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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
3750 UNIVERSITY AVE., STE. 250
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
(951) 826-5567
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CITY’S MASTER FEES AND CHARGES SCHEDULE IN RESOLUTION NO. 21960, AS AMENDED,
ESTABLISHING THE TESTING LABORATORIES COMMERCIAL
CANNABIS BUSINESS PERMIT APPLICATION FEE.
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HEREAS, the City has the authority to impose fees pursuant to its authority under Article XI, §7 of the California Constitution and under its complementary powers under Section 37112 of the California Government Code and Section 200 of the Riverside City Charter; and WHEREAS, the City has established a policy of recovering the full costs reasonably borne as a result of providing special services of a voluntary and limited nature, such that general taxes are not diverted from general services of a broad nature and thereby utilized to subsidize unfairly and inequitably such special services; and
WHEREAS, in Chapter 3.30 of the Riverside Municipal Code, the City Council established its policy as to the recovery of costs and more particularly the percentage of costs reasonably borne to be recovered from users of City services and directing staff as to the methodology for implementing said Chapter 3.30; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of a schedule of fees and charges to be paid by those requesting such special services and the percentage of costs reasonably borne by those persons receiving such special services are necessary so that the City might effectuate its policies; and WHEREAS, the City desires to provide for the establishment of a Testing Laboratories Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Application Fee, which shall consist of recovery of reasonable costs of City staff time for site review, zoning verification, background checks, site plan review, safety and security compliance, and other key review requirements associated with this process; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on November 18, 2025, and has considered all oral and written evidence presented regarding the revision to the Master Fees and Charges Schedule; and
WHEREAS, all requirements of law regarding the notice and the provision of data are hereby found to have been met; and
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WHEREAS, all the proposed fee revisions fall within the stated exceptions to the definition of “tax” established by Proposition 26, and are therefore not subject to the requirements of Article XIIIC of the California Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the Master Fees and Charges Schedule, Resolution No. 21960 and its related amendments, to reflect the fee for the Testing Laboratories Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Application Fee, which shall consist of City staff time for site review, zoning verification, background checks, site plan review, safety and security compliance, and other key review requirements associated with this process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, as follows:
Section 1: The above recitals are hereby found to be true and correct and are hereby incorporated herein as if stated in full.
Section 2: The City Council hereby determines that the specific fees to be charged for the Testing Laboratories Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Application Fee, which shall consist of City staff time for site review, zoning verification, background checks, site plan review, safety and security compliance, and other key review requirements associated with this process, which is set forth in Exhibit “A,” Schedule of Fees and Charges, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, are the reasonable costs for service and hereby adopts the same.
Section 3: Resolution No. 21960 and all applicable amendments thereto are her eby amended to include the new fee as shown in Exhibit “A” herein.
Section 4: This Resolution, together with any other resolution amending R esolution No. 21960 and the Master Fees and Charges Schedule (Resolution No. 21960), shall collectively be known as, and hereinafter may be interchangeably referred to as , the “Fees and Charges Resolution ,” “Schedule of Fees and Charges,” or the “Master Fees and Charges Schedule.” S ection 5: All fees set by this R esolution are for each identified process or service; additional fees shall be required for each additional process or service that is requested or required.
Section 6: The fees and charges revisions set forth in Exhibit “A ” fall within the stated exceptions to the definition of “tax” established by Proposition 26, and therefore, are not subject to 3 1
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the requirements of Article XIIIC of the California Constitution.
Section 7: The Chief Financial Officer is hereby directed and authorized to maintain a current Master Fees and Charges Schedule which will include all amendments to the Fees and Charges Resolution.
Section 8: If any portion of this R esolution is for any reason declared invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution; the City Council hereby declaring that it would have adopted this R esolution and every other section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, item, sub-item, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, item, sub-item, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 9: Resolution No. 21960 and all amendments thereto are hereby amended as of the date this Resolution becomes operative and any previously established fee or charge not amended herein remain in full force and effect.
Section 10: The provisions of this R esolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
Section 11: Any and all future amendments to the Fees and Charges Resolution shall be operative on the date of adoption of such resolution(s) approving the proposed amendments, except as otherwise required by California law.
ADOPTED by the City Council this _________ day of _____________, 2025. ___________________________
PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
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DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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(951) 826-5567
I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the City Council of said City at its meeting held on the _________ day of _____________, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
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N WITNESS WHEREOF , I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this ________ day of ______________, 2025. _
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DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
312609 TAT 10/31/25
CODE FY 2025/26
OTHER FEES
2718 COMMERCIAL CANNABIS PERMIT FEES
Testing Laboratory Permit Application Fee 7,511.00$
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
PLANNING
FEE DESCRIPTION
EXHIBIT "A"