Housing

TRAFFIC IMPACT MITIGATION FEE OFFSET PROGRAM FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Contacts:

Community Housing Team:
Shawna Purvines, Senior Planner
shawna.purvines@edcgov.us
(530) 621-5362
CJ Freeland, Administrative Services Officer
cynthia.freeland@edcgov.us
(530) 621-5159  

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The Board of Supervisors has long recognized that high traffic impact fees, while appropriate to address traffic impacts from development, have a negative effect on efforts to develop housing affordable for lower income households. The Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Offset Program for Developments with Affordable Housing Units (Board Policy B-14) includes a provision to set aside $1.0 million of federal and state transportation revenues annually, for a period of twenty (20) years, to be used to offset Traffic Impact Mitigation fees in the development of affordable housing. The TIM Fee Offset Program allows for a reduction of traffic mitigation fees and is not a cash subsidy. Only income restricted units are eligible for TIM Fee offset. A housing development project of more than five (5) units where at least twenty (20) percent of the units will be affordable to very low-, low-, or moderate-income households, or second-dwelling targeted to the aforementioned income group(s), including second units (granny flat) on owner occupied property, said unit(s) may be eligible for Traffic Impact Mitigation (TIM) fees offset under specific program guidelines. The fee offset requests will be considered twice each year from January 20 through February 28 and July 30 through August 28. The Board of Supervisors will award tentative approval of the TIM Fee offset in early summer and late winter of each year. The TIM Fee Offset application packet is available upon request. Interested parties may call (530) 621-5159 or request an application via the link provided below.

Request an application by sending an email to cynthia.freeland@edcgov.us.

Supporting Documents and Links:

• Public Notices
  • Public Notice: El Dorado County is Seeking Applications 12/05/2013
  • Public Notice: El Dorado County is Seeking Applications 06/01/2011
  • Public Notice: El Dorado County is Seeking Applications 12/03/2010
  • Public Notice: El Dorado County is Seeking Applications 5/28/2010
   
• Meeting Minutes
  • TIM Fee Offset Program Pre-Meeting Minutes 6/18/2008
  • TIM Fee Offset Program Pre-Meeting Minutes 1/14/2008
   
• Community Development Block Grant Program

Refer to Board Policy B-14 and Program Guidelines for specific requirements.

 

Table 1 - TIM Fee Offset

Applies to Ownership Units
Affordability Level	Very Low	Low	Moderate
20 years	100%	75%	25%
15 years	75%	50%	0%
10 years	50%	25%	0%
Applies to Rental Units
Affordability Level	Very Low	Low	Moderate
20 years (minimum)	100%	75%	25%

 

Table 2 - Second Units

Existing Homeowner Building a 2nd Unit		New Construction
Length of Affordability	% of TIM Offset	Length of Affordability	% of TIM Offset
20 years	100%	Not less than 20 years	100%
15 years	75%
10 years	50%

 

Key Dates

Applications available at the Development Services Department	December and June of each year
*Pre-submission meeting at the Development Services Department is required	** December 15 and June 15
Questions and requests for additional information accepted	** December 15 – 30 and June 15 - 30
Application Submission	** January 1 - 15 and July 1 - 15
Notification to developer team who failed to meet submission requirements	January 16 - February 28 July 16 – August 28
Advisory Group meetings to recommend projects	January 20 – February 28 July 30 - August 28
Board of Supervisors awards funding	Not later than March 31st and September 30th

* A pre-submission meeting will be held to ensure that all potential applicants understand the process for submitting petitions. Attendance is strongly encouraged.

** Deadline is at 5 p.m. of the final date. Deadlines that occur on weekends and holidays will be extended to the next business day.

 

2012 State HCD Income Limits for El Dorado County

Income Category	Number of Persons in Household
	1	2	3	4	5	6
Extremely Low (<30% AMI)	$16,000	$18,300	$20,600	$22,850	$24,700	$26,550
Very Low Income (<50% AMI)	$26,650	$30,450	$34,250	$38,050	$41,100	$44,150
Low Income (<80% AMI)	$42,650	$48,750	$54,850	$60,900	$65,800	$70,650
Median Income (100% AMI)	$53,250	$60,900	$68,500	$76,100	$82,200	$88,300
Moderate Income (80%-120% AMI)	$63,900	$73,050	$82,150	$91,300	$98,600	$105,900
2012 State Income Limits - Effective 2/1/12 http://www.hcd.ca.gov/hpd/hrc/rep/state/incNote.html

For more information about this program, call (530) 621-5159.