Riverside

Whenever a hearing is held regarding a discretionary permit or a legislative action for a drive-thru facility, notice shall also be provided to representatives on a list maintained by the Planning Division of the blind, aged and disabled communities.

Appeals shall be filed within ten calendar days following the date the Approving Authority announces its determination on the matter for which an appeal is made.

Appeals shall be filed within ten calendar days following the date the Approving Authority announces its determination... If the tenth day is on a weekend or holiday the appeal is extended to the end of the next regular business day (Note: one exception to the ten-day appeal period is for temporary use permits where the appeal period is two business days). All decisions of the Community & Economic Development Department Director... shall be effective the first regular business day after the end of the ten day appeal period.

Any discretionary permit granted pursuant to the Zoning Code shall become null and void if not exercised within the time limit specified in the approving document or within one year if no time has been specified.

Any discretionary permit granted pursuant to the Zoning Code shall become null and void if not exercised within the time limit specified in the approving document or within one year if no time has been specified. Any legislative approval shall become null and void if not finalized within two years. Variances, administrative design review actions and Minor Conditional Use Permits may receive a maximum of two, one-year time extensions. Conditional use permits and Site Plan Review permits... may be granted time extensions... up to a total of five years beyond the original approval expiration date.

The design review procedures set forth in this chapter shall apply to all new buildings, structures and signs, and enlargements of existing buildings, structures and signs in the RC - Residential Conservation, Commercial and Office, Mixed-Use, Industrial and Downtown Specific Plan Zones.

The design review procedures set forth in this chapter shall apply to the following: 1. All new buildings, structures and signs, and enlargements of existing buildings, structures and signs in the RC - Residential Conservation, Commercial and Office, Mixed-Use, Industrial and Downtown Specific Plan Zones... Exemptions: Infill development consisting of a single-family residence... Minor exterior modifications... Accessory buildings... Outdoor dining areas... Minor site improvements...

A variance application shall be filed whenever any deviation from the development standard provisions of the Zoning Code is proposed, including, but not limited to, those standards related to height, lot area, yards, open spaces, setbacks, lot dimensions, signs and parking.

The following findings are required: 1. The variance does not grant or authorize a use or activity that is not otherwise allowed in the zone. 2. There are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships created with the strict application of the code because of the physical circumstances and characteristics of the property that are not shared by other properties in the zone. 3. The variance does not grant special privileges which are not otherwise available to surrounding properties and will not be detrimental to the public welfare or to the property of other persons located adjacent to the subject property and in the vicinity.

Any building expansion not exceeding 25 percent of the gross floor area of the building area occupied by the conditional use, up to a maximum of 2,000 square feet; and Any expansion of a day care center, club, lodge, educational institution, board and care facility or other similar use, not exceeding 25 percent of the approved occupancy, up to a maximum of 25 occupants.

The Approving or Appeal Authority may grant a minor conditional use permit, in accordance with the procedures stated in this article, for any of the uses specifically listed in the Zoning Code as permitted subject to the granting of a minor conditional use permit.

Temporary uses shall be permitted on private property with the issuance of a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) as specified in Tables 19.150.020.C and 19.740.020.

Car show: The parking of vehicles shall occur on improved surfaces only... The event shall not occupy more than 30 percent of a required parking area... No stage shall be permitted. No tents, canopies or other temporary structures with an individual area of 120 square feet shall be permitted. Christmas tree and pumpkin sales: may not occupy more than ten percent of a required parking area... Hours of operation... limited to 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Circus or carnival: may not occupy more than ten percent of a required parking area... located a minimum of 100 feet from any residentially zoned or utilized property.

The vehicle may not be parked within the public right-of-way, overhang into the public right-of-way, block any sidewalk or path of travel and may be no closer than five feet from any interior property line.

A circus or carnival located on vacant property shall provide adequate vehicular access. A site plan shall be submitted for approval by the Community & Economic Development Director or their designee.

Each permitted temporary use shall be limited to the maximum number of days and the maximum number of occurrences allowed per calendar year by Table 19.740.020 (Temporary Uses) of this chapter unless extended by the Community & Economic Development Director or their designee.

In all zones for those businesses or other authorized uses that ordinarily receive and/or send out merchandise, products and the like, articles to be loaded or unloaded may be temporarily stored outside for a period not to exceed two hours within specifically designated loading areas.

At least five working days prior to commencement of the event, the owner of the property proposed to be occupied by a temporary use or the owner's authorized representative: Verify and obtain approval from any required Department necessary for the specific event. File the application for a temporary use permit with the Planning Division.

If the Community & Economic Development Director or their designee determines that a temporary use is being operated contrary to the terms and conditions of a temporary use permit, or if circumstances under which the temporary use permit was issued have changed, such in the opinion of the Community & Economic Development Director or their designee, operation of the temporary use poses a negative impact on the public health, safety or general welfare, the Community & Economic Development Director or their designee shall issue an order to immediately cease and desist such operation.

The City recognizes that certain uses, due to the nature of use, intensity, or size, require special review to determine if the use proposed, or the location of that use, is compatible with surrounding uses, or through the imposition of development and use conditions, can be made compatible with surrounding uses. The conditional use permit is provided for this purpose.