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Introduction

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is responsible for administering Chapter 38 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, which authorizes imposition of the Transit Impact Development Fee (TIDF) or Office Space Development Fee (OSDF) on designated types of new development in San Francisco. 

Calculation of TIDF/OSDF

Before obtaining the first building or site permit for any new development, a project sponsor or his architect or engineer needs to complete the SFMTA’s TIDF/OSDF forms, which are available together with the instructions to complete them at the bottom of this page (www.sfmta.com/tidf).

After submission of the completed forms and any supporting materials to the SFMTA, the SFMTA will make its TIDF calculation and notify the project sponsor of its fee determination. If the project sponsor agrees with the SFMTA determination, the SFMTA will then inform the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) that the SFMTA’s processing of the permit application has been completed.

If the project sponsor does not agree with the SFMTA calculation, the sponsor has the right to appeal the SFMTA fee determination to the SFMTA Board of Directors.  An appeal must be submitted in writing within 15 days following the SFMTA’s mailing of its fee determination to:

SFMTA Board of Directors
c/o Board Secretary
One South Van Ness Avenue, 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103.

More information about the appeal procedures (Exhibit C)

Payment of TIDF/OSDF

The TIDF/OSDF is due and payable before the issuance of the project’s first certificate of occupancy. Payment can be made at the City Treasurer’s Office or, as an alternative, in the form of cashiers check submitted to:  

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
One South Van Ness Avenue, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94103
Attn.:  TIDF Administrator

If the project sponsor prefers to pay by electronic transfer of funds, the SFMTA will provide bank wiring instructions when requested by the project sponsor.

Once payment of the TIDF/OSDF is made, the SFMTA will inform DBI that the project sponsor has fulfilled the SFMTA’s requirement on the issuance of the project’s certificate of occupancy.      

If you have any questions, please contact us using the contact information provided on the form.

Forms and instructions

All forms can be found on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Web site at www.sfmta.com/tidf (this page). The forms and exhibits are accessible. The forms can be filled out on a computer, saved and printed.

Title of the form

Purpose of the form

Instructions to help complete the form
Form A, PDF

 

To collect information about the project

Exhibit A, PDF

See items A-B-C-D

Form B, PDF

To collect information about the previously existing building(s) or building(s) being demolished

Exhibit B, PDF

See items D-9-11-12-13 and E

Form C, PDF

Information about the new building(s) or the building(s) being developed

Exhibit A, PDF

Exhibit B, PDF

Economic activity categories, rates and code references

To identify the economic activity category or categories of the project and the corresponding fee rate(s)

N/A

Exhibit C, PDF

Procedures to appeal the SFMTA’s fee determination

How to file an appeal on the SFMTA’s fee calculation and determination before the SFMTA Board Of Directors

N/A

 

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