Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Offset Program for Affordable Housing
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
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 |
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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.
Income Limits for TIM Fee Offset | 2020 State Income Limits for El Dorado County | | | | | | | | | Income Category | | | Number of Persons in Household | | | | | | | | 1 Person | 2 Persons | 3 Persons | 4 Persons | 5 Persons | 6 Persons | | Extremely Low Income | 30% AMI | $ 18,150 | $ 20,750 | $ 23,350 | $ 26,200 | $ 30,680 | $ 35,160 | | Very Low Income | 50% AMI | $30,250 | $34,550 | $38,850 | $43,150 | $46,650 | $50,100 | | Low Income | 80% AMI | $48,350 | $55,250 | $62,150 | $69,050 | $74,600 | $80,100 | | Median Income | 100% AMI | $60,400 | $69,050 | $77,650 | $86,300 | $93,200 | $100,100 | | Moderate Income | 120% AMI | $72,500 | $82,850 | $93,200 | $103,550 | $111,850 | $120,100 |
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Effective 4/30/20 (not to be used for CDBG or HOME programs)
http://hcd.ca.gov/grants-funding/income-limits/state-and-federal-income-limits.shtml
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