County of Riverside Zoning Ordiance 1972 p
ORDINANCE NO. 348
ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Price $5 .00
Includes subsequent revisions.
For information regarding zoning in unincorporated areas
of Riverside County, call
THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
Room 101 , Hall of Records
4080 Lemon Street
Riverside, California 92501
Phone: (714) 787-6181
Desert Office:
46-209 Oasis Street, Room 304
Indio, California 92201
Phone: DIamond 7-8511
This Ordinance is subject to frequent amendment and
has been prepared in loose leaf form so that it may be
maintained on a current basis. Revisions are prepared
to permit substitution of new pages for obsolete
portions and are available without charge in the office
of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors , Room 116,
Courthouse, Riverside, California.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article
I Intent and purposes
II (Reserved for future legislation)
III Zone Classifications
IV Zoning Districts--Official Zoning Plans
V M-3 Zone
Va M-5 Zone
VI R-1 Zone (One Family Dwellings)
VIa R-1A Zone (One Family Dwellings - Mountain Resort)
VIb R-A Zone (Residential Agricultural)
VII R-2 Zone (Multiple Family Dwellings)
VIIa R-2A Zone (Limited Multiple Family Dwellings)
VIII R-3 Zone (General Residential)
VIIIa R-3A Zone (General Residential - Mountain Resort)
VIIIb R-T Zone (Mobilehome Subdivisions and Mobilehome Parks)
VIIIc (Deleted by Ord. 348 . 718)
VIIId R-4 Zone (Planned Residential Development Combined with
Open Areas)
VIIIe R-5 Zone (Open Area Combining Zone Residential Developments)
IX C-1 Zone (General Commercial)
IXA C-T Zone (Tourist Commercial)
IXb C-P-S Zone (Scenic Highway Commercial)
X C-P Zone (Restricted Commercial)
Xa I-P Zone (Industrial Park)
XI M-1 Zone (Light Manufacturing)
XIa M-4 Zone (Medium Industrial)
XII M-2 Zone (Heavy Industrial)
XIIa M-R Zone (Mineral Resources)
XIIb M-R-A Zone (Mineral Resources and Related Manufacturing)
XIII A-1 Zone (Light Agriculture)
XIIIa A-P Zone (Light Agriculture)
XIV A-2 Zone (Heavy Agriculture)
XV W-2 Zone (Controlled Development Areas)
XVa R-D Zone (Regulated Development Areas)
XVb N-A Zone (Natural Assets)
XVc W-2-M Zone (Controlled Development Area - Mobilehomes)
XVI W-1 Zone (Watercourse , Watershed and Conservation Areas)
XVII (Deleted)
XVIII General Provisions
XIX Advertising Regulations
XX Amendments and Change of Zone
XXa Riverside County General Plan and Specific Plans of Land Use
XXI Definitions
XXII Enforcement, Legal Procedure and Penalties
XXIII Validity
XXIV Authentication
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ORDINANCE NO • 348
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF
ZONES IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE,
DEFINING , CLASSIFYING , RESTRICTING AND REGULATING LAND USES
AND PRESCRIBING AREA REQUIREMENTS AND CLASSES OF USES OF BUILD-
INGS, STRUCTURES . IMPROVEMENTS AND PREMISES IN THE SEVERAL
ZONES; REPEALING ORDINANCES NO. 341 AND NO. 341-A.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE I
In order to classify, restrict , regulate and encourage the orderly
use of land in the County of Riverside and to conserve and promote pub-
lic health, peace, safety, comfort , convenience, and general welfare,
there is hereby adopted and established an official land use plan for the
said County of Riverside . This plan is adopted as a part of the Master
Plan of Land Use pursuant to the "Conservation and Planning Act" of the
State of California for the unincorporated area of the County of Riverside .
SECTION 1 . 1 . LAND USE ORDINANCE , This ordinance shall be
known and cited as the Riverside County Zoning Ordinance .
SECTION 1 .2 . It is further declared that the progressive adoption
by ordinances of official plans under this Master Plan of Land Use shall
place various portions of the unincorporated territory of Riverside County
into the respective zones applicable thereto as soon as the due and care-
ful consideration by the Planning Commission and by the Board of Super-
visors will permit; and that said Planning Commission shall work in con-
junction with and at the request of property owners in the portions affected .
It is intended that eventually comprehensive and well-considered plans
shall be created and adopted for the entire unincorporated area of the
County of Riverside .
SECTION 1 . 3 . That prior to and pending the adoption by ordinance
of official plans for comprehensive and detailed zone classifications
throughout the County of Riverside , the entire unincorporated area of
said County shall be and is hereby placed into Zone M-3 (Regulated In-
dustrial) , as hereinafter defined in Article HII of this ordinance , with the
exception of that specific area which is hereafter designated and describ-
ed in Article IV .
SECTION 1. 4. If any provision of this ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid , the remainder of
the ordinance and the application of such provisions to other persons or
circumstances shall not be affected thereby .
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SECTION 1 .5 . That this ordinance be and the same is hereby sub-
stituted for Ordinances No. 341 and No . 341-a, and said Ordinances No.
341 and No. 341-a are hereby expressly repealed; provided, however,
that such substitution and repeal shall not be deemed to ratify or legalize
any violation of any provision of said Ordinances No. 341 or No. 341-a,
nor to affect nor prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person, firm,
or corporation for any act done or committed in violation of any provision
of said ordinances prior to the taking effect of this ordinance, and shall not
affect any prosecution which may be pending in any court for the violation
of any provision of said ordinances; and further provided that as to any
such violation of said ordinances and as to any such prosecution and pun-
ishment and as to any such pending prosecution, said ordinances shall be
deemed to continue and be in full force and effect .
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: September 22 , 1960
ARTICLE II
U ZONE (UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES)
Repealed by Ordinance No. 348-g.
REPEALED: October 10 , 1950
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ARTICLE III
ZONE CLASSIFICATIONS
For the purpose of providing in this ordinance a uniform basis for
future specific and detailed zoning plans and for the progressive and even-
tual adoption of such plans in designated areas of the County, as referred
to in Articles I and IV hereof, it is hereby declared that any such plans may
include, in addition to Zone M-3 heretofore adopted by the provisions of
Article IV of this ordinance, any or all, or any combination of the following
zones:
SECTION 3 . 1 . ZONES.
R- 1 One-Family Dwellings
R- lA One-Family Dwellings - Mountain Resort
R-2 Multiple Family Dwellings
R-2A Limited Multiple Family Dwellings
R-3 General Residential
R-3A General Residential - Mountain Resort
R-4 Planned Residential
R-T Trailer Park Subdivision
R-T-A Trailer Park Subdivision Combined with Recreation
C-1 General Commercial
C-2 Limited Commercial
C-P Restricted Commercial
I-P Industrial Park
M-1 Light Manufacturing
M-2 Heavy Industrial
M-3 Regulated Industrial
M-4 Limited Industrial
M-5 General Industrial
A-1 Light Agriculture
A-2 Heavy Agriculture
W-1 Watercourse, Watershed, and Conservation Areas
W-2 Controlled Development Areas
I Interim
The areas in the future assigned to these zones, the designation of
the same and the exact boundaries of the zones shall be shown upon a map,
which shall be attached and made a part of this ordinance as provided in
Article IV hereof. Said map shall be designated as the "Official Zoning
Plan" and said map and its proper notices, references and other material
shown thereon shall be as much a part of this ordinance as if the matters
and information set forth by said map were fully described herein.
SECTION 3 .2 . UNCERTAINTY AS TO ZONE BOUNDARIES. Where
uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any zone shown on the Official
Zoning Plan, the following rules shall apply:
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(a) Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately
following street lines, alley lines, or lot lines , such lines
shall be construed to be such boundaries .
(b) In unsubdivided property or where the district boundary line
divides a lot, the location of such boundary, unless the same
is indicated by specific dimensions, shall be determined by
use of the scale appearing on the Official Zoning Plan.
(c) In case any further uncertainty exists, the Commission shall
interpret the intent of the Official Zoning Plan as to the loca-
tion of such zone boundaries.
(d) Where any public street or alley or other public right of way
is hereafter vacated or abandoned, the land formerly in such
street, alley or right of way shall be included within the zone
of the adjoining property on either side; and in the event such
street, alley or right of way was a zone boundary line between
two or more different districts, the new zone boundary line
shall be the former center line of such street, alley or right
of way.
Amended Effective: February 19 , 1962
(Formerly Article V—
Renumbered Article
III) May 4 , 1972 (Ord. 348. 1023)
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ARTICLE IV
ZONING DISTRICTS - OFFICIAL
ZONING PLANS
That whenever a comprehensive and specific zoning plan has been
duly and regularly adopted pursuant to the provisions of the State Conser-
vation and Planning Act pertaining to a described and designated area within
the unincorporated territory of the County, and such area has been properly
defined and identified by a map, designated by a number, the zoned area
shall be adopted and listed as a part of this Article IV, entitled Zoning Dis-
tricts , and given an appropriate section number, hereunder.
(The legal descriptions of the boundaries of the Zoning Districts ,
and the various zones within the boundaries are on file in the office of the
Planning Commission of Riverside County. The following list indicates
the map numbers and names of the particular Zoning Districts .)
DATE ORD.
ADOPTED NO.
Map No. 1 - "U" Zone (Repealed by
Ord. 348.g) 6-14-48 341
Map No. 2 - Zone "M" , M-1 and "U"
(Repealed by Ord. 348) 8-16-48 341a
Section 4. 2 - Map No. 2 - The entire unincorporated 12-31-48 348
portion of the County not
included in a specific
Zoning District
Section 4 . 3 - Map No. 3 - Whitewater District (An- 4-18-49 348a
nexed into the City of
Palm Springs)
Section 4 . 4 - Map No. 4 - Cathedral City District 2-20-50 348d
Section 4 . 5 - Map No. 5 - University District 11-16-50 348g
Section 4 . 6 - Map No. 6 - Beaumont-Banning District 8-27-51 348h
Map No. 6a - Beaumont-Banning District 6-29-64 348. 292
Section 4 . 7 - Map No. 7 - La Mesa Miravilla (Now 2-24-53 348j
part of Cherry Valley)
Section 4 . 8 - Map No. 8 - Anza-La Sierra District 8-24-53 348m
Section 4. 9 - Map No. 9 - West Corona District 7-26-54 348o
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DATE ORD.
ADOPTED NO.
Section 4 . 10 - Map No. 10 - Cathedral City- Palm 1-3-55 348p
Desert District
Section 4 . 11 - Map No. 11 - Glen Avon District 1-3-55 348q
Section 4 . 12 - Map No. 12 - Desert Hot Springs 2-21-55 348r
District
Section 4. 13 - Map No. 13 - Calimesa District 1-23-56 348z
Section 4 . 14 - Map No. 14 - La Quinta District 3-5-56 348dd
Section 4 . 15 - Map No. 15 - Rubidoux District 6-12-56 348hh
Section 4 . 16 - Map No. 16 - Idyllwild District 1-14-57 348tt
Section 4 . 17 - Map No. 17 - Hemet-San Jacinto 8-26-57 348eee
District
Section 4 . 18 - Map No. 18 - North Valle Vista 12-23-57 348jjj
District
Section 4 . 19 - Map No. 19 - Florence (Now Part 10-6-58 348yyy
of Cherry Valley)
Section 4 . 20 - Map No. 20 - Indian Wells District 10-20-58 348zzz
Section 4 . 21 - Map No. 21 - East Valle Vista 11-10-58 348aaaa
District
Section 4 . 22 - Map No. 22 - Thomas Mountain 4-13-59 348hhhh
District
Section 4 . 23 - Map No. 23 - North Elsinore Dis- 1-26-59 348iiii
trict
Section 4 . 24 - Map No. 24 - Lower Berdoo Can- 2-16-59 348jjjj
you District
Section 4. 25 - Map No. 25 - Edgemont-Sunny- 9-21-59 348uuuu
mead District
Section 4. 26 - Map No. 26 - Pedley District No. 1 10-13-59 348xxxx
(Now Pedley)
Section 4 . 27 - Map No. 27 - Lakeland Village 11-30-59 348. 2
District
Section 4 . 28 - Map No. 28 - San Gorgonio Pass 1-11-60 348. 10
District No. 1
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Section 4 .29 - Map No. 29 - Mira Loma District 1-11-60 348. 12
No. 1 (Prado-Mira
Loma)
Section 4. 30 - Map No. 30 - Bermuda Dunes Dis- 12-12-60 348. 53
trict
Section 4 . 31 - Map No. 31 - Cherry Valley District 1-23-61 348. 63
Section 4. 32 - Map No. 32 - Ramona District 10-9-61 348. 103
Section 4. 33 - Map No. 33 - Mecca District 4-2-62 348. 134
Section 4. 34 - Map No. 34 - Pinon Flats District 7-16-62 348. 146
Section 4 . 35 - Map No. 35 - Little Lake District 8-6-62 348. 150
Section 4 . 36 - Map No. 36 - Lake Mathews District 2-18-63 348. 173
Section 4. 37 - Map No. 37 - Norco District 2-25-63 348. 175
Section 4 . 38 - Map No. 38 - Prado-Mira Loma 4-1-63 348. 182
District
Section 4 . 39 - Map No. 39 - Pedley District 5-6-63 348. 197
Section 4.40 - Map No. 40 - Thousand Palms 5-13-63 348. 198
District
Section 4.41 - Map No. 41 - Lower Coachella Val- 7-1-63 348. 208
ley District
Section 4.42 - Map No. 42 - North Riverside District 7-8-63 348. 210
Section 4 .43 - Map No. 43 - Banning Heights 5-11-64 348. 282
Section 4.44 - Map No. 44 - Palm Springs Highlands 8-17-64 348. 306
Section 4.45 - Map No. 45 - El Cerrito 12-14-64 348. 339
Section 4.46 - Map No. 46 - Sun City 8-24-70 348. 776
Section 4 .47 - Map No. 47 - Blythe 6-14-65 348. 376
Section 4.48 - Map No. 48 - Meadowbrook 7-6-65 348. 380
Section 4.49 - Map No. 49 - East Corona 8-2-65 348. 384
Section 4. 50 - Map No. 50 - Painted Hills 8-16-65 348. 389
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DATE ORD.
ADOPTED NO.
Section 4 . 51 - Map No. 51 - Ripley 8-16-65 348.390
Section 4 . 52 - Map No. 52 - El Cariso 4-4-65 348.435
Section 4 . 53 - Map No. 53 - Quail Valley 7-5-66 348.461
Section 4 . 54 - Map No. 54 - Pine Cove 6-12-67 348. 513
Section 4 . 55 - Map No. 55 - Perris Reservoir District 6-19-67 348. 514
Section 4. 56 - Map No. 56 - Gavilan Hills 12-8-69 348.684
Section 4 . 57 - Map No. 57 - Cajalco 3-9-70 348.703
Section 4 . 58 - Map No. 58 - Pass and Desert 3-30-70 348. 712
Section 4 . 59 - Map No. 59 - Woodcrest 3-30-70 348. 713
Section 4 . 60 - Map No. 60 - Sky Valley 4-27-70 348 . 731
Section 4 . 61 - Map No. 61 - Canyon Lake 8-24-70 348. 775
Section 4 . 62 - Map No. 62 - Mead Valley 12-28-70 348. 839
Section 4 . 63 - Map No. 63 - Valle Vista 2-22-72 348. 862
Section 4 . 64 - Map No. 64 - Garner Valley 1-18-72 348.987
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ARTICLE V
M-3 ZONE
SECTION 5 . 1 . USES PERMITTED IN M-3 ZONE.
(a) Residential and Light Agricultural Uses .
(1) Any use permitted in the A-1 Zone, subject to the
conditions set forth therein, unless hereinafter
modified.
(2) Mobilehome, used as a one-family residence, sub-
ject to the following conditions:
a. Mobilehomes shall have a floor area of not less
than 450 square feet.
b. The area between the ground level and the floor
of a mobilehome shall be screened from view by
an opaque skirt entirely around the mobilehome .
(b) The following uses shall be permitted provided approval
of a plot plan shall first have been obtained pursuant to
the provisions of Section 18 .30:
(1) Fishing lakes, commercial and noncommercial.
(2) Guest ranches and motels.
(3) Educational institutions, libraries, museums and
post offices .
(4) Golf, tennis, polo or country clubs, archery and golf
and driving ranges .
(5) Commercial uses for the convenience of and inci-
dental to any of the above permitted uses when located
upon the same lot or parcel of land.
(c) Public Utility Uses .
(1) Structures and installations necessary to the conserva-
tion and development of water such as dams, pipe-
lines, water conduits, tanks, canals, reservoirs ,
wells and the necessary pumping and water production
facilities .
(2) Structures and the pertinent facilities necessary and
incidental to the development and transmission of
electrical power and gas such as hydro-electric power
plants, booster or conversion plants, transmission
lines, pipelines and the like.
(3) Radio broadcasting stations.
(4) Telephone transmission lines, telephone exchanges
and offices .
• (5) Railroads, including the necessary facilities in
connection therewith.
(6) Television broadcasting stations, antennas, and cable
installations, and micro-wave relay stations.
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(d) The following uses are permitted provided a conditional
use permit has been granted:
(1) Airport or landing field.
(2) Auto wrecking yards .
(3) Borrow and mining operations .
(4) Cemetery, pet or human.
(5) Commercial fairgrounds.
(6) Commercial stables and riding academies .
(7) Commercial uses, the following:
a. Antique shops .
b. Automobile service stations and repair garages .
c. Bakery shops, including baking only when inci-
dental to retail sales on the premises .
d. Barber shops and beauty shops.
e. Bars and cocktail lounges .
f. Billiard and pool halls .
g. Cleaning and dyeing shops.
h. Drug stores.
i. Equipment rental services, including rototillers,
power mowers, sanders, power saws, cement
and plaster mixers not exceeding 10 cubic feet
in capacity, and other similar equipment.
j . Feed and grain sales .
k. Food, meat, poultry and produce markets .
1. Frozen food lockers .
m. Hardware stores .
n. Laundries and laundromats .
o. Liquid petroleum service stations, provided that
if storage tanks are above ground, the total
capacity of all tanks shall not exceed 10,000
gallons . Storage tanks shall be painted a neutral
color and shall not have any advertising painted
or placed on their surface.
p. Liquor stores .
q. Nurseries and garden supply stores .
r. Parking lots and parking buildings , pursuant to
the provisions of Section 18. 12 (automobile
storage space) .
s. Pet shops and pet supply shops.
t. Professional offices .
u. Real estate offices .
v. Refreshment stands .
w. Restaurants and other eating establishments .
x. Shoe stores and repair shops .
y. Signs, on-site advertising.
z. Stations, bus, railroad and taxi.
aa. Tire sales and service.
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bb. Tourist information centers .
cc. Underground bulk fuel storage.
(8) Dune buggy parks.
(9) Fruit and vegetable packing plants and similar uses.
(10) Hog ranches, subject to the provisions of Ordinance
No. 431 .
(11) Hunting clubs .
(12) Lumber production of a commercial nature, including
commercial logging or commercial development of
timber and lumber mills .
(13) Machine shops.
(14) The manufacture of:
a. Brick, tile or terra-cotta.
b. Cement and cement products .
c. Gypsum.
d. Lime or lime products.
(15) Menageries, animal hospitals and commercial dog
kennels .
(16) Migrant agricultural worker mobilehome parks .
(17) Pen fed cattle operations, livestock salesyards,
livestock auction yards, and dairy farms .
(18) Race tracks, including but not limited to contests
between automobiles, horses, go-carts, and motor-
cycles, but not including contests between human
beings only.
(19) Recreational trailer parks .
(20) Rifle, pistol, skeet, or trapshooting ranges.
(21) Rodeo arenas.
(22) Trail bike parks .
(23) Trailer and boat storage .
(24) Travel trailer parks.
SECTION 5 .2 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. Where a structure is
erected or a use is made in the M-3 Zone that is first specifically per-
mitted in another zone classification, such structure or use shall meet
the development standards and regulations of the zone in which such
structure or use is first specifically permitted, unless such requirements
are hereafter modified.
(a) Building Height. Maximum building height for residential
and agricultural uses is 35 feet. The maximum height for
other uses is 50 feet for buildings and 105 feet for
structures other than buildings .
(b) Lot Area. One-half acre, with a minimum average width
of 80 feet, including the area to the center of adjacent
streets, shall be the minimum size of any lot except as
follows:
(1) Public Utilities, 20,000 square feet with a minimum
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average lot width and depth of 100 feet.
Amended effective: September 4, 1962
June 16, 1965 (Ord. 348 .371)
September 15, 1965 (Ord. 348 .391)
January 19, 1966 (Ord. 348 .422)
May 31 , 1967 (Ord. 348 .506)
August 2 , 1967 (Ord. 348.518)
July 16, 1969 (Ord. 348 .638)
June 10, 1970 (Ord. 348 .737)
September 23, 1970 (Ord. 348 . 777)
September 30, 1970 (Ord. 348 .783)
August 11 , 1971 (Ord. 348.905)
(Formerly Article
III-renumbered
Art. V and amended) May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
August 9, 1973 (Ord. 348 . 1189
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ARTICLE Va
M-5 ZONE
SECTION 5. 25. USES PERMITTED.
(a) Any use permitted in Zone M-3 , subject to all of the
regulations and procedures of the M-3 Zone applicable
to such use.
(b) Outdoor advertising displays, each outdoor advertising
display shall be at least 500 feet from any other such
display.
Amended Effective: September 4 , 1962
June 16, 1966 (Sections 3 .26 and 3. 27
Repealed)
(Formerly Article
IIIa—renumbered
Art. Va and amended) May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
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ARTICLE VI
R-1 ZONE (ONE-FAMILY DWELLINGS)
SECTION 6. 1 . USES PERMITTED
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the R-1 Zone:
(1) One-family dwellings, not including mobilehomes .
Accessory buildings, including a guest dwelling,
provided there is a main building on the lot.
(2) Field crops , flower and vegetable gardening, tree
crops, and greenhouses used only for purposes of
propagation and culture, including the sale thereof
from the premises and one unlighted sign that does
not exceed 2 square feet in size pertaining to sale
of the products.
(3) The non-commercial keeping of horses on lots not
less than 20,000 square feet in area and 100 feet
in width, provided they are kept not less than 100
feet from any street and 20 feet from any property
line . A maximum of two horses per 20,000 square
feet and, in any event, not more than four horses
on a lot will be permitted.
(4) Public parks and public playgrounds, golf courses
with standard length fairways, and country clubs .
(5) Home occupations .
(b) The following uses shall be permitted provided a plot plan
is approved pursuant to this ordinance:
(1) Two or more one-family dwellings on a lot provided
the lot contains not less than 7200 square feet of
net area for each dwelling .
(c) The following uses shall be permitted provided a conditional
use permit is obtained pursuant to this ordinance:
(1) Beauty shop operated from a home by its inhabitants,
where no assistants are employed and the on-site sign
is unlighted and does not exceed 2 square feet in area .
(2) Temporary real estate tract office located within a sub-
division, to be used only for and during the original sale
of the subdivision, but not to exceed a period of 2 years
in any event.
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(3) Nurseries , horticultural.
(4) (deleted by Ord. 348 . 1201)
(5) Planned residential developments .
SECTION 6.2 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. The following standards
of development shall apply in the R-1 Zone:
(a) Building height shall not exceed 2-1/2 stories, with a maximum
height of 35 feet.
(b) Lot area shall be not less than 7200 square feet. The minimum
lot area shall be determined by excluding that portion of a lot
that is used solely for access to the portion of a lot used as a
building site .
(c) The minimum average width of that portion of a lot to be used
as a building site shall be 60 feet with a minimum average depth
of 100 feet. That portion of a lot used for access on "flag"
lots shall have a minimum width of 20 feet.
(d) The minimum frontage of a lot shall be 60 feet, except that lots
fronting on knuckles or cul-de-sacs may have a minimum
frontage of 35 feet.
(e) Minimum yard requirements are as follows:
(1) The front yard shall be not less than 20 feet, measured
from the existing street line or from any future street
line as shown on any Specific Plan of Highways, which-
ever is nearer the proposed structure .
(2) Side yards on interior and through lots shall be not less
than 10 percent of the width of the lot, but not less than
3 feet in width in any event, and need not exceed a
width of 5 feet. Side yards on corner and reversed corner
lots shall be not less than 10 feet from the existing
street line or from any future street line as shown on any
Specific Plan of Highways, whichever is nearer the
proposed structure, upon which the main building sides,
except that where the lot is less than 50 feet wide the
yard need not exceed 20 percent of the width of the lot.
(3) The rear yard shall not be less than 10 feet.
(f) Off-street vehicle parking shall be as required in Section
18 . 12 of this ordinance.
Amended Effective: January 15 , 1964 (Ord. 348.251)
May 6, 1964 (Ord. 348 .275)
April 17, 1968 (Ord. 348 .556)
March 11 , 1970 (Ord. 348 . 700)
September 23, 1970 (Ord. 348 . 777)
May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
October 19, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1091)
September 13, 1973 (Ord. 348 . 1201)
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from the existing street line or from any future street
line as shown on any Specific Plan of Highways,
whichever is nearer the proposed structure.
(2) Side yards on interior and through lots shall be not
less than 10 percent of the width of the lot, but not
less than 3 feet in width in any event, and need not
exceed a width of 5 feet. Side yards on corner and
reversed corner lots shall be not less than 10 feet
from the existing street line or from any future street
line as shown on any Specific Plan of Highways,
whichever is nearer the proposed structure, upon
which the main building sides, except that where the
lot is less than 50 feet wide the yard need not exceed
20 percent of the width of the lot.
(3) The rear yard shall not be less than 10 feet.
(f) Off-street vehicle parking shall be as required in Section
18. 12 of this ordinance.
Amended Effective: January 15, 1964 (Ord. 348.251)
May 6, 1964 (Ord. 348.275)
April 17, 1968 (Ord. 348.556)
March 11 , 1970 (Ord. 348. 700)
September 23, 1970 (Ord. 348.777)
May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348. 1023)
October 19, 1972 (Ord. 348. 1091)
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ARTICLE VIa
R-1A ZONE (ONE-FAMILY
DWELLING - MOUNTAIN RESORT)
The following regulations shall apply in all R-1A Zones:
SECTION 6.25 . USES PERMITTED:
The following uses shall be permitted in all R-1A Zones:
(a) Any use permitted in R-1 Zones .
(b) One additional dwelling unit covering not more than 700
square feet of the lot area may be placed on any lot of
not less than 7200 square feet in area upon which there
exists a one-family dwelling and no guest dwelling.
(c) The keeping of horses for private, noncommercial use by
occupants of the premises, subject to all regulations or
limitations imposed by or pursuant to law or ordinance
pertaining to the keeping of livestock.
(e) Real estate offices and insurance offices conducted as
home occupations , subject to the same limitations as
provided for home occupations in R-1 Zones .
SECTION 6.26 . OTHER REGULATIONS . Building height limits,
required lot area, front yard required, side yards required and rear
yards required shall be the same as in R-1 Zones . Lot coverage per-
mitted and distance required between main buildings shall be the same
as in R-2 Zones .
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: September 22 , 1960
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: July 27, 1966 (Ord. 348 .459) Subsection (d) repealed.
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ARTICLE VIb
R-A ZONE (RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL)
The following regulations shall apply in all R-A Zones:
Section 6. 50 . USES PERMITTED, Only the following uses shall
be permitted in all R-A Zones:
(a) Any,use permitted in the R-1 Zone.
(b) Poultry and rabbits for the use of the occupants of the
premises only. All poultry and rabbits shall be kept in
an enclosed area , located not less than 50 feet from any
residence existing at the time such use is established.
(c) The noncommercial keeping of horses, cattle, sheep, and
goats on lots or parcels over 20, 000 square feet in area
and 100 feet in width, provided they are kept, fed, and
maintained not less than 50 feet from any residence exist-
ing at the time such use is established. Two such animals
may be kept on each 20, 000 square feet up to one acre and
two such animals for each additional acre.
(d) Wholesale nurseries , greenhouses, orchards, aviaries ,
apiaries (subject to Ordinance No. 244) , the raising of
field crops and tree crops , berry and bush crops, and
vegetable, flower and herb gardening on a commercial
scale; the drying, packing and processing of fruits (other
than canning) , nuts , vegetables and other horticultural
products where such drying , packing or processing is
primarily in conjunction with a farming operation and pro-
vided the permanent buildings and structures used in
conjunction with such drying, packing, and processing
operations are not nearer than twenty (20) feet from the
boundaries of the premises .
(e) Farm Projects (Future Farmers, 4-H or similar projects .)
(f) The raising or breeding of guinea pigs, parakeets, chin-
chillas, or similar small fowl or animals, provided that
all such uses are kept and maintained at least 50 feet from
any residence existing at the time such use is established.
(g) A temporary stand, not exceeding 200 square feet in area,
used exclusively for the sale of products grown on the
premises, and a sign,not to exceed 6 square feet, adver-
tising the sale of said product. Off-street parking shall
be as required in Section 18. 12 , except that no paving
shall be required.
(h) Farms or establishments for the selective or experimental
breeding and raising of cattle, sheep, goats, and other
farm stock or animals subject to the permissible number,
conditions, and provisions set forth in subsection (c) of
this section.
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(i) Two mobilehomes , for each nine acres , located upon
a parcel being farmed, which are occupied by the owner
or operator of the parcel or his employees as one-family
residences , provided:
(1) The mobilehomes are not rented or held out for lease.
(2) The mobilehomes are located not less than 50 feet
from any property line .
(3) The mobilehomes are screened from view from the
front property line by shrubs or trees.
(4) The arrangement of the mobilehomes, sanitary facilities
and utilities conforms with all of the requirements of the
Health Department, Department of Building and Safety
and State law.
(5) Not more than 2 mobilehomes shall be located upon
each 9 acre gross area .
(j) The grazing of sheep where such grazing operation is con-
ducted on fields for the purpose of clearing stubble or un-
harvested crops , without limit as to the number of animals
per acre, for a period of not more than 30 days in any six-
month period for each parcel.
(k) Farms or establishments for the selective or experimental
breeding , raising, training and boarding of horses, subject
to the permissable number, conditions, and provisions set
forth in subsection (c) of this section.
SECTION 6 . 51 . BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT. The same as in Zone A-1 .
SECTION 6 .52 . REQUIRED LOT AREA AND DIMENSIONS. 20, 000
square feet, with a minimum width of 100 feet and a minimum depth of 150
feet unless a subdivision has been recorded pursuant to the provisions of
the County Subdivision Ordinance in which event the lot size and dimensions
may be not less than for the minimum R-1 lot permitted in the County, but in
no event shall any animals or fowl, other than pets and poultry and rabbits
for the exclusive use of the occupant, be permitted on lots of less than
20, 000 square feet.
SECTION 6 . 53. FRONT YARD REQUIRED. The same as Zone R-1 .
Amended effective: January 15, 1964 (Ord. 348 .251)
January 19, 1966 (Ord. 348 . 422)
June 10 , 1970 (Ord. 348 .737)
July 22 , 1970 (Ord. 348 . 753)
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ARTICLE VII
R-2 ZONE (MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS)
The following regulations shall apply in all R-2 Zones:
SECTION 7 . 1 . USES PERMITTED.
(a) Any use permitted in the R-1 Zone .
(b) Two (2) family dwellings , multiple family dwellings, bunga-
low courts and apartment houses .
(c) Boarding, rooming and lodging houses .
(d) Churches , educational institutions, public libraries, museums
and art galleries not operated for compensation or profit.
(e) The following uses shall be permitted provided a conditional
use permit is obtained pursuant to this ordinance:
(1) Planned residential developments .
(f) On-site signs , affixed to building walls, stating the name
of the structure, use, or institution, not to exceed 5 percent
of the surface area of the exterior face of the wall upon
which the sign is located.
SECTION 7 .2 . BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT. The same as in R-1 Zones .
(See Section 6 .2 .)
SECTION 7 .3 . REQUIRED LOT AREA. The same as in R-1 Zones.
(See Section 6 .3 .)
SECTION 7 .4. FRONT YARD REQUIRED. The same as in R-1 Zones .
(See Section 6 . 4.)
SECTION 7 .5 . SIDE YARDS REQUIRED. The same as in R-1 Zones .
(See Section 6.5 .)
SECTION 7 .6 . REAR YARD REQUIRED. The same as in R-1 Zones .
(See Section 6.6 .)
SECTION 7 .7 . LOT COVERAGE PERMITTED. In no case shall more
than sixty (60) per cent of any lot be covered by buildings .
SECTION 7 .8 . AUTOMOBILE STORAGE SPACE REQUIRED. (See
Section 18 . 12 .)
SECTION 7 .9 . DISTANCE REQUIRED BETWEEN MAIN BUILDINGS.
No two-story main building shall be closer than fifteen (15) feet to any
other main building on the same lot and no one-story building shall be
closer than ten (10) feet to any other one-story main building on the same lot.
SECTION 7 . 10. AREA PER DWELLING UNIT. Every main building
hereafter erected or structurally altered shall have a lot or building site
area of not less than 2500 square feet for each dwelling unit in such main
building.
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: September 22 , 1960
September 23 , 1970 (Ord. 348 . 777)
September 13, 1973 (Ord. 348. 1201)
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ARTICLE VIIa
R-2A ZONE (LIMITED MULTIPLE
FAMILY DWELLINGS)
The following regulations shall apply in all R-2A Zones:
SECTION 7 .25 . USES PERMITTED.
(a) Any use permitted in R-1 Zones .
(b) Multiple family dwellings .
(c) The following uses shall be permitted provided a
conditional use permit is obtained pursuant to
this ordinance:
(1) Planned residential developments .
(d) On-site signs, affixed to building walls, stating the
name of the structure, use, or institution, not to
exceed 5 percent of the surface area of the exterior face
of the wall upon which the sign is located.
SECTION 7 .26. BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT. Two stories of thirty
(30) feet.
SECTION 7 .27 . REQUIRED LOT AREA. 7,200 square feet.
SECTION 7 .28 . YARD REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Front yard, 20 feet.
(b) Side yard, 5 feet.
(c) Rear yard, 10 feet.
SECTION 7 .29. LOT COVERAGE PERMITTED. In no case shall more
than 60 percent of any lot be covered by buildings .
SECTION 7 .30. DISTANCE REQUIRED BETWEEN MAIN BUILDINGS.
No two-story main building shall be closer than 15 feet to any other main
building on the same lot and no one-story building shall be closer than 10
feet to any other one-story main building on the same lot.
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: September 22 , 1960
September 23 , 1970 (Ord. 348 . 777)
September 13 , 1973 (Ord. 348 . 1201)
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ARTICLE VIII
R-3 ZONE (GENERAL RESIDENTIAL)
The following regulations shall apply in all R-3 Zones:
SECTION 8 . 1 . USES PERMITTED.
(a) Any use permitted in the R-2 Zone .
(b) The following uses are permitted:
(1) Apartment houses.
(2) Nonprofit clubs and lodge halls .
(3) Fraternity and sorority houses .
(4) Hotels , resort hotels, and motels .
(5) Nursery schools for pre-school day care.
(6) Institutions for the aged licensed by the California
State Department of Social Welfare or the County
Department of Public Welfare .
(7) Medical and dental offices .
(8) Chiropractic offices .
(9) Law offices .
(10) Architectural, engineering, and community planning
offices , providing there is no outdoor storage of
materials, equipment, or vehicles, other than pas-
senger cars .
(c) Accessory buildings , to a specific permitted use, provided
that the accessory building is established as an incident
to a principal use and does not change the character of
that use.
(d) On-site signs, affixed to building walls , stating the name
of the structure, use, or institution, not to exceed 5 per-
cent of the surface area of the exterior face of the wall
upon which the sign is located.
(e) The following uses shall be permitted provided a conditional
use permit is obtained pursuant to this ordinance:
(1) Planned residential developments .
(2) Real estate offices .
(3) Parking areas for commercial uses .
(4) Evening nursery school, child care and babysitting
facilities, where 5 or more unrelated children are kept
under supervision by a person licensed by the State
Department of Social Welfare or Riverside County
Department of Public Welfare during any hours
between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m.
SECTION 8 .2 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. The following shall be
the standards of development in the R-3 Zone:
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(a) The minimum lot area shall be 7200 square feet with a minimum
average width of 60 feet and a minimum average depth of 100
feet, unless different minimums are specifically required in a
particular area.
(b) The minimum front and rear yards shall be 10 feet for build-
ings that do not exceed 35 feet in height. Any portion of a
building which exceeds 35 feet in height shall be set back
from the front and rear lot lines not less than 10 feet plus
2 feet for each foot by which the height exceeds 35 feet. The
front setback shall be measured from any existing or future
street line as shown on any specific street plan of the County.
The rear setback shall be measured from the existing rear lot
line or from any recorded alley or easement; if the rear line
adjoins a street, the rear setback requirement shall be the
same as required for a front setback.
(c) The minimum side yard shall be 5 feet for buildings that do
not exceed 35 feet in height. Any portion of a building which
exceeds 35 feet in height shall be set back from each side
lot line 5 feet plus 2 feet for each foot by which the height
exceeds 35 feet; if the side yard adjoins a street, the side
setback requirement shall be the same as required for a front
setback .
(d) No lot shall have more than 50 percent of its net area covered
with buildings or structures.
(e) The maximum ratio of floor area to lot area shall not be
greater than two to one, not including basement floor area.
(f) The maximum building height shall be 75 feet.
(g) The minimum distance between one-story main buildings on
the same lot shall be 10 feet. A two-story main building
shall not be erected closer than 15 feet to any other main
building on the same lot. The minimum distance between
main buildings on the same lot, if either building exceeds
two stories in height, shall be equal to the average height
of the two buildings .
(h) Automobile storage space shall be provided as required by
Article XVIII of this ordinance.
Amended Effective: January 15 , 1964 (Ord. 348.251)
January 19 , 1966 (Ord. 348 .422)
June 7, 1967 (Ord. 348 .507)
September 23 , 1970 (Ord. 348 . 777)
September 16, 1971 (Ord. 348 .920)
May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
June 21 , 1973 (Ord. 348 . 1180)
September 13 , 1973 (Ord. 348 . 1201)
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ARTICLE VIIIa
R-3A ZONE (GENERAL RESIDENTIAL -
MOUNTAIN RESORT)
The following regulations shall apply in all R-3A Zones:
SECTION 8 .25 . USES PERMITTED. The following uses shall be
permitted in all R-3A Zones:
(a) Any use permitted in R-1 , R-1A, R-2 or R-3 Zones .
SECTION 8 .26 . OTHER REGULATIONS . Building height limits,
required lot area , front yard required, side yards required, rear yard re-
;uired, lot coverage permitted and distance between main buildings shall
be the same as in R-3 Zones.
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: September 22 , 1960
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ARTICLE VIIIb
R-T ZONE (MOBILEHOME SUBDIVISIONS AND MOBILEHOME PARKS)
The following regulations shall apply in all R-T Zones:
SECTION 8. 50. USES PERMITTED. The following uses shall be
permitted in the R-T Zone . Structures that do not conform to the zone
shall not be constructed or maintained in the R-T Zone.
(a) One-family mobilehomes , with a floor area of not less than
450 square feet, for residential use as a part of a subdivi-
sion development.
(1) The following accessory structures and uses on individ-
ual lots: cabana, ramada, patio slab, carport or garage,
storage and washroom buildings , storage of camp and
boat trailers .
(2) The following accessory agricultural uses on individual
lots provided each lot in the subdivision is not less than
2-1/2 acres gross size and the average width of each lot
is not less than 260 feet:
a. The noncommercial keeping of horses , cattle, sheep
and goats , provided they are kept, fed and maintained
not less than 50 feet from any street or property line.
A maximum of two such animals may be kept for each
half acre up to one acre and two such animals for each
additional acre.
b. The noncommercial keeping of rabbits and poultry only
for the use of the occupants of the premises , provided
they are kept in an enclosed area located not less than
50 feet from any street or property line.
c. The noncommercial keeping of not more than 2 feeder
swine, only in connection with a Future Farmers , 4-H
or similar Farm Project.
d. Greenhouses , orchards , aviaries , the raising of field
and tree crops , berry and bush crops and vegetable,
flower and herb gardening on a commercial scale.
(3) Community recreation facilities , as a part of the subdivi-
sion development.
(4) Temporary real estate tract offices , to be used only for and
during the original sale of the subdivision, but not to exceed
a period of 2 years per subdivision.
(5) Home occupations , only in mobilehome subdivisions .
(b) Uses permitted by Conditional Use Permit. The following uses
are permitted provided a conditional use permit has been
granted:
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(1) Mobilehome parks.
(2) Trailer and boat storage areas , provided such use is
developed in conjunction with and adjacent to a mobile-
home park.
SECTION 8. 51 . MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION STANDARDS. The
following standards of development shall apply to mobilehome subdivisions:
(a) No real property shall be used unless a subdivision has
been recorded pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision
Ordinance and this Article.
(b) The minimum site that may be developed for a mobilehome
subdivision is 10 acres gross .
(c) Mobilehomes shall meet the following minimum lot setbacks:
20 feet front yard, 5 feet side yard and 5 feet rear yard. The
20 foot front setback may be reduced on interior streets to
10 feet if community recreation areas are developed as a
part of the subdivision.
(d) Building height shall not exceed 15 feet on mobilehome lots
and shall not exceed 35 feet on recreation area lots .
(e) Minimum lot size shall be either of the following:
(1) Minimum lot size of 7200 square feet, with a minimum
average width of 60 feet and a minimum frontage of not
less than 45 feet and a minimum average depth of 100
feet for each lot. Lots fronting on knuckle and cul de
sac streets may have a frontage of not less than 35 feet.
Lots that do not front on a street shall be permitted only
upon a finding by the Planning Commission that it is im-
practical due to topographical conditions , terrain or con-
figuration of the parcel of land to develop full street
frontage lots . Such lots , designated as flag lots , shall
meet all lot requirements except that requirement of
street frontage but shall have an access strip to a street
not less than 20 feet wide and not exceeding 150 feet in
length.
(2) Minimum lot size of 3 ,600 square feet, with a minimum
average width of 40 feet and a minimum frontage of not
less than 30 feet, if community recreational facilities
are developed as a part of the subdivision. Provisions ,
approved by the Commission, shall be required for the
continued maintenance and operation of the recreational
facilities, by the granting of an undivided interest in the
recreation area to each owner of a lot in the subdivision
and the formation of a community association, or other
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legal entity which provides for participation by the
individual lot owners in the responsibility and cost thereof.
The community association shall have the right to place
a lien upon the individual lots for all necessary costs
and expenses of the association. The standards for
the recreation area shall be as follows:
a. A minimum of 500 square feet for each residential
lot in the subdivision shall be developed into usable
community recreation area . The combined square
footage of community recreation area and residential
lot area, not including street rights of way, shall
total not less than 6000 square feet for each resi-
dential lot in the subdivision. In no event shall
the community recreation area for any subdivision
total less than 2 acres.
b. The recreation areas shall be designated on the
subdivision map and shall be entirely within the
subdivision development.
(f) A community sewage disposal system for the use of the
entire subdivision shall be required unless waived by the
Commission. Provisions for the continued maintenance
of the system by a community association composed of the
owners of the lots, or other legal entity shall be required
as a condition of subdivision. The community association
shall have the right to place a lien upon the individual lots
for all necessary costs and expenses of maintaining the
system. The sewage disposal field may be used in conjunc-
tion with recreational areas provided the uses are not in
conflict.
(g) The following improvements shall be installed on all lots
used for residential purposes:
(1) A concrete slab or other metal or wood deck containing
at least 200 square feet.
(2) The area between the ground level and the floor of a
mobilehome shall be screened from view by an opaque
skirt entirely around the mobilehome.
(h) No common area for storage of camp and boat trailers shall
be permitted unless it is designated on the subdivision map.
(i) Not more than one mobilehome for residential purposes shall
be permitted on a lot.
(j) Whenever the soil is excavated below a mobilehome, a re-
taining wall shall be installed extending six inches above
grade. Plans for the retaining wall shall be approved by the
Department of Building and Safety.
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SECTION 8. 52 . MOBILEHOME PARK STANDARDS. In addition to
any conditions imposed upon the granting of a conditional use permit, the
following minimum standards shall apply to mobilehome parks:
(a) The minimum site that may be developed for a mobilehome
park shall be 5 acres gross .
(b) Minimum area for each mobilehome site shall be 2 500 square
feet with a minimum width of 30 feet.
SECTION 8. 53 . OTHER REGULATIONS.
(a) All mobilehome subdivisions and mobilehome parks that are
proposed to be constructed adjacent to, or across the street
from, land zoned R-1 , R-1A or R-A, unless the gross area
of each lot in the mobilehome development is not less than
2 1/2 acres and the average width of each lot is not less
than 260 feet, shall have a common area consisting of a 20
foot minimum setback along all adjoining boundary streets
and a 15 foot side and rear setback along all non-street
boundaries of the development. Masonry walls 6 feet high
shall be erected along all boundary lines , except that along
all street boundaries the wall shall be erected 5 feet from
the right of way line . The area between the wall and the
street shall be planted in ground cover. Trees or shrubs
shall be planted within a 10 foot strip adjacent to the inside
of all boundary walls unless an interior street adjoins a
perimeter wall. All trees and shrubs planted shall be of a
variety that will grow to a height of not less than 15 feet
and shall be planted at intervals so that at maturity the
trees or shrubs will provide solid screening of the mobile-
home park or mobilehome subdivision. All plantings shall
be maintained in a growing condition. In mobilehome sub-
divisions , approved provisions shall be required for the
continued maintenance of the landscaped common area sur-
rounding the development by a community association com-
posed of the owners of the individual lots or other legal
entity providing for participation by the individual lot owners
in the responsibility and cost thereof. The association shall
have the right to place a lien upon the individual lots for all
necessary costs and expenses of maintaining the area.
Exception. The improvement and setback requirements
contained in this section (a) may be modified or eliminated
when the Commission finds that due to topographical con-
ditions or property ownership patterns these requirements
are impractical and will not serve to protect the present or
future welfare of the public.
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(b) Lots in a mobilehome subdivision or mobilehome park shall
not front on a street which is zoned R-1 , R-1A or R-A on the
opposite side of the street.
Adopted: February 19 , 1962
Amended Effective: March 30, 1965 (Ord. 348 . 356)
April 17 , 1968 (Ord. 348. 556)
May 14, 1969 (Ord. 348. 628)
April 29 , 1970 (Ord . 348 . 718)
September 16 , 1970 (Ord . 348 . 773)
March 24 , 1971 (Ord. 348. 860)
May 4 , 1972 (Ord. 348. 1023)
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ARTICLE VIIId
R-4 ZONE (PLANNED RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENTS COMBINED WITH OPEN AREAS)
SECTION 8 .90 . STATEMENT OF INTENT AND POLICY. The Board of
Supervisors finds that because of the rapid urbanization taking place in the
County, it is desirable to permit the development of subdivisions contain-
ing open areas that will be used for recreation purposes or will tend to pre-
serve the rural atmosphere of the area . Therefore, lots containing an area
less than the minimum lot area now established may be permitted provided
open areas are developed and maintained for the use and benefit of the
residents of the subdivision.
SECTION 8 .91 . PERMITTED USES.
(a) One-family dwellings, and accessory uses or buildings
normally incidental thereto.
(b) Multiple-family dwellings subject to the provisions of
Section 8 . 96 .
(c) Non-profit Community Centers, social halls, churches,
parks, and community recreation facilities, including but
not limited to swimming pools, and golf courses and the
normal accessory uses thereto.
(d) Community service areas and medical facilities designed
primarily for the use of the residents of the subdivision.
(e) On-site signs, affixed to building walls, stating the
name of the structure, use, or institution, not to exceed
5 percent of the surface area of the exterior face of the
wall upon which the sign is located.
SECTION 8 .92 . The R-4 Zone shall not be applied to any area contain-
ing less than 9 acres.
SECTION 8 .93 . LAND USE REGULATIONS.
(a) The minimum over-all area for each dwelling unit, exclusive
of the area used for commercial purposes and area set aside
for street rights of way, but including recreation and service
areas, shall be 6000 square feet.
(b) The minimum lot area for the individual lots used as a
residential building site shall be 3500 square feet. The
minimum width of each lot shall be 40 feet and the minimum
depth shall be 80 feet.
(c) The maximum building heights shall be as established in
Zone R-1 except for churches, auditoriums and other community
buildings .
(d) The front, rear, and side yards shall be not less than that
established in Zone R-3, except that side yard areas may be
reduced if the dwelling units are arranged so that the party
wall is on the lot line .
(e) Off-street parking shall be provided as set forth in Section
18 . 12 of the Ordinance.
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(f) Individual sewage disposal systems shall not be permitted on
lots containing an area of less than 6000 square feet until a
report has been received by the Commission from the Health
Department of the County of Riverside stating that such a sys-
tem will be acceptable.
(g) The recreation areas shall be of a size, based on the particular
use, adequate to meet the needs of the anticipated population,
and shall be arranged so as to be readily accessible to the
residents of the subdivision.
(h) Adequate and permanent access from a public street to each
family dwelling shall be provided for pedestrians and emergency
vehicles .
SECTION 8 .94 . SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS .
Before any structure is erected or use established in Zone R-4, there shall
be a subdivision map recorded and a development plan approved as set forth
to Section 8 .95 .
SECTION 8 .95 . CONDITIONS OF DEVELOPMENT.
(a) A subdivision conforming to the standards and conditions of
Ordinance 460 , as presently worded or hereafter amended, not
inconsistent with specific provisions of this section, shall be
recorded . All lots not to be used for residential purposes shall
be given a lot letter instead of a lot number.
(b) A development plan conforming to the requirements of this article
and containing the following minimum information shall be approved
by the Planning Commission.
(1) Location of each existing and each proposed structure in
the development area , the use or uses to be contained
therein. Typical plans indicating use on a lot may be
used.
(2) Location of all pedestrian walks , malls, recreation and
other open areas for the use of occupants and members
of the public.
(3) Location and height of all walls , fences and screen
planting, including a plan for the landscaping of the
development, types of surfacing, such as paving, turf-
ing, or other landscaping to be used at various locations .
(4) Plans and elevations of typical structures to indicate
architectural type and construction standards .
(c) Documents setting forth the method of conveying title, the type
of estate to be granted, the method of maintaining the open areas
and service areas , and the conditions of use of the open or rec-
reation areas shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning
Commission. The following minimum standards shall be main-
tained:
(1) The right to use recreational facilities and service areas
shall be appurtenant to ownership of residential lots
within the development, or shall be made a covenant to
run with the land .
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(2) Provisions shall be made for maintenance of the common
and service areas by a corporation, partnership, trust or
other legal entity having the right to assess the individual
lot owners .
SECTION 8.96.
(a) Multiple family dwellings may be erected subject to the
following standards and conditions .
(1) The use shall comply with all provisions of the
R-3 Zone.
(2) A plot plan submitted pursuant to the conditions of
Section 8 . 95b indicating the location of buildings,
parking areas, and access shall be approved by the
Commission.
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: January 15, 1964 (Ord. 348 .251)
September 13 , 1973 (Ord. 348 . 1201)
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ARTICLE VIIIe
R-5 ZONE (OPEN AREA COMBINING ZONE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS)
SECTION 8 . 100 . USES PERMITTED.
(a) The following uses are permitted provided a plot plan has
been approved pursuant to the provisions of Section 18 .30
. of this ordinance:
(1) Golf courses and appurtenant facilities, including
clubhouses . A clubhouse is permitted to have customary
retail shop and restaurant facilities.
(2) Noncommercial community association recreation and
assembly buildings and facilities.
(3) Lakes, including noncommercial fishing therefrom .
(4) Picnic grounds.
(5) Parking lots, only for above-listed permitted uses ,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 18 . 12 of this
ordinance,except that not less than five percent of
the interior of such parking lots shall have distributed
landscaping in addition to the landscaping requirements
of Section 18 . 12 .
(6) Water wells and appurtenant facilities.
(7) On-site identification signs , maximum size - 10 square
feet.
(b) The following uses are permitted provided a conditional use
permit has been granted:
(1) Riding academies and stables.
SECTION 8 . 101 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS .
(a) Lot area . This zone is to be applied to those areas within
subdivisions and other residential developments that provide
open space and recreational area and facilities for the
project. Therefore, no minimum lot size is established for
the zone .
(b) Yards . Whenever a building is to be constructed on a lot
in this zone, it shall have a front yard, side yard and
rear yard, each of which shall be not less than 50 feet.
If more than one building is constructed on one lot, there
shall be not less than 20 feet separation between the
buildings .
(c) Trash areas. All trash collection areas shall be enclosed
with a solid fence or wall not less than six feet high.
ADDED EFFECTIVE: September 1 , 1971 (Ord. 348 .912)
35.1
ARTICLE IX
C-1 ZONE (GENERAL COMMERCIAL)
The following regulations shall apply in all C-1 Zones:
SECTION 9 . 1 . USES PERMITTED.
(a) Any uses permitted in the R-3 Zone.
(b) Outdoor advertising, 300 foot interval.
(c) The following enumerated wholesale and retail commercial
uses are permitted:
1 . Ambulance services
2 . Antique shops
3. Appliance stores , household
4. Art supply shops and studios
5 . Auditoriums and conference rooms
6. Automobile sales and rental agencies, new and used
automobiles
7 . Automobile repair garages, not including body and
fender shops or spray painting
8 . Automobile parts and supply stores
9 . Bakery goods distributors
10 . Bakery shops , including baking only when incidental
to retail sales on the premises
11 . Banks and financial institutions
12 . Barber and beauty shops
13. Bars and cocktail lounges
14. Bicycle sales and rentals
15 . Billiard and pool halls
16. Blueprint and duplicating services
17. Boat and other marine sales and service
18 . Book stores and binders
19 . Bowling alleys
20. Catering services
21 . Ceramic sales and manufacturing for on-site sales ,
provided the total volume of kiln space does not
exceed sixteen (16) cubic feet
22 . Cleaning and dyeing shops
23 . Clothing stores
24. Confectionery or candy stores
25 . 'Costume design studios
26. Dance halls
27 . Delicatessens
28 . Department stores
29 . Drug stores
30 . Dry goods stores
31 . Employment agencies
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32 . Equipment rental services , including rototillers,
power mowers , sanders , power saws, cement and
plaster mixers not exceeding 10 cubic feet in capac-
ity, and other similar equipment
33 . Escort bureaus
34 . Feed and grain sales
35. Fishing and casting pools
36 . Florist shops
37 . Food markets and frozen food lockers
38 . Gasoline service stations
39 . Gift shops
40. Glass edging, beveling and silvering in connection with
the sale of mirrors on the premises
41 . Golf cart sales and service
42 . Hardware stores
43 . Household goods sales , such as , but not limited to,
new and used appliances , furniture, carpets, draperies ,
lamps , radios , and television sets , and repair of same
44 . Hobby supply shops
45. Ice cream shops
46 . Ice sales, not to include ice plants
47 . Interior decorating shops
48 . Jewelry stores with incidental repairs
49 . Labor temples
50. Laboratories , film, dental, medical, research or testing
51 . Laundries and laundromats
52 . Leather goods stores
52a. Liquid Petroleum Service Stations, provided that if
storage tanks are above ground, the total capacity of
all tanks shall not exceed 10 , 000 gallons . Storage
tanks shall be painted a neutral color and shall not be
permitted to have any sort of advertising painted or
placed on their surface.
53 . Liquor stores
54 . Locksmith shops
55 . Mail order businesses
56 . Manufacturer's agent
57 . Market, food, wholesale or jobber
58 . Massage parlors , turkish baths , health centers and
similar personal service establishments
59 . Meat markets, not to include slaughtering
60. Mimeographing and addressograph services
61 . Mortuaries
62 . Music stores
63 . News stores
64. Notions or novelty stores
65. Nurseries and garden supply stores
66. Offices , business
67 . Paint and wallpaper stores , not including paint contractors
68 . Parking lots and parking buildings , pursuant to the
provisions of Section 18. 12 (Automobile Storage Space)
69 . Pawn shops
70 . Pet shops and pet supply shops
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71 . Photography shops and studios, and photo
engraving
72 . Plumbing shops, not including plumbing contractors
73 . Poultry markets, not to include slaughtering or live
sales
74. Printers or publishers
75 . Produce markets
76. Radio and television broadcasting studios
77 . Recording Studios
78 . Refreshment stands
79 . Restaurants and other eating establishments
80. Schools , business and professional, including art,
barber, beauty, dance, drama, music and swimming
81 . Shoe stores and repair shops
82 . Shoeshine stands
83 . Signs, on-site advertising .
84. Sporting goods stores
85 . Sports and recreational facilities (excepting motor-
driven vehicles and riding academies) such as, but
not limited to: archery ranges, athletic fields, beaches,
golf driving ranges, gymnasiums, miniature golf, parks,
playgrounds, sports arenas, skating rinks, stadiums ,
and commercial swimming pools
86. Stained glass assembly
87. Stationery stores
88. Stations, bus , railroad and taxi
89 . Taxidermist
90. Tailor shops
91 . Telephone exchanges
92 . Theaters, not including drive-in
93 . Tire sales and service, not including recapping
94. Tobacco shops
95 . Tourist information centers
96 . Toy shops
97. Trailers sales and rental of house trailers
98 . Travel agencies
99 . Truck sales and service
100. Trucks, rental of trucks not over 1 1/2 ton rating
101 . Typewriter sales and rental and incidental repairs
102 . Underground bulk fuel storage
103 . Watch repair shops
104. Wedding chapels
105 . Wholesale businesses with samples on the premises
but not to include storage
(d) Accessory Uses Permitted. An accessory use to a use that
is specifically permitted shall be allowed, if such use is
established on the same lot or parcel of land, is incidental
40 to, and does not alter the character of, the permitted principal
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use, including but not limited to:
1 . Limited manufacturing, fabricating, processing,
packaging, treating and incidental storage related
thereto, provided any such activity shall be in the
same line of merchandise or service as the trade or
service business conducted on the premises and
providing any such activity does not exceed any of
the following restrictions:
a. The maximum gross floor area of the building
permitted to be devoted to such accessory use
shall be 25 percent.
b. The maximum total horsepower of all electric
motors used in connection with such accessory
use shall be 5 horsepower.
c. The maximum number of employees permitted in
connection with such accessory use shall be 5 .
d. The accessory use shall be so conducted that
noise , vibration, dust, odor, and all other
objectionable factors shall be reduced to the
extent that there will be no annoyance to per-
sons outside of the premises . Such accessory
use shall be located not nearer than 50 feet to
any residential zone .
e. Any such accessory use shall be conducted
wholly within a completely enclosed building .
(e) Uses Permitted Subject to Director's Review and Approval.
The following uses shall be permitted provided approval of a
plot plan shall have first been obtained from the Planning
Director of the County of Riverside:
1 . Temporary carnival, not to exceed 5 days , if sponsored
by a public agency or a religious , fraternal or service
organization directly engaged in civic or charitable
endeavors .
2 . Tent revival meetings, not exceeding 30 days in any
6-month period.
3 . Mobilehomes , provided they are kept mobile and
licensed pursuant to State Law, used for:
a . Manager's office in mobilehome parks .
b. Sales offices on mobilehome sales lots .
c. Construction offices and caretaker's quarters
on construction sites for the duration of a valid
building permit, providing they are inconspicuously
located.
d. Agricultural worker employment offices for a
maximum of 90 days in any calendar year.
e . Caretakers or watchmen and their families pro-
vided no rent is paid, where a permitted and
existing commercial or manufacturing use is
established. Not more than one mobilehome shall
be allowed for a parcel of land or a shopping center
complex.
4 . Electrical substations .
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(f) Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit. The following
uses are permitted provided a conditional use permit has
been granted.
(1) Sale, rental, repair, or demonstration of motorcycles,
scooters, or motorbikes of two horsepower or greater.
(2) Mobilehome parks, subject to the following standards:
a . Minimum mobilehome park area shall be 120, 000
square feet.
b. Total area of mobilehome park shall equal not less
than an average of 2500 square feet per trailer
space.
c. Minimum area for each mobilehome site shall be
1500 square feet with a minimum width of 30 feet,
measured at right angles to the side lines.
(3) Drive-in theaters
(4) Car washes
(5) Heliports
(6) Tire recapping
(7) Trailer and boat storage
(8) Small animal hospitals
(9) Body and fender shops and spray painting
SECTION 9 .2 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. The following shall be
the standards of development in the C-1 zone, unless a lot is to be
developed for residential purposes . If a lot is to be developed for
residential purposes, it shall meet all the requirements of Section 8.2
of this ordinance (R-3 Zone) .
(a) There is no minimum lot area requirement, unless specifi-
cally required in a particular area .
(b) There are no yard requirements for buildings which do not
exceed 35 feet in height. Any portion of a building which
exceeds 35 feet in height shall be set back from the front,
rear and side lot lines not less than 2 feet for each foot by
which the height exceeds 35 feet. The front setback shall
be measured from any existing or future street line as shown
on any specific street plan of the County. The rear setback
shall be measured from the existing rear lot line or from any
recorded alley or easement; if the rear line adjoins a street,
the rear setback requirement shall be the same as required
for a front setback. Each side setback shall be measured
from the side lot line or from any existing or future street
line within the lot as shown on any specific street plan of
the County.
(c) The maximum building height shall be 75 feet.
(d) The minimum distance between one-story main buildings
on the same lot shall be 10 feet. A two-story main build-
ing shall not be erected closer than 15 feet to any other
main building on the same lot. The minimum distance
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between main buildings on the same lot, if either build-
ing exceeds two stories in height, shall be equal to the
average height of the two buildings .
(e) Automobile storage space shall be provided as required by
Article XVIII of this ordinance.
Amended Effective: January 15 , 1964 (Ord. 348.251)
November 10, 1965 (Ord. 348. 401)
January 19, 1966 (Ord. 348 . 422)
May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
September 14, 1972 (Ord. 348. 1070)
October 19 , 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1091)
September 13 , 1973 (Ord. 348. 1201)
July 25, 1974 (Ord. 348. 1349)
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ARTICLE IXa
C-T ZONE (TOURIST COMMERCIAL)
SECTION 9 .25 . USES PERMITTED. The following uses are permitted
provided approval of a plot plan shall first have been obtained pursuant to
the provisions of Section 18 .30 of this Ordinance.
(1) Automobile service stations, truck service stations.
(2) Automobile sales, truck sales, new and used.
(3) Restaurants, drive-in restaurants, bars.
(4) Curio shops, gift shops.
(5) Signs, on-site advertising.
SECTION 9 .26. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. The following shall be
the standards of development in the C-T Zone, unless a lot is to be
developed to a hotel or motel use. If a lot is to be developed to a hotel
or motel use, it shall meet all the requirements of Section 8 .2 of this
Ordinance (R-3 Zone)
(a) The minimum lot area shall be 10,000 square feet, unless a
different minimum is specifically required in a particular area.
More than one use shall be permitted on a lot.
(b) If a lot adjoins a lot zoned C-T, C-1 , C-P, C-P-S, M-1 ,
M-2 , or M-4, there is no side or rear yard requirement for
buildings which do not exceed 35 feet in height, but there
shall be a minimum 10 foot front yard setback. For all
other lots, the minimum front, side and rear yards shall
be 10 feet for buildings which do not exceed 35 feet in
height. On all lots , any portion of a building which ex-
ceeds 35 feet in height shall be set back from the front,
rear and side lot lines not less than 2 feet for each foot
by which the height exceeds 35 feet. The front setback
shall be measured from the existing street line or the future
street line as shown on an adopted specific plan for the
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street. The rear setback shall be measured from the rear
lot line or any recorded alley or easement unless the rear
line adjoins a street in which case it shall be measured
as required for a front setback. Each side setback shall
be measured from the side lot line or from the existing
street line or any future street line as shown on an adopted
specific plan for the street.
(c) The maximum building height shall be 75 feet.
(d) The minimum distance between one-story main buildings
on the same lot shall be 10 feet. A two-story main build-
ing shall not be erected closer than 15 feet to any other
main building on the same lot. The minimum distance
between main buildings on the same lot, if either building
exceeds two stories in height, shall be equal to the aver-
age height of the two buildings .
(e) Automobile storage space shall be provided as required
by Section 18 . 12 of this Ordinance . Not less than five
percent of the parking area shall be landscaped. No
planting area shall be less than five feet wide at any point.
(f) Trash areas shall be screened with an opaque six-foot high
fence or wall and shall have an opaque gate .
Adopted Effective: September 22 , 1960
Amended Effective: July 9, 1969 (Ord. 348 .635)
May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
September 13 , 1973 (Ord. 348 . 1201)
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ARTICLE IXb
C-P-S ZONE (SCENIC HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL)
The following regulations shall apply in all C-P-S Zones:
SECTION 9 .50. USES PERMITTED.
(a) Any use permitted in the C- 1 Zone , except outdoor adver-
tising.
SECTION 9 . 51 . SITE DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS. Before any
building or structure is hereafter erected or a lot hereafter used in Zone
C-P-S , a plot plan, showing location of proposed buildings and develop-
ment of the property, shall be approved by the Planning Commission. Said
plot plan shall show that the development will conform with the following
minimum standards:
(a) Where the property abuts upon a state highway or a primary
county highway, provide a service road not less than 40
feet in width, parallel with and adjacent to the street upon
which the property fronts . In the event the property fronts
on two or more streets , the County Board of Supervisors ,
after recommendation by the Planning Commission, may
require service road facilities on more than one street
frontage. The service road or roads required by this sec-
tion shall be effectively separated from the main roadway
by a planting strip or other suitable barrier and shall be
designed and arranged so as to provide the principal means
of access to abutting commercial areas .
(b) Provide that the architectural and general appearance of all
buildings and grounds shall be in keeping with good archi-
tectural and landscaping practice and such as not to be
detrimental to the general welfare of the community in which
the development is located.
(c) Where one or more of the following conditions exists , the
requirements in Subsection (a) of this Section for a service
road may be waived and only a setback equal to that shown
on any applicable adopted speAnfi:-: highway plan may be
required:
(1) There are no service roads planned or in existence
within 130 feet of the subject property;
(2) Where existing development or terrain indicate
that it is wholly impractical to provide frontage
roads;
(3) Where the development plan required herein pro-
vides for vehicular access and circulation so as
not to cause undue interference with through traffic
on the adjacent public road
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(36) Glass edging, beveling and silvering in connection
with the sale of mirrors on the premises .
(37) Hardware stores .
(38) Household goods sales, such as , but not limited to,
new and used appliances, furniture, carpets, draperies,
lamps , radios, and television sets, and repair of same.
(39) Hobby supply shops .
(40) Ice cream shops .
(41) Ice sales , not to include ice plants .
(42) Interior decorating shops .
(43) Jewelry stores with incidental repairs .
(44) Labor temples.
(45) Laboratories , film, dental, medical, research or testing .
(46) Laundries and laundromats.
(47) Leather goods stores .
(48) Liquor stores .
(49) Locksmith shops.
(50) Mail order businesses .
(51) Manufacturer's agent.
(52) Market, food, wholesale or jobber.
(53) Massage parlors, turkish baths, health centers and
similar personal service establishments .
(54) Meat markets, not to include slaughtering .
(55) Mimeographing and addressograph services .
(56) Mobilehomes , provided they are kept mobile and licensed
pursuant to state law , used for:
a. Construction offices and caretaker's quarters
on construction sites for the duration of a valid
building permit, providing they are inconspicuously
located.
b. Agricultural worker employment offices for a maximum
of 90 days in any calendar year.
c. Caretakers or watchmen and their families provided no
rent is paid, where a permitted and existing commercial
or manufacturing use is established. Not more than
one mobilehome shall be allowed for a parcel of land
or a shopping center complex.
(57) Music stores .
(58) News stores .
(59) Notions or novelty stores .
(60) Nurseries and garden supply stores .
(61) Offices, business .
(62) Paint and wallpaper stores, not including paint contractors .
(63) Parking lots and parking buildings , pursuant to the pro-
visions of Section 18 . 12 (Automobile Storage Space) .
(64) Pawn shops .
(65) Pet shops and pet supply shops .
(66) Photography shops and studios, and photo engraving.
(67) Plumbing shops , not including plumbing contractors .
(68) Poultry markets , not to include slaughtering or live sales .
(69) Printers or publishers .
(70) Produce markets .
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(d) Where the property abuts upon a street for which a
Specific Plan has been adopted by the Board of Super-
visors, dedication of right of way for street widening
in conformance with the adopted plan may be required.
(e) Unless otherwise set forth in the conditions of approval,
each approval of a plot plan under this section shall be
valid only for a period of one year following the final
approval of said plot plan, unless the construction
authorized or the occupancy and use authorized has been
substantially completed prior to the expiration of said
year.
SECTION 9 .52 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. The following shall be
the standards of development in the C-P-S Zone, unless a lot is to be
developed for residential purposes. If a lot is to be developed for residential
purposes, it shall meet all the requirements of Section 8 .2 of this ordinance
(R-3 Zone) .
(a) There is no minimum lot area requirement, unless specifically
required in a particular area .
(b) There are no yard requirements for buildings which do not
exceed 35 feet in height. Any portion of a building which
exceeds 35 feet in height shall be set back from the front,
rear and side lot lines not less than 2 feet for each foot
by which the height exceeds 35 feet. The front setback
shall be measured from any existing or future street line
as shown on any specific street plan of the County. The
rear setback shall be measured from the existing rear lot
line or from any recorded alley or easement; if the rear
line adjoins a street, the rear setback requirement shall be
the same as required for a front setback. Each side setback
shall be measured from the side lot line or from any existing
or future street line within the lot as shown on any specific
street plan of the County.
(c) The maximum building height shall be 75 feet.
(d) The minimum distance between one-story main buildings on
the same lot shall be 10 feet. A two-story main building
shall not be erected closer than 15 feet to any other main
building on the same lot. The minimum distance between
main buildings on the same lot, if either building exceeds
two stories in height, shall be equal to the average height
of the two buildings .
(e) Automobile storage space shall be provided as required by
Section 18 . 12 of this ordinance .
SECTION 9 . 53 . Automobile storage space shall be provided as
required by Section 18 . 12 of this ordinance.
ADDED EFFECTIVE: July 19 , 1967 (Ord. 348 . 517)
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: May 30, 1974 (Ord. 348 . 1327)
June 20 , 1974 (Ord. 348 . 1340)
July 25 , 1974 (Ord. 348 . 1349)
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ARTICLE X
C-P ZONE (RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL)
The following regulations shall apply in all C-P Zones:
SECTION 10. 1 . USES PERMITTED.
(a) Any use permitted in the C- 1 Zone.
(b) Outdoor advertising, 300-foot interval.
SECTION 10.2 . OFF-STREET PARKING AND SITE DEVELOPMENT RE-
QUIREMENTS. Before any building or structure is hereafter erected, or a
lot hereafter used in Zone C-P, a plot plan, showing location of proposed
buildings and development of the property shall be approved by the Planning
Commission. Said plot plan shall show that the development will conform
with the following minimum standards:
(a) Where the property abuts upon a State highway or a primary
County highway, provide a service road not less than 40 feet
in width, parallel with and adjacent to the street upon which
the property fronts . In the event the property fronts on two or
more streets , the County Board of Supervisors , after recommen-
dation by the Planning Commission, may require service road
facilities on more than one street frontage. The service road
or roads required by this section shall be effectively separated
from the main roadway by a planting strip or other suitable bar-
rier and shall be designed and arranged so as to provide the
principal means of access to abutting commercial areas .
Subsections (b) , (c) and (d) deleted by Ord. 348 .533 .
(e) Provide that the architectural and general appearance of all
buildings and grounds shall be in keeping with good archi-
tectural and landscaping practice and such as not to be detri-
mental to the general welfare of the community in which the
development is located.
(f) Where one or more of the following conditions exists , the re-
quirement in Subsection (a) of this Section for a service road
shall be waived and only a setback of equal width to a ser-
vice road shall be required.
1 . There are no service roads planned or in existence
within 1 , 320 feet of the subject property;
2 . Where existing development or terrain indicate that
it is wholly impractical to provide frontage roads;
3 . Where the development plan required herein provides
for vehicular access and circulation so as not to cause
undue interference with through traffic on the adjacent
public road.
(g) Unless otherwise set forth in the conditions of approval, each
approval of a plot plan under this section shall be valid only
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for a period of one year following the final approval of said
plot plan, unless the construction authorized or the occupancy
and use authorized has been substantially completed prior to
the expiration of said year.
SECTION 10. 3 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS . Same as C-1 Zone .
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: September 4, 1962
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: November 10, 1965 (Ord. 348 .401)
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: December 6, 1967 (Ord. 348 .533)
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ARTICLE Xa
I-P ZONE (INDUSTRIAL PARK)
SECTION 10 .50 USES PERMITTED.
The following uses are permitted provided a Certificate of Occupancy
under this article has been granted:
(a) Research Laboratories , commercial office buildings , and
manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, warehousing , and
wholesale distribution of goods , wares , merchandise,
articles , substances or compounds , which are not com-
bustible, flammable , explosive or likely to create fire,
radiation or explosive hazards to surrounding property.
Notwithstanding the foregoing , other articles , substances
or compounds may be stored and used in reasonable quantities
as an incident to any such permitted use, provided such
storage and use are allowed by the Certificate of Occupancy
under such reasonable conditions , as may be necessary in
the interest of public safety.
(b) Public utilities , whether owned or operated municipally or
under certificate of public necessity and convenience
issued by any duly constituted governmental board, body or
agency having jurisdiction .
(c) Heliports .
(d) Signs , on-site advertising.
(e) Mobilehomes for caretakers or watchmen and their families
provided no rent is paid, where a permitted and existing
commercial or manufacturing use is established. Not more
than one mobilehome shall be allowed for a parcel of land
or a manufacturing complex.
SECTION 10 . 51 . RESTRICTIONS ON USE.
Uses permitted by this article shall comply with the following standards:
(a) SOUND, shall be muffled so as not to become objectionable
due to intermittance , beat frequency or shrillness . The
measurement of sound shall be measured at the lot lines and
shall be measured to decibels with a sound level meter and
associate octave band filter, manufactured according to
standards prescribed by the American Standards Association.
Maximum permissible sound pressure levels shall comply
with the following standards:
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Maximum Sound Pressure Level in Decibels 0 .002 Dynes per Square
Centimeter.
Octave Bank in Adjacent Residential Lot Line of Use
Cycles-Second District Boundaries in the I-P Zone
0- 75 72 79
75- 150 59 74
150- 300 52 66
300- 600 46 59
600-1200 42 53
1200-2400 39 47
2400-4800 34 41
Above 4800 32 39
(b) TOXIC GASES OR MATTER, shall not be emitted which can
cause any damage to health, to animals or vegetation, or
other forms of property, or which can cause any excessive
soiling beyond the lot lines of the use.
(c) VIBRATION, from any machine, operation or process which
can cause a displacement of .003 of one inch as measured
at the lot lines of the use shall he prohibited. Shock
absorbers or similar mounting shall be allowed which will
reduce vibration below . 003 of one inch as measured at
the lot lines.
(d) GLARE and HEAT, from any source shall not be produced
beyond the lot lines of the use.
(e) STORAGE of refuse, trash, rubbish or other waste material
outside a permanent building shall be kept in enclosed
containers, in areas other than the front and side yards .
(f) LIGHTING , including spot lights , flood lights , electrical
reflectors and other means of illumination for signs ,
structures, landscaping, parking areas , loading and
unloading areas and the like shall be focused, directed,
and so arranged as to prevent glare or direct illumination
on streets or adjoining property.
(g) RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL. Unless specific additional uses
are permitted by the Certificate of Occupancy the use of
radioactive materials within the I-P Zone shall be limited
to measuring, gauging and calibration dveices, as tracer
elements , in X-ray and like apparatus , and in connection
with the processing and preservation of foods . In no
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event shall radioactivity, when measured at each lot line
be in excess of 2 . 7 x 10- 11 microcuries per milliliter of
air at any moment of time .
(h) ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC devices and equipment shall
be suitably wired, shielded and controlled so that in
operation they shall not, beyond the lot lines , emit any
electrical impulses or waves which will adversely affect
the operation and control of any other electrical or
electronic devices and equipment.
SECTION 10 . 52 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS .
The following standards of development shall apply to uses permitted
in the I-P Zone:
(a) The minimum lot size shall be 40, 000 square feet with a
minimum average lot width of 200 feet.
(b) The maximum height of all structures, including buildings ,
shall be 35 feet at the yard setback line . Any portion of a
structure that exceeds 35 feet in height shall be set back
from each yard setback line not less than 2 feet for each
1 foot in height that is in excess of 35 feet. The maximum
building height of any building shall be 45 feet. The
maximum height of any structure other than a building shall
be 105 feet.
(c) Minimum yard and landscaping requirements shall be as
follows:
( 1) FRONT YARD. The minimum required front yard
shall be 50 feet. A minimum i0 foot strip adjacent
to the front street line shall be appropriately land-
scaped and maintained except for designated
pedestrian, vehicular, and utility accessways . The
remainder of the front yard may be used for offstreet
automobile parking, driveways , or landscaping .
(2) SIDE YARDS. The minimum required side yard shall
be 24 feet. A minimum 10 foot strip adjacent to
the street shall be appropriately landscaped and
maintained except for designated pedestrian,
vehicular and utility accessways . The remainder of
such a side yard adjacent to a street may be used
for offstreet automobile parking , driveways or land-
scaping . Whenever a side yard abuts an area zoned
for residential use, a landscaped planting not less
than 10 feet in width shall be established and
maintained on the exterior boundary of the side yard
and shall contain evergreen shrubs , trees , or other
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landscaping materials which shall be of such type
to grow to a height of not less than 6 feet in a
reasonable period of time .
( 3) REAR YARD. The minimum required rear yard shall be
15 feet. In the event a rear yard abuts upon a public
street, the rear yard shall meet all of the minimum
requirements for a front yard.
(4) HELIPORT SETBACKS . In addition to the yards provided
herein, any heliport, or part thereof, lying within an
I-P Zone shall provide peripheral strips, no less than
100 feet wide interior from all building lines , and no
structures above surface yard improvements , or vege-
tation above a level of eight inches above ground,
shall be permitted thereon. The interior lines of such
peripheral strip shall constitute the building lines of
such heliports .
( 5) OUTSIDE STORAGE. All outside storage shall be
enclosed by a 6 foot wall or opaque fence . Land-
scaping shall be placed adjacent to the exterior
boundaries of the area in such a manner that the
materials stored within the enclosure shall be screened
from view .
(d) Automobile storage space shall be provided as required by
Section 18 . 12 of this ordinance .
SECTION 10 . 53 . CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
(a) A Certificate of Occupancy shall be applied for pursuant to
the provisions of Section 18 .30 . The application for a
Certificate of Occupancy shall contain, in addition to the
information required by Section 18 .30 , the following:
( 1) A description of the proposed industrial operation in
sufficient detail to fully describe the nature and
extent of the proposed use.
(2) Plans or reports describing proposed treatment of any
excess traffic condition, noise, glare, and treatment
and handling of hazardous gases, liquids or other
material.
( 3) Plans or reports showing proposed treatment and dis-
posal of sewage and industrial waste .
(b) A change or changes in the physical facilities or use per-
mitted by a Certificate of Occupancy shall occur only
after the holder of such Certificate has obtained an amend-
ment thereto allowing such change or changes . An amend-
ment to a Certificate of Occupancy may be applied for and
granted in the same manner as herein provided for a
Certificate of Occupancy.
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(c) A Certificate of Occupancy for a building or use of land may
be revoked pursuant to the procedure contained in Section
18 .31 for any of the following reasons:
( 1) That the permit was obtained by fraud or misrepresen-
tation.
(2) That the use is being conducted in violation of the
terms and conditions of the permit.
( 3) That the use for which the permit was granted has
ceased or has been suspended for one year or more .
Amended Effective: September 22 , 1960
May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
September 13 , 1973 (Ord. 348 . 1201)
May 30 , 1974 (Ord . 348 . i327)
July 25 , 1974 (Ord. 348 . 1349)
August 15 , 1974 (Ord. 348 . 1356)
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ARTICLE XI
M- 1 ZONE (LIGHT MANUFACTURING)
SECTION 11 . 1 . USES PERMITTED,
(a) Any use permitted in Section 9 . 1 ,c) of this ordinance (C- 1
Zone) .
(b) The following uses are permitted:
(1) Agricultural use of the soil for crops , or grazing of not
more than two mature animals per acre and their immature
offspring .
(2) Boat l-) Aiding and repair (boats not to exceed 42 feet in
length) .
(i) Building material sales yards , including the sale of rock,
said. and gravel as an incidental part of the main busi-
ness.
(4) Car washes .
(5) Concrete batching plants and the manufacture of concrete
products .
(6) Contractor's equipment and storage yards , or rental yards
for equipment used by contractors .
(7) Draying, freighting , or trucking terminals .
(8) Feed and fuel sales , retail or wholesale.
(9) Lumber yards , including only incidental mill work.
(10) Motorcycle, motorbike, or scooter sales, rental, repair,
or demonstration, but not including race tracks .
(11) On-site signs .
(12) Outdoor advertising, minimum 500 foot intervals, pursuant
to the provisions of Section 18. 23 of this ordinance.
(13) Public utility substations and service yards , but not in-
cluding power generation.
(14) Fence manufacture or assembly.
(15) Dwelling units on the same parcel as a permitted indus-
trial or commercial use, provided such dwelling units are
occupied exclusively by the proprietor, supervisor or
caretaker of such industrial or commercial use and their
immediate family.
(16) Mobilehomes , provided they are kept mobile and licensed
pursuant to State Law, when used for:
a . Sales offices on mobilehome sales lots .
b. Construction offices and caretaker's quarters on con-
_ struction sites for the duration of a valid building
permit.
c. Agricultural worker employment offices for a maximum
of 90 days in any calendar year .
d. Caretaker's quarters and office, located on same par-
cel as a permitted industrial use .
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(c) The following uses are permitted, provided they are con-
ducted entirely within a completely enclosed building except for
incidental storage.
(1) The manufacture, assembly, processing or repair of
the following products.
a. Articles or merchandise from the following pre-
viously prepared materials. cork, feathers , fiber,
hair, horn, glass, leather, paper, tobacco, and
paint, not employing a boiling or rendering process.
b. Ceramic products, provided there is no pulverizing
of clay.
c. Drugs, pharmaceuticals , and toiletries, not includ-
ing refining or rendering of fats or oils .
d. Food products, human or animal, not including meat
packing plants.
e. Furniture, cabinets, sash and doors, including only
incidental mill work.
f. Garments and any other products made of fabric.
g. Jewelry, optical goods, scientific or musical instru-
ments and equipment, toys, novelties, and metal
stamps.
h. Office machines.
i. Sheet metal products , such as heating and ventilating
ducts, cornices, and eaves.
j . Signs, electrical and neon, commercial advertising
structures.
(2) Vehicle and trailer repair, overhauling, assembly, re-
building, painting or reconditioning; rebuilding of vehicle
parts, accessories or assemblies; tire retreading or re-
capping; battery manufacturing or rebuilding.
(3) Manufacture of recreation and utility trailers, campers and
mobilehomes.
(4) Bakeries and candy factories; distribution and sale of
bakery or candy products on a retail or wholesale basis.
(5) Ice or cold storage plants; bottling or canning of fruit,
vegetable or soft drink products.
(6) Motion picture studios, provided there are no outdoor sets.
(7) Fabrication of plastic, rubber, or synthetic rubber products,
such as washers, gloves, bathing caps , tableware, buttons,
stamps , mats. The use of roll mills exceeding 60 inches in
length or the use of Banbury Mills is not permitted.
(8) Machine, welding, and blacksmith shops, provided that im-
pact machines shall not exceed a capacity of 2 tons and
non-impact machines shall be limited to 50 horsepower.
(9) Distribution plants; parcel delivery services.
(10) Veterinaries; dog and cat hospitals.
(11) Wholesaling and warehousing.
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(d) The following uses are permitted provided approval of a
plot plan shall have first been obtained pursuant to the
provisions of Section 18. 30 of this ordinance:
(1) Carnivals , not to exceed 5 days duration in any 6
month period.
(2) Drive-in theaters .
(3) Tent revival meetings , not to exceed 30 days in any
6 month period.
(e) The following uses are permitted provided a conditional
use permit has been granted:
(1) Borrow Pits .
(2) Brewery, distillery, winery, or the bottling or pack-
aging of spiritous or malt liquor products .
(3) Cemeteries, columbariums , crematories , mausoleums
or mortuaries .
(4) Dog Kennels .
(5) Heliports .
(6) Meat packing plants, provided there is no slaughtering
of animals or rendering of meat.
(7) Oil, gas and steam wells , including drilling and
storage .
(8) Petroleum products stored above ground .
(9) Race tracks .
(10) Riding academies .
(11) Rock or slag crusher or quarry.
(12) Storage or bailing of rags or paper, not inside a building .
SECTION 11 . 2 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. The following shall be
the standards of development in the M-1 Zone:
(a) Lot Size. The minimum lot size of any lot created after the
effective date of this ordinance shall be 10, 000 square feet
with a minimum average width of 75 feet, unless different
minimums are specifically required in a particular area.
(b) Yard and Landscaping Requirements:
(1) The minimum front, side and rear yards , where such
yards adjoin a street, shall be 25 feet for any lot
created after the effective date of this ordinance. The
front, side and rear street yards may be reduced to 5
feet for any lot created prior to the effective date of
this ordinance. Not less than 5 feet of the yard depth
shall be landscaped in the case of all lots . The re-
mainder of the yard may be used for driveways and park-
ing areas pursuant to the provisions of Section 18 . 12 of
this ordinance .
(2) There is no minimum side and rear yard requirement
where the side or rear yard adjoins a lot zoned M-1 ,
M-2 , M-4 , I-P or W-1 . Where the side or rear yard
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adjoins a lot or parcel that is zoned other than M-1 ,
M-2 , M-4 , I-P or W-1 , the minimum yard shall be
25 feet for lots created after the effective date of this
ordinance and 10 feet for lots created prior to the effec-
tive date of this ordinance . The yard area may be used
for driveways , parking and outdoor storage that does not
exceed 8 feet in height.
(c) Structure Height. The maximum height of all structures ,
including buildings , shall be 35 feet at the yard setback
line . Any portion of a structure that exceeds 35 feet in
height shall be set back from each yard setback line not
less than 2 feet for each 1 foot in height that is in excess
of 35 feet. The maximum height of any building shall be
75 feet. The maximum height of any structure, other than
a building, shall be 105 feet.
(d) Masonry Wall. Prior to occupancy of any industrial use
permitted in this Article, a six-foot high solid masonry
wall shall be constructed on each property line that adjoins
any parcel specifically zoned for residential or commercial
use.
(e) Automobile Storage. Automobile storage space shall be pro-
vided as required by Section 18 . 12 of this ordinance.
Amended Effective: January 15, 1964 (Ord. 348. 251)
March 30, 1965 (Ord. 348. 356)
November 10 , 1965 (Ord. 348.401)
May 14, 1969 (Ord. 348 . 628)
May 4 , 1972 (Ord. 348. 1023)
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ARTICLE XIa
M-4 ZONE (MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL)
SECTION 11 .25 . USES PERMITTED.
(a) Any use permitted in Section 11 . 1 (a) , (b) , (c), and (d) of this
ordinance except paragraph (12) of subsection (b) - outdoor advertising,
subject to the regulations contained therein (Ni- 1 Zone) .
(b) The following uses are permitted:
(1) Feed and flour mills .
(2) Gas , natural, above surface storage to 500, 000 cubic feet.
(3) Machinery storage yards, including sales and display.
(4) Riding academies.
(c) The following uses are permitted provided they are conducted
entirely within a completely enclosed building:
(1) Abrasives; acids, manufacture of.
(2) Brewery, distillery, winery.
(3) Cleaning compounds, blending of.
(4) Forging works .
(5) Foundries .
(6) Ice, manufacturing, not including cooling towers and
brine tanks.
(7) Lumber, chemical treatment and impregnation of.
(8) Meat packing plants, not including slaughter of animals,
or rendering of meat.
(9) Metal, engraving, heat treating or pickling .
(10) Metal plating and finishing.
(d) The following uses are permitted provided a conditional use
permit has been granted:
(1) Airports and heliports .
(2) Animals research institutes or training schools .
(3) Animals, dead - the accumulation, storage, or rendering
of their remains .
(4) Asphalt plants .
(5) Borrow pits.
(6) Building mover's and wrecker's storage yards, including
alteration of buildings , not including junk or salvage yards .
(7) Cemeteries.
(8) Cotton, ginning, cleaning, compressing and re-baling .
(9) Gas , natural, above surface storage in excess of 500, 000
cubic feet.
(10) Hog ranches .
(11) Kennels , dog and cat.
(12) Oil, steam or gas wells .
(13) Paper, shredding or storage.
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(14) Petroleum bulk plant.
(15) Pound, animal.
(16) Quarries .
(17) Race tracks .
(18) Rags, outdoor storage .
(19) Rifle , pistol, trap,or skeet ranges or shooting galleries .
(20) Rock or slag crushers and quarries .
(21) Rubber, manufacture or reclaiming.
(22) Sand blasting plants , shot or grit.
(23) Sewage treatment and disposal plants .
(24) Smelting metal.
SECTION 11 . 26 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. The following shall be
the standards of development in the M-4Zone:
(a) Lot Size . The minimum lot size of any lot created after the
effective date of this ordinance shall be 10, 000 square feet
with a minimum average width of 75 feet, unless different
minimums are specifically required in a particular area.
(b) Yard and Landscaping Requirements:
(1) The minimum front, side and rear yards , where such yards
adjoin a street, shall be 25 feet for any lot created after
the effective date of this ordinance . The front, side and
rear street yards may be reduced to 5 feet for any lot created
prior to the effective date of this ordinance. Not less than
5 feet of the yard depth shall be landscaped in the case of
all lots . The remainder of the yard may be used for driveways
and parking areas pursuant to the provisions of Section 18 . 12
of this ordinance .
(2) There is no minimum side and rear yard requirement where
the side or rear yard adjoins a lot zoned M-1 , M-2 , M-4 ,
I-P or W-1 . Where the side or rear yard adjoins a lot or
parcel that is zoned other than M-1 , M-2 , M-4, I-P or
W-1 , the minimum yard shall be 25 feet for lots created
after the effective date of this ordinance and 10 feet for
lots created prior to the effective date of this ordinance.
The yard area may be used for driveways , parking and out-
door storage that does not exceed 8 feet in height.
(c) Structure Height. The maximum height of all structures , in-
cluding buildings , shall be 35 feet at the yard setback line.
Any portion of a structure that exceeds 35 feet in height
shall be set back from each yard setback line not less than
2 feet for each 1 foot in height that is in excess of 35 feet.
The maximum height of any building shall be 75 feet. The
maximum height of any structure , other than a building, shall
be 105 feet.
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(d) Masonry Wall. Prior to occupancy of any industrial use
permitted in this Article, a six-foot high solid masonry
wall shall be constructed on each property line that ad-
joins any parcel specifically zoned for residential or
commercial use .
(e) Automobile Storage. Automobile storage space shall be pro-
vided as required by Section 18. 12 of this ordinance.
Amended Effective: January 15 , 1964 (Ord. 348. 251)
November 10. 1965 (Ord. 348.401)
January 19 , 1966 (Ord. 348. 422)
May 14 , 1969 (Ord. 348. 628)
October 2 , 1969 (Ord. 348. 666)
November 25, 1971 (Ord . 348.953)
May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
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ARTICLE XII
M-2 ZONE (HEAVY INDUSTRIAL)
The following regulations shall apply in all M-2 Zones:
SECTION 12 . 1 . USES PERMITTED.
(a) The following uses are permitted:
(1) Any use permitted in the M-1 and M-3 Zones, including
those uses for which a conditional use permit is required
except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, but
not including public assembly uses, churches , schools ,
hospitals , sanitariums, residential uses , mobilehome
parks, travel trailer parks , recreational trailer parks ,
migrant agricultural worker mobilehome parks, trail bike
and dune buggy parks and cemeteries.
(b) The following uses are permitted provided a conditional use
permit has been granted:
(1) Pen fed beef cattle operations .
(2) The manufacture , testing, or commercial use of explosives
for any purpose .
(3) Accumulation, storage , rendering, disposal or otherwise
processing the remains of dead animals .
(4) Sewage disposal plants.
(5) Oil, gas and steam wells , including drilling and storage.
(6) Petroleum refineries.
(7) Dump sites .
SECTION 12 . 2 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. The following shall be the
standards of development in the M-2 Zone:
(a) The minimum lot size of any lot created after the effective
date of this ordinance shall be 10, 000 square feet with a
minimum average width of 75 feet.
(b) Structure Height. The maximum height of all structures, in-
cluding buildings, shall be 35 feet at the yard setback line .
Any portion of a structure that exceeds 35 feet in height shall
be set back from each yard setback line not less than 2 feet
for each 1 foot in height that is in excess of 35 feet. The
maximum height of any building shall be 75 feet. The maximum
height of any structure, other than a building, shall be 105 feet.
(c) Automobile storage space shall be provided as required by
Section 18. 12 of this ordinance .
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(d) Junk yards or automobile wrecking yards, including storage ,
shall be enclosed by a solid fence or wall, not less than
eight feet in height. Not more than two gates , not to exceed
twelve feet in width, may be installed in the enclosing fence
or wall for access purposes . Materials within the enclosed
yard shall not be placed so as to exceed the height of the
surrounding fence or wall.
Amended effective: February 19 , 1962
November 10 , 1965 (Ord. 348.401)
January 19 , 1966 (Ord. 348. 422)
August 2 , 1967 (Ord. 348 . 518)
June 10 , 1970 (Ord. 348. 737)
May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
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ARTICLE XIIa
M-R ZONE - MINERAL RESOURCES
SECTION 12 . 50 USES PERMITTED.
(a) Uses Permitted. Notwithstanding the requirements of Section
12 .51 , the following uses are permitted on parcels not less
than 20,000 square feet in area:
(1) Agricultural use of the soils for crops, orchards , grazing
and forage.
(2) Electric and gas distribution, transmission substations .
telephone and microwave stations ,
(3) Water well and any use appurtenant to the storage and
distribution of water.
(4) Riding and hiking trails , recreation lakes, and camp grounds ,
(b) Uses Permitted Subject to Plot Plan Approval. The following uses
are permitted in conformance with the development and performance
standards of this Article, provided a plot plan showing the access
from the property onto public streets has first been approved by the
Planning Director, and also provided that within 90 days of the
establishment of the M-R Zone to the area and continuously there-
after, the outer boundaries of all property to be used for the follow-
ing purposes have been posted with signs carrying the message,
"MINERAL RESOURCE ZONE" in letters not less than 3 inches in
height, and the message "THIS PROPERTY MAY BE USED AT ANY TIME
FOR THE EXTRACTION OF MINERALS AND RELATED PROCESSING.
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ORDINANCE NO. 348" in letters not less
than 1 inch in height. Such signs shall be posted not more than
1000 feet apart with not less than one sign on each side of the
property, except that such signs will not be required along a common
boundary line between Zones M-R and M-R-A. Such signs shall be
located and continuously maintained so as to give reasonable notice
to passersby of the message contained thereon.
(1) Mining, quarrying, excavating, beneficiating, concentrating,
processing, and stockpiling of rock, sand, gravel, decomposed
granite, clay, gypsum, limestone, metallic ores , and similar
materials , and the backfilling of resultant excavations with inert
materials in accordance with recognized standards and require-
ments of public agencies responsible for public health, fire
safety, and the protection of water resources .
(2) Rock crushing plants, aggregate washing, screening and drying
facilities and equipment, and concrete batching plants ,
The uses permitted in this subsection and any accessory use estab-
lished as a part thereof, shall assume a nonconforming status pur-
suant to the provisions of Section 18. 6 on the date that the mineral
resource on the site of such use or structure is depleted.
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(c) Accessory uses Permitted. Premises in the M-R Zone may be
used for accessory uses provided such uses are established on
the same parcel of land, are incidental to, and do not substan-
tially alter the character of any permitted use, including but
not limited to:
(1) Retail and wholesale distribution of materials produced
on the site.
(2) Storage of trucks and excavating vehicles .
(3) Storage of materials and machinery used in the operation.
(4) Scales and weighing equipment.
(5) Offices and maintenance shop structures, including use
of mobilehomes .
(6) Residences and mobilehomes for caretakers or watchmen
and their families provided no compensation is received
for the use of any such residence, mobilehome or
mobilehome space.
(7) Signs, on-site advertising.
(d) Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit. Where the boundary
sign posting provisions of Section 12 .50(b) have not been
observed and satisfied, the following uses are permitted pro-
vided a conditional use permit has been granted:
(1) Any use permitted in Section 12 .50 (b) and (c) of this
Article.
The uses permitted in this subsection shall assume a non-
conforming status pursuant to the provisions of Section 18.6
on the date that the mineral resource on the site of such use
or structure is depleted.
SECTION 12 .51 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. Premises in the M-R Zone
shall be subject to the following development standards .
(a) Lot Area. Not less than five acres gross.
(b) Lot Width. Not less than 200 feet.
(c) Yards. Front, rear, and side, not less than 50 feet for any use
permitted, except those uses permitted in Section 12.50 (a);
provided further, however, that any structure exceeding 50 feet
in height shall have front, side, and rear yard spaces equal to
the height of said structure.
(d) Building Height. Maximum height of buildings and structures,
105 feet.
(e) Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided and
improved as required in Section 18 . 12 .
SECTION 12 .52 . SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
Premises in the M-R Zone used for any mining and quarry operations, rock
crushing and aggregate dryers shall be subject to the following standards.
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(a) Noise Suppression, All equipment and premises employed in
conjunction with any of the uses permitted in the M-R Zone shall
be constructed, operated and maintained so as to suppress noise
and vibrations which are or may be injurious to persons living on
adjoining property,
(b) Roads and Driveways. All roads and driveways shall be kept wetted
while being used or shall be treated with oil, asphaltic concrete or
concrete, or other palliative to prevent the emission of dust
(c) Access Roads. All private access roads leading off any paved public
street onto property used for any purpose permitted in Section 12 .50
(b) , (c) , and (d) -shall be paved to a minimum width of 24 feet with
asphaltic concrete or equal, not less than 3 inches in thickness with
adequate compacted base material for not less than the first 100 feet
of said access road,
(d) Air and Water Pollution. All operations shall be conducted in com-
pliance with the requirements of the Riverside County Air Pollution
Control District and the State Water Quality Control Board,
(e) Slopes of Excavations , No production from an open pit quarry shall
be permitted which creates an average slope steeper than 1 foot
horizontal to 1 foot vertical; provided however, that a steeper slope
may be permitted where the soil content or material is such that a
vertical- cut excavation is safe in the opinion of the Division of
Industrial Safety, Department of Industrial Relations of the State of
California,
(f) Landscaping and Fencing, Excavation operations which are located
at any time within 500 feet of at least 10 buildings or mobilehomes
used or designed for dwelling purposes, shall be screened to a height
of at least 6 feet by either landscaping, berms, walls or solid fencing
and the outer boundaries of the area being excavated shall be enclosed
with a 6-foot high chain link fence, including all necessary gates,
except where such a fence would be impracticable as in the bed or
flood channel of a wash or watercourse
(g) Hours of Operation. All uses shall confine operations on the property,
other than maintenance, to the hours between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00
p o m, of any day, except those operations that are located not less
than 300 feet from the outer boundary of such property,
(h) Insurance. Before commencing operation in any quarry, the owner
or operator shall show continuing evidence of insurance against lia-
bility in tort in the amount of S300,000,00 arising from the production
activities, or operations incident thereto, conducted or carried on
under or by virtue of any law or ordinance, Such insurance shall be
kept in full force and effect during the period of such operations
(i) Ponding , Where practicable, all excavation operations shall be con-
ducted in such a manner as to prevent unnecessary ponding or accumu-
lation of storm or drainage water,
(j) Rehabilitation. Any pit resulting from depletion of the mineral resource,
or from abandoned or terminated mineral extractionoperations shall be
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filled to ground level, or such pits or any depleted hillside areas
shall be treated in accordance with the following standards:
(1) Filling . On property where the mineral resource thereon is
in fact depleted by reason of extraction operations , or on
property where the production of any such resource is in
fact abandoned or terminated, said property shall be filled
as permitted in Section 12 .50 (b) , (1) , or landscaped in ac-
cordance with the requirements of paragraph (4) of this sub-
section. Said filling or landscaping treatment shall be com-
menced within a period of 5 years from the date of depletion,
abandonment or termination of mineral resource production on
the property and diligently prosecuted to the completion thereof.
The Planning Commission may determine the date of depletion,
abandonment or termination if it finds , after hearing the matter
that: (a) mineral resource extraction operations have not been
conducted on the property involved for a continuous period of
5 years prior to the date of said hearing and (b) the remaining
mineral resource on the property involved need not be conserved
for ultimate production in the public interest.
(2) Grading . Slopes , overburden stockpiles, abandoned spoil piles
and the general premises shall be graded and smoothed so as to
control erosion, prevent the creation of potentially dangerous
areas and present a neat and orderly appearance. No hillside
shall remain with an average grade steeper than 1 foot horizontal
to 1 foot vertical with a 10 foot wide terrace for not more than
each 50 feet of vertical height, unless a permanent steeper slope,
without terraces, is approved by the Director of the Department
of Building and Safety.
(3) Water-Filled Areas . Upon termination of operations, all excava-
tions made to a level below the existing ground water table shall
be filled with inert materials to a level above the existing ground
water table. This requirement shall not apply, however, to any
water-filled excavations scheduled to be an integral part of
future development of the property. All such water-filled areas
remaining shall be continuously treated with effective mosquito
control measures .
(4) Landscaping. Within a period of 5 years from the date of
depletion of the mineral resource on a particular property, or
within 5 years of the date of abandonment or termination of
mineral extraction operations thereon, as such date is determin-
able under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection,
trees, shrubs , grasses or other ground cover native to the
particular area shall be planted in order to prevent erosion and
to restore the property to a natural appearance . However, this
requirement will not apply to properties where dense rock slopes
make planting impracticable, or within a wash or watercourse,
or within an area being filled pursuant to Section 12 .50 (b) (1) .
ADDED EFFECTIVE: March 12 , 1969 (Ord. 348 .612)
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
September 13 , 1973 (Ord. 348 . 1201)
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ARTICLE XIIb
M-R-A ZONE - MINERAL RESOURCES AND RELATED MANUFACTURING
SECTION 12 .60. USES PERMITTED,
(a) Uses Permitted. Notwithstanding the requirements of Section
12. 61 the following uses are permitted on parcels not less than
20,000 square feet in area
(1) Agricultural use of the soils for crops, orchards, grazing,
and forage.
(2) Electric and gas distribution, transmission substations ,
telephone and microwave stations,
(3) Water well and any use appurtenant to the storage and
distribution of water,
(4) Riding and hiking trails, recreation lakes, and camp grounds ,
(b) Uses Permitted Subject to Plot Plan Approval, The following uses
are permitted in conformance with the development and performance
standards of this Article, provided a plot plan showing the access
from the property onto public streets has first been approved by the
Planning Director and also provided that within 90 days of the
establishment of the M-R-A Zone to the area and continuously
thereafter, the outer boundaries of all property to be used for the
following purposes have been posted with signs carrying the mes-
sage, "MINERAL RESOURCE ZONE" in letters not less than 3 inches
in height, and the message, "THIS PROPERTY MAY BE USED AT ANY
TIME FOR THE EXTRACTION OF MINERALS AND RELATED PROCESSING
AND MANUFACTURING, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ORDINANCE NO.
348" in letters not less than 1 inch in height. Such signs shall be
posted not more than 1000 feet apart with not less than one sign on
each side of the property, except that signs will not be required
along a common boundary line between Zones M"R and M-R-A. Such
signs shall be located and continuously maintained so as to give
reasonable notice to passersby of the message contained thereon.
(1) Mining, quarrying excavating, beneficiating, concentrating,
processing, and stockpiling of rock, sand, gravel, decomposed
granite, clay, gypsum , limestone, metallic ores, and similar
materials and the backfilling of resultant excavations with inert
materials in accordance with recognized standards and require-
ments of public agencies responsible for public health, fire safety,
and the protection of water resources ,
(2) Rock crushing plants, aggregate washing, screening and drying
facilities and equipment, and concrete batching plants ,
(3) Ore reduction plants, and specialty plants for processing mineral
products; and the manufacture of block, pipe, tile, bricks ,
cement, plaster and asphaltic concrete, provided that such plants
and manufacturing operations observe a minimum setback of 300
feet from any zone, other than Zones M-R, M-R-A, M-2 and M-4,
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use established as a part thereof shall assume a nonconforming status
pursuant to the provisions of Section 18 .6 on the date that the mineral
resource on the site of such use or structure is depleted.
(c) Accessory Uses Permitted. Premises in the M-R-A Zone
may be used for accessory uses provided such uses are
established on the same parcel of land, are incidental to,
and do not substantially alter the character of any permitted
use, including but not limited to:
(1) Retail and wholesale distribution of materials
produced on the site.
(2) Storage of trucks and excavating vehicles.
(3) Storage of materials and machinery used in the operation.
(4) Scales and weighing equipment.
(5) Offices and maintenance shop structures, including use
of mobilehomes .
(6) Residences and mobilehomes for caretakers or watchmen
and their families provided no compensation is received
for the use of any such residence, mobilehome or
mobilehome space.
(7) Signs, on-site advertising.
(d) Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit. Where the boundary
sign posting provisions of Section 12 . 60 (b) have not been
observed and satisfied, the following uses are permitted pro-
vided a conditional use permit has been granted:
(1) Any use permitted in Section 12 . 60 (b) and (c) of this
Article.
The uses permitted in this subsection shall assume a non-
conforming status pursuant to the provisions of Section 18.6
on the date that the mineral resource on the site of such use
or structure is depleted.
SECTION 12 . 61 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. Premises in the M-R-A
Zone shall be subject to the following development s tandards .
(a) Lot Area. Not less than five acres gross .
(b) Lot Width. Not less than 200 feet.
(c) Yards . Front, rear, and side, not less than 50 feet for any
use permitted except those uses permitted in Section 12 .60(a);
provided further, however, that any structure exceeding 50 feet
in height shall have front, side, and rear yard spaces equal to
the height of said structure.
(d) Building Height. Maximum height of buildings and structures,
'105 feet.
(e) Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided and
improved as required in Section 18 . 12 .
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SECTION 12 . 62 . SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE STAN-
DARDS, Premises in the M-R-A Zone used for any mining and quarry
operations , and related manufacturing shall be subject to the following
standards:
(a) Noise Suppression. All equipment and premises employed in
conjunction with any of the uses permitted in the M-R-A Zone
shall be constructed , operated and maintained so as to suppress
noise and vibrations which are or may be injurious to persons
living on adjoining property.
(b) Roads and Driveways. All roads and driveways shall be kept
wetted while being used or shall be treated with oil, asphaltic
concrete or concrete , or other palliative to prevent the emission
of dust.
(c) Access Roads , All private access roads leading off any paved
public street onto property used for any purpose permitted in
Section 12 . 60 (b) , (c) , and (d) shall be paved to a minimum
width of 24 feet with asphaltic concrete or equal, not less than
3 inches in thickness with adequate compacted base material
for not less than the first 100 feet of said access road.
• (d) Air and Water Pollution. All operations shall be conducted in
compliance with the requirements of the Riverside County Air
Pollution Control District and the State Water Quality Control
Board.
(e) Slo_pes of Excavations . No production from an open pit quarry
shall be permitted which creates an average slope steeper than
1 foot horizontal to 1 foot vertical; provided, however, that a
steeper slope may be permitted where the soil content or material
is such that a vertical-cut excavation is safe in the opinion of
the Division of Industrial Safety, Department of Industrial Rela-
tions of the State of California,
(f) Landscaping and Fencing . Excavation operations which are located
at any time within 500 feet of at least 10 buildings or mobilehomes
used or designed for dwelling purposes, shall be screened to a
height of at least 6 feet by either landscaping, berms , walls or
solid fencing and t?,e outer boundaries of the area being excavated
shall be enclosed with a 6 foot high chain link fence , including
all necessary gates , except where such a fence would be impracti-
cable as in the bed or flood channel of a wash or watercourse.
(g) Hours of Operation. All uses shall confine operations on the property,
other than maintenance . to the hours between 6:00 a . m . and 10:00
p. m, of any day„ except those operations that are located not less
than 300 feet from the outer boundary of such property.
(h) Insurance. Before commencing operation in any quarry, the owner
or operator shall show continuing evidence of insurance against
liability in tort in the amount of $300 , 000 , 00 arising from the pro-
duction activities , or operations incident thereto, conducted or
carried on under or by virtue of any law or ordinance. Such insurance
shall Be kept in full force and effect during the period of such opera-
tions.
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(i) Ponding. Where practicable, all excavation operations shall
be conducted in such a manner as to prevent unnecessary
ponding or accumulation of storm or drainage water,
(j) Rehabilitation. Any pit resulting from depletion of the mineral
resource, or from abandoned or terminated mineral extraction
operations shall be filled to ground level, or such pits or any
depleted hillside areas shall be treated in accordance with the
following standards
(1) Filling. On property where the mineral resource thereon is
in fact depleted by reason of extraction operations, or on
property where the production of any such resource is in
fact abandoned or terminated, said property shall be filled
as permitted in Section 12 .,60 (b) , (1), or landscaped in
accordance with the requirements of paragraph (4) of this
subsection. Said filling or landscaping treatment shall be
commenced within a period of 5 years from the date of deple-
tion, abandonment or termination of mineral resource produc-
tion on the property and diligently prosecuted to the completion
thereof. The Planning Commission may determine the date of
depletion, abandonment or termination if it finds, after hearing
the matter that. (a) mineral resource extraction operations
have not been conducted on the property involved for a con-
tinuous period of 5 years prior to the date of said hearing and
(b) the remaining mineral resource on the property involved
need not be conserved for ultimate production in the public
interest.
(2) Grading. Slopes , overburden stockpiles , abandoned spoil
piles and the general premises shall be graded and smoothed
so as to control erosion, prevent the creation of potentially
dangerous areas and present a neat and orderly appearance ,
No hillside shall remain with an average grade steeper than
1 foot horizontal to 1 foot vertical with a 10 foot: wide terrace
for not more than each 50 feet of vertical height, unless a
permanent steeper slope , without terrace , is approved by the
Director of the Department of Building and Safety.
(3) Water-Filled Areas . Upon termination of operations , all exca-
vations made to a level below the existing ground water table
shall be filled with inert materials to a level above the exist-
ing ground water table . This requirement shall not apply,
however, to any water-filled excavations scheduled to be an
integral part of future development of the property. All such
water-filled areas remaining shall be continuously treated with
effective mosquito control measures .
(4) Landscaping. Within a period of 5 years from the date of deple-
tion of the mineral resource on a particular property, or within
5 years of the date of abandonment or termination of mineral
extraction operations thereon, as such date is determinable
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trees, shrubs , grasses, or other ground cover native to
the particular area shall be planted in order to prevent
erosion and to restore the property to a natural appearance.
However, this requirement will not apply to properties where
dense rock slopes make planting impracticable, or within a
wash or watercourse, or within an area being filled pursuant
to Section 12 .60 (b) (1) .
Added Effective: March 12 , 1969 (Ord. 348 . 612)
Amended Effective: May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
September 13 , 1973 (Ord. 348 . 1201)
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ARTICLE XIII
A-1 ZONE (LIGHT AGRIC ULTURE)
SECTION 13 . 1 . USES PERMITTED.
(a) Any use permitted in the R-1 and R-A Zones.
(b) The following agricultural uses:
(1) Farms for rabbits, fish, frogs, chinchilla or other small
animals .
(2) Water works facilities, both public and private, intended
primarily for the production and distribution of water for
irrigation purposes .
(3) Nurseries, greenhouses, orchards, aviaries, apiaries,
field crops , tree crops, berry and bush crops , vegetable,
flower and herb gardening. The drying, packing, canning,
freezing and other accepted methods of processing the
produce resulting from such permitted uses, when such
processing is primarily in conjunction with a farming opera-
tion and further provided that the permanent buildings and
structures used in conjunction with such processing opera-
tions are not nearer than 20 feet from the boundaries of the
premises .
(4) The grazing of cattle , horses, sheep, goats or other farm
stock or animals, not including hogs, including the supple-
mentary feeding thereof, not to exceed 5 animals per acre
of all the land available; provided however, the systematic
rotation of animals with more than 5 animals per acre is
permitted so long as the total number of permitted animals
is not exceeded. For the grazing of sheep or goats , the
permissible number of animals per acre may be multiplied
by 3 , except that there shall be no limit to the permissible
number of sheep which may be grazed per acre when the
grazing is for the purpose of cleaning up unharvested crops,
provided that such grazing is not conducted for more than
4 weeks in any 6 month period. The provisions of this
paragraph apply to mature breeding stock, maintenance
stock and similar farm stock, and shall not apply to the
offspring thereof, if such offspring are being kept, fed or
maintained solely for sale, marketing or slaughtering at the
earliest practical age. The earliest practical age of maturity
for colts shall be 2 years. In all cases the permissible num-
ber of animals per acre shall be computed upon the basis of
the nearest equivalent ratio.
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(5) Farms or establishments for the selective or experimental
breeding and raising of cattle, sheep, goats , and horses,
subject to the limitations set forth in subsection (b) (4) of
this section.
(6) Farms for the raising of hogs, not to exceed 5 animals per
acre of all the land available; provided however, the
systematic rotation of animals with more than 5 animals per
acre is permitted so long as the total number of permitted
animals is not exceeded. For the purpose of determining
the number of hogs on a parcel, both weaned and unweaned
hogs shall be counted. (See Ordinance No. 431 regarding
hog ranches .)
(7) Future Farmers , 4-H or similar projects conducted by the
occupants of the premises .
(8) A temporary stand for the display and sale of the agricul-
ture produce of any permitted use that is produced upon the
premises where such stand is located or upon contiguous
lands owned or leased by the owner or occupant of the
premises .
(c) A sign, single or double faced, not exceeding 12 square feet in
area per face, advertising only the sale of the services or the
products produced on the premises . The sign shall not be lighted
or have flashing objects or banners .
(d) The following uses are permitted subject to the approval of a
plot plan pursuant to Section 18 .30 of this ordinance. The plot
plan approval may include conditions requiring fencing and land-
scaping of the parcel to assure that the use is compatible with
the surrounding area.
(1) Grange halls.
(2) Churches , temples, or other structures used primarily for
religious worship.
(3) Private schools .
(4) Libraries .
(5) Public utility facilities .
(6) A permanent stand for the display and sale of the agricul-
ture produce of any permitted use that is produced upon the
premises where such stand is located or upon contiguous
lands owned or leased by the owner or occupant of the
premises .
(7) Mobilehomes, located on a parcel being farmed, which are
occupied by the owner or operator of the parcel or his
employees as one-family residences, provided;
a. The mobilehomes are not rented or held out for lease.
b. The mobilehomes are located not less than 50 feet from
any property line .
c. The mobilehomes are screened from view from the front
property line by shrubs or trees .
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d. The arrangement of the mobilehomes , sanitary
facilities and utilities conforms with all of the
requirements of the Health Department, Depart-
ment of Building and Safety and State Law .
e. The area of the parcel being farmed is not less
than 10 acres gross, or the number of laying hens
in a poultry operation is not less than 15,000
birds .
(e) The following uses are permitted provided a conditional
use permit is granted:
(1) Beauty shops.
(2) Real estate offices.
(3) Borrow pits and mining.
(4) Community auction and sales yards .
(5) Dog kennels .
(6) Farm labor camps or employee housing .
(7) Feed Stores .
(8) Packaged dry fertilizer storage, not including proces-
sing.
(9) Menageries .
(10) Oil production, not including refining or processing .
(11) Mink farms .
(12) Fraternal lodge halls .
SECTION 13 .2 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(a) Lot size shall not be less than 20, 000 square feet, with
a minimum average lot width of 100 feet and a minimum
average lot depth of 150 feet, unless larger minimum lot
area and dimensions are specified for a particular area or
use, except as follows:
(1) Deleted.
(2) The uses listed in Section 13 . 1 (d) (1) , (2) , (3) , (4)
and (5) of this ordinance shall not be required to
have a lot area in excess of 20, 000 square feet or
an average lot width in excess of 100 feet, irrespec-
tive of the minimum zone requirements for a particular
area.
(b) Minimum yard requirements shall be 20 feet front yard,
5 feet side yard, and 10 feet rear yard.
(c) Building height limit. Three stories and not exceeding
forty-five feet, except that this regulation shall not
apply to barns , sheds , silos, towers , water works
facilities including storage tanks, or other similar
agricultural or public utility uses .
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(d) Animals on existing lots less than 100 feet in width.
If the average lot width of an existing lot is less than
100 feet, animals shall be kept a minimum of 100 feet
from the principal street frontage. If such lot is a
corner lot, animals shall also be kept not less than
20 feet from the rear lot line. For purposes of this
section, the principal street frontage is the street
frontage with the shortest dimension.
Amended Effective:
1-15-64 (Ord. 348 .251) 4-15-70 (Ord. 348 . 710)
6-16-65 (Ord. 348.371) 9-16-70 (Ord. 348 . 773)
9-15-65 (Ord. 348 . 391) 3-11-71 (Ord. 348.859)
1-19-66 (Ord. 348 .422) 8-11-71 (Ord. 348. 905)
7-27-66 (Ord. 348 . 459) 5- 4-72 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
12- 6-67 (Ord. 348 .534) 10-19-72 (Ord. 348 . 1091)
7-16-69 (Ord. 348 . 638) 2- 1-74 (Ord. 348 . 1281)
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ARTICLE XIIIa
A-P ZONE (LIGHT AGRICULTURE WITH POULTRY)
SECTION 13 . 51 . USES PERMITTED
(a) A one family dwelling of a permanent character and placed in
a permanent location, excluding a mobile home used as a
dwelling (except as provided in subsection (g) below) , and
incidental private garage for each 5 acres.
(b) The following agricultural uses:
(1) Farms for commercial egg production, hatching , raising ,
butchering or marketing of chickens, turkeys or other
fowl, rabbits , fish, frogs, chinchilla or other small
animals; nurseries, greenhouses, orchards, aviaries,
apiaries , field crops, tree crops, berry and bush crops,
• vegetable, flower and herb gardening. The drying,
packing, canning, freezing and other accepted methods of
processing the produce resulting from such permitted uses,
when such processing is primarily in conjunction with a
farming operation and further provided that the permanent
buildings and structures used in conjunction with such
processing operations are not nearer than 20 feet from the
boundaries of the premises .
(2) The grazing of cattle, horses, sheep, goats or other farm
stock or animals , not including hogs, including the
supplementary feeding thereof, not to exceed 5 animals per
acre of all the land available; provided however, the
systematic rotation of animals with more than 5 animals per
acre is permitted so long as the total number of permitted
animals is not exceeded. For the grazing of sheep or goats ,
the permissible number of animals per acre may be multiplied
by 3 , except that there shall be no limit to the permissible
number of sheep which may be grazed per acre when the
grazing is for the purpose of cleaning up unharvested crops.
The provisions of this paragraph apply to mature breeding
stock, maintenance stock and similar farm stock, and shall
not apply to the offspring thereof, if such offspring are
being kept, fed or maintained solely for sale, marketing or
slaughtering at the earliest practical age . The earliest
practical age of maturity for colts shall be 2 years . In all
cases the permissible number of animals per acre shall be
computed upon the basis of the nearest equivalent ratio.
Livestock shall not be kept or maintained within 50 feet of
any residence in existence at the time such use is established.
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(3) Farms or establishments for the selective or c:,perimental
breeding and raising of cattle, sheep, or goats , and
horses , subject to the limitations set forth in subsection
(b) (2) of this section.
(4) Processing, packaging and marketing of waste products
produced on the premises .
(5) Future Farmers , 4-H, or similar projects.
(c) A sign, single or double faced, not exceeding 12 square feet in
area per face, advertising only the sale of the services or the
products produced on the premises . The sign shall not be
lighted or have flashing objects or banners.
(d) A temporary stand for the display and sale of the agriculture
produce of any permitted use that is produced upon the premises
where such stand is located or upon contiguous lands owned or
leased by the owner or occupant of the premises.
(e) Public utility facilities.
(f) Water works facilities, both public and private intended
primarily for the production and distribution of water for irri-
gation purposes .
(g) The following uses an: permitted subject to the approval of a
plot plan pursuant to Section 18.30 of this Ordinance . The plot
plan approval may include conditions requiring fencing and
landscaping of the parcel to assure that the use is compatible
with the surrounding area .
(1) A permanent stand for the display and sale of the
agriculture produce of any permitted use that is produced
upon the premises where such stand is located or upon
contiguous lands owned or leased by the owner or occupant
of the premises .
(2) Mobilehomes, located on a parcel being farmed, which
are occupied by the owner or operator of the parcel or his
employees as one-family residences, not to exceed two
in number, provided:
(a) The mobilehomes are not rented or held out for lease.
(b) The mobilehomes are located not less than 50 feet
from any property line.
(c) The mobilehomes are screened from view from the
front property line by shrubs or trees .
(d) The arrangement of the mobilehomes, sanitary
facilities and utilities conforms with all of the require-
ments of the Health Department, Department of
Building and Safety and State Law.
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(e) The area of the parcel being farmed is not less than
10 acres gross, and in the event of a poultry opera-
tion, the number of birds is not less than 15,000 .
SECTION 13 . 52 . MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT. Three stories and
nut exceeding 45 feet, except that this regulation shall not apply to barns ,
sheds, silos, towers, water works facilities, including storage tanks, or
other similar agricultural or public utility uses .
SECTION 13 .53 . MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGE. 200 feet abutting on
a street; utility uses, 100 feet.
SECTION 13 . 54. MINIMUM FRONT YARD. 20 fc et. 50 feet for
commercial poultry operations and all other agricultural operations involving
the keeping of poultry or animals.
SECTION 13 .55 . MINIMUM SIDE YARDS. 10 feet. 25 feet for
commercial poultry operations and all other agricultural operations involving
the keeping of poultry or animals .
SECTION 13 .56 . MINIMUM REAR YARD. 10 feet. 25 feet for
commercial poultry operations and other agricultural uses relating to the
keeping of poultry or animals .
SECTIJN 1 3 . 57 . MINIMUM LOT AREA. 5 acres including portions
included in public roads and other publicly owned facilities, except
utility uses which may have a minimum area of 10,000 square feet.
9-15-65 (348.391)
8-11-71 (348.905) 68.2
ARTICLE XIV
A-2 ZONE (HEAVY AGRICULTURE)
SECTION 14. 1 . USES PERMITTED.
(a) Any use permitted in Section 13 . 1 (a) and (b) of this
ordinance (A-1 Zone) and the following agricultural uses:
(1) Animal hospitals .
(2) Commercial fertilizer operations (on-site manure) -
the stockpiling, drying, mechanical processing and
sale of farm animal manure produced on the premises
as a result of any farming use permitted in this zone,
subject to the provisions of Section 18 .39 of this
ordinance.
(3) Commercial poultry farms .
(4) Commercial stables .
(5) Dairy farms.
(6) Dog kennels .
(7) Hog ranches.
(8) Livestock sales yards .
(9) Menageries.
(10) Riding academies.
(b) Signs, on-site advertising.
(c) A temporary stand for the display and sale of the agriculture
produce of any permitted use that is produced upon the
premises where such stand is located or upon contiguous
lands owned or leased by the owner or occupant of the
premises .
(d) Public fairgrounds including usual commercial uses
appurtenant thereto.
(e) The following uses are permitted subject to the approval
of a plot plan pursuant to Section 18.30 of this ordinance.
The plot plan approval may include conditions requiring
fencing and landscaping of the parcel to assure that the
use is compatible with the surrounding area:
(1) A permanent stand for the display and. sale of the
agriculture produce of any permitted use that is
produced upon the premises where such stand is
located or upon contiguous lands owned or leased
by the owner or occupant of the premises .
(2) Canning, freezing, packing plants and drying yards
that are not in conjunction with a farming operation.
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(3) Churches , temples, or other structures used primarily
for religious worship.
(4) Grange halls.
(5) Libraries .
(6) Mobilehomes, located on a parcel being farmed,
which are occupied by the owner or operator of the
parcel or his employees as one-family residences,
provided:
a. The mobilehomes are not rented or held out for
lease.
b. The mobilehomes are located not less than 50 feet
from any property line .
c. The mobilehomes are screened from view from the
front property line by shrubs or trees .
d. The arrangement of the mobilehomes, sanitary
facilities and utilities conforms with all of the
requirements of the Health Department, Depart-
ment of Building and Safety and State Law .
e . The area of the parcel being farmed is not less
than 10 acres gross , or the number of laying
hens in a poultry operation is not less than
15 , 000 birds .
(7) Private schools .
(8) Public utility facilities .
(f) The following uses are permitted provided a conditional
use permit is granted:
(1) Agricultural equipment sales and repair yards .
(2) Beauty shops .
(3) Borrow pits and mining .
(4) Commercial fertilizer operations (off-site manure)
- the stockpiling , drying, mechanical processing
and sale of farm animal manure not produced on the
premises .
(5) Community auction and sales yards .
(6) Farm labor camps or employee housing .
(7) Feed stores .
(8) Mink farms .
(9) Oil production, not including refining or processing .
(10) Pen fed beef cattle operations .
(11) Real estate offices .
(12) Hunting clubs , skeet, trap, rifle and pistol ranges .
(13) Fraternal lodge halls .
SECTION 14.2 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(a) The uses permitted in the A-2 Zone shall be subject to
the following development standards:
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(1) Lot size shall not be less than 20,000 square feet,
with a minimum average lot width of 100 feet and a
minimum average lot depth of 150 feet, unless
larger minimum lot area and dimensions are specified
for a particular area or use, except as follows:
a. The uses listed in Section 14. 1 (e) , (3) , (4) , (5) ,
(7) and (8) of this ordinance shall not be required
to have a lot area in excess of 20,000 square
feet or an average lot width in excess of 100 feet,
irrespective of the minimum zone requirements for
a particular area .
(2) Minimum yard requirements shall be 20 feet front
yard, 10 feet side and rear yard.
(3) Building height limit, shall be three stories and
not exceeding 45 feet, except that this requirement
shall not apply to barns , sheds, silos, towers , water
works facilities including storage tanks or other
similar agricultural or public utility uses.
AMENDED EFFECTNE:
12-18-63 (Ord. 348 .242) 8-25-71 (Ord. 348 . 910)
12-22-65 (Ord. 348 .414) 10-10-71 (Ord. 348 .935)
7-27-66 (Ord. 348 . 459) 12- 2-71 (Ord. 348 .952)
12- 6-67 (Ord. 348 .534) 9-13-73 (Ord. 348 . 1201)
7-10-70 (Ord. 348. 737) 2- 1-74 (Ord. 348 . 1281)
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ARTICLE XV
W-2 ZONE
' CONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT AREAS
SECTION 15. 1 . USES PERMITTED IN W-2 ZONE.
(a) Residential and Light Agricultural Uses.
(1) Any use permitted in the R-1 and A-1 Zones, subject to
the conditions set forth therein.
(b) The following uses shall be permitted provided approval of
a plot plan shall first have been obtained pursuant to the
provisions of Section 18. 30:
(1) Hotels, motels.
(2) Guest ranches.
(3) Educational institutions, libraries, museums and post
offices .
(4) Golf, tennis, polo or country clubs.
(5) Commercial uses for the convenience of and incidental
to any of the above permitted uses when located upon
the same lot or parcel of land.
(c) Public Utility Uses.
(1) Structures and installations necessary to the conservation
and development of water such as dams, pipe lines, water
conduits, tanks, reservoirs , wells and the necessary
pumping and water production facilities.
2) Structures and the pertinent facilities necessary and
incidental to the development and transmission of
electrical power and gas such as hydro-electric power
plants, booster or conversion plants, transmission lines ,
pipe lines and the like.
(3) Radio broadcasting stations.
(4) Telephone transmission lines, telephone exchanges and
offices .
(5) Railroads , including the necessary facilities in connec-
tion therewith.
(6) Television broadcasting stations, antennas, and cable
installations.
(d) The following uses are permitted provided a conditional use
permit has been granted:
(1) Airport or landing field.
(2) Borrow pit, commercial.
(3) Cemetery, pet or human.
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(4) Commercial fairgrounds and exhibitions .
(5) Drive-in theaters.
(6) Dune buggy parks .
(7) Fruit and vegetable packing plants and similar uses .
(8) Hog ranches , subject to the provisions of Ordinance
No. 431 .
(9) Hunting clubs.
(10) Lumber mill.
(11) Lumber production of a commercial nature, including
commercial logging or commercial development of timber.
(12) The manufacture of:
a. Brick, tile or terra-cotta.
b. Cement and cement products .
c. Gypsum.
d. Lime or lime products .
(13) Menageries, animal hospitals and commercial dog kennels .
(14) Migrant Agricultural Worker Mobilehome Parks.
(15) Mobilehome parks .
(16) Pen fed cattle operations , livestock salesyards, livestock
auction yards , and dairy farms .
(17) Race tracks, including but not limited to contests
between automobiles , horses , go-carts, and motorcycles,
but not including contests between human beings only.
(18) Recreational trailer parks .
(19) Rifle, pistol, skeet, or trapshooting ranges .
(20) Rodeo arenas .
(21) Trail bike parks.
(22) Trailer and boat storage.
(23) Travel trailer parks .
(24) Commercial stables and riding academies.
SECTION 15. 2 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. Where a structure is erected
or a use is made in the W-2 Zone that is first specifically permitted in another
zone classification, such structure or use shall meet the development standards
and regulations of the zone in which such structure or use is first specifically
permitted, unless such requirements are hereafter modified.
(a) Building Height. Maximum building height for residential and
agricultural uses , same as the zone in which such use is
first and ordinarily or primarily permitted. The maximum height
for commercial, industrial, and public utility uses is 75 feet
for buildings and 105 feet for structures other than buildings .
(b) Lot Area. Five acres , including the area to the center of ad-
jacent streets , shall be the minimum size of any lot except as
follows:
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(1) Public Utilities , 20 , 000 square feet with a minimum
average lot width and depth of 100 feet.
(2) Where a subdivision map has been recorded pursuant
to all provisions of Riverside County Ordinance No.
460.
(3) Where a plot plan has been approved pursuant to the
provisions of Section 18. 30 and the following standards:
a. The development plan shall be drawn to scale and
show the complete boundaries of the subject prop-
erty, adjacent streets and easements , drainage
structures, existing utility facilities, and other
features affecting the use of the property.
b. The plan shall show the proposed use, including
access easements. Supplementary information
describing available utilities and sources of water
supply shall accompany the map.
c. Use shall be made under a development plan within
one year or its approval shall be void.
d. Where an easement serves two or more sites the
easement shall be improved in a manner to assure
that proper access and drainage will be maintained.
Amended Effective: September 4 , 1962
June 16 , 1965 (Ord. 348 . 371)
March 23 , 1966 (Ord. 348. 427)
July 27 , 1966 (Ord. 348.459)
April 17 , 1968 (Ord. 348 . 556)
July 16, 1969 (Ord. 348. 637)
June 10, 1970 (Ord. 348. 737)
October 10, 1971 (Ord. 348.935)
May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
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ARTICLE XVa
R-D ZONE -REGULATED DEVELOPMENT AREAS
SECTION 15. 101 . USES PERMITTED.
(a) Uses Permitted. Any use permitted in the R-A (Residential
Agricultural) Zone.
(b) Uses Permitted Subject to Approval of a Plot Plan. Any use
permitted in the R-3 (General Residential) Zone, upon
approval of a plot plan pursuant to the provisions of Sec-
tion 18. 30 of this ordinance.
(c) Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit. The following
uses are permitted provided a conditional use permit has
been granted:
(1) Mobilehome Parks.
(2) Travel Trailer Parks , Recreational Trailer Parks , Trailer
Storage Areas, only if such use or uses are developed
in conjunction with a mobilehome park.
SECTION 15. 102 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. The standards of
development for each use shall be the same as in the zoning classification
that originally permits the use, except as follows:
(a) The minimum lot area for all uses shall be 20 ,000 square
feet, with a minimum average width of 100 feet and a
minimum average depth of 150 feet.
(b) Mobilehome parks shall comply with the development
standards of Sections 8. 52 and 8. 53 of this ordinance
R-T Zone) .
Added Effective: November 15, 1967 (Ord. 348. 532)
Amended Effective: February 26 , 1969 (Ord. 348. 609)
March 3, 1971 (Ord. 348. 851)
May 4 , 1972 (Ord. 348. 1023)
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ARTICLE XVb
N-A ZONE - NATURAL ASSETS
SECTION 15 .200 . USES PERMITTED
(a) Uses Permitted.
(1) One-family dwellings, guest dwellings, automobile
storage garages , accessory buildings .
(2) Field and tree crops .
(3) The grazing only of cattle, horses, sheep or goats ,
subject to the following restrictions:
a. Not more than two animals for each acre shall
be permitted.
b. The limitation on the amount of animals shall
apply to mature breeding stock and maintenance
stock, and shall not apply to the offspring of
such stock, if such offspring are being kept,
fed and maintained solely for sale, marketing or
slaughtering at the earliest practical age. The
permissible number of animals per parcel of land
shall be computed upon the basis of the nearest
equivalent ratio.
(4) Apiaries .
(5) Golf courses with standard length fairways and
customary appurtenant facilities, including club
houses, restaurants , and retail shops .
(6) Mobilehomes, located on a parcel being farmed,
which are occupied by the owner or operator of the
farm, or employees thereof.
(7) Riding academies and stables, commercial and non-
commercial.
(8) Fishing lakes, commercial and non-commercial.
(9) On-site signs, affixed to building walls, stating the
name of the structure, use, or institution, not to
exceed 5 percent of the surface area of the exterior
face of the wall upon which the sign is located.
(b) Uses Permitted Subject to Approval of a Plot Plan.
The following uses are permitted, upon approval of a plot
plan pursuant to Section 18 .30, on parcels of land not less
than 7200 square feet in size, with a minimum front yard
depth of 20 feet and minimum side and rear yard depth of
10 feet:
(1) Public utility substations .
(2) Water wells and appurtenant pump houses .
(3) Picnic grounds for day use only.
(4) Museums and menageries, commercial and non-
commercial.
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(c) Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit.
The following uses are permitted provided a conditional
use permit has been granted:
(1) Travel trailer parks .
(2) Recreational trailer parks .
(3) Migrant agricultural worker mobilehome parks.
(4) Resort hotels .
(5) Mining, quarrying, excavating, beneficiating, con-
centrating, processing, and stockpiling of rock, sand,
gravel, decomposed granite, clay, gypsum, limestone,
metallic ores, and similar materials .
(6) Rock crushing plants, aggregate washing, screening
and drying facilities and equipment.
SECTION 15.201 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. The following shall
be the standards of development in the N-A Zone, except for the above-
listed uses that are specifically allowed a lesser standard:
(a) Minimum lot size. 20 acres with a minimum gross width
of 400 feet.
(b) Minimum yard depths . Front 100 feet, sides 50 feet, rear
50 feet.
(c) Maximum building height. 20 feet.
ADDED EFFECTIVE: April 17, 1968 (Ord. 348 .557)
August 23 , 1973 (Ord. 348. 1190)
September 13, 1973 (Ord. 348 . 1201)
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ARTICLE XVc
W-2-M ZONE (CONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT AREA - MOBILEHOMES)
SECTION 15 . 300 . USES PERMITTED.
(a) All uses permitted in the W-2 Zone, subject to all the
provisions and development standards of the W-2 Zone.
(b) Mobilehome used as a one-family residence, upon
approval of a plot plan pursuant to Section 18.30 , and
also subject to the following conditions:
(1) Mobilehomes shall have a floor area of not less
than 450 square feet.
(2) The area between the ground level and the floor
of a mobilehome shall be screened from view
by an opaque skirt entirely around the mobile-
home.
(3) A 25-foot setback shall be observed from the
front and rear property lines, and a 10-foot
setback from the side property lines, for the
robilehome and all appurtenant structures .
ADDED EFFECTIVE: September 3, 1969 (Ord. 348.658)
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: September 16, 1970 (Ord. 348. 773)
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ARTICLE XVI
W-1 ZONE
WATERCOURSE, WATERSHED
AND CONSERVATION AREAS
SECTION 16. 1 . W- 1 ZONE (WATERCOURSE AREA) STATEMENT OF POLICY.
There are some areas of the County which under present conditions are not
suited for permanent occupancy or residency by persons for the reason that
they are subject to periodic flooding and other hazards . Therefore, for the
public safety and interest, health, comfort, convenience, preservation of
the public peace , morals , order and the public welfare, the Board of Super-
visors does hereby create a zone classification within which it shall be un-
lawful to erect or maintain places for permanent human occupancy.
The provisions of this Article are temporary in nature, awaiting detailed
plans of development for the lands and areas so classified. The regulations
of this Article shall apply to lands so classified until either (1) a drainage and
storm water control plan approved by the Planning Commission and the Board
of Supervisors shall have been carried out and put into effect, or (2) the lands
have been subdivided and a final subdivision map placed on record in accor-
dance with the applicable state and county regulations, including approval
by the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors . In either of these two
instances , the property may thereafter be reclassified into any other zone
pursuant to regular zoning procedure .
SECTION 16 .2 . USES PERMITTED.
(a) The following uses are permitted in the W- 1 Zone:
(1) Field, tree and bush crops; flower and herb gardening.
(2) Apiaries .
(3) The grazing only, of cattle , horses, sheep and goats
and similar livestock, subject to the restrictions as to
the number of animals per acre set forth in Section 13 . 1
(b) (4) of this Ordinance.
(4) Golf courses, not including the construction of buildings .
(5) Water works facilities, both public and private intended
primarily for the production and distribution of water for
agricultural purposes.
(6) Utilities, both public and private.
(b) The following uses are permitted provided a conditional use
permit has been granted:
(1) Airports and heliports .
(2) Borrow pits and quarrying .
(3) Exploratory oil drilling , producing oil wells, oil storage
tanks and appurtenant facilities , but not including re-
fineries .
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(4) Racing and competition events other than between
humans .
(5) Hunting clubs, skeet, trap, rifle and pistol ranges .
(6) Travel trailer parks .
(7) Recreational trailer parks .
(8) Tennis, badminton, volleyball, squash, lacrosse,
handball, baseball, racketball and football, courts
and sport and recreation fields and uses .
(9) Buildings and structures in conjunction with any use
that is permitted under Section 16 .2 (a) of this
ordinance .
(c) The following uses are permitted upon approval of a plot
plan pursuant to Section 18 .30 of this ordinance.
(1) Signs, on-site advertising, unless previously
approved as a part of a granted conditional use permit.
Amended Effective: February 19, 1962
May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
August 23, 1973 (Ord. 348 . 1190)
September 13 , 1973 (Ord. 348 . 1201)
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ARTICLE XVIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
• SECTION 18 . 1 . CONFLICTING REGULATIONS. Whenever any pro-
4 vision of this ordinance imposes more stringent requirements , regulations,
restrictions or limitations than are imposed or required by the provisions
of any other law, ordinance, restriction or covenant, then the provisions
of this ordinance shall govern.
SECTION 18 .2 . SCOPE. No building or land or any portion thereof
shall hereafter be erected or used except in conformity with the provisions
of this ordinance .
SECTION 18 .3 . (Deleted)
SECTION 18. 4. GEOLOGIC HAZARD ZONES - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
(a) In addition to the requirements of this ordinance, all
applicants , for conditional use permits , public use permits ,
plot plan or development plan or certificate of occupancy
approval, and specific plans of land use, for a real estate
development or structure for human occupancy within a
special studies zone delineated by the State Geologist
pursuant to Section 2621 et seq. of the Public Resources
Code, shall comply with all of the provisions of Riverside
• County Ordinance No. 547 , and no permit or approval sub-
ject thereto shall be granted except in accordance with the
provisions thereof.
(b) No application subject to the provisions of this section
shall be considered as completed for filing, and the time
limitations for processing an application shall not begin to
run, until all requirements under Ordinance No. 547 have
been completed.
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SECTION 18 . 5 . STANDARDS FOR PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
Planned residential developments shall be constructed in accordance with the
following standards:
( 1) SUBDIVISION MAP. A subdivision map, based substantially
upon the approved conditional use permit, shall be recorded
pursuant to Riverside County Ordinance no. 460 .
• (2) DENSITY. Not less than 40% of the net area of a project
shall be used for open area or open outdoor recreational
facilities. The net area of a project shall be determined by
excluding all streets, drives and automobile storage areas .
The total number of dwelling units in a project shall not
exceed that which would be permitted in the zone in which
the project is located.
(3) YARD SETBACKS. Building setbacks from a project's exterior
streets and boundary lines shall be the same as those pre-
scribed by the zone in which the project is located. In no
case shall such building setbacks for any project be less
than those prescribed in the R-3 Zone. The minimum building
setback from interior drives shall be ten feet.
(4) INTERIOR DRIVES.
(a) Interior drives within a project, which are not part of
the street system, shall be installed in accordance with
County Road Improvement Standards, including concrete
curb and gutters , except that such drives need not
exceed the following widths:
24 feet where no parking is permitted on either side of
the drive
32 feet where parking is permitted on only one side of
the drive
40 feet where parking is permitted on both sides of the
drive
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(b) Cul-de-sac drives shall not exceed 400 feet in length
and shall terminate with not less than a 35 foot radius
turnaround.
(c) Interior drives shall not be permitted in any front yard
setback area except for the driveway access to dwelling
units.
(5) RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES. The number of dwelling units in
one building shall not exceed two in the R-1 Zone and all
other zones that permit planned residential developments
as an R-1 use, or eight dwelling units in one building in the
R-2 and R-2-A Zones . The number of dwelling units in a
building in the R-3 Zone and all other zones that permit planned
residential developments as an R-3 use shall not exceed that
permitted by the R-3 Zone development standards . Residential
buildings shall have a minimum ground floor area of 1000 square
feet, exclusive of porches, patios and automobile storage areas.
(6) RECREATIONAL BUILDINGS. Recreational, public assembly
and similar buildings may be permitted within a project if
they are intended for the primary use of persons residing within
the project and are located so as not to be detrimental to
adjacent properties.
(7) MAINTENANCE OF COMMON AREAS. A community association
with the unqualified right to assess the owners of the dwelling
units for all maintenance, operational and other costs of the
common areas and facilities and the community association
shall be established and continuously maintained. The
association shall have the right to lien the units of the owners
who default in the payment of their assessments. The associ-
ation's lien shall not be subordinate to any encumbrance other
than a deed of trust or mortgage made in good faith and for
value which is of record prior to the recordation of the lien
of the association. Prior to recordation of the final subdivision
map, the developer shall submit for approval the declaration
of covenants, conditions and restrictions for the project. The
approved declaration shall be recorded at the time of the
recording of the final subdivision map.
(8) TRASH AREAS. Adequate enclosed trash pickup areas, con—
venient to the residents which they are intended to serve,
shall be provided in the project.
(9) SCREENING. A six-foot high masonry wall shall be constructed
on any project boundary line where the adjacent property is zoned
for a lower residential density than that zone in which the project
is located.
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(10) WALKWAYS. Five-foot wide paved pedestrian walkways shall
be installed between the dwelling units and the recreational
areas of the project.
(11) ACCESS. Vehicular access openings into a project shall be
limited to one for each 400 feet of public street frontage; how-
ever, all projects shall be permitted two access drives regard-
less of the amount of frontage.
(12) PARKING. Automobile storage space required shall be as deter-
mined at the time of issuance of the conditional use permit;
however, in no event shall there be less than 1 . 5 parking spaces
for each one bedroom unit and not less than 2 . 5 spaces for each
unit with two or more bedrooms. The required parking spaces
shall be provided entirely within the development. Public street
parking and tandem parking shall not be counted in this require-
ment.
SECTION 18. 6. NONCONFORMING BUILDING AND USES. The following
regulations shall apply to all nonconforming buildings and uses existing on the
effective date of this ordinance:
(a) Any nonconforming building or use may be continued and main-
tained for periods of time set forth in subdivision (b) of this
section provided there are no structural alterations except as
• provided in Sections 18. 7 and 18. 8 of this ordinance. Agricul-
tural uses not involving the erection or maintenance of permanent
improvements inconsistent with the zoning shall not be subject
to the operation of this section; other agricultural uses shall be
permitted to make any changes or improvements that are required
by any county ordinance or state law.
(b) A nonconforming use may be maintained for the following periods
of time:
1 . Where the property is unimproved, 1 year.
2 . Where the only improvements are structures, the replacement
of which would not require a building permit, 3 years.
3 . Outdoor advertising, 5 years.
4. General commercial uses such as those primarily permitted in
C Zones, 30 years.
5. General manufacturing uses such as primarily permitted in
M Zones, 40 years.
6. Where a mobilehome is used for residential purposes and the
lot upon which it is located is improved with a sewage dis-
posal system approved by the Health Department, 8 years.
A mobilehome owner shall have the right to extend the amortization
period to a total of 15 years, upon approval of a plot plan pursuant
to Section 18. 30 of this ordinance and compliance with the follow-
ing conditions within the original 8 year period, in addition to the
approved sewage system:
a. The mobilehome shall not be less than 450 square feet in
floor area.
b. The lot shall be improved with a 200 square foot concrete
slab or wooden deck.
c. The area between the ground level and the floor of the
mobilehome shall be screened from view by an opaque
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d. The mobilehome and all appurtenant structures shall
have a 20 foot setback from the front property line, a
5 foot setback from the side property line, and a 10 f got
setback from the rear property line.
7 . Commercial poultry operations, 20 years.
8 . Dairy farms and all structures appurtenant thereto, 30 years .
(c) Any part of a building or land occupied by a nonconforming use
which is changed to or replaced by a use conforming to the pro-
visions of this ordinance as they apply to the particular zone
shall not thereafter be used or occupied by a nonconforming use .
(d) Any part of a building or land occupied by a nonconforming use ,
which use is discontinued for one (1) year or more , shall thereafter
be used in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance and the
nonconforming right shall be lost.
(e) A nonconforming use of property may be changed to another non-
conforming use of a more restrictive classificat ion, provided
• no structural alterations are made , and that application is made
to the Commission for the change of use and allowed by resolu-
tion of record. Each application shall be accompanied by a filing
fee of $50 . 00 .
SECTION 18 . 7 . BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Any building
for which a permit has been issued under the provisions of earlier ordinances
of the County in conflict herewith, and on which substantial construction has
been performed by integration of materials on the site before the effective
date of this ordinance, may nevertheless be continued and completed in
accordance with the plans and specifications upon which the permit was
issued.
SECTION 18 .8 . RECONSTRUCTION OF DAMAGED NONCONFORMING
BUILDINGS. The provisions of this ordinance shall not prevent the recon-
struction, repairing or rebuilding and continued use of any nonconforming
building or structure damaged by fire, explosion or acts of God or the enemy
subsequent to the effective date of this ordinance, wherein the cost of such
reconstruction, repairing or rebuilding does not exceed seventy-five (75)
per cent of the reasonable value of such building or structure at the time
such damage occurred. Reasonable value shall be as determined by the
Commission.
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Because of a greater fire hazard in mountain and forest areas any
nonconforming building which is within the limits of any national forest
and which may be damaged or destroyed by fire or explosion may be re-
paired or reconstructed without regard to the degree of damage or destruc-
tion.
SECTION 18 .9 . NONCONFORMING USES RESULTING FROM AMEND-
MENTS. The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to uses which become
nonconforming by reason of the adoption of this ordinance, or any amendment
thereof as of the effective date of such adoption or amendment. No use shall
be deemed to have become nonconforming by virtue of decreased lot size re-
sulting solely from the acquisition of any portion of the lot for public road or
storm or drainage channel purposes or the adoption of any specific plan for
such a purpose.
SECTION 18. 10. LOCATION OF DWELLINGS. Except in multiple dwell-
ing developments or where otherwise provided in this ordinance, every dwell-
.ng shall face or front upon a street or permanent means of access to a street,
and in no event shall any dwelling face or front upon an alley.
SECTION 18. 11 . SIZE OF DWELLINGS. Every dwelling erected after •
the effective date of this ordinance shall have a minimum floor area of not
less than 750 square feet, exclusive of unroofed portions and garages, and
shall conform to the yard requirements of the zone in which such dwelling is
first or primarily permitted, except that the minimum floor area of the addi-
tional dwelling permitted in the R- 1A Zone shall be 480 square feet.
SECTION 18. 12 . OFF-STREET VEHICLE PARKING. Off-street vehicle
parking shall be provided in accordance with this section when the subject
building or structure is constructed or the use is established. Additional off-
street parking shall be provided in accordance with this section if an existing
building is altered, or dwelling units , apartments or guest rooms are added,
or a use is intensified by the addition of floor space or seating capacity, or
there is a change of use, at the time of such alteration, addition, intensifica-
tion or change of use.
(a) Location of Off-Street Parking Facilities .
(1) Residential Uses . Required parking shall be located on the
same parcel of land as the residential building which the park-
ing is to serve, and on that portion of the parcel where the
erection of garages or carports is permitted.
(2) All Other Uses . Required parking shall be located on the same
parcel of land as the use for which the off-street parking is to
serve or on an adjoining parcel of land; except that it may be
located on a parcel across an alley if the nearest boundary of
the parking facilities is not more than 300 feet from the use it
is to serve and the parcel is in a commercial zone . Two or more
commercial or industrial uses may jointly develop and use re-
quired parking facilities , but the minimum off-street parking re-
quired for each individual use shall remain the same and must be
provided.
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(b) Development Standards for Off-Street Parking Facilities .
The following standards shall apply to the development of all
parking facilities, whether the space is required or optional.
(1) Surfacing.. All parking areas and driveways used for access
thereto shall be surfaced as follows:
a. One and two-family residences . Where the residences are
located on parcels less than 10,000 square feet in area,
all parking areas and driveways shall be paved with con-
crete, asphaltic concrete, brick, or equal surfacing. If
the parcel is 10,000 square feet in area, or larger, all
parking areas and driveways may be improved with at least
three inches of compacted decomposed granite, or equal.
b. All other uses .
1 , Where 25% or more of the primary street frontage within
660 feet in each direction from the subject property,
counting both sides of the street, is in commercial,
mobilehome park, multi-family residential, or industrial
use, all parking areas and driveways shall be paved with:
a) Concrete surfacing with a minimum thickness of 32
inches and shall include expansion joints, or
b) Asphaltic concrete surfacing compacted to a minimum
thickness of two inches.
2 , In all other cases, the parking areas and driveways shall
be treated with not less than a gallon per square yard of
penetration coat oil, followed within six months by
application of 4 gallon per square yard of seal coat oil,
placed on a base of decomposed granite, or equal, com-
pacted to a minimum thickness of three inches.
c. If the property fronts on an unpaved street, all surfacing
requirements are deleted, except that all parking areas and
driveways shall be improved with at least three inches of
compacted decomposed granite, or equal.
(2) Marking of paved or oiled parking areas .
a. If 5 or more parking spaces are provided, each space shall be
clearly marked with white paint or other easily distinguishable
material.
b. If 10 or more parking spaces are provided, and one-way
aisles are used, directional signs or arrows painted on the
surface shall be used to properly direct traffic.
(3) Grading. All parking areas and driveways shall be graded to
prevent ponding and to minimize drainage run-off from entering
adjoining property without the permission of the owner of the
adjoining property.
(4) Lighting. Parking area lighting is not required; however, if parking
areas are lighted, such lighting facilities shall be located, with
hoods provided and adjusted, so as to preclude the direct glare of
the lights from shining directly onto adjoining property or streets .
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(5) Walls. All paved parking areas, other than those required
for residential uses, which adjoins property zoned R-1 , R-lA,
R-2 , R-2A, R-3 , R-A, R-T, or R-T-A, shall have a six-foot
high solid masonry wall installed in such manner as to preclude
a view of the parking area from such adjoining property, except
that any walls within 10 feet of any street or alley shall be 30
inches high.
(6) Landscaping. All parking areas shall be landscaped as follows:
a. Whenever any parking area, except that provided for one-
family dwellings, adjoins a street right-of-way, a five-foot
wide planting strip between the right-of-way and the parking
area shall be established, and continuously maintained and
landscaped. Any planting within 10 feet of an entry or exit
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driveway shall not be permitted to grow higher than 30 inches.
b. In addition, where more than 4 automobile spaces are required
on a lot or a parcel of land, not less than 3 percent of the
interior parking lot area shall be landscaped, not including
parking lots located in enclosed structures . Planting along
the exterior perimeter of a parking lot will not be considered
as a part of the 3 percent interior landscaping. At least one
five-gallon size tree for every 10 spaces or major fraction
thereof shall be included in the development of the landscap-
ing program. All open areas between any curbs, walls, and
the property line shall be permanently landscaped with suitable
materials and maintained.
c. All landscape planter beds in interior parking areas shall be
not less than 3 feet in width and bordered by a concrete curb
not less than 6 inches or more than 8 inches in height
adjacent to the parking surface .
d. Landscaped areas shall be distributed throughout the entire
parking area as evenly as is appropriate in the design of the
parking facility.
e. A sprinkler system shall be installed in all landscaped areas
to insure the proper maintenance of plant materials . Hose
bibs shall be placed at intervals of not less than 200 feet.
f. Where trees already exist, the parking lot shall be designed
to make the best use of this existing growth and shade.
g . No parking space shall be located within 3 feet of any
property line. Any open areas in the interiors so formed
shall be landscaped with appropriate plant materials and
maintained in good condition.
h. Landscaping shall include shrubs, trees, vines, ground
covers, hedges, flowers, bark, chips, decorating cinders,
gravel, and similar material which will improve the appearance
of parking areas .
(7) Circulation and Parking Space Layout. All parking areas shall be
designed as follows:
a. The location and dimensions of aisle areas adjacent to
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minimum parking standards adopted by the Planning Com-
mission.
b. For all uses other than one-family and two-family dwellings,
the parking layout shall be arranged so as to permit vehicles
to move out of the parking area without backing onto a street.
For all uses other than one-family and two-family dwellings,
driveways which are more than 100 feet long or which lead to
parking areas with more than 10 parking spaces shall be not
less than 20 feet wide . All other driveways shall be not less
than 10 feet wide.
(c) Number of Required Parking Spaces . The minimum number of off-
street parking spaces to be provided is established as follows:
(1) One-family dwellings, one space for each dwelling.
(2) Multiple-family dwellings, and apartment houses, one space
for each dwelling unit.
(3) Hotels, motels , clubs , guest ranches , and similar uses, one
space for each guest room or apartment.
(4) Churches, auditoriums , theaters, stadiums, night clubs, school
multipurpose rooms , and other places of public assembly, one
space for each three seats; one seat being hereby defined as an
area of 72 square feet in the main room or place of assembly.
(5) Hospitals , one space for each bed.
(6) Homes for the aged, sanitariums , and convalescent homes, one
space for each three beds .
(7) General business under 2000 square feet of sales or display area,
one space for each 250 square feet of sales or display area .
(8) General business with 2000 square feet or over of sales or display
area, one space for each 150 square feet of sales or display area.
(9) Furniture and appliance stores, one space for each 750 square
feet of sales or display area.
(10) Automobile, boat, mobilehome or trailer sales or rental; retail
nurseries and other commercial uses not in a building or
structure, one space for each 2000 square feet of display area.
(11) Bowling alleys, 3 spaces for each alley.
(12) Offices, business and professional, one space for each 250 square
feet of floor area, excluding public corridors and stairways .
(13) Dining rooms , bars , taverns , restaurants, cafes, and similar
uses involving the seating and serving of the public, one park-
space for each 45 square feet of serving area. The serving area
shall include the entire room or rooms within which serving is
conducted.
(14) Drive-in restaurants , one space for each 30 square feet of gross
floor area in the building .
(15) Industrial uses, one space for each two employees on the largest
shift, plus one space for each vehicle kept in connection with
the use .
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(16) Day child care centers, one space for each two employees plus
one space for each five children.the facility is designed to
accomodate.
(17) Schools , private accredited general curricular, through ninth
grade, 12 parking spaces per classroom plus any applicable
requirement in Subparagraph (4) above.
(18) Schools, private accredited general curricular, tenth grade
through twelfth grade, ten parking spaces per classroom.
(19) Colleges, business, professional, and trade schools, one space
for each two students which the facility is designed to accomodate.
(d)Approval of Off-Street Parking Plan. A plot plan, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 18 .30 of this Ordinance shall be filed for
• approval of all off-street parking facilities, except for one and two-
family residences, unless the off-street parking facilities are
approved as a part of a comprehensive conditional use permit or
plot plan approval. The Planning Director may, without notice or
hearing, permit modifications to the Circulation, Landscaping, and
Parking Layout requirements where topographic or other physical
conditions make it impractical to require strict compliance with these
requirements.
SECTION 18. 13 . LOADING SPACE. On the same lot with every building
or part thereof, used for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, goods display,
department store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, laundry, dry clean-
ing or other uses similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of
materials or merchandise there shall be provided and maintained adequate load-
ing space for standing and for loading and unloading service of such size and
so located and designed as to avoid undue interference with the public use of
streets and alleys . The loading space area shall be paved in the same manner
as is required for the parking area for the particular use, pursuant to Section
18 . 12 .
SECTION 18. 14. SALE OF A PORTION OF A LOT. Where a lot is
divided into separate ownerships and the area of either portion is such that the
number and location of the buildings thereon no longer conform to the lot area
requirements of the particular zone, then, in the determination of the permissible
number and location of any buildings on either portion of the lot, both parts shall
be considered as one parcel only.
18 . 15 . YARD REQUIREMENTS. No required yard or other open space
around an existing building, or any building hereafter erected, shall be con-
sidered as providing a yard or other open space for any other building on an
adjoining lot or building site.
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SECTION 18. 16. TRANSFERAL OF RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS. Where
building for dwelling purposes is erected on a lot in a zone other than the
zone in which such building for dwelling purposes is first ordinarily or primar-
ily permitted by this ordinance, such lot shall be subject to the same require-
ments for yards , minimum lot area and percentage of lot coverage as are speci-
fied in this ordinance for a lot in the zone in which such building for dwelling
purposes is first ordinarily or primarily permitted. This general provision shall
prevail over any specific setback stated in Zones C-1 , C-2 , M-1 , A-1 , A-2 .
SECTION 18. 17. ACCESSORY USES. The express enumeration of per-
mitted uses in all districts shall be construed to include necessary accessory
uses .
SECTION 18. 18. LOCATION OF DETACHED ACCESSORY BUILDINGS. The
provisions of this Section do not apply to agricultural structures in the A-1 and
A-2 Zones .
(a) A detached accessory building may occupy not more than one-half
(z) of the required rear yard.
(b) No detached accessory building shall be within five (5) feet of the
front half of an adjacent lot. For the purpose of this regulation a
depth of not more than seventy-five (75) feet shall be deemed to be
such front half of such adjacent lot.
(c 1 Where the average slope of the front half of the lot is greater than
one (1) foot rise or fall in a seven (7) foot run from the established
street elevation at the property line, or where the front half of the
lot is more than four (4) feet above or below such established street
elevation, a private garage may be built to the street and side lines .
(d) In the case of an interior lot, no detached accessory building shall
be erected so 1:3 to encroach upon the front half of the lot, provided,
however, such accessory building need not be more than seventy-five
(75) feet from the street line .
(e) In the case of a corner lot abutting upon more than two (2) streets ,
no accessory building shall he nearer any street line than one-fifth
(1/5) of the width or length of the lot.
(f) In the case of through lots, no accessory building shall encroach
upon the required front yard on either street.
(g) In mountain resort areas at altitudes above 4000 feet a private
garage in any residential zone or on premises used for residential
purposes may be constructed to the same building setback line as
is required for a dwelling on the same premises .
(h) No detached accessory building shall be nearer than 10 feet to the
main building.
(I) For the purposes of Section 18. 18, where a lot is in a zone permitting
trailers for residential purposes and where the property is subject to
deed restrictions limiting the use of the property to trailers for resi-
dential purposes, the trailer shall be deemed to be a main building.
SECTION 18. 19 . YARD ENCROACHMENTS. Where yards are required by
this ordinance, they shall be open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky,
except as follows:
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(a) Outside stairways or landing places, if unroofed and unen-
closed, may extend into a required side yard for a distance
of not to exceed three (3) feet and/or into the required rear
yard a distance of not to exceed five (5) feet.
(b) Cornices , canopies . and other similar architectural features
not providing additional floor space within the building may
extend into a required yard not to exceed one (1) foot.
Eaves may extend three (3) feet into a required yard. One
(1) pergola or one (1) covered but unenclosed passenger land-
ing may extend into either side yard provided it does not re-
duce the side yard below five (5) feet and its depth does not
exceed twenty (20) feet.
SECTION 18 . 20 . HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS .
(a) Public or semi-public buildings in Zones R-1 and R-2 may
be erected to a height not exceeding 4 stories or 60 feet
when the required yards are increased by an additional 2
feet for each foot by which the height exceeds 35 feet.
(b) Structures necessary for the maintenance and operation
of a building and flagpoles , wireless masts , chimneys
or similar structures may exceed the prescribed height
limits where such structures do not provide additional
floor space .
SECTION 18 .21 . THROUGH LOTS , REGULATIONS . On through lots ,
either lot line separating such lot from a street may be designated as the
front lot line. In such cases the minimum rear yard shall be not less than
a required front yard in the zone in which such lot is located.
Through lots one hundred fifty (150) feet or more in depth may be
improved as two (2) separate lots with the dividing line midway between
the street frontages and each such resulting half shall be subject to the
same regulations applying to the street upon which each such half faces .
SECTION 18 .22 . LOTS RECORDED . Any lot shown upon an official
subdivision map or record of survey map duly approved and recorded or
any lot for which a bona fide deed has been recorded prior to the effective
date of Ordinance No. 348 may be used as a building site, provided the
required yard setbacks are maintained.
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SECTION 18 .24. WATER WORKS FACILITIES. Water works facilities,
both public and private , intended primarily for the production and distribu-
tion of water for irrigation purposes, shall not be subject to any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance.
SECTION 18.25 . SWIMMING POOLS. Swimming pools may be con-
structed as follows:
(a) Private swimming pools for the use of the occupants of the
premises and their nonpaying guests shall be located not
nearer than five (5) feet to any property line or dwelling;
(b) All other swimming pools shall be located not nearer than
ten (10) feet from any property line or building;
(c) A swimming pool may be constructed contrary to subdivision
(a) above when it lies partially within and partially without
a dwelling which conforms with all other provisions of this
ordinance
SECTION 18.26. PUBLIC HEARINGS. Whenever this Ordinance pro-
vides for a public hearing on an application, not including zone changes,
the following procedures shall apply:
(1) APPLICATIONS. Permit applications shall be filed with the
Planning Director in accordance with the provisions of the
ordinance for the type of permit requested.
(2) SETTING HEARING. A public hearing upon an application shall
be set before the appropriate hearing body when:
(a) The Planning Director has determined that the application
complies with all ordinance requirements, and
(b) All procedures under the Riverside County Rules to Implement
the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 have been
completed.
(3) NOTICE OF HEARING. Notice of public hearing shall be given in
accordance with the provisions of Government Code Section 65905 .
Notice may be given either by mail to all property owners within
a 300-foot radius of the exterior boundaries of the parcel of
property which is the subject of the application, or by publication
of notice once in a newspaper of general circulation published in
the County, at least ten days before the hearing, and posting said
notice in conspicuous places close to the property for a ten-day
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period prior to the hearing . When notice is given by mail, it
shall be by United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to
property owners or assessees as shown on the latest adopted
tax roll of the County.
(4) ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS. The chairman may require that
witnesses be sworn.
(5) NOTICE OF DECISION. The hearing body shall make its decision
within a reasonable time after the close of the public hearing .
Notice of the decision shall be filed by the Planning Director with
the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, together with a report of
the proceedings, not more than 15 days after the decision. A
copy of the notice of decision, including a statement of the date
on which the notice of decision will appear on the agenda of the
Board of Supervisors, shall be mailed to the applicant and proof
of such mailing shall be attached to the notice filed with the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors . If the hearing body is unable
to make a decision, that fact shall be reported to the Board of
Supervisors in the same manner for reporting decisions and the
failure to make a decision shall constitute a recommendation of
denial of the application.
(6) PLACEMENT OF MATTER ON BOARD'S AGENDA. The Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors shall place the notice of decision on the
Board's agenda for the next regular meeting to be held five or
more days after the notice of decision is filed with the Clerk.
(7) PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND APPEAL. The
recommendation of the hearing body that a permit be granted or
denied shall be final within 7 days after the meeting at which the
notice of decision appears on the agenda of the Board of Super-
visors unless:
(a) An appeal to the Board of Supervisors is made by the
applicant or any owner of property within 300 feet of the
exterior boundaries of the parcel of property which is the
subject of the application. Such appeal shall be filed in
writing with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors; or
(b) The Board of Supervisors assumes jurisdiction over the
application for permit, either expressly or by taking one
of the actions listed in Subsection (8) .
(8) FURTHER PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
If a timely appeal is filed or the Board assumes jurisdiction, the
Board shall take one or more of the following actions:
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(a) Affirm the action of the hearing body;
(b) Refer the matter back to the hearing body for further con-
sideration or proceedings . If the Board of Supervisors
instructs the hearing body to take further evidence or
permit additional argument, the matter shall be re-noticed
for public hearing in accordance with the provisions of this
section.
(c) Set the matter for public hearing. At such hearing the Board
of Supervisors shall hear and decide the matter de novo;
however, the documents and the minutes of the hearing before
the hearing body shall be a part of the Board's record at its
hearing on the matter.
(9) HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. If the Board of
Supervisors orders a public hearing on an application, it shall
be set for a date not less than 13 or more than 45 days thereafter,
and Clerk of the Board shall give notice of the public hearing in
accordance with the provisions of this section for notice of
hearings . At the public hearing the Board shall hear relevant
testimony from interested persons and, within a reasonable time
after the close of the hearing, the Board shall make its decision
sustaining, reversing, or modifying the recommendation of the
hearing body.
(10) TRANSCRIPTS.
(a) Whenever any person desires to obtain a transcript of the
oral proceedings of a public hearing before the Board of
Supervisors, Planning Commission or Area Planning Council,
or desires to have a record made of such proceedings, he
shall, not less than 7 days before the hearing, notify in
writing the Clerk of the Board if the hearing is before the
Board, or the Secretary of the Planning Commission if the
hearing is before the Commission or a Council. The
written request shall be accompanied by a deposit of a
sum equal to 1 day's fee for a Court Reporter. The Clerk
or Secretary shall thereupon arrange to have a Court
Reporter present at the hearing. If the hearing is thereafter
continued to another date, a like request, deposit and
arrangement for a Court Reporter shall be made, if the
record is desired. Such a person may directly arrange for
attendance and payment of a Court Reporter instead of
making such arrangements through the Clerk or Secretary.
Arrangements for preparation of and payment for a transcript
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shall be made directly with the Court Reporter by the
person desiring the same.
(b) Whenever any person desires to obtain a Clerk's transcript
of the documents involved in a proceeding before the Board
of Supervisors, Planning Commission or Area Planning
Council, he shall make a written request to the Clerk of
the Board if the matter is before the Board of Supervisors or
to the Secretary of the Planning Commission if the matter
is before the Planning Commission or an Area Planning
Council. The Clerk or Secretary shall determine the number
of pages involved and require payment in advance for the
transcript at the current rate.
SECTION 18 .27 . VARIANCES.
(a) BASIS FOR VARIANCE. Variances from the terms of this
ordinance may be granted when, because of special circum-
stances applicable to a parcel of property, including size,
shape, topography, location or surroundings , the strict
application of this ordinance deprives such property of
privileges enjoyed by other property in the vicinity and
under identical zoning classification.
A variance shall not be granted for a parcel of property
which authorizes a use or activity which is not otherwise
expressly authorized by the zone regulation governing the
parcel of property, but shall be limited to modification of
property development standards such as height, yards, set-
backs , lot sizes and coverage and parking and landscape
requirements.
(b) APPLICATION. Every application for a variance shall be
made in writing to the Planning Director on the forms pro-
vided by the Planning Department, shall be accompanied by
a filing fee of $160.00 and shall include the following infor-
mation:
(1) Name and address of the applicant.
(2) Evidence that he is the owner of the premises involved
or that he has written permission of the owner to make
such application.
(3) A reference to the specific provisions of the ordinance
for which the variance is requested and the variance
that is requested.
(4) A plot and development plan drawn in sufficient detail to
clearly describe the following:
a . Physical dimensions of property and structures .
b. Location of existing and proposed structures .
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mailed by certified mail to the owner of the property to
which the permit or variance applies, as shown by the
records of the Assessor of Riverside County. The decision
of the Director of Building and Safety shall be final unless
a notice of appeal is timely filed.
(2) Notice of Appeal. Within 30 days following the mailing
of the notice of revocation, the owner of the property sub-
ject to the permit or variance, may file a notice of appeal
from the decision of Director of Building and Safety with the
Commission.
(3) Setting Hearing. Upon receipt of the owner's notice of appeal,
the Commission shall cause a hearing to be held within 30
days to determine if grounds exist for the revocation of the
permit or variance.
(4) Testimony Under Oath. All testimony at the hearing shall •
be taken under Oath.
(5) Notice of Decision. Notice of the Commission's decision
and a report of the Commission's proceedings shall be filed
with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors not later than 15
days following the date the decision is adopted. A copy of
the notice and the report shall be mailed to the applicant and
proof of such mailing shall be indicated on the original notice
filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors . If the Com-
mission does not reach a decision due to a tie vote, such fact
shall be reported to the Board of Supervisors in the same manner
and within the same time for reporting decisions and such
failure to reach a decision shall constitute a revocation of
the permit or variance.
(6) Placement of Matter on Board's Agenda. The Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors shall place the Notice of Decision on said
Board's agenda for the next regular meeting to be held following
the lapse of 5 days after the Notice is filed with the Board.
(7) Transfer to Board of Supervisors on Appeal. The revocation or
non-revocation of a permit or variance by the Commission shall
be final unless, within 7 days following the meeting at which
the Notice of Decision was on the agenda of the Board of Super-
visors, the following occurs:
(a) An appeal to the Board of Supervisors is made by the owner
of the property which is the subject of the revocation pro-
ceedings, or
(b) The Board of Supervisors orders the matter transferred to it
for further proceedings.
(8) Further Proceedings before the Board of Supervisors. If either
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c. Setbacks.
#- d. Methods of circulation.
e. Ingress and egress .
f. Utilization of property under the requested permit.
(5) Such additional information as shall be required by the
application form .
(c) PUBLIC HEARING. A public hearing shall be held on the ap-
plication for a variance in accordance with the provisions of
Section 18 .26 and all of the procedural requirements and
rights of appeal as set forth therein shall govern the hearing .
An application for a variance shall not be set for a public
hearing until all procedures under the Riverside County Rules
to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 ,
including the preparation of a final environmental impact
report if required , have been completed.
(d) CONDITIONS. Any variance granted shall be subject to such
conditions as will assure that the adjustment thereby autho-
rized shall not constitute a grant of special privileges incon-
sistent with the limitations upon other properties in the vicin-
ity and zone in which such property is situated and which are
necessary to protect the health, safety and general welfare of
the community.
(e) USE OF VARIANCE. Any variance that is granted shall be
used within 1 year from the effective date thereof or within
the time limit that is set in the conditions of approval which
shall not exceed 3 years; otherwise the variance shall be
null and void. The term "use" shall mean the beginning of
substantial construction for which the variance has been
granted, which construction must thereafter be pursued
diligently to completion, or the actual occupancy of existing
buildings or land under the terms of the authorized variance.
The effective date of a variance shall be determined pursuant
to Section 18 .26.
(f) REVOCATION OF VARIANCE. Any variance granted may be
revoked upon the findings and procedure contained in Section
18 .31 .
SECTION 18.28 . CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. Whenever any section
of this ordinance requires that a conditional use permit be granted prior to
the establishment of a use, the following provisions shall take effect.
(a) APPLICATION. Every application for conditional use permit
shall be made in writing to the Planning Director on the forms
provided by the Planning Department, shall be accompanied
by a filing fee of $160.00, and shall include the following
information:
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(2) Location or address, and legal description of subject
property.
(3) A plot plan, drawn to scale, that shows the following:
a. Boundary and dimensions of the property o
b. Topography of the property.,
c. Location of adjacent streets, easements, drainage
structures, utilities, buildings, signs, and other
features that may affect the use of the property.
d. Proposed development, including planned build-
ings and structures, access, drainage, yards,
drives, parking areas, landscaping, signs, and
walls or fences .
(b) Approval of Plot Plan. The Planning Director shall approve,
conditionally approve or disapprove a plot plan within 30
days after receipt of a completed application and he shall
give notice of his decision, by mail, to the applicant,
together with any required conditions of approval, based
upon the following standards:
(1) The proposed use must conform to all the requirements
of the zone in which it is located and all other
applicable requirements of this ordinance.
(2) The over-all development of the land shall be designed
to insure the protection of the public health, safety, and
general welfare; to conform to the logical development of
the land and to be compatible with the present and future
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(1) Name and address of the applicant.
(2) Evidence that he is the owner of the premises involved
or that he has written permission of the owner to make
such application.
(3) A plot and development plan drawn in sufficient detail
to clearly describe the following:
a. Physical dimensions of property and structures .
b. Location of existing and proposed structures .
c. Setbacks.
d. Methods of circulation.
e. Ingress and egress.
f. Utilization of property under the requested permit.
(4) Such additional information as shall be required by the
application form.
(b) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. When the application is for a
conditional use permit to establish a mobilehome park, travel
trailer park or recreational trailer park, the following addi-
tional information is required as part of the application:
(1) A written statement from the Riverside County Health
Department stating that a water company has agreed in
writing to serve all spaces within the park or that the
applicant has an acceptable application for a water
company permit on file with the State Department of
Public Health or the County Department of Public Health,
or the applicant has agreed in writing to form a domestic
water company to serve the mobilehome park, travel
trailer park or recreational trailer park.
(2) A written statement from the Riverside County Health
Officer stating the type of sewage disposal that will
be permitted. To aid in this determination the Health
Officer may require soil percolation tests or other perti-
nent information.
(c) ADDITIONAL FEES. When the application is for a conditional
use permit to establish a mobilehome park, travel trailer
park or recreational trailer park, in addition to the filing fee
of $160 . 00, the application shall be accompanied by the
following fees:
(1) A fee for the examination and study of the proposed de-
velopment, computed on the basis of $2 .50 for each site
or lot shown on the submitted plan for the development,
payable to the Planning Commission.
(2) A flood protection study fee of $50.00 plus $1 .00 for each
site or lot shown on the plan for the proposed develop-
ment, payable to the Planning Commission. The Planning
Commission shall pay the fee to the district having flood
control functions that performs the flood protection study.
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(d) PUBLIC HEARING. A public hearing shall be held on the ap-
plication for a permit in accordance with the provisions of
Section 18 .26 and all of the procedural requirements and
rights of appeal as set forth therein shall govern the hearing.
An application for a conditional use permit shall not be set
for a public hearing until all procedures under the Riverside
County Rules to Implement the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970, including the preparation of a final
environmental impact report if required, have been completed.
(e) CONDITIONS. A conditional use permit shall not be granted
unless the applicant demonstrates that the proposed use will
not be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of
the community. Any permit that is granted shall be subject
to such conditions as shall be necessary to protect the health,
safety or general welfare of the community.
(f) USE OF PERMIT. Any conditional use permit that is granted
shall be used within 1 year from the effective date thereof
or within the time limit that is set in the conditions of ap-
proval which shall not exceed 3 years; otherwise the permit
shall be null and void. The term "use" shall mean the be-
ginning of a substantial construction of the use that is
authorized, which construction must thereafter be pursued
diligently to completion, or the actual occupancy of exist-
ing buildings or land under the terms of the authorized use.
The effective date of a permit shall be determined pursuant
to Section 18 .26.
(g) REVOCATION OF PERMIT. Any conditional use permit granted
may be revoked upon the findings and procedure contained in
Section 18 .31 .
SECTION 18.29 . PUBLIC USE PERMITS.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this ordinance, the
following uses may be permitted in any zone classification
provided that a public use permit is granted pursuant to the
provisions of this section:
(1) Educational institutions .
(2) Churches, temples and other places of religious worship.
(3) Governmental uses.
(4) Any hospital or other facility that is licensed by the
California Department of Public Health, or by the Cali-
fornia Department of Mental Hygiene, not including a
family care, foster home or group home that serves six
or fewer persons .
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(5) Any home or other facility for the aged or for children
that is licensed by the California Department of Social
Welfare or by the Riverside County Department of Public
Welfare, not including a home or facility that serves
six or fewer children or aged persons .
(6) Half way house.
(7) Public utilities .
(b) APPLICATION. Every application for a public use permit shall
be made in writing to the Planning Director on the forms pro-
vided by the Planning Department, shall be accompanied by a
filing fee of $160.00 and shall include the following informa-
tion:
(1) Name and address of the applicant.
(2) Evidence that he is the owner of the premises involved or
that he has written permission of the owner to make such
application.
(3) A plot and development plan drawn in sufficient detail to
clearly describe the following:
a. Physical dimensions of property and structures.
b. Location of existing and proposed structures .
c. Setbacks .
d. Methods of circulation.
e. Ingress and egress.
f. Utilization of property under the requested permit.
(4) Such additional information as shall be required by the
application form.
(c) PUBLIC HEARING. A public hearing shall be held on the ap-
plication for a public use permit in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 18 .26 and all of the procedural require-
ments and rights of appeal as set forth therein shall govern
the hearing. An application for a public use permit shall not
be set for a public hearing until all procedures under the
Riverside County Rules to Implement the California Environ-
mental Quality Act of 1970, including the preparation of a
final environmental impact report if required, have been
completed.
(d) CONDITIONS. A public use permit shall not be granted un-
less the applicant demonstrates that the proposed use will
not be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare
of the community. Any permit that is granted shall be sub-
ject to such conditions as shall be necessary to protect the
health, safety or general welfare of the community.
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(e) USE OF PERMIT. Any public use permit that is granted shall
be used within 1 year from the effective date thereof or with-
in the time limit that is set in the conditions of approval;
otherwise the permit shall be null and void. The term "use"
shall mean the beginning of substantial construction of the
use that is authorized, which construction must thereafter be
pursued diligently to completion, or the actual occupancy of
existing buildings or land under the terms of the authorized
use . The effective date of a permit shall be determined pur-
suant to Section 18.26.
(f) REVOCATION OF PERMIT. Any public use permit granted may
be revoked upon the findings and procedure contained in
Section 18.31 .
SECTION 18.30 . APPROVAL OF A PLOT PLAN. The following procedure
and standards are established for the approval of a plot plan that is required
by any section of this ordinance.
(a) Application. Applications for approval of a plot plan shall
be made to the Planning Director on the forms provided by
the Planning Department and shall include information and
documents as may be required, in addition to the following:
(1) Name and address of the applicant and all persons
that own any part of the subject property, including
evidence that all owners agree to the application.
(2) Location or address, and legal description of subject
property.
(3) A plot plan, drawn to scale, that shows the following:
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a. Boundary and dimensions of the property.
b. Topography of the property.
c. Location of adjacent streets , easements, drainage
structures, utilities, buildings , signs, and other
features that may affect the use of the property.
d. Proposed development, including planned buildings
and structures , access, drainage, yards, drives,
parking areas, landscaping, signs,and walls or
fences.
(b) Approval of Plot Plan. The Planning Director shall approve,
conditionally approve or disapprove a plot plan within 30
days after receipt of a completed application and he shall
give notice of his decision, by mail, to the applicant,
together with any required conditions of approval, based
upon the following standards:
(1) The proposed use must conform to all the requirements
of the zone in which it is located and all other appli-
cable requirements of this ordinance.
(2) The over-all development of the land shall be designed
to insure the protection of the public health, safety, and
general welfare, to conform to the logical development of
the land and to be compatible with the present and future
logical development of the surrounding property, in-
cluding the consideration of the location of streets, the
avoidance of traffic congestion and topographical and
drainage conditions.
(c) Appeals . An applicant may appeal from the decision of the
Planning Director by the following procedure:
(1) Appeal to Planning Commission. Within 30 calendar days
after the date of the mailing of the decision by the Planning
Director, the applicant may appeal in writing to the
Planning Commission, on the form provided by the Planning
Department. Upon receipt of a completed appeal, the
Planning Director shall set the matter for hearing before
the Planning Commission, not less than 5 days nor more
than 30 days thereafter, and shall give written notice of
the hearing, by mail, to the appellant. The Planning
Commission shall render its decision within 30 days
following the close of the hearing on the appeal and a
copy thereof shall be mailed to the appellant.
(2) Appeal to Board of Supervisors. Within 30 calendar days
after the date of the mailing of the Planning Commission's
decision, the appellant may appeal that decision, in
writing, to the Board of Supervisors, on the forms pro-
vided by the Planning Department. Upon receipt of a
completed appeal, the Clerk of the Board shall set the
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matter for hearing before the Board of Supervisors not
less than 5 days nor more than 30 days thereafter and
shall give written notice of the hearing to the appellant
and the Planning Director. The Board of Supervisors
shall render its decision within 30 days following the
close of the hearing on the appeal.
(d) Approval Period. The approval of a plot plan shall be valid
for a period of one year from its effective date, within which
time the construction authorized must be substanitally begun
or the occupancy authorized be in use; otherwise the approval
shall be void and of no effect.
SECTION 18 . 31 . FINDINGS AND PROCEDURE FOR REVOCATION OF
VARIANCES AND PERMITS.
(a) Any conditional use permit, public use permit or variance
granted pursuant to this ordinance may be revoked by the
Director of Building and Safety upon his finding that one
or more of the following conditions for revocation exist.
(1) That the use is detrimental to the public health, safety
or general welfare, or is a public nuisance.
(2) That the permit was obtained by fraud or perjured testi-
mony.
(3) That the use is being conducted in violation of the terms
and conditions of the permit.
(4) That the use for which the permit was granted has ceased
or has been suspended for one year or more.
(b) Upon determination by the Director of Building and Safety
that grounds for revocation exist, the following procedure
shall take effect:
(1) NOTICE OF REVOCATION. Notice of revocation and a
copy of the findings of the Director of Building and
Safety shall be mailed by the Director by certified mail
to the owner of the property to which the permit 'or
variance applies, as shown by the records of the
Assessor of Riverside County. The decision of the
Director of Building and Safety shall be final unless a
notice of appeal is timely filed.
(2) NOTICE OF APPEAL. Within 30 days following the mailing
of the notice of revocation, the owner of the property sub-
ject to the permit or variance, may file a notice of appeal
from the decision of Director of Building and Safety with
the Planning Director.
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(3) SETTING HEARING. Upon receipt of the owner's notice
of appeal, the Planning Director shall cause a hearing
to be held within 30 days by the Area Planning Council
having jurisdiction to determine if grounds exist for the
revocation of the permit or variance.
(4) TESTIMONY UNDER OATH. All testimony at the hearing
shall be taken under Oath.
(5) NOTICE OF DECISION. Notice of the Area Planning Coun-
cil's decision and a report of the proceedings shall be
filed with the Cletk of the Board of Supervisors not later
than 15 days following the date the decision is adopted.
A copy of the notice and the report shall be mailed to the
applicant and proof of such mailing shall be indicated on
the original notice filed with the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors. If the Area Planning Council does not reach
a decision due to a tie vote, such fact shall be reported
to the Board of Supervisors in the same manner and with-
in the same time for reporting decisions and such failure
to reach a decision shall constitute affirmance of the
Building Director's revocation of the permit or variance.
(6) PLACEMENT OF MATTER ON BOARD'S AGENDA. The Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors shall place the Notice of
Decision on the Board's agenda for the next regular meet-
ing to be held following the lapse of 5 days after the
Notice is filed with the Board.
(7) TRANSFER TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON APPEAL. The
revocation or non-revocation of a permit or variance by
the Area Planning Council shall be final unless , within
7 days following the matter at which the Notice of De-
cision was on the agenda of the Board of Supervisors., the
following occurs:
a. An appeal to the Board of Supervisors is made by the
owner of the property which is the subject of the re-
vocation proceedings, or
b. The Board of Supervisors orders the matter trans-
ferred to it for further proceedings.
(8) FURTHER PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPER-
VISORS. If either of the actions mentioned in paragraphs
a. and b. of Subsection 7 above are taken, the Board of
Supervisors may:
a. Refuse to review the Area Planning Council's deci-
sion, in which case the decision shall be final, or
b. Review a transcript or recording of the testimony
and all other evidence introduced before the Area
Planning Council and, based upon that record, affirm
or reverse the decision of the Area Planning Council
or refer the matter back to the Area Planning Council
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for the taking of further evidence or hearing additional
argument in which case notice shall be given to the
owner of the property which is the subject of the pro-
ceedings, or
c. Set the matter for hearing before itself. At such hear-
ing the Board of Supervisors shall hear and decide the
matter de novo as if no prior hearing had been held.
(9) ACTION BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. The decision of
the Board of Supervisors on revocation of a permit or
variance is final. -
SECTION 18. 32 . TIME LIMIT. Whenever by the terms of this Ordinance
or a provision of any permit or variance thereunder, a period is fixed within
which an act is required or permitted to be performed and the last day of such
period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, then the next succeeding day
which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday shall be deemed the last day of
such period. If, by such provisions, any document is required to be filed
with the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Commission or other body or officer,
filing the same with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors shall be deemed
filing with said Board, filing in the office of the Planning Director shall be
deemed filing with said Commission, filing with the Secretary of such other
body or in its office shall be deemed filing with such body, and filing in the
office of such officer shall be deemed filing with him. If by any such pro-
vision a time limit for the performance of an act is permitted to be extended
or the period renewed, such renewal or extension, to be effective, must be
sought and obtained prior to the expiration of the time limit.
SECTION 18. 33 . MINOR DEVIATIONS FROM ORDINANCE. Notwith-
standing any other provisions of this ordinance, the Planning Director may,
without notice or public hearing, approve, conditionally approve or deny
requests to modify the following requirements of this ordinance:
(1) Front, rear and side yard minimum setbacks.
(2) Lot area per dwelling unit requirement, except for R-1 Zone,
to allow not more than 1 additional unit.
Applications shall be filed with the Planning Director upon the forms provided
by the Planning Department, shall supply all required information, and be
accompanied by a filing fee of $10 .00 .
(a) No request for a modification shall be granted by the Planning
Director unless he shall determine from his investigation and
study that the modification is consistent with the intent and
purposes of this ordinance and that there are special circum-
stances applicable to the property, including such factors as
size, shape , topography, location or surroundings that would
deprive the subject property of privileges enjoyed by other
property in the vicinity and under the same zone classification,
if the modification were not granted.
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(b) As a condition to approval of a minor deviation, the Planning
Director may require the performance of such conditions as
are determined to be necessary to assure that the granting of
the modification will not be detrimental to the public health,
safety and general welfare or to property in the vicinity of
the parcel for which the modification is requested, including
the following conditions:
(1) Regulation of points of vehicle ingress and egress to
the property.
(2) Require any necessary landscaping, fencing or walls .
(3) Establish a time period within which the modification is
to be used and required conditions are to be completed.
(c) The decision of the Planning Director to deny a requested
modification, or to impose conditions to approval of a modifi-
cation, shall not be subject to appeal , However, if the
applicant does not concur in the decision, he may, if he
desires to do so, file an application for a variance, in which
case the application for a minor deviation shall not become
a part of the record in the hearing on the variance ,
SECTION 18 .34. ACCESS TO REAR LOTS. No structure shall be erected
on any lot in any zone, if the lot does not front upon a public street, except
upon approval of a plot plan pursuant to Section 18 .30, or unless specifically
permitted pursuant to the Riverside County Subdivision Ordinance, As a con-
dition to approval of the plot plan, a 30 foot wide access easement that is
dedicated to public use and which leads to a public street shall be recorded
in the Official Records of the County Recorder. The same easement shall also
be established upon the subject lot to provide access to any remaining rear
lots that do not have another permanent means of access to a public street,
The 30 foot easement width may be reduced to not less than 20 feet where the
Planning Director finds that due to topography or the location of existing
structures or trees , it would be impractical to require a 30 foot width. The
area of the access easement shall not be included in the area required to
provide the minimum lot area and width requirements of the zone in which the
lot is located. This section shall apply only to parcels of property created
after April 17, 1968 .
SECTION 18 . 35 , ASTERISK, When an asterisk (*) or any other character
follows the zoning symbol on any official zoning plan map, the required mini-
mum lot area, minimum area per dwelling unit, lot frontage, size of dwelling ,
yard requirement, and structure height, or any of such requirements , for the
100
areas upon the map so marked, shall be as set forth in the legend
upon such map, notwithstanding any other provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 18. 36. SPECIFIC PLAN, HIGHWAY.
(a) Whenever a Specific Plan for a highway has been adopted
by the County of Riverside, all requirements of this ordinance relating
to highway right of way lines shall be calculated from the adopted
planned future right of way line. No building, structure or other
improvement shall be constructed within the described planned right
of way lines, and no building permit shall be issued therefor, except
as hereinafter set forth.
(b) The following improvements shall be permitted to be con-
structed within the described planned right of way lines of a Specific
Plan, provided that they are appurtenant to a permitted use that is
conducted on an abutting parcel; that any required encroachment per-
mit pursuant to Ordinance No. 499 is first approved, and further
provided that an approved plot plan is granted pursuant to Section
18. 30 of this Ordinance:
(1) Pedestrian access walkways.
(2) Vehicular access driveways.
(3) Fences not exceeding 30 inches in height.
(4) Landscaping that includes planters.
(5) Off-street parking areas, including parking spaces, drives,
aisles, turning and maneuvering areas, bumper stops or
wheelstops. Off-street parking within a Specific Plan area
shall not be credited toward providing required parking area
pursuant to Section 18. 12 of this Ordinance.
(6) Lights to illuminate off-street parking areas, pedestrian walkways,
vehicular access driveways, landscaped areas or buildings.
(7) Unlighted or nonflashing lighted directional signs located at
public entrances to, or exits from, off-street parking areas.
(8) Unlighted or nonflashing lighted single or double-faced
signs not exceeding 100 square feet in display area per
face, identifying a building or the merchandise or activity
available on the abutting premises; provided that:
a. The sign is necessary to a business to achieve visibility
or identification of the business by the traveling public
that is substantially equal to that of existing businesses
in the area.
b. The sign is a permitted use in the zone and does not
project over or extend into the'existing street right of way.
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c. Not more than one such sign shall be permitted on
any lot or parcel.
d. The plot plan approval shall clearly fix the proposed
location, size, shape and elevation of the sign
with respect to the lot or parcel on which it is to be
erected.
(c) As a condition to the final approval of a plot plan, the applicant
shall sign an agreement that he will remove any such permitted
improvements within 45 days from the date of mailing of a
written request to do so by the Road Commissioner of the County
of Riverside. The applicant shall further agree that if the
permitted improvements are not removed within said 45 day
period, they shall become the property of the County of River-
side or the public agency having jurisdiction over the right of
way. The agreement shall be binding upon the applicant, his
heirs, successors and assigns .
(d) All the provisions of Section 18.30 relating to appeals from a
plot plan decision shall apply to permits to construct improve-
ments within planned right of way lines .
SECTION 18 .38 . REFUND OF FEES.
(a) Matters Requiring Public Hearing. Whenever an application
for a change of zone, or for a permit or variance that requires
a public hearing, is terminated for any reason, upon request
of the applicant a refund of fees paid may be made by the
Planning Department in accordance with the following schedule .
If any portion of the application fee has been paid out by the
Planning Department to another jurisdiction or agency for
services to be rendered in connection with the application, no
refund of that portion of the fee shall be made by the Planning
Department to the applicant.
% of Refund
(1) Application accepted by department, fee
not receipted 100%
(2) Application accepted and fee receipted
by department, but no processing begun 90%
(3) Application processed, but public hearing
• not advertised or noticed 50%
(4) Public hearing advertised or noticed but
hearing not held 20%
(5) Public hearing held by Planning Commission 0%
SECTION 18. 39 . COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER OPERATIONS (ON-SITE
MANURE) . The following regulations shall apply to the commercial stock-
piling, drying, mechanical processing and sale of farm animal manure (with
the exception of poultry operations) produced on the premises, in any zone
that permits such use:
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(a) The minimum parcel size on which such fertilizer processing
operation will be permitted is ten gross acres with a minimum
parcel width of 660 feet.
(b) Driveways and employee parking areas shall be surfaced with
an asphaltic penetration coat at the rate of 1/2 gallon per
square yard followed in six months by an asphaltic seal coat.
(c) There shall be no manufacturing of chemical additives on the
premises .
(d) Inorganic chemical additives shall be limited to ten percent
by volume of the organic manure processed.
(e) The use shall comply with all requirements of the Riverside
County Health Department and the Riverside County Air
Pollution Control District and the State Regional Water
Quality Control Board.
(f) Manure stockpiles shall be maintained at least 150 feet from
any road right of way and 35 feet from side and rear property
lines .
(g) No manure stockpile shall exceed a height of 25 feet.
(h) Stockpiles shall be shaped to a one to four minimum slope
to prevent detrimental water seepage into the ground and
minimize the stockpile area subject to rainfall.
(i) There shall be no draining of runoff water from any stockpile
area onto adjoining properties.
SECTION 18 . 40. EQUIVALENT TITLES AND JURISDICTIONS.
(a) Whenever in this ordinance one or more of the terms
"Planning Commission" , "Commission" and "Hearing Board"
appear with reference to a proceeding which is within the
jurisdiction of an Area Planning Council under Ordinance
No. 537, such term or terms shall mean "Area Planning
Council" , and the Area Planning Council having area juris-
diction of the proceeding shall be deemed the equivalent of
the Planning Commission or Hearing Board, or both, as the
case may be, for the purpose of such a proceeding . This
provision shall not apply to Article XVI or Section 18 . 12 .
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(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph (a) , any document
required by this ordinance to be filed with or sent to the
Planning Commission, its Secretary, its Hearing Board, an
Area Planning Council or the Planning Director shall be filed
with or sent to the Planning Department, and delivery to the
Planning Department shall be compliance with such require-
ment.
(c) Wherever in this ordinance or Ordinance No. 537 the term
"Planning Director" is used with reference to the performance
of a function, other than receiving a document to be filed or
sent, said term, if there is no Planning Director or Assistant
Planning Director, shall mean the officer or employee of the
Planning Department designated to perform that function by
law or by or pursuant to ordinance .
(d) Whenever and to the territorial extent that Area Planning
Councils are in existence and functioning, they shall report
directly to the Board of Supervisors; appeals, if provided
for, from their decisions shall be directly to the Board of
Supervisors; and the Hearing Board provided for in
Article XXa shall be inoperative .
Amended Effective:
1- 15-64 (Ord. 348 .251) 2-26-69 (Ord. 348. 609)
3- 10-64 (Ord. 348 .261) 7-16-69 (Ord. 348. 638)
4- 15-64 (Ord. 348 .265) 10-15-69 (Ord. 348 . 636)
11- 10-65 (Ord . 348 . 401) 4- 15-70 (Ord. 348 . 709)
1- 19-66 (Ord . 348 . 422) 9-23-70 (Ord. 348 . 777)
6- 16-66 (Ord. 348 . 446) 9-30-70 (Ord. 348. 783)
7-6- 66 (Ord. 348 .455) 3-24-71 (Ord. 348.861)
9-27-67 (Ord. 348 .528) 7-11-71 (Ord. 348. 905)
11-15-67 (Ord. 348 .531 & 8-25-71 (Ord. 348 . 910)
Ord. 348 .532) 3-30-72 (Ord. 348 . 1009)
12- 6-67 (Ord. 348 .533 & 5- 4-72 (Ord. 348. 1023)
Ord. 348 .534) 1-25-73 (Ord. 348. 1125)
2-21-68 (Ord. 348 .545) 4- 5-73 (Ord. 348 . 1173)
4- 17-68 (Ord. 348 .556) 9- 13-73 (Ord. 348. 1201)
7- 9-74 (Ord. 348. 1348)
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ARTICLE XIX
ADVERTISING REGULATIONS
SECTION 19 . 1 . All outdoor advertising displays and on-site adver-
tising structures and signs in the unincorporated area of the County of
Riverside shall conform to the applicable provisions of this Article. If any
specific zoning classification contained within this ordinance shall impose
more stringent requirements than are set forth in this Article, the more
stringent provisions shall be required.
SECTION 19 .2 . DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this ordinance, the
following words or phrases shall have the following definitions .
(a) "Outdoor Advertising Display" means advertising struc-
tures and signs used for outdoor advertising purposes ,
not including on-site advertising signs as hereinafter
defined.
(b) "Outdoor Advertising Structure" means a structure of any
kind or character erected or maintained for outdoor adver-
tising purposes, upon which any poster, bill, printing,
painting or other advertisement of any kind whatsoever
may be placed, including statuary, for outdoor adver-
tising purposes .
(c) "Outdoor Advertising Sign" means any card, cloth, paper,
metal, painted, plastic or wooden sign of any character
placed for outdoor advertising purposes, on or to the
ground or any tree, wall, bush, rock, fence, building,
structure or thing, either privately or publicly owned,
other than an advertising structure.
(d) The words "Outdoor Advertising Structure" and "Outdoor
Advertising Sign" as defined in subsections (b) and (c)
do not include:
(1) Official notices issued by any court or public body
or officer;
(2) Notices posted by any public officer in performance
of a public duty or by any person in giving legal
notice;
(3) Directional, warning or information structures
required by or authorized by law or by Federal,
State or County authority; including signs neces-
sary for the operation and safety of public utility
uses .
(4) A structure erected near a city or county boundary,
which contains the name of such city or county and
the names of, or any other information regarding,
civic, fraternal or religious organizations located
therein.
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(e) "On-site Advertising Structures and Signs" means
structures and signs that are erected or maintained to
advertise goods sold, business conducted or services
rendered on the parcel of land upon which the sign is
located.
(f) "Freeway" means a divided arterial highway for through
traffic with full control of access and with grade separa-
tions at intersections.
(g) "Highway" means roads, streets, boulevards, lanes,
courts, places, commons , trails, ways or other rights-of-
way or easements used for or laid out and intended for the
public passage of vehicles or of vehicles and persons .
(h) "Edge of a Right-of-Way" means a measurement from the
edge of a right-of-way horizontally along a line normal
or perpendicular to the centerline of the freeway or high-
way.
(1) "Maximum Height" means the highest point of the structure
or sign measured from the average natural ground level at
the base of the supporting structure.
(j) "Free Standing Sign" means any sign which is supported
by one or more columns or uprights imbedded in the ground,
and which is not attached to any building or structure .
(k) "Surface Area" means that area of outdoor advertising signs
and on-site advertising signs as measured by the smallest
geometric form such as a square, rectangle, triangle, or
circle, or combination thereof, which will encompass the
face of the sign on which the message is displayed.
(1) "For Sale, Lease or Rent Sign" means a sign advertising
that the property or structure upon which the sign is
located is for sale, lease, or rent.
(m) "Shopping Center" means a parcel of land not less than
3 acres in size, on which there exists 4 or more separate
business uses that have mutual parking facilities .
(n) "Directional Sign" means a sign used to direct and control
vehicular or pedestrian traffic that is located upon the
same parcel of land as the use that it is intended to serve.
SECTION 19 . 3 . OUTDOOR ADVERTISING DISPLAYS. No person shall
erect or maintain an outdoor advertising display in the unincorporated area
of the County of Riverside, except in accordance with the following provi-
sions . The changing of an advertising message or customary maintenance of
a legally existing display shall not require a permit pursuant to this section.
(a) Standards .
(1) The zone classification of the land on which the
display is to be erected or maintained shall
specifically permit outdoor advertising displays .
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other such display, unless in a particular zone a
different interval shall be specified, in which
event the minimum distance between such displays
shall be not less than such interval.
(3) The maximum surface area of the display shall not
exceed 300 square feet.
(4) The maximum height of the display shall not exceed
25 feet.
(5) No display shall be affixed on or over the roof of
any building, and no display shall be affixed to the
wall of a building so that it projects above the
parapet of the building . For the purposes of this
section, a mansard style roof shall be considered
a parapet.
(6) No display shall be erected within an established
setback or building line or within road right-of-way
lines or within future road right-of-way lines that
have been established by a specific plan .
(b) Applications for Permit.
(1) Application. No outdoor advertising display shall
be erected until a permit therefor has been issued
by the Riverside County Planning Director. Applica-
tion for such permit shall consist of a plot plan, in
triplicate, containing the name, address and tele-
phone number of the applicant, and a general
description of the property upon which the display is
proposed to be placed, and showing the precise
location, type and size of the proposed display,
property lines and dimensions, location of and
distance to nearest displays and nearest buildings
within 500 feet in each direction, nearby public
and private roads and other rights of way, building
setback lines and specifically planned future road
right of way lines, in such manner that the property
and the proposed advertising display may be readily
ascertained and identified. If the applicant holds
a permit for such advertising display issued by the
State of California, the year and number of the
State Permit shall be shown; if such permit has not
yet been issued, the applicant shall notify the
Planning Director of its number within 10 days after
such State permit is issued. If the Planning Director
determines that the proposed display conforms to the
requirements of this ordinance, he shall promptly
endorse zoning approval on the three copies of the plot
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plan, file one copy, forward one copy to the
Director of Building and Safety, and return one
copy to the applicant, which shall then be the
permit; if he determines that the display does not
conform to the requirements of this ordinance, he
shall notify the applicant, giving his reasons .
Promptly upon completing the erection of the outdoor
advertising display, the applicant shall notify the
Planning Director thereof in writing . If the erection
of the outdoor advertising display has not been
completed pursuant to the permit within two months
after the date of its issue, the permit shall there-
upon be void. No fee shall be charged for the
application or the permit.
(2) Appeal. If the Planning Director refuses to issue
a permit, or summarily revokes a permit pursuant
to paragraph 3, the applicant or permittee may with-
in 10 days appeal to the Board of Supervisors by
letter stating the reasons why he believes such
action to be improper. The Board of Supervisors
shall cause the appeal to be set for hearing at a
regular meeting to be held not less than 13 nor more
than 22 days after the hearing is set and the Clerk
shall mail or deliver written notice of the hearing to
the Planning Director and to the applicant or permittee
at least 10 days before the hearing . At the conclusion
of the hearing or continuance thereof, the Board of
Supervisors shall finally decide the matter.
The effect of notice of revocation shall be suspended
until 10 days after such decision.
(3) Revocation. Any permit which has been issued as
the result of material misrepresentation of fact by
the applicant may be summarily revoked by the
Planning Director who shall thereupon forthwith give
written notice of revocation to the applicant. Within
10 days thereafter any display authorized by said
permit shall be removed. Failure to remove such
display within said 10 day period is a violation of
this ordinance. Nothing in this ordinance shall be
deemed to authorize the installation or maintenance
of any outdoor advertising display in violation of
any State law or regulation.
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SECTION 19 . 4. ON-SITE ADVERTISING STRUCTURES AND SIGNS.
No person shall erect an on-site advertising structure or sign in the unin-
corporated area of the County of Riverside that is in violation of the pro-
visions contained within any specific zoning classification in this ordinance
or that is in violation of the following provisions.
(a) Free-Standing Signs
(1) Located within 660 feet of the nearest edge of a
freeway right of way line .
a . The maximum height of a sign shall not exceed
45 feet.
b. The maximum surface area of a sign shall not
exceed 150 square feet.
(2) All Other Locations.
a . The maximum height of a sign shall not exceed
20 feet.
b. The maximum surface area of a sign shall not
exceed 50 square feet.
(3) Shopping Centers - All Locations .
Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraphs
1 and 2 , an alternate standard for free standing
on-site advertising signs for shopping centers is
established as follows:
a. The maximum surface area of a sign shall not
exceed 50 square feet or .25 percent (1/4 of 1%)
of the total existing building floor area in a
shopping center, whichever is greater, except
that in any event, no sign shall exceed 200
square feet in surface area.
b. The maximum height of a sign shall not exceed
20 feet.
(4) Number of Free-Standing Signs - All Locations .
Not more than one free-standing sign shall be per-
mitted on a parcel of land, except that if a shopping
center has frontage on 2 or more streets, the shop-
ping center shall be permitted 2 free-standing signs,
provided that the 2 signs are not located on the same
street; are at least 100 feet apart and the second
sign does not exceed 100 square feet in surface area
and 20 feet in height.
(b) Signs Affixed to Buildings - All Areas
(1) No on-site advertising sign shall be affixed on,
above or over the roof of any building, and no on-site
advertising sign shall be affixed to the wall of a
building so that it projects above the parapet of the
building. For the purposes of this section, a mansard
• style roof shall be considered a parapet.
9-13-73 104.5
(2) The maximum surface area of signs affixed to a
building shall be as follows:
a . Front wall of building -
The surface area of the sign shall not exceed
10% of the surface area of-the front face of the
building .
b. Side walls of a building -
The surface area of the sign shall not exceed
10% of the surface area of the side face of the
building.
c. Rear wall of a building -
The surface area of the sign shall not exceed
5% of the surface area of the rear face of the
building.
(c) Directional Signs - Directional signs to advise patrons
of location, distance or purpose shall be permitted on a
parcel of land as follows:
(1) The maximum height of such signs shall not exceed
3 feet.
(2) The maximum surface area of such signs shall not
exceed 6 square feet.
(d) On-site Identification Signs - On-site identification signs
affixed to the surface of walls, windows, and doors of
permanent structures, which do not exceed 4 inches in
letter height and do not exceed 4 square feet in area are
permitted in addition to any other sign permitted in this
ordinance .
SECTION 19 .5 . FOR SALE, LEASE OR RENT SIGNS. For sale, lease
or rent signs shall be permitted to be placed in all zone classifications sub-
ject to the following regulations.
1 . For one and two family residential uses - one sign not
exceeding 4 square feet in surface area and not more
than 4 feet in height.
2 . For multiple family residential uses - one sign for
each separate frontage on a street, each sign not
to exceed 16 square feet in surface area and not
more than 8 feet in height.
3 . For commercial uses - one sign for each separate
frontage on a street, each sign not to exceed
24 square feet in surface area and not more than
8 feet in height.
4. For industrial uses - one sign for each separate
frontage on a street, each sign not to exceed 32
square feet in surface area and not more than 10
feet in height.
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5 . For agricultural uses - one sign for each separate
frontage on a street, each sign not to exceed 16
square feet in surface area and not more than 8
feet in height.
SECTION 19 . 6. SUBDIVISION SIGNS.
(a) On-site subdivision signs, advertising the original sale
of a subdivision are permitted within the boundaries of a
subdivision, upon approval of a plot plan pursuant to
Section 18 .30 of this ordinance and subject to the follow-
ing minimum standards:
1 . No sign shall exceed 100 square feet in area.
2 . No sign shall be within 100 feet of any existing
residence that is outside of the subdivision
boundaries.
3 . No more than two such signs shall be permitted
for each subdivision.
4. No sign shall be artificially lighted.
(b) Off-site subdivision signs advertising the original sale
of a subdivision, shall be permitted in all zone classi-
fications, except the C-P-S, N-A, and W-1 Zones ,
provided a conditional use permit is granted pursuant to
the provisions of Section 18 .28 of this ordinance, and
subject to the following minimum standards:
1 . No sign shall exceed 100 square feet in area.
2 . No sign shall be within 100 feet of any existing
residence.
3 . No more than two such signs shall be permitted
for each subdivision.
4. The maximum period of time a sign may remain in
place shall be two years.
5 . No sign shall be artificially lighted.
6 . An agreement, secured by a $100 cash bond, shall
be executed with the County for each sign, assuring
the removal of the sign within the allowed time
period. The bond and agreement shall be filed with
the Department of Building and Safety.
ADDED: 9-13-73 (Ord. 348 . 1201)
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ARTICLE XX
AMENDMENTS AND CHANGE OF ZONE
SECTION 20.1 Amendments to this ordinance shall be made in accor-
dance with the procedure set forth in Chapter 4 of the Planning and Zoning Law,
(California Government Code, Section 65800, et seq .) as now enacted or here-
after amended, and with the requirements of this Article. An amendment to the
ordinance may be initiated by either the Planning Commission or the Board of
Supervisors .
SECTION 20 .2 (a) The owner of real property, or a person authorized
by the owner, shall have the right to request that the County consider
a change in the zoning classification that has been applied to his
property. The right to request consideration of a zone change does
not imply that the change will be approved.
(b) Applications shall be made to the Planning Commission on'the forms
provided by the Planning Department, shall supply all required
information, and shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $290 .
(c) An application for a change of zone shall not be set for a public
hearing unless:
(1) All procedures under the Riverside Co'i.nty Rules to Implement
the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, including the
preparation of a final Environmental Impact Report, if required,
have been completed.
(2)The requested change of zone is consistent with the Riverside
County General Plan.
(d) If the Planning Director determines that a requested change of zone
is inconsistent with the Riverside County General Plan, the application
will not be processed until the General Plan is amended and the
request is consistent with the General Plan. The Planning Director's
determination shall be made within 10 days after a completed zone
change application has been filed with the Planning Department. A
determination by the Planning Director that a requested zone change
is inconsistent with the General Plan may be appealed to the Planning
Commission within 10 days after the Planning Director has mailed or
delivered notice of his determination to the applicant. If an appeal
is filed, the matter shall be set for a hearing before the Planning
Commission not less than 15 nor more than 45 days thereafter and
notice of the date of hearing shall be mailed to the appellant. The
determination by the Planning Commission as to consistency with
the General Plan shall be final.
SECTION 20.3 . Amendments to this ordinance may be adopted by the
Board of Supervisors in the same manner as any other ordinance,
except that whenever an amendment proposed to change property
from one zone to another, or to impose, remove or modify any of the
following regulations:
(a) Regulate the use of buildings , structures and land as between
agriculture, industry, business, residence and other purposes .
(b) Regulate signs and billboards .
(c) Regulate location, height, bulk, number of stories and size of
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buildings and structures; the size and use of lots, yards,
courts and other open spaces; the percentage of a lot which
may be occupied by a building or structure; the intensity of
land use .
(d) Establish requirements for off-street parking and loading .
(e) Establish and maintain building setback lines .
(f) Create civic districts around civic centers, public parks,
public buildings or public grounds and establish regulations
therefor,
the amendment to the ordinance shall be adopted in the following manner:
(1) The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing
on the proposed amendment. Notice of the time and
place of the hearing, including a general description
of the area and explanation of the matter to be con-
sidered, shall be given at least 10 calendar days before
the hearing, by publication once in a newspaper of
general circulation, published and circulated,in the
County. When directed by the Planning Commission
or the Board of Supervisors in a specific case, property
owners within .a 300 foot radius of the exterior bound-
aries of an area to be considered for a proposed
amendment will be mailed notice through the United
States mail. If notice is given by mailing, property
owners and their addresses shall be ascertained from
the latest adopted tax roll of the County.
(2) After closing the public hearing the Planning Commission
shall render its decision within a reasonable time and
transmit it to the Board of Supervisors in the form of a
written recommendation, which shall contain the
reasons for the recommendation and, if the recommenda-
tion is to change a zone classification on property, the
relationship of the proposed amendment to applicable
general and specific plans . A copy of the recommenda-
tion shall be mailed to the applicant and proof thereof
shall be shown on the original transmitted to the Board
of Supervisors . If the Commission does not reach a
decision due to a tie vote, that fact shall be reported
to the Board of Supervisors and the failure to reach a
decision shall be deemed a recommendation against the
proposed amendment.
(3) Upon receipt of the recommendation of the Planning
Commission, the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
shall take the following action:
(a) If the Planning Commission has recommended the
approval of an amendment to change property from
one zone to another, or the approval of an amend-
ment to impose, remove or modify one of the above-
listed regulations, the Clerk shall set the matter
for public hearing before the Board of Supervisors
at the earliest convenient day, and shall give
notice of the time and place of the hearing in the
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same manner as notice was given of the hearing
before the Planning Commission.
(b) If the Planning Commission has recommended
against the adoption of an amendment to change
property from one zone to another, or against
the adoption of an amendment to impose, remove
or modify one of the above-listed regulations , the
Clerk shall place the Planning Commission's
recommendation on the Board of Supervisors'
agenda for the next regular meeting which is held
5 or more days after receipt thereof. No further
action shall be taken on the matter unless the
property owner, if the matter is a zone change
recommendation, files a written request for a
public hearing with the Clerk of the Board within
5 days after that meeting of the Board, or unless
the Board of Supervisors shall order the matter set
for public hearing . If the Board of Supervisors so
orders, or if the property owner, when the matter
is a zone change recommendation, files a written
request for a public hearing, the Clerk of the Board
shall set the matter for public hearing before the
Board of Supervisors at the earliest convenient day
and shall give notice of the time and place of the
hearing in the same manner as is provided for
giving notice of the hearing before the Planning
Commission.
(4) After closing the public hearing the Board of Supervisors
shall render its decision within a reasonable time and
may approve, modify or disapprove the recommendation
of the Planning Commission; provided, however, that
any proposed modification of the Planning Commission's
recommendation not previously considered by the
Planning Commission shall first be referred back to the
Planning Commission for a report and recommendation.
The Planning Commission shall not be required to hold
a public hearing thereon, and failure of the Planning
Commission to report within 40 days after the reference,
or such longer period of time as may be specified by the
Board of Supervisors , shall be deemed to be an approval
of the proposed modification.
(5) Any hearing of the Planning Commission or Board of
Supervisors may be continued from time to time .
SECTION 20 . 4. INTERIM ZONING
(a) Without following the procedures otherwise required
preliminary to the adoption of a zoning ordinance, the Board
of Supervisors, to protect the public safety, health and
welfare, may adopt as an urgency measure an interim ordi-
nance prohibiting any uses which may be in conflict with a
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contemplated zoning proposal which the Board of
Supervisors, Planning Commission or the Planning
Department is considering or studying or intends to
study within a reasonable time . Such urgency measure
shall require a four-fifths vote of the Board of Super-
visors for adoption. Such interim ordinance shall be of
no further force and effect four months from the date of
adoption thereof; provided, however, that after notice
pursuant to California Government Code Section 65856
and public hearing , the Board of Supervisors may extend
such interim ordinance for eight months and subsequently
extend such interim ordinance for one year. Any such
extension shall also require a four-fifths vote for adoption .
Not more than the two such extensions may be adopted.
(b) Alternatively, an interim ordinance may be adopted by a
four-fifths vote following notice pursuant to said Section
65856 and public hearing, in which case it shall be of no
further force and effect one year from the date of adoption
thereof; provided, however, that after notice pursuant to
Section 65856 and public hearing, the Board of Supervisors
may by a four-fifths vote extend such interim ordinance for
one year.
(c) When any interim ordinance has been adopted, every
subsequent ordinance adopted pursuant to this section,
covering the whole or a part of the same property, shall
automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect
upon the termination of the first such ordinance or any
extension thereof as herein provided.
(d) Adoption of an interim ordinance shall be deemed an order
of the Board of Supervisors to the Planning Commission to
initiate a zoning study of the land that has been placed in
the interim zone, which may include the study of other land
in the vicinity thereof.
(e) The Clerk shall schedule a public hearing before the Board
to consider an extension of an interim ordinance which shall
normally be at its second regular meeting before expiration
of the initial four-month period and of any eight-month
extension. The Clerk shall publish notice 10 days before the
hearing. This subsection shall not be applied if the effective
date of a subsequent permanent zoning ordinance applicable
to the same land will have passed before such expiration,
or if the interim ordinance, has been repealed, or if the
Board shall otherwise order.
(f) At or before the public hearing on the proposed extension of
an interim ordinance, the Planning Director shall make a
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• written report to the Board of Supervisors on the status of
the zoning study.
(g) The prohibition of uses by interim ordinance may in whole
or in part be imposed by applying on an interim basis one
or more of the zoning designations provided for by this
Ordinance No. 348 by reference to the applicable zoning
symbols preceded by "I- " or to the title of a zoning
classification preceded by "Interim" .
(h) Whenever any area is placed in an interim zone, that area
is subject to all of the provisions of Ordinance No. 348,
including its penalty provisions, applicable to the xone in
which it has been placed. For the period of time that the
interim zoning ordinance is in effect the permanent zoning
is deemed superseded, but upon expiration thereof,' the
permanent zoning shall again be in full force and effect
unless it has been previously repealed or superseded by
new permanent zoning.
Adopted: 9-22-60
Amended Effective: 5-31-67 (Ord. 348 .506)
11-15-67 (Ord. 348.531)
9-30-70 (Ord. 348 . 783)
5-4-72 (Ord. 348 .1023)
4-5-73 (Ord. 348 .1173)
2-21-74 (Ord. 348.1283)
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ARTICLE XXa
RIVERSIDE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN
AND
SPECIFIC PLANS OF LAND USE
SECTION 20 .25 . GENERAL PLAN
(a) The General Plan of Riverside County or any part or element
thereof, and any amendment to the plan or any part or element
thereof, shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of
Government Code Section 65300 et seq . , as now written or
hereafter amended, and this article . No element of the Riverside
County General Plan shall be amended more frequently than three
times during any calendar year. The Land Use Element of the
General Plan shall be set for public hearing before the Planning
Commission as follows:
(1) All proposed amendments that lie within the area
jurisdiction of the East Area Planning Council shall
be set for hearing before the Nanning Commission at
its meetings held in Indio, California .
(2) All proposed amendments that lie in all other areas of
the County shall be set for hearing before the Planning
Commission at its meetings held in the Courthouse,
Riverside, California.
(b) All other elements of the General Plan shall be set for hearing
upon order of the Planning Commission or the Board of Supervisors;
but in any event, not more than three times during any calendar
year.
SECTION 20 .26. APPLICATIONS
(a) The owner of real property, or a person authorized by the owner,
shall have the right to request that the County consider an
amendment to the Land Use Element of the General Plan as it has
been applied to his property. The right to request consideration
of such a change does not imply that the change will be approved.
(b) Applications shall be made to the Planning Commission on the
forms provided by the Planning Department, shall supply all
required information, and shall be accompanied by a filing fee
of $145 .
SECTION 20 .27 . HEARINGS. Amendments to the Riverside County
General Plan shall be adopted in the following manner:
(a) The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing on the pro-
posed amendment. Notice of the time and place of the hearing,
including a general description of the area and explanation of
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the matter to be considered, shall be given at least 10
calendar days before the hearing, by publication once in
a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated
in the County. When directed by the Planning Commission
or the Board of Supervisors in a specific case, property owners
within a 300 foot radius of the exterior boundaries of an area
to be considered for a proposed amendment will be mailed
notice through the United States mail. If notice is given by
mailing, property owners and their addresses shall be
ascertained from the latest adopted tax roll of the County.
If a Citizen's General Plan Steering Committee is in existence
in an area, the Planning Department shall mail notice of all
proposed amendments to the Land Use Element of the General
Plan for that area to the Committee for their consideration prior
to the hearing before the Planning Commission.
(b) After closing the public hearing the Planning Commission shall
render its decision within a reasonable time and transmit it to
the Board of Supervisors in the form of a written resolution,
including therein the reasons for any recommended change in
the General Plan. A copy of the recommendation shall be
mailed to all applicants and proof thereof shall be shown on
the original transmitted to the Board of Supervisors . If the
Commission does not reach a decision due to a tie vote, that
fact shall be reported to the Board of Supervisors and shall be
deemed a recommendation denying a requested amendment.
(c) Upon receipt of the recommendation of the Planning Commission,
the Clerk of the Board shall, if the Planning Commission has
recommended any amendments to the General Plan, set the
matter for public hearing before the Board of Supervisors at the
earliest convenient day and shall give notice of the time and
place of hearing in the same manner as notice was given of the
hearing before the Planning Commission.
(d) If the Planning Commission has recommended that no changes be
made in the General Plan, the Clerk shall place the Commission's
recommendation on the Board of Supervisor's agenda for the next
regular meeting which is held 5 or more days after receipt thereof.
No further action shall be taken on the matter unless an applicant
files a written request for a public hearing with the Clerk of the
Board within 5 days after that meeting of the Board, or unless the
Board of Supervisors shall order the matter set for public hearing .
If the Board of Supervisors so orders, or if an applicant files a
written request for a public hearing, the Clerk of the Board shall
set the matter for public hearing before the Board of Supervisors
at the earliest convenient date and shall give notice of the time
and place of hearing in the same manner as is provided for giving
notice of the hearing before the Planning Commission.
(e) After closing the public hearing the Board of Supervisors shall
render its decision within a reasonable time and may approve,
modify or disapprove the recommendation of the Planning
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Commission; provided however, that any proposed
modification of the Planning Commission's recommendation
shall first be referred to the Planning Commission for a report
and recommendation. The Planning Commission shall not be
required to hold a public hearing thereon, and failure of the
Planning Commission to report within 40 days after the refer-
ence or such longer period of time as may be specified by the
Board, shall be deemed to be an approval of the proposed
modification.
(f) Any hearing of the Planning Commission or the Board of
Supervisors may be continued from time to time.
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: 9-4-62
7-16-69 (Ord. 348 . 638)
2-21-74 (Ord. 348 .1283)
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ARTICLE XXI
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this ordinance, certain words and terms used
herein are herewith defined.
When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present
tense include the future tense; words in the singular number include the
plural number and words in the plural number include the singular number.
The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter gender. The word
"shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory. The word "may"
is permissive.
SECTION 21 . 1 . ACCESSORY BUILDING. A subordinate building or a
part of the main building on the same lot or building site, the use of
which is incidental to that of the main building, and which is used ex-
clusively by the occupants of the main building. The provisions of this
Section do not apply in A-1 and A-2 Zones . A trailer shall be considered
a main building if the requirements of Section 18 . 18 (i) are met. No ac-
cessory building shall be erected unless a main building exists .
SECTION 21 . 2 . ACCESSORY USE. A use customarily incidental and
accessory to the principal use of a lot or a building located upon the same
lot or building site. The provisions of this Section do not apply in A-1
and A-2 Zones .
SECTION 21 .3 . AGRICULTURAL ZONE. Zone A-1 or A-2 .
SECTION 21 .4 . ALLEY. A public or private thoroughfare or way,
permanently reserved and having a width of not more than twenty (20)
feet, which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting prop-
erty.
SECTION 21 . 5 . APARTMENT, A room or suite of two (2) or more
rooms in a multiple dwelling, occupied or suitable for occupancy as a
residence for one (1) family.
SECTION 21 . 6. APARTMENT HOUSE. A building or portion thereof
designed for or occupied by two (2) or more families living independently
of each other.
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SECTION 21 . 7 . AUTO COURT, A group of attached or detached
buildings containing individual sleeping or living units with garage
attached or parking space conveniently located to each unit, all for the
temporary use by automobile tourists or transients; including tourist
courts , motels and motor lodges .
SECTION 21 .8 . AUTOMOBILE STORAGE SPACE, A permanently
maintained space on the same lot or building site as the use it is de-
signed to serve, having an area of not less than 160 square feet with a
minimum width of eight (8) feet for each stall and so located and arranged
as to permit the storage of, and be readily accessible to, a passenger
automobile under its own power.
SECTION 21 . 9 . AUTOMOBILE WRECKING , The dismantling or
wrecking of motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, sale or dumping
of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles or
their parts, outside of an enclosed building, but not including the in-
cidental storage of vehicles in connection with the operation of a repair
garage, providing the repair period for any one vehicle does not exceed
30 days , and not including the active noncommercial repair of one
personal motor vehicle within a 120 day period.
SECTION 21 . 10 . BASEMENT. A story partly underground and
having at least one-half its height measured from its floor to its finished
ceiling, below the average adjoining grade. A basement shall be counted
as a story if the vertical distance from the average adjoining grade to its
finished ceiling is over five (5) feet.
SECTION 21 . 11 . BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. The Board of Super-
visors of the County of Riverside .
SECTION 21 . 12 . BOARDING, ROOMING OR LODGING HOUSE,
A building where lodging and meals are provided for compensation for
six (6) but not more than fifteen (15) persons, not including rest homes .
SECTION 21 . 13 . BORROW PIT. Any lot where dirt, soil, sand,
gravel or other material is removed by excavation, or otherwise below
the grade of surrounding land for any purpose other than that necessary
and essential to grading or preparation for building construction or oper-
ation on the premises; excluding necessary excavations for installation
of public utilities and public rights of way or easements .
SECTION 21 . 14 . BUILDING. A structure having a roof supported
by columns or walls . (See "Structure")
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SECTION 21 . 15 . BUILDING HEIGHT . The vertical distance mea-
sured from the average level of the highest and lowest points of that
portion o.' the lot covered by the building to the uppermost portion of the
building .
SECTION 21 . 16 . BUILDING SITE . The ground area of a building or
buildings together with all open spaces adjacent thereto, as required by
this ordinance .
SECTION 21 . 17 . BUNGALOW COURT . Two (2) or more dwelling
units detached or connected .
SECTION 21 . 18 . BUILDING SETBACK LINE. The distance between
the proposed building line and the highway line or permanent access
easement located on the same lot.
SECTION 21 . 19 . BUILDING , MAIN. A building in which is conduct-
ed the principal use of the lot on which it is situated . In any residential
district, any dwelling shall be deemed to be the main building on the lot
on which the same is situated.
SECTION 21 . 20 . CAMP , PUBLIC. The area or tract of land used or
designed to accommodate two (2) or more camping parties , including
tents or other camping outfits .
SECTION 21 . 21 . CLINIC. A place used for the care, diagnosis and
treatment of sick , ailing, infirm and injured persons and those who are
in need of medical or surgical attention, but who are not provided with
board or room , nor kept overnight on the premises .
SECTION 21 . 22 . CLUB. A non-profit association of persons who
are bona fide members , paying regular dues , and are organized for some
common purpose, but not including a group organized solely or primarily
to render a service customarily carried on as a commercial enterprise .
SECTION 21 .22a. COMMERCIAL POULTRY OPERATION. The raising
for profit of chickens , turkeys , ducks , geese or other fowls , but not in-
cluding flocks of less than 200 birds , pigeons or smaller fowls , pets or
hatcheries .
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SECTION 21 . 23 . COMMISSION. The Riverside County Planning
Commission.
SECTION 21 . 24 . COMPENSATION. The word "compensation" means
anything of value.
SECTION 21 . 25 . COUNTY. The County of Riverside .
SECTION 21 . 26 . DUNE BUGGY PARK. An open area used by dune
buggies or other all-terrain vehicles, for purposes such as , but not limited
to, hill climbing, trail riding, scrambling, racing and riding exhibitions.
SECTION 21 . 26a. DOG KENNELS. Any lot or premises on which 5 or
more dogs over 4 months of age are kept or maintained for any purpose or
reason.
SECTION 21 . 26b. DAIRY FARM. A parcel or contiguous parcels of
land used primarily to maintain cattle for the production of milk, including
a building or buildings for milking, processing of milk produced on the prem-
ises , retail or wholesale sales and deliveries of such milk, and other build-
ings and structures incidental to the operation.
SECTION 21 . 27 . DWELLING . A building or portion thereof designed
for or occupied exclusively for residential purposes including one family and
multiple dwellings but not including hotels , auto courts , boarding or lodging
houses .
SECTION 21 . 28 . DWELLING UNIT. A building or portion thereof used
by one (1) family and containing but one (1) kitchen.
SECTION 21 . 29 . DWELLING, ONE FAMILY. A building containing but
one (1) kitchen and used to house not more than one (1) family, including
domestic employees of such family.
SECTION 21 . 30 . DWELLING, MULTIPLE FAMILY. A building or portion
thereof used to house two (2) or more families , including domestic employees
of each such family, living independently of each other, and doing their own
cooking.
SECTION 21 . 31 . DWELLING, GUEST. A building which occupies not
more than one-fiftieth (1/50) of the area of the lot on which it is situated,
which contains no cooking facilities and which is used exclusively for
housing of members of a single family and their non-paying guests. No
reduction of the general side or rear yard setbacks shall be allowed for
guest dwelling despite any other provisions of this ordinance.
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SECTION 21 . 31a. DWELLING, RESORT. A building used exclusively
for residential purposes , containing not more than two kitchens , with
permanent interior means of access between all parts of the building ,
and located on a lot in a recorded subdivision with an average lot area
of 10 , 000 square feet or more. No such dwelling shall be erected unless
as a part of the purchase price of the property the purchaser receives the
privilege of use of recreational facilities such as golf courses , or polo
fields , which facilities are adjacent to and a part of the residential de-
velopment.
No reduction of yard setbacks shall be permitted despite any other
provisions of this ordinance .
SECTION 21 . 32 . EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Schools, colleges ,
or universities , supported wholly or in part by public funds , and other
schools , colleges and universities giving general instructions , as deter-
mined by the California State Board of Education.
SECTION 21 . 33 . ERECTED. The word "erected" includes built,
built upon, added to, altered, constructed, reconstructed, moved upon,
or any physical operations on the land , required for a building.
SECTION 21 . 34. FAMILY. An individual or two (2) or more persons
related by blood or marriage, or a group of not more than five (5) persons,
excluding servants , who are not related by blood or marriage, living to-
gether as a single house-keeping unit in a dwelling unit.
SECTION 21 . 34a. FARM PROJECTS. (Future Farmers , 4-H or
similar projects). Not more than five cattle , horses , sheep or similar
farm animals , or six goats or hogs , on parcels not less than 20, 000 square
feet in size, being fattened or trained in connection with the education of
a person as a member of a recognized farm education organization.
SECTION 21 . 35 . GARAGE, PRIVATE. An accessory building or a
main building or portion thereof, used for the shelter or storage of self-
propelled vehicles , owned or operated by the occupants of a main build-
ing and wherein there is no service or storage for compensation.
SECTION 21 . 36 . HOME OCCUPATIONS. Home occupations means
those uses that are customarily conducted in a residence, provided such
uses must be incidental and secondary to the principal use of a dwelling
as a residence. The following criteria shall apply to any home occupation:
(1) No one other than a resident of the dwelling shall be em-
ployed on the premises in the conduct of the home occu-
pation.
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(2) A home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the
dwelling and shall be incidental and secondary to the use
of the dwelling as a residence .
(3) A home occupation shall not be conducted in an accessory
structure and there shall be no storage of equipment or
supplies in an accessory structure or outside building.
(4) The residential character of the exterior and interior of
the dwelling shall not be changed.
(5) No vehicles or trailers except those normally incidental
to residential use shall be kept on the site.
(6) No signs other than one unlighted identification sign, not
more than two square feet in area, shall be erected on the
premises .
SECTION 21 . 37 . HALF WAY HOUSE. A rehabilitation center for the
treatment, counseling, rooming and boarding of persons released from jail,
prisons , hospitals and sanitariums .
SECTION 21 . 38. HOTEL. A building designed for or occupied as the
more or less temporary adibing place of individuals who are lodged with or
without meals , in which there are six (6) or more guest rooms , and in which
no provision is made for cooking in any individual room or suite; jails ,
hospitals , asylums , sanitariums , orphanages, prisons , detention homes or
similar buildings where human beings are housed and detained under legal
restraint, are specifically not included.
SECTION 21 . 39 . HOTEL, RESORT. A hotel, including all accessory
buildings as defined in Section 21 . 38 of this ordinance and having a build-
ing site or hotel grounds containing not less than fifty thousand (50, 000)
square feet. Such hotel may have accessory commercial uses operated
primarily for the convenience of the guests thereof, provided there is no
street entrance directly to such commercial uses , and further provided
such commercial uses shall not occupy more than twenty (20) per cent of
the ground floor area of such hotel building.
SECTION 21 . 40. JUNK YARD. The use of 200 or more square feet
of any lot or parcel of land for outside storage of any used or secondhand
materials , including but not limited to lumber, auto parts, household
appliances , pipe, drums , machinery or furniture. A proposed or intended
use by the owner of the used or secondhand materials does not constitute
an exception to this definition. The outside storage of used or second-
hand materials in an area less than 200 square feet is permitted only on
the rear half of a lot or parcel.
SECTION 21 . 41 . KITCHEN. Any room in a building or dwelling
unit which is used for cooking or preparation of food.
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SECTION 21 .42 . LABOR CAMP. Any building or group of buildings
where any number of farm help is housed where such farm help is employed
principally in the general area of the building site.
SECTION 21 . 43 . LOADING SPACE. Any off-street space or berth
on the same lot with a building or contiguous to a group of buildings ,
for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or un-
loading materials .
SECTION 21 . 44 . LOT. (1) A parcel of real property as shown as
a delineated parcel of land with a separate and a distinct number or other
designation on a plot recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of
Riverside County; or (2) a parcel of real property not so delineated and
containing not less than seventy-two hundred (7 , 200) square feet and
abutting on a street or alley and held under separate ownership from
adjacent property prior to the effective date of this ordinance; or, (3)
a parcel of real property not so delineated containing not less than
seventy-two hundred (7 , 200) square feet abutting on a street or alley,
if the same was a portion of a larger piece of real property held under
the same ownership prior to the effective date of this ordinance. A lot
shall not come into existence solely because it is described as a parcel
of real property securing, or in part securing, a promise to pay money or
other thing of value whether its title is held by a trustee for such prupose
or not.
SECTION 21 .45 . LOT AREA. The total horizontal area within the
iot lines of a lot.
SECTION 21 . 46 . LOT, CORNER. A lot located at the junction of
two (2) or more intersecting streets having an angle of intersection of
not more than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees, with a boundary
line thereof bordering on two (2) of the streets.
SECTION 21 . 47 . LOT LINES. The boundary lines of lots are: front
lot line, the line dividing a lot from the street, or from a permanent access
easement located on the same lot. On a corner lot only one (1) street
line shall be considered as a front lot line, and such front lot line shall
be determined by the Commission. Rear Lot Line: The line opposite the
front lot line. Side lot lines: Any lot lines other than the front lot line
or the rear lot line.
SECTION 21 . 48 . LOT, REVERSED CORNER. A corner lot, the side
street line of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot line
of the lot upon which it rears .
SECTION. 21 .49 . LOT, INTERIOR. A lot other than a corner lot.
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SECTION 21 . 51b. MENAGERIE.
(1) Any lot or premises on which more than one wild, non-
domestic animal of the following classifications are
kept.
(a) Venomous reptiles.
(b) Nonvenomous reptiles, not including turtles or
tortoises, that weigh more than 10 pounds .
(c) Birds or members of the ayes class, not including
poultry, that weigh more than 20 pounds .
(d) Mammals that weigh more than 20 pounds .
(2) Any lot or premises on which wild, non-domestic
animals of the following classifications are kept,
regardless of weight, unless such animals are listed
in a zone classification as a permitted agricultural use:
(a) Ten or more nonvenomous reptiles .
(b) Twenty-five or more mammals.
(3) A tamed or trained wild animal shall not be considered
as a domestic animal.
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SECTION 21 . 50 . LOT, KEY. The first lot to the rear of a reversed
corner lot and not separated by an alley.
SECTION 21 . 51 . LOT, THROUGH. An interior lot having frontage on
two (2) parallel or approximately parallel streets .
SECTION 21 . 51a. IvIOBILEHOME PARK. Mobilehome park is any area
or tract of land where one or more mob ilehome lots are rented or leased or
held out for rent or lease to accommodate mobilehome used for human habi-
tation. The rental paid for any such mobilehome shall be deemed to in-
clude rental for the lot it occupies .
SECTION 21 . 51b. MENAGERIE.
(1) Any lot or premises on which more than one wild, non-
domestic animal of the following classifications are
kept.
(a) Venomous reptiles .
(b) Nonvenomous reptiles , not including turtles or
tortoises , that weigh more than 10 pounds .
(c) Birds or members of the ayes class , not including
poultry, that weigh more than 20 pounds.
(d) Mammals that weigh more than 20 pounds.
(2) Any lot or premises on which wild, non-domestic
animals of the following classifications are kept,
regardless of weight, unless such animals are listed
in a zone classification as a permitted agricultural use:
(a) Ten or more nonvenomous reptiles .
(b) Twenty-five or more mammals.
(3) A tamed or trained wild animal shall not be considered
as a domestic animal.
SECTION 21 . 51c. MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL WORKER MOBILEHOME PARK.
A mobilehome or travel trailer park for agricultural workers the rental of which
is restricted as follows:
(a) Not less than 80% of the trailer sites are restricted to rental
by migrant agricultural workers for a period of time not to
exceed nine months in any twelve month period.
(b) The remainder of the sites are restricted to rental by permanent
agricultural workers, and occupancy by the owner or operator
of the trailer park.
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SECTION 21 .51d. MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL WORKER. Migrant agri-
cultural worker is defined as an itinerant agricultural worker that travels
from place to place for employment in the planting, growing and harvesting
of seasonal crops .
SECTION 21 .52 . NONCONFORMING BUILDING. A building which
was legal when established, but which because of the adoption or amend-
ment of this ordinance conflicts with the provisions of this ordinance
applicable to the district in which such building is situated.
SECTION 21 .53 . NONCONFORMING USE. The use of a building or
land which was legal when established, but which because of the adoption
or amendment of this ordinance conflicts with the provisions of this ordi-
nance applicable to the district in which such use is located.
SECTION 21 . 54. OCCUPANCY, CHANGE OF . The term "change of
occupancy" shall mean a discontinuance of an existing use and substitution
thereof of a use of a different kind or class .
SECTION 21 .55 . OCCUPIED. The word "occupied" includes: used,
arranged, converted to, rented, leased, or intended to be occupied.
SECTION 21 .56. (Deleted by Ord. 348. 1201)
SECTION 21 .57. PEN FED BEEF CATTLE OPERATIONS. Six or more
beef cattle per acre being fed or fattened for marketing purposes whether
the owner or operator performs the feeding service for himself or others .
(Dairy herd replacements are not considered beef cattle .)
SECTION 21 .58 . PERSON. The word "person" includes association,
company, firm, corporation, partnership, co-partnership or joint venture.
SECTION 21 .59 . PLACE OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY. Any place designed
for or used for congregation or gathering of twenty (20) or more persons in
one room where such gathering is of a public nature, assembly hall, church,
auditorium, recreational hall, pavilion, place of amusement, dance hall,
opera house, motion picture theater, outdoor theater or theater, are included
within this term.
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SECTION 21 . 59a. PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. A resi-
dential development including, but not limited to, statutory and non-
statutory condominiums, cluster housing, town houses and community
apartments , that is permitted reduced lot area, width and depth require-
ments and building setback requirements , by integrating into the over-all
development open space and outdoor recreational facilities , and which
may include recreational and public assembly buildings intended primarily
for the use of the residents of the project, within the development.
SECTION 21 . 60 . RANCH, GUEST. A hotel, including all accessory
buildings and commercial uses operated primarily for the convenience of
the guests thereof, having a building site or hotel grounds containing not
less than four and one-half (4 1/2) acres .
SECTION 21 . 62 . RECREATIONAL TRAILER PARK. Recreational trailer
park is any area or tract of land, within an area zoned for recreational
use , where one or more lots are rented or leased or held out for rent or
lease to owners or users of recreational vehicles or tents and which is
occupied for temporary purposes.
SECTION 21 . 63 . STABLE, COMMERCIAL. A stable for horses which
are let, hired, used or boarded on a commercial basis and for compensation.
SECTION 21 . 65. STORY. That portion of a building included between
the surface of any floor and the finished ceiling next above it or the
finished under surface of the roof directly over that particular floor.
SECTION 21 . 66 . STREET. A public or an approved private through-
fare or road easement which affords the principal means of access to
abutting property but not including an alley.
SECTION 21 . 67 . STREET LINE. The boundary line between a street
and abutting property.
SECTION 21 . 68 . SPECIFIC PLAN, HIGHWAY. A plan adopted by
the County of Riverside, pursuant to the authority contained in the
California Planning and Zoning Law (Government Code, Section 65000,
et seq.) establishing specifically planned future right of way lines for
a highway. Upon the adoption of a Specific Plan for a highway, all re-
quirements of this ordinance relating to highway right of way lines shall
be calculated from the adopted planned future right of way line, except
as shall be otherwise specifically permitted in this ordinance.
SECTION 21 . 69 . STRUCTURE. Anything constructed or erected and
the use of which requires more or less permanent location on the ground
or attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground,
but not including walls and fences six (6) feet or less in height.
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SECTION 21 . 70. STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS. Any change in the
supporting members of a building or structure, such as bearing walls,
columns , beams , girders , floor joists or roof joists .
SECTION 21 . 71 . TRAIL BIKE PARK. An open area used by trail
bikes , or motorcycles, for purposes such as , but not limited to, hill
climbing, trail riding, scrambling, racing and riding exhibitions .
SECTION 21 . 72 . TRAVEL TRAILER PARK. Travel trailer park is any
area or tract of land or a separate designed section within a mobilehome
park where one or more lots are rented or leased or held' out for rent or
lease to owners or users of recreational vehicles used for travel or
recreational purposes .
SECTION 21 . 73 . USE. The purpose for which land or a building
is arranged, designed, or intended, or for which either is or may be occu-
pied or maintained.
SECTION 21 . 74 . USED. The word "used" includes occupied,
arranged, designed for or intended to be used.
SECTION 21 . 75. YARD. An open and unoccupied space on a lot
on which a building is situated and, except where otherwise provided in
this ordinance, open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky.
SECTION 21 . 76 . YARD, FRONT. A yard extending across the full
width of the lot between the side lot lines and between the front lot line
and either the nearest line of the main building or the nearest line of any
enclosed or covered porch. The front lot line shall be deemed to be the
existing nearest right of way line of the abutting street, road or highway,
unless a different right of way line for future use shall have been precisely
fixed by law or ordinance, or by formal action of the Board of Supervisors
pursuant to law or ordinance, in which event the front lot line shall be
deemed to be such different right of way line.
SECTION 21 . 77 . YARD, REAR. A yard extending across the full
width of the lot between the side lot lines and measured between the
rear lot line and the nearest rear line of the main building or the nearest
line of any enclosed or covered porch. Where a rear yard abuts a street
it shall meet front yard requirements of the district.
SECTION 21 . 78 . YARD, SIDE. A yard extending from the front yard
to the rear yard between the side lot line and the nearest line of the main
building, or of any accessory building attached thereto.
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Amended Effective: September 4, 1962
June 16, 1965 (Ord. 348.371)
March 23 , 1966 (Ord. 348. 427)
July 6, 1966 (Ord. 348 .455)
July 27, 1966 (Ord. 348. 459)
April 17, 1968 (Ord. 348 .556)
July 9, 1969 (Ord. 348 . 635)
October 15, 1969 (Ord. 348 . 636)
April 8, 1970 (Ord. 348 . 705)
June 10, 1970 (Ord. 348 . 737)
September 23, 1970 (Ord. 348. 777)
May 26, 1971 (Ord. 348 .884)
November 4, 1971 (Ord. 348.941)
May 4, 1972 (Ord. 348 . 1023)
September 13, 1973 (Ord. 348. 1201)
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ARTICLE XXII
ENFORCEMENT, LEGAL PROCEDURE AND PENALTIES
SECTION 22 . 1 . ENFORCEMENT. The Sheriff, District Attorney,
County Surveyor, Building Inspector, County Clerk, Planning Director
and all County Officials charged with the issuance of licenses and per-
mits shall enforce the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 22 .2 . BUILDING PERMIT NOT TO BE ISSUED. No build-
ing permit shall be issued for the erection or use of any structure or part
thereof, or for the use of any land which is not in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance. Any permit issued contrary to the provisions
of this ordinance shall be void and of no effect.
SECTION 22 . 3 . LEGAL PROCEDURE. Any building or structure erected
or maintained, or any use of property, contrary to the provisions of this
ordinance shall be and the same is hereby declared to be unlawful and a
public nuisance and the District Attorney shall immediately commence action
or actions , proceeding or proceedings for the abatement, removal and enjoin-
ment thereof, in the manner provided by law; and shall take such other steps,
and shall apply to such court or courts as may have jurisdiction to grant such
relief as will abate or remove such building, structure or use and restrain
and enjoin any person from setting up, erecting or maintaining such building
or structure, or using any property contrary to the provisions of this ordi-
nance . It shall be the right and duty of every citizen to participate and
assist the County Officials in the enforcement of the provisions of this ordi-
nance.
SECTION 22 .4. REMEDIES. All remedies provided for herein shall
be cumulative and not exclusive. The conviction and punishment of any
person hereunder shall not relieve such person from the responsibility of
correcting prohibited conditions or removing prohibited buildings, struc-
tures or improvements, nor prevent the enforced correction or removal thereof.
SECTION 22 . 5. PENALTIES. Any person, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this ordinance or of any permit or exception granted
hereunder shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars
($500 .00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not to exceed six (6)
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each separate day or any
portion thereof during which any violation of this ordinance occurs or con-
tinues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense and upon conviction
therefor shall be punishable as herein provided.
ADOPTED: September 22 , 1960
AMENDED EFFECTIVE: September 27, 1967
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ARTICLE XXIII
VALIDITY
This ordinance and the various parts, sections and clauses thereof
are hereby declared to be severable. If any part, sentence, paragraph,
section or clause is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder
of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby. The County Board of
Supervisors hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance
and each part thereof, regardless of the fact that one or more parts
thereof be declared unconstitutional or invalid.
ADOPTED: September 22, 1960
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ARTICLE XXIV
AUTHENTICATION
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It is hereby expressly provided and declared that this ordinance
shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after its passage, and
prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the passage thereof
shall be published once in the Riverside Enterprise, a newspaper of gen-
eral circulation, printed and published in the County of Riverside, to-
gether with the names of the members of the Board of Supervisors voting
for and against the same.
ADOPTED: September 22, 1960
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