Ordinance 21-05ORDINANCE NO. 21-05
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EASTVALE
AMENDING CHAPTER 4.62 OF THE EASTVALE MUNICIPAL CODE
TO UPDATE THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT MITIGATION FEE FOR
FUNDING THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY MULTIPLE
SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Eastvale ("City") finds that the ecosystems of the
City and western Riverside County, and the vegetation communities and sensitive species they
support are fragile, irreplaceable resources that are vital to the general welfare of all residents;
WHEREAS, these vegetation communities and natural areas contain habitat value which
contributes to the City's and the region's environmental resources;
WHEREAS, special protections for these vegetation communities and natural areas are
being established to prevent future endangerment of the plant and animal species that are
dependent upon them;
WHEREAS, adoption and implementation of this Ordinance will help to enable the City to
achieve the conservation goals set forth in the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat
Conservation Plan ("MSHCP"), adopted by the City Council upon incorporation, to implement the
associated Implementing Agreement executed by the City Council on December 8, 2010, and to
preserve the ability of affected property owners to make reasonable use of their land consistent
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA"), the California
Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), the Federal Endangered Species Act ("FESA"), the California
Endangered Species Act ("CESA"), the California Natural Community Conservation Planning Act
("NCCP Act"), and other applicable laws;
WHEREAS, the purpose and intent of this Ordinance is to update the Local Development
Mitigation Fee to assist in the maintenance of biological diversity and the natural ecosystem
processes that support this diversity; the protection of vegetation communities and natural areas
within the City and western Riverside County which are known to support threatened,
endangered, or key sensitive populations of plant and wildlife species; the maintenance of
economic development within the City by providing a streamlined regulatory process from which
development can proceed in an orderly process; and the protection of the existing character of
the City and the region through the implementation of a system of reserves which will provide
for permanent open space, community edges, and habitat conservation for species covered by
the MSHCP;
WHEREAS, the findings set forth herein are based on the MSHCP and the 2020 Nexus
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