SJCOG Regional Transportation Impact Fee (RTIF)

“WHEREAS, the Participating Agencies and SJCOG find and declare that the RTIF Program is necessary to help mitigate the impact of new development on the Regional Transportation Network and along with other transportation funding mechanisms, in providing for the construction of improvements to accommodate traffic generated by land development; and,”

“5.1. Purpose of RTIF Program Fees. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all RTIF Program Fees received by each Participating Agency or SJCOG shall be used solely for the purpose of funding Regional Transportation Network projects as specified in the RTIF Technical Report and which are included within the RTIF Capital Projects Report.”

“The RTIF serves as a countywide, multi-jurisdictional multimodal capital improvement funding program for San Joaquin County.”

2005-10 (program established); operating agreement entered April 2006

“The Regional Transportation Impact Fee (RTIF) program was established in October 2005. In April 2006, the San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) entered into the RTIF operating agreement with the eight local jurisdictions in the county to administer the RTIF program. The first full fiscal year of the RTIF program was 2006-2007. A revised operating agreement was adopted April 2015 and fully executed during the 2015-2016 fiscal year.”

“The Regional Transportation Impact Fee (RTIF) program was established in October 2005. In April 2006, the San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) entered into the RTIF operating agreement with the eight local jurisdictions in the county to administer the RTIF program. The first full fiscal year of the RTIF program was 2006-2007. A revised operating agreement was adopted April 2015 and fully executed during the 2015-2016 fiscal year.”

at building permit

“(a). The RTIF Program Fees shall be paid at the time of issuance of a building permit for the Development Project, or as otherwise required or permitted pursuant to Government Code section 66007.”

City of Lathrop (the Participating Agency), at building permit

“Each jurisdiction is responsible for collecting RTIF fees at the time a building permit is issued. Of the total RTIF collected, jurisdictions retain 75%, 10% is distributed to San Joaquin County and 15% is distributed to SJCOG. San Joaquin County also distributes 15% of total collections to SJCOG.”

“4.3. Exemptions from the RTIF Program Fee. The following Development Projects shall not be subject to the RTIF Program Fee: (a). The rehabilitation and/or reconstruction of any legal, residential structure and/or the replacement of a previously existing legal dwelling unit, including an expansion of an existing dwelling unit that does not create an additional dwelling unit.”

“10.1. Reimbursements and Credits. In the event that RTIF Capital Projects are constructed by a developer in excess of the Development Project's RTIF Program Fee obligation or in lieu of payment of RTIF Program Fees by a developer pursuant to an agreement between the developer and the Participating Agency, the developer may be reimbursed or credited for future application for any costs based on the actual costs of construction of the RTIF Capital Project incurred by the developer in excess of the amount the RTIF Program Fees that apply to the Development Project.”