DevFeeFinder
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General City DIF - Local Water

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

$1,088

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
2%
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

“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, 2025-03-18, page 1 of 5, first recital · source document ↗
What it pays for

“General City – Maximum Local Adjacent Water Distribution Development Impact Fees by Land Use”

Resolution No. 2025-010, 2025-03-18, "EXHIBIT B", table heading, PDF page 21 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“GENERAL CITY (GC) DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES EFFECTIVE 07/01/2026”

General City (GC) Development Impact Fees Effective as of July 1, 2026, banner heading · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2025-03-18

“PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 18th day of March 2025.”

Resolution No. 2025-010, City of Ontario, adopted 2025-03-18, page 4 of 5, signature block · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Resolution No. 2025-010

“PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 18th day of March 2025.”

Resolution No. 2025-010, City of Ontario, adopted 2025-03-18, page 4 of 5, signature block · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“COLLECTED AT BUILDING PERMIT ($)”

General City (GC) Development Impact Fees Effective 07/01/2026, sub-heading directly under the title · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Ontario, the agency that levies it

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

City of Ontario General City DIF schedule effective 07/01/2026, title and sub-heading · source document ↗
How it changes

\"EXHIBIT B\" / City of Ontario Development Impact Fee Schedule 07.01.26

“"EXHIBIT B" / City of Ontario Development Impact Fee Schedule 07.01.26”

Resolution No. 2025-010, 2025-03-18, Exhibit B title page, PDF page 18 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
General City
Single-family detached detached dwellingthis home per DU 1 Jul 2026 $1,088

“General City – Maximum Local Adjacent Water Distribution Development Impact Fees by Land Use / Proposed Land Use | Impact Fee per Unit or S.F. / Detached Dwellings | $1,088/Unit”

Resolution No. 2025-010, adopted 2025-03-18, "EXHIBIT B" — City of Ontario Development Impact Fee Schedule 07.01.26, PDF page 21 · source document ↗
Single-family attached attached dwelling per DU — $744.00
the line this rate was read from

“Land Use Category ... Regional Water | Local Water ... 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 dwelling per DU — $744.00
the line this rate was read from

“General City – Maximum Local Adjacent Water Distribution Development Impact Fees by Land Use / Mobile Home Dwellings | $ 744/Unit”

the levying document · source document ↗
Multi-family high density dwelling per DU — $502.00
the line this rate was read from

“General City – Maximum Local Adjacent Water Distribution Development Impact Fees by Land Use / High Density Dwellings | $ 502/Unit”

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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