The record
“The Purpose of the Fee. The purpose of the fee is to determine the cost of expanding the community center and public-use type facilities by some 201,042 square feet to meet the added demands created by the construction of additional residential dwelling units. It should be noted that 201,042 square feet of public use facilities may not fully meet the needs of the build-out community and that square feet may be desired by the community. The reference to the 201,042 square feet indicates that is the amount of additional public use facilities square feet that could be financed by DIFs.”
“The Use of the Fee. The fee, if adopted, would be imposed, collected, and spent on the construction of additional community center space that benefits City of Ontario residents, not rehabilitation of any existing public use facility.”
“RECAP OF RECOMMENDED PUBLIC USE FACILITIES IMPACT FEES / General City - Adopt Schedule 12.1 for the four basic residential dwelling categories. / Ontario Ranch - Adopt Schedule 12.1 for the three basic residential dwelling categories in Ontario Ranch (detached, attached and high density dwelling units).”
2003-07-01 (collection began 2003-09-01)
“WHEREAS, on July 1, 2003, the City Council of the City of Ontario (the "City Council") adopted Ordinance Nos. 2779 and 2780 to implement new and modified Development Impact Fees in recognition of the need to finance adequate infrastructure and other public improvements and facilities made necessary by new development in the City of Ontario ("City"); and”
Ordinance Nos. 2779 and 2780
“WHEREAS, on July 1, 2003, the City Council of the City of Ontario (the "City Council") adopted Ordinance Nos. 2779 and 2780 to implement new and modified Development Impact Fees in recognition of the need to finance adequate infrastructure and other public improvements and facilities made necessary by new development in the City of Ontario ("City"); and”
at building permit
“GENERAL CITY (GC) DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES EFFECTIVE 07/01/2026 / COLLECTED AT BUILDING PERMIT ($)”
City of Ontario, the agency that levies it
“Legend / DIF Collections: Development Impact Fee assessed at building permit issuance.”
“Developers shall submit a "DIF Credit Request" or "DIF Reimbursement Request" in order to receive DIF Credit or DIF Reimbursement, for the construction and completion of DIF Program infrastructure included in the City's DIF Nexus Report. When an improvement is complete, Developer shall submit a request to the City with all supporting documentation to DIF@ontarioca.gov.”
“SECTION 5. This Resolution, including the updated fee amounts contained in "Exhibit A" and "Exhibit B" attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall be effective for all new development projects occurring in the City, when applicable, sixty (60) days following its adoption.”
Every published rate
| Land use | Applies to | Basis | Effective | Amount |
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| Single-family detached | detached dwellingthis home | per DU | 1 Jul 2026 | $2,073 |
General City (GC) Development Impact Fees Effective 07/01/2026, "Collected at Building Permit ($)", "Public Meetings" column — the 14th of the sheet's 16 fee columns; $2,073 per detached dwelling unit · source document ↗
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| Single-family attached | Attached Dwellings | per DU | — | $1,837 |
the line this rate was read from
the levying document · source document ↗
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| Mobile home | Mobile Home Dwellings | per DU | — | $1,730 |
the line this rate was read from
the levying document · source document ↗
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| Multi-family | High Density Dwellings | per DU | — | $1,454 |
the line this rate was read from
the levying document · source document ↗
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