Adoption of amendment to Ordinance No. 673 to reflect changes in the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (T
Summary
SCH Number
2024101358
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Adoption of amendment to Ordinance No. 673 to reflect changes in the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (T
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/31/2024
Document Description
The County of Riverside is a Member of the CVAG, a joint powers agency consisting of public agencies situated in the Coachella Valley. Acting in concert, Member Agencies developed a plan whereby the shortfall in funds needed to enlarge the capacity of the Regional System of Highways and Arterials within CVAG’s jurisdiction could be made up in part by a TUMF on future residential, commercial and industrial development. As a Member Agency of CVAG, the County will prepare a resolution to adopt changes in CVAG TUMF Program. Pursuant to the Mitigation Fee Act (Gov. Code §§ 66000 et seq.), CVAG prepared a new nexus study to update fees for the TUMF Program. On April 30, 2018, the CVAG Executive Committee reviewed and approved the 2018 TUMF Nexus Study to reflect changes in the TUMF Program based on changes in the TUMF network and costs of construction. The TUMF Nexus Study also included analysis of an annual inflation factor based on the Consumer Price Index for the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area. CVAG reviews the CPI annually to determine whether to apply the inflation factor to ensure that the TUMF is a fair and equitable method of distributing the costs of the improvements necessary to accommodate traffic volumes on the Regional System generated by future growth. On April 29, 2024, the CVAG Executive Committee approved a 3.6 percent annual increase to the TUMF based on the increase to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area in 2024. The increased TUMF is set to take effect on January 1, 2025. The CVAG Executive Committee recommends the member agencies prepare amendments to their respective ordinances to adopt and implement the increased TUMF. Based on the recommendations of the CVAG Executive Committee on April 29, 2024, subsection a. of Section 7 of Riverside County Ordinance No. 673.8 will be amended, and the proposed ordinance amendment will establish the new fee schedule for TUMF, effective January 1, 2025
Contact Information
Name
Jan Bulinski
Agency Name
County of Riverside Transportation Department
Job Title
Environmental Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Coachella
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Coachella Valley
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061 (b) (3)
Reasons for Exemption
General Rule Exemption – The activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
The Riverside County Transportation Department has found that the above-described
Ordinance amendment is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), based on the following.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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