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TITLE 20 UPDATE – COMPREHENSIVE
PR-2021-001145
Community & Economic Development Department
City Council
November 13, 2023
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2 BACKGROUND
• 2017 – Revisions & clarification
• September 2021 – November 2021 – Workshops
• February 2022 – Subcommittee formed
• May 2023 – Workshop on proposed amendments.
• June 21, 2023 – CHB Public Hearing
• November 13, 2023 – LUSRC Review
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3 PURPOSE
Streamline processes
Clarify ambiguous, conflicting, and/or outdated
language
Reorganize for clarity and consistency
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4 • 20.15.010 (Approval Authority Table)CODE
SECTION
• CHB action appealed to LUSRC
• HPFC not listedCURRENT
• Add HPFC
• Appeals direct to CC
• Add referral
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 1: APPROVALS AND APPEAL AUTHORITY
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5 • 20.15.020 (California Environmental
Quality Act Review)
CODE
SECTION
• No process for non-CHB approved ND or
MND with Cultural Resources ImpactsCURRENT
• Process added for ND/MND
• Added EIR Review text from the City’s
CEQA Resolution (No. 21106)
• Added CEQA appeals process
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 2: CEQA REVIEW
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6 • 20.15.030 (Public Hearing and Notice)
• 20.15.040 (Meeting and Notice for
Certificates of Appropriateness by Board)
• 20.15.050 (Meeting and notice for
Administrative Certificates of Appropriateness)
CODE
SECTION
• Recognition of POCI not Included in Public
Hearings
• COA noticing to adjacent properties
CURRENT
• Add recognitions to the Public Hearing
requirements
• Increase noticing to 300 ft
• Add individual and entity requests
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 3: NOTICING
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7 • 20.20.020 (Designation Application)
• 20.20.080 (Overlay Zone)
• 20.20.120 (Designation Process Flow Chart
Form)
CODE
SECTION
• Written owner consent required
• Cultural Resources Overlay Zone applied to
historic designated properties
CURRENT
• Add City Council override of owner
opposition, by 2/3s vote
• Revise CR Overlay Zones text for clarity
• Remove flow chart
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 4: HISTORIC DESIGNATIONS
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8 • 20.25.020 (Application)
• 20.25.021 (Preliminary Review)
CODE
SECTION
• Application procedures not fully detailedCURRENT
• Revise application process
• Add CR report requirement
• Add preliminary review process
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 5: COA APPLICATION PROCESS
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9 • 20.25.030 (Administrative Certificates of
Appropriateness)
CODE
SECTION
• Section 20.25.030 identifies Admin COA
projects
• Section 20.25.050 provided standards for
review
CURRENT
• Revise admin COA list
• Revise Principles and Standards of Site
Development and Design Review
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 6: COA REVIEW PROCESS
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10 • Chapter 20.26 (Archaeological and Tribal
Cultural Resources)
CODE
SECTION
• None codified process for requiring CR
reportsCURRENT
• Codify existing practices for CR report
requirement on Planning Entitlements
• Specifies that Tribal Consultation in
accordance with CEQA.
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 7: ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND TCR
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11 • 20.40.050 (Remedies)
• 20.40.080 (Code Enforcement Updates)
CODE
SECTION
• Section 20.40.050 outlines the remedy
process for Title 20 violations.CURRENT
• Clarify remedy implementation
• Code Enforcement case updates to CHBPROPOSED
AMENDMENT 8: ENFORCEMENT & PENALTIES
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12 • 20.50 (Definitions)CODE
SECTION
• Structure of Merit criteria redundant and
ambiguous. CURRENT
• Revise criteria for clarityPROPOSED
AMENDMENT 9: STRUCTURE OF MERIT
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13 POLICY CONSIDERATION 1: MINISTERIAL PROJECT NOTICING CODE SECTION: 20.15.050.D
RESULTSPROPOSEDCURRENT
• Increase public
awareness
• Notice
information only
• Action not
appealable
• Increase
processing time
• Potential to
affect State
Mandated
timelines
• Require noticing
for Ministerial
review
• 10-day notice
• No noticing for
Ministerial Review
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14 POLICY CONSIDERATION 2: ELIMINATE OWNER CONSENT
CODE SECTION: 20.20.020
RESULTSPROPOSEDCURRENT
• Increase
protection of
historic structures
• Add regulations
and review
• Increase time for
modifications
• Increase cost for
modifications
• No consent
• Remove owner
consent and
override
• LUSRC
recommends 2/3
vote to approve
all historic
designation
• Written consent
required
• Current
amendment
includes CC
override
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15 POLICY CONSIDERATION 3: DEMOLITION REVIEW
CODE SECTION: 20.25.010 & 20.50.010
RESULTSPROPOSEDCURRENT
• Increase Public
awareness
• Increased review
time on
demolition
• Increased
property owner
cost
• Increased cost
for noticing
• Enforcement of
historic property
maintenance
• Add 30-day
notice for COAs
with demolition
• Add on structure
notice
• After-the-fact
notice for
ineligible, unsafe,
& accessory
structures
• Add demolition
by neglect
• COA required for
historic structures
• Non-COA for
non-historic
• HP staff reviews
demo request for
historic status
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16 POLICY CONSIDERATION 4: PRELIMINARY REVIEW
CODE SECTION: 20.25.021
RESULTSPROPOSEDCURRENT
• Increase Public
awareness
• Allows CHB early
opportunity for
feedback
• Increase
processing time
• Increase
applicant cost
• Adds CHB review
to all non-
residential
projects visible
from the public
right-of-way
• Expands
preliminary
review to all CHB
projects
• Add CHB
workshop to non-
residential
projects valued
above $250,000,
publicly visible.
• CHB preliminary
review not
included
• Staff preforms
initial review
• Applicant can
request
• Current
amendment
adds for
Landmark & SOM
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17 Strategic Priority No. 2 –
Community Well-Being
Goal No. 2.3 - Strengthen
neighborhood identities and
improve community health and
the physical environment through
amenities and programs that
foster an increased sense of
community and enhanced
feelings of pride and belonging
citywide.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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18 That City Council:
1. Determine that Planning Case PR-2021-001145 is exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Sections 15308 (Actions to Protect Environment), 15060(c)(2) (No Physical Change), 15060(c)(3) (Not A Project), and 15061(b)(3) (General Rule), as the proposed amendment will cause no direct or indirect change to the environment, does not meet the definition of a Project under CEQA, and it can be seen with certainty that the proposed amendment will not have an effect on the environment;
2. Approve Planning Case PR-2021-001145 (Title 20 Text Amendment) as outlined in the staff report and summarized in the Findings Section of this report;
3. Introduce, and subsequently adopt, an Ordinance amending Title 20 (Cultural Resources) of the Riverside Municipal Code; and
4. Provide direction regarding the four policy areas recommended by the Cultural Heritage Board.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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19 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
(FOR REFERENCE)
5 – COA
Applications
4 – Historic
Designations
3 – Noticing 2 – CEQA
Review
1 – Approvals &
Appeal
AMENDMENT #
• Vague
application
process
• Owner
consent
• CR Overlays
• POCI not in
Public
Hearings
• COA
noticing
adjacent
• ND/MND not
clear
• HPFC not
included
• Appeals to
LUSR
CURRENT
• Clarify
applications
• Add CR
Report Req.
• Add
preliminary
review
• Add CC
override of
consent
• Revise CR
Overlays
• Remove flow
chart
• Add POCI
• 300-foot
noticing
• Add noticing
requests
• Clarify
ND/MND
process
• Add CEQA
resolution
language
• Add CEQA
appeal
• Add HPFC
• Remove LUSR
• Add CC
referral
PROPOSED
CHANGES
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20 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
(FOR REFERENCE)
9 – Structure of
Merit
8 – Enforcement
& Penalties
7 – Archaeology
& TCR
6 – COA ReviewAMENDMENT #
• Criteria
vague
• POCI not in
Public
Hearings
• COA noticing
adjacent
• Not
addressed
• Admin COAs
list
• Standards for
review
CURRENT
• Clarify
• Remove
redundances
• Clarify
remedy
• Update CHB
• Add chapter
• Codify
current CR
Report req.
• Specify Tribal
Consultation
per CEQA
• Revise Admin
COA list
• Revise
Standards for
review
PROPOSED
CHANGES
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