WRCOG Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF)

“WHEREAS, the member agencies of WRCOG recognized that there was insufficient funding to address the impacts of new development on the regional system of highways and arterials in Western Riverside County (the "Regional System"); and WHEREAS, in order to address this shortfall, the member agencies formulated a plan whereby a transportation mitigation fee would be assessed on new development and would be used to fund the necessary improvements for the Regional System; and”

“WHEREAS, the fees collected pursuant to the TUMF Ordinance shall be used to help pay for the design, planning, construction of and real property acquisition for the Regional System improvements and its facilities as identified in the 2024 Nexus Study.”

“Cities, March JPA and the County are grouped into five TUMF Zones for purposes of project selection and prioritization as follows: Northwest Zone – The Cities of Corona, Eastvale, Jurupa Valley, Norco, Riverside, the County of Riverside, and the March JPA”

“WHEREAS, on September 7, 2017 the City adopted Ordinance No. 2017-13 which added Chapter 3.70, WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM MITIGATION FEE PROGRAM, to the Jurupa Valley Municipal Code and adopted the 2016 Nexus Study and updated the TUMF; and”

Ordinance No. 2017-13

“WHEREAS, on September 7, 2017 the City adopted Ordinance No. 2017-13 which added Chapter 3.70, WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM MITIGATION FEE PROGRAM, to the Jurupa Valley Municipal Code and adopted the 2016 Nexus Study and updated the TUMF; and”

“The TUMF obligation for a development is assessed when a building permit or certificate of occupancy is issued by a WRCOG member agency. The actual TUMF obligation is based on the size of the development and the land use category (residential and non-residential). Residential TUMF obligations are calculated by multiplying the net increase in the total number of dwelling units associated with a new development by the appropriate residential land use fee.”

Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG)

“To create more efficiencies in the TUMF Program, WRCOG has implemented a revision in the TUMF process to give member agencies the option to shift responsibility of calculation and collection of TUMF from the member agency to WRCOG. This revision was approved by the Executive Committee in October 2018. As of July 1, 2025, all member agencies have notified WRCOG that they will be delegating responsibility for fee calculations and collections to WRCOG.”

“Yes, several development types are exempt from the TUMF, such as: low income residential housing, government and public buildings, public and private schools (K-12 not for profit), rehabilitation or reuse of an existing building, development agreements prior to July 2003, and the sanctuary building of church or house of worship, to name a few.”

“Developers may choose, with member agency approval, to meet their TUMF obligation through one of the following options: Pay TUMF directly to member agency; Construct TUMF improvements to receive credit against TUMF obligation; Provide 100% of the funding for the construction of a regionally significant TUMF improvement such as an interchange; Participation in a financing district that will construct a regionally significant TUMF improvement to receive credit”