HB 2069 Summary

• Authorizes each county to adopt ordinances requiring developers of transient accommodations to provide land in perpetuity or dedicate land for public parks and playgrounds as a condition of development approval.

• Allows developers to pay monetary fees to the county instead of or in combination with land dedication, with the county determining adequate compensation amounts.

• Requires that collected park dedication fees be used specifically for parks and playgrounds adjacent to or near the transient accommodation development for public use, including by transient occupants.

• Permits developers to receive credit for privately-owned maintained parks and playgrounds, and for lands previously dedicated for park purposes before the ordinance effective date.

• Grants counties authority to establish exemptions and exclusions based on special circumstances, and allows counties to assume improvement costs or enter cost-sharing agreements with developers for park maintenance.