zoneoptics
Riverside, California · General provision

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETbuildable areaFront 20 ftRear 20 ftSide 20 ftStreet side 20 ftMIN LOT AREA1 acMAX HEIGHT20 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.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
20 ft

Servicing

Geographic extent
Applies to plant nurseries in R-1 and R-3 zones

Extracted standards

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

Other

From the ordinance

The site shall have a minimum lot area of one acre. ... All buildings, structures or improvements shall be located at least 20 feet from any property line. All buildings and structures shall not exceed 20 feet in height. All storage of non-plant material shall be in a completely enclosed building or within a masonry wall enclosure at least six feet in height.
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