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CRIME FREE MULTI-HOUSING
PROGRAM
Riverside Police Department
Community & Economic Development
City Council
September 5, 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
CRIME FREE MULTI-HOUSING PROGRAM
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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
RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE
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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
RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE
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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
INTERNATIONAL CRIME FREE ASSOCIATION
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9 1. Bring the program in compliance with the ICFA
standards; or
2. Discontinue Crime Free Multi-Housing 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.
PROGRAM OPTIONS
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10 In the event the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program is discontinued, RPD will continue to support residents and operators of multi-housing units with resources provided through:
1. Neighborhood Policing Centers model
2. Neighborhood Watch Programs
3. General safety education presentations upon request
4. Direct access to their Area Commander
5. Assistance from Community Service officers
PROGRAM DISCONTINUATION
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11 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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12 That the City Council:
1. Approve discontinuation of the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program and continue to support multi-family housing
operations and tenants through the Neighborhood Policing Centers Model, Neighborhood Watch Program, and general
safety/education presentations; and
2. Direct Staff to pursue the ne cessary amendments to remove references to the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program from Titles 1 (General Provisions) and 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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