San Jacinto City Council
October 21, 2025

STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ORDINANCE NO. 25-08
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss

CITY OF SAN JACINTO )

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA,

AMENDING AND ADDING CERTAIN SECTIONS AND
SUBSECTIONS IN TITLE 15 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF

THE SAN JACINTO MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE

CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF

BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE
THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS
CODE, KNOWN AS TITLE 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF
REGULATIONS, INCLUDING THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING
CODE (INCORPORATING AND AMENDING THE 2024
INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE), THE 2025 CALIFORNIA
ELECTRICAL CODE (INCORPORATING AND AMENDING THE 2023
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE), THE 2025 CALIFORNIA
MECHANICAL CODE (INCORPORATING AND AMENDING THE 2024
UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE), THE 2025 CALIFORNIA
PLUMBING CODE (INCORPORATING AND AMENDING THE 2024
UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE), THE 2025 CALIFORNIA
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE,
THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, THE
2025 REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE, AND THE 2024 UNIFORM

SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE, TOGETHER WITH

LOCAL AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS BASED ON

LOCAL CLIMATIC, GEOLOGICAL, AND TOPOGRAPHICAL

CONDITIONS, AND REPEALING OBSOLETE PROVISIONS
RELATING TO THE 1997 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.

WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Sections 50022.1 et seq., the City of San Jacinto (“City”) may adopt by reference the California Building Standards Code, as set forth in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations; and WHEREAS, the California Building Standards Commission (“CBSC”) has published the 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards Code, which becomes effective statewide on January 1, 2026; and
WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Sections 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7, and 18941.5 authorize cities and counties to make modifications to the California Building Standards Code where reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the 2025 California Building Standards Code set forth in this Ordinance are more restrictive than the standards adopted by the California Building Standards Commission, would reduce

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the potential for property damage, injury, and loss of life, and are reasonable and necessary to mitigate local conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council introduced this Ordinance No. 25-08 on October 21, 2025, at which time all interested persons were given the opportunity to appear and be heard; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on November 18, 2025 to consider the adoption of the 2025 California Building Standards Code and local amendments; and
WHEREAS, copies of each uniform code to be adopted by reference have been on file with the City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto for at least fifteen (15) days prior to the public hearing and are available for public inspection, as required by Government Code Section 50022.6; and
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites relating to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Findings. The following changes and modifications to the 2025 California Building Standards Code are more restrictive than the standards contained in the 2025 California Building Standards Code and therefore require findings based on local conditions. The City Council hereby finds and determines that, due to local climatic, geological, and topographical conditions, the following changes and modifications are reasonably necessary to provide sufficient and effective protection of life, health, and property. The City Council adopts the findings set forth below to support the modifications to the 2025 California Building Standards Code.

A. Amendments to Chapter 1, Section 105.2, “Building” Item 2 of the 2025 Edition of the California Building Code are reasonably necessary due to the following local climatic condition: The City of San Jacinto is subject to frequent high-velocity Santa Ana winds exceeding 100 miles per hour, which have historically caused property damage to fences and walls. The local amendment clarifies which fences are exempt from permitting and ensures that retaining walls or structural fence systems exposed to these winds are properly reviewed for safety and anchorage.

B. Amendments to Chapter 1, Section 105.5, “Expiration of Permits,” are reasonably necessary due to the following local administrative conditions: The City regularly encounters long-term project inactivity resulting from construction delays, changes in ownership, and unpermitted work stoppages. Establishing clear local limits on permit duration and extensions ensures that inactive or abandoned permits

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do not remain open indefinitely, allowing the City to maintain accurate records and effective code enforcement.

C. Amendments to Chapter 16 of the California Building Code regarding local wind design standards are reasonably necessary due to the following local climatic and topographical conditions: The San Jacinto Valley is characterized by open terrain, mountain passes, and strong prevailing winds. To mitigate the potential for structural damage to masonry walls and other non-engineered elements, the City retains a basic wind design speed of one hundred (100) miles per hour, consistent with regional historical data and previous adopted standards.

D. Amendments to Chapter 1, Section 109.1, “Plan Review Fees,” are reasonably necessary due to the following local administrative condition: The City maintains a Master Fee Schedule adopted by resolution to allow fees to be periodically updated in accordance with cost-recovery policies and inflation adjustments. Referencing the Master Fee Schedule within the Building Code provides flexibility and ensures fees remain aligned with actual service costs without requiring separate ordinance amendments.

E. All other amendments to Title 15 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code adopted by this Ordinance are hereby found, declared, and determined by the City Council to be primarily administrative, procedural, or clarifying in nature, and therefore equivalent in purpose and intent to the corresponding provisions of the 2025 California Building Standards Code.

Section 2. Section 15.04.010 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety.

Section 3. Section 15.04.020 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“15.04.020 2025 Building Code adopted—Modifications.

The California Building Code, 2025 Edition, including Chapter 1 and all appendices, tables, and indices thereto (copies of which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk), is hereby adopted as part of the Building Code of the City of San Jacinto with the following modifications:

A. Section 105.2, Building, Item 1 is amended to read as follows:
“1. One-story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses and similar uses, provided the floor area does not exceed 120 square feet (11.15 m2). It is permissible that these structures still be regulated by Section 710A, despite

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exemption from permit. However, a permit is required for any concrete flat work associated with the structures.”
B. Section 105.2, Building, Item 2 is amended to read as follows:
“2. Fences and walls accessory to Group R-3 occupancies and located on lots used exclusively for single-family residential purposes shall not require a building permit where the height does not exceed six (6) feet measured from adjacent grade, provided they comply with the San Jacinto Municipal Code, Development Code (Title 17), and California Building Standards Code. Retaining walls over eighteen (18) inches in height, and any fence or wall that includes a retaining wall over eighteen (18) inches in height with a freestanding fence on top, shall require a building permit.”
C. Section 105.2, Building, Item 5 is amended to read as follows:
“5. Water tanks supported directly on grade if the capacity does not exceed 5,000 gallons (18,925 L) and the ratio of height to diameter or width does not exceed 2:1 and any associated concrete flat work.” D. Section 105.5 is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“Permits shall expire where the work authorized has not commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days of issuance, or where work is suspended or abandoned for one hundred eighty (180) days. The Building Official may grant a single extension for good cause not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days. Additional extensions require written request and approval by the Building Official.” E. Section 109.1 (Payment of Fees) is amended to read as follows:
“A permit shall not be valid until the fees prescribed by law have been paid, nor shall an amendment to a permit be released until the additional fee, if any, has been paid. When plans or other data are required to be submitted under Section 107, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submittal. Plan review fees shall be calculated and collected in accordance with the City’s Master Fee Schedule, as adopted by City Council resolution and as may be amended from time to time. The fee shall cover the cost of examining plans, specifications, and supporting documents for compliance with applicable codes and standards.

Where plans are incomplete, substantially revised, or resubmitted for additional review, an additional plan review fee may be assessed in accordance with the City’s Master Fee Schedule.”

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F. F. Section 1616.3.3 is added to Chapter 16, “Structural Design,” of the CBC is amended to include the following local provisionread as follows:
“1616.3.3 Block Walls. Block walls within the City shall be designed for a basic wind speed of one hundred (100) miles per hour, due to documented local wind conditions and historic regional wind events.” G. Appendix J (Grading), Section J110.3 is hereby added to read as follows:
“J110.3 Slopes. The faces of cut and fill slopes shall be prepared and maintained to control erosion and provide stability. Where cut slopes are not subject to erosion due to erosion-resistant character of materials, such production may be omitted. Unless otherwise recommended in the approved soil engineering or engineering geology report, cut and fill slopes shall be planted in accordance with this Section. The protection for the slopes shall be installed as soon as practicable and prior to calling for final permit approval.

A. General Requirements. Cut slopes equal to or greater than 5 feet in vertical height and fill slopes equal to or greater than 3 feet in vertical height shall be planted with grass or ground cover to protect the slope from erosion and instability. Other slopes as deemed necessary by the Community Development Director shall also be planted.

B. Slopes exceeding 15 feet in vertical height shall be planted with shrubs, spaced at not more than 10 feet on center; or trees, spaced not to exceed 20 feet on center; or a combination of shrubs and trees at equivalent spacings, in addition to the grass or ground cover. The plants selected and planting patterns may be varied upon the recommendation of a
landscape architect or a slope control specialist with approval of the Community Development Director. If a species other than those from the recommended list of plants is selected, a written statement shall be submitted by a landscape architect or slope control specialist certifying the plants suitable for erosion control and slope stability. This statement must accompany the grading plan at the time of submittal.

C. All Landscaping shall be in accordance with Chapter 17.325 of the Development Code.

Section 4. Section 15.04.030 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“15.04.030 2025 Mechanical Code adopted—Modifications.

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The California Mechanical Code, 2025 Edition, including Chapter 1 and all appendices, tables, and indices thereto (copies of which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk), is adopted as the Mechanical Code of the City of San Jacinto.”
Section 5. Section 15.04.035 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“15.04.035 2025 Residential Code adopted—Modifications.

The California Residential Code, 2025 Edition, including Chapter 1 and all appendices, tables, and indices thereto (copies of which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk), is adopted as the Residential Code of the City of San Jacinto.”
Section 6. Section 15.04.040 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“15.04.040 2025 Plumbing Code adopted—Modifications.

The California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, including Chapter 1 and all appendices, tables, and indices thereto (copies of which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk), is adopted as the Plumbing Code of the City of San Jacinto.”
Section 7. Section 15.04.045 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“15.04.045 2025 Green Building Standards Code adopted—Modifications.

The California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition, and including all appendices, tables, and indices, but excepting any voluntary provisions thereto (copies of which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk), is adopted as the Green Building Standards Code of the City of San Jacinto.” Section 8. Section 15.04.055 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“15.04.055 2025 Administrative Code adopted—Modifications.

The California Administrative Code, 2025 Edition, and including all appendices, tables, and indices, but excepting any voluntary provisions thereto (copies of which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk), is adopted as the Administrative Code of the City of San Jacinto.” Section 9. Section 15.04.065 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

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“15.04.065 2025 Energy Code adopted—Modifications.

The California Energy Code, 2025 Edition, and including all appendices, tables, and indices, but excepting any voluntary provisions thereto (copies of which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk), is adopted as the Energy Code of the City of San Jacinto.”
Section 10. Section 15.04.070 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“15.04.070 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code adopted.

The Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 2024 Edition, and all appendices, tables, and indices thereto (copies of which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk), is adopted as the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code of the City of San Jacinto.”
Section 11. Section 15.04.075 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“15.04.075 2025 Referenced Standards Code adopted—Modifications.

The California Referenced Standards Code, 2025 Edition, and including all appendices, tables, and indices, but excepting any voluntary provisions thereto (copies of which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk), is adopted as the Referenced Standards Code of the City of San Jacinto.” Section 12. Section 15.04.080 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“15.04.080 2025 Electrical Code adopted—Modifications.

The California Electrical Code, 2025 Edition, including Article 89 and all appendices, tables, and indices thereto (copies of which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk), is adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of San Jacinto.”
Section 13. Section 15.04.115 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“15.04.115 Enforcement—Stop-work orders.

The Building Official is authorized to issue stop-work orders where construction is occurring without a permit or in violation of the conditions of a permit. Work shall not resume until the violation has been corrected, applicable fees have been paid, and the stop-work order has been rescinded by the Building Official.”

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Section 14. Section 15.04.120 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“15.04.120 Violation—Penalty.

A. Penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure, or cause or permit the same to be done, in violation of this Code.

B. Violation of the provisions of this chapter or the 2025 Building Code is deemed to be a misdemeanor punishable by fine or imprisonment, or by both fine and imprisonment. A person is guilty of a separate offense each day during which he or she commits, continues, or permits a violation of this chapter or the 2025 Building Code.

C. Violations of this chapter are declared to be a public nuisance, and the City Attorney may institute necessary legal procedures for the abatement, removal, or enjoinment thereof in the manner provided by law, or may take such other steps as deemed necessary to accomplish these ends. The application of any penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.”
Section 15. Section 15.08.010 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“15.08.010 Application requirements—Electronic submittals.

Applications for building permits, including plans and supporting documents, shall be submitted electronically in a format approved by the Building Official. Electronic submittals shall have the same force and effect as paper plans and shall be retained in accordance with the City’s records retention policy.”
Section 16. Section 15.08.020 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows
“15.08.020 – Fees and Service Charges.

All fees and service charges for permits, plan review, inspections, reinspections, energy compliance, and other services required by this Title or by the California Building Standards Code shall be established by resolution of the City Council. Such fees shall be based on the reasonable cost of providing the service, as determined by the City, and may be adjusted from time to time by Council resolution.”
Section 17. Sections 15.08.025 is hereby added to the San Jacinto Municipal Code to read as follows.

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“15.08.025 Fees in Effect Unless Superseded.

The various fees established in this chapter shall remain in effect and enforceable unless and until amended, superseded, or repealed by resolution of the City Council.

Where the City Council has adopted a fee by resolution that differs from the amount specified in this chapter, the fee established by resolution shall govern.”
Section 18. Section 15.08.130 is hereby added to the San Jacinto Municipal Code to read as follows:
“15.08.1530 Contractor license and City business license requirement; owner-builder limitation.

A. All building permits for construction, alteration, or repair of buildings or structures, other than single-family dwellings and their accessory structures, shall be issued only to a contractor licensed pursuant to the California Contractors State License Law (Business and Professions Code § 7000 et seq.).

B. The licensed contractor shall maintain a valid City of San Jacinto business license at the time of permit issuance and throughout the duration of work authorized by the permit.

C. Owner-builder permits shall be limited to single-family dwellings (Group R-3 occupancy) and their accessory structures, as defined in the California Residential Code.”
Section 19. CEQA. The City Council finds that this Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3), because adoption of the 2025 California Building Standards Code and related local amendments will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. This action is a regulatory update mandated by State law and therefore does not constitute a “project” as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines.

Section 20. Severability. Should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this chapter be determined or declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences, or words of this chapter shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 21. Publication. The City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause a summary thereof to be published within fifteen

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(15) days of the adoption and shall post a Certified copy of this Ordinance, including the vote for and against the same, in the Office of the City Clerk, in accordance with Government Code Section 36933.

Section 22. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on January 1, 2026, concurrent with the effective date of the 2025 California Building Standards Code, as adopted by the State of California.

Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 21st day of October 2025.

PASSED APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 18th Day of November 2025, by the following vote.

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
___________________________
by Valerie Vandever, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
__________________________
Craig Hayes, City Attorney

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CERTIFICATION

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )

COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) SS

CITY OF SAN JACINTO)
I, Julia Espinoza, duly appointed City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 25-08 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Jacinto on the 21st day of October, 2025. Ordinance No. 25-08 was passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto, California, at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 18th day of November, 2025:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL the 18th day of November 2025. _____________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ORDINANCE NO. 25-09
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss

CITY OF SAN JACINTO )

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA,
REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 8.16 OF THE SAN

JACINTO MUNICIPAL CODE, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 787.11 WHICH ADOPTS THE
2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE (TITLE 24, PART 9) AND THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN
INTERFACE CODE (TITLE 24, PART 7), INCLUDING LOCAL

AMENDMENTS BASED ON LOCAL CLIMATIC, GEOLOGICAL, AND

TOPOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS, AND ESTABLISHING
ADMINISTRATIVE SUBSTITUTIONS, FEES, AND PENALTIES.

WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Sections 50022.1 et seq., the City of San Jacinto (“City”) may adopt by reference uniform codes, including the California Fire Code and related local amendments adopted by the County of Riverside; and
WHEREAS, the California Building Standards Commission has published the 2025 Edition of the California Fire Code (“CFC”) and the 2025 Edition of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (“CWUIC”), effective statewide on January 1, 2026; and WHEREAS, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 787.11, updating the County Fire Code to incorporate the 2025 CFC and CWUIC with local amendments reflecting unique climatic, geological, and topographical conditions; and
WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.5, 17958.7, and 18941.5 authorize cities to make modifications to the California Building Standards Code where reasonably necessary because of such local conditions; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that adopting Riverside County Ordinance No. 787.11 by reference, with the administrative substitutions and fee provisions contained herein, will ensure consistency and coordinated fire protection standards between the City and County, facilitate enforcement by the Riverside County Fire Department / Cal Fire, and promote public safety; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and hereby adopts the “Findings and Justifications for Amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code and California WildlandUrban Interface Code,” attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference, as required by Health & Safety Code Sections 17958.5 through 17958.7 and 18941.5; and
WHEREAS, copies of Riverside County Ordinance No. 787.11, the 2025 California Fire Code, and the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code have been on file with

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the Office of the City Clerk for at least fifteen (15) days preceding the public hearing on this Ordinance, as required by Government Code Section 50022.6; and WHEREAS, the City Council introduced this Ordinance on October 21, 2025, and held a duly noticed public hearing on November 18, 2025, at which all interested persons were given the opportunity to appear and be heard; and
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Findings. The City Council adopts the findings set forth in Exhibit “A,” incorporated herein by reference, determining that the local amendments contained in Riverside County Ordinance No. 787.11 are reasonably necessary due to the City’s local climatic, geological, and topographical conditions.

Section 2. Repeal.

Chapter 8.16 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code, entitled “Fire Code,” is hereby repealed in its entirety.

Section 3. Addition of New Chapter.

A new Chapter 8.16, entitled “Fire Code,” is hereby added to the San Jacinto Municipal Code to read in its entirety as follows:
“8.16.010 Adoption of Fire Code.

The City of San Jacinto hereby adopts by reference Riverside County Ordinance No. 787.11, adopting the 2025 Edition of the California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) and the 2025 Edition of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Title 24, Part 7), including all appendices and amendments thereto, as the Fire Code of the City of San Jacinto, except as modified by this chapter.

8.16.020 Administrative Substitutions.

For purposes of enforcing the Fire Code within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of San Jacinto:

A. The term “County of Riverside” shall mean the “City of San Jacinto” when referring to the geographic area or governmental jurisdiction in which the Fire Code is enforced, but shall continue to mean the County of Riverside where the context pertains to County-level administration, fee establishment, or regional authority.

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B. The term “Board of Supervisors” shall mean the “City Council” when referring to legislative or administrative actions taken by the City under this chapter, but shall continue to mean the Riverside County Board of Supervisors where the context relates to County-adopted fees, policies, or regulations implemented by the Riverside County Fire Department / Cal Fire.

C. The term “County Fire Chief” shall mean the “Fire Chief of the City of San Jacinto or the Riverside County Fire Department / Cal Fire,” depending on the context of enforcement, administration, or delegation.

D. References to County ordinances governing fees, penalties, or administrative procedures shall be interpreted in accordance with the City’s contract with Riverside County Fire Department / Cal Fire, ensuring consistency with County-adopted standards and fee structures.

8.16.030 Fees.

Fees for plan review, inspection, re-inspection, fire protection system testing, and other services performed under the Fire Code shall be those established and adopted by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and administered by the Riverside County Fire Department / Cal Fire.

Such fees shall be paid directly to the County and shall not be collected or remitted through the City.

8.16.040 Penalties.

Any person violating any provision of the Fire Code as adopted by this chapter shall be subject to the penalties provided in San Jacinto Municipal Code Chapter 1.24.

Such violations are hereby declared to be public nuisances subject to abatement in accordance with applicable law.”
Section 4. CEQA. The City Council finds that this Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3), because adoption of the 2025 California Building Standards Code and related local amendments will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. This action is a regulatory update mandated by State law and therefore does not constitute a “project” as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines.

Section 5. Severability. Should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this chapter be determined or declared invalid by any final court action in

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a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences, or words of this chapter shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 6. Publication. The City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause a summary thereof to be published within fifteen (15) days of the adoption and shall post a Certified copy of this Ordinance, including the vote for and against the same, in the Office of the City Clerk, in accordance with Government Code Section 36933.

Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on January 1, 2026, concurrent with the effective date of the 2025 California Building Standards Code, as adopted by the State of California.

Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 21st day of October, 2025.

PASSED APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 18th Day of November, 2025, by the following vote.

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
___________________________
by Valerie Vandever, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
__________________________
City Attorney

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CERTIFICATION
State of California )
County of Riverside) ss
City of San Jacinto)
I, Julia Espinoza, duly appointed City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 25-09 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Jacinto on the 21st day of October 2025. Ordinance No. 25-09 was passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto, California, at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 18th day of November 2025:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL the 18th day of November 2025. _____________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto

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1 FINDINGS/JUSTIFICATIONS
I. Climatic Conditions:

A. Riverside County is located in Southern California and covers a vast and varied geographic area.

The base climate in western Riverside County consists of semi- arid Mediterranean weather patterns.

Eastern Riverside County is a desert area with Mohave Desert temperatures and weather patterns.

Those two primary areas are divided by the San Bernardino Mountain Range. Both areas outside of the mountain terrain annually experience extended periods of high temperatures with little or no precipitation.

Hot, dry winds, which may reach speeds of 70 M.P.H. or greater, are common to the area. Examples are:

Santa Ana/ Foehn winds, afternoon surface-heating generated winds, and prevailing desert winds.

These climatic conditions cause extreme drying of vegetation and common building materials. Frequent periods of drought and low humidity add to the fire danger. This predisposes the area to large destructive fires (conflagration) which necessitates rapid identification, locating and extinguishment of all fires in the smallest stage possible. In addition to directly damaging or destroying buildings, these fires are also prone to disrupt utility services throughout the County. Obstacles generated by a strong wind, such as fallen trees, street lights and utility poles, will greatly impact the response time to reach an incident scene.

During these winds, the inability to use aerial type firefighting apparatus would further decrease our ability to stop fires in large buildings and place rescue personnel at increased risk of injury.

B. Although Riverside County occasionally experiences periods of significant drought, the County can also experience periods of substantial rainfall. Annual rainfall varying from three (3) inches in Blythe to over thirty-three (33) inches in Pine Cove. When Riverside County does experience heavy rain, or rain over a period of days or weeks, many areas of the County are subject to flooding. Runoff from rain drains either naturally into rivers, washes, and creeks or into flood control facilities. Flash flooding is also a common problem, especially in the Coachella Valley and the easterly portions of the county. Flash flooding is typically associated with short duration, high intensity precipitation events often associated with summer thunderstorms. Such events can occur even during a drought.

C. Water demand in densely populated Southern California far exceeds the quantity supplied by natural precipitation; and although the population continues to grow, the already-taxed water supply does not. California is projected to increase in population by nearly 10 million over the next quarter of a century with 50 percent of that growth centered in Southern California. Due to storage capacities and consumption, and a limited amount of rainfall future water allocation is not fully dependable. This necessitates the need for additional and on-site fire protection features. It would also leave tall buildings vulnerable to uncontrolled fires due to a lack of available water and an inability to pump sufficient quantities of available water to floors in a fire.

D. These dry climatic conditions and winds contribute to the rapid spread of even small fires originating in high-density housing or vegetation. These fires spread very quickly and create a need for increased levels of fire protection. The added protection of fire sprinkler systems and other fire protection features such as identification and notification will supplement normal fire department response by providing immediate protection for the building occupants and by containing and controlling the fire spread to the area of origin. Fire sprinkler systems will also reduce the use of water for firefighting by as much as 50 to 75 percent.

II. Topographical conditions
A. Natural: The topographical conditions of Riverside County vary from three hundred (300) feet below sea-level, flat desert communities, to mountains over ten thousand (10,000) feet in Alpine-like areas of the San Bernardino Mountain Range. In between these areas, developable slopes of 25 percent and greater generally occur throughout the foothills. Riverside County extends from Orange County to the State of Arizona and is mixed with congested urban areas, rural lands and wild lands. A large number of sensitive habitats for various animal species and vegetation consist within large open space areas between major urban centers that impact building and structure location, which impedes emergency

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2 access and response. This variety in regions contributes to an increased emergency response time, which necessitates cooperation between local agencies.

B. Traffic and circulation congestion is an artificially created, obstructive topographical condition, which is common throughout Riverside County.

C. These topographical conditions combine to create a situation, which places fire department response time to fire occurrences at risk, and makes it necessary to provide automatic on-site fire-extinguishing systems and other protection measures to protect occupants and property.

III. Geological Conditions
Located within Riverside County are several known active and potentially active earthquake faults, including the San Andreas, San Jacinto, and Elsinore Fault. In the event of an earthquake, the location of the epicenter as well as the time of day and season of the year would have a profound effect on the number of deaths and casualties, as well as property damage.

The major form of direct damage from most earthquakes is damage to construction. Bridges are particularly vulnerable to collapse, and dam failure may generate major downstream flooding. Buildings vary in susceptibility, dependent upon construction and the types of soils on which they are built.

Earthquakes destroy power and telephone lines; gas, sewer, or water mains; which, in tum, may set off fires and/or hinder firefighting or rescue efforts. The hazard of earthquakes varies from place to place, dependent upon the regional and local geology. Ground shaking may occur in areas 65 miles or more from the epicenter (the point on the ground surface above the focus). Ground shaking can change the mechanical properties of some fine grained, saturated soils, where upon they liquefy and act as a fluid (liquefaction).

A. Previous earthquakes in southern California have been accompanied by disruption of traffic flow and fires. A severe seismic event has the potential to negatively impact any rescue or fire suppression activities because it is likely to create obstacles similar to those indicated under the high wind section above. With the probability of strong aftershocks there exists a need to provide increased protection for anyone on upper floors of buildings.

B. Road circulation features located throughout the County also make amendments reasonably necessary. Located through the County are major roadways, highways and flood control channels that create barriers and slow response times. Hills, slopes, street and storm drain design accompanied with occasional heavy rainfall, cause roadway flooding and landslides and at times may make an emergency access route impassable. There are areas in Riverside County that naturally have extended emergency response times that exceed the 5 minute goal.

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3 2025 California Fire Code (CFC) Amendments
California Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.7 and 18941.5 require that the modification or change be expressly marked and identified as to which each finding refers. Therefore, the Board of Supervisors finds that the following table sets forth the 2025 California Fire Code sections that have been modified and the associated local climatic, geological and/or topographical conditions described above supporting the modification.
2025 CODE SECTION TITLE/SUBJECT FINDINGS I, II, III
101.4 Severability Administrative
102.5 Application of the residential code I, II & III
102.13.1 Application of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code Administrative 104.1.1 Authority of the Fire Chief and Fire Department Administrative 104.2 Determination of Compliance Administrative
104.8 and 104.8.1 Liability Administrative
104.12 Authority of the Fire Chief to close hazardous fire areas Administrative 108.2 Fees Administrative
108.7 Cost Recovery Administrative
112.1 Board of Appeals established Administrative
113.4 Violation and Penalties Administrative
202 Fire Chief Administrative
308.1.7 Sky Lanterns and similar devices I, II & III
503.1.2.1 Remoteness I, II, & III
503.2.1 Dimensions Administrative
503.2.2 Authority Administrative
503.6.1 Automatic opener Administrative
503.7 Loading areas and passenger drop-offs Administrative 507.5.7 Fire hydrant size and outlets I & III
507.5.8 Fire hydrant street marker I, II & III
508.1 Fire command center – General I, II & III
508.1.1 Fire command center – Location and access I, II & III 508.1.3 Fire command center - Size I, II & III
509.2.1 Minimum clearances I & III
608.11.1.2 Manual operation II & III
903.2 Where required (automatic sprinkler systems) I, II & III 903.3.5.3 Hydraulically calculated systems I & II
904.2.2.1 Activation of the Fire Alarm System I, II & III 3206.4.2 General Fire Protection and Life Safety Features Administrative 4107 Mobile Food Preparation Vehicles I, II & III
4107.1 Mobile Food Preparation Vehicles - General I, II & III 4107.2 Maintenance I, II & III
4107.2.1 Exhaust system I, II & III
4107.2.2 Fire protection systems and devices I, II & III 4107.2.3 Fuel gas systems I, II & III
5608.2 Fallout Area I, II & III
B103.2.1 Wildland-Urban Interface Area Subdivisions I, II & III Table B105.2 Buildings other than one- or two-family dwellings I, II & III C103.1 Fire hydrant location I, II & III

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4 2025 CFC Local Amendment Justification/Statement of Reason Building Standards Law allows local amendments in accordance with the following:

For purposes of this subdivision, a county may make reasonably necessary modifications to the requirements, adopted pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7, and 18941.5, contained in the provisions of the code and regulations on the basis of local conditions.

CFC Chapter 1 – Scope and Administration:

Section 101.4: This section is carried over from the existing Ordinance No. 787. This section resolves any conflict with the fire code provisions. Riverside County maintains its own severability clause and does not adopt the fire code text.

Section 102.5: This section is carried over from the existing Ordinance No. 787. The scope and application of the fire code needs to be expanded to apply to the fire sprinkler systems for accessory structures constructed under the 2025 California Residential Code (CRC) which are permitted to exceed 3,600 square feet in area. This existing modification maintains the applicability of the 2025 California Fire Code (CFC) Section 903.2 amendment to those accessory structures greater than or equal to 3,600 square feet in area. This has no change in intent for Ordinance No. 787 and maintains the protection offered.

Section 102.13.1: New section added to Section 102.13 to clarify Where a conflict exists between the provisions of the Riverside County Fire Code and the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, the provisions of the Fire Code shall apply.

Section 104.1.1: This section is carried over from the existing Ordinance No. 787. It is imperative that enforcement capability be disseminated to other law enforcement entities within the Riverside County area because of its vast topography and diversity. This gives the Riverside County Fire Department greater enforcement capabilities due to the presence of these other agencies across the County of Riverside.

Section 104.2: New amendment to Section 104.2 to clarify that “Guidelines” may be created to render interpretations of the Fire Code and shall be enforceable as part of the code.

Section 104.8 and 104.8.1: This section is carried over from the existing Ordinance No. 787 to resolve any conflict between state law and the fire code provisions.

Section 104.12: This section is carried over from the existing Ordinance No. 787 and grants authority to the Fire Chief, in cooperation with the Board of Supervisors, to close hazardous fire areas.

Section 108.2: This section is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787 and relocated to the fees section of the Fire Code Section 108.2. This amendment is necessary to identify that fees are in accordance with Riverside County Ordinance 671.

Section 108.7: This section is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787 and relocated to the fees section of the fire code. This section is maintained in accordance with Health and Safety Code 13009 and 13009.1, and Government Code 53150, et seq. for cost recovery.

Section 112.1: This section is carried over from the existing Ordinance No. 787 to identify the board of appeals and additional criteria for clarification and implementation. The existing modifications to this section are consistent with Health and Safety Code 17920.5 where no board of appeals exists. This section provides for the ability to create a Board of Appeals as needed.

Section 113.4: This section is carried over from the existing Ordinance No. 787 section 112.4 and relocated to this section to resolve any conflict with the fire code provisions. Ordinance No. 787 requires

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5 punishments and penalties for violations to be in accordance with Ordinance No. 725 and Health and Safety Code Sections 17995 through 17995.5.

CFC Chapter 2 – Definitions:

Fire Chief: This definition is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787. This definition was added to designate that this term means the Fire Chief of Riverside County whenever the wording appears in the California Fire Code or this Ordinance. This is to distinguish obligatory authority to the Fire Chief or any of the designated representatives for fire prevention measures and declarations in enforcing this Ordinance.

CFC Chapter 3 - General Requirements
Section 308.1.7: This section is carried over from previous Ordinance No. 787.10. This section is amended to prohibit sky lanterns and similar devices. The California State Fire Marshal's office issued Information Bulletin 12-005 indicating that there is a serious fire and safety hazard associated with sky lanterns, which include the potential to start an unintended fire on or off the property from which they are released. They are known to travel significant distances from the point of release. The National Association of State Fire Marshals Resolution 2013-3 recommends imposing State level bans on their sale and use. Multiple fires have been reported to be linked to the use of sky lanterns including, but not limited to, a recycling plant fire in Smethwick, England which caused approx. $9M in damage and a wildfire in Shell Beach on the mountain above Pirates Code in San Luis Obispo County, CA. This is similar to the existing amendment by Orange County Fire Authority.

CFC Chapter 5 – Fire Service Features
Section 503.1.2.1: This is a new section added to be consistent with the operational needs where two points of fire access are required as identified in the Riverside County Fire Department – Commercial Access Guidelines and is consistent with Appendix D of the International Fire Code.

Section 503.2.1: This section is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787. This correlation of the fire code is necessary for minimum fire apparatus access widths for firefighter operations and consistency throughout the county. This modification does not supersede County road standards contained in Ord 460 or Ord 461 where Ord 460 or Ord 461 is more restrictive. This modification has no change in regulatory effect.

Section 503.2.2: This section is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787. This section is enhanced to specify who has authority to designate Fire Lanes/Fire Apparatus Access Roads and modify minimum widths.

Section 503.6.1: This section is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787. This section provides fire department and other emergency responders more rapid access to facilities with motorized gates.

Underwriters Laboratory (UL) “determined that fires today are more dangerous and pose more risks than in the past. Fire propagation is faster, and time to flashover, escape times and collapse times are all shorter” (UL Fire Safety Journal Issue 1). Placing our first responders on scene sooner or without disruption will provide for greater occupant and firefighter safety, and assist in property protection and medical emergencies.

Section 503.7: This section is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787. This section provides additional width for apparatus access roads where utilized for loading/unloading or passenger drop off/pick up to prevent interference with operational access needs.

Section 507.5.7: This section is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787. This section provides for the size and quantities of outlets for residential standard, super hydrant standard, and super hydrant enhanced fire hydrants and that they shall be required as determined by the Fire Code Official.

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6 Section 507.5.8: This section is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787. The section provides direct references to Riverside County Fire Department Guidelines for specific requirements for the installation of blue reflective markers for fire hydrants.

Sections 508.1, 508.1.1, and 508.1.3: These sections are carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787. These sections have been amended to require fire command centers for structures larger than 300,000 square feet in size. To put into context, the Fire Command Center would be triggered when the buildings are approximately 2.5 times the typical Costco Warehouse store and approximately two times the size of a typical Walmart Supercenter. Large structures of this size pose numerous challenges to emergency responders due to the large amounts of fuel loads from the storage, manufacturing and/or processing of flammable/combustible commodities and other processes within the building. Challenges include wide distribution of smoke throughout the structure, difficulty for firefighters to locate and reach the fire and difficulty in search and evacuation of the public, employees and firefighters. These structures typically require numerous fire protection, early suppression and detection systems that may include, but are not limited to, fire pumps, multiple fire sprinkler systems, advanced fire alarm systems, smoke control systems, and refrigeration gas detection system(s). During a fire, the incident commander must have the ability to readily identify the status of the various suppression and detection systems and have access to other building information details that may include, but are not limited to, building floor plans, highpile/rack storage details, smoke control/ventilation systems, fire sprinkler zoning details, mechanical refrigeration equipment and piping details, and hazardous materials data sheets along with quantities and storage/use locations. A fire command center provides a centralized location for the incident commander to review details about the building and the incident and to effectively coordinate emergency responders and suppression activities with increased efficiency and speed. The Riverside County Fire Department has experienced several incidents in buildings with and without Fire Command Centers. Incident Commanders found that having detailed information on built in fire protection systems and controls, building schematics and hazardous materials storage plans were vital towards mitigating the event.

When this information was not available, firefighting personnel were forced to operate upon assumptions and much less information. In addition, this increased efficiency and speed results in facilities returning to operation more expeditiously after incidents or false alarms thereby reducing loss of revenue for the business.

Section 509.2.1: This section is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787. This section encompasses other exterior fire protection water supply appliances such as Fire Department connections, and other exterior fire protection system control valves, or any other exterior fire protection system component that may require immediate access.

CFC Chapter 6 – Building Services and Systems
Section 608.11.1.2: This section is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787. This section specifies the location of manual crossover valves when manual operation is required by the Fire Code Official. The amendment specifies that the manual valves shall be located in an approved location immediately outside of the machinery room, in a secure metal box or equivalent and marked as Emergency Controls. This is to ensure that the valves are in readily accessible location(s) for access during an emergency.

CFC Chapter 9 – Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems Section 903.2: This section is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787 with modification.

Modifications have been made to provide certain exemptions including, but not limited to, fueling canopies and agricultural and greenhouse Group U structures constructed in accordance with the California Building Code and specific shade structures. An additional sprinkler requirement has been added to include changes in use to existing structures greater than 3,600 sq. ft., and additions to existing structures where the new square footage is greater than 3,600 sq. ft.

The existing amendment provides a base square footage requirement for all new commercial, industrial, and residential occupancies other than one- and two-family dwellings. Though the amendment includes a

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7 reference to the requirement for one- and two-family dwellings, the authority for residential fire sprinkler requirements for these occupancies resides in Title 24, Part 2.5 [2025 California Residential Code].

Automatic sprinkler systems have been successfully used to protect industrial and commercial buildings and their occupants for more than 100 years. Historically the place which has offered the least amount of fire protection to occupants was and still is their own home. This was brought to light in 1973 by the Report of the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, America Burning. At the time of the report approximately 8,000 people died in structure fires every year in the United States. Nine out of ten of those victims died in their home.

However, the U.S. Fire Administration report “Fire in the United States 2004–2013 17th edition” reflects that nonresidential fire losses are costly. “National estimates of nonresidential building fires and losses, from 2004 to 2013, annually accounted for only 7 percent of fires, 2 percent of deaths, and 8 percent of injuries. These properties, however, accounted for a disproportionately large annual dollar loss, 21 percent. Trends in nonresidential buildings showed a 14 percent decrease in fires, a 9 percent increase in deaths, a 7 percent increase in injuries, and a 10 percent decrease in dollar loss from 2004 to 2013.” The same report concluded “…that, overall, the fire problem in the U.S. continues to improve. Ten-year fire loss rates are down. It is likely that several factors continue to contribute to these trends:…” which includes; "fire sprinklers, which quickly combat incipient fires, especially in nonresidential and multifamily buildings, and fire codes, which have been strengthened.” Furthermore, the report reflects that the nonresidential building category includes industrial and commercial properties, institutions (such as hospitals, nursing homes and prisons), educational establishments (from preschool through university), mobile properties, and storage properties. On average, about 89 percent of nonresidential structure fires, 88 percent of deaths, 91 percent of injuries, and 92 percent of dollar losses reported to National Fire Incident Reporting System from 2004 to 2013 occurred in nonresidential buildings.

Aside from firefighter and explosion fatalities, there has never been a multiple loss of life in a fully sprinklered building due to fire or smoke. All fire protection features have a reliability factor. Walls and shafts can be breached by means of poke-throughs and building alterations. Exit doors can be blocked or locked.

The California Residential Code requires that all one and two family dwellings be protected by sprinklers.

It is still imperative, based on the geographical, topographical, climatic diversity of Riverside County, to continue to protect all structures greater than 3,600 sq. ft. by fire sprinklers, to ensure faster fire suppression/control to those occupancies that would not normally be required to be protected which would exhaust a number resources including water which climatically is so precious to our environment as a whole. It will provide for less run off into ground water due to suppression activities and less pollutants into the environment. It will reduce the risk of a structure fire extending outside of the structure and potentially igniting a wildland fire.

Mobile homes are a part of the American landscape. In 2007 alone, more than 95,000 manufactured homes were shipped nationwide. Manufactured housing also accounts for approximately 10 percent of the single-family structures in the United States. The National Fire Protection Association reports in 2007-2011, 11,400 structure fires per year were reported in manufactured homes, with associated losses of; 206 civilian deaths, 434 civilian injuries, and $179 million in direct damage per year nationally. Despite the fact that we drive by them, respond to medical calls in them, and sometimes live in them, we often overlook mobile homes when it comes to training and pre-fire planning. However, as the deaths of two firefighters in Craigsville, West Virginia, showed, mobile homes can pose significant, and sometimes deadly, challenges. The burning mobile home is a less-than-stable platform, making search and possible rescue of occupants even more dangerous. The exterior walls are not as structurally sound when compared with those of most site-built homes. The narrow halls complicate search. The roof burns through more quickly than a typical residential roof and is not safe for firefighters. Mobile home fires can quickly grow out of control, because there's not as much wallboard and drywall, and there are fewer walls to keep the fire from spreading. If the first-due engine pulls up and the mobile home is burning from end to end, the firefighting strategy has already been decided. The fire must be knocked down in order to move in. If the home is in a mobile home park, again, protecting exposures is vital. Radiant heat can

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8 ignite the homes nearby. Fire sprinklers can prevent the flashover from occurring and in many cases put the fire out and save valuable resources in the process, such as water, personnel, and environmental cleanup, limited displacement into County shelter(s), and less inconvenience to the family. The mobile home, because of its construction, requires fast water.

The record for automatic fire sprinklers is based on the simple fact that there has never been a multiple death of building occupants from a fire developing in a building protected by an automatic fire sprinkler system properly installed and maintained in accordance with nationally recognized standards (NFPA 13, 13D, 13R, and NFPA 25).

AWWA Research Foundation has published the following report: Impact of Fire Flow on Distribution System Water Quality, Design, and Operation. This report concludes the following:
“Water-efficient fire suppression technologies exist that use less water than conventional standards. In particular, the universal application of automatic sprinkler systems provides the most proven method for reducing loss of life and property due to fire, while at the same time providing faster response to the fire and requiring significantly less water than conventional fire-fighting techniques. It is recommended that the universal application of automatic fire sprinklers be adopted by local jurisdictions.” Consider the benefits: a single firefighter using a normal 1-1/2” fire hose can be applying between 175- 400 gallons of water per minute when attempting to extinguish a fire. On the other hand, a single fire sprinkler will be flowing only 18- to 40- gallons of water per minute. This means that over a 5-minute period, the following quantities of water are used:

Fire-fighter with 1-1/2” hose:
175 gpm x 5 minutes = 875 gallons of water
400 gpm x 5 minutes = 2,000 gallons of water
Fire sprinkler system:
18 gpm x 5 minutes = 90 gallons of water
40 gpm x 5 minutes = 200 gallons of water
Section 903.3.5.3: This section is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787. The section limits all hydraulically calculated fire sprinkler systems to not exceed 90% of the water supply capacity. The 10% buffer in hydraulic calculation is a common engineering business practice that gives some flexibility to account for system water pressures that may decrease as additional demands are placed on the water system from additional construction or as the system ages.

Section 904.2.2.1: This is a new section added to the Fire Code to require that all new hood and duct commercial kitchen extinguishing systems are monitored by a central station or remote supervising station to ensure that the fire department is notified and able to respond to a fire.

CFC Chapter 32 – High-Piled Combustible Storage
Section 3206.4.2: This section is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787 and relocated to the automatic sprinkler section within Chapter 32 of the Fire Code. By requiring client leased or occupant owned warehouses to have a technical report completed by a registered engineer, it will minimize problems concerning commodity and sprinkler protection. By having an engineer complete a technical report for the proposed or existing building it will provide greater certainty that adequate protection for the commodities that are proposed will be sufficient. By not having adequate sprinkler protection, it could be detrimental to the building and could also cause loss of life in the event of a fire. Geographically this can be a significant problem due to the seismic activity that Riverside County experiences. The Engineer can assess the adequate protection for the correct commodity classifications, ensure the correct seismic provisions are in place for the type of system to be installed, and provide a professional assurance to a very volatile type of occupancy. It takes a vast number of resources to extinguish a fire of this type. By adding this requirement, it will ensure an added level of safety. Modifications have been made to provide clarification that certain reference documents are not required.

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9 CFC Chapter 49 - Requirements for Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Areas Section 4904.2.1: This section has been deleted and is covered by the provisions of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code and under Riverside County Ordinance No. 999.

CFC Chapter 41 – Temporary Heating and Cooking Operations Section 4107: A new Section 4107, including Sections 4107.1 through 4107.2.3 is added to the Fire Code to provide the fire department with the authority to inspect Mobile Food Preparation Vehicles during special events. This section was removed from the CFC due to conflict in regulations, however HCD agrees that there would be an expectation for fire marshals to have jurisdiction over safety inspections (especially for fire protection equipment and systems’ inspections, testing and maintenance), for participating SPCM MFF during special events requiring CFC 105.6 operational permits (such as Carnivals and Fairs, Exhibits and Trade Shows, or local codified “Special Events” …). See BSC TP-106 (Rev. 10/20) Initial Statement of Reasons June 21, 2021 Rulemaking File SFM 06/21 – Part 9 – 2021 Triennial Code Cycle.

CFC Chapter 56 – Explosives and Fireworks
Section 5608.2: A new Section 5608.2 is added to the Fire Code to establish a minimum required radius of the fallout area for aerial shells to be 100 ft/in. (22 m/25 mm) of the internal mortar diameter of the largest aerial shell to be fired, unless otherwise approved. This is necessary due to the climatic wind conditions within Riverside County.

CFC Appendix B – Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings
Section B103.2.1: A new Section B103.2.1 is added to the Fire Code to establish the minimum fire flow for any new subdivision or tract constructed within a Wildland-Urban Interface Area to be 1,500 gallons per minute to ensure that adequate fire-flow is provided.

Table B105.2 of Appendix B: This amendment is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787. This allows the fire department to still have adequate fire flow mitigation with sprinkler protection and not jeopardize main distribution systems by inadequately under sizing them and have costly upgrades for future projects. With the geographical diversity that the County has it is important that this requirement be added to ensure adequate water in the event of a fire.

CFC Appendix C – Fire Hydrant Locations and Distribution Section C103.1 of Appendix C: This provision is carried over from the previous Ordinance No. 787. This provision is to clarify the additional location of fire hydrants to be at intersections. This requirement has been standard policy within Riverside County.

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10 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (CWUIC) Amendments California Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.7 and 18941.5 require that the modification or change be expressly marked and identified as to which each finding refers. Therefore, the Board of Supervisors finds that the following table sets forth the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code sections that have been modified and the associated local climatic, geological and/or topographical conditions described above supporting the modification.
2025 CWUIC CODE

SECTION TITLE/SUBJECT FINDINGS I, II, III
102.4.1.1 Application of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code Administrative 104.1.1 Authority of the Fire Chief and Fire Department Administrative 104.2 Determination of Compliance Administrative
104.8 and 104.8.1 Liability Administrative
105.2 Permits Required Administrative
108.2 Schedule of Permit fees Administrative
108.7 Cost Recovery Administrative
109.3.7 Violation and Penalties Administrative
202 Fire Chief Administrative
302.1.1 Designation of Fire Hazard Severity Zones. Administrative 501.1 Scope I, II, & III
602.1 General I, II, & III
602.3.2 Final Fire Protection Plan I, II, & III
603.1 General I, II, & III
603.3 Landscape and Fuel Modification plans I, II, & III 603.3.1 Contents I, II, & III
604.1 General I, II, & III
604.3 Requirements I, II, & III
604.3.1 Retroactivity I, II, & III
604.6 Clearance of brush, vegetative growth, and combustible material from improved parcels I, II, & III
604.7 Clearance of fuels or vegetative growth from structures I, II, & III 604.7.1 Structures I, II, & III
604.7.2 Timing for New Buildings and additions to Existing Buildings I, II, & III 604.7.3 Photovoltaic Systems I, II, & III
604.8 Defensible Space clearance zones and requirements I, II, & III 604.8.1 Requirements I, II, & III
604.8.2 Zone 0 purpose and location I, II, & III
604.8.2.1 Non-Combustible Zone 0 for New Buildings, additions to Existing Buildings, and new or replacement landscape I, II, & III 604.8.2.2 Additional requirements in Zone 0 I, II, & III 604.8.2.3 Zone 0 requirements for Existing Buildings I, II, & III 604.8.2.3.1 Zone 0 restrictions I, II, & III
604.8.3 Zone 1 purpose and location I, II, & III
604.8.3.1 Requirements and allowable items I, II, & III 604.8.4 Zone 2 purpose and location I, II, & III
604.8.4.1 Requirements and allowable items I, II, & III 604.8.4.2 Spacing I, II, & III
604.8.5 General requirements for Zone 0, 1, and 2 I, II, & III 604.8.5.1 Dead and dying vegetation I, II, & III
604.8.5.2 Mulch and wood chips within Zones 1 and 2 I, II, & III 604.8.5.3 Firewood I, II, & III

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11 2025 CWUIC CODE

SECTION TITLE/SUBJECT FINDINGS I, II, III
604.8.5.4 Clearance from chimney, stovepipe I, II, & III 604.8.5.5 Trees I, II, & III
604.8.5.5.1 Tree spacing I, II, & III
604.8.5.5.2 Ground clearance of trees I, II, & III
604.8.5.5.3 Ground cover under tree canopy I, II, & III 604.8.5.6 Continuous tree canopies I, II, & III
604.8.5.6.1 New Structures I, II, & III
604.8.5.6.2 Existing Structures I, II, & III
604.8.5.7 Grasses I, II, & III
604.9 Fire protection equipment and utilities I, II, & III 604.10 Planting vegetation under or adjacent to energized electrical lines I, II, & III 604.11 Fencing I, II, & III
604.11.1 Scope I, II, & III
604.11.2 New Fencing I, II, & III
604.11.3 Existing Fencing I, II, & III
607.1 General I, II, & III
607.1.1 Combustible Materials I, II, & III
607.2 Storage for off-site use I, II, & III
608.1.1 Restricted development setbacks I, II, & III
608.2 General I, II, & III
608.2.1 Setback reduction I, II, & III
609.2.7.1 Greenbelts I, II, & III
609.2.7.2 Access to Greenbelts I, II, & III
A102.1 General I, II, & III
A105.1 General I, II, & III
A105.4 Combustible Materials I, II, & III
2025 CWUIC Local Amendment Justification/Statement of Reason Building Standards Law allows local amendments in accordance with the following:

For purposes of this subdivision, a county may make reasonably necessary modifications to the requirements, adopted pursuant to the Health and Safety Code Section 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7, and 18941.5, contained in the provisions of the code and regulations on the basis of local conditions.

CWUIC Chapter 1 – Administration:

Section 102.4.1.1: A new section added to the CWUIC to clarify that where a conflict exists between the provisions of the Riverside County Fire Code and the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, the more restrictive provisions shall apply.

Section 104.1.1: Similar to the existing Ordinance 787 amendment to the Fire Code, this section ensures that enforcement capability be disseminated to other law enforcement entities within the Riverside County area because of its vast topography and diversity. This gives the Riverside County Fire Department greater enforcement capabilities due to the presence of these other agencies across the County of Riverside.

Section 104.2: New amendment to Section 104.2 to clarify that “Guidelines” may be created to render interpretations of the Wildland-Urban Interface Code and shall be enforceable as part of the code.

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12 Section 104.8 and 104.8.1: This amended section is the same as in the Fire Code carried over from the existing Ordinance No. 787 to resolve any conflict between state law and the fire code provisions.

Section 105.2: This new amendment to CWUIC Section 105.2 adds an additional permit item for “Landscape and Fuel Modification Zones.”
Section 108.2: This amended section is similar to the previous Ordinance No. 787 for the Fire Code. This amendment is necessary to identify that fees are in accordance with Riverside County Ordinance 671.

Section 108.7: This new section is similar to the previous Ordinance No. 787 for the fire code. This section is maintained in accordance with the Health and Safety Code 13009 and 13009.1, and Government Code 53150, et seq. for cost recovery.

Section 109.3.7: This amended section is similar to the previous Ordinance No. 787 for the fire code provisions. Ordinance No. 787 requires punishments and penalties for violations to be in accordance with Ordinance No. 725 and Health and Safety Code Sections 17995 through 17995.5.

CWUIC Chapter 2 – Definitions:

Section 202: This new amendment is similar to the previous Ordinance No. 787 for the Fire Code. This definition was added to designate that this term means the Fire Chief of Riverside County whenever the wording appears in the California Fire Code or this Ordinance. This is to distinguish obligatory authority to the Fire Chief or any of the designated representatives for fire prevention measures and declarations in enforcing this Ordinance.

CWUIC Chapter 3 – Wildland-Urban Interface Areas:

Section 302.1.1: New amendment designating the Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The Riverside County Board has adopted the recommendations of the State Fire Marshal made pursuant to Government Code section 51178 and designated those areas within the County as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones as shown on the Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Maps published by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The Maps have been adopted under Riverside County Ordinance 999.

CWUIC Chapter 5 – Special Building Construction Requirements:

Section 501.1: A new amendment clarifying that for the purpose of the special building construction requirements in Chapter 5, a wildland-urban interface area shall be defined as a geographical area identified by the state as a “Fire Hazard Severity Zone” in accordance with the Public Resources Code Sections 4201 through 4204 and Government Code Sections 51175 through 51189, and other areas designated by the enforcing agency to be at a significant risk from wildfires, and shall include those areas designated by Ordinance 999 as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones based on recommendations from the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Government Code Section 51178. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

CWUIC Chapter 6 – Fire Protection Requirements:

Section 602.1: A new amendment to Section 602.1 to clarify when a Fire Protection Plan is required. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

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13 Section 602.3.2: A new amendment to Section 602.3.2 to clarify the items required in a Final Fire Protection Plan. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 603.1: A new amendment to Section 603.1 to include a reference to replacement landscaping.

This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 603.3: A new amendment to Section 603.1 to require Landscape and Fuel Modification Plans for any project in a Wildland-Urban Interface Area. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 603.3.1: A new amendment to Section 603.3.1 adding the requirement for the delineation of the 5-foot (1524 mm) (Zone 0), 30-foot (9144 mm) (Zone 1) and 100-foot (30 480 mm) (Zone 2) fuel management zones from all structures as part of the landscape plans. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.1: A new amendment to Section 604.1 to delete references to State Responsibility Areas (SRA) to include the defensible space requirements within the local responsibility area. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.3: A new amendment to Section 604.3 to include a reference to Appendix A of the CWUIC and Riverside County Fire Department Guidelines.

Section 604.3.1: A new Section 604.3.1 is added to the CWUIC to add a requirement that when required, by the Fire Code Official, or State Law, existing Defensible Space/Fuel Modification Zones (FMZ) shall require retrofitting, including thinning and/or removal of plants, trees, and vegetation, to meet this Code or State Law. Upon notification by the Fire Code Official, and when approved, work to bring an existing Defensible Space and FMZ into compliance with this Code, may be done over a two to four (2-4) year period as determined by the Fire Code Official. A compliance plan prepared by the property owner may be requested for review and approval by the Fire Code Official. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.6: A new Section 604.6 is added to the CWUIC requiring that all improved parcels declared a Public Nuisance shall be cleared entirely of combustible material. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.7: A new Section 604.7 is added to the CWUIC to require clearance of fuels or vegetative growth from structures. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.7.1: A new Section 604.7.1 is added to the CWUIC to specify the requirements for clearance of vegetation around structures located in a Fire Hazard Severity Zone. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.7.2: A new Section 604.7.2 is added to the CWUIC to provide a timeline for the clearance of fuels or vegetative growth from structures. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.7.3: A new Section 604.7.3 is added to the CWUIC to delineate the vegetation clearance requirements around freestanding photovoltaic systems in the wildland-urban interface area. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8: A new Section 604.8 is added to the CWUIC to indicate the three defensible space zones.

This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

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14 Section 604.8.1: A new Section 604.8.1 is added to the CWUIC to indicate the code sections for the defensible space requirements. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.2: A new Section 604.8.2 is added to the CWUIC to clarify the purpose and location of Zone 0. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.2.1: A new Section 604.8.2.1 is added to the CWUIC to delineate the Zone 0 requirements for all new buildings, additions to existing buildings, installation of new landscape, and refurbishment of existing landscape areas. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.2.2: A new Section 604.8.2.2 is added to the CWUIC to clarify the vegetation and landscape requirements in Zone 0. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.2.3: A new section heading 604.8.2.3 is added to the CWUIC for the Zone 0 requirements for existing buildings. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.2.3.1: A new Section 604.8.2.3.1 is added to the CWUIC to clarify the Zone 0 requirements applicable to existing buildings with landscape installed prior to January 1, 2026. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.3: A new Section 604.8.3 is added to the CWUIC to indicate the purpose and location of Zone 1. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.3.1: A new Section 604.8.3.1 is added to the CWUIC to indicate the requirements and allowable vegetation in Zone 1. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.4: A new Section 604.8.4 is added to the CWUIC to indicate the purpose and location of Zone 2. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.4.1: A new Section 604.8.4.1 is added to the CWUIC to indicate the requirements and allowable vegetation in Zone 2. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.4.2: A new Section 604.8.4.2 is added to the CWUIC to indicate the spacing requirements for trees and vegetation in Zone 2. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.5: A new section heading 604.8.5 is added to the CWUIC for the general requirements for Zone 0, 1, and 2. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.5.1: A new Section 604.8.5.1 is added to the CWUIC requiring the removal of all dead or dying grass, plants, shrubs, trees, branches, leaves, weeds, and tree needles within Zone 0, 1, and 2.

This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.5.2: A new Section 604.8.5.2 is added to the CWUIC requiring the use of combustible mulch and wood chips shall be in accordance with the requirements of Riverside County Fire Department

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15 Guidelines within Zones 1 and 2. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.5.3: A new Section 604.8.5.3 is added to the CWUIC indicating the requirements for firewood within Zones 0, 1, and 2 are found in Section 607 of the code. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.5.4: A new Section 604.8.5.4 is added to the CWUIC requiring that any portion of a tree or shrub that extends within 10 feet horizontally or vertically of a chimney outlet or stovepipe outlet shall be removed within Zones 0, 1, and 2. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.5.5: A new Section 604.8.5.5 is added to the CWUIC requiring that new trees shall be planted and maintained so that the tree’s drip line at maturity is a minimum of 10 feet from any combustible structure within Zones 0, 1, and 2. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.5.5.1: A new Section 604.8.5.5.1 is added to the CWUIC requiring the horizontal distance between crowns of new trees and crowns of adjacent trees shall not be less than 20 feet in Zone 1 and not less than 10 feet in Zone 2 and separation distance may be increased for slopes exceeding 20 percent with the required spacing measured between trees at maturity. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.5.5.2: A new Section 604.8.5.5.2 is added to the CWUIC addressing the ground clearance requirements for trees within Zones 0, 1, and 2. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.5.5.3: A new Section 604.8.5.5.3 is added to the CWUIC addressing the ground cover under tree canopies within Zones 0, 1, and 2. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.5.6: A new section heading 604.8.5.6 is added to the CWUIC to address continuous tree canopies within Zone 0, 1, and 2. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.5.6.1: A new Section 604.8.5.6.1 is added to the CWUIC prohibiting continuous tree canopies adjacent to new structures within Zones 0, 1, and 2. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.5.6.2: A new Section 604.8.5.6.2 is added to the CWUIC to address the requirements for continuous tree canopies adjacent to existing structures within Zones 0, 1, and 2. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.8.5.7: A new Section 604.8.5.7 is added to the CWUIC requiring that natural or annual grasses shall be mowed to a maximum height of 4-inch stubble with clippings removed within Zones 0, 1, and 2. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.9: A new Section 604.9 is added to the CWUIC addressing defensible space requirements around communication site towers and their support buildings; required fire protection water supplies, including water tanks, water supply pumps, and pump houses; and any other utility structure as required by the Fire Code Official within a wildland-urban interface area. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.10: A new Section 604.10 is added to the CWUIC prohibiting vegetation planted under or adjacent to energized power lines that, at maturity, will grow within 10 feet of the energized conductors

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16 within a wildland-urban interface area. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.11: A new section heading 604.11 is added to the CWUIC to address fencing requirements within a wildland-urban interface area. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.11.1: A new Section 604.11.1 is added to the CWUIC to address fencing requirements within Zone 0 in a wildland-urban interface area. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.11.2: A new Section 604.11.2 is added to the CWUIC to require new fencing and gates to be constructed of a non-combustible material in a wildland-urban interface area. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 604.11.3: A new Section 604.11.3 is added to the CWUIC to allow fencing installed prior to January 1, 2026 in a wildland-urban interface area to remain, except the entire fencing not parallel and within 5 feet of the building, including gates within the fencing, shall be constructed of a non-combustible material when any portion of the existing fencing within 5 feet is replaced. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 607.1: A new amendment to Section 607.1 of the CWUIC to prohibit the storage of firewood within Zone 0. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 607.1.1: A new Section 607.1.1 is added to the CWUIC requiring combustible materials, other than vegetation, stored within Zones 1 and 2 shall not be stored so as to pose a hazard to any building and that piles shall not exceed 100 square feet of area and a maximum height of 10 feet and shall be separated by a minimum of 20-foot clear area when located within a wildland-urban interface area. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 607.2: A new amendment to Section 607.2 of the CWUIC to prohibit the storage of firewood and combustible materials not for consumption on the premises within Zones 0, 1, and 2. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 608.1.1: A new Section 608.1.1 is added to the CWUIC with restricted development setbacks for new structures and additions to existing structures located less than 100 feet from any protected habitat within a wildland-urban interface area. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 608.2: A new amendment to Section 608.2 of the CWUIC expanding the applicability of the required 30-foot setback to new tract and parcel maps, new buildings, and additions to existing buildings within a wildland-urban interface area. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 608.2.1: A new amendment to Section 608.2.1 of the CWUIC deleting the exception of complying with the special building construction requirements as a setback reduction within a wildland-urban interface area, since the structures would already be subject to those requirements. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 609.2.7.1: A new amendment to Section 608.2.7.1 of the CWUIC addressing the approval of greenbelt locations within a wildland-urban interface area. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section 609.2.7.2: A new amendment to Section 608.2.7.2 of the CWUIC addressing the access points to proposed greenbelt locations for subdivisions and other developments within a wildland-urban interface

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17 area to allow for on-going maintenance and firefighter access. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

CWUIC Appendix A – General Requirements:

Section A102.1: A new amendment to Section A102.1 of the CWUIC adding a reference for vegetation control to Chapter 6 of the Wildland-Urban Interface Code. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section A105.1: A new amendment to Section A105.1 of the CWUIC adding a reference for the storage and use of materials to Chapter 6 of the Wildland-Urban Interface Code. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

Section A105.4: A new amendment to Section A105.4 of the CWUIC adding a reference for the outside storage and use of combustible materials to the applicable fire code sections. This amendment is necessary due to climatic, topographical, and geological conditions in Riverside County.

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28 ORDINANCE NO. 787.11

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 787 AND ADOPTING THE
2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE AND
THE 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN

INTERFACE CODE AS AMENDED
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside ordains as follows:

Section 1. Ordinance No. 787 is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

ORDINANCE NO. 787

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
ADOPTING THE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE AND 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDLANDURBAN INTERFACE CODE AS AMENDED Section 1. FINDINGS. The Board of Supervisors finds the following:

A. Every three years the State of California adopts a new California Fire Code and California Wildland-Urban Interface Code , as part of the California Building Standards Code, which becomes effective as to Riverside County180 days after publication by the California Building Standards Commission.

B. The International Fire Code has been published and adopted, as amended, by the California Building Standards Commission into the California Code of Regulations as Title 24, Part 9, titled the California Fire Code.

C. The International Wildland-Urban Interface Code has been published and adopted, as amended, by the California Building Standards Commission into the California Code of Regulations as Title 24, Part 7, titled the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code.

D. Riverside County may establish more restrictive standards reasonably necessary to provide fire protection for life and property because of local climatic, geological or topographical conditions.

E. Riverside County has an arid climate with annual rainfall varying from three (3)

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28 inches in Blythe to over thirty-three (33) inches in Pine Cove. The County also experiences annual hot, dry Santa Ana Winds, which contribute to fires spreading quickly throughout the County.

F. A variety of regions exist within Riverside County including deserts, mountains, brush covered wild lands, the Salton Sea and agricultural lands. Additionally, elevations within Riverside County range from three hundred (300) feet below sea level to mountains over ten thousand (10,000) feet. This variety in regions contributes to an increased emergency response time, which necessitates cooperation between local agencies.

G. Riverside County contains a large number of sensitive habitats for various species and vegetation, consists of large open space areas between major urban centers and includes landscapes varying from mountains and hills to valleys and deserts. These conditions impact building and structure location, which impedes emergency access and response.

H. Riverside County extends from Orange County to the State of Arizona and is mixed with congested urban areas, rural lands and wild lands, which increase Riverside County Fire Department response times to emergencies.

I. Two major earthquake faults, the San Andreas Fault and the San Jacinto Fault, bisect Riverside County and numerous minor faults exist throughout it. As a result, a substantial amount of property and persons located in Riverside County are likely to be impacted by earthquakes and will require emergency response and rescue.

J. The topography within Riverside County extends from flat to twenty-five (25) percent slope for habitable land, which causes buildings and structures to be located in unique areas that impact emergency response and access.

K. In addition to earthquakes, a substantial amount of property and persons located in Riverside County are likely to be impacted by landslides, wind erosion, blown sand, flooding and wildfires because of the County’s unique climatic, geological and topographical conditions.

L. The additional requirements included herein are necessary to properly protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents and workers of Riverside County.

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28 M. Revenue shortages make it difficult to locate additional fire stations and provide staffing sufficient to control fires in single and multi-story retail, commercial and industrial buildings, making enhanced built-in protection necessary.

N. The sections of the California Fire Code may be referred to by the same number used in said published compilation preceded by the words “Riverside County Fire Code Section” or “Fire Code Section.”
O. The sections of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code may be referred to by the same number used in said published compilation preceded by the words "Riverside County Wildland-Urban Interface Code Section" or "Wildland-Urban Interface Code Section."
Section 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to adopt the 2025 California Fire Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 9, and the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 7, as amended, to govern the safeguarding of life and property from fire, explosion hazards and hazardous conditions and to regulate the issuance of permits and collection of fees.

Section 3. AUTHORITY. This ordinance is adopted pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7, and 18941.5 which allow a county to adopt modifications or changes to the California Fire Code and the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code that are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological and topographical conditions.

Section 4. APPLICATION AND ADOPTION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE. Except as stated in this Section or as amended below in Section 5 of this Ordinance, all of the provisions and appendices of the 2025 California Fire Code, inclusive of all of the inclusions and exclusions set for in each chapter’s matrix, are hereby adopted and shall apply to the unincorporated areas of Riverside County. In addition, the following provisions that are excluded in the 2025 California Fire Code are hereby adopted – Chapter 1, Division II of the California Fire Code is hereby adopted, except that Section 103.2 and 112.3 are not adopted, and Chapters 3, 25, and Sections, 503, 510.2, 1103.2, and 5707 are adopted.

Section 5. AMENDMENTS TO CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE.

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28 A. SCOPE AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

1. Section 101.4 of the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
101.4 Severability. If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.

B. APPLICABILITY.

1. Section 102.5 of the California Fire Code is amended as follows:
102.5 Application of residential code. Where structures are designed and constructed in accordance with the California Residential Code, the provisions of this code shall apply as follows:

1. Construction and design provisions of this code pertaining to the exterior of the structure shall apply including, but not limited to, premises identification, fire apparatus access and water supplies. Where interior or exterior systems or devices are installed, construction permits required by Section 105.6 of this code shall apply.

2. Administrative, operational and maintenance provisions of this code shall apply.

3. Automatic fire sprinkler system requirements of this code shall apply to detached accessory buildings 3,600 square feet or greater in accordance with Section 903.2. The provisions contained in Section 903.2.18 of the California Fire Code or Section R317.5.1 of the California Residential Code may be used for the design of the automatic fire sprinkler system for detached private garages.

2. A new Section 102.13.1 is added to Section 102.13 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:

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28 C. 102.13.1 Application of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code. Where a conflict exists between the provisions of the Riverside County Fire Code and the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, the more restrictive provisions shall apply.DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE FIRE CODE OFFICIAL.

1. A new Section 104.1.1 is added to Section 104.1 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
104.1.1 Authority of the Fire Chief, Chief Deputy and Fire Department.

1. The Fire Chief, Chief Deputy, or their designee, is authorized and directed to enforce all applicable State fire laws and provisions of this ordinance and to perform such duties as directed by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.

2. The Fire Chief, Chief Deputy, or their designee, is authorized to administer, interpret and enforce this ordinance. Under the Fire Chief’, Chief Deputy, or their designee’s, direction, the Riverside County Fire Department is authorized to enforce ordinances of Riverside County pertaining to the following:

2.1. The prevention of fires.

2.2. The suppression or extinguishment of dangerous or hazardous fires.

2.3. The storage, use and handling of hazardous materials.

2.4. The installation and maintenance of automatic, manual and other private fire alarm systems and fire extinguishing equipment.

2.5. The maintenance and regulation of fire escapes.

2.6. The maintenance of fire protection and the elimination of fire hazards on land, in buildings, structures and other property, including those under construction.

2.7. The maintenance of means of egress.

2.8. The investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances of fire and unauthorized releases of hazardous materials.

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28 3. The following persons are hereby authorized to interpret and enforce the provisions of this ordinance and to make arrests and issue citations as authorized by law:

3.1. The Unit Chief, Peace Officers and Public Officers of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

3.2. The Fire Chief, Peace Officers and Public Officers of the Riverside County Fire Department.

3.3. The Riverside County Sheriff and any deputy sheriff.

3.4. The Police Chief and any police officer of any city served by the Riverside County Fire Department.

3.5. Officers of the California Highway Patrol.

3.6. Code Officers of the Riverside County Code Enforcement Department.

3.7. Peace Officers of the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

3.8. The law enforcement officer of the Federal Bureau of Land Management.

2. Section 104.2 of the California Fire Code is deleted and replaced with the following:
104.2 Determination of compliance. The fire code official shall have the authority to determine compliance with this code, to render interpretations of this code and to develop policies, procedures, guidelines, standards, and information bulletins in order to clarify the application of its provisions. Such interpretations, policies, procedures:

1. Shall be in compliance with the intent and purpose of this code.

2. Shall not have the effect of waiving requirements specifically provided for in this code.

3. Shall be enforceable as part of this code.

3. Sections 104.8 and 104.8.1 of the California Fire Code are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

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28 104.8 Liability. Any liability against Riverside County or any officer or employee for damages resulting from the discharge of their duties shall be as provided by law.

4. A new Section 104.12 is added to Section 104 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
104.12 Authority of the Fire Chief to close hazardous fire areas. Except upon National Forest Land, the Fire Chief is authorized to determine and announce the closure of any hazardous fire area or portion thereof. Any closure by the Fire Chief for a period of more than fifteen (15) calendar days must be approved by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors within fifteen (15) calendar days of the Fire Chief’s original order of closure. Upon such closure, no person shall go in or be upon any hazardous fire area, except upon the public roadways and inhabited areas. During such closure, the Fire Chief shall erect and maintain at all entrances to the closed area sufficient signs giving notice of closure. This section shall not prohibit residents or owners of private property within any closed area, or their invitees, from going in or being upon their lands. This section shall not apply to any entry, in the course of duty, by a peace officer, duly authorized public officer or fire department personnel.

For the purpose of this section, “hazardous fire area” shall mean public or private land that is covered with grass, grain, brush or forest and situated in a location that makes suppression difficult resulting in great damage. Such areas are designated on Hazardous Fire Area maps filed with the office of the Fire Chief.

D. FEES.

1. Section 108.2 of the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
108.2 Schedule of permit fees. Fees for services and permits shall be as set forth in Riverside County Ordinance No. 671.

2. A new Section 108.7 is added to Section 108 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:

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28 108.7 Cost recovery. Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code sections 11374.5(b)(1 ), 13009 et seq., 25259.4, 25515(a), 25540(a), 25541 (a), California Government Code sections 53150 et seq, and all other provisions of law, all costs incurred by the Riverside County Fire Department for the inspection and enforcement of any provision of these Codes, the investigation of any fire, explosion or other hazardous condition, the suppression of fire, the response to a traffic collision or accident, the containment and/or mitigation of a hazardous materials release, and any rescue or rendering of medical or physical aid or assistance, may be charged to any responsible party, any person who violates these Codes or any person who, due to a negligent or unlawful act or omission, is responsible for or requires or causes the emergency response of Riverside County Fire Department. Any expense incurred by the Riverside County Fire Department for such an emergency response shall constitute a debt of such person and shall be collectible by the County in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under contract, express or implied. These provisions shall be applied uniformly against all such persons in violation of a Penal Code, Vehicle Code, Health and Safety Code or other state law statutory violation; only a county official shall have authority to reduce or cancel the debt obligation arising from the incident.

E. MEANS OF APPEALS.

1. Section 112.1 of the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
112.1 Board of appeals established. The Board of Appeals shall be the County Executive Officer. If he or she determines an outside board is needed, he or she shall designate an outside hearing officer to hear the appeal. The Fire Chief and Chief Deputy shall be notified of any appeal and the Fire Chief, Chief Deputy or their designee’s shall be in attendance at the appeal hearing. Depending on the subject of the appeal, specialized expertise may be solicited, at the expense of the applicant, for the purpose of providing input to the Appeals Board.

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28 F. VIOLATIONS.

1.Section 113.4 of the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
113.4 Violation and penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association of persons to violate any provision of this ordinance, or to violate the provisions of any permit granted pursuant to this code or Ordinance 787.

Punishments and penalties for violations shall be in accordance with Ordinance No. 725 and Health and Safety Code Sections 17995 through 17995.5.

G. DEFINITIONS.

1. Section 202, definition of “Fire Chief” in the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

FIRE CHIEF. The Fire Chief of Riverside County or the Fire Chief’s designee.

H. OPEN FLAMES.

1. Section 308.1.7 of the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
308.1.7 Sky lanterns or similar devices. A person shall not release or cause to be released a sky lantern or similar device.

I. FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS.

1. A new Section 503.1.2.1 is added to Section 503.1.2 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
503.1.2.1 Remoteness. Unless otherwise approved, where two fire apparatus access roads are required, they shall be placed a distance apart equal to not less than one- half of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the property or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses.

2. Section 503.2.1 of the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
503.2.1 Dimensions. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width of not less than 24 feet (7315 mm), exclusive of shoulders, except for approved

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28 security gates in accordance with Section 503.6, and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches (4115 mm). For additional requirements or alternatives see Riverside County Fire Department Standards and Policies, as may be amended from time to time.

3. Section 503.2.2 of the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
503.2.2 Authority. The fire code official shall be the only authority authorized to designate fire apparatus access roads and fire lanes and to modify the minimum fire lane access widths for fire or rescue operations.

4. A new Section 503.6.1 is added to Section 503.6 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
503.6.1 Automatic opener. New motorized gates shall be provided with means to be automatically opened remotely by emergency vehicle in accordance with Riverside County Fire Department Standards and Policies, as may be amended from time to time.

Exception: Gates serving individual one- and two-family dwelling parcels.

5. A new Section 503.7 is added to Section 503 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
503.7 Loading areas and passenger drop-off areas. On private properties, where fire apparatus access roads are utilized for loading or unloading or utilized for passenger drop-off or pick-up, an additional eight (8) feet of width shall be added to the minimum required width for the fire apparatus access road.

J. FIRE PROTECTION WATER SUPPLIES.

1. A new Section 507.5.7 is added to Section 507.5 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
507.5.7 Fire hydrant size and outlets. As determined by the fire code official, fire hydrant sizes and outlets shall be based on the following:

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28 1. Residential Standard – one (1) four (4) inch outlet and one (1) two and half (2 ½) inch outlet.

2. Super Hydrant Standard – one (1) four (4) inch outlet and two (2) two and one half (2 ½) inch outlet.

3. Super Hydrant Enhanced – two (2) four (4) inch outlet and one (1) two and one half (2 ½) inch outlet.

2. A new Section 507.5.8 is added to Section 507.5 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
507.5.8 Fire hydrant street marker. Fire hydrant locations shall be visually indicated in accordance with Riverside County Fire Department Guidelines, as may be amended from time to time. Any hydrant marker damaged or removed during the course of street construction or repair shall be immediately replaced by the contractor, developer or person responsible for removal or damage.

K. FIRE COMMAND CENTER.

1. Section 508.1 of the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
508.1 General. Where required by other sections of this code and in all buildings classified as high-rise buildings by the California Building Code, in all buildings greater than 300,000 square feet (27 870 m2), and in Group I-2 occupancies having occupied floors located more than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access a fire command center for fire department operations shall be provided and shall comply with Sections 508.1.1 through 508.1.7.

2. Section 508.1.1 of the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
508.1.1 Location and access. The fire command center shall be located adjacent to the main lobby and shall be accessible from fire department vehicular access or as approved by the fire code official. The room shall have direct access from the building exterior at the lowest level of fire department access.

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28 3. Section 508.1.3 of the California Fire Code is amended as follows:
508.1.3 Size. The fire command center shall be not less than 0.015 percent of the total building area of the facility served or 200 square feet (19 m2) in area, whichever is greater, with a minimum dimension of 0.7 times the square root of the room area or 10 feet (3048 mm), whichever is greater.

Where a fire command center is solely required because a building is greater than 300,000 square feet (27 870 m2), the fire command center shall have a minimum size of 96 square feet (9 m2) with a minimum dimension of 8 feet (2438 mm) where approved by the fire code official.

L. FIRE PROTECTION AND UTILITY EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION AND ACCESS.

1. A new Section 509.2.1 is added to section 509.2 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
509.2.1 Minimum clearances. A 3-foot (914 mm) clear space shall be maintained around the circumference of exterior fire protection system control valves, or any other exterior fire protection system component that may require immediate access, except as otherwise required or approved.

M. MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION.

1. Section 608.11.1.2 of the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
608.11.1.2 Manual operation. When required by the fire code official, automatic crossover valves shall be capable of manual operation. The manual valves shall be located in an approved location immediately outside of the machinery room in a secure metal box or equivalent and marked as Emergency Controls.

N. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS.

1. Section 903.2 of the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
903.2 Where required.

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28 1. In all new buildings and structures which are 3,600 square feet or greater, an approved automatic sprinkler system shall be provided regardless of occupancy classification. Where the Sections 903.2.1 – 903.2.21 of the California Fire Code require more restrictive requirements than those listed below, the more restrictive requirement shall take precedence.

2.All existing buildings, except for one- and two-family dwellings, shall be retrofitted with automatic fire sprinklers when a structure exceeds 3,600 square feet and changes are made to the building including any of the following: change of use/occupancy, removal of an existing fire wall as defined by the California Building Code, or additions of 50% or more are made to the original building area and the resulting square footage exceeds 5,000 square feet.

3. One- and two-family dwellings shall have an automatic fire sprinkler system regardless of square footage in accordance with the California Residential Code. Fire sprinkler systems shall be installed in mobile homes, manufactured homes and multifamily manufactured homes with two dwelling units in accordance with Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations.

Exceptions: Unless required elsewhere in this code or the California Building Code, automatic fire sprinkler systems shall not be required for the following:

1.  Spaces or areas in telecommunications buildings used exclusively for telecommunications equipment, associated electrical power distribution equipment, batteries not required to have an automatic sprinkler system by Section 1207 for energy storage systems and standby engines, provided that those spaces or areas are equipped throughout with an automatic smoke detection system in accordance with Section 907.2 and are

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28 separated from the remainder of the building by not less than 1- hour fire barriers constructed in accordance with Section 707 of the California Building Code or not less than 2-hour horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with Section 711 of the California Building Code, or both.

2. Detached Group U occupancies used for agricultural purposes constructed in accordance with the California Building Code.

3. Detached non-combustible equestrian arena shade canopies that are open on all sides and used for riding only - no commercial, assembly or storage uses.

4. Non-combustible fueling station canopies not exceeding 10,000 square feet when separated from other buildings by a distance of not less than 50 feet.

5. Detached fabric or non-combustible shade structures that are open on all sides and used to shade playground equipment, temporary storage of vehicles and dining areas with no cooking.

6. Where determined by the Fire Chief that no major life safety hazard exists, and the fuel load does not pose a significant threat to firefighter safety or to other structures or property, automatic fire sprinklers may be exempted.

The following exceptions in the California Fire Code shall not be allowed:
a. Exception in Section 903.2.3
b. Exception in Section 903.2.11.3

2. A new Section 903.3.5.3 is added to Section 903.3.5 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
903.3.5.3 Hydraulically calculated systems. The design of hydraulically calculated fire sprinkler systems shall not exceed 90% of the water supply capacity.

O. COMMERCIAL HOOD AND DUCT SYSTEMS.

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28 1. A new Section 904.2.2.1 is added to Section 904.2.2 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
904.2.2.1 Activation of the Fire Alarm System. Where a fire alarm signaling system, or a Dedicated Function Fire Alarm System is serving the occupancy where the extinguishing system is located, the actuation of the automatic fire-extinguishing system shall actuate the fire alarm signaling system in accordance with the requirements of NFPA 72.  If a fire alarm signaling system, or a Dedicated Function Fire Alarm System is not present, one will be required to be installed to provide monitoring for the automatic fire -extinguishing system.

P. GENERAL FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY FEATURES.

1. A new Section 3206.4.2 is added to Section 3206.4 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
3206.4.2 Minimum requirements for client leased or occupant owned warehouses. Designs of an automatic sprinkler system for client leased or occupant owned buildings containing high pile storage shall be based on the requirements of NFPA 13. Unless otherwise approved a Professional Engineer, licensed in the State of California, shall perform a survey of the building to determine commodity classification, storage configuration, building height and other information related to the development of an appropriate sprinkler system design. The engineer shall also make reasonable efforts to meet with the building owner or operator to understand seasonal or customer related fluctuations to the stored commodities, storage height, and configuration. The sprinkler design shall be based on the most demanding requirements determined through the onsite survey and discussions with the building owner or operator. The technical report shall describe the basis for determining the commodity and sprinkler design selection, how the commodities will be isolated or separated, and include references to the design document(s). If a specific fire test is used as the basis of design, a copy of the fire test report shall be provided at the time of plan review.

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28 Q. MOBILE FOOD PREPARATION VEHICLES.

1. A new Section 4107 is added to Chapter 41 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
4107 MOBILE FOOD PREPARATION VEHICLES.

2. New Sections 4107.1 through 4107.2.3 are added to Section 4107 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
4107.1 General. Mobile food preparation vehicles that are equipped with appliances that produce smoke or grease-laden vapors shall comply with this section. 4107.2 Maintenance. Maintenance of systems on mobile food preparation vehicles shall be in accordance with Sections 4107.2.1 through 4107.2.3. 4107.2.1 Exhaust system. The exhaust system, including hood, grease- removal devices, fans, ducts and other appurtenances, shall be inspected and cleaned in accordance with Section 606.3.
4107.2.2 Fire protection systems and devices. Fire protection systems and devices shall be maintained in accordance with Section 901.6. 4107.2.3 Fuel gas systems. LP-gas containers installed on the vehicle and fuel-gas piping systems shall be inspected annually by an approved inspection agency or a company that is registered with the U.S. Department of Transportation to requalify LP-gas cylinders, to ensure that system components are free from damage, suitable for the intended service and not subject to leaking. CNG containers shall be inspected every 3 years in a qualified service facility. CNG containers shall not be used past their expiration date as listed on the manufacturer’s container label. Upon satisfactory inspection, the approved inspection agency shall affix a tag on the fuel gas system or within the vehicle indicating the name of the inspection agency and the date of satisfactory inspection.

R. FIREWORKS DISPLAY.

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28 1. A new Section 5608.2 is added to Section 5608 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
5608.2 Fallout Area. For aerial shells, the minimum required radius of the fallout area shall be 100 ft/in. (22 m/25 mm) of the internal mortar diameter of the largest aerial shell to be fired, unless otherwise approved.

S. APPENDIX B.

1. A new Section B103.2.1 is added to Section B103.2 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:

B103.2.1 Wildland-Urban Interface Area Subdivisions. The minimum fire flow for any new subdivision or tract constructed within a Wildland-Urban Interface Area shall be 1,500 gallons per minute.

2. Table B105.2 of the California Fire Code is amended as follows:

TABLE B105.2

REQUIRED FIRE-FLOW FOR BUILDINGS OTHER THAN ONE- AND
TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS, GROUP R-3 AND R-4 BUILDINGS AND TOWNHOUSES

AUTOMATIC

SPRINKLER
SYSTEM
(Design Standard)

MINIMUM FIRE-
FLOW
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FLOW DURATION
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No automatic sprinkler
system Value in Table B105.1(2) Duration in Table B105.1(2) Section 903.3.1.1 of the
California Fire Code
50% of the value in Table
B105.1(2)
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Duration in Table
B105.1(2) at the reduced
flow rate
Section 903.3.1.2 of the
California Fire Code
50% of the value in Table
B105.1(2)
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Duration in Table
B105.1(2) at the reduced
flow rate
For SI: 1 gallon per minute = 3.785 L/m
a. The reduced fire-flow shall not be less than 1,000 gallons per minute. b. The reduced fire-flow shall not be less than 1,5000 gallons per minute.

T. APPENDIX C.

1. Section C103.1 of the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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28 C103.1 Hydrant spacing. Fire apparatus access roads and public streets providing required access to buildings in accordance with Section 503 of the California Fire Code shall be provided with one or more fire hydrants, as determined by Section C102.1. Where more than one fire hydrant is required, the distance between required fire hydrants shall be in accordance with Sections C103.2 and C103.3. Fire hydrants shall be provided at street intersections.

Section 6. APPLICATION AND AROPTION OF THE CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE. Except as stated in this Section or as amended below in Section 7 of this Ordinance, all of the provisions and appendices of the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, inclusive of all of the inclusions and exclusions set for in each chapter's matrix, are hereby adopted and shall apply to the unincorporated areas of Riverside County. In addition, the following provisions that are excluded in the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code– Chapter 1, Division II of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is hereby adopted, except that Sections 103.2 and 112.3 are not adopted, and sections A101 through A102.2, A102.4, A104, A105.1, A105.4 through A105.4.2, A106 through A106.2 and A107 through A107.5 are adopted.

Section 7. AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE:

A. APPLICABILITY,

1. A new Section 102.4.1.1 is added to Section 102.4.1 of the California Wildland- Urban
Interface Code to read as follows:
102.4.1.1 Application of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code. Where a conflict exists between the provisions of the Riverside County Fire Code and the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, the more restrictive provisions shall apply.

B. DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE CODE OFFICIAL.

1. A new Section 104.l.l is added to Section 104.1 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:

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28 104.1.1 Authority of the Fire Chief, Chief Deputy, and Fire Department.

1. The Fire Chief, Chief Deputy, or their designee is authorized and directed to enforce all applicable State fire laws and provisions of this ordinance and to perform such duties as directed by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.

2. The Fire Chief, Chief Deputy, or their designee is authorized to administer, interpret and enforce this ordinance. Under the Fire Chief, Chief Deputy, or their designee’s direction, the Riverside County Fire Department is authorized to enforce ordinances of Riverside County pertaining to the following:

2.1. The prevention of fires.

2.2. The suppression or extinguishment of dangerous or hazardous fires.

2.3. The storage, use and handling of hazardous materials.

2.4. The installation and maintenance of automatic, manual and other private fire alarm systems and fire extinguishing equipment.

2.5. The maintenance and regulation of fire escapes.

2.6. The maintenance of fire protection and the elimination of fire hazards on land, in buildings, structures and other property, including those under construction.

2.7. The maintenance of means of egress.

2.8. The investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances of fire and unauthorized releases of hazardous materials.

3. The following persons are hereby authorized to interpret and enforce the provisions of this ordinance and to make arrests and issue citations as authorized by law:

3.1. The Unit Chief, Peace Officers and Public Officers of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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28 3.2. The Fire Chief, Peace Officers and Public Officers of the Riverside County Fire Department.

3.3. The Riverside County Sheriff and any deputy sheriff.

3.4. The Police Chief and any police officer of any city served by the Riverside County Fire Department.

3.5. Officers of the California Highway Patrol.

3.6. Code Officers of the Riverside County Code Enforcement Department.

3.7. Peace Officers of the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

3.8. The law enforcement officer of the Federal Bureau of Land Management.

2. Section 104.2 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is deleted and replaced with the following:
104.2 Determination of compliance. The fire code official shall have the authority to determine compliance with this code, to render interpretations of this code and to develop policies, procedures, guidelines, standards, and information bulletins in order to clarify the application of its provisions. Such interpretations, policies, procedures:

1. Shall be in compliance with the intent and purpose of this code.

2. Shall not have the effect of waiving requirements specifically provided for in this code.

3. Shall be enforceable as part of this code.

3. Sections 104.8 and 104.8.1 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:
104.8 Liability. Any liability against Riverside County or any officer or employee for damages resulting from the discharge of their duties shall be as provided by law.

C. PERMITS.

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28 1. Section 105.2 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is deleted in it’s entirety and replaced with the following:
105.2 Permits Required. Unless otherwise exempted, buildings or structures regulated by this code shall not be erected, constructed, altered, repaired, moved, removed, converted, demolished or changed in use or occupancy unless a separate permit for each building or structure has first been obtained from the code official.

For buildings or structures erected for temporary uses, see Section A108.3.

Where required by the code official, a permit shall be obtained for the following activities, operations, practices or functions within a wildland-urban interface area:

1. Automobile wrecking yard.

2. Candles and open flames in assembly areas.

3. Explosives or blasting agents.

4. Fireworks.

5. Flammable or combustible liquids.

6. Hazardous materials.

7. Liquefied petroleum gases.

8. Landscape and fuel modification zones.

9. Lumberyards.

10. Motor vehicle fuel-dispensing stations.

11. Open burning.

12. Pallet Yards.

13. Pyrotechnical special effects material.

14. Tents, canopies and temporary membrane structures.

15. Tire storage.

16. Welding and cutting operations.

D. FEES.

1. Section 108.2 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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28 108.2 Schedule of permit fees. Fees for services and permits shall be as set forth in Riverside County Ordinance No. 671.

2. A new Section 108.7 is added to Section 108 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
108.7 Cost recovery. Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code sections 11374.5(b)(1 ), 13009 et seq., 25259.4, 25515(a), 25540(a), 25541 (a), California Government Code sections 53150 et seq, and all other provisions of law, all costs incurred by the Riverside County Fire Department for the inspection and enforcement of any provision of these Codes, the investigation of any fire, explosion or other hazardous condition, the suppression of fire, the response to a traffic collision or accident, the containment and/or mitigation of a hazardous materials release, and any rescue or rendering of medical or physical aid or assistance, may be charged to any responsible party, any person who violates these Codes or any person who, due to a negligent or unlawful act or omission, is responsible for or requires or causes the emergency response of Riverside County Fire Department. Any expense incurred by the Riverside County Fire Department for such an emergency response shall constitute a debt of such person and shall be collectible by the County in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under contract, express or implied. These provisions shall be applied uniformly against all such persons in violation of a Penal Code, Vehicle Code, Health and Safety Code or other state law statutory violation; only a county official shall have authority to reduce or cancel the debt obligation arising from the incident.

E. INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT

1. Section 109.3.7 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
109.3.7 Violation and penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association of persons to violate any provision of this ordinance, or to violate the provisions of any permit granted pursuant to this code or Ordinance 787.

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28 Punishments and penalties for violations shall be in accordance with Ordinance No. 725, Health and Safety Code Sections 17995 through 17995.5 and Government Code Section 51185.

F. DEFINITIONS.

1. Section 202, definition of "Fire Chief” in the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

FIRE CHIEF. The Fire Chief of Riverside County or the Fire Chief’s designee.

G. WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE AREA DESIGNATIONS.

1. Section 302.1.1 is added to Section 302.1 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
302.1.1 Designation of Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The Riverside County Board has adopted the recommendations of the State Fire Marshal made pursuant to Government Code section 51178 and designated those areas within the County as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones as shown on the Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Maps published by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The Maps have been adopted under Riverside County Ordinance 999.

H. SPECIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS.

1. Section 501.1 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface shall be amended as follows:
501.1 Scope. Buildings and structures in a wildland-urban interface area shall be constructed in accordance with the California Building Code and this code. For the purpose of this Chapter, a wildland-urban interface area shall be defined as a geographical area identified by the state as a “Fire Hazard Severity Zone” in accordance with the Public Resources Code Sections 4201 through 4204 and Government Code Sections 51175 through 51189, and other areas designated by the enforcing agency to be at a significant risk from wildfires, and shall include those areas designated by Ordinance 999 as moderate, high, and very high fire Commented [DM1]: Amended 501.1 to include moderate and
high.

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28 hazard severity zones based on recommendations from the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Government Code Section 51178.

Exceptions:

1. Group U accessory structures not exceeding 120 square feet (11 m 2 ) in
floor area where located not less than 50 feet (15 240 mm) from applicable buildings.

2. Group U agricultural buildings not less than 50 feet (15 240 mm) from applicable buildings.

I. FIRE PROTECTION PLANS.

1. Section 602.1 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended as follows:
602.1 General. A fire protection plan shall be submitted to the Fire Code Official for any proposed subdivision of land or building project. The fire protection plan shall be prepared to determine the acceptability of fire protection and life safety measures designed to mitigate wildfire hazards presented for the property under consideration.

The fire protection plan shall be prepared by a registered design professional, qualified landscape architect, qualified fire safety specialist or similar specialist acceptable to the code official and shall analyze the wildfire risk of the building, project, premises or region to recommend necessary changes.

Submittal of a preliminary fire protection plan shall be required prior to the submission of a final fire protection plan.

Exception: A single-family dwelling (Group R-3 Occupancy) when located on an existing legal parcel.

2. Section 602.3.2 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended as follows:
602.3.2 Final Fire Protection Plan. Final fire protection plan shall include items listed in Section 602.3.1 and the following:

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28 1. A map identifying all proposed plants in the fuel modification zones with a legend that includes a symbol for each proposed plant species. The plan shall include specific information on each species proposed, including but not limited to:

1.1. The plant life-form;

1.2. The scientific and common name; and

1.3. The expected height and width for mature growth.

2. Identification of irrigated and non-irrigated zones.

3. Requirements for vegetation reduction around emergency access and evacuation routes.

4. Identification of existing vegetation proposed to remain.

5. Identification of points of access for equipment and personnel to maintain vegetation in common areas.

6. Methods and timetables for controlling, changing, or modifying areas on the property.

7. Legally binding statements regarding community responsibility for maintenance of fuel modification zones.

8. Legally binding statements to be included in covenants, conditions and restrictions regarding property owner responsibilities for vegetation maintenance.

J. VEGETATION PLAN.

1. Section 603.1 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended as follows:
603.1 General. Planting of vegetation for new and replacement landscaping shall be selected to reduce vegetation in proximity to a structure and to maintain vegetation as it matures.

2. Section 603.3 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended as follows:

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28 603.3 Landscape and Fuel Modification plans. Landscape and Fuel Modification plans shall be submitted for any project located in a WUI area. The landscape and Fuel Modification plan shall include development and maintenance requirements for the vegetation management zone adjacent to structures and roadways, and to provide significant fire hazard reduction benefits for public and firefighting safety.

3. Section 603.3.1 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended as follows:
603.3.1 Contents. Landscape plans shall contain the following:

1. Delineation of the 5-foot (1524 mm) (Zone 0), 30-foot (9144 mm) (Zone 1) and 100-foot (30 480 mm) (Zone 2) fuel management zones from all structures.

2. Identification of existing vegetation to remain and proposed new vegetation.

3. Identification of irrigated areas.

4. A plant legend with both botanical and common names, and identification of all plant material symbols.

5. Identification of ground coverings within the 30-foot (9144 mm) zone.

K. MAINTENANCE OF DEFENSIBLE SPACE.

1. Section 604.1 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended as follows:
604.1 General. Vegetation and fuels shall be managed to reduce the severity of potential exterior wildfire exposure to buildings and to reduce the risk of fire spreading to buildings as required by applicable laws and regulations.

2. Section 604.3 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended as follows:
604.3 Requirements. Vegetation and fuels around all buildings and structures shall be maintained in accordance with the following laws and regulations:

1. Public Resources Code, Section 4291.

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28 2. California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Subchapter 3, Article 3, Section 1299.03.

3. California Government Code, Section 51182.

4. California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1, Article 3, Section 3.07.

5. The requirements of Section 7, Appendix A of this ordinance and Riverside County Fire Department Guidelines.

3. Section 604.3.1 is added to Section 604.3 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.3.1 Retroactivity. When required by the Fire Code Official, or State Law, existing Defensible Space/Fuel Modification Zones (FMZ) shall require retrofitting, including thinning and/or removal of plants, trees, and vegetation, to meet this Code or State Law. Upon notification by the Fire Code Official, and when approved, work to bring an existing Defensible Space and FMZ into compliance with this Code, may be done over a two to four (2-4) year period as determined by the Fire Code Official.

A compliance plan prepared by the property owner may be requested for review and approval by the Fire Code Official.

4. Section 604.6 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.6 Clearance of brush, vegetative growth, and combustible material from improved parcels. All improved parcels declared a Public Nuisance shall be cleared entirely of combustible material. If the Fire Code Official determines this impractical, the provisions of Section 604.7 may be used.

5. Section 604.7 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.7 Clearance of fuels or vegetative growth from structures. Clearance of fuels and vegetative growth from structures shall be per sections 604.7.1 through 604.7.4 of this code.

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28 6. Section 604.7.1 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.7.1 Structures. Any person owning, leasing, controlling, operating, or maintaining any Building or structure in, upon, or adjoining any FHSZ, governed by this section, and any person owning, leasing, or controlling any land adjacent to such Buildings, shall at all times maintain around and adjacent to such Building, an effective firebreak made by removing and clearing away, all combustible material on their property for a distance not less than 100 feet from all portions of the Building.

Distances may be increased by the Fire Code Official due to a site-specific analysis based on local conditions and when required, based on a Fire Protection Plan. This section shall not apply to single specimens or stands of protected species of trees, Ornamental Landscape or similar plants used in landscaping and ground covers, that are well-pruned, maintained, and spaced, and do not form a means of rapidly transmitting fire from other nearby vegetation to a structure or from a structure to other nearby vegetation or to interrupt the advance of embers toward a structure.

7. Section 604.7.2 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.7.2 Timing for New Buildings and additions to Existing Buildings. The provisions of Section 604.7 shall be completed prior to vertical construction of any New Building or addition to an Existing Building.

8. Section 604.7.3 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.7.3 Photovoltaic Systems. The clearance requirements around freestanding photovoltaic systems and equipment shall comply with the following:

1. A minimum 10-foot clearance for clusters of panels not exceeding 1,500 square feet of combined panel area.

2. A minimum of 30-foot clearance for clusters of panels greater than 1,500 square feet of combined panel area.

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28 3. Clusters shall be separated by a minimum of 20 feet.

4. Panels and clusters shall be not located within 30 feet of any Building subject to clearance requirements of Section 604 unless the clearance requirements of Section 604 are provided as measured from the perimeter of the panel or cluster.

9. Section 604.8 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8 Defensible Space clearance zones and requirements. The required 100- foot Defensible Space clearance is identified in three (3) distinct zones: Zone 0, 1, and 2.

10. Section 604.8.1 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.1 Requirements. Defensible Space shall be in accordance with the requirements of Appendix A of this code, Riverside County Fire Department Guidelines and the specific requirements for each zone listed in Sections 604.8.2 through 604.8.5.

11. Section 604.8.2 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.2 Zone 0 purpose and location. Zone 0 reduces the likelihood of structure ignition by reducing the potential for direct ignition of the structure from flame contact, by embers that accumulate at the base of a wall, and/or indirect ignitions when embers ignite vegetation, vegetative debris, or other combustible materials located close to the structure that result in either a radiant heat and/or a direct flame contact exposure to the structure.

Zone 0 is the horizontal area within the first five (5) feet around the structure, including stairs, balconies, attached or adjacent decks, and outbuildings. Zone 0 is measured from the edge of a structure, attached or adjacent decks, patio covers, balconies, and floor projections above-grade. Zone 0 also includes the area on the

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28 roof of a building, and underneath and on top of attached decks, patio covers, balconies, and stair landings.

Advisory Notice: Riverside County Fire Department has local Zone 0 requirements currently in effect for new Buildings and additions to existing Buildings. New State regulations for Zone 0 are currently under development by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. Any State regulation more restrictive than this ordinance shall apply. This may require thinning and/or removal of plants, trees, and vegetation to meet State Law and regulations.

12. Section 604.8.2.1 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.2.1 Non-Combustible Zone 0 for New Buildings, additions to Existing Buildings, and new or replacement landscape. Fuels, including Combustible Materials and vegetation, are prohibited in Zone 0 for all New Buildings, additions to Existing Buildings, installation of new landscape, and refurbishment of existing landscape areas.

The application date of Section 604.8.2.1 shall be the later application date when any of the following occur:

1. Fire Department Clearance for a New Building or addition to an Existing Building.

2. Building permit for a New Building or addition to an Existing Building.

3. Landscape plans submitted for Riverside County Fire Department review.

4. Replacement of landscape when landscape plans are not required.

13. Section 604.8.2.2 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.2.2 Additional requirements in Zone 0.

1. New and existing tree canopies are prohibited within 10 feet of New Buildings, including the addition portion to Existing Buildings.

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28 Exception: Existing protected oak trees shall be trimmed to provide a minimum 5-foot clearance above the roof and 5 feet to the side of any New Building, or the addition portion to an Existing Building.

2. Landscaped roofs are prohibited.

3. Vegetation underneath decks is prohibited.

4. Other Combustible Materials underneath any deck, not part of the deck structure itself, shall be removed.

5. Artificial or synthetic grass is prohibited within Zone 0.

6. Vines and climbing plants are not allowed on structures, including decks, patio/shade structures, and any fences within 5 feet of a Building.

7. Combustible mulch and wood chips are prohibited.

8. Firewood is prohibited.

9. All fencing and gates shall be non-combustible. See Section 604.11.

14. Section 604.8.2.3 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.2.3 Zone 0 requirements for Existing Buildings.

15. Section 604.8.2.3.1 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.2.3.1 Zone 0 restrictions. The following requirements apply within Zone 0 for all Existing Buildings with landscape installed prior to January 1, 2026:

1. No combustible landscape mulch or wood chips.

2. No firewood.

3. No vegetation underneath decks.

4. Other Combustible Materials underneath any deck, not part of the deck structure itself, shall be removed.

5. Roofs and gutters on Buildings shall be maintained free of any leaves, needles, or other vegetative Combustible Materials.

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28 6. The vertical clearance distance for trees and vegetation above any roof shall be not less than 3 feet.

7. A minimum 3-foot clearance of trees and vegetation shall be provided to the side and above any eave or roof projection from the exterior wall of a Building. A minimum 3-foot clearance of trees and vegetation shall be provided below any eave or roof projection. This requirement also applies to any patio cover or other Building projections.

8. New trees are not allowed.

9. New or replacement landscaping shall comply with Sections 604.8.1, 604.8.2.1, and 604.8.2.2.

16. Section 604.8.3 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.3 Zone 1 purpose and location. Zone 1 reduces the likelihood of fire burning directly to the structure. This is accomplished by modifying Fuels and creating a discontinuity between planting groups that limits the pathways for fire to burn to the structure and reduces the potential for near-to-building ember generation and radiant heat exposures. An additional purpose of this zone is to provide a defendable area for fire personnel to stage and take direct action.

Zone 1 is the area within 5-30 feet of structures and decks, with slopes not greater than 20 percent; 5-50 feet from Buildings and decks, when slopes are greater than 20 percent.

17. Section 604.8.3.1 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.3.1 Requirements and allowable items. This isa minimal planting zone which includes very limited trees of a fire-smart type with additional spacing provided. Plants and other vegetation shall be in accordance with Appendix A of this code and Riverside County Fire Department Guidelines.

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28 18. Section 604.8.4 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.4 Zone 2 purpose and location. Zone 2 is designed to reduce the potential behavior of an oncoming fire in such a way as to drop an approaching fire from the crown of trees to the ground, reducing the flame heights, and the potential for ember generation and radiant heat exposure to structures. Additional benefits of the Zone 2 include facilitating direct defense actions and improving the function of Zones 0 and

1. Zone 2 is the area from the outer edge of Zone 1 to 100 feet from structures and decks.

19. Section 604.8.4.1 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.4.1 Requirements and allowable items. Plants and other vegetation shall be in accordance with Appendix A of this code and Riverside County Fire Department Guidelines.

20. Section 604.8.4.2 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.4.2 Spacing. Spacing of vegetation and trees at the outer edge of Zone 2 shall be based upon the height of the vegetation within Zone 2 or the adjacent area beyond the 100-foot zone, whichever provides for the greater spacing. This may require clearance outside the 100-foot zone or setting back vegetation and trees within Zone 2 away from the 100-foot line.

21. Section 604.8.5 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.5 General requirements for Zone 0, 1, and 2.

22. Section 604.8.5.1 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:

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28 604.8.5.1 Dead and dying vegetation. All dead or dying grass, plants, shrubs, trees, branches, leaves, weeds, and tree needles shall be removed.

23. Section 604.8.5.2 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.5.2 Mulch and wood chips within Zones 1 and 2. Use of combustible Mulch and wood chips shall be in accordance with the requirements Riverside County Fire Department Guidelines.

24. Section 604.8.5.3 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.5.3 Firewood. See Section 607.

25. Section 604.8.5.4 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.5.4 Clearance from chimney, stovepipe. Any portion of a tree or shrub that extends within 10 feet horizontally or vertically of a chimney outlet or stovepipe outlet shall be removed.

26. Section 604.8.5.5 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.5.5 Trees. New trees shall be planted and maintained so that the tree’s drip line at maturity is a minimum of 10 feet from any combustible structure.

27. Section 604.8.5.5.1 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.5.5.1 Tree spacing. The horizontal distance between crowns of new trees and crowns of adjacent trees shall not be less than 20 feet in Zone 1 and not less than 10 feet in Zone 2. Separation distance may be increased for slopes exceeding 20 percent.

Required spacing is measured between trees at maturity.

28. Section 604.8.5.5.2 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:

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28 29. 604.8.5.5.2 Ground clearance of trees. Trees exceeding 6 feet in height shall be limbed up from the ground 6 feet or 1/3 the height of the tree, whichever is less.

Exception: Fruit trees when approved by the Fire Code Official.

30. Section 604.8.5.5.3 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.5.5.3 Ground cover under tree canopy. When approved ground cover and shrubs are located underneath trees, the vertical clearance to the lowest branch of the tree canopy shall not be less than three times the height of the ground cover or shrub under or adjacent to the tree. The horizontal clearance shall be 3 feet from the trunk of the tree.

31. Section 604.8.5.6 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.5.6 Continuous tree canopies.

32. Section 604.8.5.6.1 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.5.6.1 New Structures. Continuous tree canopies are not allowed. Tree spacing shall be in accordance with Riverside County Fire Department…

33. Section 604.8.5.6.2 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.8.5.6.2 Existing Structures. Continuous tree canopies may be allowed as determined by the Fire Code Official but will require the complete removal of any understory and smaller trees to meet requirements for a shaded fuel zone. Any remaining trees shall be limbed up a minimum of 12 feet from the ground or 1/3 the tree height, whichever is less. The intent is to not allow a crown (canopy) fire to spread unchecked to a structure and to bring any crown fire down to the ground level prior to Zone 1.

34. Section 604.8.5.7 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:

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28 604.8.5.7 Grasses. Natural or annual grasses shall be mowed to a maximum height of 4-inch stubble with clippings removed.

35. Section 604.9 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.9 Fire protection equipment and utilities. The clearance requirements of Sections 604.7 and 604.8 shall apply to communication site towers and their support Buildings; required fire protection water supplies, including water tanks, water supply pumps, and pump houses; and any other utility Structure as required by the Fire Code Official. The Fire Code Official may consider a reduced distance, not less than 30 feet, for communication site towers, water tanks, and Structures with no interior space, based upon a site risk assessment. Also see Appendix A.

36. Section 604.10 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.10 Planting vegetation under or adjacent to energized electrical lines. No vegetation shall be planted under or adjacent to energized power lines that, at maturity, will grow within 10 feet of the energized conductors.

37. Section 604.11 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.11 Fencing.

38. Section 604.11.1 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.11.1 Scope. This section only applies to fences, including gates within the fencing, within 5 feet of Building(s), including Decks, (Zone 0) that are in an applicable Fire Hazard Severity Zone req by Chapter 6 of this code.

39. Section 604.11.2 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.11.2 New fencing. New fencing and gates shall be constructed of a non- combustible material.

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28 40. Section 604.11.3 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
604.11.3 Existing fencing. Fencing installed prior to January 1, 2026, may remain.

Exception: The entire fencing not parallel and within 5 feet of the Building, including gates within the fencing, shall be constructed of a non-combustible material when any portion of the existing fencing within 5 feet is being replaced. Fencing beyond 5 feet from the Building is not required to be replaced with non-combustible material.

L. STORAGE OF FIREWOOD AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.

1. Section 607.1 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended to read as follows:
607.1 General. Firewood and combustible materials shall not be stored in unenclosed spaces beneath Buildings or Structures, or on Decks or under eaves, canopies, or other projections or overhangs. Firewood piles shall be located 30 feet (9144 mm) or more from structures unless completely covered by a fire-resistant material. Exposed wood piles located within the defensible space shall have a minimum clearance of 10 feet (3048 mm) down to bare mineral soil in all directions.

Firewood shall not be stored within Zone 0.

2. Section 607.1.1 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended to read as follows:
607.1.1 Combustible Materials. Combustible Materials, other than vegetation, stored within Zones 1 and 2 shall not be stored so as to pose a hazard to any Building.

Piles shall not exceed 100 square feet of area and a maximum height of 10 feet. Piles shall be separated by a minimum of 20-foot clear area.

3. Section 607.2 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended to read as follows:

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28 607.2 Storage for off-site use. Firewood and Combustible Materials not for consumption on the premises shall not be stored within Zones 0, 1, and 2. See Appendix A for storage requirements.

M. BUILDING SITING AND SETBACKS

1. Section 608.1.1 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
608.1.1 Restricted development setbacks. New Structures and additions to existing Structures shall not be constructed less than 100 feet from any protected habitat, whether on the same or adjacent Parcels, where the 100-foot Defensible Space required under Section 604.7 cannot be provided, unless an alternate method of construction and protection is provided that can ensure the safety of the Structure and emergency responders as approved by the Fire Code Official. Protected habitat includes lands restricted from brush clearance or modification due to Federal or State listed endangered species. Protected habitat does not include sensitive habitat areas.

2. Section 608.2 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended to read as follows:
608.2 General. All parcels shall provide a minimum 30-foot (9144 mm) setback for all buildings from property lines and the center of a road, except as provided for in Section 608.2.1. [CCR T14 §1276.00(a)] This section applies to new Tract and Parcel maps, new Buildings, and additions to Existing Buildings.

3. Section 608.2.1 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended to read as follows:
608.2.1 Setback reduction. A reduction in the minimum setback shall be based upon practical reasons, which may include but are not limited to, parcel dimensions or size; topographic limitations; Development density requirements or other Development patterns that promote low-carbon emission outcomes; sensitive habitat or other site constraints, and shall provide for an alternative method to reduce

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1. Non-combustible block walls or fences; or

2. Non-combustible material extending 5 feet (1524 mm) horizontally from the furthest extent of the building; or

3. Hardscape landscaping; or

4. A reduction of exposed windows on the side of the structure with setback less than 30 feet (9144 mm). [CCR T14 §1276.01]
N. RIDGELINES, FUEL BREAKS, AND GREENBELTS.

1. Section 609.2.7.1 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
609.2.7.1 Greenbelts. Subdivisions and other developments, which propose Greenbelts as a part of the development plan, shall locate the Greenbelts strategically, as a separation between wildland fuels and Structures. The locations shall be approved by the inspection authority.

2. Section 609.2.7.2 is added to the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code to read as follows:
609.2.7.2 Access to Greenbelts. A minimum of one (1) access point shall be provided to new Greenbelts at an approved location to allow for on-going maintenance and firefighter access. Additional access points shall be provided when required by the Fire Code Official.

O. APPENDIX A

1. Section A102.1 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended to read as follows:

A102.1 General. Vegetation control shall comply with Sections A102.2 through A102.4 and with Chapter 6.

2. Section A105.1 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended to read as follows:

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3. Section A105.4 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended to read as follows:

A105.4 Combustible Materials. Outside storage of Combustible Materials such as, but not limited to, wood, rubber tires, building materials, or paper products shall comply with the other applicable sections of this Ordinance and this section. Storage of pallets shall be in accordance with Section 5, Section 2810. Storage and processing of wood chips, hogged materials, fines, Compost, Compostable Material, Mulch, solid biomass, raw product, and combustible yard waste and recycle material shall be in accordance with Section 5, Section 2808.

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Packet Pg. 504 Attachment: Ordinance No. 787.11 - For Reference (2025 California Building Standards Code and 2025 California Fire Code) October 21, 2025
TO: City Council
REQUESTED BY: Travis Randel, Deputy City Manager, Development Services APPROVED BY: Robert A. Johnson, City Manager
SUBJECT: Approval of On-Call Environmental Consultant List (FY 2025–2030) RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council approve the On-Call Environmental Consultant List for a five-year term ending June 30, 2030, and authorize the City Manager to execute Professional Services Agreements with the firms included on the list, each agreement not to exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) in total compensation over the term of the contract.

BACKGROUND:

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was enacted in 1970 following the adoption of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) at the federal level in 1969. Together, these laws require public agencies to evaluate the environmental consequences of discretionary projects, disclose those potential effects to the public, and consider alternatives or mitigation measures to avoid or minimize impacts. CEQA and NEPA have become the cornerstones of environmental review in California, shaping how cities plan for development, infrastructure, and long-range growth.

For a city like San Jacinto, the ability to comply with CEQA and NEPA is fundamental to the land use and infrastructure decision-making process. Projects as simple as a small commercial building addition may qualify for a categorical exemption, while large residential master plans, shopping centers, or infrastructure investments may require the preparation of Initial Studies, Mitigated Negative Declarations, or full Environmental Impact Reports. Each level of review requires a mix of legal, technical, and scientific expertise to ensure defensibility and compliance with the statutes and associated Guidelines.

As with most municipalities, San Jacinto does not employ the full range of environmental specialists in-house. The City does not maintain biologists, cultural resource experts, air quality modelers, or traffic engineers on staff, and it would not be financially prudent to do so given the variability in workload and the technical specialization involved. Instead, the City has historically relied on outside consultants to prepare environmental documentation and to peer review technical studies prepared by applicants. These consultants serve as an extension of City staff, helping to translate highly technical data into legally defensible, understandable reports for decision makers and the public.

In October 2019, the City Council approved an On-Call Environmental Consultant List for a five-year term that expired on June 30, 2025. That action provided a streamlined procurement mechanism and created transparency for developers and the community. The list served the City well during a period of significant growth, supporting projects such as the Corman Leigh Residential Project, McLeish Ranch, and Walmart Gas Station, and numerous residential,

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commercial, and infrastructure improvements. With the expiration of that list, the City must now adopt a new list to ensure continuity in CEQA/NEPA compliance and to maintain flexibility in assigning specialized consultants to projects.

While this On-Call List is intended to cover both CEQA and NEPA, staff notes that the vast majority of projects in San Jacinto are subject only to CEQA. NEPA review is required less frequently and typically only arises when a project receives federal funding or requires a federal permit. By including firms with demonstrated NEPA experience, the City ensures that it is prepared to address those situations should they occur, while maintaining its primary focus on CEQA compliance for most development and capital projects.

DISCUSSION:

On June 3, 2025, the City released a new Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for On-Call Environmental Review Services. The RFQ was published through PlanetBids, the City’s electronic procurement portal, and invited statements of qualifications from firms interested in providing on-call CEQA and NEPA services. The solicitation remained open until June 23, 2025.

By the closing date, the City received twenty-three (23) complete proposals representing a broad range of environmental consulting firms.

Each proposal was evaluated by staff using the criteria identified in the RFQ. Proposals were reviewed for responsiveness to the RFQ instructions, the qualifications of the firm and key personnel, the relevance of past project experience, the clarity and practicality of the proposed project approach and work plan, and the competitiveness of the billing rates. This evaluation resulted in numerical scores, which established a ranking of firms based on the overall quality and merit of their submissions.

Beyond the numerical scoring, staff also considered the appropriate “fit” of each firm for three service categories: (1) comprehensive CEQA/NEPA document preparation, such as Initial Studies, Mitigated Negative Declarations, and Environmental Impact Reports; (2) environmental services for Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects, including infrastructure, drainage, transportation, and public facilities; and (3) technical studies, such as air quality modeling, biological assessments, cultural and tribal studies, greenhouse gas analyses, noise and traffic studies, hydrology, geology, and paleontology. This dual evaluation process ensured that firms were judged both on the merit of their proposals and on their demonstrated capacity to fulfill specific types of assignments.

The resulting On-Call List represents a cross-section of large multi-disciplinary firms, mid-sized planning and engineering firms, and niche technical experts. Firms such as FirstCarbon Solutions, Dudek, UltraSystems, and Webb scored at the top of the evaluation due to their wellrounded proposals, demonstrated expertise, and extensive track record in San Jacinto and Western Riverside County. Others, such as Applied EarthWorks, specialized in narrower technical fields such as cultural and tribal resource studies, and could serve the City well in that targeted capacity.

Approval of the On-Call List will provide the City with the flexibility and efficiency necessary to meet its environmental review obligations under CEQA and NEPA. The list ensures that

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qualified firms are available to support both private development and City-initiated projects, while also providing transparency to applicants and the public regarding the consultants the City has prequalified.

Selected firms may enter into a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with the City, at the discretion of the City. The PSA establishes the legal and contractual framework for City-directed work and will be limited to a maximum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) in aggregate compensation over the five-year term ending June 30, 2030. This cap applies across all three service categories; Comprehensive CEQA/NEPA Document Preparation, Capital Improvement Program Environmental Services, and Technical Studies, combined. While some firms may ultimately receive multiple assignments, others may not receive any during the contract period, depending on project demand and the specialized expertise required.

Under each PSA, work will be issued through task orders that define the scope, schedule, and budget for the specific assignment. Assignments will be made not only on the basis of technical expertise, familiarity with the project, and project-specific qualifications, but also on consultant availability and workload capacity at the time the task order is issued. This approach ensures that each project is assigned to a consultant who can provide timely, high-quality work, while recognizing that some firms may receive multiple task orders during the contract term and others may receive none.

For City-initiated projects, including those in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), consultants will be selected from the On-Call List based on their technical qualifications and best fit for the project. Task orders valued at less than $100,000 may be assigned directly to a single firm. For task orders exceeding $100,000, staff may solicit quotes from more than one consultant on the list to comply with San Jacinto Municipal Code Section 3.08.050, which governs the procurement of professional services.

For private development projects, applicants may select consultants directly from the City’s approved list. In those cases, the consultant will contract directly with the applicant, and the City will not issue a task order because the consultant is not performing work for the City. Applicants may also choose consultants not on the City’s list; however, the City reserves the right to require peer or third-party review by one of the listed consultants to maintain objectivity and quality control.

This framework builds on the successful model established by the 2019 On-Call List but expands the breadth of technical expertise available to the City. It reflects San Jacinto’s continued growth, the increasing complexity of its development environment, and the City’s ongoing commitment to responsible, efficient, and legally defensible environmental review.

CEQA DETERMINATION:

The preparation and approval of the Qualified Consultants List has been evaluated pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(2), this action does not constitute a “project” because it involves only the creation of a roster of consultants and does not commit the City to any activity that could cause a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect change in the physical environment.

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Even if considered a project, the action is exempt from further CEQA review under the “common sense exemption” set forth in Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), as it can be seen with certainty that the approval of a consultant list will not result in a significant effect on the environment. In addition, Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) provides that organizational and administrative activities of governments which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment are not subject to CEQA.

Accordingly, the proposed action is not subject to CEQA, and any necessary environmental review will occur on a project-by-project basis when individual development or capital improvement projects are brought forward.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no direct fiscal impact to the City from approval of the On-Call Environmental Consultant List or the execution of the associated Professional Services Agreements. Approval of the On-Call List does not introduce, expand, or change any fees or costs; it simply provides a streamlined process for procuring consultant services when needed.

For private development projects where the City hires a consultant to prepare environmental technical reports or documents, or to serve as a third-party reviewer, the costs will be reimbursed by the applicant through the project deposit account. When an applicant contracts with a consultant directly, the City does not issue a task order and no City funds are involved. For Cityinitiated projects, including those in the Capital Improvement Program, consultant costs will be charged to the appropriate project budget. No General Fund appropriations are required.

Each Professional Services Agreement will include a maximum compensation limit of one million dollars ($1,000,000) over the five-year term ending June 30, 2030. This limit covers all task within each of the three service categories: Comprehensive CEQA/NEPA Document Preparation, Capital Improvement Program Environmental Services, and Technical Studies. The total cap ensures fiscal accountability while providing the City with flexibility to assign work as project needs arise.

ATTACHMENTS:

On-Call Environmental Consultant List (2025-2030)
Request for Qualifications

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Qualified Consultant List – Areas of Qualification
CEQA Doc Technical Studies Private Development CIP Air Quality and GHG Emissions Biological Resources Archeological Resources Cultural Resources Geo / Soils Greenhouse Gas Hazards and HazMat
Hydrology and
Water Quality
Noise
Traffic Impact
Tribal Cultural
Altum
760.346.4750 X
Applied EarthWorks
951.766.2000 X X X
Ascent
949.569.9448 X X X X X X X X X X X X X
CASC
909.362.7645 X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Chambers Group
949.261.5414 X X X X X X X X X X
De Novo
949.396.8193 X X X / / / X / / X / /
Dudek
951.300.2100 X X X + X X X X X + X + X
EcoTierra Consultant
951.462.2070 X
EPD Solutions
949.794.1182 X X X X X X X X X X X X
Eyestone
424.207.5333 X X / / / / / / / / / /
First Carbon Solution
888.826.5814 X X X X X X X X X X
Helix
619.462.1515 X X X X X X X +
Impact Sciences
213.935.1901 X X X X X X X X X X X X
Kimley-Horn
951.543.9868 X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Lilburn
909.890.1818 X X X X X X X X X X X X X
MNS
805.692.6921 X X X X X X X X X X X
Pax Environmental
805.633.9218 X X X X X X
Psomas
951.787.8421 X X X X X X X X X X X X X
T&B Planning
714.505.6360 X X + + + + + + +
Ultra System
949.788.4900 X X X X X X X X X
VCS
949.234.6070 X + X X X + + + X
Webb & Associates
951.686.1070 X X X X X
Wildan
909.386.0200 X X X X X X X X X X X X
Qualifications Key: X Both Preparation and Reviewer of Reports; + Report Preparation Only; / 3rd Party Reviewer Only

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Packet Pg. 509 Attachment: On-Call Environmental Consultant List (2025-2030) (Approval of On-Call Environmental Consultant List (FY 2025–2030))

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) FOR

ON-CALL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS

SERVICES

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Packet Pg. 510 Attachment: Request for Qualifications (Approval of On-Call Environmental Consultant List (FY 2025–2030))

CITY OF SAN JACINTO REQUEST FOR
Qualifications for On-Call Environmental Review
Services
Issuance Date: June 3, 2025
Closing Date and Time: June 23, 2025, 11:00 PM (PST)
Submittal Location: PlanetBids Only
Contact Person: Travis Randel
Deputy City Manager
595 South San Jacinto Avenue
San Jacinto, CA 92583
(951) 487-7330
[email protected]

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INTRODUCTION
The City of San Jacinto (City) is seeking to pre-qualify professional environmental consulting firms to provide on-call, as-needed services in support of City-initiated and privately initiated development projects requiring environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and, where applicable, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Selected Consultants will serve as an extension of City staff to prepare or peer-review environmental documents, conduct technical studies, manage environmental review processes, and provide expert guidance to ensure regulatory compliance and legal defensibility.

The City anticipates sustained development activity over the next several years, including residential master plans, commercial and industrial projects, infrastructure improvements, and long-range planning efforts. To support this activity, the City is establishing updated On-Call Environmental Consultant Lists through this RFQ process.

This RFQ will result in the formation of three (3) distinct lists:
• Private Development – Comprehensive Environmental Review • Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Environmental Services • Qualified Consultants – Technical Expertise
Firms will be selected based on demonstrated qualifications, relevant experience, and ability to deliver high-quality, timely, and objective environmental services.

Consultants may be considered for one or more of these lists, depending on the scope of services offered and the qualifications demonstrated in their submittals.

The City anticipates City Council approval of the new consultant lists in July 2025. Lists will remain active for five (5) years, through June 30, 2030, with an optional two-year extension at the City’s discretion. Task orders will be issued on an as-needed basis and are not guaranteed.

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ABOUT THE CITY
Founded in 1870 and incorporated in 1888, the City of San Jacinto is one of Riverside County’s oldest municipalities. Once rooted in agriculture, ranching, and tourism, San Jacinto has evolved into a growing Inland Empire community of over 60,000 residents.

Its affordable land, strategic location, and community-oriented vision continue to attract significant residential, commercial, and industrial development.

San Jacinto is located in the heart of the San Jacinto Valley, framed by the San Jacinto Mountains, open space preserves, and flood-prone drainage corridors. The City’s setting introduces a diverse range of environmental considerations, including hillside development, habitat conservation requirements, tribal cultural resource sensitivity, and proximity to the urban-wildland interface. The City participates in the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) and is subject to state and federal permitting requirements that affect project review and implementation.

The City’s location along the SR-79 corridor connects it to Interstate 215, State Route 60, and the larger Southern California region. Recent infrastructure investments and Specific Plan approvals have positioned San Jacinto as a hub for both residential expansion and logistics-based economic development. The City is also home to Mt.

San Jacinto College and the Soboba Casino Resort—two regional anchors that continue to drive demand for housing, services, and infrastructure.

With a broad pipeline of discretionary entitlements, capital improvement projects, and policy initiatives on the horizon, San Jacinto requires qualified, responsive, and experienced environmental consultants to support legally defensible environmental review under CEQA and, when applicable, NEPA. The City is committed to responsible growth, regulatory integrity, and maintaining a high quality of life for all residents.

PURPOSE
Consultants retained under this RFQ will provide on-call environmental services to support the City of San Jacinto across a range of development and infrastructure projects. Assignments will be made on a task-order basis and may include CEQA and NEPA document preparation, technical study preparation, third-party peer review, permitting support, and general advisory services.

Firms will be expected to augment City staff capacity and function as professional extensions of the City’s environmental team. All work must be prepared in accordance with applicable CEQA/NEPA statutes, City policies and procedures, and regional regulatory requirements.

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When services are needed, the City will issue a task order request outlining the project scope and requested services. The selected firm will submit a detailed proposal, including a scope of work, estimated hours, and cost based on approved billing rates.

Upon acceptance and authorization, the City will issue a formal Notice to Proceed.

Most work is applicant-funded through reimbursement agreements; however, some assignments may be City-funded (e.g., Capital Improvement Program projects or long-range policy initiatives).

Service Categories
Consultants may be selected for one or more of the following categories based on demonstrated qualifications:

Private Development – Comprehensive Environmental Review. Firms in this category may serve as lead preparers or peer reviewers for CEQA/NEPA documentation associated with discretionary private development applications. Services may include:
• Preparation of Initial Studies (IS), Mitigated Negative Declarations (MND), Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), Addenda, or tiered/subsequent documents • Technical studies supporting environmental review (e.g., biological, noise, air quality, cultural resources)
• Peer review of applicant-prepared CEQA/NEPA documents and technical studies
• Public scoping, response to comments, and administrative record support • Preparation and filing of required CEQA notices (NOP, NOD, NOE, etc.) • Coordination with applicants, subconsultants, and reviewing agencies • Preparation of mitigation measures and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs (MMRPs)
• Attendance at Planning Commission, City Council, and public workshops Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Environmental Services. Firms in this category will support CEQA/NEPA documentation and environmental permitting for City-led infrastructure and public works projects. Typical services may include:
• Environmental review and documentation for roadways, utilities, drainage, and public facilities

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• Technical support for agency permitting (e.g., RWQCB, USACE, SHPO, State Water Board)
• Preparation of environmental constraints analyses and design-phase evaluations • Section 106/7 consultation and documentation
• Preparation of CEQA exemptions, MNDs, and Addenda
• Review of design documents and construction plans for environmental consistency
Qualified Consultants – Technical Expertise. This category includes firms or individuals with specialized expertise that may be used independently for focused tasks or as subconsultants to larger project teams. Areas of expertise may include, but are not limited to:
• Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Biological Resources and Jurisdictional Delineations
• Archaeological and Cultural Resources
• Tribal Cultural Resources (AB 52/SB 18)
• Geotechnical and Soils
• Hazards and Hazardous Materials
• Hydrology and Water Quality
• Noise and Vibration
• Transportation and VMT Analysis
• Wildfire and Urban-Wildland Interface (WUI) Risk
Deliverables must meet CEQA/NEPA standards and be formatted for direct incorporation into environmental documents. Consultants in this category must be capable of timely coordination with City staff and project teams.

Roles and Expectations
Consultants retained under this RFQ may serve in one of two primary roles depending on the nature of the assignment: as the lead preparer of CEQA or NEPA documents, or as a third-party peer reviewer of materials prepared by other consultants on behalf of a project applicant. The City will determine the appropriate role for each task order and expects firms to be flexible and professional in adapting to either assignment.

As lead preparers, consultants are responsible for managing the full environmental review process on behalf of the City. This includes preparing environmental

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In a third-party peer review role, consultants will evaluate CEQA or NEPA documents prepared by others to confirm that the materials meet applicable regulatory requirements, reflect best practices in environmental analysis, and are consistent with the City’s policies, procedures, and adopted thresholds. Peer reviewers must approach this role with objectivity and professionalism. The goal is not to promote alternate methodologies or assert competing preferences, but to identify substantive gaps, clarify assumptions, and confirm that conclusions are legally defensible. Reviews may include written memos, line edits, participation in applicant coordination meetings, or preparation of revised sections for City adoption.

In all cases, consultants are expected to function as an extension of City staff. This means maintaining a constructive, neutral, and solutions-oriented tone in all interactions—with applicants, other consultants, agencies, and the public. The City has encountered challenges in the past where consultants assigned to peer review became adversarial or overly critical, undermining project coordination and delaying approvals. To avoid this, the City emphasizes that peer review is not an advocacy role.

Comments should be grounded in law, policy, or sound technical reasoning—not stylistic preferences or academic debate. When disagreements arise, consultants must communicate respectfully and support the City’s role as the lead agency.

Ultimately, success under this RFQ depends on a consultant’s ability to deliver highquality, timely, and defensible work while collaborating constructively with City staff, applicants, and partner agencies. Professionalism, clarity, and mutual respect are non-negotiable expectations in every assignment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
To be considered for placement on one or more of the City’s On-Call Environmental Consultant Lists, firms must clearly demonstrate technical competence, public agency experience, and capacity to perform environmental services consistent with the scope outlined in this RFQ. Firms will be evaluated based on the following minimum qualifications:

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Firms must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience providing environmental consulting services to California public agencies, including cities, counties, or regional authorities. Experience should reflect a range of project types, including residential, commercial, industrial, capital improvement/infrastructure projects, and long-range planning efforts. Firms must demonstrate the ability to manage and prepare CEQA/NEPA documentation as the lead environmental consultant and/or provide focused technical studies as a supporting team member.

Environmental Review and Document Preparation
Firms must demonstrate extensive knowledge of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and related environmental regulations. This includes direct experience preparing Initial Studies, Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, Environmental Impact Reports, and supporting technical studies. Firms must also be capable of providing third-party peer review services to evaluate the adequacy, consistency, and legal defensibility of environmental documents prepared by others. All work must reflect the City’s independent judgment and withstand public and legal scrutiny.

Regulatory and Policy Knowledge
Consultants must be familiar with key federal, state, regional, and local regulatory frameworks relevant to environmental compliance. This includes, but is not limited to:
• The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures
• The Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), including consistency analysis and biological compliance procedures • Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) analysis and mitigation under Senate Bill (SB) 743 and applicable City-adopted thresholds
• AB 52 and SB 18 tribal consultation requirements, including coordination with the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians and other local tribal governments • Federal and state permitting procedures involving Caltrans, Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCB), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Local environmental regulations and policies within the City of San Jacinto, including implementation of General Plan policies, Specific Plans, the City’s CEQA

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• AB 52 and SB 18 tribal consultation requirements, including familiarity with the City’s procedures for notification, coordination, and response to tribal input.

Experience working with Southern California tribes, especially the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, is strongly preferred
Consultants should also demonstrate knowledge of regional agency policies such as those from WRCOG, RCTC, EMWD, and the South Coast AQMD, which may affect CEQA-related technical studies and permitting in the City.

Project Management and Communication
Firms must demonstrate strong project management capabilities, including the ability to develop clear scopes of work, manage subconsultants, coordinate with City staff and external agencies, and deliver work products on time and within budget.

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills are essential, including the ability to prepare professional-quality environmental documents, staff reports, public notices, and responses to comments. Consultants must also be able to present at public meetings or hearings as requested by the City.

Staffing and Continuity
Firms must identify the key personnel proposed for assignment to City projects, including their roles, qualifications, and relevant experience. The proposed team should include a designated Project Manager responsible for day-to-day coordination with City staff, as well as an alternate Project Manager with comparable qualifications who can assume responsibility if the primary lead becomes unavailable.

Key staff must be available for assignment within 90 days of submittal and committed to continuity of service throughout the term of the agreement. The firm must notify the City immediately if any key personnel become unavailable and propose a qualified substitute subject to City review and approval. The City reserves the right to reject any replacement personnel who do not meet the required qualifications or whose involvement may impact project performance.

Firms must also demonstrate sufficient staffing capacity to manage overlapping assignments, respond to time-sensitive requests, and maintain regular communication with City staff. Strong project management, internal coordination, and responsiveness will be critical to successful performance under this RFQ.

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If subconsultants are proposed, the prime firm must clearly identify each subconsultant, their area(s) of expertise, and their intended role on City assignments.

The proposal must also describe the working relationship between the firms, including prior collaboration on similar projects and how responsibilities will be coordinated.

All subconsultants must meet the same qualification standards as the prime consultant, including relevant technical expertise, public agency experience, and ability to comply with the City’s insurance, licensing, and ethical requirements.

Subconsultants must be disclosed in the Consultant Response Form. Any substitution or addition of subconsultants after list placement is subject to prior written approval by the City. The City reserves the right to reject any proposed subconsultant who does not meet the stated qualifications or who may conflict with the City's operational needs.

Firms are expected to maintain continuity in team structure throughout the duration of the agreement, and the City may consider a firm’s ability to manage subconsultant relationships as part of overall performance evaluations.

Technology Proficiency
Firms must demonstrate proficiency in digital tools and platforms relevant to environmental analysis and permitting. This may include modeling programs such as CalEEMod, AERMOD, VMT calculators, and GIS-based mapping platforms. Firms must also be able to submit electronic documents and deliverables in formats compatible with City systems. Familiarity with permitting and workflow systems such as Tyler Technologies’ EnerGov is preferred but not required.

Insurance and Business Licensing
All firms must be able to meet the City’s standard insurance requirements, including coverage for Commercial General Liability, Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions), Workers’ Compensation, and Automobile Liability. Proof of insurance will be required prior to contract execution. Firms must also obtain and maintain a valid City of San Jacinto business license for the duration of the agreement.

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Firms must disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest, including relationships with City officials, employees, or their immediate families. Firms must also disclose any pending or resolved legal matters—including litigation, claims, or regulatory actions— within the past five (5) years that could affect the firm’s ability to perform under this RFQ. The City will consider such disclosures during the evaluation process; disclosure does not automatically disqualify a firm.

Consultant Response Form (Required)
All firms must complete and submit the Consultant Response Form provided by the City. This form is used to evaluate and categorize firms into one or more of the following lists:
• Private Development – Comprehensive Environmental Review • Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Environmental Services • Qualified Consultants – Technical Expertise
The Consultant Response Form includes:
• A firm profile and contact information
• A self-rating matrix for environmental experience across document types and technical disciplines
• Relevant project examples supporting any “extensive experience” claims • Disclosure of legal history, conflicts of interest, and business relationships Failure to submit a completed Consultant Response Form may result in disqualification from consideration.

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INQUIRIES
Consultants are encouraged to carefully review this RFQ and promptly notify the City of any inconsistencies, omissions, or ambiguities that may affect the preparation of a responsive submittal. All questions must be submitted in writing via the City’s PlanetBids portal:
https://www.sanjacintoca.gov/government/bidsProposals
The deadline for submitting questions is June 16, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (PST). Responses will be posted exclusively on PlanetBids. If a clarification results in a material change to the RFQ, the City may issue an addendum at its sole discretion. It is the responsibility of each Consultant to review all posted responses and addenda prior to submitting qualifications.

To ensure a fair and transparent process, Consultants shall not contact or attempt to influence any member of the San Jacinto City Council, City officials, City employees (except as provided below), or City agents regarding this RFQ. Any attempt to circumvent this process may result in disqualification.

Designated Contact for RFQ Administration (Non-technical inquiries only):

Travis Randel
Deputy City Manager – Development Services
City of San Jacinto
(951) 487-7330
[email protected]
For questions regarding submittal procedures, technical support, or document formatting, please refer to the Submittal Instructions section of this RFQ.

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SELECTION TIMELINE
The following schedule has been established for the RFQ process. The City reserves the right to adjust the schedule as necessary or extend any deadline with proper notice to all registered firms through PlanetBids.

Milestone Date
RFQ Issuance June 3, 2025
Deadline for Written Questions (via PlanetBids) June 16, 2025, by 11:00 AM (PST) RFQ Submittal Deadline June 23, 2025, by 11:00 PM (PST)* City Council Consideration of Consultant List July 15, 2025 (Tentative) Notification to Selected Firms Following City Council Approval *Please note: The RFQ submittal deadline occurs after City business hours, and the City is closed on Fridays. Respondents are strongly encouraged to submit early to allow time for any technical troubleshooting. Late submittals will not be accepted under any circumstances.

The City Council retains full discretion to approve, modify, or reject the recommended Consultant Lists. Any changes to this schedule will be issued as addenda through the City’s PlanetBids portal.

SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS
All proposals must be submitted electronically via the City’s PlanetBids portal. Paper, email, or fax submittals will not be accepted under any circumstances. https://www.sanjacintoca.gov/government/bidsProposals
Submittal Deadline
Proposals must be received no later than June 23, 2025, at 11:00 p.m. (PST). The City is closed on Fridays, and the deadline occurs after normal business hours.

Consultants are strongly encouraged to upload their proposals early to avoid lastminute technical issues. Late submittals will not be accepted.

Format Requirements
Each proposal must be submitted as two (2) separate PDF files:

1. Technical Qualifications Package

2. Billing Rates Sheet
Files must be clearly labeled with the firm’s name. The Technical Qualifications Package is limited to 80 single-sided pages, excluding the cover letter, table of

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Proposals must be complete, well-organized, and comply with all format requirements to be considered responsive.

Technical Support
City staff can provide only limited assistance with the PlanetBids platform. For technical support, contact:

PlanetBids Vendor Support
(818) 992-1771
Monday–Friday, 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time)
[email protected]
For RFQ-related questions, deadlines, or process clarifications, see the Inquiries section of this RFQ.

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QUALIFICATIONS PACKAGE FORMAT
To ensure consistency and facilitate an efficient review process, each responding firm must prepare and submit a qualifications package structured as outlined below. Proposals must be submitted via PlanetBids as two separate PDF files:
• Technical Qualifications Package
• Billing Rates Sheet
Each file must be clearly labeled with the firm’s name and submittal type (e.g., “FirmName_TechnicalQualifications.pdf”). Proposals that exceed formatting limits or omit required content may be considered non-responsive.

1. Technical Qualifications Package
Page Limit: 80 single-sided pages, excluding the cover letter, table of contents, section dividers, Consultant Response Form, and resumes.

This package should demonstrate the firm’s capabilities, environmental expertise, project experience, and alignment with the City’s needs. It must include the following components:

Cover Letter
A signed letter from an authorized representative summarizing the firm’s interest, areas of expertise (e.g., CEQA/NEPA document preparation, technical disciplines, or peer review), availability of key personnel, and acknowledgment of the City’s standard contract terms (or clearly stated exceptions). The letter must also include the name and contact information for the firm’s designated point of contact.

Firm Profile
Provide an overview of the firm’s structure, qualifications, and service offerings.

Include:
• Full legal name, business entity type, and year established • Office location(s) providing services to the City
• Size of firm and in-house disciplines
• General experience with California public agencies, particularly in Riverside County or the Inland Empire
• Description of any specialized services or environmental focus areas Relevant Experience and Project Examples
Include at least three (3) representative projects completed within the last five years. Each example should highlight the type of document or service provided (e.g., EIR, peer review, technical study), the project type (e.g., private development or infrastructure), geographic location, agency/client, scope of work, role of the firm, budget and schedule performance, and reference contact.

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Identify proposed team members and describe their relevant qualifications, experience, and roles. Include:
• Organizational chart
• Brief bios highlighting certifications, disciplines, and years of experience • Resumes (limit two pages per person; excluded from page count) • Identification and role of any proposed subconsultants • Description of team capacity and availability for on-call work Consultant Response Form (Required)
Complete and include the City’s Consultant Response Form. This form is used to classify firms for placement on one or more of the City’s on-call consultant lists and includes a self-rating matrix, disclosure questions, and project references.

Project Approach and Work Plan
Firms should provide a clear, narrative description of their overall approach to delivering on-call environmental services to the City of San Jacinto. The City values consultants who can operate as an extension of staff, respond quickly to emerging project needs, and deliver environmental documentation that is technically sound, legally defensible, and contextually appropriate.

Describe your understanding of the City’s development landscape and regulatory environment, including familiarity with adopted Specific Plans, the General Plan, regional mitigation programs such as the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), and regulatory thresholds related to vehicle miles traveled (VMT) under SB 743. Your approach should demonstrate experience managing CEQA and NEPA documentation from early scoping through final adoption, including coordination with applicants, subconsultants, reviewing agencies, and the public.

The City places particular importance on tribal cultural resource considerations under AB 52 and SB 18. Describe your firm’s experience managing or supporting tribal consultation processes, especially with Southern California tribal governments.

If applicable, explain your familiarity with culturally sensitive areas in the region and your ability to coordinate respectfully and productively with tribes such as the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians. Firms serving in a peer review capacity should also describe how they handle potential disagreements between tribal input, archaeological findings, and consultant interpretations while upholding the City’s Lead Agency role.

If your firm provides peer review services, explain how objectivity is maintained during third-party review assignments. The City expects such consultants to provide clear, constructive, and impartial feedback—grounded in regulatory adequacy

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Firms should explain how workload is managed to ensure capacity for concurrent projects and time-sensitive deliverables. Availability of senior-level oversight, responsiveness to City staff, and the ability to adjust staffing as priorities shift are all important factors in the City’s evaluation.

Finally, if your firm has experience addressing environmental justice (EJ) concerns or Senate Bill 1000 (SB 1000) implementation, you are encouraged to briefly describe that work. This may include evaluation of disproportionate impacts in disadvantaged communities, integration of EJ concerns into CEQA analysis, or project work in overburdened neighborhoods. While not required, this experience may be considered favorably for projects with equity considerations.

Exceptions to Standard Agreement (Optional)
If your firm seeks to propose exceptions to the City’s standard Professional Services Agreement, include a separate section identifying each proposed modification, the rationale, and suggested replacement language. If no exceptions are submitted, the City will assume your firm agrees to the standard terms as provided.

2. Billing Rates Sheet
Submit as a separate PDF file. The rate sheet must include:
• Hourly billing rates for all proposed personnel classifications • Hourly rates for all proposed subconsultants (if applicable) • Description of any markups on reimbursable expenses
• Optional: rate escalation methodology (e.g., annual CPI increase) Billing rates must remain fixed for the initial five-year contract term unless a clear and mutually agreed escalation provision is included and accepted at the time of contract award.

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SELECTION CRITERIA
All complete and responsive submittals will be evaluated by an internal City review panel based on the criteria outlined below. The evaluation process is designed to identify the most qualified firms for placement on one or more of the City’s On-Call Environmental Consultant Lists:
• Private Development – Comprehensive Environmental Review • Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Environmental Services • Qualified Consultants – Technical Expertise
The City acknowledges that firms may apply for full-service CEQA/NEPA assignments, focused technical support, or both. Scoring will be applied consistently across five categories, but expectations will be scaled appropriately based on the type of services proposed.

Full-service firms will be evaluated on their capacity to manage complete environmental reviews, lead public processes, and deliver defensible CEQA/NEPA documentation.

Specialized firms will be evaluated based on their technical qualifications, project history, and ability to support the City as a subconsultant or third-party reviewer.

The City reserves the right to request additional information, conduct interviews, or request clarification at any time during the evaluation process.

Evaluation Criteria

1. Responsiveness and Clarity of Submittal (10 points)
• Organization, clarity, and completeness of the proposal • Compliance with all formatting and submission requirements • Inclusion of all required components, including the Consultant Response Form • Demonstrated understanding of the City’s objectives and consultant expectations

2. Qualifications and Experience of Firm and Team (30 points) • Relevant experience providing environmental services to California public agencies
• Technical qualifications and certifications of proposed personnel • Experience managing or supporting CEQA/NEPA processes for private development or public infrastructure

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• Performance history with agencies of similar size, complexity, and environmental review needs
• Strength and alignment of proposed subconsultants (if any)

3. Relevant Project Examples and References (20 points) • Success delivering high-quality environmental documents, technical studies, or peer reviews
• Relevance of previous assignments to the types of projects anticipated by the City
• Effectiveness in meeting deadlines, budgets, and agency expectations • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with public agencies and multidisciplinary teams
• Reference feedback regarding responsiveness, professionalism, and work quality

4. Project Approach and Work Plan (25 points)
• Clarity and practicality of the proposed approach to CEQA/NEPA assignments • Familiarity with San Jacinto’s planning context, including Specific Plans, MSHCP, VMT requirements, and regional permitting protocols
• Objectivity and professionalism in third-party peer review roles • Internal QA/QC processes and staff coordination protocols • Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple concurrent projects and respond to urgent needs

5. Billing Rates and Overall Value (15 points)
• Competitiveness of hourly rates for both in-house and subconsultant staff • Reasonableness of any proposed markups or escalation methodology • Overall value in relation to experience, technical depth, and project delivery capacity
• Flexibility to support a wide range of project types and funding scenarios

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Following evaluation, firms will be categorized into one or more of the following OnCall Consultant Lists based on qualifications and demonstrated capacity:
• Private Development – Comprehensive Environmental Review. Firms capable of preparing or reviewing full CEQA/NEPA documentation and managing complex private entitlement projects.
• Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Environmental Services. Firms with specialized expertise in CEQA/NEPA compliance for City-led infrastructure and public works projects.
• Qualified Consultants – Technical Expertise. Firms or individuals with focused expertise in environmental resource areas such as air quality, biological resources, tribal cultural resources, geotechnical analysis, and wildfire risk.

The City reserves the right to place firms on multiple lists, exclude firms from specific categories, or limit the number of firms in each group.

Inclusion on a list does not guarantee the award of work. Task orders will be issued at the City’s sole discretion based on project type, consultant expertise, past performance, availability, and other relevant factors. The maximum cumulative compensation for any individual firm under the City’s standard agreement will not exceed $1,000,000 over the five-year term, unless otherwise authorized by the City Council.

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CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
By submitting a response to this RFQ, each Consultant acknowledges and agrees to the terms and conditions outlined herein and in the City’s Standard Professional Services Agreement, unless clearly stated exceptions are submitted and accepted by the City.

Standard Agreement
A sample of the City’s Standard Professional Services Agreement is provided as an exhibit to this RFQ. All selected firms must execute this agreement prior to the commencement of any work. The terms of the agreement will govern the performance of all services assigned under this RFQ, including insurance, indemnification, and invoicing requirements.

If a Consultant proposes any exceptions to the standard agreement, those must be clearly stated and explained in the submitted proposal. The City reserves the right to accept, reject, or negotiate any proposed changes at its sole discretion.

Order of Precedence
In the event of a conflict between documents, the following order of precedence shall govern:

1. Fully executed Professional Services Agreement

2. This Request for Qualifications (including any addenda issued)

3. The Consultant’s submitted proposal (including attachments and pricing) Documents Required Prior to Execution
Following City Council approval, the City will issue a Notice of Intent to Award to selected firms. Within fourteen (14) calendar days of notification, each selected firm must submit the following:
• One (1) signed copy of the Professional Services Agreement • Certificates of Insurance meeting the City's requirements, including:
o Commercial General Liability
o Automobile Liability
o Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability
o Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions)
o Endorsements naming the City of San Jacinto, its officers, employees, and agents as additional insureds (where applicable)
• Proof of a valid City of San Jacinto Business License

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Commencement of Work
No Consultant shall begin work until all required documentation is received and a fully executed agreement is in place. Additionally, a written Notice to Proceed must be issued by the City for each individual task order before any billable work may commence.

CONTRACT EXECUTION, INSURANCE, AND CANCELLATION
Contract Execution and List Placement
Placement on one or more of the City’s On-Call Environmental Consultant Lists does not constitute a contract award or guarantee any assignment of work. Rather, it prequalifies a firm for consideration when a need arises.

When the City identifies a project requiring environmental services, it may:
• Select the most appropriate firm from the applicable list • Request a scope of work, cost estimate, and schedule
• Negotiate final terms
• Issue a Notice to Proceed under the executed Professional Services Agreement The City reserves the right to assign work based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, availability, responsiveness, past performance, and subject-matter expertise.

Insurance Requirements
All selected firms must maintain insurance coverage in accordance with the terms of the City’s Standard Professional Services Agreement. Insurance documentation must be submitted and approved before contract execution and maintained throughout the term of the agreement.

Required coverage includes:
• Commercial General Liability
• Automobile Liability
• Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability
• Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions)

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Business License Requirement
All firms must obtain and maintain an active City of San Jacinto Business License prior to the commencement of any services and for the duration of their participation on the on-call list.

Failure to Execute
Failure to submit a signed agreement, valid insurance documentation, or proof of business license within the required timeframe may result in cancellation of the award and removal from the consultant list.

Right to Cancel or Revise
The City retains full discretion to:
• Cancel this RFQ or its resulting consultant lists at any time • Reject any or all proposals
• Modify the composition of any consultant list
• Remove firms from a list due to non-performance, expired insurance, conflicts of interest, or other just cause
• Reassign or re-solicit task orders if necessary to meet the City’s operational needs No consultant is entitled to a guaranteed minimum amount of work. Participation in this RFQ process does not create a contractual right to any future assignment.

CLOSING STATEMENT
The City of San Jacinto appreciates your interest in providing professional environmental consulting services to support the City’s continued growth and regulatory compliance. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) represents an opportunity to partner with the City in delivering objective, high-quality, and legally defensible environmental review services for a wide range of private development, public infrastructure, and long-range planning projects.

By submitting a response, your firm affirms its understanding of the City’s needs, agrees to comply with all requirements set forth in this RFQ, and accepts the terms of the City’s Standard Professional Services Agreement unless specific exceptions are clearly stated and approved.

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The City of San Jacinto reserves the right to:
• Reject any or all proposals
• Modify or cancel this RFQ process at any time
• Limit or revise the composition of any consultant list • Remove firms from a list for cause, including performance, compliance, or administrative issues
• Issue task orders only when a specific need arises
We thank you for your interest in working with the City of San Jacinto and look forward to reviewing your qualifications.

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TO: City Council
REQUESTED BY: Tom Prill, Deputy City Manager
APPROVED BY: Robert A. Johnson, City Manager
SUBJECT: CFD 2003-1 Annex 74 Public Hearing - Monte Vista Tract 38509 RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Hold the Public Hearing related to the Annexation of Territory into CFD 2003-1;

2. Adopt Resolution No. 4101, authorizing the annexation of territory to CFD 2003-1 and the levy of a Special Tax, and submitting the levy of Special Tax to the Qualified Electors;

3. Call upon the City Clerk to conduct the Special Annexation Landowner Election;

4. Adopt Resolution No. 4102, declaring the results of a Special Annexation Landowner Election and directing the recording of an amended Notice of Special Tax Lien; and

5. Introduce Ordinance No. 25-10 for a first reading and levying a Special Tax within CFD 2003-1, including Annexation No. 74:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN

JACINTO LEVYING A SPECIAL TAX WITHIN CITY OF SAN JACINTO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2003-1, INCLUDING CERTAIN ANNEXATION TERRITORY IDENTIFIED AS ANNEXATION NO. 74 INTO SAN JACINTO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2003-1.

DISCUSSION:

The City Council and Planning Commission previously identified the need for additional funding for police protection, fire protection, and suppression services. This includes funding for increased service levels necessitated by new development within the City. In response, the City Council formed Community Facilities District 2003-1 (the "CFD") and approved the levy of special taxes therein.

The City levies a special tax on eligible parcels within the CFD to mitigate the added cost of providing public safety services to new development. Based upon a petition from the property owner, the City Council declared its intention to annex this territory – commonly known as the

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site of Monte Vista Homes residential development (27 SFR units) located on the northwest corner of Esplanade Avenue and Kirby Street – into CFD 2003-1 by adopting Resolution 4096 at their meeting of September 16, 2025, which also established the Public Hearing date to tonight.

The City Clerk has received the ballots from the property owner necessary to declare the results of the Special Election.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The annexation of territory into CFD 2003-1 will assist in mitigating the cost of providing police protection, fire protection, and suppression services. Based on Fiscal Year 2025/2026, it is anticipated that the CFD will collect approximately $18,122 in special tax revenue based upon full project buildout.

ATTACHMENTS:

Resolution No. 4101 - CFD 2003-1 Annex No. 74 Calling Election Resolution No. 4102 - CFD 2003-1 Annex. No. 74 Declaring Results Ordinance No. 25-10 - CFD 2003-1 Annex. No. 74

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Resolution No. 4101

RESOLUTION NO. 4101

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss

CITY OF SAN JACINTO )

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAN JACINTO,

AUTHORIZING THE ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY TO
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2003-1,

AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX AND

SUBMITTING THE LEVY OF SPECIAL TAX TO QUALIFIED

ELECTORS
City of San Jacinto
Community Facilities District No. 2003-1
Annexation No. 74
RESOLVED by the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of San Jacinto (the “City”), County of Riverside, State of California, that:

WHEREAS, on September 16, 2025, the Council adopted Resolution No. 4096 entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of San Jacinto Declaring its Intention to Annex Territory into Community Facilities District No. 2003-1 and to Authorize the Levy of Special Taxes Therein” (the “Resolution of Intention to Annex”), stating its intention to annex certain territory into Community Facilities District No. 2003-1 (the “CFD”) pursuant to the Mello Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, Section 53311, and following of the California Government Code (the “Act”); and
WHEREAS, a copy of the Resolution of Intention to Annex, incorporating a description and map of the proposed boundaries of the annexation territory (the “Annexation No. 74”), stating the services to be provided, and the rate and method of special tax to be levied within the Annexation No. 74 to pay for the services, is on file with the City Clerk, and the provisions thereof are fully incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Council held a noticed public hearing as required by the Act and the Resolution of Intention to Annex relative to the proposed annexation of territory to the CFD and the levy of special taxes in the Annexation No. 74; and
WHEREAS, at such hearing all interested persons desiring to be heard on all matters pertaining to the Annexation No. 74 to the CFD and the levy of special taxes within the Annexation No. 74 were heard and a full and fair hearing was held; and WHEREAS, prior to the time fixed for the hearing, written protests have not been filed against the proposed annexation of territory to the CFD by (i) 50% or more of the

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registered voters, or six registered voters, whichever is more, residing in the existing CFD; or (ii) 50% or more of the registered voters, or six registered voters, whichever is more, residing in the territory proposed to be annexed; or (iii) owners of one-half or more of the area of land in the existing CFD; or (iv) owners of one-half or more of the area of land in the territory proposed to be annexed.

WHEREAS, the annexation map of Annexation No. 74 has been filed with the County Recorder of Riverside County, which map shows the territory to be annexed in these proceedings, and a copy of the map is on file with the City Clerk.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto as follows:

SECTION 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.

SECTION 2. Prior Proceedings. All prior proceedings taken by this Council with respect to the CFD and the proposed Annexation No. 74 have been duly considered and are hereby determined to be valid an in conformity with the Act, and the CFD has been validly established pursuant to the Act.

SECTION 3. Prior Resolution. The provision of the Resolution of Intention to Annex previously adopted by the Council for the CFD are by referenced incorporated herein.

SECTION 4. Boundaries. The boundaries of the territory to be annexed to the CFD, as described in Annexation Map No. 74, is on file with the City Clerk and heretofore recorded in the Riverside County Recorder’s Office on September 23, 2025, in Book 97 at Page 31 of Maps of Assessment and Community Facilities Districts, Instrument No. 2025-0291078, is hereby approved, and incorporated herein by this reference, and shall be included within the boundaries of the CFD, and said territory is hereby ordered annexed to the CFD, subject to voter approval of the levy of special taxes therein as provided.

SECTION 5. Election. Pursuant to the provision of the Act, the propositions of (i) the annexation of the Annexation No. 74, and (ii) the levy of special taxes within the Annexation No. 74 shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the Annexation No. 74 at an election called therefore as hereinafter provided.

SECTION 6. Electors Determined. The Council hereby finds that fewer than 12 persons have been registered to vote within the territory proposed to be annexed for each of the 90 days preceding the close of the hearing heretofore conducted and concluded by the Council for the purpose of these annexation proceedings.

Accordingly, and pursuant to Section 53326 of the Act, the Council finds that for purposes of these proceedings the qualified electors are the landowners within the Annexation No. 74 and that the vote shall be by said landowners, each having one

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vote for each acre or portion thereof such landowner owns in the Annexation No.

74. SECTION 7. Applicable Laws. Pursuant to the Act, the election shall be conducted by mailed ballot under Section 4000 of the California Elections Code, provided, however, that for the purposes of setting the date for the election, Sections 53326 and 53327 of the Act shall govern.

SECTION 8. Special Election Called. This Council hereby calls a special election to consider the measure described in the ballot referred to in Exhibit A hereto, which form is hereby approved. The special election shall be held in the meeting room of the Council immediately following adoption of this Resolution. The Council hereby further finds that the provision of the Act requiring a minimum of 90 days to elapse before said election is for the protection of the voters, and the voters have been fully apprised of and have agreed to the shortened time for the election and waiver of ballot measure analysis and arguments, and will have thereby been fully protected in these proceedings. This Council also finds and determines that the City Clerk has concurred in the shortened time for the election.

SECTION 9. Election Official. The City Clerk is hereby designated as the official to conduct said election. It is hereby acknowledged that the City Clerk has on file the Resolution of Intention to Annex, a certified map of the proposed boundaries of the territory to be annexed to the CFD, and a sufficient description to allow the City Clerk to determine the boundaries of the territory to be annexed to the CFD. The voted ballot shall be returned to the City Clerk no later then immediately following the adoption of this Resolution, and when the qualified elector has voted the election shall be closed. This Council acknowledges that the City Clerk has caused to be delivered to the sole qualified elector of Annexation No. 74 a ballot in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto. The ballot indicated the numbers of votes to be voted by the landowner, and was accompanied by all supplies and written instructions for the use and return of the ballot.

SECTION 10. Effective. This resolution shall take effect upon its adoption.

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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 21st day of October 2025 by the following vote:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
________________________________
Valerie Vandever, Mayor
ATTEST:

Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST, BEST & KRIEGER LLP
__________________________________
Craig Hayes, City Attorney

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CERTIFICATION

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss

CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
I, Julia Espinoza, City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 4101 was passed, approved, and adopted at the Regular Meeting of the San Jacinto City Council held on the 21st day of October 2025.

Ayes:

Nays:

Absent:

Abstain:

WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 21st day of October 2025. ________________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto

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Packet Pg. 540 Attachment: Resolution No. 4101 - CFD 2003-1 Annex No. 74 Calling Election (CFD 2003-1 Annex 74 Public Hearing - Monte Vista Tract 38509) Resolution No. 4101

EXHIBIT A
City of San Jacinto
Community Facilities District No. 2003-1
Annexation No. 74

OFFICIAL BALLOT

SPECIAL TAX ANNEXATION ELECTION
This ballot is for a special, landowner election. You must return this ballot in the enclosed postage paid envelope to the office of the City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, either by mail or in person. The City Clerk’s office is located at 595 S. San Jacinto Avenue, Building A, San Jacinto, California, 92583.

To vote, mark a cross (X) on the voting line after the word “YES” or after the word “NO”. All marks otherwise made are forbidden. All distinguishing marks are forbidden and make the ballot void. If you wrongly mark, tear, or deface this ballot, return it to the City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto and obtain another.

The amount of money to be raised annually by the levy of the special tax on the property to be annexed to Community Facilities District No. 2003-1 is $18,122 in 2025/26 dollars and the rate and duration of the tax to be levied is as set forth in the rate and method of apportionment of special tax for Community Facilities District No. 2003-1.

Shall the measure pursuant to which the City of
San Jacinto, by and for its Community Facilities
District No. 2003-1, shall be authorized to levy
special taxes within the territory annexed to
Community Facilities District No. 2003-1 pursuant
to and as described in the Resolution of the City
Council of the City of San Jacinto of Annexation
of Territory to Community Facilities District,
Authorizing the Levy of Special Tax and
Submitting Levy Of Tax to Qualified Electors,
approved by the City Council on October 21,
2025 be adopted?
YES:

NO:

By execution in the space provided below, you also confirm your written waiver of the time limit pertaining to the conduct of the election and any requirement for analysis and arguments with respect to the ballot measure, as such waivers are described and permitted by Section 53326(a) and 53327(b) of the California Government Code.

Number of Votes: 5

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Property Owner:

MV 34664 LLC
By:

Title:

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Packet Pg. 542 Attachment: Resolution No. 4101 - CFD 2003-1 Annex No. 74 Calling Election (CFD 2003-1 Annex 74 Public Hearing - Monte Vista Tract 38509) Resolution No. 4102

RESOLUTION NO. 4102

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss

CITY OF SAN JACINTO )

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF SAN JACINTO, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A

SPECIAL ANNEXATION LANDOWNER ELECTION AND

DIRECTING THE RECORDING OF AN AMENDED

NOTICE OF SPECIAL TAX LIEN
City of San Jacinto
Community Facilities District No. 2003-1
Annexation No. 74
RESOLVED by the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of San Jacinto (the “City”), County of Riverside, State of California, that:

WHEREAS, the Council of the City has previously formed a Community Facilities District pursuant to the provisions of the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, Section 53311, and following of the California Government Code (the “Act”). The existing Community Facilities District being designated as Community Facilities District No. 2003- 1 (the “CFD”); and
WHEREAS, in proceedings heretofore conducted by the Council pursuant to the Act, the Council has heretofore adopted a resolution entitled “A Resolution of the City of San Jacinto, Authorizing the Annexation of Territory to Community Facilities District No. 2003-1, Authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax and Submitting the Levy of the Special Tax to Qualified Electors” (the “Resolution of Annexation”) calling a special election of the qualified landowner electors in the territory of the land proposed to be annexed to the CFD.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Resolution of Annexation, adopted by the Council on this date, which is hereby incorporated herein by this reference, the special election has been held and the City Clerk has on file a Canvass and Statement Result of Election (the “Canvass”), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, this Council has reviewed the Canvass and hereby approves said Canvass.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto as follows:

SECTION 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.

SECTION 2. Issues Presented. The issues presented at the special election were (i) the annexation of territory to the CFD; and (ii) the levy of a special tax within the territory annexed to the CFD.

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SECTION 3. Measure Approved. Pursuant to the Canvass, the issues presented at the special election were approved by the landowners of the territory proposed for annexation to the CFD by more than two-thirds of the votes received at the special election.

SECTION 4. Declaration of Annexation. The Council does hereby determine and declare that the annexed territory is now added to and becomes a part of the CFD. The Council, acting as the Legislative Body of the CFD, is hereby empowered to levy the authorized special tax within the annexation territory.

SECTION 5. Authority to Levy. Pursuant to the voter approval, this Council may levy special taxes in the territory in the captioned annexation according to the rate and method of apportionment specified in the resolution of this Council entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of San Jacinto Declaring its Intention to Annex Territory into Community Facilities District No. 2003-1 and to Authorize the Levy of Special Taxes Therein” adopted on October 21, 2025.

SECTION 6. Prior Proceedings. It is hereby found that all prior proceedings and actions taken by this Council with respect to the CFD and the territory annexed thereto were valid and in conformity with the Act.

SECTION 7. Amendment to Notice of Lien. The City Clerk is hereby directed to complete, execute and cause to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Riverside an amendment to the Notice of Special Tax Lien in the form required by the Act, such recording to occur no later than fifteen (15) days following adoption of this Resolution by the Council.

SECTION 8. This Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption.

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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 21
st day of October 2025, by the following
vote:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
________________________________
Valerie Vandever, Mayor
ATTEST:

Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST, BEST & KRIEGER LLP
____________________________
Craig Hayes, City Attorney

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CERTIFICATION

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss

CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
I, Julia Espinoza, City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 4102 was passed, approved, and adopted at the Regular Meeting of the San Jacinto City Council held on the 21st day of October 2025.

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 21st day of October 2025. ________________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto

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A-1

EXHIBIT A
City of San Jacinto
Community Facilities District No. 2003-1
Annexation No. 74

CANVASS AND STATEMENT OF RESULT OF ELECTION
I hereby certify that on 21
st day of October 2025, I canvassed the returns of the election held on October 21, 2025 for the City of San Jacinto Community Facilities District No. 2003-1 Annexation No. 74 and the total number of votes cast in such election and the total number of votes cast for and against the measure are as follows and the totals as shown for and against the measure are full, true and correct:

Qualified
Landowner
Votes
Votes
Cast
Votes
YES
Votes
NO
City of San Jacinto Community Facilities
District No. 2003-1 Annexation No. 74
Special Tax Election, October 21, 2025 5 _____ _____ _____ The amount of money to be raised annually by the levy of the special tax on the property to be annexed to Community Facilities District No. 2003-1 is $18,122 in 2025/26 dollars and the rate and duration of the tax to be levied is as set forth in the rate and method of apportionment of special tax for Community Facilities District No. 2003-1.

Shall the measure pursuant to which the City of San Jacinto, by and for its Community Facilities District No. 2003-1, shall be authorized to levy special taxes within the territory annexed to Community Facilities District No. 2003-1 pursuant to and as described in the Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Jacinto of Annexation of Territory to Community Facilities District, Authorizing the Levy of Special Tax and Submitting Levy Of Tax to Qualified Electors, approved by the City Council on October 21, 2025 be adopted?
Yes: __________
No: __________
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND on October 21, 2025.

By:

City Clerk
City of San Jacinto

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Packet Pg. 547 Attachment: Resolution No. 4102 - CFD 2003-1 Annex. No. 74 Declaring Results (CFD 2003-1 Annex 74 Public Hearing - Monte Vista Tract Ordinance No. 25-10

ORDINANCE NO. 25-10

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss

CITY OF SAN JACINTO )

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF SAN JACINTO LEVYING A SPECIAL TAX WITHIN

CITY OF SAN JACINTO COMMUNITY FACILITIES
DISTRICT NO. 2003-1, INCLUDING CERTAIN

ANNEXATION TERRITORY
City of San Jacinto
Community Facilities District No. 2003-1
Annexation No. 74
WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto (the “City”) has conducted proceedings pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act, Chapter 2.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, commencing with Section 53311, of the California Government Code (the “Act”) to establish “City of San Jacinto Community Facilities District No. 2003-1” (the “CFD”) for the purpose of financing certain municipal services (the “Services) as provided in the Act; and
WHEREAS, the City has conducted proceedings to annex territory into the CFD and, in connection therewith, approved supplements to the Original Rate and Method (as supplemented, the “Rate and Method”);

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO as follows:

SECTION 1: By the passage of this Ordinance, pursuant to the Act, the Council hereby authorizes and levies the Special Tax within the CFD, including all territory annexed into the CFD prior to the date hereof, at the rate and in accordance with method set forth in the Rate and Method, which rate and method are by this reference incorporated herein.

The Special Tax has previously been levied in the original territory of the CFD beginning in fiscal year 2004-05 and the Special Tax is hereby levied commencing in fiscal year 2025-26 in the territory annexed to the CFD subsequent to formation of the CFD, and in each fiscal year thereafter to pay for the Services for the CFD and all costs of administering the CFD.

The City Council hereby ratifies the levy of special taxes within the CFD pursuant to the Act, at the rate and in accordance with the Rate and Method, in fiscal years 2004-05 through 2025-26.

SECTION 2: The City Manager or designee, or an employee or consultant of the City, is hereby authorized and directed each fiscal year to determine the specific Special Tax to

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be levied for the next ensuing fiscal year for each parcel of real property within the CFD, including all territory annexed to the CFD prior to the date hereof, in the manner and as provided in the Rate and Method.

SECTION 3: Exemptions from the levy of the Special Tax shall be as provided in the Resolution of Formation, the Rate and Method and the applicable provisions of the Act.

In no event shall the Special Tax be levied on any parcel within the CFD in excess of the maximum Special Tax specified in the Rate and Method.

SECTION 4: All of the collections of the Special Tax shall be used as provided in the Act and in the Resolution of Formation, including, but not limited to, the payment of costs of the Services, the payment of the costs of the City in administering the CFD, and the costs of collecting and administering the Special Tax.

SECTION 5: The Special Tax shall be collected in the same manner as ordinary ad valorem taxes are collected and shall have the same lien priority, and be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in cases of delinquency as provided for ad valorem taxes; provided, however, that the Council may provide for other appropriate methods of collection by resolution(s) of the Council. The City Manager of the City (or the City Manager’s designee) is hereby authorized and directed to provide all necessary information to the auditor/tax collector of the County of Riverside in order to effect proper billing and collection of the Special Tax, so that the Special Tax shall be included on the secured property tax roll of the County of Riverside for fiscal year 2025-26 and for each fiscal year thereafter, as set forth above, until no longer required to pay for the Services or until otherwise terminated by the City.

SECTION 6: If for any reason any portion of this Ordinance is found to be invalid, or if the Special Tax is found inapplicable to any particular parcel within the CFD, including all territory annexed to the CFD prior to the date hereof, by a court of competent jurisdiction, the balance of this Ordinance and the application of the Special Tax to the remaining parcels within the CFD, including all territory annexed to the CFD prior to the date hereof, shall not be affected.

SECTION 7: The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk shall cause the same to be published immediately after its passage at least once in a newspaper of general circulation circulated in the City.

SECTION 8: This Ordinance shall become effective (30) days following its passage and adoption and shall be published once within fifteen (15) days upon passage and adoption in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of San Jacinto, County of Riverside.

INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Jacinto held on October 21, 2025.

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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 4
th day of November 2025, by the following
vote:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
__________________________
Valerie Vandever, Mayor
ATTEST:

Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST, BEST & KRIEGER LLP
__________________________________
Craig Hayes, City Attorney

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss

CITY OF SAN JACINTO )

CERTIFICATION
I, Julia Espinoza, City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Ordinance No. 25-10, for which the original is on file in my office.

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL on this 21st day of October 2025. ______________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto

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Packet Pg. 551 Attachment: Ordinance No. 25-10 - CFD 2003-1 Annex. No. 74 (CFD 2003-1 Annex 74 Public Hearing - Monte Vista Tract 38509) October 21, 2025
TO: City Council
REQUESTED BY: Tom Prill, Deputy City Manager
APPROVED BY: Robert A. Johnson, City Manager
SUBJECT: CFD 2020-1 Annex 18 Public Hearing - Monte Vista Tract 38509 RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Hold the Public Hearing related to the Annexation of Territory into CFD 2020-1;

2. Adopt Resolution No. 4097, calling a Special Election and authorizing the annexation of territory into CFD 2020-1 and the levy of a Special Tax, and submitting the levy of Special Tax to the Qualified Electors;

3. Call upon the City Clerk to conduct the Special Annexation Landowner Election;

4. Adopt Resolution No. 4098, declaring the results of a Special Annexation Landowner Election and directing the recording of an amended Notice of Special Tax Lien; and

5. Introduce Ordinance No. 25-11, levying a Special Tax within CFD 2020-1, including Annexation No. 18, for a first reading:

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO

AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES IN A COMMUNITY

FACILITIES DISTRICT, INCLUDING CERTAIN ANNEXATION TERRITORY IDENTIFIED AS ANNEXATION NO. 18 (TAX ZONE NO. 19), INTO SAN JACINTO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2020-1.

DISCUSSION:

The City Council and Planning Commission have identified the need for a financing mechanism for maintenance and services on improvements related to new development within the City. In response to the need for additional funding for such maintenance and services, the City Council formed Community Facilities District 2020-1 (the "CFD") and approved the levy of special taxes therein. The CFD provides funding for services including, but not limited to, the maintenance of landscaped areas, parkways, and median improvements throughout the CFD and the maintenance and servicing of streetlights, traffic signals, and appurtenant facilities (the "Services"). The Rate and Method of Apportionment ("RMA") of the CFD defines multiple types of property that may be levied a special tax and utilizes tax zones to allow future development to annex to the CFD rather than forming a new CFD for each new development. The RMA also defines a Contingent

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Special Tax, which would be levied only if the developer failed to perform landscape maintenance to the City's standards.

The City will utilize the CFD as a tool to tax new development for the direct costs associated with the Services. The use of the CFD provides additional funds to mitigate the added cost of providing the Services to new development. Based upon a petition from the property owner, the City Council declared its intention to annex this territory – commonly known as the site of Monte Vista Homes residential development (27 SFR units) located on the northwest corner of Esplanade Avenue and Kirby Street – into CFD 2020-1 by adopting Resolution 4095 at their meeting of September 16, 2025, which also established the Public Hearing date to tonight.

The City Clerk has received the ballots necessary to declare the results of the Special Election.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The annexation of territory into the CFD will assist in mitigating the cost of providing the Services. Based on calculations from Fiscal Year 2025/2026, it is anticipated that the CFD will collect $35,559 in special tax revenue upon full project buildout and, if applicable, $26,325 in Contingent Special Tax revenue.

ATTACHMENTS:

Resolution No. 4097 - CFD 2020-1 Annex. No. 18 Calling Election Resolution No. 4098 - CFD 2020-1 Annex. 18 Declaring Results Ordinance No. 25-11 - CFD 2020-1 Annex. No. 18

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Resolution No. 4097

RESOLUTION NO. 4097

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss

CITY OF SAN JACINTO )

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SAN JACINTO CALLING SPECIAL ELECTION AND

SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF

TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED TO SAN
JACINTO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2020-1

THE QUESTION OF LEVYING SPECIAL TAXES WITHIN
THAT TERRITORY (ANNEXATION NO. 18 TO CFD 2020-1
(TAX ZONE NO. 19))
WHEREAS, the City Council (the “City Council”) of the City of San Jacinto (the “City”) has heretofore conducted proceedings for the establishment of and has established San Jacinto Community Facilities District No. 2020-1, County of Riverside, State of California (the “District”) for the purpose of levying special taxes on parcels of taxable property therein for the purpose of providing certain services which are necessary to meet increased demands placed upon the City as a result of the development of said real property; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 53339) of Chapter 2.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code, commonly known as the “Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982,” (the “Act”) to annex territory to the District by complying with the procedures set forth in said Article 3.5; and
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4095, a resolution of intention to annex territory to the District pursuant to Section 53339.2 of the California Government Code, determining that the public convenience and necessity require that certain property, consisting of approximately 4.510 acres, be annexed to the District and containing all of the matters prescribed by Section 53339.3 of said Code, and fixing 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, on October 21, 2025, in the San Jacinto Community Center, located at 625 S. Pico Avenue, San Jacinto, California, as the time and place for a hearing upon said resolution; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said resolution, the City Clerk has published and mailed notice of the time and place of said hearing as required by Section 53339.4 of said Code; and
WHEREAS, on October 21, 2025, at the time and place of said hearing, the City Council afforded all interested persons for or against the annexation of said property

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to the District an opportunity to present testimony and to protest against the proposed annexation of said property to the District, and no protests, either oral or in writing, were received; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 53339.7 of said Code, the City Council may now submit the question of levying a special tax within the territory proposed to be annexed to the District to the qualified electors within that territory.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, determined and ordered by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto, as follows:

Section 1. Findings. The City Council finds that: (i) the foregoing recitals are correct; (ii) less than 12 persons have been registered to vote within the territory proposed to be annexed to the District during the 90 days preceding the close of the public hearing held on July 15, 2025, and no persons are registered to vote therein; (iii) pursuant to Section 53326 of the California Government Code, as a result of the findings set forth in clause (ii) above, the vote in the special election called by this resolution shall be by the landowners of the territory proposed to be annexed to the District whose property would be subject to the special taxes if they were levied at the time of the election, and each landowner shall have one vote for each acre, or portion thereof, which he or she owns within said territory which would be subject to the proposed special taxes if they were levied at the time of the election; and (iv) pursuant to said Section 53326, the special election must be held at least 90 days, but not more than 180 days following the date of the adoption of this resolution, unless such time periods are waived with the unanimous waiver of the qualified electors. All of the qualified electors in the territory to be annexed waived the time limits and election formalities of the special election.

Section 2. Special Election. A special election is called for and shall be held on October 21, 2025, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the territory proposed to be annexed to the District the question of whether special taxes shall annually be levied within said territory to pay the costs of (a) the maintenance of landscaped areas, parkways and medians improvements throughout the District and public rights-of-way, including, but not limited to, street trees, fencing, irrigation systems, sidewalks, drainage systems, graffiti removal, replacement, furnishing of water, electric current or energy, gas, or other illuminating agent for the operation of any improvement within the District; and (b) the maintenance and servicing of streetlights, traffic signals and appurtenant facilities, including, but not limited to furnishing of electric current, materials, contracted services, and the necessary maintenance, replacement, and repair required to keep the improvements in operational and satisfactory condition; and (c) any other services authorized under the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, the costs associated with the determination of the amount of and levy and collection of special taxes which will be levied to provide the services, and costs otherwise incurred in order

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to carry out the authorized purposes of the District pursuant to the Rates and Method of Apportionment of the Special Taxes, attached as Exhibit "C" to Resolution No. 4095.

Section 3. Ballot Proposition. The proposition to be submitted on October 21, 2025, to the qualified electors of the territory proposed to be annexed to the District shall be as follows:

Proposition A
Shall Proposition A authorizing the annual levy of special taxes on taxable property in the territory proposed to be annexed to San Jacinto Community Facilities District No. 2020-1, County of Riverside, State of California, to pay the costs of services to be provided for (a) the maintenance of landscaped areas, parkways and medians improvements throughout the District and public rights-ofway, including, but not limited to, street trees, fencing, irrigation systems, sidewalks, drainage systems, graffiti removal, replacement, furnishing of water, electric current or energy, gas, or other illuminating agent for the operation of any improvement within the District; and (b) the maintenance and servicing of streetlights, traffic signals and appurtenant facilities, including, but not limited to furnishing of electric current, materials, contracted services, and the necessary maintenance, replacement, and repair required to keep the improvements in operational and satisfactory condition; and (c) any other services authorized under the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, and to pay costs associated with the determination of the amount of and the levy and collection of the special taxes at the special tax rates as set forth in Exhibit “C” to Resolution No. 4095 be approved?
Section 4. Conduct of Election. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5 hereof, said election shall be conducted by the City Clerk (the "City Clerk") pursuant to the provisions of the California Elections Code governing elections of cities, and the provisions of Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000) of said Code, insofar as they may be applicable.

Section 5. Election Procedures. The procedures to be followed in conducting said election shall be as follows:
(a) Pursuant to Section 53326 of the California Government Code, ballots for the election shall be distributed to the qualified electors by the City Clerk by mail with return postage prepaid, or by personal service. (b) Pursuant to applicable sections of the aforementioned provisions of the California Elections Code governing the conduct of mail ballot elections, including in particular Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000) of said Code, the City Clerk shall mail or deliver to each qualified elector an official ballot in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A” and shall also mail or deliver to all such qualified electors a ballot pamphlet

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and instructions to voter, including a sample ballot identical in form to the official ballot but identified as a sample ballot, a return identification envelope with prepaid postage thereon addressed to the City Clerk for the return of voted official ballots, and a copy of Resolution No. 4095.
(c) The official ballot to be mailed by the City Clerk to each landownervoter shall have printed or typed thereon the name of the landowner-voter and the number of votes to be voted by the landowner-voter and shall have appended to it a certification to be signed by the person voting the official ballot which shall certify that the person signing the certification is the person who voted the official ballot, and if the landownervoter is other than a natural person, that he or she is an officer of or other person affiliated with the landowner-voter entitled to vote such official ballot, that he or she has been authorized to vote such official ballot on behalf of the landowner-voter, that in voting such official ballot it was his or her intent, as well as the intent of the landowner-voter, to vote all votes to which the landowner-voter is entitled based on its land ownership on the proposition set forth in the official ballot as marked thereon in the voting square opposite such proposition, and further certifying as to the acreage of the landowner-voter's land ownership within the District.
(d) The return identification envelope delivered by the City Clerk to each landowner-voter shall have printed or typed thereon the following: the name of the landowner, the address of the landowner, a declaration under penalty of perjury stating that the voter is the landowner or the authorized representative of the landowner entitled to vote the enclosed ballot and is the person whose name appears on the identification envelope, the printed name and signature of the voter, the address of the voter, the date of signing and place of execution of said declaration, and a notice that the envelope contains an official ballot and is to be opened only by the City Clerk. (e) The information-to-voter form to be mailed by the City Clerk to the landowner-voters shall inform them that the official ballots shall be returned to the City Clerk properly voted as provided thereon and with the certification appended thereto properly completed and signed in the sealed return identification envelope with the certification thereon completed and signed and all other information to be inserted thereon properly inserted by 5:00 o'clock p.m. on the date of the election. (f) Upon receipt of the return identification envelopes which are returned prior to the voting deadline on the date of the election, the City Clerk shall canvass the votes cast in the election, and shall file a statement with the City Council as to the results of such canvass and the election on the proposition set forth in the official ballot.

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 21
st day of October 2025, by the following
vote:

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AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
________________________________
Valerie Vandever, Mayor
ATTEST:

Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST, BEST & KRIEGER LLP
__________________________________
Craig Hayes, City Attorney

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Packet Pg. 558 Attachment: Resolution No. 4097 - CFD 2020-1 Annex. No. 18 Calling Election (CFD 2020-1 Annex 18 Public Hearing - Monte Vista Tract 38509) Resolution No. 4097

CERTIFICATION

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss

CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
I, Julia Espinoza, City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 4097 was passed, approved, and adopted at the Regular Meeting of the San Jacinto City Council held on the 21 st day of October
2025.

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 21st day of October, 2025. ________________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto

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Packet Pg. 559 Attachment: Resolution No. 4097 - CFD 2020-1 Annex. No. 18 Calling Election (CFD 2020-1 Annex 18 Public Hearing - Monte Vista Tract 38509) Resolution No. 4097

EXHIBIT “A”

OFFICIAL BALLOT

SPECIAL ELECTION FOR CITY OF SAN JACINTO
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2020-1

COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA
October 21, 2025
To vote, mark a cross (+ or X) in the voting square after the word "YES" or after the word "NO". All marks otherwise made are forbidden. All distinguishing marks are forbidden and make the ballot void.

If you wrongly mark, tear, or deface this ballot, return it to the City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto and obtain another.

PROPOSITION A: Shall Proposition A
authorizing the annual levy of special taxes on
taxable property in the territory proposed to be
annexed to San Jacinto Community Facilities
District No. 2020-1, County of Riverside, State of
California, to pay the costs of services to be
provided for (a) the maintenance of landscaped
areas, parkways and medians improvements
throughout the District and public rights-of-way,
including, but not limited to, street trees, fencing,
irrigation systems, sidewalks, drainage systems,
graffiti removal, replacement, furnishing of water,
electric current or energy, gas, or other
illuminating agent for the operation of any
improvement within the District; and (b) the
maintenance and servicing of streetlights, traffic
signals and appurtenant facilities, including, but
not limited to furnishing of electric current,
materials, contracted services, and the
necessary maintenance, replacement, and
repair required to keep the improvements in
operational and satisfactory condition; and (c)
any other services authorized under the MelloRoos Community Facilities Act of 1982, and to pay costs associated with the determination of
the amount of and the levy and collection of the
special taxes at the special tax rates as set forth
in Exhibit “C” to Resolution No. 4095 be
approved?
Y
YES
N
NO

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Packet Pg. 560 Attachment: Resolution No. 4097 - CFD 2020-1 Annex. No. 18 Calling Election (CFD 2020-1 Annex 18 Public Hearing - Monte Vista Tract 38509) Resolution No. 4098

RESOLUTION NO. 4098

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss

CITY OF SAN JACINTO )

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SAN JACINTO DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE

SPECIAL ELECTION FOR SAN JACINTO COMMUNITY
FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2020-1 ON THE PROPOSITION

OF THE ANNUAL LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES WITHIN THE

TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED TO SAID

COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT TO PAY THE COSTS

OF CERTAIN SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE

COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT, DETERMINING THAT

THE TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED IS

ADDED TO AND PART OF SAID COMMUNITY FACILITIES

DISTRICT WITH FULL LEGAL EFFECT, AND ORDERING

THE RECORDING OF A MAP OF THE BOUNDARIES OF

SAID COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT INCLUDING

THE TERRITORY ANNEXED THERETO (ANNEXATION
NO. 18 TO CFD 2020-1 (TAX ZONE NO. 19))
WHEREAS, the City Council (the “City Council”) of the City of San Jacinto (the “City”) has heretofore conducted proceedings for the annexation of approximately

4.510 acres of land to San Jacinto Community Facilities District No. 2020-1, County of Riverside, State of California (the “District”) including conducting a public hearing pursuant to Section 53339.5 of the Government Code; and WHEREAS, at the conclusion of said public hearing, the City Council adopted a resolution calling a special election for October 21, 2025, and submitting to the qualified electors of the territory to be annexed to the District the question of levying special taxes within that territory to pay the costs of (a) the maintenance of landscaped areas, parkways and medians improvements throughout the District and public rights-ofway, including, but not limited to, street trees, fencing, irrigation systems, sidewalks, drainage systems, graffiti removal, replacement, furnishing of water, electric current or energy, gas, or other illuminating agent for the operation of any improvement within the District; and (b) the maintenance and servicing of street lights, traffic signals and appurtenance facilities, including, but not limited to, furnishing of electric current, materials, contracted services, and the necessary maintenance, replacement, and repair required to keep the improvements in operational and satisfactory condition; and (c) any other services authorized under the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982; and the costs associated with the determination of the amount of and levy and collection of

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special taxes which will be levied to provide the services and costs otherwise incurred in order to carry out the authorized purposes of the District (the "Election Resolution"); and WHEREAS, the City Council has received a statement from the City Clerk (the "City Clerk"), who pursuant to the Election Resolution was authorized to conduct such special election and act as the election official therefor, with respect to the canvass of the ballots returned in and the results of said special election, certifying that at least two-thirds of the votes cast upon the proposition submitted to the qualified electors in said special election were in favor of such proposition.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, determined and ordered by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto, as follows:

Section 1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into this resolution.

Section 2. Findings. The City Council finds that: (i) there are no registered voters residing within the territory proposed to be annexed to the District (the "Territory") at the time of the close of the public hearing on October 21, 2025, and pursuant to Section 53326 of the Government Code, the vote in said special election was, therefore, to be by the landowners owning land within the Territory, with each landowner having one vote for each acre or portion thereof of land that he or she owned within the Territory; (ii) pursuant to said Section 53326 and the Election Resolution, the City Clerk caused to be delivered an official ballot for the special election to the owner of the land within the Territory, with return postage prepaid; (iii) said special election has been properly conducted in accordance with all statutory requirements and the provisions of the Election Resolution; (iv) pursuant to said Section 53326, MV 34664 LLC, the owner of all the land within the Territory, was entitled to five (5) votes; (v) said landowner returned its ballot to the City Clerk prior to the time set by the City Clerk for the close of the election on October 21, 2025; (vi) the ballot returned to the City Clerk by said landowner voted all votes of said landowner in favor of the proposition set forth therein; (vii) at least two-thirds of the votes cast in such special election on said proposition were in favor thereof, and pursuant to Sections 53328 and 53329 of the Government Code, said proposition carried; (ix) pursuant to Section 53339.8 of the Government Code, the City Council is authorized to determine that the Territory to be annexed has been added to and become a part of the District with full legal effect; and (x) the City Council is also authorized, pursuant to said Section 53339.8, to annually levy special taxes within the Territory to pay the costs of the services to be provided by the District.

Section 3. Declaration of Results. At least two-thirds of the votes voted in the special election on the proposition of the annual levy of special taxes within the Territory to pay the costs of the services to be provided by the District were voted in favor thereof, and such proposition carried.

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Section 4. Annexation. The Territory is annexed and added to and is a part of the District with full legal effect, and the City Council shall annually levy special taxes within the Territory at the rates as specified in Resolution No. 4095 adopted by the City Council on September 16, 2025, to pay costs of certain services to be provided by the District. The boundaries of the Territory are shown on the map entitled, “Annexation Map No. 18, Community Facilities District No. 2020-1 (Tax Zone No. 19) of the City of San Jacinto, County of Riverside, State of California,” which was recorded on September 23, 2025, in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Riverside as Document No. 2025-0291079.

Section 5. Notice. Pursuant to Section 53339.8 of the Government Code and Section 3117.5 of the Streets and Highways Code, the City Clerk shall cause to be filed with the County Recorder of the County of Riverside an amendment of the notice of special tax lien and a map of the amended boundaries of the District including the Territory.

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 21st day of October 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
________________________________
Valerie Vandever, Mayor
ATTEST:

Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST, BEST & KRIEGER LLP
__________________________________
Craig Hayes, City Attorney

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Packet Pg. 563 Attachment: Resolution No. 4098 - CFD 2020-1 Annex. 18 Declaring Results (CFD 2020-1 Annex 18 Public Hearing - Monte Vista Tract 38509) Resolution No. 4098

CERTIFICATION

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss

CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
I, Julia Espinoza, City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 4098 was passed, approved, and adopted at the Regular Meeting of the San Jacinto City Council held on the 21st day of October 2025.

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 21st day of October 2025. ________________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto

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Packet Pg. 564 Attachment: Resolution No. 4098 - CFD 2020-1 Annex. 18 Declaring Results (CFD 2020-1 Annex 18 Public Hearing - Monte Vista Tract 38509) Ordinance No. 24-14
ORDINANCE NO. 25-11

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss

CITY OF SAN JACINTO )

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SAN JACINTO AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF SPECIAL

TAXES IN A COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT,

INCLUDING CERTAIN ANNEXATION TERRITORY
IDENTIFIED AS ANNEXATION NO. 18 (TAX ZONE NO. 19),

INTO SAN JACINTO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT
NO. 2020-1
A. Recital
WHEREAS, the City Council (the “City Council”) of the City of San Jacinto (the “City”) has established San Jacinto Community Facilities District No. 2020-1, County of Riverside, State of California (the “District”) for the purpose of levying special taxes on parcels of taxable property therein for the purpose of providing certain services which are necessary to meet increased demands placed upon the City as a result of the development of said real property; and
WHEREAS, the rate and method of apportionment of special tax for the District is set forth in Exhibit “C” to the City Council Resolution No. 4095, which was adopted on September 16, 2025; and
WHEREAS the City has conducted proceedings to annex territory into the District and, with respect to the proceedings, following an election of the qualified electors in the territory proposed for the annexation (the “Annexation Territory”), the City Council, on October 21, 2025, adopted a Resolution which declared the results of the special election and determined that the territory proposed to be annexed is added to and part of the District.

B. Ordinance

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO,

CALIFORNIA, ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2020-1, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.

Section 2. By the passage of this Ordinance, the City Council hereby authorizes and levies the special tax within the District, including the Annexation Territory, pursuant

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to the Community Facilities District Law, at the rate and in accordance with the rate and method of apportionment of special tax set forth in Resolution No. 4095, which rate and method is by this reference incorporated herein. The special tax has previously been levied in the original territory of the District beginning in Fiscal Year 2020 pursuant to Ordinance No. 20-08 passed and adopted by the City Council on July 7, 2020, and the special tax is hereby levied commencing in Fiscal Year 2025/26 in the District, including the Annexation Territory identified as Annexation No. 18 (Tax Zone No. 19), and in each fiscal year thereafter to pay for the services for the District and the costs of administering the District.

Section 3. The City Manager of the City or designee or employee or consultant of the City is hereby authorized and directed each fiscal year to determine the specific special tax to be levied for the next ensuing fiscal year for each parcel of real property within the District, including the Annexation Territory, in the manner and as provided in Resolution No. 4095.

Section 4. Exemptions from the levy of the special tax shall be as provided in Resolution No. 4095 the applicable provisions of the Community Facilities District Law.

In no event shall the special tax be levied on any parcel within the District in excess of the maximum special tax specified in Resolution No. 4095.

Section 5. All of the collections of the special tax shall be used as provided in the Community Facilities District Law and in Resolution No. 4095, including, but not limited to, the payment of the costs of the services, the payment of the costs of the City in administering the District, and the costs of collecting and administering the special tax.

Section 6. The special tax shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as ordinary ad valorem taxes are collected and shall have the same lien priority, and be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in cases of delinquency as provided for ad valorem taxes; provided, however, that the District may collect Special Taxes at a different time or in a different manner if necessary to meet its financial obligations. The City Manager of the City, or his designee, is hereby authorized and directed to provide all necessary information to the auditor/tax collector of the County of Riverside in order to effect proper billing and collection of the special tax, so that the special tax shall be included on the secured property tax roll of the County of Riverside for Fiscal Year 2025/26 and for each fiscal year thereafter until no longer required to pay for the Services or until otherwise terminated by the City.

Section 7. If for any reason any portion of this Ordinance is found to be invalid, or if the special tax is found inapplicable to any particular parcel within the District, including the Annexation Territory, by a court of competent jurisdiction, the balance of this Ordinance and the application of the special tax to the remaining parcels within the District, including the Annexation Territory, shall not be affected.

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Section 8. The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk shall cause the same, or a summary of it, to be published immediately after its passage at least once in a newspaper of general circulation for the City.

Section 9. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days from the date of final passage.

INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Jacinto held on October 21, 2025.

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 4
th day of November 2025, by the following
vote:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
__________________________
Valerie Vandever, Mayor
ATTEST:

Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
Craig Hayes, City Attorney

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Packet Pg. 567 Attachment: Ordinance No. 25-11 - CFD 2020-1 Annex. No. 18 (CFD 2020-1 Annex 18 Public Hearing - Monte Vista Tract 38509) Ordinance No. 25-11