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TransportationSet by county fee ordinanceCitation Resolution 213-2024

Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) - Alpine

Levied by County of San Diego on new development in San Diego County (unincorporated). Collected at building permit.

What one house pays

$3,313

This fee is not in San Diego County (unincorporated)'s published figure. This site publishes a home outside any plan area, and this charge applies only in Alpine. The amount shown is what it costs a house that is there.

Total one-time fees here
$68,467
Adjustment
Adjusts yearly · ENR construction cost index · July
what the document says

annual, each July 1 — by the annual increase SANDAG applies to the RTCIP Impact Fee (construction cost index adjustment under TransNet/SANDAG Ordinance 04-01), or 2.0%, whichever is more; automatic, no further Board action

Next expected change
1 Jul 2027

The record

Why it exists

“SEC. 77.202. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Division is to make provision for assessing and collecting fees in accordance with the Mitigation Fee Act, California Government Code §§ 66000 et seq., as a condition of approval of a land development project or prior to issuance of a development permit, including a building permit, to defray the actual or estimated costs of constructing planned transportation facilities necessary to accommodate increased traffic generated by future development. Application of this fee will include, but is not limited to, development for residential, commercial and industrial land uses.”

Ord. 10231 (N.S.), adopted 2012-10-31, Sec. 77.202, p. 1 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“The fees collected pursuant to this Division are to fund identified transportation facilities, or portions thereof, that will mitigate for the cumulative impacts of future development on transportation facilities within the unincorporated county as identified in the Mobility Element (ME) of the General Plan. The transportation facilities for which these fees are collected are identified as "TIF Facilities" and include improvements to Mobility Element roads identified in the County's General Plan, Regional Arterial System (RAS) roads as identified by the San Diego Association of Governments and certain State routes, ramps and interchanges.”

Ord. 10231 (N.S.), adopted 2012-10-31, Sec. 77.202, pp. 1-2 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“SEC. 77.205. TIF AREAS AND REGIONS ESTABLISHED. TIF Areas for the County are hereby established as twenty-three distinct community areas. Village and Village Core areas are hereby established as subsets of the TIF Areas. The TIF Areas are grouped into three distinct TIF Regions. Said TIF Areas and TIF Regions are depicted in the TIF Report.”

Ord. 10231 (N.S.), adopted 2012-10-31, Sec. 77.205, p. 7 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2012-10-31

“PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego this 31st day of October, 2012. ... The above Ordinance was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Cox, Jacob, Slater-Price, Roberts, Horn ... ATTEST my hand and the seal of the Board of Supervisors this 31st day of October, 2012. THOMAS J. PASTUSZKA Clerk of the Board of Supervisors ... No. 10231 (N.S.)”

Ordinance No. 10231 (N.S.), "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE", meeting date 10/31/12, signature/attestation page, p. 18 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Ordinance No. 10231 (N.S.)

“PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego this 31st day of October, 2012. ... The above Ordinance was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Cox, Jacob, Slater-Price, Roberts, Horn ... ATTEST my hand and the seal of the Board of Supervisors this 31st day of October, 2012. THOMAS J. PASTUSZKA Clerk of the Board of Supervisors ... No. 10231 (N.S.)”

Ordinance No. 10231 (N.S.), "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE", meeting date 10/31/12, signature/attestation page, p. 18 · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“SEC. 77.214. PAYMENT OF FEES. (a) The fees required pursuant to this Division shall be paid to the County as a condition of approval of a development permit, including a building permit. For development projects that require both discretionary and building permits, the fees shall be paid no later than time of building permit issuance.”

Ord. 10231 (N.S.), adopted 2012-10-31, Sec. 77.214(a), p. 12 · source document ↗
Who collects it

County of San Diego, the agency that levies it

“The fees required pursuant to this Division shall be paid to the County as a condition of approval of a development permit, including a building permit. ... In the case of discretionary permits that will not involve a building permit but which will generate additional traffic, payment of the fee shall be recommended as a condition of permitting to the decision-making body that would approve such permit.”

Ord. 10231 (N.S.), adopted 2012-10-31, Sec. 77.214(a), p. 12 · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“SEC. 77.218. APPLICABILITY. This Division shall apply to all development permits, including building permits, associated with the generation of traffic through new construction or expansion of an existing facility that add square footage space to a facility, as determined by the County. With the exception of the RTCIP Impact Fee which shall be collected for all residential development projects except as exempted by Section 77.210, the TIF shall not be collected for the following development activities: (a) Alterations, improvements, or additions to an existing residential dwelling, or rebuilding of a destroyed residential dwelling that does not change its classification of occupancy. (b) Apartment to condominium conversions. (c) Interim or temporary use permits of three years or less. ... (l) Projects with TIF payment obligations of less than $25.”

Ord. 10231 (N.S.), adopted 2012-10-31, Sec. 77.218, p. 15 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“SEC. 77.211. CREDITS FOR RTCIP IMPACT FEE. Credits, reductions and other offsets for the value of the construction of road improvements shall not be used to reduce the TIF otherwise owed, except for credits required by the TransNet Ordinance and Expenditure Plan, SANDAG Ordinance 04-01, to be applied to the RTCIP Impact Fee paid by residential developers. If a residential developer funds or constructs a TIF RAS improvement, the developer shall receive a credit in the form of a reimbursement for the improvement up to, but not exceeding, the cost estimates identified in the TIF Report for the RAS facility.”

Ord. 10231 (N.S.), adopted 2012-10-31, Sec. 77.211, p. 8 · source document ↗
How it changes

“(c) Projects in process that have building permits issued after October 31, 2012, are eligible to receive a TIF refund for the difference between higher TIF previously paid and the lower TIF established by this ordinance. Refunds shall be automatically processed to customers who receive building permits after October 31, 2012 but before the new rates are in effect.”

Ord. 10231 (N.S.), adopted 2012-10-31, Sec. 77.214(c), p. 12 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
Alpine
Single-family detached Village area per DU 1 Jul 2026 $3,313
the line this rate was read from

“FEE RATES FOR VILLAGE AREAS (Effective July 1, 2026) | (A) Residential - Single-Family Detached ($ / unit) | COMMUNITY PLANNING AREA · TIF REGION · SANDAG RTCIP Fee 1,2 · County TIF 2,3,4,5,6 [State Facilities · Regional Facilities · Local Facilities · TOTAL TIF] · TOTAL FEE (RTCIP+TIF) — Alpine · South · $3,109.88 · $198 · $1,884 · $1,231 · $3,313 · $6,422.88”

County of San Diego - TIF Program Update, FEE RATES FOR VILLAGE AREAS, effective 2026-07-01, footer dated 5/15/2026, table (A), page 1 of 11, Alpine row · source document ↗
Non-permanent Village area, Residential - Non-Permanent per DU 1 Jul 2026 $1,379
the line this rate was read from

“FEE RATES FOR VILLAGE AREAS (Effective July 1, 2026) | (C) Residential - Non-Permanent ($ / unit) | COMMUNITY PLANNING AREA · TIF REGION · SANDAG RTCIP Fee 1,2 · County TIF 2,3,4,5,6 [State Facilities · Regional Facilities · Local Facilities · TOTAL TIF] · TOTAL FEE (RTCIP+TIF) — Alpine · South · $0.00 · $82 · $785 · $512 · $1,379 · $1,379”

County of San Diego - TIF Program Update, FEE RATES FOR VILLAGE AREAS, effective 2026-07-01, footer dated 5/15/2026, table (C), page 3 of 11, Alpine row · source document ↗

About these figures

Quoted, not summarized. Every amount and fact on this page is copied from the official document it links to. If we couldn’t find something in a document, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

Before any discounts. Some fees offer credits, waivers or phase-ins. They’re listed above but not subtracted, because whether you qualify depends on your project.

Check the date. Fees change. This page shows what was in force on the date at the top, with a link to the document that set it, so you can confirm the current amount yourself. How all of this is put together.

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