Riverside
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Industrial
4Residential
4- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
R-3 Zone
- Min lot
- 5,499 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Very High-Density Residential Zone
- Front setback
- 1 ft
- Max density
- 5 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 1
Residential Agricultural Zone
- Min lot
- 217,800 sq ft (5 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 40 ft
- Max density
- 0.2 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 22
General provisions
559 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Schools, institutions, or other similar uses and appurtenant off-street parking located in any residential zone, Office (O) or Public Facilities Zone shall be set back at least 20 feet from every property line...
there shall be a 300-foot separation requirement as measured from the nearest outside building walls between the subject use and the nearest property line of any other emergency shelter
An SRO living unit shall be a minimum of 150 square feet in floor area and up to a maximum of 400 square feet in floor area
The gross land area shall be not less than one acre.
No automobile impound or tow yard shall be closer than 300 feet to any property in a residential, mixed use, office, commercial, air, public facilities, or an agricultural zone
The minimum site area shall be one-half acre (net).
All equipment, supplies and activities associated with this use shall be contained within an enclosed building
No automobile wholesale business with outdoor storage of vehicles shall be closer than 300 feet to a residential dwelling, public or private school, day care center, hospital, or public park
The entire use shall be conducted within a totally enclosed and air-conditioned building with no outside runs.
Where loading areas, docks, truck wells and outdoor storage areas are located adjacent to a Residential Zone or use, they shall be fully screened from view of the adjacent Residential Zone or use by means of a solid wall with a minimum height of eight feet
Accessory structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the principal building or the distance required by the Building Code, whichever is greater.
Accessory buildings and structures shall be located on the same lot as the primary use. ... shall comply with all applicable setback requirements ... shall not exceed the height limitations ...
ADUs, MADUs and JADUs, as defined in Article X (Definitions), are permitted in all residential zones, including all multi-family and mixed-use zones that include an existing or proposed dwelling.
One on-site covered parking space shall be required per unit.
A minimum lot size of five acres shall be required to establish any agricultural field office.
Any establishment, business or facility that proposes to engage in the off-sale of alcoholic beverages shall obtain a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 19.760 (Conditional Use Permit)
Domestic animal keeping is permitted in all residential and mixed use zones.
The use shall be conducted on a property having five acres or more gross area and that is predominantly occupied by a bona fide agricultural business.
That the use will not substantially lessen the usability and suitability of adjacent or nearby residentially zoned property for residential use.
The drive-thru business shall maintain a minimum 100-foot street frontage and be located on an arterial street
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.