Development Impact and Service Fees

The City of Corona is considering adoption of a resolution updating the Stephen’s Kangaroo Rat (SKR) Habitat Conservation Plan Mitigation Fee. This  update is based on the Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency (RCHCA) 2026 SKR HCP Mitigation Fee Nexus Study, which was adopted by the RCHCA Board of Directors on July 9, 2026.  

Pursuant to California Government Code sections 66016 and 66016.5, the full  Nexus Study and supporting documentation are available for public review on this webpage at least 30 days prior to the public hearing.  

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SKR HCP Mitigation Fee Nexus Study

Riverside County SKR Mitigation Fee Ordinance No. 663

SKR Mitigation Fee Manual

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Overview  

The SKR Mitigation Fee provides funding necessary to implement the Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat (SKR HCP) Habitat Conservation Plan and to maintain incidental take authorizations that allow streamlined development approvals within the SKR Plan Area. Fee revenues support reserve management, biological monitoring, administration, and other HCP implementation requirements.  

The Nexus Study documents the purpose of the fee, the use of fee revenues, the reasonable relationship (“nexus”) between new development and the need for the fee, the proportionality of the fee amount to the impacts of new development, and the methodology used to calculate the proposed updated fee level.

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Proposed Fee Schedule

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¹ This fee category applies only to the construction of a single-family residence on a single legally created lot, where the building permit is issued to an individual property owner and is not part of a subdivision, tract development, or any coordinated multi-unit residential development. This category may include one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) constructed in conjunction with the primary residence.  This category shall not apply to any subdivision or parcel map creating multiple residential lots, tract or master-planned developments, or any development involving multiple residential units constructed pursuant to a common development plan, whether built simultaneously or in phases.  All such developments shall be subject to the applicable per gross acre fee.

² Agriculture developments pay an existing fee of $100 per development or 1% valuation of a building, whichever is greater and not to exceed $500 per gross acre. The proposed updated mitigation fee is simplified to $500 per gross acre of development.  

³ This fee category applies to all developments not otherwise classified as agricultural development or qualifying under Footnote (1). Nonprofit development projects may qualify for a fee reduction of seventy-five (75) percent. Non-profit entitles shall be defined as those entitles identified in 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3).

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Notice of Public Hearing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Corona on Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at the Council Chambers, 400 S. Vicentia Avenue, Corona, CA, 92882, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the adoption of a resolution pertaining to the SKR Habitat Conservation Mitigation Fee Update.

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Environmental Determination

It has been determined that the adoption of the proposed Resolution is exempted from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.  The Resolution simply updates the Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat (SKR HCP) Habitat Conservation Plan Mitigation Fee to ensure new development in the SKR Plan Area provides sufficient average annual funding to cover the annual HCP implementation costs. 

Additional Information/Submittal of Comments

For more information regarding the SKR Habitat ConservationMitigation Fee update, or to submit comments, you may contact the City'sPlanning Division and speak to Sandra Vanian, Planning Manager, at (951)736-2262 or Sandra.Vanian@CoronaCa.gov.

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