Innovative Mitigation Fee Programs in Riverside County
Discover how Riverside County's innovative local government impact fees and mitigation programs have supported population growth, infrastructure development, and environmental conservation, making it the fastest-growing county in California over the past two decades.
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Local Government Impact Fees Riverside County s Perspective Juan C. Perez Assistant CE0 February 26, 2020
Riverside Countys Innovative Mitigation Fee Programs Riverside County has 2 regional Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) Programs: o Coachella Valley (1999) & Western County (2003) Two regional Open Space fee programs: o Western County (2004) & Coachella Valley (2008) County has a separate DIF program customized for 20 Area Plans These programs have been a contributor, not an impediment, to Riverside County being the fastest growing County in California in the last 20 years
Riverside County Population (Millions) 3 2.20 2.24 2.27 2.29 2.32 2.35 2.39 2.42 2.45 2.5 2.07 2.10 2.13 2.01 1.93 1.85 2 1.77 1.69 1.62 1.53 1.56 Millions 1 Million New Residents 60% Growth 1.5 Western County TUMF & Riv. County DIF 1 Open Space (Western County) Coachella Valley TUMF Open Space (Coachella Valley) 0.5 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Year
Fee Programs Have Supported Population Growth Provides for fair-share contributions to infrastructure rather than first- in facing an insurmountable cost to develop Provided CEQA cumulative mitigation reduce legal challenges to housing growth Leverage and match Federal and State dollars for both infrastructure and open space Mitigation for Federal environmental permits Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act
Fee Programs Have Supported Population Growth Over $1 Billion invested to directly deliver infrastructure that supports growth expand freeways, highways, interchanges, bridges Over 155,000 acres of open space preserved for over 150 protected species Results: o Provide means to build infrastructure o Protect open space o Reduce public pressures against growth
How Do We Provide for Housing Growth into the Future? Mitigation fees provide a needed way to build infrastructure and open space part of the funding and investment picture Mitigation Fees provide CEQA and Federal permitting mitigation what is the alternative? Leads to more equitable cost sharing
How Do We Provide for Housing Growth into the Future? Need for greater direct State investment in infrastructure Align State funding programs with RHNA numbers Target Investment Explore innovative ways to combine CEQA reform, review State regulations for consistency with housing policy Involvement of local agencies and regional bodies to move the needle in a collaborative way that lessens growth impacts and reduces costs
