17.140.010, 17.140.020, 17.140.030
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
Servicing
- Applies near
- Citrus Vineyard Rural Policy Area
- Geographic extent
- Within the Citrus Vineyard Rural Policy Area of the Riverside County General Plan
Uses
Permitted by right17
- Bakery shops
- Confectionary and candy stores
- Florist shops
- Gift, antique, curio, and art supply shops
- Ice cream shops
- Museums
- One on-site operator's residence
- Produce markets
- Tourist information centers
- Day spas
- Coffee and donut shops
- Restaurants (excluding drive-thru)
- Real estate offices
- Feed and grain sales
- Retail nurseries, horticultural, and garden supply stores
- Outside storage of materials (limited to 100 sq ft on parcels <0.5 acre, 200 sq ft on larger, max height 3 ft)
- Child day care center
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Building design theme
Building and structures shall be designed in a 'rural' or 'wine country' theme
Lighting
- Lighting glare control
All exterior lighting... shall be focused, directed, and arranged to prevent glare and direct illumination of streets or adjoining property. All nonessential lighting shall be operated by a timer and shall be turned off after the close of business operations. Compliance with the low-sodium lighting provisions of Ordinance No. 655 is required
Other
- Curbs, gutters, streetlights discouraged
Curbs, gutters and streetlights shall be discouraged
- Drainage for roads crossing channels
Roads crossing drainage channels shall be constructed so as to provide for proper drainage, and drainage channels shall be constructed so as to avoid undermining or eroding the roadbed
- Landscaping requirement
Landscaping, in excess of that specified in Chapter 17.188 of this title, shall be required. The use of grapevine material shall be encouraged
- Outside storage limit
The outside storage of materials... is limited to one hundred (100) square feet with a maximum height of three feet on parcels less than one-half acre and two hundred (200) square feet with a maximum height of three feet for parcels on one-half acre or more
- Screening of loading/trash/service areas
Loading, trash, and service areas shall be screened by structures or landscaping and shall be located and designed in such a manner as to minimize noise and odor nuisances to adjacent properties
- Screening of outside storage
Outside storage areas and the materials therein shall be screened from view by structures or landscaping
- Screening of roof-mounted mechanical equipment1,320 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
All roof-mounted mechanical equipment shall be screened from the ground elevation view to a minimum sight distance of one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) square feet
- Soil percolation for septic
Adequate soil percolation for septic use shall be required
- Traffic capacity
The circulation system within the area shall be able to accommodate the projected increase in traffic from the proposed land use
- Coordination with trails
Development shall be coordinated with existing and planned recreational trails and bike paths, when appropriate
- Underground utilities
All new utilities shall be installed underground except electrical lines rated at 33kV or greater
- Water service
Lots shall be provided with adequate water service by either a district water system or by individual wells
Parking
- Parking requirement
Automobile parking spaces shall be provided as required by Chapter 17.188 of this title and shall be consistent with the rural standards of the 'Citrus Vineyard Rural Policy Area'
Signage
- Sign compatibility
On-site advertising signs shall be compatible with the wine-making atmosphere... and be in compliance with county requirements concerning signage
From the ordinance
The minimum lot size shall be two and one-half acres; the minimum front setback shall be ten (10) feet; side and rear setbacks shall be five feet; no building or structure shall exceed forty (40) feet in height.