The Parkland Dedication Ordinance (PDO) and
Park Impact Ordinance (PIO)
The Parkland Dedication Ordinance and the Park Impact Ordinance
In 1988, the City Council adopted the Parkland Dedication Ordinance (PDO) to help meet the demand for neighborhood and community parks generated by the development of new residential parcels. In 1992, the City Council adopted the Park Impact Ordinance (PIO), which applied parkland dedication requirements to new units in non-subdivided residential projects.
Both the PDO and PIO require that new housing projects either dedicate land for public parks, pay a fee in lieu of dedication, or a combination of the two. The PDO is consistent with the requirements and procedures for the dedication of parkland by housing developers as set forth in the California law known as the Quimby Act, Section 66477 of the Government Code.
The Parkland Dedication Ordinance is Section 19.38 of the San José Municipal Code.
The Park Impact Ordinance is Section 14.25 of the San José Municipal Code.
See webpage www.sanjoseca.gov - right hand column under Local Government.
MLS Map- Shows the MLS zones as referred to in the PDO/PIO Resolution
Quimby Act- California parkland dedication requirements and procedures
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