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Go to the Library to download PALTA's newest publication, Public Dedication of Land and Fees-in-Lieu for Parks and Recreation: A Guide to Using Section 503(11) of the
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. The guide is the 9th item listed on the page.
Pennsylvania municipalities have the power under Section 503(11) of the state’s Municipalities Planning Code (“MPC”) to require developers to dedicate land to the municipality for public parks and recreation purposes to support new developments. Alternatively, developers may voluntarily agree to do one or a combination of the following:
- Pay a fee to the municipality to be used for providing “parks and recreation facilities” (a phrase used herein to mean parkland and/or recreation equipment) accessible to the new development. This is known as “fee-in-lieu” of land dedication;
- Construct recreational facilities; and/or
- Privately reserve land within the subdivision for park and recreation purposes.
This guide, prepared with support from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, explains how it can be done.
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