Sacramento County Transportation Development Fee

“The Sacramento County General Plan requires that areas chosen for urban expansion shall be capable of being provided, within a reasonable period of time, with an adequate level of roadway, bikeway, and walkway transportation facilities (hereinafter referred to collectively as transportation facilities) and transit facilities.”

“The Sacramento County Transportation Development Fee (SCTDF) is hereby established to fund: (1) transportation facilities such as roadways including shoulder and intersection improvements, bikeways, and walkways; and (2) program administration.”

“Six fee districts are hereby created in the unincorporated area as shown in Figure 1 and in a geographical information system file on file with the Department." and "The SCTDF and the TIF will be collected from development projects within the fee districts pursuant to this chapter.”

1988-08-31

“The SCTDF was first adopted August 31, 1988, establishing County Code Chapter 16.87." and "was subsequently updated on December 16, 2008, and most recently on December 17, 2019.”

“16.87.080 Payment of SCTDF and TIF. A. The SCTDF and TIF imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be paid by the owner of the property where the development project is located to the County, in an amount calculated pursuant to Section 16.87.110. The SCTDF and TIF shall be calculated at the time of approval of subdivision maps and shall be paid prior to issuance of Building Permits or Certificates of Occupancy, as applicable. For projects that are subject to Building Permits, but not subdivision map approval, the SCTDF and TIF shall be calculated at Building Permit issuance or prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, as applicable, consistent with requirements adopted by Board resolution. The fees shall be paid prior to issuance of the Building Permits or Certificates of Occupancy, as applicable. The Board shall establish by resolution the following: 1. The types and categories of development projects for which the SCTDF and TIF may be collected at Building Permit issuance and Certificate of Occupancy issuance, respectively; and 2. Any additional requirements, processes, or procedures applicable to residential projects for which the SCTDF and TIF are collected at Certificate of Occupancy issuance to guarantee the timely payment of such fees or charges. In addition, for projects that participate in SCIP, Section 16.87.200 shall apply.”

Sacramento County Department of Transportation ("the Department" / "the Director" under Ch. 16.87)

“The SCTDF and TIF imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be paid by the owner of the property where the development project is located to the County”

“The following are exempt from the requirements of this chapter: Activities not requiring a Building Permit (except for mobile home parks, which shall be required to comply with the requirements of this chapter before improvement plans are approved).”

“SCC s. 16.87.115: "The SCTDF and TIF schedules applicable to development projects in designated infrastructure financing districts located within any fee district shall be discounted and distinguished from the rate schedules utilized for other development projects located in that fee district, as specified in the SCTDF/TIF Program. The infrastructure financing districts so designated shall include Antelope pursuant to Chapter 16.80, North Vineyard Station pursuant to Chapter 16.81, Vineyard pursuant to Chapter 16.83, and Mather pursuant to Chapter 16.84 of this Code, and all other infrastructure financing districts as may be established and so designated by the Board." (SCC 1639 s. 17, 2019) - AND s. 16.87.010(D): "It is further the purpose of this chapter to ensure that the development projects within infrastructure finance plan areas of the unincorporated area of the County of Sacramento that pay development impact fees for transportation and transit facilities are given appropriate credit for the development impact fees imposed by this chapter." - AND s. 16.87.120, which is a DIFFERENT and CONDUCT-BASED credit: "Upon application by the property owner or authorized agent, the Director may authorize the construction of any transportation facilities, or portions thereof, in lieu of all, or a portion of, the SCTDF required by Section 16.87.080."”

“Beginning each year on March 31st, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director shall authorize the adjustment of the SCTDF per development unit for each land use and fee district" … "The SCTDF for each land use and fee district shall be adjusted by the percentage change”