The record
“3.40.010 – Intent and purpose. Development impact fees are charged by the city to developers in connection with approval of development projects for the purpose of defraying all or a portion of the costs of public facilities required to serve the new development. The legal requirements for enactment of development impact fee programs are set forth in Government Code Sections 66000–66025 (the "Mitigation Fee Act").”
“E. Water Source, Storage, and Distribution Facilities. A fee for water source, storage, and distribution facilities is established to finance the installation of reservoirs, wells, major transmission lines and recycled water facilities. The fee will be used to construct reservoirs, wells, major transmission lines and recycled water facilities, in accordance with the city's water master plan.”
“3.40.040 – Establishment of fee categories. The following development impact fee categories are established for each development project located within the city, excluding the Preserve (which is addressed in Chapter 3.45):”
2019-08-07
“ORDINANCE NO. 2019-007 — AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.40, "DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES," TO INCLUDE UPDATED PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS PERTAINING TO ANNUAL REIMBURSEMENTS, CREDITS, AND FEE CALCULATIONS, AND TO INCORPORATE REVISIONS TO THE UPDATED DIF REPORT AND MASTER FACILITIES PLAN ... Section 2. Chapter 3.40 of the Chino Municipal Code, entitled "Development Impact Fees," shall be replaced in its entirety with the following ... PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 7th day of AUGUST, 2019.”
Ordinance No. 2019-007
“ORDINANCE NO. 2019-007 — AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.40, "DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES," TO INCLUDE UPDATED PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS PERTAINING TO ANNUAL REIMBURSEMENTS, CREDITS, AND FEE CALCULATIONS, AND TO INCORPORATE REVISIONS TO THE UPDATED DIF REPORT AND MASTER FACILITIES PLAN ... Section 2. Chapter 3.40 of the Chino Municipal Code, entitled "Development Impact Fees," shall be replaced in its entirety with the following ... PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 7th day of AUGUST, 2019.”
at building permit
“C. Payment of development impact fees shall be due as follows: 1. Residential Developments. Payment of development impact fees for residential developments shall be due on the date that the building permit is issued by the city, unless the developer elects to pay the fees at the time of final inspection pursuant to Government Code Section 66007.”
City of Chino, the agency that levies it
“F. Except as provided below, the director shall be responsible for calculating the development impact fees owed for all projects in the city.”
“3.40.150 – Fee adjustments. Reductions, adjustments, waivers, and deferrals of development impact fees may be permitted in the following circumstances: A. If the development will receive utility services from another city or utility district, then the developer shall not be required to pay the development impact fees related to the provision of those utilities by the City of Chino. If City is required to compute or collect any developments fees that are due to another city or utility district, the City of Chino shall still be entitled to collect and retain an administrative fee, and such administrative fee shall be based on the amount of the development impact fee collected on behalf of the other city or district.”
“3.40.130 – Fee credits and reimbursements. A. Credit and Reimbursement Agreement. If, as a condition of approval of a development project, a developer constructs a public facility identified in the Reports, for which a development impact fee is imposed, then the developer shall be eligible to receive a fee credit toward the development impact fee imposed on the development project for the same type of public facility so constructed, and shall be entitled to reimbursement for eligible costs of constructing the public facility.”
“F. Except as provided in Section 3.40.090, the new or increased fee shall become effective sixty (60) days following the final action on the adoption or increase of the fee.”
Every published rate
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| Single-family detached | detached low densitythis home | per DU | 1 Jul 2025 | $2,868 |
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| Citywide (General City) | ||||
| Single-family attached | Attached Medium Density Residential | per DU | — | $2,444 |
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| Multi-family | Attached High Density Residential | per DU | — | $2,442 |
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| Mobile home | (none printed) | per DU | — | $2,442 |
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