Riverside City Council
September 16, 2025

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TITLE 20 AMENDMENT –REMOVING HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUNDCommunity & Economic Development DepartmentCity CouncilSeptember 16, 2025 RiversideCA.gov2
BACKGROUND•2013 – CC established Historic Preservation Fund•May 6, 2025 – CC allocated all remained Historic Preservation Funds•July 16, 2025 – CHB Recommends Title 20 Amendment 2 RiversideCA.gov3
TITLE 20 – AMENDMENT
Proposal:•Remove 20.30.030 entirely•Remove HP Fund from Table 20.15.010•Remove Section 20.15.085 (Notices) RiversideCA.gov4
That the City Council:1. Determinethat Planning Case PR-2025-001821 is exempt from further California EnvironmentalQuality 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 proposedamendment will cause no direct or indirect change to the environment, does not meet the definitionof a Project under CEQA, and it can be seen with certainty that the proposed amendment will not have aneffect on the environment;2. ApprovePlanning Case PR-2025-001821 (Title 20 Text Amendment) as outlined in the staff report andsummarized in the Findings Section of this report;3. With at least five affirmative votes, authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record a supplemental appropriation in the Grants & Restricted Programs Fund, Historical District Sign Program expenditure account, up to any remaining amount in the in Interest Bearing Special Deposits Fund, Historical Preservation Trust, offset by funds to be transferred from the Interest Bearing Special Deposits Fund, Historical Preservation Trust, for the purposes of the Historic District and Spanish Town Road sign programs, Landmark Plaques program, and to complete a historic district survey; and4. Introduce, and subsequentlyadopt, an Ordinance amending Title 20 (Cultural Resources) of the RiversideMunicipal Code.RECOMMENDATION