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HEARING - Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 073-2025, which includes the updated Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) Nexus Study, the Adjusted 2025 Update to the Traffic Impact Fee Program, and direction to provide a partial refund to Eligible Applicants who paid the TIF on or after the effective date of Resolution 213-2024 and before the effective date of this Resolution plus interest accrued, as further defined in the Resolution; and
2) Find that adoption of the Resolution is not a Project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is a government funding mechanism or other government funding activity within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).
FUNDING: Traffic Impact Fee Program.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On December 3, 2024, the Board of Supervisors adopted the 2024 Major Update to the Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) Program via Resolution 213-2024. During review of the adopted Nexus Study and updated annual building permit data as preparation for the 2025 Annual Update required by General Plan Implementation Measure TC-B, Transportation staff identified a discrepancy between updated permit data and the baseline growth analysis prepared by the County’s consultants for the Major Update. In short, the updated baseline for available housing units in the West Slope is calculated based on the number of units (building permits) constructed since the previous baseline analysis and the number of new/approved developable parcels and/or units created since the last baseline analysis. While the number of units constructed between the previous baseline year of 2018 and the new baseline year of 2023 was correctly subtracted from the prior baseline, the number of newly-approved but unbuilt units was further subtracted from this total instead of added. This resulted in the 2023 housing baseline being lower than it should have been, which al...
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