I-5 Subregional Corridor Mitigation Fee

“These mitigation fees for impacts to the I-5 Subregional Corridor are supported by a study entitled Nexus Study for the I-5 Subregional Corridor Mitigation Program by DKS, dated January 2016.”

“This is a voluntary fee program, payment of which would be considered mitigation towards traffic impacts on the I-5 subregional corridor in lieu of preparing a traffic model analysis of those impacts. This fee program applies to projects which: 1) Meet or exceed the defined threshold of significance of 100 peak period automobile trips per day; and 2) Are not exempt from mitigation of traffic impacts under CEQA* or a prior agreement with the City. (if a project is not subject to CEQA, then it is not subject to this fee)”

at building permit

“Traffic impact fees will not be collected at the time of building permit issuance for a shell building, but will be collected at the time of issuance of the building permit for tenant improvements and will be charged at the rate in effect at the time of that permit.”

City of West Sacramento — Engineering Division, the agency that levies it

“City of West Sacramento Engineering Division / FEE SCHEDULE E (continued) / TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES—I-5 SUBREGIONAL CORRIDOR MITIGATION IN LIEU FEE”

“* Under SB375, Transit Priority Projects (TPPs) meeting the qualifications below are eligible for CEQA exemption, or CEQA streamlining, in which case they need not consider project-specific or cumulative impacts from cars and light-duty trucks generated by the project, and are therefore exempt from the Fee. / To be considered a TPP, a project must meet the following conditions: 1) Contains at least 50% residential use based on total building square footage, and if the project contains between 26% and 50% non-residential uses, a floor area ratio (FAR) of not less than 0.75; 2) Provides a minimum net density of 20 dwelling units per acre; 3) Is within a Transit Priority Project Area (TPP Area), meaning it is within ½ mile of a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor; 4) Is consistent with the general use designation, density, building intensity, and applicable policies of certain sustainable community strategies (SCS) or alternative planning strategies (APS) determined to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. / TPPs which meet all of the conditions above will be exempt from the Fee.”

“Credit against traffic impact fees shall be provided when a building permit for demolition of a previous structure of similar use on the same lot has been obtained within the five years previous to building permit issuance for a new structure.”