Riverside County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
61 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
4- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 105 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
A-1 Light Agriculture Zone
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 17
A-2 Heavy Agriculture Zone
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 29
W-2 Controlled Development Areas Zone
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 30
Commercial
4C-1 General Commercial
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 108
Planning Area M-4
Planning Area 20
Planning Area 43, Specific Plan No. 260
Other
15Planning Areas 15, 20, 25, and 29
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
Planning Areas 16, 18, 19, 30, 34A and 34B
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
Planning Areas 21 and 27B
Planning Area 28
- Min lot
- 8,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
Planning Area 31A, Specific Plan No. 260
- Min lot
- 7,200 sq ft
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Planning Area 40
- Min lot
- 9,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
Planning Area 41 (Article VI)
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
Planning Areas 41A, 48, and 49
Planning Area 41 (Article IXb)
Planning Area 41B
Planning Areas 42, 46A, 46B, 46C, and 46D
Planning Areas 44A and 44B
Planning Areas 45A, 45B, 45C, 45D, 45E, 47A, 47B, 47C, 50C, 50I, and 51
Residential
36Planning Area 15
Planning Area 17 of Specific Plan No. 342
- Min lot
- 2,800 sq ft
- Max height
- 55 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 17
Planning Area 19
Planning Area 20 of Specific Plan No. 342
- Min lot
- 2,800 sq ft
- Max height
- 55 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 28
Planning Area 24, Specific Plan No. 260
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 12 ft
Planning Area 25, Specific Plan No. 260
- Min lot
- 3,500 sq ft
- Front setback
- 12 ft
Planning Area 28 - Attached Multiple Family Residential and Combined Multiple Family Residential/Non-Residential Development
- Min lot
- 2,800 sq ft
- Max height
- 55 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
Planning Area 31
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
Planning Areas 32 and 33B
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
Planning Area 33A
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 12 ft
Planning Area 34
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 12 ft
Planning Areas 35, 37 and 40
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 12 ft
Planning Area 36, Specific Plan No. 260
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
Planning Area 38
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 12 ft
Planning Area 39
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 12 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Planning Areas 41, 42, 45 and 46
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 12 ft
Planning Area 50C
- Min lot
- 4,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
Planning Area 52
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
Planning Area 52A
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Planning Area 58
- Min lot
- 4,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
R-1 One-Family Dwelling Zone
- Min lot
- 7,200 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 18
One-Family Dwelling Zone
- Max height
- 35 ft
R-1A One-Family Dwellings, Mountain Resort Zone
- Min lot
- 7,200 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
- Front setback
- 20 ft
Multiple-Family Dwelling Zone
- Min lot
- 7,200 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 34
Multiple-Family Dwelling Zone
- Max height
- 35 ft
R-2A LIMITED MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING ZONE
- Min lot
- 7,200 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 19
General Residential Zone
- Min lot
- 7,200 sq ft
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 25
Village Tourist Residential Zone
- Min lot
- 9,000 sq ft
- Max density
- 20 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 39
Planned Residential Zone
- Min lot
- 3,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 7.26 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
R-5 Open Area Combining Zone, Residential Developments
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
R-6 Residential Incentive Zone
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 4 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
R-7 Zone Highest Density Residential
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 17
Specific Plan No. 266, Planning Area 23b
- Front setback
- 5 ft
Specific Plan No. 342
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Specific Plan No. 386
- Min lot
- 4,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 26 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
General provisions
388 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The minimum lot area shall be not less than four thousand five hundred (4,500) square feet. ... Side yards on interior and through lots shall be not less than four feet, with a minimum separation of eight feet between structures on adjoining properties. ... In no case shall more than sixty (60) percent of any lot be covered by buildings or structures for lots with multiple story dwelling units.
The uses permitted in Planning Areas 5 and 7 of Specific Plan No. 251, shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article VIIIe, Section 8.100 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the uses permitted pursuant to Section 8.100(a)(1) shall not be permitted. In addition, the permitted uses identified under Section 8.100(a) shall also include parks.
The uses permitted in Planning Area 6 of Specific Plan No. 251 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article VIIIe, Section 8.100 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the uses permitted pursuant to Sections 8.100(a)(1), 2, 3, 5 and 6; and 8.100(b)(1) shall not be permitted. In addition, the permitted uses identified under Section 8.100(a) shall include natural open space.
No building or structure shall exceed fifty (50) feet in height, unless a greater height is approved pursuant to section 17.172.230.
Lot area shall be not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet. ... minimum average width ... fifty (50) feet with a minimum average depth of one hundred (100) feet. ... front yard for living areas and porches shall be not less than twelve (12) feet ... side yards on interior and through lots shall be not less than four feet ...
Chimneys and fireplaces shall be allowed to encroach into side yards a maximum of two feet. No other structural encroachments shall be permitted in the front, rear or side yard except as provided for in Section 18.9 of Ordinance No. 348.
The development standards for Planning Areas 13, 19, 30 and 44 of Specific Plan No. 260 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article XI, Section 11.4 of Ordinance No. 348.
Lot area shall be not less than seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet. ... minimum average width ... sixty (60) feet with a minimum average depth of one hundred (100) feet. ... minimum frontage ... sixty (60) feet ... front yard for living areas and porches shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet ... side yards on interior and through lots shall be not less than five feet ... In no case shall more than fifty (50) percent of any lot be covered by buildings for lots with one-story buildings and in no case shall more than forty-five (45) percent ...
Lot area shall be not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet. ... minimum average width ... fifty (50) feet with a minimum average depth of one hundred (100) feet. ... minimum frontage ... fifty (50) feet ... front yard shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet ... side yards on interior and through lots shall be not less than five feet ...
Lot area shall be not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet. ... minimum average width ... fifty (50) feet with a minimum average depth of eighty (80) feet. ... minimum frontage ... forty-five (45) feet ... side yards on interior and through lots shall be not less than five feet ... In no case shall more than fifty (50) percent of any lot be covered by buildings for lots with one-story buildings and in no case shall more than forty-five (45) percent ...
The minimum front yard setback to a habitable portion of the main building shall be fifteen (15) feet measured from the right of way. Lot area shall be not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet.
The development standards for Planning Areas 2A, 2C, 20, 22, 25, 35A, 35B, 52A and 52B of Specific Plan No. 286 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article VIIIe, Section 8.101 of Ordinance No. 348.
The minimum average width of that portion of a lot to be used as a building site shall be one hundred (100) feet with a minimum average depth of one hundred fifty (150) feet. The rear yard shall be not less than fifty (50) feet.
The rear yard shall be not less than twenty (20) feet. Chimneys and fireplaces shall be allowed to encroach into side yards a maximum of two feet.
The development standards for Planning Areas 8 and 40 of Specific Plan No. 286 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article IXb, Section 9.53 of Ordinance No. 348.
The development standards for Planning Area 9 of Specific Plan No. 286 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article VIII, Section 8.2 of Ordinance No. 348.
Lot area shall be not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet. The minimum average width of that portion of a lot to be used as a building site shall be fifty (50) feet with a minimum average depth of eighty (80) feet.
The development standards for Planning Areas 12B, 16A, 16B, 26A, 33 and 45 of Specific Plan No. 286 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article VIIIe, Section 8.101 of Ordinance No. 348.
The rear yard shall be not less than twenty (20) feet. Chimneys and fireplaces shall be allowed to encroach into side yards a maximum of two feet.
Lot area shall be not less than seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet for detached single-family dwellings with a minimum average width of sixty (60) feet and a minimum average depth of one hundred (100) feet. The minimum front and rear yards shall be twenty (20) feet and ten (10) feet respectively for single-family dwellings.
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