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Park and impact fees for new homes in Chino

Chino's own rules on park and impact fees for new homes, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Chino Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Chino's code says

Chino code What Chino's code adds
Exemptions
  • Adding onto an existing home pays no impact fees, except building an accessory dwelling unit.
    § 3.40.060 · code text
    Development impact fees shall not be charged for the expansion of existing residential structures, except for the construction of an accessory dwelling unit.
  • Accessory dwelling units of 750 square feet or less pay no fees.
    Applies: When an accessory dwelling unit is built.
    § 3.40.060 · code text
    Fees shall be only be charged for accessory dwelling units that are larger than 750 square feet.
  • Buildings or additions under 500 square feet pay no impact fees, except accessory dwelling units.
    § 3.40.060 · code text
    Development impact fees will not be charged for any development project consisting of a building or building addition of less than five hundred square feet, except for the construction of an accessory dwelling unit.
How the park fee is set
  • Fee = 3.0 × dwelling units × density factor × median fair market value per acre of parks ÷ 1,000.
    Applies: Instead of land if none is designated, 50 or fewer parcels, or no suitable site. Condos over 50 units may still need to dedicate land.
    § 18.01.090 · code text
    F = 3.0 (No. DU × DF) × FMV ÷1,000
Parkland per 1,000 residents
  • 3 acres of parkland for every 1,000 residents.
    § 18.01.060 · code text
    three acres of land for each one thousand persons residing within the city
When the fee applies
  • Condo, stock cooperative or community apartment projects over 50 units may have to give land, even with under 50 parcels.
    § 18.01.090 · code text
    when a condominium project, stock cooperative, or community apartment project, as those terms are defined in Section 1351 of the California Civil Code, exceeds fifty dwelling units, dedication of land may be required notwithstanding that the number of parcels may be less than fifty

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Frequently asked questions

What park or impact fees apply to a new home in Chino?

Chino's code: Fee = 3.0 × dwelling units × density factor × median fair market value per acre of parks ÷ 1,000. (Instead of land if none is designated, 50 or fewer parcels, or no suitable site. Condos over 50 units may still need to dedicate land.) (§ 18.01.090); 3 acres of parkland for every 1,000 residents. (§ 18.01.060).

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