Transportation Department

• Traffic Impact Mitigation Fees, A traffic impact study determines how a development would affect the County of Ventura's local transportation system.
• Driveways and Curb Cuts, The County's driveway and curb cut procedure was developed to regulate the location, spacing, width, alignment, number, and design of a driveway on public roads servicing adjacent private property. This procedure does not apply to privately owned roads and alleys.
• Sight Distance, Sight distance is the length of highway visible to a driver. A safe sight distance is the distance needed by a driver on a street, or exiting a driveway, to verify that the road is clear and avoid conflicts with other vehicles.
• Encroachment Permits, An encroachment permit is processed by the County Encroachment Permits Section for any work within the public road right-of-ways.
• Drainage, When a new development project increases the storm water discharge above the existing flow rates for the property, developers are required to control the drainage on their properties to current flow rates.
• Private Roads, Private roads are not maintained by the County of Ventura. According to Section 854 of the California Civil Code, the owner of easements is responsible for maintaining them.

• Initial Study Assessment Guidelines (Public Roads & Highways Section), Informs the public, project applicants, consultants, and County staff of the threshold criteria and standard methodology used to determine whether a project could potentially have a significant effect on the environment.
• Guidelines for Public Improvements Resolution No. 4965, Determines when and how to impose public improvements with proposed projects.
• Traffic Impact Study Scope of Work Procedures, Ensures consistent scoping of the work performed in the preparation of Traffic Impact Studies.
• Ventura County Road Standards, Establishes uniform policies and procedures for the design and construction of County roads and appurtenances.

• Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee (TIMF) Ordinance No. 4246, The County requires a developer/applicant/permittee to pay a TIMF to address the cumulative adverse impacts of additional traffic on the regional road network.
• Guidelines for Public Improvements Resolution No. 4965
• Installation of Curb, Gutter, Sidewalk, Paveout Ordinance No. 1607
• Sidewalk Ordinance No. 4355, Pursuant to Section 5610 of the Streets and Highways Code, the County requires landowners adjacent to public sidewalks to maintain them.
• Encroachment Ordinance No. 2041, Encroachment permits are required for any proposed work within the County's road right-of-ways.

For these and other Municipal Codes visit Municode. For Ca Legislative information visit Leginfo.

• Reciprocal Traffic Agreement Between County and Cities
• Paveout Policy, For construction of County road improvements by land developers.
• Residential Access Policy
• Industrial and Commercial Access Policy
• Ventura County General Plan (Section 4.2), Identifies goals, policies, and programs related to roads and highways, transit, rail service, airports, and pipelines.

The Public Works Agency's Transportation Department collects two types of fees from developers, applicants, or permittees:

Land Developer Review Fees, calculated based on the time spent reviewing and processing the proposed project. An hourly staff rate is used to calculate this fee:

| Job classification | Current Service Rate (FY 2018) | |---|---| | Engineering Manager III | $199.10 | | Engineer IV | $156.25 | | Engineer III | $129.10 | | Engineering Tech IV | $99.43 |

Traffic Impact Mitigation Fees (TIMF), The County requires a developer, applicant, or permittee to pay Traffic Impact Mitigation Fees (TIMF) to address the cumulative adverse impacts of additional traffic on the Regional Road Network.

Encroachment Permit Fees, Schedule of Fees for Encroachments within County Highway for general encroachment permits, excavation permits, and other transportation-related permits.