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DrainageSet by DIF ordinanceCitation Ord. 659.14

Flood Control (DIF)

Levied by County of Riverside, Board of Supervisors on new development in Riverside County (unincorporated). Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq., plus Art. XI s. 7 of the California Constitution; recited in the adopting ordinance's own operative text. Collected other: at certificate of occupancy or final inspection, whichever occurs first; may be paid at building permit application.

What one house pays

$100

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot — this fee varies by zone, so see the full schedule below.

Share of Riverside County (unincorporated)'s total
0%
Total one-time fees here
$83,961
Adjustment
Adjusts yearly · ENR construction cost index · July
what the document says

ENR-CCI annual

Next expected change
1 Jul 2027 rate on file is stale
!

A scheduled adjustment has passed since this rate took effect

This fee escalates annually. The rate on file is effective 3 Feb 2025, and at least one adjustment has fallen due since. The current amount is probably different, and for an indexed fee almost certainly higher. The next change after that is expected 1 Jul 2027.

The figure is published as held rather than projected forward, because a number computed from an index is not a number quoted from an adopted schedule. It is flagged so you can check the agency's current schedule before relying on it.

The record

Why it exists

“The purpose of this fee is to generate revenue to fund flood control facilities in the Elsinore, Mead Valley/Good Hope and the Pass Area Plans. A fee that would enable Riverside County to construct flood control facilities needed to serve new development is presented in this chapter. This fee would be imposed in the unincorporated portions of the aforementioned area plans.”

County of Riverside Development Impact Fee Update Study, Revised Public Review Draft, October 29, 2024, ch. 10 "Flood Control", study p. 87 = packet p. 150 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Table 10.3: Flood Control Projects … Elsinore Area Plan Lakeland Village MDP Line N $ 5,300,000 … Mead Valley Area Plan Good Hope MDP Line A (4-8-00420-01) $ 4,800,000 … The Pass Area Plan Beaumont MDP Marshall Creek (5-8-00080-01) $ 6,800,000 Beaumont MDP Line 16, Recharge basin (AKA Recharge Basin Feeder) (5-8-00201-50) 4,800,000 Total $ 11,600,000”

DIF Update Study, 2024-10-29, Table 10.3, study p. 90 = packet p. 153 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“Flood control facilities fee applies only in the Mead Valley/Good Hope (AP13), Elsinore Area (AP15) and the Pass Area Plans (AP 20).”

Ordinance No. 659 as amended through 659.14, s. 7.a fee-schedule tables, footnote 2 to the eighteen Area Plan schedules · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2024-12-03 (Ord. No. 659.14, eff. 2025-02-03); parent program Ord. No. 659 adopted 1988-07-05

“Adopted: 659 Item 9.4 of 07/05/88 (Eff: 09/02/88) … Amended: … 659.14 Item 19.1 of 12/03/24 (Eff: 02/03/25)”

Ordinance No. 659 as amended through 659.14, "Year 2024 Development Impact Fee ('DIF') Ordinance", Section 21. EFFECTIVE DATE, adoption/amendment history · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Ordinance No. 659.14 (adopted with Resolution No. 2024-258)

“Adopted: 659 Item 9.4 of 07/05/88 (Eff: 09/02/88) … Amended: … 659.14 Item 19.1 of 12/03/24 (Eff: 02/03/25)”

Ordinance No. 659 as amended through 659.14, "Year 2024 Development Impact Fee ('DIF') Ordinance", Section 21. EFFECTIVE DATE, adoption/amendment history · source document ↗
When it is paid

“The DIF shall be paid at the time a certificate of occupancy is issued for the Development Project or upon final inspection, whichever occurs first. However this section shall not be construed to prevent payment of the Fees prior to issuance of an occupancy permit or final inspection. The Fees may be paid at the time application is made for a building permit.”

Ordinance No. 659 as amended through 659.14, Section 11. PAYMENT OF FEES, subsection a. · source document ↗
Who collects it

“The County Executive Officer shall be responsible for the administration of this ordinance. Detailed administrative procedures concerning the implementation of this ordinance shall be established and set forth in a resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors.”

Ordinance No. 659 as amended through 659.14, Section 5. ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“Section 17. EXEMPTIONS. The following types of construction shall be exempt from the provisions of this ordinance: a. Reconstruction of a residential unit or commercial or industrial building damaged or destroyed by fire or other natural causes; b. Rehabilitation or remodeling of an existing residential, commercial, or industrial building; or building additions to any existing residential unit. … d. Residential Units in publicly subsidized projects constructed as housing for low-income households as such households are defined pursuant to section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code. … e. Detached Second Units or guests quarters pursuant to Section 18.28a and Section 21.35a, respectively, of Riverside County Ordinance No. 348 and Attached Second Units pursuant to Section 18.28b of Ordinance No. 348.”

Ordinance No. 659 as amended through 659.14, Section 17. EXEMPTIONS · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“Section 16. CREDITS. If an owner or developer of real property dedicates land or constructs facilities identified in the DIF Capital Improvement Plan, the County may grant the owner or developer a Credit in one or more of the Fee Components described in this ordinance against the Development Impact Fees required. No Credit shall be granted for the cost of improvements not defined herein as 'Facilities.' … The Credit amount shall be initially calculated by estimating the fair market value of the land dedicated or by estimating the cost of constructing Facilities. … Any Credit granted shall not exceed the allocated cost for the Facilities. Any Credit granted shall be given in stated dollar amounts only.”

Ordinance No. 659 as amended through 659.14, Section 16. CREDITS · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to residential.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
AP20 The Pass
this home per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.05
AP13 Mead Valley
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.02
AP15 Elsinore
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.02
AP2 Coachella-Western
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00
AP3 Highgrove
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00
AP4 Reche Canyon/Badlands
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00
AP6 Temescal Canyon
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00
AP7 Lake Mathews/Woodcrest
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00
AP8 March AFRB Policy Area
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00
AP9 Desert Center
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00
AP10 San Jacinto Valley
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00
AP11 REMAP
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00
AP12 Lakeview/Nuevo
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00
AP14 Palo Verde Valley
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00
AP16 Harvest Valley/Winchester
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00
AP17 Sun City/Menifee Valley
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00
AP18 Eastern Coachella Valley
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00
AP19 Southwest Area
per sq ft 3 Feb 2025 $0.00

About these figures

Quoted, not summarized. Every amount and fact on this page is copied from the official document it links to. If we couldn’t find something in a document, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

Before any discounts. Some fees offer credits, waivers or phase-ins. They’re listed above but not subtracted, because whether you qualify depends on your project.

Check the date. Fees change. This page shows what was in force on the date at the top, with a link to the document that set it, so you can confirm the current amount yourself. How all of this is put together.

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