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Chief Administrative Office, Economic Development Division, Housing, Community and Economic Development Program recommending the Board receive and file the annual TIM Fee Offset activity report as stipulated under Board Policy B-14, TIM Fee Offset for developments with affordable housing units.
FUNDING: Federal and State transportation revenues.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Chief Administrative Office, Economic Development Division, Housing, Community and Economic Development (HCED) Program recommending the Board receive and file the annual Traffic Impact Mitigation (TIM) Fee Offset activity report as stipulated under Board Policy B-14, TIM Fee Offset for developments with affordable housing units.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Together with the Community Development Agency, the Housing, Community and Economic Development (HCED) Programs of the Chief Administrative Office administers Board Policy B-14, the TIM Fee Offset for developments with Affordable Housing Units. The Board of Supervisors approved revisions to Policy B-14 in 2013 to allow for homeowners who are building a secondary dwelling to apply for the TIM Fee Offset over-the-counter, and for staff to report such activity to the Board on an annual basis. Developers of affordable new construction multi-family projects with five or more units seeking the TIM Fee Offset continue to have an opportunity to submit applications in July and/or January of each year. Multi-family project applications are reviewed by committee and submitted to the Board for approval. In the absence of a multi-family application this year that would have allowed staff an opportunity to provide a program update to the Board, staff recommends the Board receive and file the following TIM Fee Offset annual report.
Background:
On August 22, 2006, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 266-2006 establishing the TIM Fee Program as proposed by the Transportation Division as part of the process to implement Measure TC-B ...
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