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.
No dwelling shall be located closer than five feet to any retaining wall exceeding two feet in height, unless such retaining wall is an integral part of an approved dwelling.
Where a property abuts the RA-5, RC, RR, RE or R-1 Zone, for buildings over two stories in height, the required side and rear yards shall be increased by two and one-half feet for each story in excess of two stories
Up to 60% of units may be located in three-story buildings with a maximum height of 40 feet.
No building permit shall be issued for any building or structure in the RC Zone until slope planting and irrigation plans and the drawings required by Chapter 19.710 (Design Review) have been submitted to and approved...
Every lot shall have a minimum width at the building line of 130 feet and a minimum area of one-half acre; provided, however, that the average lot size of the lots shown on any subdivision or parcel map shall be not less than two acres.
every lot or parcel located within the Hawarden Drive Special Design Area, generally between Anna Street and Alessandro Arroyo, shall have a minimum width at the building line of 130 feet and a minimum area of two acres
Every lot with an average natural slope from 15 percent to 30 percent shall have a minimum width at the building line of 130 feet and a minimum area of two acres.
Every lot with an average natural slope over 30 percent shall have a minimum width at the building line of 200 feet and a minimum area of five acres.
No grading permit shall be issued for any grading in the RC Zone until grading plans and, if required, special drawings showing grading and topography as viewed from critical locations within the neighborhood or community, have been submitted to and approved by the designated Approving or Appeal Authority
In the RE, RA-5, RR and R-1 zones, one entirely new single-family dwelling may be constructed upon a lot where there already exists not more than one single-family dwelling, provided that...
For legally created parcels within the RR Zone which are less than 20,000 square feet in area, the following setbacks shall be provided and supersede those listed in Table 19.100.040.A...
In the R-1-7000 Zone, interior side yard setbacks may be reduced to five feet provided a minimum distance of 15 feet is maintained between adjacent dwellings. ... In the R-1-7000 Zone, a garage that is an integral part of the main dwelling may be located not closer than five feet to any interior side lot line.
In the RE, RA-5, RR and R-1 zones, one entirely new single-family dwelling may be constructed upon a lot where there already exists not more than one single-family dwelling, provided that:
In the R-1 Zones, front porches that are open except for an overhead covering and have no habitable space above may encroach into the front setback up to a maximum of six feet.
In the R-1 Zones, on local streets only, where the residential structure has the garage set back ten or more feet from the required front yard setback, the habitable portion of the residential structure may extend into the front setback up to a maximum of five feet.
In the R-1 Zones, portions of the dwelling may encroach up to ten feet into the required rear yard setback provided that the encroachment does not exceed 500 square feet in total area.
For lawfully established dwellings that do not conform to the side yards required in the RC, RR, RE and R-1 Zones additions may be constructed within such required side yards if such additions are located not closer to the side lot line than the existing dwelling; provided, that in no case shall such additions be located closer than five feet to interior side lot lines or ten feet to street side lot lines.
Front and side yard setback areas adjacent to streets shall be suitably landscaped and continuously maintained as set forth in Chapter 19.570 (Water Efficient Landscaping and Irrigation). Such setbacks shall not be used for off-street parking, storage, or accessory buildings.
For legally created parcels within the R-1-8500 Zone which are less than 7,000 square feet in area, the following setbacks shall be provided and supersede those listed in Table 19.100.040.A...
For legally created parcels within the R-1-10500 Zone which are less than 8,500 square feet in area, the following setbacks shall be provided and supersede those listed in Table 19.100.040.A...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.