Special Financing Districts

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Special Financing Districts:

Background

In 1978 Californians enacted Proposition 13, which limited the ability of local public agencies to increase property taxes based on a property’s assessed value. Since that time, assessment districts, which have been in existence since the early 1900’s, have been used on a widespread basis as an alternative method for financing public improvements when other sources of money are unavailable. Currently, about one in three properties in California is part of an assessment district.

A special assessment district formed by either the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982, or the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 assess parcels for the maintenance of certain public improvements for which they receive benefit. Parcels within a special assessment district are assessed for the proportional special benefit received by the parcel over and above general benefits conferred to the public at large. A special benefit is a “particular and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on real property located in the district or to the public at large.” A new or increased special assessment requires a protest ballot proceeding in which more than 50% of the property owners subject to the assessment do not protest the assessment.  Special assessment district taxes are referred to as levies, and are collected via property tax assessments through the County of Riverside.

Please note that the districts mentioned below are operated and maintained by the City of Eastvale.  Depending on the location of your property, the parcel may be located within a district operated and maintained by Jurupa Community Services District (JCSD).  Please see the bottom of this page for more information regarding JCSD.

Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts:

A Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District is a special assessment district formed to provide benefitting property owners the opportunity to pay for enhanced landscaping and appurtenant improvements, maintenance and services beyond those generally provided by the City. Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts are formed under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of to finance landscaping, lighting, and other improvements and services in public areas.  As a benefit assessment, it is based on the concept of assessing only those properties that benefit from improvements financed, either directly, or indirectly through increased property values.

The City operates 4 LLMD districts and 11 zones:

LLMD 89-1C, Zone 10

LLMD 89-1C, Zone 33

LLMD 89-1C, Zone 41

LLMD 89-1C, Zone 79

LLMD 89-1C, Zone 85

LLMD 89-1C, Zone 111

LLMD 89-1C, Zone 115

LLMD 89-1C, Zone 116

LLMD 89-1C, Zone 147

LLMD 89-1C, Zone 151

LLMD 89-1C, Zone 156

LLMD 2014-1

LLMD 2014-3

LLMD 2014-4

Benefit Assessment Districts

A Benefit Assessment District is a special assessment district formed to provide benefitting property owners the opportunity to pay for enhanced public systems such as drainage, flood control, and street lighting.  Benefit Assessment Districts are formed under the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 to finance the maintenance and operation of public systems such as drainage, flood control, and street lighting. As a benefit assessment, it is based on the concept of assessing only those properties that benefit from improvements financed, either directly, or indirectly through increased property values. 

The City has formed one benefit assessment district:

BAD 2014-2

Community Facility Districts

A Community Facility District is a special assessment district formed to provide benefitting property owners the opportunity to pay for enhanced public facilities and/or services such as public safety.  Community Facility Districts are formed under the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 to finance public improvements and services such as the construction, or acquisition of designated capital facilites and/or to finance public services. The services and improvements that Mello-Roos CFDs can finance include streets, sewer systems and other basic infrastructure, police protection, fire protection, ambulance services, schools, parks, libraries, museums and other cultural facilities.

The CFD’s formed by the City are all non-bonded, maintenance service districts:

CFD 2017-1 Goodman Commerce Center

CFD 2017-2 Sendero

CFD 2019-1 Cloverdale Estates

CFD 2020-1 Hamner Place (not currently assessed)

City of Eastvale Special Assessment Districts Search:

The City utilizes NBS as an administrator for LMD, BAD, and CFD.  NBS provides a public portal at the link below.  The portal can be utilized to run searches by property; returned information will identify which City of Eastvale special districts the property is located in and current assessment rates for the property.

https://public.dfast.com/

County of Riverside Property Tax Search:

https://ca-riverside-ttc.publicaccessnow.com/PropertySearch.aspx

Jurupa Community Service District: Special Assessment Districts

Many of the special districts within the City of Eastvale are not operated or administered by the City of Eastvale.  Jurupa Community Services District operates and administers several community facility districts and landscape and lighting maintenance districts.  Information regarding the districts operated and administered by JCSD can be found at the link below:

https://www.jcsd.us/services/finance/community-facilities-disctricts-cfds-map