Austin, TX uses a Parkland Dedication ordinance to help green spaces grow with the population

Austin, TX Parkland Dedication ordinance

The City of Austin's Parks and Recreation Department developed and updated a Parkland dedication ordinance to ensure that parks and green spaces grow with the local population. The ordinance mandates that builders set aside land for a park or pay a fee to be used by the city to acquire land in order to develop park facilities. The ordinance was created to help achieve the city's ongoing goal to maintain 24 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents.

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The city currently has about 17,000 acres of parkland spread over about 300 parks.

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