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Ontario Ranch DIF - Fire

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

What one house pays

$1,578

This fee is not in Ontario's published figure. This site publishes a home outside any plan area, and this charge applies only in Ontario Ranch (New Model Colony). The amount shown is what it costs a house that is there.

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

“On July 1, 2003, the City Council adopted Ordinance Nos. 2779 and 2780 approving the collection of Development Impact Fees (DIF) in the City of Ontario to mitigate the impacts of future development.”

AB 1600 Annual Report FY ended 2025-06-30, page 1 of 19, Introduction · source document ↗
What it pays for

“4410 Ontario Ranch - Fire Impact — Accounts for revenues from developer-paid impact fees for fire suppression capital equipment and facilities construction that serve the Ontario Ranch (formerly New Model Colony).”

AB 1600 Annual Report FY ended 2025-06-30, "Development Impact Fee (DIF) Fund Number, Description, and Schedule", page 7 of 19, Fund Number / Fund Description table · source document ↗
Where it applies

“ONTARIO RANCH (OR) DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES EFFECTIVE 07/01/2026”

Ontario Ranch DIF schedule effective 07/01/2026, sheet title banner, single page · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2003-07-01

“On July 1, 2003, the City Council adopted Ordinance Nos. 2779 and 2780 approving the collection of Development Impact Fees (DIF) in the City of Ontario to mitigate the impacts of future development. In accordance with the provisions of Ordinance Nos. 2779 and 2780, the City began collecting DIF on September 1, 2003.”

AB 1600 Development Impact Fee Annual Report (Unaudited), fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, "AB 1600 Development Impact Fee Annual Report – Introduction", page 1 of 19, first paragraph · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Ordinance Nos. 2779 and 2780 (collection began 2003-09-01)

“On July 1, 2003, the City Council adopted Ordinance Nos. 2779 and 2780 approving the collection of Development Impact Fees (DIF) in the City of Ontario to mitigate the impacts of future development. In accordance with the provisions of Ordinance Nos. 2779 and 2780, the City began collecting DIF on September 1, 2003.”

AB 1600 Development Impact Fee Annual Report (Unaudited), fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, "AB 1600 Development Impact Fee Annual Report – Introduction", page 1 of 19, first paragraph · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“COLLECTED AT BUILDING PERMIT ($)”

Ontario Ranch DIF schedule effective 07/01/2026, banner heading spanning the Police-through-Local Fiber Optics columns, i.e. including the Fire column · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Ontario, the agency that levies it

“City of Ontario, California / AB 1600 DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED) / For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025 / Prepared By: Financial Services Agency”

AB 1600 Annual Report FY ended 2025-06-30, cover page · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“DIF Credit Redemption: DIF credits used for refunds on paid permit fees.”

AB 1600 Annual Report FY ended 2025-06-30, page 12 of 19, Legend beneath the Gov. Code §66006 table · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
Ontario Ranch
Single-family detached detached dwelling per DU 1 Jul 2026 $1,578
the line this rate was read from

“COLLECTED AT BUILDING PERMIT ($) | Land Use Category ... Fire ... | Per Unit: | Detached Dwellings ... 1,578”

Ontario Ranch DIF schedule effective 07/01/2026, single page; intersection of the "Fire" column with the "Detached Dwellings" row inside the "Per Unit:" row group · source document ↗
Single-family attached Attached Dwellings per DU — $1,500
the line this rate was read from

“Per Unit: | Attached Dwellings | Police 738 | Fire 1,500 | ... | TOTAL 42,405”

the levying document · source document ↗
Multi-family High Density Dwellings per DU — $1,500
the line this rate was read from

“Per Unit: | High Density Dwellings | Police 738 | Fire 1,500 | ... | TOTAL 31,026”

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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