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General City DIF - Meetings

Levied by City of Ontario on new development in Ontario. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected at building permit.

What one house pays

$2,073

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 the row that applies, so see the full schedule below.

Share of Ontario's total
4%
Total one-time fees here
$56,975
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

by resolution of the City Council; no interim escalator - Res. No. 2025-010 adopts two dated schedules and names no index

The record

Why it exists

“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.”

Development Impact Fee Calculation and Nexus Report, adopted 2022-07-15, Chapter 12 "Public Use (Community Centers) Facilities", printed page 143 = PDF page 148 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“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.”

same report, Chapter 12, printed page 144 = PDF page 149 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“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).”

same report, Chapter 12, printed page 145 = PDF page 150 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

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”

Resolution No. 2025-010, adopted 2025-03-18, first recital, page 1 of 5 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

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”

Resolution No. 2025-010, adopted 2025-03-18, first recital, page 1 of 5 · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“GENERAL CITY (GC) DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES EFFECTIVE 07/01/2026 / COLLECTED AT BUILDING PERMIT ($)”

General City (GC) Development Impact Fees Effective as of July 1, 2026, sheet heading · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Ontario, the agency that levies it

“Legend / DIF Collections: Development Impact Fee assessed at building permit issuance.”

AB 1600 Development Impact Fee Annual Report (Unaudited), FY ended 2025-06-30, legend below the s.66006 schedule, printed page 12 of 19 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“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.”

City of Ontario, "DIF Credit or Reimbursement Requests", page body · source document ↗
How it changes

“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.”

Resolution No. 2025-010, adopted 2025-03-18, Section 5, page 3 of 5 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
General City
Single-family detached detached dwellingthis home per DU 1 Jul 2026 $2,073

“Per Unit: / Detached Dwellings 705 787 1,318 1,079 350 - 3,153 - 4,351 1,088 69 620 773 330 1,449 2,073 122 19,328 $ 37,595”

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 ↗
Single-family attached Attached Dwellings per DU — $1,837
the line this rate was read from

“Per Unit: / Attached Dwellings 738 749 880 720 113 - 1,016 - 2,978 744 60 544 657 116 1,285 1,837 108 17,129 $ 29,674”

the levying document · source document ↗
Mobile home Mobile Home Dwellings per DU — $1,730
the line this rate was read from

“Per Unit: / Mobile Home Dwellings 686 883 688 563 204 - 1,836 - 2,976 744 60 543 657 369 1,210 1,730 102 16,123 $ 29,373”

the levying document · source document ↗
Multi-family High Density Dwellings per DU — $1,454
the line this rate was read from

“Per Unit: / High Density Dwellings 738 749 545 446 95 - 851 - 2,009 502 52 465 329 74 1,017 1,454 86 13,554 $ 22,965”

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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