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CRIME FREE MULTI-HOUSING
PROGRAM UPDATE
Riverside Police Department
Community & Economic Development
Housing and Homelessness Committee
February 27, 2023
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2 • Program began in Mesa, Arizona in 1992
• Over 2,000 cities in 48 U.S. States, 5 Canadian Provinces, England, Puerto Rico, and Japan
• City of Riverside
– Initiated in 1995 for any multi-family housing
project
– Over 120 certified apartment properties
– Trainings are provided annually at the
Magnolia Police Station
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3 • Community oriented policing approach
• Crime Prevention
• Helps to reduce:
– Crime
– Drugs
– Gangs
• Apartment communities
– Do not tolerate criminal activity
– Actively pay attention to activity
– Warn that there are consequences for engaging in criminal activity - Just like a Drug Free Workplace or Drug Free School Zone WHAT IS CRIME FREE MULTI-HOUSING?
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4 PROGRAM PHASES
Phase 1
Management
Training Class
Phase 2
Crime
Prevention
Through
Environmental
Design)
survey of the
property
Phase 3
Tenant/
Neighborhood
Watch/Crime
Prevention
Social or party
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5 GOALS
Well-Lit Interiors
Adequate Exterior Lighting
Secure and Well Maintained Properties
Well-Maintained Landscaping
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6 • Title 1 – Administrative Hearing Officer may require the responsible party to participate in and successfully
complete the Program
• Title 19 – Operational and Development Standards
– Applies to Specific Uses
– Requires a Property Owner and Management to Participate and be Active Members in Program
– Some uses must maintain Certification Status
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7 • Title 19 – Applicable Uses/Zones
– 19.120 - Mixed Use Zone (Multi-family and Group Homes) – 19.210 - Mobile Home Overlay Zone (Mobile Home Park)
– 19.255 - Assemblies of People – Non-Entertainment
– 19.330 - Hotel/Motel Long-Term Stay
– 19.350 - Parolee/Probationer Home
– 19.400 - Emergency Shelters
– 19.401 - Single Room Occupancies
– 19.740 - Temporary Use Permit – Emergency Shelters
– 19.770 - Site Plan Review Permit
– 19.970 - Condominium Conversion Permits
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8 • Training and certification
• Standards include running background checks on
potential tenants and requiring the enforcement of
a Crime-Free Lease Addendum
o Not conducted under the City’s Crime Free Multi-
Housing
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9 1. Bring the program in compliance with the ICFA
standards; or
2. Discontinue Crime Free Multi-Housing Program and
replace with Multi-Housing Watch Program
a. Require amendments to Title 1 (General Provisions) and 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code to replace
references to the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program
with Multi-Housing Watch Program or similar alternative program.
PROGRAM OPTIONS
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10 1. Voluntary training on Introduct ion to the Neighborhood Policing Personnel
a. Instructions on who to call within the city of Riverside for any issues
b. Presentation from Gang, Narcotics and Property Crimes Detectives
c. Discussions of rights as property owners and managers d. The importance of seeking counsel from their personal legal representation before taking any civil removal steps
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11 2. Coordinate with property owners and managers to
host a Multi-Housing Watch meeting for residents that
is based on current Neighbor and Business watch
programs
3. Conduct Crime Prevention Through Environmental
Design inspections
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12 • Obtain feedback from the
community on what types
of training and support are
the most useful
• Flexible in meeting the
needs of the community in
accordance with local laws
• Creates partnership - Police
and community
NEW PROGRAM BENEFITS
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13 Strategic Priority 2
Community Well-Being
Goal 2.4 and Goal 2.5
Strategic Priority 5
High Performing Government
Goal 5.3 and 5.5
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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14 That the Housing and Homelessness Committee:
1. Conceptually approve the discontinuation of the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program by the Riverside Police Department;
2. Conceptually approve the Multi-Housing Watch Program and recommend approval to the City Council; and
3. Direct staff to prepare the necessary amendments to Titles 1 and 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code to reflect changes proposed by the Riverside Police department.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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