TIM Fee Program History

TIM Fee Program Updates 2016-2018

Adopted June 26, 2018

Adopted December 12, 2017

Adopted December 13, 2016

Adopted December 6, 2016

See the Major Updates page for additional information on the 2016 Major Update to the TIM Fee Program.

TIM Fee Program Updates 2006-2012

After the TIM Fee Program was adopted on August 22, 2006, five minor updates were performed from 2007-2011. The following table is a summary of the Board adopted Resolutions pertaining to the TIM Fee Program through 2012.

Date Reso. No. Description
09-20-2005 292-2005 Adopted the 2004 General Plan TIM Fee Program, and an interim 10-Year TIM Fee Program.
08-22-2006 265-2006 Certified the TIM Fee Program Supplement to the 2004 General Plan Environmental Impact Report, issued a Supplemental Statement of Overriding Considerations, and made Supplemental Findings of Fact.
08-22-2006 266-2006 Adopted the 2004 General Plan TIM Fee Program and new TIM Fee Rates pursuant to a comprehensive review. This resolution required the annual review of the TIM Fee Program and directed staff to return to the Board with a recommendation to adjust the TIM fees, based upon changes in the cost of construction or other costs. The annual reviews are considered "minor" updates. Resolutions 265-2006 and 266-2006 created the 20-Year TIM Fee Program.
09-25-2007 243-2007 Approved increasing TIM fees by 14.16%, based on inflation of construction costs during the preceding year. The inflation index used was the Caltrans Price Index for selected California construction items.
07-29-2008 205-2008 Approved decreasing TIM fees by 1.73%. The inflation index was changed from Caltrans Price Index to the Engineering News Record (ENR), and shifted the index from Third Quarter (October) to Fourth Quarter (December).
06-02-2009 114-2009 TIM Fee Program rates unchanged from the 2008 annual review.
06-08-2010 070-2010 TIM Fee Program rates unchanged from the 2008 annual review.
02-14-2012 021-2012 Allocated approximately $40.9M of $138.6M TIM fee reduction available to offset lower fees for Age Restricted TIM Fee categories added in Zones 2, 3, and 8. This action added 1,200 units in Zone 8, 600 units in Zone 2, and 400 units in Zone 3. The total 2,200 units represented approximately 10% of the total housing forecast in the TIM Fee Program.
02-14-2012 021-2012 The remaining $97.7M was allocated to reduce fees as follows:
a. Zone 8 Local Fee: $32.9M reduction (resulting in fee reductions between approximately 11% and 12%, depending on the land use category);
b. Zones 1–7 Local Fee: $34.9M reduction (resulting in fee reductions between approximately 12.5% and 13.5%);
c. Zone 8 Highway 50 Component: $12.7M reduction (resulting in fee reductions between approximately 17% and 21%);
d. Zones 1-7 Highway 50 component: $17.3M reduction (resulting in fee reductions between approximately 15% and 22%).

TIM Fee Program Documents 2006-2012

Fees effective August 19, 2006 - November 23, 2007 - "2004 General Plan Traffic Impact Fee Program"

Effective August 19, 2006 - November 23, 2007
"2004 General Plan Impact Fee Program"

THIS SCHEDULE IS OBSOLETE. Go to the current fee schedule.

Program Documentation

Fees effective November 19, 2005 - August 18, 2006 - "Interim 2004 General Plan Traffic Impact Fee Program"

2005 Interim Fees
Effective from November 19, 2005 through August 18, 2006

THIS SCHEDULE IS OBSOLETE. Go to the current fee schedule.

Notes:

  1. All 2004 General Plan Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Program fees for residential projects shall be paid at the building permit stage. The fees charged will be the fees in effect on the date a completed application is accepted by the Development
    Services Department’s Building Services.
  2. No fee shall be required for remodeling of existing residential units pursuant to County Code Chapter 12.32.030.B. However, the fee may be due to bring a residential unit up to the applicable building code specifications if the unit was initially built without the approval of and inspection by the building department.
  3. The fees other than residential shall be based on the projected use of structures, as determined by plans submitted for building permits, and paid prior to the issuance of a building permit. Pursuant to the terms of Board of Supervisors Policy B-3 for fee
    deferral, some projects may be eligible to defer payment of the fee until issuance of the certificate of occupancy, or may elect to pay a portion of the fee over a five-year period.
  4. Mobile homes on permanent foundations shall be subject to the single-family residential fee.
  5. Second dwelling as defined under County Code Chapter 17.15.020 shall be subject to the multi-family fee.
  6. A gas pump (defined) is a customer service location with a fuel delivery device containing fuel dispensing hose(s), which may or may not be located on an island or other raised platform.
  7. At the discretion of the Director of Transportation, an applicant required to pay a fee calculated on the basis of the above schedule may receive a full or partial waiver of the fee or may receive credits against future fee obligations, and/or future reimbursements for any road improvement expenditures in excess of applicants fee obligation, if the Director of Transportation certifies that the applicant has constructed improvements included in the 2004 General Plan Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Program through other funding mechanisms.
  8. Refunds will be made payable to the current owner(s) or whomever they legally designate. 

Program Documentation

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