ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 20.30.020 AND 20.30.030 OF THE RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE MILLS ACT PROGRAM AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND.
The City Council of the City of Riverside, California, does ordain as follows:
Section 1: Section 20.30.020 of the Riverside Municipal Code is amended as follows:
“Section 20.30.020 Mills Act Program.
Pursuant to Government Code section 50280 et seq. ("the Mills Act"), the City Council has established, by Resolution 20825 (as amended) a Mills Act Program providing for contractual agreement with an owner of a historic property as designated by the City Council or listed on any official federal, state, or county register for the purpose of preservation, rehabilitation, and maintenance of a designated historic resource. A Mills Act Agreement allows an owner to receive a reduction in property taxes in exchange for the property owner's commitment to specific repair, restoration and/or rehabilitation improvements and satisfactory maintenance of the Historic Property. A Mills Act Agreement is for a minimum period of ten years, renewed annually, unless a notice of non-renewal or cancellation is filed. Mills Act applications will be accepted between January 1 and May 31 of the calendar year. A Mills Act application will be acted upon by the City Council before the end of the calendar year during which it was submitted.” Section 2: Section 20.30.030 of the Riverside Municipal Code is amended as follows:
“Section 20.30.030 Historic Preservation Fund.
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B. The Historic Preservation Fund is hereby established to provide funds for Historic Preservation projects within the City of Riverside. . . .
2. The Financial Administrator of the Historic Preservation Fund shall be the Community & Economic Development Director, or designee. . . .
D. Grants.
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2. No grant shall be made except pursuant to an agreement with the City, and subject to terms and conditions in the grant that ensure that the grant carries out the purposes of this section. Grant agreements shall run with the land and must be recorded with the County Recorder before any funds may be released. . . .
E. Authorized projects. Grants are available for the following types of projects:
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6. All funds must be spent as represented in the application. Spending funds except as authorized shall be considered fraud or theft and may be criminally prosecuted. . . .”
Section 3: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with Section 414 of the Charter of the City of Riverside. This Ordinance shall become effective on the 30th day after the date of its adoption.
ADOPTED by the City Council this _____ day of _______________, 2022. ______________________________
PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
Attest:
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DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly and regularly introduced at a meeting of the City Council on the _____ day of _______________, 2022, and that thereafter the said ordinance was duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the City Council on the _____ day of _______________, 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this _____ day of _______________, 2022. ______________________________
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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MACROBUTTON None FirmName1_1 , MACROBUTTON None FirmLegalStatus1_1 CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
3750 UNIVERSITY AVENUE,
SUITE 250
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(951) 826-5567