Mandatory Dedication Ordinances across the Commonwealth – February, 2008 (updated)

Municipality	County	Fee-in-Lieu of land Res. NonRes		Acreage (sq.ft.) required Res. NonRes			Effect. Date (incl. amend)	Open space plan	Notes
Exeter Township	Berks	$1250 per dwelling unit after 2/03 $725 per dwelling unit 11/96 to 2/03	None	.04 acre per dwelling unit Estimated residential value is $115,000		None	1999	Yes	Subdivisions approved prior to 11-11-96 per dwelling unit are $500 Copy of Ordinance Available
Muhlenberg Township	Berks	See note	None			None	2000	Yes	*$25,000 per acre fair market value used as fee-in-lieu of land. Equals $750/dwelling unit *Partial credit, not to exceed 50% for private recreation improvements
Spring Township	Berks	$1200 per dwelling unit	$1500 per acre	1070-1280 sq. ft. per dwelling unit		None	2002	Yes	Copy of Ordinance Available
Doylestown Township	Bucks	$1,880 per dwelling unit	None	2075 sq. ft. (.047 acres) per dwelling unit		None	1992	Yes	Per dwelling unit figures based upon 1992 land values.
Lower Southampton Township	Bucks	Fair Market Value	Fair Market Value	20% - 30% of total tract		30% of total tract	2001	Yes	2 Appraisals prepared for and paid for by Township if Township and Developer can’t agree on fair value. Copy of Ordinance Available
Newtown Township	Bucks	$5,165 per dwelling unit	$1,291 per 1000 sq/ft of building space	.07 acre per dwelling unit		3000 sq.ft. parkland per 4000 sq.ft. of building space	1997 2005 Amendment	Yes	Est. residential value is $75,000 per acre Non-Residential includes any development, including commercial, that does not allow an individual or family to reside in the structure on a permanent basis.
College Township	Centre	0.65 LV/A L=#of lots V=Appraised Market Value A=# of Acres .065=Adjustment Constant	None	.04 acre per dwelling unit		None	1990	Yes	Pedestrian trail and/or bicycle paths may be accepted as open space if meet certain conditions including the developer paying for the cost of improving the path. Market value is based upon the improved value of the land with completed roads, sewer and water lines.
Ferguson Township	Centre	Formula D (dwelling units) X 2.54 persons per dwelling unit X parkland fee($1000) / person	None	Formula 2.54 people/unit X 65% (developable acreage)		None	2005	Yes	Will accept a combination of land and money with Board approval.
Harris Township	Centre	Formula Dwelling Units X Parkland Fee	None	0.05 acre per dwelling unit		None	2005	No	The township is in the process of creating an open space plan and expects to have that in place by the end of 2008.
Caln Township	Chester	$2165 per dwelling unit	None	10,000 sq. ft.		None	1998	Yes	60% open space 40% open space 4 houses per acre
Carlisle Borough	Cumberland	$10,000 per acre	Commercial & Institutional $15,000/acre Industrial $20,000/acre	Total Tract R-1 – 8%, R-2 – 10%, R-3 – 12%, R-4 – 14%,		Commercial/Indus.-5% Institutional-10% Office/Residential-8% of total tract	1995	Yes	Alternatives to paying fee include construct/improve existing rec. facilities, guarantee private reservation and maintenance of parkland or open space, or combo (incl. fee)
Municipality	County	Fee-in-Lieu of land Res. NonRes		Acreage (sq.ft.) required Res. NonRes			Effect. Date (incl. amend)	Open space plan	Notes
Dickinson Township	Cumberland	$400 per dwelling unit	$15,000 per acre	Single Family 8% Multi Family 12%	5% of Total Tract		1997	No
Middlesex Township	Cumberland	$750 per dwelling unit	1,000 per acre	.027 acres per dwelling unit	10% of gross land		1999	Yes	Copy of Ordinance Available
Silver Spring Township	Cumberland	$1300 per dwelling unit	None	.032 acres per dwelling unit Each zoning district has its variations in zoning restrictions for residential.	None Each zoning district has its variations in zoning restrictions for commercial.		2005	Yes	Alternative to land dedication, developer can agree to construct/ improve existing rec. facilities, pay fee in lieu, guarantee the private reservation and maintenance of parkland or combo of above if a special agreement is made with the township.
South Middleton Township	Cumberland	$1000 per dwelling unit OR (see note)	$1000 per acre unit or (see note)	Single family detached or semi-detached shall dedicate a minimum of 1500 square feet per lot or dwelling unit. Multi-family developments shall dedicate a minimum of 1500 square feet per unit. 25% of the land so dedicated may be included in and used to satisfy the open space requirement for development. (see note)	Non-residential developments shall dedicate a minimum of ten (10%) percent of gross land area to recreational use.		2004	Yes	Residential developers shall pay 90% of the after-development fair market share of the land as determined by appraisal, or $1000 per disturbed acre for Non- residential developments with a minimum of $1000 for developments less than 1 acre. Conversions from single to multi-family will be subject to the standard for multi-family developments Copy of Ordinance Available
Upper Allen Township	Cumberland	$350 per dwelling unit	None	50-100 units 3 acres 100 units or more 3 acres/100 units	None		1999	Yes
Derry Township	Dauphin	$900 per dwelling unit The ordinance is for all applicants for subdivision or land development which propose the establishment of dwelling units. (see note)	None	.036 acres per dwelling unit The ordinance is for all applicants for subdivision or land development which propose the establishment of dwelling units.	None		1999 2002 Amendment	Yes	The residential fee shall be increased to reflect the most recently published Consumer Price Index of the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPI which shall be considered shall be from area 0100, Northeast Urban, size B/C, and from all urban consumers (CPI-U). The $900 shall be increased to reflect the percent of increase indicated in the afore mentioned CPI since February 1999.
Lower Paxton Township	Dauphin	$2300 per dwelling unit	None	1,500 sq. ft. per dwelling unit	None		1988	No	Includes required recreation facility construction depending upon size of development. Will accept a combination of land, facilities, and fee-in-lieu of payment.
Susquehanna Township	Dauphin	$2,500 per unit	None	2000 sq. ft. (.05 acres) per dwelling unit	None		2006	Yes
Swatara Township	Dauphin	$900/Unit Recommendation made to go up to $1500 in February	None	10 Acres / 1000 persons	None		2005	Yes	Fee in lieu of can be set by resolution, Township has chosen not to. Single Family Development is 1500 square feet per lot Multiple Family Development is 10% of the total area
Manheim Township	Lancaster	$1000 per dwelling unit	None	.0383 acres per lot	10% of total gross land		1998 2007 Amendment	Yes	Greenways and non-motorized path maybe required and be credited against land donation or fees in lieu.
Mount Joy Township	Lancaster	Fair market value	None	.054 acres per dwelling unit	None		1990	Yes	Developer provides appraisal, if not acceptable Township gets appraisal. Developer can choose to build recreation facilities in lieu of land dedication or fee in lieu of.
West Lampeter Township	Lancaster	Fair market value	None	.04 acres per dwelling unit	None		1995	Yes	Alternatives include construct/improve existing rec. facilities, guarantee private reservation and maintenance of parkland or open space, or combo (incl.fee).
Municipality	County	Fee-in-Lieu of land Res. NonRes		Acreage (sq.ft.) required Res. NonRes			Effect. Date (incl. amend)	Open space plan	Notes
Whitehall Township	Lehigh	$1,200 per dwelling unit	None	1125 sq. ft. (.026 acres) per dwelling unit	None		1993	Yes	No commercial requirements
East Norriton Township	Montgomery	Fair Market Value	None	10% Of total area	None		1992	Yes	Developer provides appraisal, if not acceptable Township gets appraisal.
Cheltenham Township	Montgomery	None	None	None	None		--------	Yes	No ordinance currently exists that incorporates a Fee-in-Lieu of land or acreage requirements in the township.
Horsham Township	Montgomery	$350 per dwelling unit					1999 2007 Amendment	Yes
Plymouth Township	Montgomery	$1,000 per dwelling unit	$310 per employee (see note)	800 sq. ft. (.018 acres) per dwelling unit	150 sq. ft. per *200 sq. ft. office space, *520 sq. ft. industrial space, *275 sq. ft. of commercial space		1995	Yes	Non-residential formula= Employees are determined at a rate of one per: *200 sq. ft. of gross office space, *520 sq. ft. industrial space *275 sq. ft. commercial space Copy of Ordinance Available
Upper Merion Township	Montgomery	Fair market value-see note	Fair market value-see note	Min. 20% of subdivision acreage	Min. of 20% of net acreage		1999	Yes	For both residential and non res. the fee equals the fair market value of the undeveloped land
Upper Moreland Township	Montgomery	$500 per dwelling unit	None	Developers must provide 1,000 sq. ft. of open space per unit when constructing 5 or more units Land must meet township’s criteria.	None		1989	Yes	Developers who cannot fulfill their requirement must pay a fee to the township that would equal what they would have had to put into landscaping. A written appraisal is put together from the township’s landscape consultant and then an invoice is sent to the developer. Fee in lieu of landscaping for commercial construction should the construction not meet Upper Moreland Landscape Ordinances.
Whitemarsh Township	Montgomery	10% of the total site area of a proposed subdivision or land development	None	Fair market value of the land	None		2004	Yes
Whitpain Township	Montgomery	$10,000 per 25 houses, or, $400 per house	None	1acre/25 houses	None		1979	Yes	Ord. States 1acre per 25 houses or $10,000 per 25 houses. Ratio is $400 per house, or, 1/25^th acre per house
Bethlehem Township	Northampton	$1500 per dwelling unit	$3500 per acre	1000 sq. ft. (.023 acres) per dwelling unit	7.5% of total development		2004	Yes	*Minimum area of dedication is two acres *75% of land to be suitable for active use/25% for passive or Natural Resource area
Peters Township	Washington	$18,000 per acre	None	.07 acres per lot or parcel	None		1992	Yes	Parcels under 5 acres generally not acceptable for dedication.
Murrysville	Westmoreland	$600-$1200 per dwelling unit	None	Formula Number of dwelling units X Occupancy Factor	None		1993	Yes
Jackson Township	York	$1000 per dwelling unit	None	.025 acres per dwelling unit	None		2006	Yes	New Subdivision/Land Development Ordinance coming in Spring 2008
Manchester Township	York	$800 per dwelling unit	None	.02 acres per dwelling unit	None		2006	No
Spring Garden Township	York	$200 per lot/ dwelling unit or $200 per 20,000 sq. ft., whichever amount is greater	None	.02 acres per dwelling unit	None		1993 adopted 1998	No	Copy of Ordinance Available
Springettsbury Township	York	$1,032 per dwelling unit	None	Nothing less than 3 acres	None		1996 adopted 2003	Yes
West Manchester Township	York	$325 per dwelling unit	None	.02 acres per dwelling unit	None		2004	Yes	* Fair Market Value determined by York County Tax Assessment Office. An independent appraiser is only used if Assessment Office fails or refuses to determine fair market value.
York Township	York	$325 per dwelling unit	None	.05 acres per dwelling unit	None		1998	Yes	In the process of updating Comp. Park, Rec. & Open Space Plan