Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 16 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Riverside Municipal Code Ch. 16.80 Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Bank Program
Riverside Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Riverside
Cite as: Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 16.80 · Text as of 2026-10-04
16.80.010 - Title.¶
This chapter shall be known as the City of Riverside's Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Bank Program ordinance.
(Ord. 7696, § 1(Exh. A), 2025)
16.80.020 - Definitions.¶
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have the meanings set forth below:
"CEQA" means the California Environmental Quality Act and the accompanying guidelines.
"TDM" means transportation demand measures which are identified as part of the Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Bank Program.
"VMT" means vehicle miles traveled.
"Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Fee" refers to the cost charged to an applicant by the City to implement the TDMs as calculated per VMT unit.
(Ord. 7748, § 54, 2025; Ord. 7696, § 1(Exh. A), 2025)
16.80.030 - Basis of mitigation fee.¶
The City Council finds that the VMT impacts can be difficult to assess and mitigate on a project-by-project basis. Therefore, the City has prepared a program with TDMs with calculated benefits to mitigate VMT impacts, and the cost to implement that mitigation.
(Ord. 7696, § 1(Exh. A), 2025)
16.80.040 - Adoption of the mitigation fee.¶
The City Council shall adopt the Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Fee by resolution. In accordance with this chapter, mitigation will be available for purchase by applicants as needed to mitigate VMT impacts from their project.
(Ord. 7696, § 1(Exh. A), 2025)
16.80.050 - Applicability of mitigation fee.¶
The VMT Mitigation Bank Program shall be available to applicants only to mitigate significant impacts to less than significant, or to the extent feasible.
(Ord. 7696, § 1(Exh. A), 2025)
16.80.060 - Administration of fee and allowable uses.¶
All VMT Mitigation Bank Program fees shall be held in separate account and shall only be expended for the TDMs and VMT-reducing projects identified by the City.
(Ord. 7696, § 1(Exh. A), 2025)
16.80.070 - Severability.¶
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this chapter, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
(Ord. 7696, § 1(Exh. A), 2025)
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