12.5.2 Dedication, Impact Fees, and Payment-in-Lieu
A. In the County
1. The applicant for a residential development shall be responsible for either:
a. Dedicating 1,150 square feet of land for recreation purposes (including active and passive recreation areas, including trails) for each proposed dwelling unit; or
b. Making payment-in-lieu equivalent to the tax value of 1,150 square feet of comparable property per dwelling unit.
2. One of the following shall be required:
a. Dedication of land; or
b. Payment-in-lieu of dedication.
B. In the City
1. The applicant for a residential development shall be responsible for:
a. Paying a recreation impact fee or dedicating 575 square feet of land for parks and active recreation areas for each proposed dwelling unit; and
b. Paying a resource based recreation impact fee or dedicating 575 square feet of land for passive recreation areas (including trails) for each proposed dwelling unit.
2. Where recreation service districts have been established, payments made under this section shall be expended within the respective district from which collected.
3. The following, individually or in combination, shall be required based upon jurisdiction and whether the development is located on the Durham Trails and Greenways Master Plan or the Durham Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan:
a. Payment of an impact fee;
b. Dedication of land; or
c. Payment-in-lieu of dedication.