City of Riverside
RIVERSIDE ACTION PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ................................................................................................................. 11 Action Plan Scope................................................................................................. 11 Using the Plan ........................................................................................................ 11 Updating the Plan ................................................................................................ 11 Key Performance Indicators .............................................................................. 2 Implementation Actions ......................................................................................... 43 Key Performance Indicators .......................................................................... 3127 Summary of Quantified
Objectives…… ..…… ……………………………………….30
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INTRODUCTION
The Action Plan allows the City of Riverside to implement the Policies and Programs contained in the 2021 Housing, Public Safety Element and Environmental Justice Polices and Actions. It provides City Staff and community stakeholders with a comprehensive list of actions while identifying the responsible group and timeframe. It enables the City to effectively identify, moni tor, and implement action steps to meet its housing goals and guide public and private development.
ACTION PLAN SCOPE
The intent of the Action Plan is to encompass all elements of the City’s General Plan. This Action Plan will be expanded as the General Plan’s elements are amended or adopted. To this end, this Action Plan should coincide with major City programs such as annual updates to the Capital Improvement Program. The City should utilize and regularly update the Action Plan to reflect the most up-to-date implementation actions and priorities.
USING THE PLAN
The Riverside Action Plan (the Plan ) is a working document that is regularly used by the City Council, City Staff, Pla nning Commission, and other boards and commissions to assess the progress being made on the General Plan implementation
The Plan provides a guide for Department workplans so that the Policies are implemented. The Actions identified will be updated and modified as progress in implementa tion is made. This helps ensure future efforts and decisions are in line with the City’s General Plan.
UPDATING THE PLAN
The Plan is not a static document. If community priorities change, or new issues arise which are beyond the current scope, the Plan should be revised and updated accordingly. As part of the City’s Annual Progress Report to the State, City staff should review the Plan and update by removing those Actions completed or adding additional Actions per City Council direction. Monitoring the Plan will allow the City to measure performance and monitor necessary changes.
Staff review of the Plan should also coincide with the City’s budget and Capital Improvement Program. Recommendations or changes relating to capital improvements, or other programs, can be considered as part of budget cy cles, based on City Council feedback.
Regular updates ensure that the Plan remains relevant to community needs and aspirations.
The Action Plan’s organization reflects the structure of the updated Elements and Actions are grouped with the respective general Policy and/or Program. The table identifies the following for each action item:
ACTION NUMBER
This column organizes the action item by a number under its overarching policy.
ACTION
This column identifies the action item to be implemented.
ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS (IF APPLICABLE)
This column identifies the Programs associated with the action when applicable. While most actions are associated with a Program, some actions are guided by only the City’s Guiding Principles and Policies.
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CITY LEAD
This column identifies the City Department or Division that will be leading the implementation of action item.
SUPPORT
This column identifies municipa l agencies, civi c organizations, government bodies, private entities, or other associations which may assist in implementing the identified action strategy.
TIME FRAME
This column identifies the expected timeframe for when the action item will be implemented, grouped into the following:
Ongoing – actions that have begun, including projects that are currently under construction, or actions the City
currently does that should be continued.
Short-Term (6-12 months) – actions that may have an immediate impact on the community, may be more easily
completed, or may be necessary actions for long - term
projects to begin.
Medium-Term (12-36 months) – actions that have secondary priority or require other projects be completed before they can be started.
Long-Term (36+ months) – actions that have lower priority or are highly complex that may re quire significant funding or coordination with partner agencies.
RELATIONSHIP TO AFFH MEANINGFUL ACTIONS
Specific actions are tailored to addressed factors that contribute to fair housing issues as identified in Table AFFH-8 (Fair Housing Issues and Contributing Factors) of Housing Element Technical Background Report 6 - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH). This column identifies which fThe Implementati on Actions table includes icons to identify the Fair Housing factor or factors thethat specific actions isare intended to address, and are symbolized as follows:
Fair Housing Services Outreach and Enforcement
Housing Mobility
Place-Based Strategies to Encourage Community
Revitalization
New Housing Choices in Areas of High Opportunity
Housing for Persons with Disabilities
Protecting Existing Residents from Displacement
Community Health Strategies
Environmental Equity Strategies
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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
This section also presents a list of key performance indicators to help track the success of programs. The ta ble identifies what specifically the City needs to monitor along with the desired trends and targets.
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IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS
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HOUSING ELEMENT
POLICY HE-1 AFFORDABLE HOUSING: PRESERVE AND INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS, INCLUDING SUBSIDIZED AND
NON-SUBSIDIZED AFFORDABLE UNITS FOR LOWER-INCOME AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, SPECIAL NEEDS, AND UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON BUILDING COMMUNITY WEALTH.
HE-1.1 Prepare an Inclusionary Housing Program to facilitate the integration of affordable housing units throughout the
City’s housing supply. If warranted, consider piloting this program in High and Highest Resource census tracts
based on TCAC Opportunity Mapping tool.
Program HE-1-2 Housing
Authority
Planning Division Short-Term
HE-1.2 Update the City’s Density Bonus Ordinance to encourage and incentivize development of affordable (including
extremely low income), and senior and special needs
housing, both for sale and for rent, consistent with state Density Bonus legislation.
Program HE-5-4 Planning Division Short-Term
HE-1.3 Continue to issue two RFPs annually for new voucher projects to facilitate the relationship between developers and the County of Riverside Housing Authority project-
based Section 8 voucher programs and other resources
to further develop affordable housing (including
extremely low- income and special needs housing) in the City.
Program HE-1-8 Housing
Authority
Planning Division
Development
Community
Riverside County
Ongoing
HE-1.4 Develop a streamlined process to assist homeowners and rental property owners to rehabilitate residential
properties.
Program HE-1-3 Housing
Authority
Planning Division Short-Term
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HE-1.5 Develop and implement a plan to seek additional funding for the City’s Housing Rehabilitation Program for lower- income owners to encourage further homeowner
investment, address issues of overcrowding, and ensure
housing stability. WWhere possible, target this program to census tracts with overcrowded conditions in over
20% of households.
Program HE-1-3
Program HE-1-5
Program HE-1-13
Housing
Authority
Planning Division OngoingShort-
Term
HE-1.6 Continually facilitate the relationship between affordable housing providers, market-rate housing providers, and
community-based organizations as needed to build a
network and partnerships that will help increase
affordable housing in the City including sites identified in the City’s Housing First Plan that support options for
ownership that could include support for community land trusts and neighborhood real estate investment trusts.
Program HE-1-3
Program HE-1-5
Housing
Authority
Planning Division
Affordable Housing
Providers
Community-Based
Organizations
Ongoing
HE-1.7 On a yearly basis, provide the City Council with an update on the on-going mobile home park rent stabilization
program.
Program HE-1-9 Housing
Authority
Ongoing
HE-1.8 Monitor the Riverside County foreclosure prevention services and, if resumed, support the Mortgage Credit
Certificate.
Program HE-1-6
Program HE-1-7
Housing
Authority
Riverside County Ongoing
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HE-1.9 Develop a program to monitor and preserve at-risk affordable rental units to minimize conversion to market rate. Program components will include, including:
mAnnual monitoring of the at-risk status of projects
annually,;
ensuringEnforcement of three-year, one-year, and
six-month noticing requirements for property
owners comply with the new noticing requirements
(three-year, one-year, and six-month) if they
intentthat intend to opt out of affordability
restrictions;,
contactingCoordination with interested nonprofits
with the capacity to acquire/manage at-risk projects
within six months of receivingthe first notice of
intent to convert,; and
and assistingAssistance for displaced tenants to
access other resources available
Program HE-1-10 Housing
Authority
OngoingShort-
Term
HE-1.10 On a quarterly basis, monitor funding sources to support extremely low-income housing and allocate funds and
promote programs to developers.
Program HE-1-11 Housing
Authority
Ongoing
POLICY HE-2 HOMELESSNESS: EXPAND HOUSING AND SERVICES THAT EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE CITY'S HOMELESS POPULATION.
HE-2.1 Develop a permanent supportive service program for non-profit providers that continues and supports the
rapid rehousing program, provides shelter, and offers
support services to the homeless consistent with the
Housing First Plan.
Program HE-2-1
Program HE-2-2
Program HE-2-3
Program HE-5-6
Office of
Homeless
Solutions
Housing Authority Mid-Term
HE-2.2 Continue to partner with the Riverside County
Continuum of Care in preparing and implementing
recommendations and best practices to end cycles of
homelessness; providing emergency shelter, transitional and permanent supportive housing, and humane and
adaptable supportive services and continue to integrate supportive housing in affordable housing developments.
Program HE-2-2
Program HE-2-4
Office of
Homeless
Solutions
Housing Authority
Riverside County
Ongoing
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HE-2.3 Prepare a Zoning Code update or series of updates to:
further fFacilitate development of emergency
shelters (including parking requirements per AB
139), transitional housing, permanent supportive
housing, residential care facilities, and community
care facilities in appropriately zoned areas
distributed throughout the City, especially in High
and Highest Resource census tracts as identified by
the TCAC Opportunity Mapping Tool;
, aAllow low-barrier navigation centers as a by-right use in mixed-use and non -residential zones that
permit housing;, and
update Update the zoning provisions for emergency
shelters to comply with SB-2;. and
Review and develop mitigating strategies to
eliminate barriers for large group homes in
restrictive Zoning districts (RA-5 and RC).
Program HE-5-3
Program HE-5-6
Program HE-5-7
Program HE-5-8
Planning Division Housing Authority
Office of Homeless
Solutions
Short-Term
HE-2.4 Continue to collaborate with surrounding cities, counties, and other agencies through quarterly Western Riverside
County Homeless Task Force meetings and monthly
Riverside County Continuum of Care meetings to
develop an ongoing multi-agency dialogue and agreement
on providing emergency shelters, permanent supportive
housing, and affordable housing and services.
Program HE-2-1 Office of
Homeless
Solutions
Housing Authority
Western Riverside
County Homeless
Task Force
Riverside County
Continuum of Care
Ongoing
HE-2.5 Develop an outreach program, together with shelter and service providers, that includes homeless and lived
experience/formerly homeless participants to provide
information on available programs to all that need
services.
Program HE-2-4
Program HE-5-6
Office of
Homeless
Solutions
Housing Authority
Shelter Providers
Ongoing
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POLICY HE-3 FAIR HOUSING: PROMOTE SAFE, HEALTHY, AND ATTAINABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS AS PROTECTED UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL FAIR HOUSING LAWS.
HE-3.1 Adopt a City-wide policy that prohibits discrimination in the sale or rental of housing regarding characteristics protected under State and Federal fair housing laws.
Program HE-3-1 Housing
Authority
Short-Term
HE-3.2 Adopt a City-wide policy that supports continued collaboration and participation with fair housing service provider(s) that increases fair housing opportunities
across the City. Ensure efforts are tailored to maximize efficacy in areas of racially and ethnically concentrated poverty.
Program HE-3-2 Housing
Authority
Short-Term
HE-3.3 Adopt a City-wide policy that encourages the
development or adaptation of residential units and
communities accessible to people with physical and
sensory disabilities .
Program HE-5-6
Program HE-3-3
Housing
Authority
Short-Term
HE-3.4 Adopt a City-wide policy prioritizing wastewater and water services for affordable housing development
applications in the event of service rationing.
Program HE-1-12 Riverside Public
Utilities
Public Works
Department
Mid-Term
HE-3.5 Study the need for a City-wide Universal Design and Visitability Policy.
Program HE-3-4 Building & Safety
Division
Mid-Term
HE-3.6 Develop an outreach program for homeowners and
renters regarding their rights, financing options, available assistance, and protection in purchasing, renting, or
modifying a housing unit.
Program HE-1-3
Program HE-1-5
Program HE-3-2
Housing
Authority
Mid-Term
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HE-3.7 Prepare a Zoning Code update to address the
requirements of the Employee Housing Act and Health
and Safety Code sections 17.021.5 and 17021.6.
Program HE-5-4 Planning Division Short-term
POLICY HE-4 THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS: FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE A VARIETY OF NEW HOUSING TYPES, INCLUDING
BOTH SINGLE- AND MULTI-FAMILY AND MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING, AND THE NECESSARY PUBLIC AMENITIES TO SUPPORT A SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT RESULTS IN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS.
HE-4.1 Prepare urban design standards that promote the
integration of private development and public space and create safe, healthy, complete neighborhoods with
quality housing development, services and commercial
uses, schools, transit, parks, childcare, and other needs.
Explore means to incentivize enhanced public realm
improvements and quality design in chronically
underinvested neighborhoods and lower-scoring census
tracts on TCAC Opportunity Maps.
Program HE-4-6
Program HE-5-2
Program HE-5-4
Planning Division Mid-Term;
Ongoing
HE-4.2 Prepare a Zoning Code update that encourages and incentivizes building the maximum number of homes
allowed by the Zoning to create a critical mass of
residents to support local businesses, community
services, and public transit.
Program HE-5-1
Program HE-5-2
Planning Division Mid-Term
HE-4.3 Continue the Small Sparks neighborhood and Neighbor Fest! Programs.
Program HE-4-2
Program HE-4-3
Program HE-4-4
Neighborhood
Engagement
Division
Ongoing
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POLICY HE-5 REGULATIONS: REDUCE AND REMOVE GOVERNMENT BARRIERS, WHERE FEASIBLE AND LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE, TO
REDUCE COSTS OF HOUSING PRODUCTION AND FACILITATE BOTH OWNERSHIP AND RENTAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL RESIDENTS.
HE-5.1 Develop an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) program that includes pre-approved construction plans, streamlined
permitting, and educational materials to facilitate ADU development, including promoting the grants available to homeowners through the California Housing Finance
Agency (CalHFA).. Target outreach efforts in
neighborhoods with over 40% of housing overpayment
among renter households to help improve affordability.
Program HE-4-5
Program HE-5-9
Planning Division Building & Safety
Division
Short-Term
HE-5.2 Prepare a Zoning Code update to streamline the approval process and develop written procedures for application
processing, in adherence with SB 35, and simplify
development regulations for new housing development
including affordable and mixed-income development in
High and Highest Opportunity census tracts per TCAC
Opportunity Maps.
Program HE-5-2 Planning Division Short-Term
HE-5.3 Prepare an Adaptive Reuse Ordinance to encourage redevelopment of underutilized commercial and
industrial properties and allow by-right residential
development in exchange for providing a certain number
of affordable units in non-residential zones. Consider
piloting this program, if warranted, in census tracts
considered vulnerable to displacement risk with
substantial concentrations of commercial uses.
Program HE-1-2 Planning Division Housing Authority
Building & Safety
Division
Mid-Term
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HE-5.4 Prepare a Zoning Code update to further encourage mixed-use development, including a potential density
transfer program allowing densities on properties that
are not built to their maximum density to be used on
other properties, with transit access that reduces
automobile trips, vehicle miles traveled, and associated energy consumption, with a particular focus on racially concentrated areas of affluence and census tracts with
CalEnviroScreen Scores below the 60th percentile.
Program HE-5-2
Program HE-EJ-
7-2
Planning Division Short-Term
HE-5.5 Develop regulations that will help reduce housing costs by promoting sustainable and resilient design and
construction practices; promoting technological
improvements such as increased energy efficiency, net-
zero construction, solar, electric transportation; and
encouraging reduced water/energy consumption and
reduced waste generation including available incentives through Riverside Public Utilities.
N/A Planning Division Building & Safety
Division
Riverside Public
Utilities
Short-Term
HE-5.6 Update the City’s Density Bonus Ordinance and
standards to encourage and incentivize development of
affordable and senior housing, and other special needs
housing (such as student housing), both for sale and for rent, consistent with state Density Bonus legislation and continue implementing fee reductions that incentivize
senior housing production.
Program HE-1-4
Program HE-5-4
Planning Division Housing Authority Short-Term
HE-5.7 Examine and consider Zoning Ordinance amendments to eliminate any discriminatory effect on people in a
protected class, including but not limited to modifications to required findings for Requests for Reasonable
Accommodation, permitting procedures for group homes
for seven or more occupants.
Program HE-3-1
Program HE-5-3
Planning Division Housing Authority Short-Term
POLICY HE-6 MONITORING/ENGAGEMENT: ENSURE REGULAR MONITORING AND REPORTING, INCLUDING OUTREACH TO THE PUBLIC, ON THE STATUS OF HOUSING IN THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE.
HE-6.1 Develop a monitoring mechanism to ensure no net loss of housing occurs during the Housing Element Cycle and
adjust zoning as needed.
Program HE-6-1 Planning Division Housing Authority Short-Term
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HE-6.2 Develop an online dashboard that includes a monitoring mechanism, based on public outreach, that monitors no
net loss, ADU production, potential sites, production of affordable and market rate housing, and preserved
housing supply.
Program HE-1-10
Program HE-5-8
Program HE-6-1
Program HE-6-2
Planning Division Innovation and
Technology
Short-Term
HE-6.3 Develop and maintain an up-to-date residential sites inventory and provide to interested developers with
information on available housing development
opportunities and incentives on a quarterly basis.
Prioritize publicizing specific opportunities for affordable housing development in High and Higher Opportunity
tracts as well as those tracts with median incomes higher than the Area Median Income.
Program HE-6-1 Planning Division Innovation and
Technology
Ongoing
HE-6.4 Complete an evaluation and report of housing
development every 5 years to ensure that adequate
services and facilities, including water, wastewater, and neighborhood infrastructure are available, including
recommendations for prioritization of capital
improvements in lower opportunity census tracts.
N/A Planning Division Public Works
Department
Riverside Public
Utilities
Short-Term
HE- 6.5 As part of the Citywide Community Engagement Policy, prepare requirements for outreach and engagement that
private developers will undertake for all new housing
projects.
N/A Neighborhood
Engagement
Division
Planning Division Mid-Term
POLICY HE-7 DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: FACILITATE A DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THAT PROMOTES DESIGN AND REHABILITATION
OF HOUSING THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS AND DESIRES OF THE RESIDENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES HE-EJ 7.1 Conduct an inventory of existing housing within environmental justice communities to determine the
adequacy and condition of existing housing.
Program HE-6-1 Planning Division Housing Authority Ongoing
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HE-EJ 7.2 On properties where poor-quality housing conditions are identified in environmental justice communities, facilitate the permitting process for property owners and residents to remedy and retrofit unhealthy and unsafe conditions in a timely fashion. If warranted, consider piloting this
program in census tracts with elevated levels of
household overcrowding and substandard housing
conditison.
Program HE-4-1 Planning Division Housing Authority
Building & safety
Division
Ongoing
HE-EJ 7.3 Through the approval process, identify potential California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
streamlining opportunities including, but not limited to, CEQA exemptions, tiering from prior CEQA documents,
and by-right approvals to expedite approvals of proposed affordable (including extremely low income) and
supportive housing projects for persons with special
needs.
Program HE-5-2 Planning Division Long-Term
HE-EJ 7.4 Publicize the undeveloped and underutilized developed sites land inventory on the City’s website.
Program HE-EJ-
7-3
Planning Division Communications Ongoing
HE-EJ 7.5 Prepare an infill development ordinance and
development regulations, including the potential to use pre-approved construction plans, to facilitate housing on smaller lots that are close to needed services and
amenities while allowing lot consolidation without
discretionary review and with fee reductions. Consider
prioritization of development opportunity sites located in census tracts with TCAC Economic Opportunity Scores
over 0.50.
Program HE-EJ-
7-1
Program HE-EJ-
7-3
Planning Division Housing Authority Mid-Term
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POLICY HE-8 ACCESS TO FOOD: PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCESS FRESH, HEALTHY, AND AFFORDABLE FOOD FROM FOOD SOURCES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO NEIGHBORHOODS AND WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF PUBLIC TRANSIT.
HE-EJ 8.1 Streamline development approvals for opening full- service grocery stores, with particular emphasis on
increasing food access in census tracts with
CalEnviroScreen scores above the 75th percentile..
Program HE-8-3 Planning Division Mid-Term
HE-EJ 8.2 Work with retail businesses in environmental justice communities such as local convenience stores and
farmers’ markets to increase the availability of fresh
produce..
Program HE-8-2 Housing
Authority
Planning Division
Office of
Sustainability
Retail Businesses
Ongoing
HE-EJ 8.3 Use the Riverside Food Systems Alliance and similar organizations to expand civic engagement, particularly
with community-based organizations and local grocers, to better understand the barriers to healthy food access in environmental justice communities..
Program HE-8-2 Housing
Authority
Planning Division
Office of
Sustainability
Ongoing
HE-EJ 8.4 Develop a Food Access Assessment program to assess food security within environmental justice communities, identify strategies to ensure the equitable distribution and accessibility of healthy foods such as identifying and pursuing opportunities to locate fresh produce providers near or within existing neighborhoods.
Program HE-8-3 Housing
Authority
Planning Division
Office of
Sustainability
Mid-Term
HE-EJ 8.5 Facilitate transformation of vacant lots in within environmental justice communities into community
garden sites..
Program HE-8-1
Program HE-8-3
Planning Division Housing Authority
Office of
Sustainability
On-Going
HE-EJ 8.6 Streamline approvals and promote the establishment of farmers markets in areas with poor access to healthy food options..
Program HE-8-1
Program HE-8-3
Planning Division Office of
Sustainability
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PUBLIC SAFETY
POLICY PS-1–NATURAL HAZARDS: REDUCE THE RISK TO THE COMMUNITY FROM HAZARDS RELATED TO GEOLOGIC
CONDITIONS, SEISMIC ACTIVITY, FLOODING, DROUGHT, AND WILDLAND FIRES PS-1.1-1: (Seismic Hazards) Participate in federal, state, and local earthquake preparedness programs to ensure current
best practices and resources are in place that support
seismic mitigation and disaster response efforts.
PS-1.1-2 Building & Safety
Division
Office of
Communications
Emergency
Management
Code Enforcement
Division
Short-term
PS-1.1-2 (Seismic Hazards) Establish an educational outreach and training program related to earthquake preparedness,
resilience and recovery that facilitates training and
support for business owners, tenants, and residents.
PS-1.1-1 Building & Safety
Division
Office of
Communications
Emergency
Management
Code Enforcement
Division
Short-term
PS 1.1-3 (Seismic Hazards) Minimize the potential loss of life, damage to structures, and economic impacts of disaster
recovery by implementing a Seismic Safety Program that
addresses each risk.
PS-1.1-1
PS-1.1-4
Emergency
Management
Building & Safety
Division
Planning Division;
Other
Departments
Short-term
PS 1.1-4 (Seismic Hazards) In support of the Seismic Safety Program, conduct a citywide seismic survey of existing
vulnerable building types to assess each risk, minimize loss of life, implement mitigation measures, and facilitate faster disaster response and recovery efforts as they
relate to large earthquake events.
PS-1.1-1
PS-1.1-3
Emergency
Management
Building & Safety
Division
Public Works
Department
Mid-term
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PS-1.2-1 (Flood Hazards) Prepare a Flood Hazards Plan that: 1) inventories emergency and critical facilities located in the 1 percent annual chance of flood zones; 2) establishes
procedures to maintain structural and operational
integrity of public facilities during flood events and
identifies emergency evacuation routes for areas that
could be affected by flooding or dam failure.
PS-1.2-2
PS-1.2-3
Emergency
Management
Public Works
Department
Short-term
PS-1.2-2 (Flood Hazards) Coordinate with Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, for the
responsible agency for maintenance and monitoring of
regional flood control facilities, and the City Fire
Department to evaluate the effectiveness of existing
flood control systems and improve these systems as
necessary to meet capacity demands.
PS-1.2-1
PS-1.2-3
PS-1.2-4
Emergency
Management
Office of
Communications;
Other
Departments (Fire
Department, Public
Works
Department)
Riverside County
Flood Control and
Water
Conservation
District
Ongoing
PS-1.2-3 (Flood Hazards) During project review, permit
development in a floodplains only when the design
ensures structures are capable of withstanding a 1
percent annual chance of flood (100-year flood) or
greater to minimize risk to lives and property.
PS-1.2-1
PS-1.2-2
PS-1.2-4
Planning Division Public Works
Department
Ongoing
PS-1.2-4 (Flood Hazards) During project review, require drainage studies (as needed) by a qualified engineer to certify that new development will be protected and will not create
new downstream flood hazards.
PS-1.2-1
PS-1.2-2
PS-1.2-3
Planning Division Public Works
Department
Ongoing
PS-1.3-1 (Fire Hazards) Update the Riverside Fire Department’s Strategic Plan, in accordance with applicable review
schedule, and continue to identify and implement
strategies that maintain and improve the City’s Class 1 ISO rating.
PS-1.3-3
PS-1.3-4
PS-1.3-5
PS-1.3-6
PS-4.2-5
Fire Department Ongoing
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PS-1.3-2 (Fire Hazards) Develop educational materials for community members to regularly update them on fire
safety, hazardous materials safety, and fire prevention.
N/A Fire Department Office of
Communications
Ongoing
PS-1.3-3 (Fire Hazards) Prepare a City-owned Properties Wildfire High-Hazard Plan that: 1) identifies locations for new
essential facilities outside of high fire-hazard areas; 2) implements construction or other ways to minimize
hazards for essential facilities in high fire-hazard areas; and 3) identifies fire breaks for all City-owned properties to reduce fire hazards.
PS-1.3-1
PS-1.3-4
PS-1.3-5
PS-1.3-6
PS-4.2-4
PS-4.2-5
Fire Department Public Utilities
Planning Division
CAL FIRE
Ongoing
PS-1.3-4 PS-1.3-4 (Fire Hazards) In Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ), State Responsibility Area (SRA) and Wildlife Urban Interface (WUI) areas, continue to
engage Riverside Fire Department staff, as part of the
Development Review Committee to evaluate plans that:
1) avoid or minimize potential impacts for existing and new development; 2) require fire-resistant building
materials and landscaping that meet the fire safe
regulations and hazard reduction around building and
structures standards; 3) ensure any redevelopment or
proposed new development implements fire prevention
techniques including; 4) ensure fire safe design; 5)
require a fire reduction and management program and
protection plan that includes a risk analysis, defensible space, fuel modification zones located and maintained to provide for wildfire defense, mitigation measures and if necessary, covenants, conditions and restrictions
(CC&R); and 6) verify and ensure adequate water
supply/fire flow and infrastructure are available for fire suppression.
PS-1.3-1
PS-1.3-3
PS-1.3-5
PS-1.3-6
PS-4.2-3
PS-4.2-4
PS-4.2-5
Planning Division
Building & Safety
Division
Fire Department
Riverside Public
Utilities
CAL FIRE
Ongoing
PS-1.3-5 PS-1.3-5 (Fire Hazards) To ensure and support recovery and redevelopment following a fire, develop policies
related to site preparation, redevelopment layout/design, fire-resistant landscaping and fire- retardant building design and materials to reduce vulnerabilities in
VHFHSZs.
PS-1.3-1
PS-1.3-3
PS-1.3-4
PS-1.3-6
Fire Department Building & Safety
Division
Planning Division
Mid Term
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PS-1.3-6 PS-1.3-6 (Fire Hazards) On a bi-annual basis, assess the adequacy and accessibility of all fire protection
infrastructure, including water capacity for peak load
under a “worst-case” wildfire scenario and, working with Riverside Public Utilities, identify areas where additional capacity and/or resources are required for firefighting.
PS-1.3-1
PS-1.3-3
PS-1.3-4
PS-1.3-5
PS-4.2-4
PS-4.2-5
Fire Department Riverside Public
Utilities
Ongoing
PS-1.4-1 (Drought Conditions) Update the Urban Water
Management Plan and Drought Contingency Plan, as
required by state law and regulations, including during, and in anticipation of, upcoming drought conditions.
N/A Public Utilities Emergency
Management
Mid Term
POLICY PS-2–HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: MINIMIZE THE RISK OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH MANAGEMENT AND
TRANSPORT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
PS-2.1-1 (Hazardous Materials) Develop a Hazardous Materials Plan to provide a framework to review industry/business uses that includes safety protocols, enforcement
mechanisms, inspection requirements, and
review/update procedures.
N/A Fire Department Emergency
Management
Ongoing
PS-2.1-2 (Hazardous Materials Transport) Establish designated safe ground transport routes for hazardous materials to reduce the potential risks.
N/A Public Works
Department
Emergency
Management
Short Term
PS-2.1-3 (Hazardous Materials Transport/Emergency
Preparedness) Establish a training program on rail-
related hazard emergency preparedness for stakeholders
and City Staff to ensure emergency operations and
mitigation measures are clear and updated when changes
occur.
N/A Emergency
Management
Fire Department Short Term
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POLICY PS-3 AIRCRAFT HAZARDS: MINIMIZE THE RISK OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH AIR AND
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
PS-3.1-1 (Aircraft Hazards) Participate in the Riverside County Airport Land Use Commission MARB Joint Land Use
Study to ensure City issues and concerns are
incorporated into the update of the Land Use
Compatibility Plan.
N/A Planning Division Ongoing
PS-3.2-1 (Railroad Hazards) Continue implementation of Quiet Zone improvements and grade separations at rail
crossings within the City Action.
N/A Public Works
Department
Planning Division Mid-term
PS-3.2-2 (Railroad Hazards) Coordinate with rail operators (Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway) on grade crossings for rail lines without Quiet Zones so they can be Quiet Zone–
ready.
N/A Public Works
Department
Rail Operators Mid-term
PS-3.3-1 (Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety) Implement the City’s PACT (Pedestrian Target Safeguarding Plan, Active
Transportation Plan, Complete Streets Ordinance and
Trail Master Plan) to: improve safety and walkability;
provide street amenities such as trees, lighting, furniture; prioritize pedestrians and bicyclists; and implement
traffic calming and safety improvements such as lighted crosswalks.
PS-3.3-2
PS-3.3-3
Public Works
Department
Planning Division Mid-term
PS-3.3-2 (Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety) Implement phased infrastructure improvements that enhance pedestrian
and bicycle safety as identified in the City’s Capital
Investment Program.
PS-3.3-1
PS-3.3-3
Public Works
Department
Planning Division Mid-term
PS-3.3-3 (Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety) Implement the Citywide Community Engagement Policy Toolkit as part of any
pedestrian and bicyclist safety project to promote safety for any City-initiated project.
PS-3.3-1
PS-3.3-2
Office of
Communications
Short term
PS-3.4-1 (Vehicle Safety) Develop a Local Roadway Safety Plan to identify intersections and road segments with the highest collision rates and prioritize design safety measures to reduce incidences at these locations.
N/A Public Works
Department
Planning Division Mid-term
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POLICY PS-4–EMERGENCY SERVICES: PROVIDE RESPONSIVE POLI CE, FIRE, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ALL RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES IN RIVERSIDE
PS-4.1-1 (Police Services) Update the Riverside Police Department Strategic Plan, in accordance with applicable review
schedule, to maintain the minimum Riverside Police
Department response times of 9 minutes on all Priority
One calls and 12 minutes on all Priority Two calls.1
N/A Police
Department
Mid-term
PS-4.1-2 (Police Services) Collaborate with the Riverside County Sheriff to provide coordinated law enforcement services within the City’s Sphere of Influence areas.
N/A Police
Department
County Sheriff Ongoing
PS-4.1-3 (Police Services) Coordinate police services with private, college and university campus police within Riverside.
N/A Police
Department
Local Universities Ongoing
PS-4.1-4 (Police Services) Identify a location for, plan for, and develop a new modernized police headquarters facility in the Downtown area.
N/A Planning Division Police Department Mid-term
PS-4.1-5 (Public Safety) Engage residents and apartment managers to remain involved in the Crime-Free Multi-
Housing Program as a way to reduce crime in apartment
communities.
N/A Police
Department
Office of
Communications
Ongoing
PS-4.2-1 (Emergency Preparedness) As part of the regular updates of the Riverside County Hazard Mitigation Plan and the
updates of emergency operating procedures, assess and
identify actions to address potential natural and human- caused hazards as they affect infrastructure within the City.
PS-4.2-2
PS-4.2-3
PS-4.2-7
Emergency
Management
Other City
Departments (as
needed)
Riverside County
Mid-term
1 Priority One calls are defined in RPD procedures as related to an imminent threat to life; Priority Two calls are defined as related to an imminent threat to property.
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PS-4.2-2 (Emergency Preparedness) Conduct emergency training operations exercises, with Riverside Police Department, Riverside Fire Department, and other City Departments,
to: 1) assess and project future emergency service needs; 2) identify deficiencies or practices requiring
modification; 3) identify standards for on-going services and training; 4) assess proficiency in implementing the City Emergency Operations Plan; and 5) periodic updates needed based on outcomes.
PS-4.2-1
PS-4.2-3
PS-4.2-7
Emergency
Management
Riverside Police
Department
Other City
Departments (as
needed)
Ongoing
PS-4.2-3 (Emergency Preparedness) Through the Development Review Committee and plan check process, require new
and redeveloped structures and facilities to adhere to
Riverside Municipal Code Title 16, California Fire Code (as amended), the International Building and Fire Code
and other applicable local, state, and national fire safety standards.
PS-1.3-4
Planning Division Fire Department Ongoing
PS-4.2-4 (Emergency Preparedness) Coordinate with CALFIRE to prepare a long-term fuel reduction and management plan
that ensures long-term maintenance of evacuation
routes, identifies fuel breaks, establishes brush
management and revegetation, and verifies
private/public road emergency access routes comply with requirements of Title 14 of the California Code of
Regulations and Sections 1273 and 1274, as applicable
and as may be amended, to strengthen fire-fighting
capabilities and response times, especially in residential areas, in the event of multiple fires.
PS-1.3-3
PS-1.3-4
PS-1.3-6
PS-4.2-5
Fire Department CAL FIRE Mid-Term
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PS-4.2-5 (Emergency Preparedness) To facilitate evacuation, and in coordination with CALFIRE, California’s Office of
Emergency Services, Riverside County adjacent
jurisdictions and WRCOG, prepare a residential
evacuation/shelter-in-place plan to: 1) inventory
residential development in hazard areas where at least
two emergency evacuation routes are not available; 2)
inventory multi-family, emergency shelters, residential care facilities that are located within the VHFHSZ, SRA or WUI; 3) ensure that points of access have visible street signs; 4) develop strategies to ensure escape routes have the capacity and resilience needed if compromised by
wildfire to ensure emergency evacuation and supply
routes are available; 5) monitor and evaluate evacuation routes when new roads are constructed, improved or
connected to adjacent jurisdictions; 6) determine the
resources needed, such as buses, transport methods for
those with limited mobility or no personal automobile
need, and/or traffic control contingencies/personnel to ensure safe evacuation services are available; 7) ensure that “shelter in place” is coordinated as part of the
evacuation plan and 8) establish a system to share
historical fire data on a regular basis.
PS-1.3-1
PS-1.3-3
PS-1.3-4
PS-1.3-6
PS-4.2-4
Emergency
Management
CAL FIRE
California’s Office
of Emergency
Services
Riverside County
Surrounding
jurisdictions
WRCOG
Short-Term
PS-4.2-6 (Emergency Preparedness) Develop and distribute educational materials to residents and businesses on the standards and requirements for vegetation clearance,
maintenance of defensible spaces and reinspection
requirements for property transfer.
N/A Office of
Communications
Fire Department Ongoing
PS-4.2-7 (Emergency Preparedness) Conduct reviews of
procedures and regularly inspect equipment to ensure
both are ready to provide emergency disaster services
after a disaster or emergency event.
PS-4.2-1
PS-4.2-2
Public Works
Department
Emergency
Management
Ongoing
PS-4.2-8 (Emergency Preparedness) Provide educational materials for community members, both on-line and hard copy, with up-to-date information on emergency preparedness.
N/A Office of
Communications
Emergency
Management
Short-term
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PS-4.2-9 (Emergency Preparedness) Update the City’s information data sharing infrastructure related to computer-aided
dispatch.
N/A Emergency
Management
Mid-term
PS-4.2-10 (Emergency Response) Conduct periodic reviews and monitor participation in mutual aid and automatic aid
agreements with other agencies to ensure resources
keep pace with new development planned or proposed in
Riverside and within the Riverside Local Agency
Formation Commission’s Sphere of Influence.
N/A Emergency
Management
Police Department;
Fire Department;
Public Works
Department;
Building & Safety
Division
Ongoing
POLICY PS-5–PANDEMIC: PROVIDE RESPONSIVE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES TO ALL RESIDENTS OF RIVERSIDE PS-5.1-1 (Pandemic Preparedness) Maintain and update the City’s Recovery Framework Plan and Pandemic Plan.
PS-5.1-2 Emergency
Management
Other
Departments
Ongoing
PS-5.1-2 (Pandemic Outreach) Provide education materials using various social media platforms and on-line
communication for pandemic-related health updates and
resources that will help remove barriers to health
services.
PS-5.1-1 Office of
Communications
Emergency
Management
Short-term
POLICY PS-6–HOMELESSNESS: REDUCE HOMELESSNESS IN RIVERSIDE THROUGH COORDINATED IMPLEMENTATION OF AND
EQUITABLE ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC SAFETY, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS PS-6.1-1 (Homelessness) Continue to address homelessness through the Public Safety and Engagement Team
Program, including both housing solutions and mental
health services, building on lessons learned and focusing on key areas of the City.
PS-6.1-2
PS-6.1-3
Office of
Homelessness
Solutions
Police Department
Community &
Economic
Development
Department
Parks, Recreation
and Community
Services
Department
Other
Departments
Ongoing
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PS-6.1-2 (Homelessness) Coordinate with non-profit
organizations to provide access to transitional housing, job training and placement, childcare, and health-
promoting services to the homeless.
PS-6.1-1
PS-6.1-3
Office of
Homelessness
Solutions
Ongoing
PS-6.1-3 (Homelessness) Coordinate with adjacent jurisdictions to implement the Multidisciplinary Regional Santa Ana River Bottom Encampment Response Plan to connect
individuals with safer shelters outside of the Santa Ana River bottom.
PS-6.1-1
PS-6.1-2
Office of
Homelessness
Solutions
Ongoing
POLICY PS-7–CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCY: IDENTIFY KEY POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CITY
ORGANIZATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND RESIDENTS AND DEVELOP ADAPTATION PATHWAYS AND
RESILIENCY PATHWAYS TO ADDRESS THEM
PS-7.1-1 (Climate Adaptation) Complete a comprehensive
vulnerability assessment to identify infrastructure,
natural resources, and residents most at risk and identify what they need to adapt to a changing climate.
PS-7.1-2
PS-7.1-3
Office of
Sustainability
Mid-term
PS-7.2-2 (Climate Adaptation) Develop and implement a Climate Action Plan that includes climate adaptation strategies for environmental justice communities and communities
disproportionately affected by climate change.
PS-7.1-1
PS-7.1-3
Office of
Sustainability
Short-term
PS-7.1-3 (Resiliency) Incorporate climate resilience into all City department planning, practices, and procedures,
following California Integrated Climate Adaptation and
Resiliency Program guidance and other relevant guidance for incorporating resiliency into agency planning and
operations.
PS-7.1-1
PS-7.1-2;
Office of
Sustainability
Ongoing
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Programs City Lead Support Timeframe
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
POLICY LU-EJ-1.0 HOUSING LOCATION: ENSURE NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS ADHERE TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS TO AVOID DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES LU-EJ-1.1 Update the General Plan to identify locations for new housing developments that are near transportation
centers, commercial uses, parks and needed services,
with a focus on improving access and affordability in high- opportunity areas.
N/A Planning Division Mid-term
LU-EJ-1.2 Develop design standards for development near noise or air pollution generators to minimize impacts on housing development.
N/A Planning Division Mid-term
POLICY LU-EJ-2.0 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: ENSURE THE CITYWIDE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT POLICY PROVIDES COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH LU-EJ-2.1 Implement the Citywide Community Engagement Policy that facilitates input from community members on key
projects and ensures their concerns and aspirations
inform an equitable decision-making process.
N/A Neighborhood
Division
Other City
Departments (as
needed)
Short-Term
LU-EJ-2.2 Implement engagement, per the Citywide Community Engagement Process, for City-sponsored projects at
convenient times for those directly impacted and offer
translation services when requested.
N/A All City
Departments
Mid-Term
POLICY CCM-EJ-1.0 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION: PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION TO ADDRESS
NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, PARTICULARLY AMONG ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES
CCM-EJ-
1.1 Partner with community-based organizations to develop educational resources that: 1) encourage active living
healthy eating, social and emotional health, and general wellness; and 2) raises awareness of health-related
illnesses and promotes physical activity as a way of life.
N/A Office of
Sustainability
Mid-Term
CCM-EJ-
1.2 Meet with school districts and youth organizations to identify ways to promote affordable or free programs
that encourage better nutrition and increased physical
activity.
N/A Office of
Sustainability
Mid-Term
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POLICY CCM-EJ-2.0 TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS: ENCOURAGE INCREASED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND MULTI-MODAL
TRANSPORTATION CHOICES AS MEANS OF REDUCING ROADWAY CONGESTION AND ASSOCIATED AIR POLLUTION AND
PROMOTING OVERALL HEALTH
CCM-EJ-
2.1 Require Crime Prevention Through Environmental
Design standards be incorporated into all City projects and private development to improve the pedestrian
experience that could be related to sidewalks/trails,
parks, street crossings, lighting, bicycle infrastructure, American Disability Act (ADA) accessibility.
N/A Department of
Public Works
Planning Division
Parks, Recreation
and Community
Services
Department
Short-Term
CCM-EJ-
2.2 Encourage school districts to establish and maintain safe drop-off and pick-up zones and implement operational
improvements to alleviate congestion.
N/A Planning Division
Department of
Public Works
Mid-Term
POLICY ED-EJ-1.0 EDUCTION: COORDINATE WITH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER AND PRIVATE K-12 SCHOOLS, AND
LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES TO PROMOTE EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ENTIRE
COMMUNITY
ED-EJ-1.1 Sponsor events at local schools, community centers, and libraries where underserved, low-income and minority
students can gain exposure to early childhood education and opportunities in higher education and vocational
training.
N/A Office of
Sustainability
Long-Term
ED-EJ-1.2 Work with business leaders, faculty, and students at the various universities to develop and promote training
programs to reinforce student career opportunities that align with the needs of the City (e.g., supervisory,
teaching, healthcare professionals, technology-oriented).
N/A Economic
Development
Division
Long-Term
ED-EJ-1.3 Coordinate and provide input to school districts as they site new or rehabilitate existing school facilities and encourage joint-use facilities, programming, and
activities.
N/A Parks, Recreation
and Community
Services
Department
Mid-Term
ED-EJ-1.4 Partner with school districts, universities, colleges to offer literacy and language education programs at City
facilities in environmental justice communities for all generations.
N/A Office of
Sustainability
Mid-Term
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ED-EJ-1.5 Implement the PACT by identifying and implementing pedestrian, bicycle, and transit network improvements in environmental justice communities that will benefit the Safe Routes to School programs for public school
districts, charter, and private K-12 schools.
N/A Department of
Public Works
Mid-Term
POLICY N-EJ-1.0 NOISE: WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, REDUCE NOISE POLLUTION
BY ENFORCING NOISE REDUCTION AND CONTROL MEASURES WITHIN AND ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS N-EJ-1.1 Use existing and ongoing outreach efforts to help conduct outreach to help identify neighborhoods subject to excessive ambient noise pollution.
N/A Planning Division
Code
Enforcement
Division
Neighborhood
Division
Long-Term
N-EJ-1.2 Identify and pursue funding sources to assist residents in environmental justice communities, including
identification of possible resources, to achieve healthy noise levels.
N/A Planning Division
Code
Enforcement
Division
Neighborhood
Division
Long-Term
N-EJ-1.3 Develop prescriptive sound transmission control standard construction plans designed to reduce interior noise levels according to the requirements of the City’s Noise Code.
N/A Building & Safety
Division
Planning Division
Mid-Term
POLICY AQ-EJ-1.0 AIR QUALITY: ENSURE THAT LAND USE DECISIONS, INCLUDING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS, ARE MADE IN AN
EQUITABLE FASHION TO PROTECT RESIDENTS AND WORKERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES FROM THE SHORT-
AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION
AQ-EJ-1.1 Minimize indoor and outdoor air pollution for new housing development by following State standards that
minimize air emissions from new projects and considering pollution sources, such as freeways or industrial uses, near residential development.
N/A Building & Safety
Division
Planning Division
Short-Term
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AQ-EJ-1.2 Pursue incentives and funding to implement best practices to identify and reduce pollution exposure in
environmental justice communities developed through
the California Air Resources Board’s Community Air
Protection Program.
N/A Building & Safety
Division
Planning Division
Mid-Term
POLICY PR-EJ-1.0 PARKS AND RECREATION: DISTRIBUTE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES EQUITABLY THROUGHOUT RIVERSIDE’S
NEIGHBORHOODS
PR-EJ-1.1 Complete an analysis of the City’s open space network to reduce gaps in connectivity and identify unsafe
conditions to provide safe circulation and link pedestrians to parks and recreational amenities.
N/A Parks, Recreation
and Community
Services
Department
Long-Term
PR-EJ-1.2 Identify and reuse vacant and underutilized land within environmental justice communities to help improve local access to recreational amenities.
N/A Parks, Recreation
and Community
Services
Department
Long-Term
PR-EJ-1.3 Collaborate with residents to transform City-owned parcels into usable open space based on specific criteria that assess potential of the site.
N/A Parks, Recreation
and Community
Services
Department
Long-Term
PR-EJ-1.4 Pursue grants and other funding opportunities to create parks and open space within environmental justice
communities in the City.
N/A Parks, Recreation
and Community
Services
Department
Long-Term
POLICY FI-EJ-1.0 HEALTH CARE: COORDINATE WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO EXPAND HEALTHCARE ACCESS FOR
RESIDENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES
FI-EJ-1.1 Collaborate with health care and medical service providers to improve access to health care to improve the overall health and wellness of environmental justice
community members.
N/A Office of
Sustainability
Local Providers Mid-Term
FI-EJ-1.2 Develop a promotional program to encourage retrofit and weatherization of existing housing that results in
energy efficiency/conservation to improve economic
stability and improved health for residents of
environmental justice communities.
N/A Building & Safety
Division
Mid-Term
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POLICY AC-EJ-1.0 ARTS, CULTURE & FACILITIES: PROMOTE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF ARTS AND CULTURAL FACILITIES
ACROSS THE CITY
AC-EJ-1.1 Evaluate the feasibility of an Arts in Public Places program that requires a percentage-based developer fee
for new construction projects with a market value above a certain amount.
N/A Arts and Cultural
Affairs Division
Mid-Term
AC-EJ-1.2 Develop an action plan with local artists, the community, and school districts to develop a program that addresses promotes public art, identifies possible funding
mechanism, and includes public art in environmental
justice communities.
N/A Arts and Cultural
Affairs Division
Mid-Term
AC-EJ-1.3 Work with Riverside Unified School District, Alvord Unified School District, and others to support current and create new formal arts program that recognize the work
of K-12 schools and students.
N/A Arts and Cultural
Affairs Division
School Districts Long-Term
AC-EJ-1.4 Evaluate and prioritize the distribution of arts facilities within the City through a program that includes
community outreach and possible funding opportunities,
such as the implementation of micro-grant program.
N/A Arts and Cultural
Affairs Division
Long-Term
POLICY HP-EJ-1.0 HISTORIC PRESERVATION: ENCOURAGE IDENTIFICATION AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC AND CULTURAL
RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNITIES WHOSE HISTORIES AND HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT WELL
DOCUMENTED
HP-EJ-1.1 Promote historic designation of sites associated with underrepresented communities, including but not limited to, those identified in the Japanese American, Chinese
American, and Latino and other Context Statements.
N/A Historic
Preservatio
n
Short-Term
HP-EJ-1.2 Promote the Points of Cultural Interest Program for environmental justice communities and
underrepresented communities such as those related to
the civil rights movements or social injustices.
N/A Historic
Preservatio
n
Mid-Term
HP-EJ-1.3 Promote the City’s Mills Act Program to encourage the restoration and preservation of qualified historic
buildings in environmental justice communities by
targeting outreach within these communities.
N/A Historic
Preservatio
n
Short-Term
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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Program Program Title Performance Metric Target
POLICY HE-1 - AFFORDABLE HOUSING: PRESERVE AND INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS, INCLUDING SUBSIDIZED AND NON-
SUBSIDIZED AFFORDABLE UNITS FOR LOWER-INCOME AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, SPECIAL NEEDS, AND UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS.
HE-1-1 Housing on Assembly of Peoples Sites Number of projects approved on Assembly of People – Non- Entertainment sites
1 project/year
HE 1-2 By-Right Approval for Projects with 20%
Affordable Units
Number of by-right approval projects 1 project/year
HE-1-3 Nonprofit Partnerships and Financial
Assistance
Number of units of affordable housing developed annually 20 units/year Number of partnerships established between affordable
housing providers, market-rate housing providers and
community-based organizations
1 new partnership/year
HE-1-4 Age-Restricted Senior Housing Program Number of projects with age-restricted senior housing approved annually that received a 60% permit/fee reduction 1 project/year
HE-1-5 WRCOG Housing Trust Fund See Actions HE-1.9 and HE-1.10 HE-1-6 Mortgage Credit Certificate Number of homebuyers granted loans as a result of the tax credit program
5 homebuyers/year
HE-1-7 Foreclosure Prevention Number of mortgage holders counseled/provided education materials
50 mortgage holders/year
HE-1-8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Number of households and landlords receiving outreach on source-of-income protections
Maintain 1,500 Vouchers XX
households with HCVs
50 households and landlords
reached/year
Number of households reached with information on non-
discrimination
15 households reached/year
HE-1-9 Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization See Action HE-1.7
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HE-1-10 Preservation of At-Risk Rental Units Percentage of at-risk affordable units preserved
Multifamily acquisition and rehabilitation
1,474 at-risk units preserved 50% of
at-risk units preserved
1 project/2 years
HE-1-11 Funding for Extremely Low-Income
Projects
Number of projects with ELI units 1 project/year
HE-1-12 Affordable Housing Service Prioritization See Action HE-5.5 HE-1-13 Residential Overcrowding See Action HE-1.5Number of households receiving housing rehabilitation loans
10 households/year
POLICY HE-2 HOMELESSNESS: EXPAND HOUSING AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE CITY'S HOMELESS POPULATION...
HE-2-1 Housing First Strategy Number of people placed in permanent housing 25 persons/year HE-2-2 Supportive Housing Program Number of supportive housing units 10 units/year HE-2-3 Rapid Re-Housing Program Number of people rapidly rehoused 8 persons/year HE-2-4 Homeless Street Outreach Program Number of homeless reached through the Homeless Street Outreach Program
150 persons/year
POLICY HE-3 FAIR HOUSING: PROMOTE SAFE, HEALTHY, AND ATTAINABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS AS PROTECTED UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL FAIR HOUSING LAWS HE-3-1 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
(AFFH)
Number of households reached with education on fair housing protections
200 households/year
POLICY HE-4 THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS: FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE A VARIETY OF NEW HOUSING TYPES, INCLUDING BOTH SINGLE- AND
MULTI-FAMILY AND MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING, AND THE NECESSARY PUBLIC AMENITIES TO SUPPORT A SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT
RESULTS IN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS
HE-4-1 Transformative Climate Communities
Grant
Percent of TCC grant funds expended 25% expended/year
HE-4-2 Small Sparks Neighborhood Matching
Grants
Number of projects sponsored 8 projects/year
HE-4-3 Neighbor Fest! Number of Neighbor Fest! events per year 1 event/year HE-4-4 Citywide Community Engagement Policy See Action HE-6.5
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Program Program Title Performance Metric Target
HE-4-5 Facilitate ADU Development Number of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) constructed 80 ADUs/year HE-4-6 Conceptual Development Review Number of conceptual development review applications 5 applications/year POLICY HE-5 REGULATIONS: REDUCE AND REMOVE GOVERNMENT BARRIERS, WHERE FEASIBLE AND LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE, TO REDUCE COSTS OF HOUSING PRODUCTION AND FACILITATE BOTH OWNERSHIP AND RENTAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL RESIDENTS.
HE-5-1 Adequate Housing Opportunity Sites for
RHNA
See actions HE-5.1 through HE-5.6 and Actions HE-EJ-7.1 through HE-EJ-7.5
HE-5-2 Zoning Code Amendments See Actions HE-5.1 through HE-5.6 and Actions HE-EJ-7.1 through HE-EJ-7.5
HE-5-3 Group Homes See Actions HE-5.1 through HE-5.6 and Actions HE-EJ-7.1 through HE-EJ-7.5
HE-5-4 Density Bonus See Actions HE-5.1 through HE-5.6 and Actions HE-EJ-7.1 through HE-EJ-7.5
HE-5-5 Employee and Farmworker Housing See Actions HE-5.1 through HE-5.6 and Actions HE-EJ-7.1 through HE-EJ-7.5
HE-5-6 Supportive Housing (AB 2162) See Actions HE-5.1 through HE-5.6 and Actions HE-EJ-7.1 through HE-EJ-7.5
HE-5-7 Low Barrier Navigation Centers (AB 101) See Actions HE-5.1 through HE-5.6 and Actions HE-EJ-7.1 through HE-EJ-7.5
HE-5-8 Emergency Shelters (SB 2 and AB 139) See Actions HE-5.1 through HE-5.6 and Actions HE-EJ-7.1 through HE-EJ-7.5
HE-5-9 Accessory Dwelling Units See Actions HE-5.1 through HE-5.6 and Actions HE-EJ-7.1 through HE-EJ-7.5
POLICY HE-6 MONITORING/ENGAGEMENT: ENSURE REGULAR MONITORING AND REPORTING, INCLUDING OUTREACH TO THE PUBLIC, ON THE STATUS OF HOUSING IN THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE.
HE-6-1 Monitoring for No Net Loss See Action HE-6.1 and HE-6.2 HE-6-2 Monitoring ADU Trends Number of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) constructed 80 ADUs/year POLICY HE-EJ -7 DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: FACILITATE A DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THAT PROMOTES DESIGN AND REHABILITATION OF HOUSING THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS AND DESIRES OF THE RESIDENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES.
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Program Program Title Performance Metric Target
HE-EJ-7-1 Lot Consolidation Lot consolidation applications 1 application/year HE-EJ-7-2 Density Transfer Program See Action HE-5.4 Complete by 2025 HE-EJ-7-3 Housing on Small and Infill Lots Small and infill lots developed with residential units 3 units/year POLICY HE-EJ-8 ACCESS TO FOOD: PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCESS FRESH, HEALTHY, AND AFFORDABLE FOOD FROM FOOD SOURCES
THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO NEIGHBORHOODS AND WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF PUBLIC TRANSIT HE-EJ-8-1 Establishment of Farmers Markets and
Community Gardens
Number of new farmers markets, community gardens and/or garden plots
1/year
HE-EJ-8-2 Civic Engagement in Partnership with
Riverside Food Systems Alliance
Number of RFSA events co-sponsored 2 events/year
HE-E8-3 Food Security in Environmental Justice
Communities
See Action HE-EJ-8.3
SUMMARY OF QUANTIFIED OBJECTIVES
Based on the detailed Action Plan outlined above, the City has established specific Key Performance Indicators and quantifiable objectives. This section summarizes the City’s projected objectives for new construction, housing assistance, rehabilitation, and preservation of housing derived from the Action Plan and KPIs, consistent with the requirements of Government Code §65583(b):
New construction objectives include projected ADUs, projects that have been entitled or were under review at the writing of thi s Housing Element, affordable and supportive housing goals based on City available resourceavailable City resources, and additional housing to be constructed by the private market (estimated at 500 units annually).
Housing assistance objectives include City efforts in assisting lower- and moderate -income households, as well as those with s pecial needs. These efforts include the Mortgage Credit Certificates program for homebuyer assistan ce, and Housing Choice Vouche rs for very low -income hou seholds, as well as Housing First and Rapid Rehousing that benefit primarily extremely low -income households including persons experiencing homelessness. Housing rehabilitation objectives resulting from the City’s Residential Rehabilitation program.
Housing preservation objectives iinvolves preservingefforts to preserve the City’s affordable housing inventory that may be considered at risk of converting to market-rate housing. It should be noted that, while the City will strive to preserve the maximum number of at-risk affordable units as possible, the reality is that financial constraints and market c onditions (including owner refusal) limit th e City’s ability to preserve all units. I n particular, affordable units
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subsidize with proceeds from bond programs that are no l onger available are especially difficult to preserve. Nevertheless, the City will diligently conduct outreach, contact owners, work to preserve all units possible and assist all tenants needing assistance with locating new housing within their income range.
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QUANTIFIED OBJECTIVES
Category Income Level Total
Extremely Low Very Low Low Moderate Above
Moderate
New Construction
ADUs 0 0 57352 87538 20124 1641,014
Entitled (as of OctoberJuly 2021) 0 0 202 0 1,793 1,995 Under Review (as of OctoberJuly 2021) 0 0 0 0 1,770 1,770 Affordable Housing (Programs HE-1-3, HE-
1-11)
40 60 60 0 0 160
Supportive Housing (Program HE-2-2) 40 40 0 0 0 80
Additional Construction 0 100 200 700 3,000 4,000
Housing Assistance
Mortgage Credit Certificates (Program HE-
1-6)
0 0 0 40 0 40
Housing Choice Vouchers (Program HE-1-
8)
Housing First (Program HE-2-1) 200 0 0 0 0 200
Rapid Rehousing (Program HE-2-3) 64 0 0 0 0 64
Housing Rehabilitation (Program HE-1-5) 10 30 40 0 0 80 Housing Preservation (Program HE-1-10) 368 369 737 0 0 1,474