Parkland fees special fund.
El Paso City Code § 19.20.120
in effect19.20.120 - Parkland fees special fund.
A. Fund Established. The city shall establish a special fund for the deposit of all sums paid in lieu of parkland dedication pursuant to this chapter. The city shall account for all sums paid in lieu of parkland dedication with reference to the individual subdivisions involved, and all sums received shall be committed by the city within three years from the subdivision recordation. If an extension is granted for the subdivision recordation or subdivision improvements, the same extension shall apply to the time for commitment of park fees.
B. When Funds are Considered to be Committed. For purposes of this chapter, funds shall be considered committed:
1. When funds are encumbered for expenditure on equipment and materials;
2. When funds are set aside under an earnest money agreement for the purchase of parkland;
3. When funds are to be awarded under a bid in process; (or)
4. When funds encumbered are not expended because of delays by reason of strikes, court action or any similar impediment which renders it impossible or illegal to spend the money.
C. Time Extensions. Where the sums cannot be committed within the initial three-year time period, the director of the parks and recreation department may request time extensions for expenditure of the sums from the city plan commission in one-year intervals; except that no more than two one-year time extensions may be granted by the city plan commission. The extension request(s) shall be submitted in writing to the city manager or designee sixty days prior to the expiration period for sums to be committed by the city, and shall include a detailed justification for the extension request(s). If an extension is granted for the subdivision recordation or subdivision improvements, the same extension shall apply to the time for commitment of park fees.
D. Refund. If a developer has proof of payment of fees in lieu of park dedication for an approved subdivision, but the developer subsequently abandons development of the property as shown on the approved subdivision and conveys the property to the City for the sole purpose of use as public open space, the developer is entitled to a full refund at the time of the conveyance.
(Ord. 16882 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 18153, § 3, 4-1-2014; Ord. No. 18348, § 2, 4-28-2015)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT19SUDEPL_ART2SUST_CH19.20PAOPSP_19.20.120PAFESPFUFetched: 10/28/2026