FAQs

A community facilities district, or CFD, is a special tax district in which property owners tax themselves to fund critical infrastructure improvements. You can learn more here.

Please use the contact form to send us your address and we’ll let you know.

The CFD will cover a number of transportation infrastructure projects throughout the city’s eastern neighborhoods. Please see this page for more information.

Parcels will be assessed based upon the type of land use and size of development on the property. The calculation for your annual cost is the rate for your tier multiplied by the total developed area (building, parking structure, etc.).

Example: A one floor, 10,000sf office will pay $6,500 annually. If that office building has the same footprint but eight floors (for a total of 80,000sf) it will pay $52,000.

All developed land will be considered in the calculation when assessing rates. Parking structures count as developed land, but surface parking lots do not. Similarly, vacant land and open space do not count as developed.

While analytics platforms, such as Verkada and Placer.ai, provide worthwhile data for many applications, tax consultants are unable to use them to reliably calculate tax revenue and bond investors refuse to rely on the data they provide due to its volatility. In addition, the maximum rates to be assessed must be determined and locked in at the formation of a CFD, limiting the City’s ability to levy higher rates should a parcel’s use dramatically increase in intensity.

The CFD rates are in addition to any fees outlined in your development agreement.

The CFD rates are in addition to property taxes.

To ensure transparency of the CFD process, the City of South San Francisco will establish a volunteer advisory committee, comprised of property owners that are participating in the district. This committee will be convened on a semi-regular basis to provide non-binding feedback to city staff about the CFD and its projects. Additional information about the formation of this advisory committee will be shared in the future.

The Eastern Neighborhoods CFD will sunset after 35 years.

The projects proposed as part of the CFD are essential to the economic health of these neighborhoods and the City of South San Francisco will collaborate with property owners to ensure the CFD is approved. However, if the City is unable to garner the necessary support, the initiative will be paused until the market becomes more favorable to the CFD.