Plan Basics And City Obligations Funding And Local Permittees

The MSHCP is a Criteria-based plan that “maps”, The Plan is funded by: rather than “describes”, areas to be assembled for • TUMF • Landfill fees Conservation over a 25 year period. The MSHCP: • Local funding • Measure A • Creates a Joint Powers Authority, which is known Development State participation as the Regional Conservation Authority (RCA), • • mitigation fees to oversee the implementation of the MSHCP. • Federal participation Understanding The The RCA Board is made up of Western Riverside County, the 16 Cities and the County of Riverside. County of Riverside City of Moreno Valley Western Riverside County Environmental Programs 14177 Frederick Street • Conserves the 146 covered species and their Department Moreno Valley, CA 92552 Multiple Species Habitat habitats throughout Western Riverside County. 4080 Lemon St., 12th Fl. 951-413-3000 Conservation Plan (MSHCP) • Assures local jurisdictions that conservation Riverside, CA 92501 City of Murrieta measures and mitigation requirements undertaken A guide for the individual property owner 951-955-6892 One Town Square for species and habitat are adequately City of Banning 24601 Jefferson Avenue addressed by the MSHCP and will satisfy the 99 East Ramsey Street Murrieta, CA 92562 Federal Endangered Species Act (FESA), Banning, CA 92220 951-304-2489 California Endangered Species Act (CESA), and 951-922-3125 City of Norco certain other regulatory requirements. City of Beaumont 2870 Clark Avenue • Facilitates construction of infrastructure and 550 East 6th Street Norco, CA 92860 economic growth, so that it occurs in a manner Beaumont, CA 92223 951-735-3900 that is coordinated with the conservation of 951-769-8520 City of Perris biological . City of Calimesa 101 North “D” Street • Ensures early determination of properties needed 908 Park Avenue Perris, CA 92570-1998 for the MSHCP Conservation Area, with fair and Calimesa, CA 92320 951-943-6100 equitable compensation to property owners. 909.795.9801 “Preserving our City of Riverside open space heritage, What is the City’s Obligation under the MSHCP? City of Canyon Lake 3900 Main Street 31516 Railroad Canyon Rd. Riverside, CA 92522 • Reserve Assembly – contributing toward a protecting our economy, Canyon Lake, CA 92587 951-826-5311 153,000-acre Reserve consisting of Linkages building our future.” 951-244-2955 and Cores as stipulated in the MSHCP through the City of San Jacinto Habitat Acquisition and Negotiation Strategy City of Corona 595 S. San Jacinto Ave. 400 South Vicentia Ave. Building B (HANS) process. Corona, CA 92882 San Jacinto, CA 92583 Annual Reporting – quarterly reporting to RCA on • 951-736-2400 951-487-7330 gains (i.e., acquisitions, easements) and losses City of Hemet City of Temecula (i.e., grading permits). 445 East Florida Avenue 43200 Business Park Dr. Rough Step – keeping development “in check” with • Hemet, CA 92543 Temecula, CA 92590 conservation efforts. 951-765-2300 951-694-6400 Collecting and transmitting quarterly all MSHCP • City of Lake Elsinore City of Wildomar Fees for private and public projects pursuant to 130 South Main Street 23873 Clinton Keith Road Section 8.5 of the MSHCP Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 Suite 201 • Other Plan requirements per Section 6.0 of the 951-674-3124 Wildomar, CA 92595 Western Riverside County MSHCP – special species surveys, riparian/riverine City of Menifee 951-677-7751 Regional Conservation Authority analysis, mitigation as needed. 29714 Haun Road 3403 Tenth Street, Suite 320 • Complying with Best Management Practices (BMPs) Menifee, CA 92586 Riverside, CA 92501 and siting and design criteria set forth in Section 7.0 951-672-6777 951-955-9700 and Appendix C of MSHCP. www.wrc-rca.org About The MSHCP How Does The MSHCP Affect Me?

The Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat If I live in a single family house, how does the The first step is to find out if your property is located in Conservation Plan (MSHCP) was developed to help MSHCP affect me? the Criteria Area, and if it is in the area called out for balance the protection of open space and biological If you are single family homeowner, with an existing Conservation. diversity in Western Riverside County with development single family structure on a legal lot, then the MSHCP To do this, go to: and expediting the placement of infrastructure. The does not affect your ability to use your property for legal MSHCP has the largest list of protected species ever uses. The MSHCP will provide you and your children • http://www.rctlma.org/online/content/rcip_report_ attempted and adopted in the United States, covering with areas of protected open space/conservation that generator.aspx multiple species, multiple habitats, and multiple will protect our unique biological diversity for years to • Enter your assessor parcel number (APN). jurisdictions. come. The online database will tell you if the APN is in the The MSHCP was approved by the County of Riverside If I want to build a single family home, how does Criteria Area, and, if so, what part of that Criteria Area is and all the cities within Western Riverside County in the MSHCP affect me? contemplated for Conservation. 2003. The MSCHP creation allowed local jurisdictions If you want to build a single family structure, the to control the fate of their projects, and was intended MSHCP allows you to do this on one legal lot. The to streamline federal and state endangered species only MSHCP requirement is to position your house and permitting. Prior to the any associated disturbance on the least biologically MSHCP, individual sensitive portion of your property. This not only helps property owners and local further the goals of the MSHCP, but also could improve jurisdictions dealt with your property value by creating a natural amenity. the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California What if I want to subdivide my property? Department of Fish and If you want to subdivide a legal lot into multiple lots per individually. The your local jurisdiction’s limits, then the MSHCP could MSHCP replaced that affect you. system with a regional system based on a balanced approach to species protection. You can also visit your local Planning Department for help. Open Space Reserve The MSHCP will ultimately create a 500,000 acre open If you are located in the area called out for space Reserve. At the start of the MSHCP in 2004, Conservation, you can proceed with your subdivision, there were already 347,000 acres of set aside for but you may need to avoid some portions of the Conservation through other public agencies (e.g.,U.S. property. For areas of your property that are set aside Service, BLM). The balance of lands needed to for Conservation, or if your entire property is set aside build the 500,000-acre Reserve totals 153,000-acres for Conservation, and not developed/subdivided, you which are to be new Conservation to augment can enter into negotiations with your local jurisdiction land already in Conservation. Once the 153,000 acres and Regional Conservation Authority. If any acquisition are assembled, the acquisition portion of the Plan is does occur, then the negotiations are with the RCA. complete. Depending on where your property is located you may The 153,000 acres of Additional Reserve Lands (i.e., be required to do some biological surveys for some new Conservation lands), will be acquired from the birds or . If you are contemplating a project, or Criteria Area. The majority of the lands needed for the a subdivision, then you should contact your Planning 153,000 acres is in private ownership. Department to determine which surveys, if any, are needed. Depending on the species living in your area, Each of the 16 cities and the County of Riverside are some surveys can only be conducted at certain times of legally bound to uphold and implement the MSHCP. the year.