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Council continues review of Quimby park‑fee ordinance to June meeting after developer and community requests
Summary
Staff introduced updates to the city's Quimby (park dedication) ordinance to clarify fee timing, definitions, credits and deferments; developers requested more time for review and the council continued the item to the first June meeting.
Alex Posada, Director of Recreation and Parks, introduced proposed revisions to Santa Maria's park dedication ordinance (the Quimby fee program) during the April 25 meeting, describing roughly a dozen substantive changes to timing, definitions, credit limits and administration.
Posada said staff proposes renaming the ordinance to the Quimby fee program (Quimby is state law governing parkland dedication and fees), clarifying that 50% of the fee would be due at permit issuance and the remaining 50% upon issuance of the first certificate of occupancy. Staff recommended using the California…
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