SANDAG Regional Transportation Congestion Improvement Program (RTCIP)

“In addition to the sales tax extension, the TransNet program requires implementation of a new local funding source for the draft 2007 RTP, the Regional Transportation Congestion Improvement Program (RTCIP).5 The purpose of the RTCIP is to ensure that new development directly invests in the region's transportation system to offset the negative impacts of growth on congestion and mobility.”

“The RTCIP revenue will be used to construct improvements on the Regional Arterial System such as new or widened arterials, traffic signal coordination and other traffic improvements, freeway interchange and related freeway improvements, railroad grade separations, and improvements required for regional express bus and rail transit.”

“Starting on July 1, 2008, each local agency in the San Diego region shall contribute $2,000 in exactions from the private sector, for each newly constructed residential housing unit in that jurisdiction to the RTCIP.”

2004-05-28

“PASSED AND ADOPTED by the San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, the 28th day of May, 2004 by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Hall, Padilla, Monroe, Crawford, Lewis, Guerin, Holt Pfeiler, McCoy, Jantz, Sessom, Morrison, Feller, Cafagna, Murphy, Smith, Dale, Powell, Vance, NOES: Commissioner Jacob ABSENT: None ... Amended: December 2006, May 2008, July 2009, November 2009, March 2012, March 2017, February 2019, and May 2021.”

Commission Ordinance 04-01 (San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission); RTCIP exactions operative 2008-07-01

“PASSED AND ADOPTED by the San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, the 28th day of May, 2004 by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Hall, Padilla, Monroe, Crawford, Lewis, Guerin, Holt Pfeiler, McCoy, Jantz, Sessom, Morrison, Feller, Cafagna, Murphy, Smith, Dale, Powell, Vance, NOES: Commissioner Jacob ABSENT: None ... Amended: December 2006, May 2008, July 2009, November 2009, March 2012, March 2017, February 2019, and May 2021.”

“Although the RTCIP does not specify a revenue source for this contribution, most local agencies are likely to collect this revenue as a development impact fee imposed on new dwelling units at building permit issuance.”

County of San Diego (each local agency collects within its own jurisdiction)

“Each local agency shall establish an impact fee or other revenue Funding Program by which it collects and funds its contribution to the RTCIP. Each local agency shall be responsible for establishing a procedure for providing its monetary contribution to the RTCIP.”

“New residential housing units constructed for extremely low, very-low, low, and moderate income households, as defined in California Health and Safety Code Sections 50105, 50106, 50079.5 and 50093, will be exempted from the $2,000 per unit contribution requirement.”

“To meet the requirements of the Act and the July 1, 2008 RTCIP deadline, local agencies will need to adopt the RTCIP impact fee by May 1, 2008. This allows for the sixty-day period required under California Government Code section 60017 of the Act between the date of adoption and the date the fee becomes effective.”