The record
“3.45.010 – 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.”
“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.”
“The following development impact fee categories are established for each development project located within the Preserve (development impact fees for projects outside the Preserve are addressed in Chapter 3.40)”
2019-08-07 (Chapter 3.45 replaced in its entirety; original enactment date of Ch. 3.45 not stated in any document read)
“ORDINANCE NO. 2019-009 — AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.45, "THE PRESERVE 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 3.45 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. 2019-009
“ORDINANCE NO. 2019-009 — AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.45, "THE PRESERVE 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 3.45 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
“D. At the time that a development impact fee is calculated, an administrative fee, as defined in Section 3.45.030, shall be added and collected with such fee. All amounts collected as the administrative fee shall be transferred from the development impact fee fund to the city's general fund to defray the reasonable cost borne by the city for its administration and collection of the fees imposed by this chapter.”
“3.45.150 – 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.”
“3.45.130 – 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 3.45.090, 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
| Land use | Density | Basis | Effective | Amount |
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| Single-family detached | detached low density | per DU | 1 Jul 2025 | $9,790 |
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City of Chino DIF Annual Report FY 2024-25, revised January 28, 2026, "Fund 261: The Preserve Water Source Storage and Distribution Summary", page 28; introduced by "The fee amount is established by Resolution No. 2025-030 and is summarized as follows:" · source document ↗
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| Single-family attached | Attached Medium Density Residential (Medium-Density Residential 8-12 dwelling units per acre) | per DU | — | $8,333 |
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| Multi-family | Attached Dwelling RD 16/20 Residential | per DU | — | $8,333 |
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| Multi-family | Attached Dwelling RD/CC 30 Residential | per DU | — | $8,333 |
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