Riverside, California · General provision

19.170.040

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaRear 15 ftMAX HEIGHT65 ft
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Uses

Extracted standards

9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Accessory buildings in the rear setback shall be a minimum of 15 feet measured from the centerline of the rear alley easement. In the absence of a rear alley, the rear setback for accessory buildings, the setback shall be a minimum of ten feet.

  • Maximum continuous plane without opening20 ft

    In the EE, HE and ET Sub-Districts, a continuous plane of any building façade shall not exceed 20 feet without an opening.

  • For development projects in all Sub-Districts that adjoin the ET Sub-District, the maximum building height shall be 65 feet within 20 feet of the ET Sub-district.

  • Maximum outdoor retail sales area5 pct

    Outdoor retail sales and merchandise displays shall not exceed five percent of the total gross floor area of the business, or 200 square feet, whichever is less.

  • Maximum upper floor openings70 pct

    Openings above the first floor shall not exceed 70 percent of the total building front wall, with each façade being calculated independently.

  • Minimum facade width60 pct

    In the IE and ET Sub-Districts, the minimum façade width shall be 60 percent of the lot width.

  • Minimum ground floor glazing for commercial/office70 pct

    The ground floor façade of primary buildings with commercial and/or office uses shall be a minimum of 70 percent glazed area.

From the ordinance

Table 19.170.040 - Permitted Uses for ID Overlay Sub-Districts
19.170.040