Traffic Impact Fee Program
The fees collected by the Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) Program (formerly known as the TIM Fee Program) are used to fund transportation improvements needed to accommodate growth anticipated by the County’s General Plan. The TIF Program requirements shall be applicable to all new development located within the Western Slope boundaries of the County.
Improvements funded by the TIF Program include, but are not limited to, new roadways, roadway widenings, roadway intersection improvements and transit. A TIF program is legally required to meet guidelines as established by Assembly Bill 1600 (California Government Code Sections 66000-66008). The Board of Supervisors receives annual reports establishing compliance with these guidelines; current and previous reports can be found
here.
UPDATES:
A major revision of the TIM Fee Program was adopted on December 6, 2016, and went into effect on February 13, 2017. On December 12, 2017, the Board adopted the 2017 TIM Fee Schedule Update, including updates for cost adjustments in the TIM Fee Nexus Study. On June 26, 2018, the Board adopted the 2018 Minor Technical TIM Fee Program Update. On May 14, 2019 the Board adopted the 2019 TIM Fee Schedule Update. On June 23, 2020 the Board adopted the 2020 TIM Fee Schedule Update.
On December 8, 2020, the Board adopted Resolution 196-2020, implementing a major revision. The County's program was renamed to the Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) Program, and
the program's eight traffic impact fee zones were consolidated into three for purposes of allocating the costs of the public transportation facilities. The updated zones and rates went into effect on February 8, 2021. On July 13, 2021, the Board adopted the annual update to the TIF Schedule, which went into effect September 11, 2021.
On March 21, 2023, the Board adopted the updated TIF Program Administrative Manual via Resolution 048-2023. The prior Administrative Manual(s) remain the documents of reference for any Credit & Reimbursement Agreements executed prior to March 21, 2023, as outlined below.
The 2022 annual update to the TIF Schedule was adopted by the Board on May 17, 2022, which went into effect on July 16, 2022. Current TIF Rates and supporting documents are located here.
The 2023 annual update to the TIF Schedule is scheduled to be heard by the Board on May 2, 2023 at 9am. The proposed resolution, including the updated fee schedule and project costs, can be found here.
CURRENT TIF PROGRAM DOCUMENTS:
Ordinance 5144, which updates the County's TIF Program.
Ordinance 5173, which revises the cost index used to calculate annual adjustments to the TIF Program fee schedule.
Ordinance 5044, establishing regulations for frontage improvements on County roadways. Frontage improvements shall be required as a condition of approval for all Discretionary Projects.
Resolution 196-2020 – TIF Program Major Update (Fee schedule superseded by annual updates)

Resolution 072-2022 – TIF Program Annual Update (Effective 07/16/22)*
*Note: After publication, a rounding error was found in the Zone C split between the Local Roads and Silva Valley Interchange portions of the fee. The Resolution linked above includes redline changes to those fee splits; the total Zone C Traffic Impact Fee remains unchanged.
Exhibit A (TIF Program Fee Schedule)
Exhibit B (TIF Zones Map) click here: Adopted TIF Zones 2020
Exhibit C (TIF Nexus Study)
El Dorado County Traffic Impact Fee Update - Technical Appendices (December 2020)
Resolution 048-2023 – County of El Dorado Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) Program Administrative Manual (March 2023)
- Resolution 100-2022 – County of El Dorado Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) Program Administrative Manual (Archival - Superseded in 2023, remains in effect for Credit & Reimbursement Agreements executed between 06/28/22 and 03/21/23)
Resolution 001-2017 – County of El Dorado Traffic Impact Mitigation (TIM) Fee Administrative Manual (Archival - Superseded in 2022, remains in effect for Credit & Reimbursement Agreements executed prior to 06/28/22)
A diagram of the process used in updating the CIP and TIF Programs on an annual and five-year basis is included under Supporting Documents. For more information on the TIF Program, click on the tabs below.
If you have questions on the Traffic Impact Fee Program project, please contact:
Zach Oates, Project Manager Sr. Civil Engineerzach.oates@edcgov.us(530) 621-7580 Direct(530) 621-5900 Main