The record
“The City of Ontario assesses certain Development Impact Fees (DIF) upon new development projects to recover the costs to the City for the future construction of public infrastructure, facilities, and improvements necessitated by increased development.”
“The DIF collected are utilized to finance public infrastructure, facilities, and improvements identified in the DIF Nexus Report.”
“RESOLUTION NO. 2025-010 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE CALCULATION AND NEXUS UPDATE REPORT AND ADOPTING AN UPDATED AND MODIFIED DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE.”
Resolution No. 2025-010
“RESOLUTION NO. 2025-010 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE CALCULATION AND NEXUS UPDATE REPORT AND ADOPTING AN UPDATED AND MODIFIED DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE.”
at building permit
“COLLECTED AT BUILDING PERMIT ($)”
City of Ontario, the agency that levies it
“DIF are collected at Building Permit issuance to ensure the City collects sufficient monies to construct the additional infrastructure needed to accommodate the growth of new residents and businesses.”
“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 [email protected].”
“ATTACHMENT: Development Impact Fee (DIF)^03 General City DIF Breakdown (Effective 07.01.25) 50%.pdf ATTACHMENT: Development Impact Fee (DIF)^04 General City DIF Breakdown (Effective 07.01.26) 100%.pdf”
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 | $1,318 |
GENERAL CITY (GC) DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES EFFECTIVE 07/01/2026, sole page, row "Detached Dwellings" under "Per Unit:", column "Regional Streets" = 1,318; pipes mark the column boundaries of the one printed row · source document ↗
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| Single-family attached | — | per DU | — | $880.00 |
the line this rate was read from
the levying document · source document ↗
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| Mobile home | — | per DU | — | $688.00 |
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the levying document · source document ↗
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| Multi-family | — | per DU | — | $545.00 |
the line this rate was read from
the levying document · source document ↗
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