Riverside Municipal Code Ch. 20.30 Preservation Incentives

The City Council may establish preservation incentives to encourage owners to designate, maintain, preserve, rehabilitate, and improve cultural resources. Only properties designated as cultural resources pursuant to the provisions of Riverside Municipal Code Title 20 shall be eligible to apply for preservation incentives.

(Ord. 7108 §1, 2010; Ord. 6778 § 1, 2004; Ord. 6566 §2, 2001; Ord. 6263 §1 (part), 1996)

Pursuant to Government Code section 50280 et seq. ("the Mills Act"), the City Council has established, by Resolution 20825 (as amended) a Mills Act Program providing for contractual agreement with an owner of a historic property as designated by the City Council or listed on any official federal, state, or county register for the purpose of preservation, rehabilitation, and maintenance of a designated historic resource. A Mills Act Agreement allows an owner to receive a reduction in property taxes in exchange for the property owner's commitment to specific repair, restoration and/or rehabilitation improvements and satisfactory maintenance of the Historic Property. A Mills Act Agreement is for a minimum period of ten years, renewed annually, unless a notice of non-renewal or cancellation is filed. Mills Act applications will be accepted between January 1 and May 31 of the calendar year. A Mills Act application will be acted upon by the City Council before the end of the calendar year during which it was submitted.

(Ord. 7611 § 1, 2022; Ord. 7206 §19, 2013; Ord. 7108 §1, 2010; Ord. 6566 §2, 2001; Ord. 6263 §1 (part), 1996)

Editor's note— Ord. 7737, § 3, adopted October 21, 2025, repealed § 20.30.030. Former § 20.30.030 pertained to the historic preservation fund and derived from Ord. 7657, § 18, adopted 2024; Ord. 7611 § 2, adopted 2022; Ord. 7248 §4, adopted 2014; Ord. 7206 §20, adopted 2013.