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TransportationSet by county fee ordinanceCitation Resolution 213-2024

Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) - County Islands

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

What one house pays

$2,082

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot.

Share of San Diego County (unincorporated)'s total
3%
Total one-time fees here
$68,467
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

annual, "cost-indexing provisions contained in TIF ordinance" — no index named in this document; schedule takes effect July 1

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

“A zero ($0) indicates that there are no TIF eligible facilities in the subject facility class (i.e., State Routes/Ramps, Regional or Local).”

County of San Diego - TIF Program Update, FEE RATES FOR VILLAGE AREAS, effective 2026-07-01, footnote 4; the three facility classes are also the schedule's own column headings "State Facilities", "Regional Facilities", "Local Facilities" · source document ↗
Where it applies

“FEE RATES FOR VILLAGE AREAS (Effective July 1, 2026) ... COMMUNITY PLANNING AREA ... County Islands South”

County of San Diego - TIF Program Update, 5/15/2026, title block and table (A) row "County Islands"; "South" is the TIF REGION column. The document nowhere DEFINES what "County Islands" comprises. · 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

“(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.”

San Diego County Ordinance No. 10231 (N.S.), SEC. 77.214 PAYMENT OF FEES, subsec. (a) · 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

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

Applies toBasisEffectiveAmount
County Islands
Village areathis home per DU 1 Jul 2026 $2,082

“(A) Residential - Single-Family Detached ($ / unit) ... County Islands South $3,109.88 $198 $1,884 $0 $2,082 $5,191.88”

County of San Diego - TIF Program Update, FEE RATES FOR VILLAGE AREAS, effective July 1 2026, sheet dated 5/15/2026, table (A), row "County Islands", column "TOTAL TIF" = $2,082; unit_basis per DU · 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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