Community Services District
When the City was incorporated in 1984, Moreno Valley voters created a Community Services District (CSD). The CSD was established to provide property owners with certain programs and benefits such as parks and community services, residential and arterial street lighting, parkway and extensive parkway landscape maintenance, and median landscape maintenance. The CSD provides funding mechanisms for designated program services for new and existing developments that are incorporated into a specific Zone.
Services provided vary based on the funding the CSD receives from annual charges paid by the property owners within each service area or CSD Zone. Funding for each zone is collected through the charges that are levied and collected on theCounty of Riverside property tax bills (update link). Operation of each Zone requires full cost recovery; service levels for the programs may be adjusted consistent with available funding levels.
Check out the CSD charges specific to your property
Annual Levy Report
A Levy Report is prepared annually and describes each zone in the CSD, the services that are provided in each zone, and the charge to be levied on the property tax bill for properties in each service area.
- Parks (Zone A)
- Landscaping (Zones D - S)
- Lighting (Zones B - C)
Zone A
Services provided by the Parks and Community Services Department include maintenance of parkland and linear parkway sites, improved multi-use trails, facilities, and recreational programs for the City’s children, adults, and senior citizens.
Community and neighborhood parks provide both passive and active recreational opportunities throughout the City. The parks provide playing fields/courts for tennis, basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, softball, football, and golf, many of which are used by local sports organizations to serve area youth. The parks also offer picnic and playground areas, hiking and equestrian trails, skateboarding, and roller hockey amenities.
Enhanced Parkway and Median Landscaping
Zone S – Sunnymead Boulevard Maintenance
The Zone S program provides a funding mechanism and maintenance program for the landscaping improvements installed as part of the Sunnymead Boulevard Revitalization Program. Properties participating in the program include those along Sunnymead Boulevard, between Frederick Street and Perris Boulevard. Zone S services generally include: pruning shrubs, trimming trees, fertilizer applications, litter removal, weed control, repair and monitoring of irrigation systems, replacement of plant materials, payment of water and electric utility charges, and administration costs.
Tree Trimming
Trees located within a special district (e.g. zone), are trimmed in accordance with each program’s Service Level Guidelines. Tree trimming is performed in the fall and winter to avoid the nesting bird season and to comply with the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Trees located within areas receiving Standard Service are typically trimmed every 3-5 years, provided the appropriate funding is available; Reduced Service areas are typically trimmed every 5-7 years, provided the appropriate funding is available. Before trimming, each tree is evaluated to determine priority based on several factors, which may include: presence of disease or pests; line of sight issues; low hanging tree limbs or other conditions, which may hinder pedestrian and vehicle traffic; etc.
Tree trimming contractors must be certified arborists and are selected through a competitive request for proposal process. For fiscal year 2012/13, West Coast Arborists was awarded the contract to perform the annual trimming of trees located within the City’s special districts. Approximately 1,800 trees were trimmed this fiscal year.
Landscape Services Request
Is there a tree or shrub extending into the sidewalk? Have you seen a broken sprinkler? Report the issue to us through a Landscape Service Request, call at 951.413.3480 or email at specialdistricts@moval.org.
Contracts for Landscape Maintenance Services
Ongoing maintenance is provided through professional landscape maintenance contractors. Contractors are selected through a competitive request for proposal process.
Zone D – Parkway Landscape Maintenance
Property owners within Zone D program boundaries fund the costs of landscape maintenance of those parkways and/or medians which benefit their properties. Maintenance services generally include: mowing and trimming of turf areas, pruning shrubs and ground cover, trimming trees, fertilizer applications, litter removal, weed control, repair and monitoring of irrigation systems, replacement of plant materials, payment of water and electric utility charges, and administration costs.
Depending upon the amount of funding approved by the property owners for the landscape maintenance services, the level and frequency of service may vary and is more fully described in the Zone D Service Level Guidelines.
Zone E – Extensive Parkway Landscape Maintenance
The Zone E program funds and provides landscape maintenance service for extensive landscaping existing in and around specific major residential/commercial development areas. Maintenance services generally include: mowing and trimming of turf areas, pruning shrubs and ground cover, trimming trees, fertilizer applications, litter removal, weed control, repair and monitoring of irrigation systems, replacement of plant materials, maintenance of landscape and monument accent lighting, payment of water and electric utility charges, and administration costs.
Depending upon the amount of funding approved by the property owners for the landscape maintenance services, the level and frequency of service may vary and is more fully described in the Zone E Service Level Guidelines.
Zone M – Median Maintenance
Property owners benefiting from the arterial medians fund the landscape maintenance of the median by participating in the Zone M program. Zone M services generally include: mowing and trimming of turf areas, pruning shrubs and ground cover, trimming trees, fertilizer applications, litter removal, weed control, repair and monitoring of irrigation systems, replacement of plant materials, maintenance of landscape and monument accent lighting, payment of water and electric utility charges, and administration costs.
Residential and Arterial Street Lighting
To report a streetlight outage:
Southern California Edison
800.611.1911
SCE Streetlight Repair Request
Edgemont CSD
951.653.5120
Moreno Valley Utility
877.811.8700
www.moval.org
City of Moreno Valley
951.413.3480
Streetlight Repair Request
specialdistricts@moval.org
Zone B – Residential Street Lighting
The Zone B program provides funding for the on-going cost of residential street lighting services for residential neighborhoods. Properties in the City which receive this service are subject to this charge.
Zone C – Arterial Street & Intersection Lighting
The Zone C program provides funding for the on-going cost of arterial street lighting and intersection lighting services. All properties in the City, with the exception of those properties located within the Edgemont Community Services District, are subject to this charge.
Charges for street lighting are used to pay for the electric
and maintenance costs of the street lights and poles. Due to utility cost increases, the costs to operate the street lighting
programs are greater than the amount paid by the property
owners. The City Council has agreed to subsidize the street
lighting programs from the City’s General Fund budget for
FY 12/13.
The City continues to examine alternatives to fund the
street light programs.
