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Menifee amends municipal code to clarify bonds and securities for development projects
Summary
The council approved first reading of code changes that align Menifee’s improvement-security requirements with state law, clarifying when payment and performance bonds are required and allowable forms of security.
The Menifee City Council approved a first reading of amendments to municipal-code provisions that govern improvement securities — including payment and performance bonds, acceptable forms of security and release procedures.
Chris Jensen presented the changes and said they align local code with recent Government Code updates, clarify when a surety payment bond is required for labor and material, and standardize template agreements so staff and developers face fewer case-by-case legal reviews. Jensen explained that public-right-of-way or public improvements require securities based on 100% of construction costs, while purely private grading projects may be secured at 50% of construction cost.
Councilors voted 3-0 to introduce the ordinance; staff said the second reading will come in April with the ordinance effective 30 days after adoption.
What it means: The amendments aim to streamline development processing, reduce repeated legal reviews via standardized templates and make the city’s requirements consistent with state law for payment/performance bonds.
