January ___, 2026.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 12th day of January 2026.
______________________________
FREDDY PUZA, Mayor
City of Culver City, California
ATTESTED BY: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________ ______________________________ JEREMY BOCCHINO, City Clerk HEATHER BAKER, City Attorney