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Draft 3/24/99 purpose , the acquisition and development of park land , but would be much more flexible in its use as it would not be as restricted as payment in lieu funds having to serve the particular subdivision from which the fee was derived . For the jurisdictions to collectively agree to approach the NC General Assembly , there would probably be a need for a plan to show where the funds would be used so that each government was assured that fees collected from subdivision in their jurisdiction were returned as park investment to their jurisdictions . It is anticipated that there would be support needed from the private sector, i . e . Home BuildersA Associations , etc . for the enabling bill to pass at the General Assembly level . This option could be an overlay to the present requirements , but affordable housing issues might stymie this effort as an add -on cost to housing without elimination of present ordinance requirements . The following options could be explored . 1 ) Maintain present recreation land use ordinance requirements and payment in lieu presently used by each jurisdiction . 2 ) Continue to rely on these requirements and payment in lieu of process , but standardize them for all jurisdictions within the County . 3 ) Continue to maintain either 1 ) or 2 ) above and create an additional tier of a %oRecreation Facilities FeeA which generates additional funds to be used for the public park system throughout Orange County . 4) Eliminate the present recreation requirements and payment in lieu option in each Land Use Ordinance and rely on a %oRecreation Facilities FeeA levied to new subdivisions to aid in the acquisition and development of all park systems throughout Orange County . It must be noted that any of the above methods are only an assistance to provide adequate funding to bring the park systems of Orange County to where they need to be . No one method exists in the area of subdivision growth to supplant the need for general tax funds and bond referendums as the major financing mechanism to provide adequate park land and facilities throughout Orange County . Dedication and Payment Provisions Population growth over the past thirty years has forced a reassessment of the traditional means of acquiring public park and recreation areas , items they are statutorily mandated to provide . Increasing pressures on funds generated from traditional property tax levy and bond referendums have challenged fundamental ideas on paying for parks and 24