Effective date of ordinances.
Riverside City Charter, art. IV, § 416
in effectSec. 416. - Effective date of ordinances.
No ordinance shall become effective until thirty days from and after the date of its adoption, except the following, which shall take effect upon adoption:
(a) An ordinance calling or otherwise relating to an election.
(b) An ordinance adopted under some law or procedural ordinance providing for a different effective date.
(c) An ordinance declaring the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, or fixing the rate of taxation, or levying the annual tax upon property.
(d) An emergency ordinance adopted in the manner provided for in this Article.
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICICH_ARTIVCICOMA_S416EFDAORFetched: 11/1/2026