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.
The words "shall", "must", "will", "is to", and "are to" are always mandatory. "Should" is not mandatory but is strongly recommended, and "may" is permissive.
It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Division, Fire Department, Public Works Department, their respective designees, and/or the Police Department of the City, and all officers of the City otherwise charged with the enforcement of the law, to enforce the Zoning Code.
For the purposes of this chapter, those persons vested with enforcement authority pursuant to Section 19.070.010 (Enforcement Authority) shall have the power to issue Notices of Violation and field citations, inspect public and private property and use whatever judicial and administrative remedies are available under the Riverside Municipal Code.
The City may require, upon reasonable notice, evidence sufficient to establish that a business permittee or other person engaging in a regulated use of land is in compliance with all entitlements.
The Rural Residential Zone (RR) is established to provide areas for single-family residences on large lots where flexible provisions apply pertaining to the keeping of farm animals such as horses, ponies, mules, cows, goats, sheep, and swine under Future Farmers of America-supervised and 4-H-supervised projects.
The Residential Estate Zone (RE) and R-1-½ Acre Zone are established to provide areas for large lot single-family residences where the keeping of livestock and other farm animals and agricultural uses are not permitted.
The Residential Estate Zone (RE) and R-1-½ Acre Zone are established to provide areas for large lot single-family residences where the keeping of livestock and other farm animals and agricultural uses are not permitted.
Additional Single-family Residential Zones (R-1-½ Acre, R-1-13000, R-1-10500, R-1-8500 and R-1-7000) are established to provide areas for single-family residences with a variety of lot sizes and housing choices.
Additional Single-family Residential Zones (R-1-½ Acre, R-1-13000, R-1-10500, R-1-8500 and R-1-7000) are established to provide areas for single-family residences with a variety of lot sizes and housing choices.
Additional Single-family Residential Zones (R-1-½ Acre, R-1-13000, R-1-10500, R-1-8500 and R-1-7000) are established to provide areas for single-family residences with a variety of lot sizes and housing choices.
Additional Single-family Residential Zones (R-1-½ Acre, R-1-13000, R-1-10500, R-1-8500 and R-1-7000) are established to provide areas for single-family residences with a variety of lot sizes and housing choices.
Medium High-Density Residential Zones (R-3-4000 and R-3-3000) and High-Density Residential Zones (R-3-2500, R-3-2000 and R-3-1500) are established to provide areas for multiple family residences, including such residential development types as apartments, town homes, condominiums, tiny homes (foundation) in tiny home communities, and single-family homes in a Small Lot Subdivision Planned Residential Development.
Medium High-Density Residential Zones (R-3-4000 and R-3-3000) and High-Density Residential Zones (R-3-2500, R-3-2000 and R-3-1500) are established to provide areas for multiple family residences, including such residential development types as apartments, town homes, condominiums, tiny homes (foundation) in tiny home communities, and single-family homes in a Small Lot Subdivision Planned Residential Development.
Medium High-Density Residential Zones (R-3-4000 and R-3-3000) and High-Density Residential Zones (R-3-2500, R-3-2000 and R-3-1500) are established to provide areas for multiple family residences, including such residential development types as apartments, town homes, condominiums, tiny homes (foundation) in tiny home communities, and single-family homes in a Small Lot Subdivision Planned Residential Development.
Medium High-Density Residential Zones (R-3-4000 and R-3-3000) and High-Density Residential Zones (R-3-2500, R-3-2000 and R-3-1500) are established to provide areas for multiple family residences, including such residential development types as apartments, town homes, condominiums, tiny homes (foundation) in tiny home communities, and single-family homes in a Small Lot Subdivision Planned Residential Development.
Medium High-Density Residential Zones (R-3-4000 and R-3-3000) and High-Density Residential Zones (R-3-2500, R-3-2000 and R-3-1500) are established to provide areas for multiple family residences, including such residential development types as apartments, town homes, condominiums, tiny homes (foundation) in tiny home communities, and single-family homes in a Small Lot Subdivision Planned Residential Development.
One-family dwellings of a permanent character placed in a permanent location and of not less than 750 square feet ground floor area, exclusive of open porches and garage;
One-family dwellings of a permanent character placed in a permanent location and of not less than 750 square feet ground floor area, exclusive of open porches and garage;
Where a lot is less than 65 feet in width and was of record prior to November 23, 1956, or was of record prior to the date on which such lot was annexed to the City, the required side yards adjacent to interior side lot lines shall be reduced to five feet.
No lot that fronts onto Hawarden Drive within the Hawarden Drive Special Design Area, generally between Anna Street and the Alessandro Arroyo, shall have a front yard depth of less than 50 feet.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.