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Riverside County Unincorporated, California · General provision

17.82.240

Single FamilyAll Riverside County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETbuildable areaFront 15 ftSide 5 ftStreet side 10 ftMin frontage 50 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ft / 2 storiesMAX LOT COVERAGE40%
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 frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
50 ft

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
2
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
40%

Uses

Permitted by right3

From the ordinance

Building height shall not exceed two stories with maximum height of thirty-five (35) feet. The minimum frontage of a lot shall be fifty (50) feet... The front yard shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet... Side yards on interior and through lots shall be not less than five feet. Side yards on corner and reverse corner lots shall be not less than ten (10) feet... Lot coverage shall not exceed forty (40) percent for one-story and thirty-five (35) percent for two-story buildings.
17.82.240