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CSA 70 J (Oak Hills) water connection fee

Levied by San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, acting as the governing body of County Service Area 70, Zone J (Oak Hills) — administered by the Department of Public Works, Special Districts, Water and Sanitation Division on new development in San Bernardino County (unincorporated). Collected other: before the District issues the water connection permit — no connection may be made without a permit and no permit issues until all related fees are paid.

What one house pays

$10,144

This fee is not in San Bernardino County (unincorporated)'s published figure. This site publishes a home outside any plan area, and this charge applies only in Oak Hills (CSA 70 J). The amount shown is what it costs a house that is there.

Total one-time fees here
$41,274
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

scheduled step amounts written into the fee ordinance itself — a separate column for July 1, 2026, July 1, 2027 and July 1, 2028; no index is named

The record

Why it exists

“1.3 — GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY — The general policy of the District is to acquire, maintain and operate adequate water system facilities to serve the present needs of the District and to provide for future needs.”

Ordinance No. SD 82-1, 1982-02-15, Section 1.0 General Provisions, s. 1.3 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“1.1 — ORDINANCE IN FORCE — From and after the effective date of this ordinance, it shall be in full force and effect within the following water districts and county service areas, including all improvement areas and zones therein: County Service Area 42 / County Service Area 48 / County Service Area 53 / County Service Area 56 / County Service Area 63 / County Service Area 64 / County Service Area 70 / County Service Area 72 / County Service Area 79 / County Service Area 82 / Water Works District No. 8”

Ordinance No. SD 82-1, 1982-02-15, s. 1.1 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

1982-02-15

“ORDINANCE NO. SD 82-1 — AN ORDINANCE OF NAMED SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND COUNTY SERVICE AREAS REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM FACILITIES. ADOPTED FEBRUARY 15, 1982”

Ordinance No. SD 82-1, "Water Ordinance", adopted 1982-02-15, cover page · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Ordinance No. SD 82-1

“ORDINANCE NO. SD 82-1 — AN ORDINANCE OF NAMED SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND COUNTY SERVICE AREAS REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM FACILITIES. ADOPTED FEBRUARY 15, 1982”

Ordinance No. SD 82-1, "Water Ordinance", adopted 1982-02-15, cover page · source document ↗
When it is paid

“1.10.5 — CONNECTION PERMIT — No water connection Permit will be issued by the District until all fees related thereto have been paid and until the County Transportation Department Excavation Permit or State Highway Encroachment Permit, or both as required, are issued.”

Ordinance No. SD 82-1, 1982-02-15, s. 1.10.5 · source document ↗
Who collects it

“1.3.02 — FEES — The District may impose and collect fees and charges for services which the District renders or makes available.”

Ordinance No. SD 82-1, 1982-02-15, s. 1.3.02 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“1.8.08 — REFUNDS — When public Water Main extensions are made and paid for by a developer or Applicant and such water main extension may be of benefit to another person in the future, said developer or Applicant may enter into a refund agreement with the District. Said refund agreement shall provide for refund payment from public water connection charges collected by the District from the new developer or Applicant. The refund shall be computed on the basis of actual Cost to the person making the original public Water Main extension per front foot benefited or equivalent assessment as determined by the District. All refund agreements shall become null and void ten years from the date first written.”

Ordinance No. SD 82-1, 1982-02-15, s. 1.8.08 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
unverified per connection — $10,144
the line this rate was read from

“6. Water — a) Water Connection Fees: ... 5) CSA 70, Zone J Oak Hills ... [column heading] Effective: July 1, 2026 ... $10,143.96”

Ordinance No. SD 26-04, Board-Governed County Service Areas Ordinance, adopted 2026-04-07, Section 2, item 6 "Water", subsection a · 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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