Riverside City Council
April 22, 2025

New 5,000 SF One Story Restaurant
(Planning, Building and Public Works Fees)
$70,000
$60,000
$50,000
City of Riverside
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
Ontario Riverside Long Beach Moreno Valley Pasedena County of Corona (Sa Ft (Valuation Proposed Fees (Valuation (Sq Ft Model) (Valuation Riverside - Low Model) Model) (Sq Ft Model) Model) Model) (Commercial
• Public Works •Planning • Building & Safety Bldg Deposition) RIVERSIDE Riverside CA.gov
New 25,000 SF Two Story Office Building
(Planning, Building and Public Works Fees)
$90,000
$80,000
$70,000
Lowest in Market
$60,000 City of Riverside
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
Riverside Ontario Anaheim (SqFt Moreno Valley County of Long Beach Pasedena Corona (Sq Ft Proposed Fees (Miloction Model) (Sq Ft Model) Riverside - Low (Valuation (Valuation Model) (Sa Ft Model) (Commerical Model) Modell
New Bldg
Deposit)
• Public Works •Planning Building & Safety
* County of Riverside has no comparison for the Public Works RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
New 2,000 SF Single Family Dwelling with Garage
(Planning, Building and Public Works Fees)
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
Lowest in Market
City of Riverside
$10,000
$5,000
$0
Riverside Ontario County of Moreno Valley Corona (Sq Ft Pasedena Anaheim (Sq Ft Proposed Fees (Valuation Riverside - Low (Sq Ft Model) Model) (Valuation Model) (Sq Ft Model) Model) Model) (Commercial Model)
New Bldg
Desposit)
• Public Works • Planning • Building & Safety
RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
New 200,000 SF 4 Story 150 Unit Apartment Building
(Planning, Building and Public Works Fees)
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000 City of Riverside
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
County of Anaheim (Sq Ft Corona (Sq Ft Riverside Ontario Moreno Valley Long Beach Pasedena Riverside - High Model) Model) Proposed Fees (Valuation (Sq Ft Model) (Valuation (Valuation (Commercial (Sq Ft Model) Model) Model) Model)
Bldg Deposit)
• Public Works •Planning • Building & Safety
RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
New 150,000 SF One Story Industrial/Warehouse Building
(Planning, Building and Public Works Fees)
$180,000
$160,000
$140,000
Lowest in Market
$120,000 City of Riverside
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
$0
Riverside County of Corona (Sq Ft Ontario Moreno Valley Anaheim (Sq Ft Long Beach Pasedena Proposed Fees Riverside - High Model) (valuation (Sa Ft Model) Model) (Valuation Valuation (Sq Ft Model) (Commercial Model) Model)
Bldg)
• Public Works •Planning Building & Safety
RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Public Works: Current vs Proposed Fees
Riverside
Fee Title Riverside Current Fee
Proposed Fee
Street Opening Permit/Inspection
$1,019 $1,162
Permit Issuance and Project Processing Fee
Water Quality Management Program $1,792 $2,284
Grading Plan Check $1,064 $1,381
Traffic Impact Analysis Review $2,872
$3.712
Map Checking Fees $6,656 $7,161
Construction Permits
$6,971 $6,971
RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Public Works : Current vs Proposed Fees
$8,000
$7,000
$6,000
$5,000
$4,000
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
$0
Street Opening Grading Plan Check Water Quality Traffic Impact Analysis Construction Permits Map Checking Fees Permit/Inspection Management Program Review
• Riverside Current Fee • Riverside Proposed Fee
RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Public Works: Comparison of Fee by City
Riverside
Proposed Fee Anaheim Corona Long Moreno
Fee Title Ontario Pasadena
(FY24/25- Beach Valley
25/26)
Street Opening Permit/Inspection Permit $1,162 $2,130 $913 $119 $415 $282 Water Quality Management Program $2,284 $3,190 $4,179 $1,179 $3,359 Grading Plan Check $1,381 $7.000 $4,948 $1,727 $288 $9,000 $5,765 Traffic Impact Analysis Review $3,712 $4,640 $3,490 $3,118 $4,000 Map Checking Fees $7,161 $8,240 $6,367 $4,495 $8,742 $6,183 $2,696 Construction Permits $6,971 $7,000 $20,609 $4,000 $2.165 $5,160 $10,208 RIVERSIDE RivergideCA.gov
Public Works Fee by City: Street Opening
Permit/Inspection Permit Issuance & Project Processing
$2,500
$2,000
$1,500
$1,000
$500
$0
Ontario Pasedena Long Beach Corona Riverside Proposed Anaheim Fee
• Ontario • Pasedena • Riverside Proposed Feel Anaheim
RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Public Works Fee by City: Water Quality Management
Program
$4,500
$4,000
$3,500
$3,000
$2,500
$2,000
$1,500
$1,000
$500
$0
Ontario Riverside Proposed Fee Anaheim Moreno Valley Corona • Ontario • Riverside Proposed Fee • Anaheim • Moreno Valley • Corona 10 RIVERSIDE Riverside CA.gov
Public Works Fee by City: Grading Plan Check Base Fee
$10,000
$9,000
$8,000
$7,000
$6,000
$5,000
$4,000
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
$0
Long Beach Riverside Proposed Ontario Corona Pasedena Anaheim Moreno Valley Fee
• Long Beach • Riverside Proposed Fee • Ontario • Corona •Pasedena • Anaheim • Moreno Valley 11 RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Public Works Fee by City: Traffic Impact Analysis Review $5,000
$4,500
$4,000
$3,500
$3,000
$2,500
$2,000
$1,500
$1,000
$500
$0
Moreno Valley Corona Riverside Proposed Fee Pasedena Anaheim • Moreno Valley • Corona • Riverside Proposed Fee • Pasedena • Anaheim 12 RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Public Works Fee by City: Map Checking Fees
$10,000
$9,000
$8,000
$7,000
$6,000
$5,000
$4,000
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
$0
Pasedena Ontario Moreno Valley Corona Riverside Proposed Anaheim Long Beach Fee
• Pasedena • Ontario •Moreno Valley • Corona • Riverside Proposed Fee • Anaheim • Long Beach 13 RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Public Works: Fee by City: Checking Permits
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
Long Beach Ontario Moreno Valley Riverside Anaheim Pasedena Corona Proposed Fee
• Long Beach • Moreno Valley • Riverside Proposed Fee
14 RIVERSIDE Riverside CA.gov
Planning: Riverside Proposed Fee
Riverside Riverside
Fee Title
Current Fee Proposed Fee
General Plan Amendment $10,678 $14,369
Variance, Modifications, & Exceptions $2,780 $4,981
Environmental Impact Analysis $101,400 $135,237
Conditional Use Permit $9,261 $10,888
Conceptual Design Review $1,840 $3,769
Design Review - General Commercial, Industrial, and Residential $3,827 $8,205 Planned Residential Development $14,672 $18,736
Tentative Tract Map
$11,305 $15,986
(9 lots or less)
Tentative Tract Map $21,017
(10 lots or more) $16,336
15 RIVERSIDE RiverstdeCA.gov
Planning: Current vs Proposed Fee
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
Conceptual Variance, Design Review - Conditional Use General Plan Tentative Tract Planned Tentative Tract Design Review Modifications, General Permit Amendment Map (10 lots or Residential Map (10 lots or Commercial, less) Development more)
Industrial, and
Residential
16 • Riverside Current Fee •Riverside Proposed Fee
RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Comparison of Planning: Fee by City
Riverside Ontario County Long Moreno
Fee Title Anaheim Corona Pasadena
Proposed Fee of Riverside Beach Valley
General Plan Amendment $14,369 $25,668 $9,245 $8,709 $15,000 $17,945 $20,584 $19,813 Variance,
$4,981 $8,494 $6,475 $3,684 $3,000 $6,990 $3,663 $5,915 Modifications, & Exceptions
Environmental Impact Analysis $135,237 $233,910 $120,085 $1,130 $8,608 $460,000 $187,580 $7,280 Conditional Use Permit $10,888 $9,324 $8,898 $6,195 $15,000 $15,254 $10,926 $6,381 Conceptual Design Review $3,769 $4,140 $4,203 $3,000 $4,627 $784 $399 Design Review
General Commercial, Industrial, $8,205 $10,971 $3,294 $12,581 $15,000 $12,474 $8,113 $3,020 and Residential
Planned
$18,736 $35,190 $10,492 22. $15,349 $11,637 $22,049
Residential Development
Tentative Tract Map (9 lots
$15,986 $26,289 $13,450 $11,596 $25,000 $18,721 $11,307 $6,114 or less)
Tentative Tract Map (10 lots or
More) $21,017 $26,289 $13,450 $11,596 $25,000 $18,721 $11,307 $6,114 RIVERSIDE RiverstdeCA.gov
Planning: General Plan Amendment
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
• Ontario • Corona • Riverside Proposed Fee • County of Riverside-Low • County of Riverside-High • Long Beach • Pasadena • Moreno Valley • Anaheim 18 RIVERSIDE J Riverside CA.gov
Planning: Variance, Modifications, & Exceptions
$9,000
$8,000
$7,000
$6,000
$5,000
$4,000
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
$0
a County of Riverside-Low a Moreno Valley • Ontario • Riverside Proposed Feel Pasadena• Corona •Long Beach • County of Riverside-High MAnaheim 19 RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Planning: Environmental Impact Analysis
$500,000
$450,000
$400,000
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
$0
• Ontario •Pasadena • County of Riverside • Corona • Riverside Proposed Fee • Moreno Valley • Anaheim • Long Beach 20 RIVERSIDE Riverside CA.gov
Planning: Conditional Use Permit
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
_ Ontariom Pasadena • CoronamAnaheim Riverside Proposed Feed Moreno Valley a County of Riverside-Low Long Beach M County of Riverside-High 21 RIVERSIDE Riverside CA.gov
Planning: Conceptual Design Review
$6,000
$5,000
$4,000
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
$0
• Pasadena • Moreno Valley • County of Riverside-Low •Riverside Proposed Fee • Anaheim • Ontario •Long Beach • County of Riverside-High 22 RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Planning: Design Review - General Commercial, Industrial, and Residential
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
• Pasadena • Corona • Moreno Valley • Riverside Proposed Fee •Anaheim • Long Beach • Ontario • County of Riverside-Low • County of Riverside-High 23 RIVERSIDE Riverside CA.gov
Planning: Planned Residential Development
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
• Long Beach • Riverside Proposed Fee • Pasadena • Anaheim 24 RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Planning: Tentative Tract Map
$45,000
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
• Pasadena • Moreno Valley • Ontario • Corona • Riverside Proposed Fee • Long Beach • County of Riverside-Low • Anaheim • County of Riverside-High *9 lots or less 25
RIVERSIDE Riverside CA.gov
Planning: Tentative Tract Map
$45,000
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
• Pasadena • Moreno Valley • Ontario • Corona • Long Beach • Riverside Proposed Fee • County of Riverside-Low • Anaheim • County of Riverside-High *10 lots or more 26
RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Building: Trade Comparison of Fee by City
Riverside
Riverside Proposed Fee County of Long Moreno
Fee Title Anaheim Corona Ontario Pasadena
Current Fee 80% (FY24/25- Riverside Beach Valley
25/261
Water heater $10 $35 $139 $196 $12 $188 $107 $60 $38
change-out
200 Amp Electrical $54 $85 $126 $196 $172 $304 $114 $155 $69 Furnace Installation $43 $46 $84 $52 $215 $188 $106 $230 $47 27 RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Building: Proposed Fee
Riverside
Riverside Proposed
Fee Title
Current Fee Fee 90%
(FY24/25-25/26)
2,000 sq. ft. Dwelling with Garage $2,111 $2,204
5,000 sq. ft. Restaurant
$4,561 $5,144
25,000 sq. ft. Office Building $16,195 $22,044
200,000 sq. ft. 150-unit Apartment Complex $85,461 $112,044 150,000 sq. ft. Industrial Building $34,181 $42,044
*Includes permit issuance, plan check and inspection fees RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Building: Comparison of Fee by City
Riverside
Riverside Proposed Ontario County of Long Moreno
Fee Title Anaheim Corona Pasadena
Current Fee Fee (FY24/25- Riverside Beach Valley
25/26)
2,000 sq. ft. $2,204
$2,111 $2,836 $4,514 $2,646 $5,353.56 $3,037 $4,615 $3,409 Dwelling with Garage
5,000 sq. ft. Restaurant $4,561 $5,144 $7,511 $16,079 $6,546 $11,567.28 $6,717 $10,685 $8,431 25,000 sq. ft. $16,195 $22,044 $19,030 $35,229 $28,648 $11,567.28 $36,996 $20,495 $44,911 Office Building
200,000 sq. ft. 150-unit $85,461 $112,044 $79,936 $75,198 $165,194 $11,567.28 $223,298 $183,900 $269,371 Apartment Complex
150,000 sq. ft. Industrial $34,181 $42,044 $44,472 $31.068 $60,322 $16,174.38 $80,212 $24,970 $96,979 Building
*Includes permit issuance, plan check and inspection fees RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Building: New 5,000 SF One-Story Restaurant
$18,000
$16,000
$14,000
$12,000
$10,000
$8,000 Lowest in Market
City of Riverside
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
Riverside Ontario Long Beach Anaheim Pasedena Moreno Valley County of Corona Proposed Fee Riverside
• Riverside Proposed Fee i Ontario •Long Beach • Anaheim • Pasedena • Moreno Valley • County of Riverside • Corona 30 RIVERSIDE Riverside CA.gov
Building: New 25,000 SF Two-Story Office Building
$50,000
$45,000
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
County of Anaheim Moreno Valley Riverside Ontario Corona Long Beach Pasedena Riverside Proposed Fee
• County of Riverside • Anaheim • Moreno Valley Riverside Proposed Fee Ontario • Corona • Long Beach • Pasedena 31 RIVERSIDE Riverside CA.gov
Building: New 2,000 SF Single Family Dwelling with Garage $6,000
$5,000
$4,000
$3,000 Lowest in Market
City of Riverside
$2,000
$1,000
Riverside Ontario Anaheim Long Beach Pasedena Corona Moreno Valley County of Proposed Fee Riverside
• Riverside Proposed Fee Ontario Anaheim Long Beach •Pasedena • Corona • Moreno Valley • County of Riverside 32 RIVERSIDE Riverside CA.gov
Building: New 200,000 SF 150 Unit Apartment
Building
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
County of Corona Anaheim Riverside Ontario Moreno Valley Long Beach Pasedena Riverside Proposed Fee
• County of Riverside • Corona • Anaheim • Riverside Proposed Fee • Ontario • Moreno Valley • Long Beach • Pasedena 33 RIVERSIDE Riverside CA.gov
Building: New 150,000 SF One-Story Industrial Warehouse Building
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
County of Moreno Valley Corona Riverside Anaheim Ontario Long Beach Pasedena Riverside Proposed Fee
• County of Riverside • Moreno Valley • Corona • Riverside Proposed Fee • Anaheim • Ontario • Long Beach • Pasedena 34 RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov
Building - Trade Permits
$350
$300
$250
$200
$150 City of Riverside
$100
$50
$0
Pasedena Riverside Long Beach Anaheim Ontario Corona Moreno Valley County of Proposed Fees • Water heater change-out (up to 100,000 BTU Riverside • 200 Amp Electrical Service Only Commercial
• Installing Furnace, Burner or Absorption System-up to 100,000 B.T.U. 35 RIVERSIDE RiversideCA.gov