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Chino Hills adopts updated development impact fees and Quimby park fees after public hearing; council asks staff to return with grandfathering and phasing plans
Summary
Following a public hearing and comments from builders, the City Council adopted a nexus study, updated DIFs including a new fire facilities fee, and adjusted Quimby/Lot‑in‑lieu park fees. Council instructed staff to return with options to grandfather projects and phase increases; vote was 5‑0.
The Chino Hills City Council on Oct. 28 adopted a package of ordinances and a development impact fee (DIF) nexus study that update fees for general city facilities, traffic, parks and recreation (Quimby and in‑lieu fees), and a new fire facilities fee intended to help fund Fire Station 68 and other apparatus.
The study, prepared by Willdan Financial Services and presented by the city, used a growth forecast to 2045 — projecting roughly 13,600 new residents — and moved residential fees to a per‑square‑foot basis to comply with AB 602. Staff said the fee update was intended to make sure new development pays its share of infrastructure needed to serve future residents and to protect existing residents from shouldering growth costs.
Fire facilities fee and background: City staff and the city manager explained the fire facilities fee in detail because the city had previously contributed about $8 million toward Fire Station 68 constructed…
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