A. The purpose of this chapter is to comply with Section 66477 of the Government Code, and to provide by ordinance for the dedication of land, the payment of fees in lieu thereof, or a combination of both, for park and recreational purposes, as a condition to approval of a final map or parcel map.

B. The park and recreational land requirements imposed must be compatible with the open space and conservation element and the recreation element of the city's general plan and must be in accordance with the principles and standards set forth in such plan. The amount and location of land to be dedicated or the fees to be paid do, in the opinion of the city council, bear a reasonable relationship to the park and recreational needs of the future inhabitants of the subdivision. When fees are charged in lieu of land dedication, the city council obligates itself to spend such fees upon the development of park or recreational facilities for the use of the inhabitants of such subdivisions within ten years following the end of the fiscal year in which such fees are imposed. (Ord. 90-1 (part), 1990)