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.
Ground-mounted stealth wireless telecommunications facilities shall be permitted up to a maximum height of 60 feet in the O, CR, CG, CRC, BMP, I and AIR Zones.
The City shall grant a density bonus when a residential development project meets at least one of the following criteria: 5% very low-income, 10% low-income, etc. Density bonus up to 50% for regular, 80% for 100% affordable. Parking ratios: 0-1 BR: 1 space, 2-3 BR: 1.5, 4+ BR: 2.5.
Fences, walls, and hedges shall be allowed in conformance with the following provisions: Front yards: in RA-5, RC, RR and RE Zones up to 6 feet; in all other zones up to 4 feet. Side and rear yards: in Single-Family Residential Zones up to 7 feet; etc.
Centralized trash/recyclable materials collection areas shall be provided for all development projects, with the exception of detached and attached single-family subdivisions and planned communities and any multi-family development containing three or fewer units. All such required areas shall be enclosed and screened pursuant to the requirements of this section.
All outdoor equipment, whether on a roof, side of a structure, or on the ground, shall be appropriately screened from public view. The method of screening shall be architecturally integrated with the adjacent structure in terms of materials, color, shape and size.
All outdoor lighting shall be designed and implemented to mitigate light trespass onto adjacent properties and comply with the following: correlated color temperature 3,000 Kelvin or less; comply with Title 24; etc.
Uninhabited architectural design features such as towers, spires, steeples, domes, and cupolas may exceed the specified height limit by a maximum of ten feet, subject to approval by the appropriate Approving or Appeal Authority.
ETAF for the landscape project does not exceed a factor of 0.55 for residential areas and 0.45 for nonresidential areas... compost at a rate of a minimum of four cubic yards per 1,000 square feet... minimum three inch layer of mulch...
New development projects with an aggregate landscape area equal to or greater than 500 square feet requiring a building or landscape permit, plan check or design review.
Sign standards for all districts.
This chapter establishes the overall structure for the application, review, and action on discretionary permits and legislative actions.
For applicable businesses, trip reduction plans shall be submitted to the Planning Division before the City will issue a certificate of occupancy.
The Room Rental Permit is only applicable to the RR, RE and R1 Zones.
The Room Rental Permit is only applicable to the RR, RE and R1 Zones.
The Room Rental Permit is only applicable to the RR, RE and R1 Zones.
The Room Rental Permit is only applicable to the RR, RE and R1 Zones.
The Room Rental Permit is only applicable to the RR, RE and R1 Zones.
The Room Rental Permit is only applicable to the RR, RE and R1 Zones.
All wireless telecommunication facilities shall not bear any signs or advertising devices other than certification, warning, or other legally required seals or legally required signage.
Such structures shall not exceed more than one story in height and shall be erected at least five feet away from any rear or interior side lot line. Such structures shall be unenclosed on at least three sides and shall be entirely open, except for necessary supporting columns.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.