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Flood Control Area Drainage Plan - two funds

Levied by San Bernardino County Flood Control District on new development in Fontana. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq.

What one house pays

$1,273

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot — this fee varies by zone, so see the full schedule below.

Share of Fontana's total
3%
Total one-time fees here
$46,959
Adjustment
Not recorded

The record

Why it exists

“The San Sevaine Flood Control fee is a "pass-through" fee to the San Bernardino County Flood Control District (SBCFCD). The SBCFCD determines the project priorities and project expenditures and by agreement the SBCFCD will request a draw of funds on a project priority basis. Fees are currently being accumulated and are on reserve for these SBCFCD projects.”

City of Fontana Annual Report on Development Impact Fees, FY ended June 30, 2025, Section 5 "Report of Findings (Government Code Section 66001(d))", heading "San Sevaine Flood Control – Fund 620", p.1 of 3 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“620 San Sevaine Flood Control Drainage facility improvements … 621 Upper Etiwanda Flood Control Drainage facility improvements”

Annual Report FY ended June 30, 2024, Section 1, "Fee Description" column, Funds 620 and 621 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“(f) Area drainage plan fees: (1) Upper Etiwanda area… (2) San Sevaine Creek Area… (3) Comprehensive Storm Drain Plan #3 Project 3-5”

San Bernardino County Flood Control District, Schedule of Fees Ordinance No. FCD 22-01, Effective July 1, 2022, section (f), p.1 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

“620 San Sevaine Flood Control Drainage facility improvements 90-34”

City of Fontana Annual Report on Development Impact Fees, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024, Section 1 "Brief Description and Amount of Fees, Government Code Section 66006(b)(1)(A) and (B)", Fund 620 row; the report's own contents page says Section 1 gives "A brief description of the purpose of each development impact fee, its authorizing legislation and current amount" · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Fontana

“The Upper Etiwanda Flood Control fee is a "pass-through" fee to the San Bernardino County Flood Control District (SBCFCD). The SBCFCD determines the project priorities and project expenditures and by agreement the SBCFCD will request a draw of funds on a project priority basis.”

Annual Report FY ended June 30, 2025, Section 5 "Report of Findings", heading "Upper Etiwanda Flood Control – Fund 621", p.1 of 3 · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“As set forth in California Government Code section 6103, the state and any county, city, district, or other political subdivision, are exempt from those filing fees and administrative amendment fees specified in the preceding Sections (a)(1)(A)(I), (a)(2)(A)(I), (a)(1)(D)(II), (a)(3)(A), (a)(4)(A)(I), (a)(5)(A)(I), (a)(6)(A)(II)(a), (a)(6)(C)(I), (a)(6)(D)(I), and (a)(8)(A). Unless otherwise expressly exempted by law, any county, city, district, or other political subdivision shall be subject to all fees set forth herein, including but not limited to Section (g).”

Schedule of Fees Ordinance No. FCD 22-01, effective 2022-07-01, section (j)(4) "Waiver/refund of fees", p.2 — note this exemption names filing and administrative amendment fees and does NOT name the section (f) area drainage plan fees · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“FLOOD CONTROL FEE: * PER NET ACRE A. SAN SEVAINE $4,405.00 … B. ETIWANDA $9,790.00”

DEVELOPMENT FEES – INFILL BENEFIT, City of Fontana, footer "Update of User Fees 07/12/2022 Per Resolution 2022-065 / Last Revised:11/01/2022", ENGINEERING table, p.2 of 2 — the two FLOOD CONTROL FEE rows are printed UNSHADED while Park Development, Municipal Services and the whole STORM-DRAIN FEES block on the same page are shaded; the sheet's Planning header states "ITEMS HIGHLIGHTED ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A 50% REDUCTION", so the flood control fee draws no infill reduction · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
Upper Etiwanda (Fund 621)
Residential this home per gross acre 1 Jul 2024 $9,790

“621 Upper Etiwanda Flood Control Drainage facility improvements 90-34 $9,790 $9,790 $9,790”

City of Fontana Annual Report on Development Impact Fees, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024, Section 1, block headed "Residential Fees per Gross Acre" / sub-column "SFDU", Fund 621 row · source document ↗
Etiwanda
Multi-family nonethis home PER NET ACRE — $9,790

“FLOOD CONTROL FEE: * PER NET ACRE A. ETIWANDA $9,790.00 $9,790.00 $9,790.00 $9,790.00”

the levying document · source document ↗
San Sevaine (Fund 620)
Residential per gross acre 1 Jul 2024 $4,405
the line this rate was read from

“620 San Sevaine Flood Control Drainage facility improvements 90-34 $4,405 $4,405 $4,405”

City of Fontana Annual Report on Development Impact Fees, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024, Section 1, block headed "Residential Fees per Gross Acre" / sub-column "SFDU", Fund 620 row · source document ↗
San Sevaine
Multi-family none PER NET ACRE — $4,405
the line this rate was read from

“FLOOD CONTROL FEE: * PER NET ACRE A. SAN SEVAINE $4,405.00 $4,405.00 $4,405.00 $4,405.00”

the levying document · source document ↗

About these figures

Quoted, not summarized. Every amount and fact on this page is copied from the official document it links to. If we couldn’t find something in a document, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

Before any discounts. Some fees offer credits, waivers or phase-ins. They’re listed above but not subtracted, because whether you qualify depends on your project.

Check the date. Fees change. This page shows what was in force on the date at the top, with a link to the document that set it, so you can confirm the current amount yourself. How all of this is put together.

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