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.”
“Ontario Ranch - Regional Water Impact ... Accounts for revenues from developer-paid impact fees for the construction of water infrastructure projects that serve a larger, regional area in Ontario Ranch (formerly New Model Colony).”
“ONTARIO RANCH (OR) DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES EFFECTIVE 07/01/2026”
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.”
Ordinance Nos. 2779 and 2780
“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.”
at building permit
“COLLECTED AT BUILDING PERMIT ($)”
City of Ontario, the agency that levies it
“DIF Collections: Development Impact Fee assessed at building permit issuance.”
“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].”
Every published rate
| Land use | Applies to | Basis | Effective | Amount |
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| Single-family detached | detached dwelling | per DU | 1 Jul 2026 | $1,601 |
the line this rate was read from
Ontario Ranch DIF schedule effective 07/01/2026, CC Resolution No. 2025-010, Detached Dwellings row, fifth money column, the column carrying the "30%" of the "30% / 70%" Regional/Local Storm Drainage pair · source document ↗
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| Single-family attached | Attached Dwellings | per DU | — | $608.00 |
the line this rate was read from
the levying document · source document ↗
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| Multi-family | High Density Dwellings | per DU | — | $511.00 |
the line this rate was read from
the levying document · source document ↗
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