§46-6 Parks and playgrounds for subdivisions. (a) Except as hereinafter provided, each county shall adopt ordinances to require a subdivider, as a condition to approval of a subdivision to provide land in perpetuity or to dedicate land for park and playground purposes, for the use of purchasers or occupants of lots or units in subdivisions. The ordinances may prescribe the instances when land shall be provided in perpetuity or dedicated, the area, location, grade, and other state of the sites so required to be provided or dedicated. In addition thereto, such ordinances may prescribe penalties or other remedies for violation of such ordinances.
(b) In lieu of providing land in perpetuity or dedicating land, the ordinances may permit a subdivider pursuant to terms and conditions set forth therein to:
The method of determining such full or partial payment shall be prescribed by the ordinances. The ordinances shall also provide that such money shall be used for the purpose of providing parks and playgrounds for the use of purchasers or occupants of lots or units in the subdivision. Each county may establish by ordinance a time limit within which it must spend the park dedication fees it has collected.
(c) Pursuant to terms, conditions, and limitations specified by the ordinances, a subdivider shall receive credit:
(d) Upon the provision of land in perpetuity or the dedication of land by the subdivider as may be required under this section, the county concerned shall thereafter assume the cost of improvements and their maintenance, and the subdivider shall accordingly be relieved from such costs.
(e) The ordinances adopted pursuant to this section may provide, where special circumstances, conditions, and needs within the respective counties so warrant, for such exemptions and exclusions as the councils of the respective counties may deem necessary or appropriate and may also prescribe the extent to and the circumstances under which the requirements therein shall or shall not be applicable to subdivisions.
(f) For purposes of this section certain terms used herein shall be defined as follows: