§ 33H-1. Short title, applicability and purpose.

(a)

This chapter [Ordinance Number 90-59] shall be known and may be cited as the "Park Impact Fee Ordinance."

(b)

This chapter shall apply to the development of property for residential use located within the boundaries of the unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County. Nonresidential development of property shall not be subject to the terms of the chapter.

(c)

The existence of public parks has substantial benefits to proximate residential development. These benefits include actual use by residents of such development and aesthetic, recreational, and environmental benefits to the residential area and its population. These benefits accrue to all properties and residents of the area.

(d)

The purpose of this chapter is to provide not only for the minimum level of service established by the CDMP, but also for the additional public park open space and recreation facilities necessary to adequately serve the impacts and demands of new residential development; and to require that future residential growth contribute its fair share to the cost of additions and improvements to the County's public park system in amounts reasonably anticipated to offset the impacts and demands generated by such growth. This cost does not include operational and maintenance cost.

(Ord. No. 90-59, § 2, 6-19-90)