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Supplement 81
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY CODE Codified through Covering Ordinances through August 27, 2024. (Supp. No. 81) View what’s changed

Chapter 17.12 – ZONE

  • Chapter 17.12 – ZONE CLASSIFICATIONS AND DISTRICT Sections:
  • 17.12.010 – Zones (Riverside County)
  • For the purpose of establishing a consistent and uniform zoning framework, the following zone classifications are applied to lands in the unincorporated areas of Riverside County. These zones are intended to regulate land use and guide development within the county:
  • Residential Zones
  • R-R: Rural Residential
  • R-R-O: Rural Residential, Outdoor Advertising
  • R-1: One-Family Dwellings
  • R-1A: One-Family Dwellings, Mountain Resort
  • R-A: Residential Agricultural
  • R-2: Multiple-Family Dwellings
  • R-2A: Limited Multiple-Family Dwellings
  • R-3: General Residential
  • R-3A: Village Tourist Residential
  • R-T: Mobilehome Subdivision and Mobilehome Park
  • R-T-R: Mobilehome Subdivision, Rural
  • R-4: Planned Residential
  • R-5: Open Area Combining Zone, Residential Developments
  • R-6: Residential Incentive
  • Commercial Zones
  • C-1 & C-P: General Commercial
  • C-T: Tourist Commercial
  • C-P-S: Scenic Highway Commercial
  • C-R: Rural Commercial
  • C-O: Commercial Office
  • Specific Plan Zone
  • S-P: Specific Plan
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Zones
  • I-P: Industrial Park
  • M-SC: Manufacturing, Service Commercial
  • M-M: Manufacturing, Medium
  • M-H: Manufacturing, Heavy
  • Mineral Resource Zones
  • M-R: Mineral Resources
  • M-R-A: Mineral Resources and Related Manufacturing
  • Agricultural Zones
  • A-1: Light Agriculture
  • A-P: Light Agriculture with Poultry
  • A-2: Heavy Agriculture
  • A-D: Agriculture, Dairy
  • Citrus and Vineyard Zones
  • C/V: Citrus/Vineyard
  • C-C/V: Commercial Citrus/Vineyard
  • Controlled and Regulated Development Zones
  • W-2: Controlled Development Areas
  • R-D: Regulated Development Areas
  • Natural and Conservation Zones
  • N-A: Natural Assets
  • W-1: Watercourse, Watershed, and Conservation Areas
  • Special Use Zones
  • W-E: Wind Energy Resource Zone
  • Wine Country Zones
  • WC-W: Wine Country—Winery
  • WC-WE: Wine Country—Winery Existing
  • WC-E: Wine Country—Equestrian
  • WC-R: Wine Country—Residential
  • These zoning classifications, established through various ordinances, provide a legal framework for land use, ensuring sustainable development while preserving the county’s diverse character and resources.
  • Ordinances Referenced:
  • Ord. 348.4423 § 1 (2006)
  • Ord. 348.4422 § 1 (2006)
  • Ord. 348.3692 (1994)
  • Ord. 348.3010 (1989)
  • Ord. 348.2612 (1986)
  • Ord. 348.2623 (1986)
  • Ord. 348.2358 (1984)
  • Ord. 348 § 3.1
  • Ord. No. 348.4802 § 1 (2015)
  • 17.12.020 – Zone classification boundaries. Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any zone classification, the following rules shall apply:A.Where boundaries are indicated as approximately following street lines, alley lines, or lot lines, such lines shall be construed to be boundaries.B.Where boundaries divide lots, the location of such boundaries shall be determined by use of the scale appearing on the underlying map, unless the boundaries are indicated by specific dimensions.C.If any public street, alley or other right-of-way is vacated or abandoned, the land formerly in such street, alley or right-of-way shall be included within the boundaries of the zone classification applicable to the adjoining property on each side. In the event such street, alley or right-of-way was a zone classification boundary, the new zone classification boundary shall be the former center line of such street, alley or right-of-way.(Ord. 348.4423 § 2, 2006: Ord. 348.4422 § 2, 2006: Ord. 348.1545, 1977; Ord. 348 § 3.2)
  • 17.12.030 – Zoning districts. All the unincorporated area of the county of Riverside is placed in a series of mapped zoning districts. All those areas shown within the boundaries of the following maps are placed within the zone classifications shown on said maps, as adopted or thereafter amended: Expand Date Adopted OrdinanceMap No. 2- All the unincorporated area of the county of Riverside not included in one of the following mapped zoning districts.12-31-48348Map No. 2.2167- Rancho California Area05-23-06348.4394Map No. 2.2168- Rancho California Area06-06-06348.4395Map No. 2.2169- Rancho California Area06-13-06348.4397Map No. 2.2170- Rancho California Area06-20-06348.4398Map No. 2.2171- Nuevo06-20-06348.4399Map No. 2.2172- Rancho California07-11-06348.4401Map No. 2.2173- Nuevo07-25-06348.4404Map No. 2.2174- Winchester07-25-06348.4405Map No. 2.2175- Rancho California08-15-06348.4406Map No. 2.2176- Winchester Area08-29-06348.4407Map No. 2.2177- Winchester08-15-06348.4408Map No. 2.2178- Rancho California Area09-12-06348.4412Map No. 2.2179- Rancho California Area09-12-06348.4413Map No. 2.2205- Cleveland Area01-09-07348.4455Map No. 2.2206- Antelope Valley Area01-09-07348.4457Map No. 2.2207- Rancho California Area01-23-07348.4461Map No. 2.2208- Homeland Area02-06-07348.4462Map No. 2.2209- Romoland Area02-06-07348.4463Map No. 2.2210- Rancho California Area02-27-07348.4467Map No. 2.2211- Alberhill Area02-27-07348.4468Map No. 2.2212- Rancho California Area02-27-07348.4469Map No. 2.2213- Rancho California Area02-27-07348.4471Map No. 2.2215- Rancho California Area03-13-07348.4473Map No. 2.2216- Rancho California Area03-13-07348.4474Map No. 2.2217- Rancho California Area03-13-07348.4475Map No. 2.2218- Rancho California Area03-20-07348.4476Map No. 2.2219- Rancho California Area03-20-07348.4477Map No. 2.2220- North Perris Area04-03-07348.4480Map No. 2.2221- Rancho California Area04-17-07348.4482Map No. 2.2222- Rancho California Area04-17-07348.4483Map No. 2.2223- Rancho California Area04-17-07348.4484Map No. 2.2224- Rancho California Area04-17-07348.4486Map No. 2.2225- Rancho California Area05-01-07348.4490Map No. 2.2226- Rancho California Area05-01-07348.4491Map No. 2.2227- Romoland Area05-15-07348.4492Map No. 2.2228- Rancho California Area06-05-07348.4493Map No. 2.2229- Sedco-Wildomar Area05-08-07348.4494Map No. 2.2230- Chuckwalla Area05-15-07348.4495Map No. 2.2231- Nuevo Area05-08-07348.4496Map No. 2.2232- Rancho California Area05-15-07348.4497Map No. 2.2233- Rancho California Area05-15-07348.4499Map No. 2.2234- South Elsinore Area11-27-07348.4501Map No. 2.2235- Rancho California Area06-05-07348.4502Map No. 2.2236- Rancho California Area06-05-07348.4503Map No. 2.2237- Rancho California Area (Winchester Area)06-05-07348.4500Map No. 2.2238- Glen Ivy Area06-05-07348.4506Map No. 2.2239- Nuevo Area06-05-07348.4508Map No. 2.2240- Homeland-Winchester Area06-05-07348.4509Map No. 2.2241- Rancho California Area06-26-07348.4511Map No. 2.2242- Nuevo Area (San Jacinto Nuevo Rancho)06-26-07348.4514Map No. 2.2243- North Perris Area06-26-07348.4516Map No. 2.2244- Rancho California Area07-31-07348.4520Map No. 2.2245- Rancho California Area09-04-07348.4522Map No. 2.2246- Rancho California Area09-04-07348.4523Map No. 2.2247- Antelope Valley Area10-16-07348.4535Map No. 2.2248- Anza Area10-30-07348.4536Map No. 2.2249- Rancho California Area10-30-07348.4537Map No. 2.2250- Rancho California Area11-20-07348.4538Map No. 2.2251- Antelope Valley Area11-06-07348.4541Map No. 2.2252- Antelope Valley Area04-01-08348.4543Map No. 2.2253- Rancho California Area11-20-07348.4544Map No. 2.2254- Bautista Area11-20-07348.4545Map No. 2.2255- Rancho California Area02-15-11348.4596Map No. 2.2256- Rancho California Area12-18-07348.4550Map No. 2.2257- Romoland Area12-18-07348.4551Map No. 2.2258- Glen Ivy Area12-04-07348.4552Map No. 2.2259- Chuckwalla Area12-18-07348.4554Map No. 2.2260- Rancho California Area12-18-07348.4557Map No. 2.2261- Rancho California Area12-18-07348.4559Map No. 2.2262- Nuevo Area01-08-08348.4561Map No. 2.2263- Cahuilla Area01-08-08348.4562Map No. 2.2264- Winchester Area01-15-08348.4563Map No. 2.2265- Homeland Area01-15-08348.4565Map No. 2.2266- Antelope Valley Area01-29-08348.4566Map No. 2.2267- Rancho California Area01-29-08348.4567Map No. 2.2268- Rancho California Area01-29-08348.4569Map No. 2.2269- Sedco-Wildomar Area02-05-08348.4570Map No. 2.2270- Rancho California Area02-26-08348.4571Map No. 2.2271- Rancho California Area02-26-08348.4572Map No. 2.2272- Rancho California Area03-11-08348.4575Map No. 2.2273- Rancho California Area04-08-08348.4576Map No. 2.2274- Good Hope Area04-08-08348.4578Map No. 2.2275- Rancho California Area04-15-08348.4579Map No. 2.2276- Romoland Area04-22-08348.4580Map No. 2.2277- North Perris Area05-06-08348.4583Map No. 2.2278- Rancho California Area05-13-08348.4585Map No. 2.2279- Rancho California Area06-03-08348.4589Map No. 2.2280- Antelope Valley Area06-24-08348.4595Map No. 2.2281- Alberhill Area07-15-08348.4598Map No. 2.2282- Rancho California Area09-02-08348.4599Map No. 2.2283- French Valley Area09-02-08348.4602Map No. 2.2284- Rancho California Area09-02-08348.4603Map No. 2.2285- Rancho California Area09-02-08348.4604Map No. 2.2286- Rancho California Area09-02-08348.4606Map No. 2.2287- Nuevo Area09-30-08348.4609Map No. 2.2288- Tule Peak Area09-30-08348.4610Map No. 2.2289- Winchester Area09-30-08348.4611Map No. 2.2290- Rancho California Area10-21-08348.4612Map No. 2.2291- Rancho California Area10-21-08348.4613Map No. 2.2292- Rancho California Area11-18-08348.4616Map No. 2.2293- Bautista Area11-18-08348.4617Map No. 2.2294- Chuckwalla Area11-18-08348.4618Map No. 2.2295- North Perris Area11-18-08348.4622Map No. 2.2296- Rancho California Area11-18-08348.4624Map No. 2.2297- Rancho California Area11-25-08348.4625Map No. 2.2298- Glen Ivy Area11-25-08348.4627Map No. 2.2299- March Area11-25-08348.4628Map No. 2.2300- Rancho California Area12- 9-08348.4629Map No. 2.2301- Meadowbrook Area12-23-08348.4631Map No. 2.2302- Winchester Area03-31-09348.4640Map No. 2.2303- Aguanga Area03-31-09348.4642Map No. 2.2304- Rancho California Area04-14-09348.4643Map No. 2.2305- Rancho California Area05-12-09348.4648Map No. 2.2306- Rancho California Area05-12-09348.4649Map No. 2.2307- Rancho California Area06-16-09348.4651Map No. 2.2308- Rancho California Area06-16-09348.4652Map No. 2.2309- Rancho California Area06-23-09348.4654Map No. 2.2310- North Perris Area06-23-09348.4655Map No. 2.2311- Cahuilla Area07-14-09348.4657Map No. 2.2312- South Elsinore Area07-14-09348.4659Map No. 2.2313- Rancho California Area07-21-09348.4660Map No. 2.2314- Anza Area09-15-09348.4664Map No. 2.2315- Winchester Zoning Area12-22-09348.4666Map No. 2.2316- Rancho California Area11-03-09348.4667Map No. 2.2317- Rancho California Area11-24-09348.4669Map No. 2.2318- Aguanga Area12-22-09348.4676Map No. 2.2319- Glen Ivy Area01-26-10348.4687Map No. 2.2320- Rancho California Area02-23-10348.4689Map No. 2.2322- Bautista Area03-23-10348.4692Map No. 2.2323- Rancho California Area04-06-10348.4693Map No. 2.2324- Rancho California Area04-20-10348.4694Map No. 2.2325- Rancho California Area05-04-10348.4697Map No. 2.2326- Winchester Area05-18-10348.4698Map No. 2.2327- Homeland Zoning Area05-25-10348.4700Map No. 2.2328- Glen Ivy Zoning Area09-28-10348.4709Map No. 2.2329- Rancho California Area10-05-10348.4710Map No. 2.2330- Rancho California Area11-02-10348.4711Map No. 2.2331- Anza Area01-25-11348.4717Map No. 2.2332- Rancho California Area12-06-11348.4720Map No. 2.2333- Rancho California Area08-16-11348.4719Map No. 2.2334- Rancho California Area07-26-11348.4725Map No. 2.2335- Rancho California Area08-16-11348.4726Map No. 2.2336- Cahuilla Area08-16-11348.4727Map No. 2.2337- Glen Ivy Area10-04-11348.4731Map No. 2.2338- Rancho California Area01-10-12348.4733Map No. 2.2339- Good Hope Area02-28-12348.4738Map No. 2.2340- Alberhill, Glen Ivy and Temescal Area03-20-12348.4739Map No. 2.2341- Rancho California Area04-10-12348.4742Map No. 2.2342- Rancho California Area05-01-12348.4743Map No. 2.2343- North Perris Area06-05-12348.4745Map No. 2.2344- Anza Area06-05-12348.4746Map No. 2.2345- Rancho California Area09-11-12348.4747Map No. 2.2346- Rancho California Area09-11-12348.4748Map No. 2.2347- Cahuilla Area11- 6-12348.4751Map No. 2.2348- Homeland Area12-11-12348.4752Map No. 2.2349- Meadowbrook Area05-21-13348.4758Map No. 2.2350- Rancho California Area08-20-13348.4759Map No. 2.2351- Glen Ivy, Temescal and Alberhill Areas08-20-13348.4760Map No. 2.2352- Homeland and Winchester Area09-24-13348.4765Map No. 2.2353- French Valley area11-05-13348.4767Map No. 2.2354- Homeland Area11-05-13348.4769Map No. 2.2355- French Valley and Rancho California areas12-03-13348.4771Map No. 2.2356- Winchester area12-17-13348.4772Map No. 2.2357- Rancho California Area04-08-14348.4774Map No. 2.2358- Rancho California Area03-18-14348.4775Map No. 2.2359- March Area04-29-14348.4779Map No. 2.2360- Rancho California Area04-29-14348.4780Map No. 2.2362- Rancho California Area07-29-14348.4784Map No. 2.2363- Homeland/Winchester Area10-28-14348.4786Map No. 2.2364- Homeland Area10-07-14348.4787Map No. 2.2365- Rancho California Area10-07-14348.4789Map No. 2.2366- Rancho California Area10-07-14348.4790Map No. 2.2367- Winchester Area10-21-14348.4793Map No. 2.2368- Winchester Area12-09-14348.4794Map No. 2.2369- Winchester Area04-07-15348.4795Map No. 2.2370- Temescal Area12-09-14348.4797Map No. 2.2371- Rancho California Area12-09-14348.4798Map No. 2.2372- Rancho California Area03-24-15348.4799Map No. 2.2374- Elsinore Area Plan09-22-15348.4804Map No. 2.2375- Rancho California Zoning Area06-02-15348.4805Map No. 2.2376- Rancho California Area08-18-15348.4807Map No. 2.2377- Rancho California Area09-15-15348.4809Map No. 2.2378- Rancho California Area12- 8-15348.4810Map No. 2.2379- Glen Ivy Area08-18-15348.4811Map No. 2.2380- Rancho California Area09-01-15348.4813Map No. 2.2381- Rancho California Area09-22-15348.4814Map No. 2.2382- North Perris Area11-17-15348.4817Map No. 2.2383- Rancho California Area01-12-16348.4819Map No. 2.2384- French Valley Area12-15-15348.4820Map No. 2.2385- Rancho California Area01-12-16348.4821Map No. 2.2387- Homeland and Winchester Area04-05-16348.4824Map No. 2.2388- Rancho California Area04-05-16348.4825Map No. 2.2389- Rancho California Area04-10-18348.4826Map No. 2.2390- Winchester Area05-03-16348.4827Map No. 2.2391- Winchester Area05-03-16348.4828Map No. 2.2392- North Perris Area06-21-16348.4829Map No. 2.2393- Chuckawalla Area05-03-16348.4830Map No. 2.2394- Glen Ivy Area05-03-16348.4834Map No. 2.2395- Rancho California Area05-24-16348.4837Map No. 2.2396- Good Hope Area12-06-16348.4838Map No. 2.2397- Good Hope, Lakeview, Meadowbrook, North Perris, Nuevo, Temescal, Whitewater and Winchester Areas12-06-16348.4841Map No. 2.2398- Rancho California Area09-13-16348.4842Map No. 2.2399- Rancho California Area09-13-16348.4843Map No. 2.2400- South Palo Verde Area10-25-16348.4844Map No. 2.2401- South Palo Verde Area10-25-16348.4845Map No. 2.2402- South Palo Verde Area10-25-16348.4846Map No. 2.2403- South Palo Verde Area10-25-16348.4847Map No. 2.2404- South Palo Verde Area10-25-16348.4848Map No. 2.2405- South Palo Verde Area10-25-16348.4849Map No. 2.2406- South Palo Verde Area10-25-16348.4850Map No. 2.2407- Winchester Zoning Area11-15-16348.4851Map No. 2.2408- Winchester Area12-13-16348.4852Map No. 2.2409- Rancho California Area01-24-17348.4854Map No. 2.2410- Rancho California Area05- 2-17348.4855Map No. 2.2411- South Palo Verde Area07-25-17348.4858Map No. 2.2412- Rancho California Area07-11-17348.4860Map No. 2.2413- Rancho California Area07-25-17348.4861Map No. 2.2414- Meadowbrook Area08-29-17348.4863Map No. 2.2415- North Perris Area08-29-17348.4864Map No. 2.2416- Winchester Area11-14-17348.4866Map No. 2.2417- Meadowbrook Area11-07-17348.4869Map No. 2.2418- Rancho California Area10-31-17348.4870Map No. 2.2419- Rancho California Area10-24-17348.4871Map No. 2.2420- Rancho California Area01-23-18348.4873Map No. 2.2421- Winchester Area03-12-19348.4875Map No. 2.2422- Lakeview, Nuevo, Homeland, Juniper Flats and North Perris Areas, the Hemet-San Jacinto District and the Perris Reservoir District12-12-17348.4876Map No. 2.2423- Nuevo Area06-05-18348.4877Map No. 2.2424- Rancho California Area03-20-18348.4879Map No. 2.2425- Rancho California Area03-27-18348.4882Map No. 2.2426- Homeland Area05-22-18348.4883Map No. 2.2427- Rancho California Area06-19-18348.4884Map No. 2.2428- Glen Ivy Area06-26-18348.4889Map No. 2.2429- North Perris Area06-26-18348.4890Map No. 2.2430- Rancho California Area07-31-18348.4892Map No. 2.2431- Nuevo Area04-16-19348.4893Map No. 2.2432- Rancho California Area09-11-18348.4894Map No. 2.2433- Homeland Area09-25-18348.4895Map No. 2.2434- French Valley Area03-26-19348.4899Map No. 2.2435- Nuevo Area01-29-19348.4900Map No. 2.2436- Bautista Area12-11-18348.4902Map No. 2.2437- South Palo Verde Area04-09-19348.4903Map No. 2.2438- Temescal Area04-16-19348.4907Map No. 2.2439- Rancho California Area06-04-19348.4909Map No. 2.2440- Homeland Area06-04-19348.4910Map No. 2.2441- Rancho California Area10-01-19348.4914Map No. 2.2442- Rancho California Area05-19-20348.4916Map No. 2.2443- Rancho California Area12-10-19348.4918Map No. 2.2444- Homeland Area03-17-20348.4925Map No. 2.2445- Rancho California Area07-07-20348.4929Map No. 2.2446- Homeland Area08-04-20348.4932Map No. 2.2447- Alberhill Area08-04-20348.4935Map No. 2.2448- Nuevo Area11-17-20348.4944Map No. 2.2449- Rancho California Area08-25-20348.4938Map No. 2.2450- Winchester Area09-01-20348.4940Map No. 2.2451- Rancho California Area11-10-20348.4941Map No. 2.2452- Alberhill Area11-10-20348.4942Map No. 2.2453- North Perris Area09-29-20348.4943Map No. 2.2454- Winchester Area12-15-20348.4946Map No. 2.2455- Homeland Area03-09-21348.4952Map No. 2.2456- Rancho California Area03-23-21348.4953Map No. 2.2457- Romoland Area03-09-31348.4949Map No. 2.2458- Rancho California Area03-30-21348.4954Map No. 2.2459- Rancho California Area03-30-21348.4955Map No. 2.2460- Rancho California Area04-27-21348.4958Map No. 2.2461- Rancho California Area06-08-21348.4960Map No. 2.2462- Rancho California Area06-29-21348.4962Map No. 2.2463- Rancho California Area10-05-21348.4964Map No. 2.2464- Rancho California Area07-20-21348.4965Map No. 2.2465- Whitewater Area07-27-21348.4968Map No. 2.2466- Rancho California Area08-17-21348.4969Map No. 2.2467- Rancho California Area08-24-21348.4970Map No. 2.2468- Good Hope Area09-14-21348.4971Map No. 2.2469- South Elsinore Area09-14-21348.4972Map No. 2.2470- Rancho California Area09-14-21348.4973Map No. 2.2471- Rancho California Area09-14-21348.4974Map No. 2.2472- Rancho California Area11-02-21348.4975Map No. 2.2473- Winchester Area01-25-22348.4976Map No. 2.2474- San Jacinto Mountain Area03-29-22348.4979Map No. 2.2475- Homeland Area04-05-22348.4981Map No. 2.2476- Rancho California Area04-05-22348.4982Map No. 2.2477- Rancho California Area05-24-22348.4984Map No. 2.2478- Rancho California Area06-28-22348.4985Map No. 2.2479- Rancho California Area07-12-22348.4986Map No. 2.2480- Winchester Area08-02-22348.4988Map No. 2.2481- Rancho California Area08-30-22348.4989Map No. 2.2482- Rancho California Area09-13-22348.4992Map No. 2.2483- Rancho California Area09-20-22348.4993Map No. 2.2484- Temescal Area09-10-22348.4991Map No. 2.2485- French Valley Area12-13-22348.4995Map No. 2.2486- North Perris Area01-10-23348.4994Map No. 2.2487- South Elsinore Area04-04-23348.4998Map No. 2.2488- Winchester Area05-02-23348.5000Map No. 2.2489- Rancho California Area05-23-23348.5001Map No. 2.2490- Rancho California Area06-13-23348.5002Map No. 2.2491- Rancho California Area10-31-23348.5003Map No. 2.2492- Rancho California Area10-31-23348.5004Map No. 2.2493- Winchester Area12-05-23348.5006Map No. 2.2494- Rancho California Area01-09-24348.5007Map No. 2.2495- Winchester Area01-23-24348.5008Map No. 2.2496- Rancho California Area01-30-24348.5009Map No. 2.2497- Homeland Area02-06-24348.5010Map No. 2.2498- Rancho California Zoning Area04-02-24348.5013Map No. 2.2499- Rancho California Area06-04-24348.5016Map No. 2.2500- Rancho California Area07-09-24348.5019Map No. 2.2501- Rancho California Area07-30-24348.5021Map No. 3- Whitewater District (Annexed into the City of Palm Springs)04-18-49348aMap No. 4- Cathedral City District02-20-50348dMap No. 5- University District11-16-50348gMap No. 5.019- University District02-27-07348.4470Map No. 5.020- University District07-15-08348.4597Map No. 5.021- University District01-27-09348.4635Map No. 5.022- University District06-08-10348.4701Map No. 5.023- University District07-12-11348.4724Map No. 5.024- University District11-03-15348.4812Map No. 5.025- University District12-06-16348.4841Map No. 5.026- University District07-25-17348.4859Map No. 5.027- University District11-17-20348.4934Map No. 6- Beaumont-Banning District08-27-51348hMap No. 6a- Beaumont-Banning District06-29-64348.292Map No. 7- La Mesa Miravilla (now part of Cherry Valley)02-24-53348jMap No. 8- Anza-La Sierra District08-24-53348mMap No. 9- West Corona District07-26-54348oMap No. 10- Cathedral City-Palm Desert District01-03-55348pMap No. 10.046- Cathedral City-Palm Desert District12-23-08348.4630Map No. 10.047- Cathedral City/Palm Desert District09-01-09348.4663Map No. 10.048- Cathedral City-Palm Desert District01-11-11348.4715Map No. 11- Glen Avon District01-03-55348qMap No. 11.064- Glen Avon District06-06-06348.4396Map No. 11.065- Glen Avon District07-11-06348.4402Map No. 11.066- Glen Avon District12-18-07348.4560Map No. 11.067- Glen Avon District06-03-08348.4591Map No. 11.068- Glen Avon District01-27-09348.4634Map No. 11.069- Glen Avon District05-25-10348.4695Map No. 12- Desert Hot Springs District02-21-55348rMap No. 13- Calimesa District01-23-56348zMap No. 14- La Quinta District03-05-56348ddMap No. 15- Rubidoux District06-12-56348hhMap No. 15.048- Rubidoux District02-27-07348.4466Map No. 15.049- Rubidoux District05-15-07348.4498Map No. 15.050- Rubidoux District06-26-07348.4512Map No. 15.052- Rubidoux District10-30-07348.4540Map No. 15.053- Rubidoux District12-18-07348.4542Map No. 15.054- Rubidoux District12-04-07348.4555Map No. 15.055- Rubidoux District06-03-08348.4593Map No. 15.056- Rubidoux District01-12-10348.4682Map No. 15.057- Rubidoux District01-12-10348.4683Map No. 15.058- Rubidoux District01-12-10348.4684Map No. 15.059- Rubidoux District09-28-10348.4708Map No. 15.060- Rubidoux District06-14-11348.4723Map No. 16- Idyllwild District01-14-57348ttMap No. 16.015- Idyllwild District09-18-07348.4527Map No. 17- Hemet-San Jacinto District08-26-57348eeeMap No. 17.101- Hemet-San Jacinto District06-05-07348.4507Map No. 17.102- Hemet-San Jacinto Zoning District, Perris Reservoir Zoning District and the Lakeview Zoning Area, Nuevo Zoning Area, Juniper Flats Zoning Area, Homeland Zoning Area and North Perris Zoning Area03-23-10348.4679Map No. 17.103- Hemet/San Jacinto District03-13-12348.4740Map No. 17.104- Hemet/San Jacinto District12-11-12348.4753Map No. 17.105- Hemet/San Jacinto District11-05-13348.4768Map No. 17.106- San Jacinto District05-03-16348.4831Map No. 17.107- Lakeview, Nuevo, Homeland, Juniper Flats and North Perris Areas, the Hemet-San Jacinto District and the Perris Reservoir District12-12-17348.4876Map No. 17.108- Hemet-San Jacinto District08-30-22348.4990Map No. 17.109- Hemet San-Jacinto District04-09-24348.5012Map No. 17.110- Hemet San-Jacinto District06-25-24348.5017Map No. 18- North Valle Vista District12-23-57348jjjMap No. 19- Florence (now part of Cherry Valley)10-06-58348yyyMap No. 20- Indian Wells District10-20-58348zzzMap No. 21- East Valle Vista District11-10-58348aaaaMap No. 22- Thomas Mountain District04-13-59348hhhhMap No. 23- North Elsinore District01-26-59348iiiiMap No. 24- Lower Berdoo Canyon District02-16-59348jjjjMap No. 24.005- Lower Berdoo District11-26-13348.4770Map No. 25- Edgemont-Sunnymead District09-21-59348uuuuMap No. 25.107- Edgemont-Sunnymead District10-28-08348.4614Map No. 25.108- Edgemont-Sunnymead District08-16-17348.4865Map No. 25.109- Edgemont Sunnymead District08-04-20348.4936Map No. 26- Pedley District No. 1 (now Pedley)10-13-59348.2xxxxMap No. 27- Lakeland Village District11-30-59348.2Map No. 27.021- Lakeland Village District01-09-07348.4454Map No. 27.022- Lakeland Village District04-17-07348.4487Map No. 27.023- Lakeland Village District06-24-08348.4594Map No. 27.025- Lakeland Village District06-30-20348.4928Map No. 27.026- Lakeland Village District06-29-21348.4963Map No. 27.027- Lakeland Village District06-26-18348.4888Map No. 28- San Gorgonio Pass District No. 101-11-60348.10Map No. 29- Mira Loma District No. 1 (Prado-Mira Loma)01-11-60348.12Map No. 30- Bermuda Dunes District12-12-60348.53Map No. 30.084- Bermuda Dunes District01-11-11348.4716Map No. 30.085- Bermuda Dunes District09-26-06348.4409Map No. 30.089- Bermuda Dunes District06-05-07348.4505Map No. 30.090- Bermuda Dunes District10-16-07348.4534Map No. 30.091- Bermuda Dunes District11-27-07348.4547Map No. 30.092- Bermuda Dunes District12-04-07348.4553Map No. 30.093- Bermuda Dunes District11-18-08348.4619Map No. 30.094- Bermuda Dunes District06-09-09348.4646Map No. 30.095- Bermuda Dunes District07-14-09348.4658Map No. 30.096- Bermuda Dunes District07-21-09348.4661Map No. 30.097-Bermuda Dunes District01-12-10348.4678Map No. 30.098- Bermuda Dunes District03-27-18348.4878Map No. 30.099- Lower Coachella Valley District06-15-21348.4961Map No. 31- Cherry Valley District01-23-61348.63Map No. 31.025- Cherry Valley District06-03-08348.4590Map No. 31.026- Cherry Valley District01-10-12348.4718Map No. 31.027- Cherry Valley District08-20-13348.4762Map No. 31.028- Cherry Valley District10-24-17348.4872Map No. 31.029- Cherry Valley District03-28-23348.4996Map No. 32- Ramona District10-09-61348.103Map No. 32.040- Ramona District06-05-07348.4504Map No. 33- Mecca District04-02-62348.134Map No. 33.008- Mecca District03-27-07348.4478Map No. 33.009- Mecca District10-04-11348.4730Map No. 33.010- Mecca District07-15-14348.4783Map No. 33.011- Mecca District12-06-16348.4841Map No. 33.012- Mecca District04-04-23348.4999Map No. 34- Pinon Flats District07-16-62348.146Map No. 35- Little Lake District08-06-62348.150Map No. 35.036- Little Lake District11-24-09348.4668Map No. 36- Lake Mathews District02-18-63348.173Map No. 36.054- Lake Mathews District03-27-07348.4479Map No. 36.055- Lake Mathews District01-13-09348.4632Map No. 36.056- Prado-Mira Loma District06-23-09348.4653Map No. 36.057- Lake Mathews District09-24-13348.4764Map No. 36.058- Lake Mathews District10-27-15348.4815Map No. 36.059- Lake Matthews District02-09-16348.4823Map No. 36.060- Lake Mathews District08-17-21348.4853Map No. 36.061- Lake Matthews District01-23-18348.4874Map No. 37- Norco District02-25-63348.175Map No. 38- Prado-Mira Loma District04-01-63348.182Map No. 38.126- Prado-Mira Loma District09-26-06348.4415Map No. 38.127- Prado-Mira Loma District01-23-07348.4417Map No. 38.129- Prado-Mira Loma District09-04-07348.4456Map No. 38.130- Prado-Mira Loma District04-24-07348.4489Map No. 38.131- Prado-Mira Loma District06-26-07348.4515Map No. 38.132- Prado-Mira Loma District10-02-07348.4531Map No. 38.133- Prado-Mira Loma District10-16-07348.4532Map No. 38.134- Prado-Mira Loma District03-11-08348.4568Map No. 38.135- Prado-Mira Loma District04-29-08348.4582Map No. 38.136- Prado-Mira Loma District05-13-08348.4588Map No. 38.137- Prado-Mira Loma District07-29-08348.4601Map No. 38.138- Prado-Mira Loma District11-25-08348.4626Map No. 38.139- Prado-Mira Loma District06-09-09348.4644Map No. 38.140- Prado-Mira Loma District11-24-09348.4670Map No. 38.141- Prado-Mira Loma District12-01-09348.4673Map No. 38.142- Prado-Mira Loma Zoning District05-25-10348.4674Map No. 38.143- Prado-Mira Loma District01-26-10348.4686Map No. 38.144- Prado-Mira Loma District08-31-10348.4707Map No. 39- Pedley District05-06-63348.197Map No. 39.039- Pedley District01-23-07348.4460Map No. 39.040- Pedley District10-16-07348.4530Map No. 39.041- Pedley District05-13-08348.4586Map No. 39.042- Pedley District05-04-10348.4696Map No. 39.043- Pedley District03-01-11348.4393Map No. 40- Thousand Palms District05-13-63348.198Map No. 40.038- Thousand Palms District10-16-07348.4528Map No. 40.039- Thousand Palms District04-08-08348.4577Map No. 40.040- Thousand Palms District11-18-08348.4623Map No. 40.041- Thousand Palms District06-15-10348.4704Map No. 40.042- Thousand Palms District11-02-10348.4712Map No. 40.043- Thousand Palms District02-28-12348.4736Map No. 40.044- Thousand Palms District07-01-14348.4782Map No. 40.045- Thousand Palms Area10-28-14348.4792Map No. 40.046- Thousand Palms District05-03-16348.4833Map No. 40.047- Thousand Palms District12-06-16348.4841Map No. 40.048- Thousand Palms Zoning Plan08-28-18348.4886Map No. 40.049- Thousand Palms District04-16-19348.4901Map No. 40.051- Thousand Palms District06-29-21348.4959Map No. 40.052- Thousand Palms District07-26-22348.4987Map No. 41- Lower Coachella Valley District07-01-63348.208Map No. 41.009-North Riverside District04-13-21348.4957Map No. 41.067- Lower Coachella Valley District06-06-06348.4361Map No. 41.068- Lower Coachella Valley District01-23-07348.4444Map No. 41.069- Lower Coachella Valley District01-09-07348.4458Map No. 41.070- Lower Coachella Valley District07-31-07348.4518Map No. 41.071- Lower Coachella Valley District11-06-07348.4539Map No. 41.072- Lower Coachella Valley District12-18-07348.4549Map No. 41.073- Lower Coachella Valley District12-18-07348.4556Map No. 41.074- Lower Coachella Valley District06-03-08348.4592Map No. 41.075- Lower Coachella Valley District11-18-08348.4615Map No. 41.076- Lower Coachella Valley District12-23-08348.4620Map No. 41.077- Lower Coachella Valley District03-17-09348.4639Map No. 41.078- Lower Coachella Valley District06-09-09348.4645Map No. 41.079- Lower Coachella Valley District07-14-09348.4656Map No. 41.080- Lower Coachella Valley District11-24-09348.4671Map No. 41.081- Lower Coachella Valley District12-15-09348.4675Map No. 41.082- Lower Coachella Valley District01-26-10348.4685Map No. 41.083- Lower Coachella Valley District06-07-11348.4722Map No. 41.084- Lower Coachella Valley District09-13-11348.4728Map No. 41.085- Lower Coachella Valley District01-10-12348.4735Map No. 41.086- Lower Coachella Valley District09-11-12348.4749Map No. 41.087- Lower Coachella Valley District12-18-12348.4754Map No. 41.088- Lower Coachella Valley District04-01-14348.4777Map No. 41.090- Lower Coachella Valley District03-24-15348.4801Map No. 41.092- Lower Coachella Valley District12-06-16348.4841Map No. 41.094- Lower Coachella Valley District10-27-20348.4915Map No. 41.095- Lower Coachella Valley District08-04-20348.4924Map No. 41.096- Lower Coachella Valley District11-10-20348.4937Map No. 41.097- Lower Coachella Valley District02-09-21348.4945Map No. 41.098- Lower Coachella Valley District04-27-21348.4948Map No. 41.099- Lower Coachella Valley District04-27-21348.4951Map No. 41.100- Lower Coachella Valley District07-27-21348.4967Map No. 42- North Riverside District07-08-63348.210Map No. 43- Banning Heights05-11-64348.282Map No. 43.001- Banning Heights District10-06-09348.4665Map No. 44- Palm Springs Highlands08-17-64348.306Map No. 45- El Cerrito12-14-64348.339Map No. 45.036- El Cerrito District12-18-07348.4558Map No. 45.037- El Cerrito District02-26-19348.4887Map No. 46- Sun City08-24-70348.776Map No. 46.086- Sun City District01-09-07348.4453Map No. 46.087- Sun City District02-06-07348.4459Map No. 46.088- Sun City District04-17-07348.4485Map No. 46.089- Sun City District10-16-07348.4533Map No. 46.090- Sun City District09-16-08348.4607Map No. 47- Blythe06-14-65348.376Map No. 48- Meadowbrook07-06-65348.380Map No. 48.011- Meadowbrook District12-06-16348.4841Map No. 49- East Corona08-02-65348.384Map No. 49.013- East Corona District09-04-07348.4524Map No. 49.014- East Corona District11-05-13348.4766Map No. 49.015- East Corona District10-24-17348.4868Map No. 49.106- East Corona District07-30-24348.5022Map No. 50- Painted Hills08-16-65348.389Map No. 51- Ripley08-16-65348.390Map No. 52- El Cariso04-04-65348.435Map No. 52.001- El Cariso District09-01-15348.4808Map No. 53- Quail Valley07-05-66348.461Map No. 53.009- Quail Valley District06-26-07348.4513Map No. 54- Pine Cove06-12-67348.513Map No. 55- Perris Reservoir District06-19-67348.514Map No. 55.038- Hemet-San Jacinto Zoning District, Perris Reservoir Zoning District and the Lakeview Zoning Area, Nuevo Zoning Area, Juniper Flats Zoning Area, Homeland Zoning Area and North Perris Zoning Area03-23-10348.4679Map No. 55.039- Perris Reservoir District12-06-16348.4841Map No. 55.040- Lakeview, Nuevo, Homeland, Juniper Flats and North Perris Areas, the Hemet-San Jacinto District and the Perris Reservoir District12-12-17348.4876Map No. 56- Gavilan Hills12-08-69348.684Map No. 56.010- Gavilan Hills District09-16-08348.4608Map No. 56.011- Gavilan Hills and Cajalco Districts05-25-10348.4699Map No. 56.012- Gavilan Hills District03-27-18348.4867Map No. 56.013- Gavilan Hills District05-08-18348.4880Map No. 57- Cajalco District03-09-70348.703Map No. 57.009- Cajalco District05-13-08348.4587Map No. 57.010- Cajalco District09-02-08348.4605Map No. 57.011- Gavilan Hills and Cajalco Districts05-25-10348.4699Map No. 57.012- Cajalco District and Mead Valley District08-20-13348.4761Map No. 58- Pass and Desert03-30-70348.712Map No. 58.091- Pass and Desert District07-17-07348.4517Map No. 58.092- Pass and Desert District09-04-07348.4525Map No. 58.093- Pass and Desert District11-18-08348.4621Map No. 58.094- Pass and Desert Zoning District05-07-13348.4757Map No. 58.095- Pass and Desert Zoning District12-06-16348.4839Map No. 58.096- Pass & Desert District12-06-16348.4841Map No. 58.098- Desert District03-28-23348.4919Map No. 59- Woodcrest03-30-70348.713Map No. 59.063- Woodcrest District02-06-07348.4464Map No. 59.064- Woodcrest District10-02-07348.4519Map No. 59.065- Woodcrest District01-15-08348.4564Map No. 59.066- Woodcrest District07-29-08348.4600Map No. 59.067- Woodcrest District09-01-09348.4662Map No. 59.068- Woodcrest District01-10-12348.4721Map No. 59.069-Woodcrest District08-20-13348.4763Map No. 59.070- Woodcrest District02-09-16348.4816Map No. 59.071- Woodcrest District05-24-16348.4836Map No. 59.072- Woodcrest District06-04-19348.4904Map No. 59.074- Woodcrest District11-10-20348.4939Map No. 59.076- Woodcrest District06-04-24348.5015Map No. 60- Sky Valley04-27-70348.731Map No. 61- Canyon Lake08-24-70348.775Map No. 62- Mead Valley12-28-70348.839Map No. 62.017- Cajalco District and Mead Valley District08-20-13348.4761Map No. 62.018- Mead Valley District03-25-14348.4776Map No. 62.019- Mead Valley District12-06-16348.4841Map No. 62.020- Mead Valley District06-26-18348.4891Map No. 63- Valley Vista02-22-72348.862Map No. 63.019- Valle Vista District05-03-16348.4832Map No. 63.020- Valle Vista District03-10-20348.4923Map No. 64- Garner Valley01-18-72348.987Map No. 64.003- Garner Valley District01-29-19348.4905Map No. 64.004- Garner Valley District03-05-24348.5011, 348.5020Map No. 65- Cabazon12-12-72348.1118Map No. 65.006- Cabazon District01-27-09348.4633Map No. 65.007- Cabazon District02-09-10348.4681Map No. 65.008- Cabazon District12-06-16348.4841 (Ord. 348.4624 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4623 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4622 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4621 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4619 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4618 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4617 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4616 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4615 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4614 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4613 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4612 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4611 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4610 § 1, 2008; Ord. 4609 § 1, 2008; Ord. 4608 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4607 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4606 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4605 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4604 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4603 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4602 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4601 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4600 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4598 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4597 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4595 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4594 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4593 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4592 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4591 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4590 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4589 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4588 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4587 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4586 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4585 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4583 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4582 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4580 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4579 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4578 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4577 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4576 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4575 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4572 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4571 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4568 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4543 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4570 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4569 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4567 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4566 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4565 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4564 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4563 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4562 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4561 § 1, 2008; Ord. 348.4560 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4559 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4558 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4557 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4556 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4555 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4554 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4553 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4552 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4551 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4550 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4549 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4547 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4542 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4501 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4545 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4544 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4541 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4540 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4539 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4538 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4537 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4536 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4535 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4534 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4533 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4532 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4531 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4530 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4528 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4527 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4525 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4524 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4523 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4522 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4519 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4456 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4520 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4518 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4517 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4516 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4515 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4514 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4513 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4512 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4511 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4509 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4508 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4507 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4506 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4505 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4504 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4503 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4502 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4500 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4499 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4498 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4497 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4496 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4495 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4494 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4493 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4492 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4491 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4490 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4489 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4487 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4486 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4485 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4484 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4483 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4482 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4480 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4479 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4478 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4477 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4476 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4475 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4474 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4473 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4471 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4470 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4469 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4468 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4467 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4466 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4464 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4463 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4462 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4461 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4460 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4459 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4458 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4457 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4455 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4454 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4453 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4444 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4417 § 1, 2007; Ord. 348.4415 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4413 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4412 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4409 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4408 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4407 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4406 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4405 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4404 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4402 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4401 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4399 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4398 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4397 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4396 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4395 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4394 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.4361 § 1, 2006; Ord. 348.1545, 1977; Ord. 348 § 4.1)(Ord. 348.4625, § 1, 11-25-2008; Ord. 348.4626, § 1, 11-25-2008; Ord. 348.4627, § 1, 11-25-2008; Ord. 348.4628, § 1, 11-25-2008; Ord. 348.4629, § 1, 12-9-2008; Ord. 348.4620, § 1, 12-23-2008; Ord. No. 348.4630, § 1, 12-23-2009; Ord. 348.4631, § 1, 12-23-2008; Ord. 348.4632, § 1, 1-13-2009; Ord. 348.4633, § 1, 1-27-2009; Ord. 348.4634, § 1, 1-27-2009; Ord. 348.4635, § 1, 1-27-2009; Ord. 348.4639, § 1, 3-17-2009; Ord. 348.4640, § 1, 3-31-2009; Ord. 348.4642, § 1, 3-31-2009; Ord. 348.4643, § 1, 4-14-2009; Ord. 348.4644, § 1, 6-9-2009; Ord. 348.4645, § 1, 6-9-2009; Ord. 348.4646, § 1, 6-9-2009; Ord. 348.4648, § 1, 5-12-2009; Ord. No. 348.4649, § 1, 5-12-2009; Ord. 348.4651, § 1, 6-16-2009; Ord. 348.4652, § 1, 6-16-2009; Ord. 348.4653, § 1, 6-23-2009; Ord. 348.4654, § 1, 6-23-2009; Ord. 348.4655, § 1, 6-23-2009; Ord. 348.4656, § 1, 7-14-2009; Ord. 348.4657, § 1, 7-14-2009; Ord. 348.4658, § 1, 7-14-2009; Ord. 348.4659, § 1, 7-14-2009; Ord. 348.4660, § 1, 7-21-2009; Ord. 348.4661, § 1, 7-21-2009; Ord. 348.4662, § 1, 9-1-2009; Ord. 348.4663, § 1, 9-1-2009; Ord. 348.4664, § 1, 9-15-2009; Ord. No. 348.4665, § 1, 10-6-2009; Ord. No. 348.4667, § 1, 11-3-2009; Ord. No. 348.4668, § 1, 11-24-2009; Ord. No. 348.4669, § 1, 11-24-2009; Ord. No. 348.4670, § 1, 11-24-2009; Ord. No. 348.4671, § 1, 11-24-2009; Ord. No. 348.4673, § 1, 12-1-2009; Ord. No. 348.4675, § 1, 12-15-2009; Ord. No. 348.4676, § 1, 12-22-2009; Ord. 348.4666, § 1, 12-22-2009; Ord. 348.4678, § 1, 1-12-2010; Ord. 348.4681, § 1, 2-9-2010; Ord. 348.4682, § 1, 1-12-2010; Ord. 348.4683, § 1, 1-12-2010; Ord. 348.4684, § 1, 1-12-2010; Ord. 348.4685, § 1, 1-26-2010; Ord. 348.4686, § 1, 1-26-2010; Ord. 348.4687, § 1, 1-26-2010; Ord. 348.4689, § 1, 2-23-2010; Ord. 348.4692, § 1, 3-23-2010; Ord. 348.4679, § 1, 3-23-2010; Ord. 348.4693, § 1, 4-6-2010; Ord. 348.4694, § 1, 4-20-2010; Ord. 348.4696, § 1, 5-4-2010; Ord. 348.4697, § 1, 5-4-2010; Ord. 348.4674, § 1, 5-25-2010; Ord. 348.4695, § 1, 5-25-2010; Ord. 348.4698, § 1, 5-18-2010; Ord. 348.4699, § 1, 5-25-2010; Ord. 348.4700, § 1, 5-25-2010; Ord. 348.4701, § 1, 6-8-2010; Ord. 348.4704, § 1, 6-15-2010; Ord. 348.3707, § 1, 8-31-2010; Ord. 348.4708, § 1, 9-28-2010; Ord. 348.4709, § 1, 9-28-2010; Ord. 348.4710, § 1, 10-5-2010; Ord. 348.4711, § 1, 11-2-2010; Ord. 348.4712, § 1, 11-2-2010; Ord. 348.4715, § 1, 1-11-2011; Ord. 348.4716, § 1, 1-11-2011; Ord. 348.4717, § 1, 1-25-2011; Ord. 348.4546, § 1, 2-15-2011; Ord. 348.4393, § 1, 3-1-2011; Ord. 348.4722, § 1, 6-7-2011; Ord. 348.4723, § 1, 6-14-2011; Ord. 348.4725, § 1, 7-26-2011; Ord. No. 348.4724, § 1, 7-12-2011; Ord. No. 348.4719, § 1, 8-16-2011; Ord. No. 348.4726, § 1, 8-16-2011; Ord. No. 348.4727, § 1, 8-16-2011; Ord. No. 348.4728, § 1, 9-13-2011; Ord. No. 348.4730, § 1, 10-4-2011; Ord. No. 348.4731, § 1, 10-4-2011; Ord. No. 348.4720, § 1, 12-6-2011; Ord. No. 348.4718, § 1, 1-10-2012; Ord. No. 348.4721, § 1, 1-10-2012; Ord. No. 348.4733, § 1, 1-10-2012; Ord. No. 348.4736, § 1, 2-28-2012; Ord. No. 348.4738, § 1, 2-28-2012; Ord. No. 348.4739, § 1, 3-20-2012; Ord. No. 348.4740, § 1, 3-13-2012; Ord. No. 348.4742, § 1, 4-10-2012; Ord. No. 348.4743, § 1, 5-1-2012; Ord. No. 348.4745, § 1, 6-5-2012; Ord. No. 348.4746, § 1, 6-5-2012; Motion of 8-28-2012; Ord. No. 348.4747, § 1, 9-11-2012; Ord. No. 348.4748, § 1, 9-11-2012; Ord. No. 348.4749, § 1, 9-11-2012; Ord. No. 348.4751, § 1, 11-6-2012; Ord. No. 348.4752, § 1, 12-11-2012; Ord. No. 348.4753, § 1, 12-11-2012; Ord. No. 348.4754, § 1, 12-18-2012; Ord. No. 348.4757, § 1, 5-7-2013; Ord. No. 348.4758, § 1, 5-21-13; Ord. No. 348.4759, § 1, 8-20-2013; Ord. No. 348.4760, § 1, 8-20-2013; Ord. No. 348.4761, § 1, 8-20-2013; Ord. No. 348.4762, § 1, 8-20-2013; Ord. No. 348.4763, § 1, 8-20-2013; Ord. No. 348.4764, § 1, 9-24-2013; Ord. No. 348.4765, § 1, 9-24-2013; Ord. No. 348.4766, § 1, 11-5-2013; Ord. No. 348.4767, § 1, 11-5-2013; Ord. No. 348.4768, § 1, 11-5-2013; Ord. No. 348.4769, § 1, 11-5-2013; Ord. No. 348.4770, § 1, 11-26-2013; Ord. No. 348.4771, § 1, 12-3-2013; Ord. No. 348.4772, § 1, 12-17-2013; Ord. No. 348.4775, § 1, 3-18-2014; Ord. No. 348.4776, § 1, 3-25-2014; Ord. No. 348.4777, § 1, 4-1-2014; Ord. No. 348.4774, § 1, 4-8-2014; Ord. No. 348.4779, § 1, 4-29-2014; Ord. No. 348.4780, § 1, 4-29-2014; Ord. No. 348.4782, § 1, 7-1-2014; Ord. No. 348.4783, § 1, 7-15-2014; Ord. No. 348.4784, § 1, 7-29-2014; Ord. No. 348.4787, § 1, 10-7-2014; Ord. No. 348.4789, § 1, 10-7-2014; Ord. No. 348.4790, § 1, 10-7-2014; Ord. No. 348.4793, § 1, 10-21-2014; Ord. No. 348.4786, § 1, 10-28-2014; Ord. No. 348.4792, § 1, 10-28-2014; Ord. No. 348.4794, § 1, 12-9-2014; Ord. No. 348.4797, § 1, 12-9-2014; Ord. No. 348.4798, § 1, 12-9-2014; Ord. No. 348.4799, § 1, 3-24-2015; Ord. No. 348.4801, § 1, 3-24-2015; Ord. No. 348.4795, § 1, 4-7-2015; Ord. No. 348.4804, § 1, 9-22-15; Ord. No. 348.4805, § 1, 6-2-2015; Ord. No. 348.4807, § 1, 8-18-2015; Ord. No. 348.4808, § 1, 9-1-2015; Ord. No. 348.4809, § 1, 9-15-2015; Ord. No. 348.4811, § 1, 8-18-2015; Ord. No. 348.4812, § 1, 11-3-15; Ord. No. 348.4813, § 1, 9-1-2015; Ord. No. 348.4814, § 1, 9-22-15; Ord. No. 348.4815, § 1, 10-27-15; Ord. No. 348.4817, § 1, 11-17-15; Ord. No. 348.4810, § 1, 12-8-2015; Ord. No. 348.4816, § 1, 2-9-2016; Ord. No. 348.4819, § 1, 1-12-2016; Ord. No. 348.4820, § 1, 12-15-2015; Ord. No. 348.4821, § 1, 1-12-2016; Ord. No. 348.4823, § 1, 2-9-2016; Ord. No. 348.4824, § 1, 4-5-2016; Ord. No. 348.4825, § 1, 4-5-16; Ord. No. 348.4827, § 1, 5-3-16; Ord. No. 348.4828, § 1, 5-3-16; Ord. No. 348.4830, § 1, 5-3-16; Ord. No. 348.4831, § 1, 5-3-16; Ord. No. 348.4832, § 1, 5-3-16; Ord. No. 348.4833, § 1, 5-3-16; Ord. No. 348.4834, § 1, 5-3-16; Ord. No. 348.4836, § 1, 5-24-2016; Ord. No. 348.4837, § 1, 5-24-2016; Ord. No. 348.4829, § 1, 6-21-2016; Ord. No. 348.4842, § 1, 9-13-2016; Ord. No. 348.4843, § 1, 9-13-2016; Ord. No. 348.4844, § 1, 10-25-2016; Ord. No. 348.4845, § 1, 10-25-2016; Ord. No. 348.4846, § 1, 10-25-2016; Ord. No. 348.4847, § 1, 10-25-2016; Ord. No. 348.4848, § 1, 10-25-2016; Ord. No. 348.4849, § 1, 10-25-2016; Ord. No. 348.4850, § 1, 10-25-2016; Ord. No. 348.4838, § 1, 12-6-2016; Ord. No. 348.4839, § 1, 12-6-2016; Ord. No. 348.4841, §§ 1—10, 12-6-2016; Ord. No. 348.4851, § 1, 11-15-2016; Ord. No. 348.4852, § 1, 12-13-2016; Ord. No. 348.4860, § 2, 7-11-2017; Ord. No. 348.4858, § 1, 7-25-2017;Ord. No. 348.4859, § 1, 7-25-2017; Ord. No. 348.4861, § 1, 7-25-2017; Ord. No. 348.4863, § 1, 8-29-2017; Ord. No. 348.4864, § 1, 8-29-2017; Ord. No. 348.4865, § 1, 8-16-2017; Ord. No. 348.4868, § 1, 10-24-2017; Ord. No. 348.4871, § 1, 10-24-2017; Ord. No. 348.4872, § 1, 10-24-2017; Ord. No. 348.4870, § 1, 10-31-2017; Ord. No. 348.4869, § 1, 11-7-2017; Ord. No. 348.4866, § 1, 11-14-2017; Ord. No. 348.4876, § 1, 12-12-2017; Ord. No. 348.4873, § 1, 1-23-2018; Ord. No. 348.4874, § 1, 1-23-2018; Ord. No. 348.4875, § 1, 3-12-2019; Ord. No. 348.4879, § 1, 3-20-2018; Ord. No. 348.4867, § 1, 3-27-2018; Ord. No. 348.4878, § 1, 3-27-2018; Ord. No. 348.4882, § 1, 3-27-2018; Ord. No. 348.4877, § 1, 6-5-2018; Ord. No. 348.4880, § 1, 5-8-2018; Ord. No. 348.4883, § 1, 5-22-2018; Ord. No. 348.4884, § 1, 6-19-2018; Ord. No. 348.4888, § 1, 6-26-2018; Ord. No. 348.4889, § 1, 6-26-2018; Ord. No. 348.4890, § 1, 6-26-2018; Ord. No. 348.4891, § 1, 6-26-2018; Ord. No. 348.3892, § 1, 7-31-2018; Ord. No. 348.4886, § 1, 8-28-2018; Ord. No. 348.4894, § 1, 9-11-2018; Ord. No. 348.4895, § 1, 9-25-2018; Ord. No. 348.4902, § 1, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 348.4900, § 1, 1-29-2019; Ord. No. 348.4905, § 1, 1-29-2019; Ord. No. 348.4887, § 1, 2-26-2019; Ord. No. 348.4899, § 1, 3-26-2019; Ord. No. 348.4903, § 1, 4-9-2019; Ord. No. 348.4893, § 1, 4-16-2019; Ord. No. 348.4901, § 1, 4-16-2019; Ord. No. 348.4907, § 1, 4-16-2019; Ord. No. 348.4904, § 1, 6-4-2019; Ord. No. 348.4909, § 1, 6-4-2019; Ord. No. 348.4910, § 1, 6-4-2019; Ord. No. 348.4914, § 1, 10-1-2019; Ord. No. 348.4915, § 1, 10-27-2020; Ord. No. 348.4918, § 1, 12-10-2019; Ord. No. 348.4923, § 1, 3-10-2020; Ord. No. 348.4925, § 1, 3-17-2020; Ord. No. 348.4916, § 1, 5-19-2020; Ord. No. 348.4919, § 1, 3-28-2023; Ord. No. 348.4928, § 1, 6-30-2020; Ord. No. 348.4929, § 1, 7-7-2020; Ord. No. 348.4924, § 1, 8-4-2020; Ord. No. 348.4932, § 1, 8-4-2020; Ord. No. 348.4934, § 1, 11-17-2020; Ord. No. 348.4935, § 1, 8-4-2020; Ord. No. 348.4936, § 1, 8-4-2020; Ord. No. 348.4937, § 1, 11-10-2020; Ord. No. 348.4938, § 1, 8-25-2020; Ord. No. 348.4939, § 1, 11-10-2020; Ord. No. 348.4940, § 1, 9-1-2020; Ord. No. 348.4941, § 1, 11-10-2020; Ord. No. 348.4942, § 1, 11-10-2020; Ord. No. 348.4943, § 1, 9-29-2020; Ord. No. 348.4944, § 1, 11-17-2020; Ord. No. 348.4945, § 1, 2-9-2021; Ord. No. 348.4946, § 1, 12-15-2020; Ord. No. 348.4948, § 1, 4-27-2021; Ord. No. 348.4949, § 1, 3-9-2021; Ord. No. 348.4951, § 1, 4-27-2021; Ord. No. 348.4952, § 1, 3-9-2021; Ord. No. 348.4953, § 1, 3-23-2021; Ord. No. 348.4954, § 1, 3-30-2021; Ord. No. 348.4955, § 1, 3-30-2021; Ord. No. 348.4957, § 1, 4-13-2021; Ord. No. 348.4958, § 1, 4-27-2021; Ord. No. 348.4959, § 1, 6-29-2021; Ord. No. 348.4960, § 1, 6-27-2021; Ord. No. 348.4961, § 1, 6-15-2021; Ord. No. 348.4962, § 1, 6-29-2021; Ord. No. 348.4963, § 1, 6-29-2021; Ord. No. 348.4965, § 1, 7-20-2021; Ord. No. 348.4967, § 1, 7-27-2021; Ord. No. 348.4968, § 1, 7-27-2021; Ord. No. 348.4969, § 1, 8-17-2021; Ord. No. 348.4853, § 1, 8-17-2021; Ord. No. 348.4970, § 1, 8-24-2021; Ord. No. 348.4971, § 1, 9-14-2021; Ord. No. 348.4972, § 1, 9-14-2021; Ord. No. 348.4973, § 1, 9-14-2021; Ord. No. 348.4974, § 1, 9-14-2021; Ord. No. 348.4964, § 1, 10-5-2021; Ord. No. 348.4975, § 1, 11-2-2021; Ord. No. 348.4976, § 1, 1-25-2022; Ord. No. 348.4979, § 1, 3-29-2022; Ord. No. 348.4981, § 1, 4-5-2022; Ord. No. 348.4982, § 1, 4-5-2022; Ord. No. 348.4984, § 1, 5-24-2022; Ord. No. 348.4985, § 1, 6-28-2022; Ord. No. 348.4986, § 1, 7-12-2022; Ord. No. 348.4987, § 1, 7-26-2022; Ord. No. 348.4988, § 1, 8-2-2022; Ord. No. 348.4989, § 1, 8-30-2022; Ord. No. 348.4990, § 1, 8-30-2022; Ord. No. 348.4991, § 1, 9-10-2022; Ord. No. 348.4992, § 1, 9-13-2022; Ord. No. 348.4993, § 1, 9-20-2022; Ord. No. 348.4994, § 1, 1-10-2023; Ord. No. 348.4995, § 1, 12-13-2022; Ord. No. 348.4996, § 1, 3-28-2023; Ord. No. 348.4998, § 1, 4-4-2023; Ord. No. 348.4999, § 1, 4-4-2023; Ord. No. 348.5000, § 1, 5-2-2023; Ord. No. 348.5001, § 1, 5-23-2023; Ord. No. 348.5002, § 1, 6-13-2023; Ord. No. 348.5003, § 1, 10-31-2023; Ord. No. 348.5004, § 1, 10-31-2023; Ord. No. 348.5006, § 1, 12-5-2023; Ord. No. 348.5007, § 1, 1-9-2024; Ord. No. 348.5008, § 1, 1-23-2024; Ord. No. 348.5009, § 1, 1-30-2024; Ord. No. 348.5010, § 1, 2-6-2024; Ord. No. 348.5011, § 1, 3-5-2024; Ord. No. 348.5012, § 1, 4-9-2024; Ord. No. 348.5013, § 1, 4-2-2024; Ord. No. 348.5015, § 1, 6-4-2024; Ord. No. 348.5016, § 1, 6-4-2024; Ord. No. 348.5017, § 1, 6-25-2024; Ord. No. 348.5019, § 1, 7-9-2024; Ord. No. 348.5020, § 1, 6-25-2024; Ord. No. 348.5021, § 1, 7-30-2024; Ord. No. 348.5022, § 1, 7-30-2024)Editor’s note—A motion approved August 28, 2012 from the Board of Supervisors set aside Ordinance No. 348.4679 relating to amending zoning districts, Map No. 2.2321; SP zone requirements and standards for Specific Plan No. 342; Mixed Use Overlays.On July 11, 2012, judgment was entered against the County in Friends of the Northern San Jacinto Valley et al. v. County of Riverside et al. (RIC 100007572 and related cases RIC 10007574, RIC10007586). The judgment directs the Board of Supervisors to take the above actions. The judgment further directs that the Board refrain from approving these same or new approvals relating to or implementing The Villages of Lakeview Project until such time as the County fully complies with CEQA and State Planning and Zoning Law. The County and Board have decided not to appeal the judgment.
  • 17.12.040 – Uses allowed in zone classifications. The terminology used in section 17.12.010 of this title is general only and is not intended to be descriptive of all uses allowed in the zone classifications. The zone classifications are specifically set forth in subsequent articles of this ordinance to which reference should be made to determine all the uses permitted therein. When a use is not specifically listed as permitted or conditionally permitted in a zone classification, the use is prohibited unless, in circumstances where this ordinance empowers them to do so, the planning director makes a determination that the use is substantially the same in character and intensity as those uses permitted or conditionally permitted in the zone classification. Unless expressly authorized by this ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to allow a use that is otherwise illegal under state law or federal law.(Ord. 348.4423 § 3, 2006: Ord. 348.4422 § 3, 2006)(Ord. No. 348.4802, § 2, 5-19-2015; Ord. No. 348.4898, § 6, 10-23-2018)
  • 17.12.050 – Medical marijuana dispensary. A medical marijuana dispensary is any facility or location, whether fixed or mobile, where medical marijuana is made available to, distributed to, or distributed by, one or more of the following: a primary caregiver, a qualified patient, or a patient with an identification card as those terms are defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et seq. A “medical marijuana dispensary” shall not include the following uses, provided that such uses comply with this chapter and all other applicable laws, including, but not limited to, Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et seq., a clinic licensed pursuant to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a health facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential care facility for persons with chronic life-threatening illness licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.01 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential care facility for the elderly licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential hospice or a home health agency licensed pursuant to Chapter 8 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.(Ord. 348.4423 § 4, 2006: Ord. 348.4422 § 4, 2006)
  • 17.12.060 – Reserved. Editor’s note— Ord. No. 348.4898, § 7, adopted October 23, 2018, repealed § 17.12.060, which pertained to cannabis businesses and cannabis activities. See Ordinance List and Disposition Table for complete derivation.
  • 17.04.010 – Title. This chapter shall be known as, and may be cited as, the “Riverside County Land Use Ordinance.”(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.1, 2008)
  • 17.04.020 – Planning agency. Pursuant to Section 65100 et seq. of the Government Code, the planning agency for Riverside County shall consist of the county board of supervisors, the county planning commission and the planning department. The planning agency shall perform all functions required by state law and this chapter.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.2, 2008)
  • 17.04.030 – County board of supervisors. The board of supervisors shall consist of five members elected in the manner provided by law. The board shall perform the duties and functions specified by state law and this chapter including, but not limited to, the duties related to legislative matters and the duties related to the appeal of quasi-judicial matters. The board shall also perform those planning and zoning duties and functions which are not expressly delegated or reserved to another body or officer.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.3, 2008)
  • 17.04.040 – County planning commission. A.The county planning commission shall consist of five members. Each member of the board of supervisors shall recommend that a resident of his or her district be appointed to the commission; provided, however, the appointments to the commission shall require the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the board.B.Members of the commission shall be appointed for a four-year term. Notwithstanding the specified term of four years for a member of the commission, a member shall not remain eligible to remain on the commission should the member of the board of supervisors from the district which the commission member was appointed ceases to be a member of the board of supervisors or if a commission member moves his or her residence out of the district from which he or she was appointed, and in either such situation membership shall automatically terminate upon the appointment by the board of a new member to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. The term of two commissioners shall expire on June thirtieth of the same year and the term of three commissioners shall expire on June thirtieth, two years thereafter.C.The commission shall elect one member as chairman and one as vice-chairman, to hold office at the pleasure of the members. Three members shall be a quorum and three affirmative votes shall be required to carry a motion. The commission shall hold at least one regular meeting per month.D.The commission shall perform those planning and zoning duties specified by state law or ordinance, including, but not limited to, the duties related to legislative matters and the duties related to quasi-judicial matters and appeals thereof.E.Members of the county planning commission shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by or pursuant to the salary ordinance. Commission members shall also receive travel expenses for attending commission meetings, and other authorized travel, as may be fixed by or pursuant to the salary ordinance.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.4, 2008)
  • 17.04.050 – Planning department. The planning department shall be headed by a planning director who shall be appointed by the director of the transportation and land management agency to hold office at his or her pleasure, and shall include a staff of employees under his or her direction as provided by or pursuant to the salary ordinance. The planning department shall provide technical and clerical assistance to the county planning commission and shall perform functions related to planning, zoning and land divisions as may be required by state law, ordinance or order of the board of supervisors.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.5, 2008)
  • 17.04.060 – Notice of hearing by publication. A. When a provision of this chapter requires notice of a public hearing to be given pursuant to this section, notice shall be published once in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the county at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing. B. The notice shall include the information specified in section 17.04.100 of this chapter.C.In addition to the notice required by this section, the planning director may direct that notice of the hearing be given in any other manner deemed necessary or desirable. The failure of any person or entity to be given such optional additional notice pursuant to this subsection, or to receive any such notice, shall not constitute grounds for the invalidation of any action of the county.D.Whenever the county considers the adoption or amendment of policies or ordinances affecting drive-through facilities, the county shall incorporate, where necessary, notice procedures to the blind, aged, and disabled communities in order to facilitate their participation. Such notice shall be satisfied by providing mailed notice of hearing to at least one organization which works with the blind community, at least one organization which works with the aged community, and at least one organization which works with the disabled community.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.6, 2008)
  • 17.04.070 – Notification procedures. A.When a provision of this chapter requires notice of a public hearing to be given pursuant to this section, notice shall be given in all of the following ways:1.Notice of the hearing shall be mailed or delivered at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing to the owner of the subject real property as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll. Instead of using the assessment roll, the county may use records of the county assessor or tax collector if those records contain more recent information than the information contained on the assessment roll. Notice shall also be mailed to the owner’s duly authorized agent, if any, and to the project applicant;2.Notice of the hearing shall be mailed or delivered at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing to each local agency expected to provide water, sewage, streets, roads, schools, or other essential facilities or services to the project, whose ability to provide those facilities and services may be significantly affected;3.Notice of the hearing shall be mailed or delivered at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing to all owners of real property as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll within three hundred (300) feet of the real property that is the subject of the hearing. In lieu of using the assessment roll, the county may use records of the county assessor or tax collector which contain more recent information than the assessment roll. If the number of owners to whom notice would be mailed or delivered pursuant to this subsection or subsection (A)(1) is greater than one thousand (1,000), the county, in lieu of mailed or delivered notice, may provide notice by placing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the county at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing;4.If the notice is mailed or delivered pursuant to subsection (A)(3), the notice shall also be published once in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the county at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing.B.The notice shall include the information specified in section 17.04.100 of this chapter.C.In addition to the notice required by this section, the planning director may direct that notice of the hearing be given in any other manner deemed necessary or desirable. The failure of any person or entity to be given such optional additional notice pursuant to this subsection, or to receive any such notice, shall not constitute grounds for the invalidation of any action of the county.D.Whenever a hearing is held regarding a permit for a drive-through facility, or modification of an existing drive-through facility permit, the county shall incorporate, where necessary, notice procedures to the blind, aged, and disabled communities in order to facilitate their participation in any hearing on, or appeal of the denial of, a drive-through facility permit. Such notice shall be satisfied by providing mailed notice of hearing to at least one organization which works with the blind community, at least one organization which works with the aged community, and at least one organization which works with the disabled communities.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.7, 2008)
  • 17.04.080 – Request for notification. When a provision of this chapter requires notice of a public hearing to be given pursuant to section 17.04.060 or 17.04.070, the notice shall also be mailed or delivered at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing to any person who has filed a written request for notice with the planning director accompanied by the fees set forth in County Ordinance No. 671. Any such request for notice shall expire after one year unless renewed by the filing of a new request accompanied by the fees set forth in County Ordinance No. 671.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.8, 2008)
  • 17.04.090 – Failure to receive mandatory notice; failure to give or receive optional additional notice. The failure of any person or entity to receive notice required to be given pursuant to this chapter shall not constitute grounds for any court to invalidate the actions of the county for which the notice was given. The failure of any person or entity to be given optional additional notice pursuant to either section 17.04.060(C) or section 17.04.070(C) of this chapter, or to receive any such notice, shall not constitute grounds for the invalidation of any action of the county.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.9, 2008)
  • 17.04.100 – Contents of notice of public hearing. As used in this chapter, “notice of a public hearing” means a notice that includes the date, time, and place of a public hearing, the identity of the hearing body or officer, a general explanation of the matter to be considered, and a general description, in text or by diagram, of the location of the real property, if any, that is the subject of the hearing.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.10, 2008)
  • 17.04.110 – Hearing continuances. Any public hearing conducted under this chapter may be continued from time to time. No additional notice of public hearing shall be required for a continued public hearing.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.11, 2008)
  • 17.04.115 – Reasonable accommodation. A.Reasonable accommodation. This section provides a procedure to request reasonable accommodations in land use and zoning regulations for persons with disabilities seeking equal access to housing under the Federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.1.A request for reasonable accommodation may be made by any person with a disability as defined by the Federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, their representative, or developer of housing for individuals with disabilities when the application of a requirement of this ordinance acts as a barrier to fair housing opportunities.2.A request for reasonable accommodation shall be submitted on an application form provided by the planning department.3.A request for reasonable accommodation may include a modification or exception to the requirements or standards for the sitting, development and use of housing or housing related facilities that would eliminate a regulatory barrier and provide a person with a disability equal opportunity to housing of their choice.4.A reasonable accommodation is granted to the household that needs the accommodation and does not apply to successors in interest to the site.5.A reasonable accommodation does not affect an individual’s obligation to comply with other applicable regulations not at issue in the requested accommodation.6.The planning director, with consultation with the Office of County Counsel, shall review a reasonable accommodation request within forty-five (45) days of the request being deemed complete and approve, conditionally approve or deny the request based on the following:a.Whether the housing in the request will be used by an individual considered disabled under the Federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act;b.Whether the request for reasonable accommodations is necessary to make specific housing available to an individual considered disabled;c.Whether the request would impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the county;d.Whether the request would require a fundamental alteration in the nature of a county program or law; including but not limited to land use and zoning;e.Potential impact on surrounding uses;f.Physical attributes of the property and structures; andg.Other reasonable accommodations that may provide an equivalent level of benefit.7.The planning director shall provide a copy of an approved reasonable accommodation request to the department of building and safety department and the code enforcement department.B.Notice of determination. The planning director’s determination shall be mailed to the applicant and to any person who has made a written request for a copy of the determination. The planning director’s determination is final unless the determination is appealed pursuant to subsection (C) set forth below.C.Appeal.1.Within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the planning director’s determination, an applicant may appeal the determination.2.Appeals shall be made in writing on the form provided by the planning department along with the required filing fee. The written appeal shall include a statement of facts supporting the appeal.3.Upon timely receipt of an appeal, a hearing shall be set for a date not less than ten (10) calendar days, but not more than thirty (30) calendar days from the date the appeal was received. Written notice of the hearing shall be sent to the planning director and applicant appealing the planning director’s determination.4.The county hearing officer appointed by the board of supervisors pursuant to Ordinance No. 643 shall preside over the hearing.5.At the hearing, the county hearing officer shall receive testimony and evidence from the planning director, the applicant, or their representatives, and any other concerned persons who may desire to speak at the hearing. The county hearing officer shall not be limited to the technical rules of evidence and may continue the hearing from time to time.6.Within thirty (30) calendar days of concluding the hearing, the county hearing officer shall make his decision and provide it in writing to the applicant, planning director, code enforcement department and the building and safety department.7.The decision of the county hearing officer shall be final.(Ord. No. 348.4835, § 2, 6-21-2016)
  • 17.04.116 – Tables. In the event there is an inconsistency between the tables contained in this ordinance and the text of this ordinance, the ordinance text controls and shall be applied to land use permit applications.(Ord. No. 348.4898, § 5, 10-23-2018)
  • 17.04.120 – 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.”Accessory building.” A subordinate building on the same lot or building site, the use of which is incidental to that of the principal building. A mobilehome shall constitute a principal building where installed as provided in section 17.260.030 or section 17.260.040 of this ordinance. A second unit, as defined by state law and this ordinance, shall not constitute an accessory building. (Ord. 348.2358, 07-31-1984; Ord. 348.4179, 04-13-2004; Ord. 348.4481, 03-27-2008)”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 the A-1, A-P, A-2 and A-D Zones. (Ord. 348.2358, 07-31-1984)”Agricultural crop.” Any cultivated crop grown and harvested for commercial purposes, except cannabis and other controlled substances, which are defined and classified separately.”Agricultural cultivation.” The act of preparing the soil for the raising of agricultural crops.”Agricultural zone.” Zones A-1, A-P, A-2, A-D, C/V, WC-W, WC-WE, WC-E.”A-License.” A state license issued for cannabis or cannabis products that are intended for adults who are 21 years of age and older and who do not possess a physician’s recommendation.”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 property.”Alternate access.” A public road or driveway constructed pursuant to appropriate county standards with no restrictions. Ord. 348.3032, 06-06-89)”Apartment.” A room or suite of two or more rooms in a multiple dwelling, occupied or suitable for occupancy as a residence for one-family.”Apartment house.” A building or portion thereof designed for or occupied by two or more families living independently of each other.”Assembly area, net.” The area of a structure which does not include foyers, corridors, restrooms, kitchens, storage and other areas not used for the assembly of people. (Ord. 348.3773, 07-04-96)”Auction.” The sale of new and used merchandise offered to bidders by an auctioneer for money or other consideration.”Automatic control timer.” A mechanical or solid state timer, capable of operating valve stations to set the days and length of time of a water application. (Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)”Automobile storage space.” A permanently maintained space on the same lot or building site as the use it is designed to serve, having an area of not less than one hundred sixty (160) square feet with a minimum width of eight 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.”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 incidental storage of vehicles in connection with the operation of a repair garage, providing the repair period of any one vehicle does not exceed sixty (60) days, and not including the active noncommercial repair of one personal motor vehicle within a one hundred twenty-day period.”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 feet.”Board of supervisors.” The Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside.”Boarding, rooming or lodging house.” A residence or dwelling unit, or part thereof, where a room or rooms are rented under two or more separate written or oral rental agreements, leases, subleases or combination thereof, whether or not the owner, agent or rental manager resides within the residence, on a monthly or greater basis. A boarding, rooming or lodging house does not include sober living homes or residential facilities, residential care facilities, residential care facilities for the elderly and alcohol or drug abuse treatment facilities serving six or fewer persons.”Building.” A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls. (See “structure”.)”Building height.” The vertical distance measured from the average level of the highest and lowest points of that portion of the lot covered by the building to the uppermost portion of the building.”Building site.” The ground area of a building or buildings together with all open spaces adjacent thereto, as required by this ordinance.”Bungalow court.” Two or more dwelling units detached or connected.”Building setback line.” The distance between the proposed building line and the highway line or permanent access easement located on the same lot.”Building, main.” A building in which is conducted 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.”Cannabis.” All parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, or any other strain or varietal of the genus Cannabis that may exist or hereafter be discovered or developed that has psychoactive or medicinal properties, whether growing or already harvested, including the seeds thereof. “Cannabis” also means cannabis as defined by Business and Professions Code Section 26001 and Health and Safety Code Section 11018. “Cannabis” does not mean “industrial hemp” as defined by Food and Agricultural Code Section 81100 or Health and Safety Code Section 11018.5. For the purpose of this section, cannabis is not a crop.”Cannabis, adult-use.” Cannabis and any cannabis product intended to be sold for use by adults 21 years or older pursuant to state law.”Cannabis cultivation.” Any activity involving the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, or trimming of cannabis.”Cannabis cultivation area.” The area on a lot where cannabis is planted, grown, harvested, dried, cured, graded, or trimmed or that does all or any combination of these activities.”Cannabis delivery.” The commercial transfer of cannabis or cannabis products from a cannabis retailer or cannabis microbusiness engaged as a cannabis retailer with an approved conditional use permit and Type 9 State license, up to an amount allowed by the State of California Department of Cannabis Control, to a primary caregiver, qualified patient, or customer at a physical address in California in compliance with all state laws and regulations.”Cannabis distribution.” The procurement, sale, and transport of cannabis and cannabis products between commercial cannabis activity licensees.”Cannabis distribution facilities.” A facility engaged in the storage of cannabis or cannabis products, for later distribution to permitted and licensed cannabis manufacturing facilities, cannabis testing facilities, or cannabis retailers.”Cannabis manufacturing.” The compounding, blending, extracting, infusing, or otherwise making or preparing a cannabis product and includes any processing, preparing, holding, or storing of components and ingredients.”Cannabis manufacturing facility.” A facility requiring a state manufacturing license, that processes, produces, prepares, propagates, holds, stores, packages, labels or compounds cannabis or cannabis products either directly or indirectly or by extraction and/or infusion methods, or independently by means of chemical synthesis or by a combination of extraction and/or infusion and chemical synthesis, using non-volatile or volatile organic compounds, as applicable to the state license, at a fixed location, that packages or repackages cannabis or cannabis products, or labels or relabels its containers.”Cannabis, medicinal.” Cannabis or cannabis product intended to be sold or donated for use pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Proposition 215), found in Section 11362.5 of the Health and Safety Code, by a patient in California who possesses a physician’s recommendation for cannabis for medical purposes, or in compliance with any compassionate use, equity, or other similar program administered by a local jurisdiction.”Cannabis microbusiness facility.” A facility that is engaged in at least three of the following commercial cannabis activities: Indoor cannabis cultivation less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet, cannabis manufacturing (with non-volatile compounds), cannabis distribution, or cannabis retailer.”Cannabis owner.” A cannabis owner is any of the following:1.A person with an aggregate ownership interest of twenty (20) percent or more in the commercial cannabis activity for which a license or permit is being sought, unless the interest is solely a security, lien, or encumbrance.2.The chief executive officer of a nonprofit or other entity.3.A member of the board of directors of a nonprofit.4.An individual who will be participating in the direction, control, or management of the person applying for commercial cannabis activity permit or license.”Cannabis package.” Any container or receptacle used for holding cannabis or cannabis products.”Cannabis plant, mature.” A cannabis plant that is flowering, as defined by state law.”Cannabis product, edible.” Manufactured cannabis product that is intended to be used, in whole or in part, for human consumption, including, but not limited to, chewing gum, but excluding products set forth in Division 15 (commencing with Section 32501) of the Food and Agricultural Code. An edible cannabis product is not considered food, as defined by Section 109935 of the Health and Safety Code, or a drug, as defined by Section 109925 of the Health and Safety Code.”Cannabis products.” Cannabis that has undergone a process whereby the plant material has been transformed into a concentrate, including, but not limited to, concentrated cannabis, or an edible or topical product containing cannabis or concentrated cannabis and other ingredients.”Cannabis retailer.” A facility where cannabis, cannabis products, or devices specifically for the use of cannabis or cannabis products are offered, either individually or in any combination, for retail sale and/or cannabis delivery.”Cannabis testing facility.” A laboratory, facility, or entity that offers or performs tests of cannabis or cannabis products.”Cannabis transport.” The transfer of cannabis or cannabis products from the permitted commercial cannabis activity location of one licensee to the permitted commercial cannabis activity location of another licensee, for the purposes of conducting commercial cannabis activities authorized pursuant to the California Business & Professions Code Sections 19300, et seq. and 26000.”Cannabis wholesale nursery.” A site that produces only clones, immature plants, seeds, or other agricultural products used specifically for the planting, propagation, and cultivation of cannabis. Cultivation as a cannabis wholesale nursery may be considered outdoor, indoor or mixed-light cultivation.”Canopy.” For purposes of chapter 17.302 only, the designated area or areas at a licensed premises that will contain mature cannabis plants at any point in time. Canopy shall be calculated in square feet and measured using clearly identifiable boundaries of all areas that will contain mature cannabis plants at any point in time, including all of the spaces within the boundaries.”Car pool.” Two or more people traveling together on a continuing and prearranged basis in a motor vehicle over routes tailored to accommodate rider needs.”Camps.” Any parcel or parcels of land used wholly or in part for recreational, educational, or religious purposes, accommodating five or more children or adults, that is operated as a day camp and/or a resident camp. (Ord. 348.2533, 11-12-85; Ord. 348.3053, 09-05-89)”Cattery.” Any building, structure, enclosure or premises whereupon, or within which ten (10) or more cats, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.a.Class I cattery. Any building, structure, enclosure or premises whereupon, or within which, ten (10) to twenty-five (25) cats, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.b.Class II cattery. Any building, structure, enclosure or premises whereupon, or within which, twenty-six (26) or more cats, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.”Certified recycling facility.” A facility approved by the State of California to collect and redeem recyclable materials for a value not less than that which has been established by the state. (Ord. 348.3-47, 07-11-89)”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.”Club.” A nonprofit 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.”Commercial cannabis activity.” The cultivation, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing, laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery or sale of cannabis and cannabis products as provided for in this division.”Commercial poultry operation.” The raising for profit of chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese or other fowls, but not including flocks of less than two hundred (200) birds, pigeons or smaller fowls, pets or hatcheries.”Commercial retail corridor.” Those corridor areas in the unincorporated area of Riverside County located within one-half mile from a designated freeway, including Interstate 10, Interstate 15, Interstate 215, State Route 91, and State Route 60.”Unduly concentrated corridor.” A commercial retail corridor where the number of approved conditional use permits for cannabis retailers within that commercial retail corridor has reached a limit of one for each two thousand (2,000) inhabitants of the census tract in which the cannabis retailers are located.”Commission.” The Riverside County Planning Commission.”Convenience zone.” A geographical area designated by the State of California Department of Conservation which comprises a one-half mile radius around an established supermarket or grocery store with gross annual sales of $2,000,000.00 or more in underserved areas with no supermarket. (Ord. 348.3047, 07-11-89)”Compensation.” The word “compensation” means anything of value.”Cool season turf grass.” Turf grass which withstands winter cold and grows best during the cooler months of the year. Most types languish in hot, dry summers and are best adapted to cool regions or regions where marine influence tempers summer heat. Examples are bluegrasses, bents, fescues and ryegrasses. (Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)”Cottage commercial.” A dwelling wherein limited commercial uses are allowed provided that the commercial use is conducted entirely within the dwelling, that the use is secondary to the principal use of the dwelling as a residence, that the commercial use does not require substantial parking and circulation facilities, that the residential character of the exterior and interior of the dwelling is not changed, and that the combination of residential and commercial uses in one dwelling does not violate state and county sanitation requirements. The cottage commercial use must be compatible with the established neighborhood, and must be subject to plot plan or conditional use permit approval. No more than two persons may be employed on the premises in addition to the family residing in the dwelling. (Ord. 348.2535, 12-26-85; Ord. 348.2643, 12-16-86)”Cottage food operation.” A cottage food operation means an enterprise where an individual prepares or packages nonpotentially hazardous foods in his or her private home for sale to consumers and as it is defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 113758. The definitions set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 113758 are hereby incorporated herein by reference, as they are now enacted or hereafter amended. A private home as referenced in Section 113758 therein shall refer to and mean, as it applies to Ordinance No. 348, any lawfully constructed one-family, multiple family, factory built or manufactured dwelling units that are occupied and used by an individual(s) as a principal residence.”County.” The County of Riverside.”Crop coefficiency.” Is a correction factor, expressed as a decimal fraction, comparing the water consumption by a given plant species to the reference evapotranspiration or ETo. Reference evapotranspiration means a standard of measurement of environmental parameters which affect the water use of plants. Reference evapotranspiration is given in inches per day, month or year and is an estimate of the evapotranspiration of a large field of four-to-seven inch tall, cool-season grass that is well watered. Reference evapotranspiration is used as the basis of determining the maximum water allowances so that regional differences in climate can be accommodated. (Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)”Crowing fowl.” As used in this Ordinance, “crowing fowl” includes chickens, peafowl and guinea fowl. (Ord. 348.3954, 09-15-00)”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 premises, retail or wholesale sales and deliveries of such milk, and other buildings and structures incidental to the operation.”Day care center.” A facility of any capacity that provides nonmedical care to persons in need of personal services, supervision or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the proection of the individual on less than a twenty-four-hour basis, and which is either:A.Child day care center. A day care center which provides day care to children under eighteen (18) years of age, other than a family day care home. Child day care center includes infant centers, preschools, extended day care facilities, and school age child care centers.B.Adult day care center. A day care center which provides day care to persons 18 years of age or older.(Ord. 348.3420, 05-05-92; Ord. 348.4596, § 32, 2-10-2009)”Delivery.” For purposes of chapter 17.302 only, the commercial transfer of cannabis or cannabis products to a customer.”Development agreement.” A development agreement with a person having a legal or equitable interest in real property for the development of such property pursuant to Government Code Section 65864 et seq., as now adopted or hereafter amended.”Disposal service operations.” Areas for the storage and maintenance of vehicles and equipment used in the collection, transportation, and removal of garbage and rubbish not including storage or dumping of garbage or rubbish. (Ord. 348.2669, 04-04-87)”Draying, freighting and trucking operations.” Business whose sole purpose is to move goods by truck as opposed to businesses which produce, store and then distribute goods such as manufacturers with warehouses and distribution centers. (See “warehousing and distribution”.) (Ord. 348.3857, 05-06-99)”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.”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.”Dwelling, bed and breakfast.” A one-family dwelling where lodging and breakfast is provided for compensation and in which there are no more than five guest rooms. The use must be managed and operated solely by the owner of the property. Meals are not restricted to breakfast only, but no cooking facilities shall be allowed in the guest rooms. A guest may not stay in the dwelling for more than 14 days in any calendar year. (Ord. 348.2535, 11-26-85)”Dwelling units.” A building or portion thereof used by one-family and containing but one kitchen.”Dwelling unit, factory built.” A factory built dwelling unit means a dwelling unit constructed in accordance with the Uniform Building Code and manufactured in such a manner that all concealed parts or processes of manufacture cannot be inspected before installation at the building site without disassembly, damage or destruction of the part. A factory built dwelling unit does not include a mobilehome, a mobile accessory building or structure, a recreational vehicle or a commercial coach. (Ord. 348.224, 01-05-84)”Dwelling unit, manufactured.” A manufactured dwelling unit means a residential structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. A manufactured dwelling unit does not include a factory built dwelling unit, a mobile accessory building or structure, a recreational vehicle or a commercial coach. (Ord. 348.2244, 01-05-84)”Dwelling, one-family.” A building or structure, including a mobilehome or manufactured home, containing one kitchen and used to house not more than one-family, including domestic employees. (Ord. 348.2140, 11-26-82)”Dwelling, multiple family.” A building or portion thereof used to house two or more families, including domestic employees or each such family, living independently of each other, and doing their own cooking.”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 ten thousand (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 development. No reduction of yard setbacks shall be permitted despite any other provisions of this ordinance.”Educational institutions.” Public and private schools, whether nonprofit or operated for profit, providing instruction to either minors or adults including kindergartens, elementary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, junior colleges, colleges, universities, professional schools and vocational schools. Day care centers and family day care homes shall not constitute educational institutions.”Emergency access.” A private drive or roadway constructed according to Section 17.188.040 of this ordinance, providing access to one or more buildings. The access may be gated and locked at one or both ends restricting traffic to emergency vehicles only. (Ord. 348.3032, 06-06-89)”Emergency shelter.” Housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person and where no individual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay.”Employee housing.” As defined in Health and Safety Code Section 17008, housing accommodations provided by an employer for five or more employees that are maintained or connected with any work or place where work is performed. Employee housing also includes housing accommodations or property located in a rural area, as defined by Health and Safety Code Section 50101, provided by someone other than agricultural employer for five or more agricultural employees that are not maintained or connected with work or workplace. Housing accommodations may consist of any living quarters, dwelling, boardinghouse, tent, bunkhouse, maintenance of way car, mobile home, manufactured home, recreational vehicle, travel trailer, or other accommodations maintained in one or more buildings or one or more sites.”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.”Evapotranspiration.” The quantity of water evaporated from adjacent soil surfaces, transpired by plants, and retained in plant tissue during a specific time. (Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)”Family.” One or more persons living together as a single housekeeping unit in a single dwelling unit.”Farm.” A parcel of land devoted to agricultural uses where the principal use is the propagation, care, and maintenance of viable plant and animal products for commercial purposes.”Family day care home.” A home which regularly provides care, protection, and supervision of fourteen (14) or fewer children, in the provider’s own home, for periods of less than twenty-four (24) hours per day, while the parents or guardians are away, and includes the following:a.Large family day care home – A home that provides family day care to seven to fourteen (14) or fewer children, including children under the age of ten (10) years who reside at the home.b.Small family day care home – A home that provides family day care to eight or fewer children, including children under the age of ten (10) years who reside at the home.(Ord. 348.3420, 05-05-92; Ord. 348.3955, 09-29-00; Ord. 348.4596, § 33, 2-10-2009)”Fast track project.” A development project designated as a fast track project by majority vote of the board of supervisors or by the assistant county executive officer/economic development agency (the EDA director) in accordance with the provisions of Board of Supervisors Policy A-32, as now adopted or hereafter amended. A fast track project may consist of one or more permits or approvals pursuant to this ordinance, County Ordinance No. 460, and Ordinance No. 555 which are necessary or convenient to facilitate development of the project. The permits or approvals which comprise the fast track project may include one or more of each of the following:a.General plan amendment pursuant to Article 2 of this ordinance.b.Specific plan or specific plan amendment pursuant to Article 2 of this ordinance.c.Determination of project conformance with an adopted specific plan pursuant to section 17.08.110 of this ordinance.d.Zone change or other zoning ordinance amendment pursuant to Chapter 17.280 of this ordinance.e.Conditional use permit, including a conditional use permit for a solar power plant, pursuant to section 17.200.050 of this ordinance.f.Public use permit pursuant to section 17.208.050 of this ordinance.g.Variance pursuant to section 17.196.010 of this ordinance.h.Plot plan pursuant to section 17.216.020 of this ordinance.i.Modification to an approved permit, including a substantial conformance modification or a revised permit, pursuant to section 17.228.030 of this ordinance.j.Tentative land division including a vesting tentative map, pursuant to County Ordinance No. 460.k.Development agreement pursuant to section 17.191.110 of this ordinance and Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 2012-047 (Establishing Procedures and Requirements for the Consideration of Development Agreements), as now adopted or hereafter amended.l.Surface Mining Permit or Reclamation Plan pursuant to County Ordinance No. 555.m.Modification to an approved Surface Mining Permit or Reclamation Plan, including a substantial conformance modification or a revised permit or plan, pursuant to Section 13 of Ordinance No. 555.n.Commercial Wind Energy Conversion System Permit (Commercial WECS Permit) and Accessory Wind Energy Conversion System Permit (Accessory WECS Permit) pursuant to Chapter 17.224 and chapter 17.224, article 2 of this title.o.Modification to an approved Commercial WECS Permit or Accessory WECS Permit, including a substantial conformance modification or a revised permit, pursuant to section 17.224.130 of this ordinance.”Future Farmers of America and 4-H project.” Not more than five cattle, horses, sheep, llamas, ostriches, emus and like animals on parcels not less than one acre (net) in area being raised in connection with the education of a person as a member of Future Farmers of America (FFA) or 4-H. This does not include crowing fowl (see section 18.28b.). (Ord. 348.4150, 03-01-04)”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 building and wherein there is no service or storage for compensation.”Guest quarter” is defined in chapter 17.294 of this title.”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:a.Except for large family day care homes which may require two assistants and small family day care homes which may require one assistant to be present in addition to the licensee or provider, no person other than a resident of the dwelling shall be employed on the premises in the conduct of a home occupation.b.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.c.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.d.The residential character of the exterior and interior of the dwelling shall not be changed.e.No vehicles or trailers except those normally incidental to residential use shall be kept on the site.f.No signs other than one unlighted identification sign, not more than two square feet in area, shall be erected on the premises.”Hoop structure.” A plastic or fabric covered structure with open ends and no other framing, which is not more than twelve (12) feet in height and does not have vertical sides exceeding six feet in height. Hoop structures in residential zones shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) cumulative square-feet of floor area. For the purposes of this article, and for the purposes of obtaining licenses, cannabis cultivation within hoop structures is considered mixed light cultivation.”Hotel.” A building designed for or occupied as the more or less temporary abiding place of individuals who are lodged with or without meals, in which there are six 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.”Hotel, resort.” A hotel, including all accessory buildings as defined in section 17.04.120 of this ordinance and having a building 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) percent of the ground floor area of such hotel building.”Indoor cannabis cultivation.” The cultivation of cannabis within a permanent structure using exclusively artificial light or within any type of structure using artificial light at a rate of twenty-five (25) watts per square foot.”Industrial hemp.” An agricultural product, whether growing or not, that is limited to types of the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant, including the seed of the plant and all derivatives, extracts, the resin extracted from any part of the plant, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts and salts of isomers, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. For purposes of this ordinance, industrial hemp is not considered a field crop.”Industrial hemp activity.” The cultivation, growing, seed breeding, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing, laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery or sale of industrial hemp and industrial hemp products.”Industrial hemp cultivation.” Any activity involving the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading or trimming of industrial hemp for commercial purposes and industrial hemp seed breeders.”Industrial hemp cultivation area.” The area on a lot or in a building where Industrial Hemp is planted, grown, harvested, dried, cured, graded, or trimmed or that does all or any combination of these activities.”Industrial hemp manufacturing.” The compounding, blending, extracting, infusing, or otherwise making or preparing a hemp product.”Industrial hemp manufacturing facility (non-volatile).” A facility that processes, produces, prepares, propagates, holds, stores, packages, labels or compounds hemp or hemp products either directly or indirectly or by extraction and/or infusion methods, or independently by means of chemical synthesis or by a combination of extraction and/or infusion and chemical synthesis, using non-volatile organic compounds, at a fixed location, that packages or repackages hemp or hemp products, or labels or relabels its containers. Hemp manufacturing also includes any processing, preparing, holding, or storing of components and ingredients.”Industrial hemp manufacturing facility (volatile).” A facility that processes, produces, prepares, propagates, holds, stores, packages, labels, or compounds hemp or hemp products either directly or indirectly or by extraction and/or infusion methods, or independently by means of chemical synthesis or by a combination of extraction and/or infusion and chemical synthesis, using volatile organic compounds, at a fixed location, that packages or repackages hemp or hemp products, or labels or relabels its containers. Hemp manufacturing also includes any processing, preparing, holding, or storing of components and ingredients.”Industrial hemp products.” Hemp that has undergone a process whereby the plant material has been transformed into a concentrate, including, but not limited to, concentrated hemp, or an edible or topical product containing hemp or concentrated hemp and other ingredient.”Indoor industrial hemp cultivation.” The cultivation of Industrial Hemp within a permanent structure using exclusively artificial light or within any type of structure using artificial light at a rate of twenty-five (25) watts per square foot.”Junk, wrecking, dismantling and salvage yards.” The use of any lot or parcel of land for outside storage, wrecking, dismantling or salvage 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. (Ord. 348.4087, 03/25/03)”Kennel.” Any building, structure, enclosure or premises whereupon, or within which, five or more dogs, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.a.Class I kennel. Any building, structure, enclosure, or premises whereupon, or within which, five to ten (10) dogs, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained. A class I kennel shall not include an animal rescue operation that meets the definition and requirements set forth in Ordinance No. 630.b.Class II kennel. Any building, structure, enclosure, or premises, whereupon, or within which, eleven (11) to twenty-five (25) dogs, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.c.Class III kennel. Any building, structure, enclosure, or premises whereupon, or within which, twenty-six (26) to forty (40) dogs, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.d.Class IV kennel. Any building, structure, enclosure, or premises whereupon, or within which, forty-one (41) or more dogs, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.e.Sentry dog. Any dog trained to work without supervision in a fenced facility and to deter or detain unauthorized persons found within the facility. The term “guard dog” shall also mean “sentry dog”.f.Sentry dog kennel. Any building structure, enclosure, or premises whereupon, or within which, five or more guard or sentry dogs are kept or maintained.”Kitchen.” Any room in a building or dwelling unit which is used for cooking or preparation of food.”Labeling.” Any label or other written, printed, or graphic matter upon a cannabis product, upon its container or wrapper, or that accompanies any cannabis product.”Labor camp.” Any building or group of buildings where five or more farm employees are housed. (Ord. 348.2162, 05-19-83)”Lake, recreational.” A confined body of standing fresh water containing more than five hundred thousand (500,000) gallons of water and covering more than one acre of surface area, not including reservoirs, duck clubs, bodies of water contained within golf courses, and water storage used only for agricultural or domestic purposes.”Leasable floor area, net.” This area includes sales areas and integral stock areas, but excludes corridors, enclosed malls, lobbies, stairwells, elevators, equipment rooms and restrooms. (Ord. 348.3773, 07-04-96)”Live cannabis plants.” Living cannabis flowers and plants, including seeds, immature plants, and vegetative stage plants.”Lot.”(1)A parcel of real property as shown as a delineated parcel of land with a separate and distinct number or other designation of 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 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 seven thousand 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 purpose or not.”Lot area.” The total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot.”Lot, corner.” A lot located at the junction of two 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 of the streets.”Lot lines.” The boundary lines of lots are: front lot line, the line dividing a lot from the street, or form a permanent access easement located on the same lot. On a corner lot only one 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.”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.”Lot, interior.” A lot other than a corner lot.”Lot, key.” The first lot to the rear of a reversed corner lot and not separated by an alley.”Lot, through.” An interior lot having frontage of two parallel or approximately parallel streets.”M-License.” A state license issued for commercial cannabis activity involving medicinal cannabis.”Marijuana.” Cannabis.”Marijuana cultivation.” The planting, growing, harvesting, drying, processing, or storage of one or more marijuana plants or any part thereof in any location, indoor or outdoor, including from within a fully enclosed and secure building. Marijuana plant, as used herein, includes any mature or immature marijuana plant, or any marijuana seedling.”Mass transit.” Publicly provided transportation, usually either by bus or rail, to users at a fixed cost per ride. (Ord. 348.2533, 11-12-85)”Mature cannabis plant.” Mature cannabis plants as defined by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.”Medical cannabis.” Cannabis and any cannabis product intended to be used by medical cannabis patients pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Proposition 215), pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5. Medical cannabis does not include “industrial hemp” as defined by Food and Agricultural Code Section 81100 or Health and Safety Code Section 11018.5.””Medical marijuana.” Medical cannabis.”Medical marijuana dispensary.” Any facility or location, whether fixed or mobile, where medical marijuana is made available to, distributed to, or distributed by, one or more of the following: a primary caregiver, a qualified patient, or a patient with an identification card as those terms are defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et seq. A “medical marijuana dispensary” shall not include the following uses, provided that such uses comply with this ordinance and all other applicable laws, including, but not limited to, Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et seq.: a clinic licensed pursuant to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a health facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential care facility for persons with chronic life threatening illness licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.01 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential care facility for the elderly licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential hospice or a home health agency licensed pursuant to Chapter 8 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code. (Ord. 348.4423, 11-02-06)”Medium indoor cannabis cultivation.” Indoor cultivation using exclusively artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed twenty-two thousand (22,000) square feet.”Medium mixed light cultivation.” Cultivation using a combination of natural and supplemental artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed twenty-two thousand (22,000) square feet.”Menagerie.”a.Any lot or premises on which one or more wild animals of the following types are kept:(1)Venomous reptiles.(2)Non-venomous reptiles that weigh more than ten (10) pounds, not including turtles or tortoises.(3)Birds or members of the Aves class that weigh more than twenty (20) pounds, not including poultry.(4)Mammals that weigh more than twenty (20) pounds.b.Any lot or premises on which wild animals of the following types are kept, regardless of weight, unless such animals are listed in a zone classification as a permitted use:(1)Ten (10) or more non-venomous reptiles.(2)Twenty-five (25) or more mammals.c.A wild animal that has been tamed or trained shall be considered a wild animal.d.As used in this section, “wild animal” means any animal of the class Aves (birds), class Mammalia (mammals), class Amphibia (frogs, toads, salamanders), class Osteichtyes (bony fishes), class Crustaccea (crayfish) or class Gastropoda (slugs, snails) which is not normally domesticated in this state as determined by the state fish and game commission.(Ord. 348.4220, 12-02-04)”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 eighty (80) percent 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.”Migrant agricultural worker.” Migrant agricultural worker is defined as an itinerant agricultural worker that travels from place to place for employment in the planting, growing and harvesting to seasonal crops.”Mining operation.” The term mining operation shall mean any process by which one or more substances which are classified geologically as minerals are extracted from the earth or stockpiled including the reworking of mineral dumps which have been artificially created by mining operations.”Mixed light cannabis cultivation.” The cultivation of mature cannabis plants in a greenhouse, hoop structure, glasshouse, conservatory, hothouse, or other similar structure using light deprivation or one of the artificial lighting models described below:1.Mixed-light Tier 1 – The use of artificial light at a rate of six watts per square foot or less.2.Mixed-light Tier 2 – The use of artificial light at a rate above six (6) and below or equal to twenty-five (25) watts per square foot.”Mobile cannabis retailer.” A motorized or non-motorized vehicle, cart, trailer, wagon, container or other similar personal property not located on a licensed premises, pursuant to state law, and from which cannabis, cannabis products, or devices specifically for the use of cannabis or cannabis products are offered, either individually or in any combination, for retail sale and/or cannabis delivery.”Mobilehome park” is any area of tract of land where one or more mobilehome lots are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease to accommodate mobilehome used for human habitation. The rental paid for any such mobilehome shall be deemed to include rental for the lot it occupies. Mobilehome park does not include lots containing ranchets pursuant to chapter 17.294 of this title.Notwithstanding the foregoing definition, any person, not including a mobilehome park operator, who owns a mobilehome and owns, rents or leases the land upon which the mobilehome is located, is permitted to rent, lease, sublease, let our, or hire out for occupancy the mobilehome and the land upon which the mobilehome is located, without obtaining a permit to construct or operate a mobilehome park.”Mobile recycling unit.” A licensed vehicle used for the collection of recyclable materials. A mobile unit may also include trailers, bins, boxes, or other storage containers which are transported by vehicles; and does not occupy more than five parking spaces or five hundred (500) square feet of floor area. (Ord. 348.3047, 07-11-89)”Mulch.” A material such as leaves, bark or straw left loose and applied to the soils surface to prevent evaporation of water. (Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)”Nonconforming structure.” A structure which was legal when established but which, because of the adoption or amendment of this ordinance conflicts with the provisions of this ordinance applicable to the zone in which such structure is located.”Nonconforming use.” The use of a structure or land which was legal when established but which, because of the adoption or amendment of this ordinance, conflicts with the provisions of this ordinance applicable to the zone in which such use is located.”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.”Occupied.” The word “occupied” includes: used, arranged, converted to, rented, leased, or intended to be occupied.”Outdoor cannabis cultivation.” The cultivation of mature cannabis plants without the use of artificial lighting in a canopy area at any point in time. The growing of only immature cannabis plants at a legally permitted cannabis wholesale nursery is not considered outdoor cannabis cultivation.”Outdoor film studios.” A facility utilizing on-site indoor and outdoor locations for the filming of motion pictures, television programs and music videos. Outdoor film studios may provide limited housing for temporary use during such filming operations. No permanent production facilities such as would be used for film processing or editing and sound recording or dubbing shall be allowed. (Ord. 348.3043, 07-20-89)”Outside storage.” The outside storage of material not defined as rubbish under Ordinance No. 541, including but not limited to: lumber, auto parts, appliances, pipe, drums, machinery, furniture, building materials, work tools, or other substance requiring reconditioning or rebuilding in order to be used for its original purpose shall be allowed provided it is authorized in the particular zone, located only on the rear half of an improved lot or parcel or seventy-five (75) feet from the front property line of the improved lot or parcel, whichever is less, not visible from the street or other public or private property and limited to an area as set forth in the particular zone not to exceed two hundred square feet with a maximum height of three feet. If a screening device is used, it must be consistent with Ordinance No. 348 Section 18.40 (R.C.C. Title 17.172.205). Items stored under a carport, awning or patio shall be considered outside storage. The storage of unpermitted commercial coaches, mobilehomes or manufactured homes is not allowed. A proposed or intended use by the owner does not constitute an exception to this definition. Items enclosed within a building in a lawful manner or allowed pursuant to a plot plan or conditional use permit may constitute an exception to this definition. (Ord. 348.4087, 02-24-04)”Parking area.” The area for the parking of a motor vehicle plus those additional areas required to provide site ingress and egress to and from said area. The area set aside to meet those provisions must be usable and shall have permanent access for off-street parking. (Ord. 348.3773, 07-04-96; Ord. 348.4087, 03-25-04″Parolee.” A person convicted of a federal crime and sentenced to a United States federal prison who has received conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a federal parole officer; a person serving a period of supervised community custody as defined by Penal Code Section 3000, following a term of imprisonment in a state prison, who is under the supervision of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Adult Parole Operations; or an adult or juvenile sentenced to a term in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities (formerly known as the “California Youth Authority”) who has received conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Parole Operations.”Parolee-probationer home.” Any residential building, or portion thereof, owned or operated by any person which houses two or more parolee-probationers unrelated by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, in exchange for monetary or non-monetary consideration given or paid by the parolee-probationers, or given or paid by any person on behalf of the parolee-probationers, excluding any residential facility, residential care facility, residential care facility for the elderly or alcohol or drug abuse treatment facility serving six or fewer persons. As used herein, the term parolee-probationers includes parolees, probationers, and/or persons released to post-release community supervision under the “Post-release Community Supervision Act of 2011″ (Penal Code Section 3450 et seq.). In determining whether a residential facility, residential care facility, residential care facility for the elderly or alcohol or drug abuse treatment facility serving six or fewer persons, the licensee, members of the licensee’s family and persons employed as facility staff shall not be counted.”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).”Person.” The word “person” includes association, company, firm, corporation, partnership, copartnership or joint venture.”Personal cannabis cultivation.” The planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, or trimming of cannabis, done or performed by a person for personal, non-commercial purposes pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 11362.1 and 11362.2 under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (Senate Bill 94 (2017).”Physician’s recommendation.” A recommendation by a physician and surgeon that a patient use cannabis provided in accordance with the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Proposition 215), found at Section 11362.5 of the Health and Safety Code.”Place of public assembly.” Any place designed for or used for congregation or gather 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.”Planned residential development.” A residential development including, but not limited to, statutory and nonstatutory condominiums, cluster housing, townhouses, community apartment projects and mobilehome developments, that is permitted reduced lot area, width and depth requirements and building setback requirements by integrating into the overall development open space and outdoor recreational facilities, which may include recreational and public buildings intended primarily for the use of the residents of the project, within the development. (Ord. 348.2140, 11-23-82)”Planned commercial development.” Planned commercial development means a development that may be permitted to have reduced width, depth and building setback requirements, and have common access and common parking, provided a planned development land division is approved pursuant to the provisions of the Riverside County Land Division Ordinance.”Planned industrial development.” Planned industrial development means a development that may be permitted to have reduced lot area, width, depth and building setback requirements, and have common access and common parking, provided a planned development land division is approved pursuant to the provisions of the Riverside County Land Division Ordinance.”Poultry.” Domestic birds including turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants and other fowl specialized for meat projects, egg laying or ornamental show, but not including ‘crowing fowl’ as defined in this ordinance. (Ord. 348.3954, 09-15-00; Ord. 348.3966, 12-21-00)”Premises.” For purposes of chapter 17.302 only, the designated structure or structures and land specified in the application that is owned, leased, or otherwise held under the control of the applicant or licensee where the commercial cannabis activity will be or is conducted. The premises shall be a contiguous area and shall only be occupied by one licensee.”Primary caregiver.” The individual, designated by a qualified patient or by a person with an identification card, who has consistently assumed responsibility for the housing, health, or safety of that patient or person, further defined in Section 11362.7 of the California Health and Safety Code.”Private event.” An event that is not open to the public, attendees must register in advance, and no walk-ins are allowed.”Probationer.” A person convicted of a felony who has received a suspension of the imposition or execution of a sentence and an order of conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a probation officer.”Property.” A legal lot or parcel.”Rain shut off device.” Senses rainfall and automatically shuts off the irrigation system. (Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)”Ranch, guest.” Any property containing five acres or more operated as a ranch which offers guest rooms for rent and which has outdoor recreational facilities such as horseback riding, swimming or hiking.”Rancho Community event.” A primarily outdoor private event held at a permitted Rancho Community Event Facility for the community to gather for the common purpose of an anniversary, celebration, ceremony, wedding ceremony and/or reception, birthday, quinceañera, sweet-sixteen event, baby shower, holiday party, graduation, fundraiser for a charitable non-profit organization, or farm-to-table event.”Rancho Community Event Facility.” A facility that is permitted to hold Rancho Community Events within the Western Coachella Valley Area Plan and Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan, as designated in the Riverside County Comprehensive General Plan.”Recreational trailer.” A motor home, travel trailer, truck camper or camping trailer, with or without motive power, designed for human habitation for recreational, emergency, or other occupancy. The term “dependent recreational vehicle” shall mean a recreational vehicle not equipped with a toilet for sewage disposal. The term “independent recreational vehicle” shall mean a recreational vehicle equipped with a toilet for sewage disposal. (Ord. 348.2986, 02-16-89)”Recreational vehicle park.” Any area or tract of land, or a separately designated section within a mobilehome park, where one or more spaces are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease to owners or users of recreational vehicles. A recreational vehicle park may have a membership organization that provides for the use of spaces within a park. The following types of parks may be permitted in Riverside County:a.Vacation recreational vehicle parks. A park which is designed for transient use, such as overnight or short-term occupancy. No occupancy shall exceed 30 consecutive days or one hundred twenty (120) days in one calendar year. Tent camping may be permitted in areas designed and designated for such usage. Generally, only limited services and amenities are provided.b.Extended occupancy parks. A recreational vehicle park which is designed for extended occupancy. No such occupancy shall exceed nine months in any one calendar year. Full urban services are available, and recreational amenities are required. Tent camping may be permitted in areas designed and designated for such usage. Recreational vehicles may be permitted to remain on-site during periods of non-occupancy.c.Permanent occupancy parks. A recreational vehicle park which is designed for permanent occupancy. There is no limit on the duration of occupancy. Full urban services and recreational amenities are provided.(Ord. 348.2986, 02-16-89)”Recyclable materials.” Any reusable material which is acceptable for reprocessing and redemption including, but not limited to, glass, metal, paper, and plastic. Recyclable material does not include hazardous waste or other refuse.”Recycling collection facility.” A facility which accepts recyclable material by donation, redemption, or purchase; and which the use of power driven machinery is limited to that which is necessary for the temporary storage, efficient transfer, and securing of materials as set forth in section 17.244.030 C. of this ordinance.”Recycling facility.” A facility which is equipped to accept and/or process recyclable materials. Recycling facilities include, but are not limited to, the following facility types; reverse vending machines, collection facilities, and processing facilities. (Ord. 348.3047, 07-11-89)”Recycling processing facility.” A facility which collects and processes acceptable recyclable materials by donation, redemption, or purchase. Processing means the preparation or transformation of recyclable materials for efficient shipment to an end user by, but not limited to, such means as baling, compacting, crushing, shredding, and sorting. (Ord. 348.3047, 07-11-89)”Reverse vending machine.” An automated and mechanical recycling facility, not more than fifty (50) square feet in floor area, which accepts one or more types of beverage containers made typically of glass, metal, or plastic; and which issues, in return, a cash refund or redeemable credit receipt with a value not less than the redemption worth of the container as determined by the State of California.”Sell/sale/to sell (cannabis).” Any transaction whereby, for any consideration, title to cannabis or cannabis products is transferred from one person to another, and includes the delivery of cannabis or cannabis products pursuant to an order placed for the purchase of the same and soliciting or receiving an order for the same, but does not include the return of cannabis or cannabis products by a licensee to the licensee from whom the cannabis or cannabis product was purchased.”Sex oriented business.” A business that requires a sex-oriented business permit pursuant to County Ordinance No. 743.”Single housekeeping unit.” Any household whose members are a group of persons jointly occupying a single dwelling unit, including the joint use and responsibility for common areas, and sharing household activities and responsibilities such as meals, chores and expenses and where, if the unit is rented, all adult residents have chosen to jointly occupy the entire premises of the dwelling unit with joint use and responsibility for the premises, and the makeup of the household occupying the unit is determined solely by the residents of the unit rather than the landlord or property manager.”Small indoor cannabis cultivation.” Indoor cultivation using exclusively artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed ten thousand (10,000) square feet.”Small mixed light cultivation.” Cultivation using a combination of natural and supplemental artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed ten thousand (10,000) square feet.”Soil moisture sensing device.” A device that measures the amount of water in the soil. (Ord. 348.3047, 07-11-89; Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)This ordinance shall apply to any application for a land use permit not finally approved on or before the date this ordinance takes effect. (Ord. 348.3584, 03-01-94)”Solar energy system.” A system which is an accessory use to any residential, commercial, industrial, mining, agricultural or public use, used primarily (i.e. more than fifty (50) percent) to reduce onsite utility usage, and which is either of the following:(a)Any solar collector or other solar energy device the primary purpose of which is to provide for the collection, storage and distribution of solar energy for electric generation, space heating, space cooling, or water heating.(b)Any structural design feature of a building, the primary purpose of which is to provide for the collection, storage and distribution of solar energy for electric generation, space heating, space cooling, or water heating.”Solar power plant.” A facility used to generate electricity from solar energy where the power plant will be connected to the power grid and the electricity will be used primarily (i.e. more than fifty (50) percent) at locations other than the site of the solar power plant. Solar power plants include power plants using both solar thermal systems and photovoltaic systems to convert solar energy to electricity. Solar thermal systems concentrate heat to drive a turbine which is then used to create electricity from generators and include systems using solar troughs, solar dishes, and solar power towers. Photovoltaic systems use a technology such as solar cells which generates electricity directly from sunlight.”Specialty cottage indoor cannabis cultivation.” Indoor cultivation using exclusively artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed five hundred (500) square feet.”Specialty cottage mixed light cultivation.” Cultivation using a combination of natural and supplemental artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.”Specialty indoor cannabis cultivation.” Indoor cultivation using exclusively artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed five thousand (5,000) square feet.”Specialty mixed light cultivation.” Cultivation using a combination of natural and supplemental artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed five thousand (5,000) square feet.”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 requirements 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.”Stable, commercial.” A stable for horses which are let, hired, used or boarded on a commercial basis and for compensation.”Story.” The 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.”Street.” A public or an approved private thoroughfare or road easement which affords the principal means of access to abutting property, but not including an alley.”Street line.” The boundary line between a street and abutting property.”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.”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, such as awnings and patio covers, but not including walls and fences or wall and fences with arch entries.”Supportive housing.” As defined by Health and Safety Code Section 50675.14, as may be amended from time to time, housing with no limit on length of stay that is occupied by persons with disabilities, families who are homeless as defined by Title 42 of the United States Code or homeless youth as defined by Section 11139.3 of the California Government Code that is connected to onsite or offsite services related to obtaining housing, improving health, or obtaining work consistent with Government Code Section 65582(g) and Section 65582(h), as may be amended from time to time. Supportive housing is not a community care facility as defined by this ordinance.”Swap meets.” The use, rental, or lease of stalls or areas outside of an enclosed building by vendors offering goods or materials for sale or exchange, not including public fairs, or art exhibits.”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.”Transitional housing.” As defined by Health and Safety Code Section 50675.2, as may be amended from time to time, rental housing provided to eligible recipients on an interim basis not less than six months.”Use.” The purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed, or intended, or for which either is or may be occupied or maintained.”Used.” The word “used” includes occupied, arranged, designed for or intended to be used.”Vanpool.” Seven or more people traveling together on a continuing and prearranged basis in a motor vehicle designed for the transportation of persons over routes tailored to accommodate rider needs. (Ord. 348.2500, 08-22-85; Ord. 348.2533, 11-12-85)”Warehousing and distribution.” Businesses whose sole purpose is to store and then distribute goods for sale as opposed to businesses whose sole purpose is to move goods by truck. (See “draying, freighting and trucking operations”.) (Ord. 348.3857, 05-06-99)”Warm season turf grass.” Turfgrass which begins growing in early spring and continues to grow vigorously throughout the summer and early fall. It may become brown and dormant in cool or cold winters. It’s green color may be maintained throughout the year by overseeding during winter months. Examples are bermudas, zoysias, dichondra and kikuyu grasses. (Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)”Wholesale nursery.” An establishment engaged in the propagation of trees, shrubs and horticultural and ornamental plants grown under cover or outdoors for sale to the public. Includes commercial scale greenhouses and establishments for the sale of plant materials, lawn and garden supplies, and related items. A wholesale nursery does not include cannabis wholesale nurseries which are classified separately.”Wind energy conversion system (WECS).” A machine that converts the kinetic energy of the wind into a usable form of electrical or mechanical energy. The WECS include all parts of the system except the tower and electrical transmission equipment.a.Accessory wind energy conversion system (accessory WECS). A WECS which has a rated output of twenty (20) kilowatts or less and is an accessory use to the principal use of a lot in that at least fifty (50) percent of the average annual power production is used on the lot.b.Commercial wind energy conversion system (commercial WECS). Any WECS which is not an accessory WECS as defined herein.”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.”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.”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.”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.”Youth center.” Any public or private facility that is primarily used to host recreational or social activities for minors, including, but not limited to, private youth membership organizations or clubs, social service teenage club facilities, video arcades, or similar amusement park facilities.(9-22-60; 9-04-62; Ord. 348.242, 12-18-63; Ord. 348.251, 01-15-64; Ord. 348.261, 3-10-64; Ord. 348.265, 04-15-64; Ord. 348.275, 05-06-64; Ord. 348.356, 03-30-65; Ord. 348. 371, 6-16-65; Ord. 348.391, 09-15-65; Ord. 348.401, 11-10-65; Ord. 348.414, 12-22-65; Ord. 348.422, 01-19-66; Ord. 348.427, 03-23-66; Ord. 348.446, 06-16-66; Ord. 348.455, 07-06-66; Ord. 348.459, 07-27-66; Ord. 348.506, 05-31-67; Ord. 348.507, 06-07-67; Ord. 348.517, 06-19-67; Ord. 348.518, 08-02-67; Ord. 348.528, 09-27-67; Ord. 348.531, 10-16-67; Ord. 348.532, 11-15-67; Ord. 348.533, 12-06-67; Ord. 348.545, 02-21-68; Ord. 348.556, 04-17-68; Ord. 348.609, 01-27-69; Ord. 348.612, 03-12-69; Ord. 348.628, 05-14-69; Ord. 348.600, 06-16-69; Ord. 348.635, 07-09-69; Ord. 348.638, 07-16-69; Ord. 348.636, 09-16-69; Ord. 348.709, 04-15-70; Ord. 348.718, 04-29-70; Ord. 348.737, 06-10-70; Ord. 348.753, 07-22-70; Ord. 348.773, 09-16-70; Ord. 348.777, 09-23-70; Ord. 348.783, 09-30-70; Ord. 348.859, 03-11-71; Ord. 348.861, 03-24-71; Ord. 348.884, 05-26-71; Ord. 348.905, 07-11-71; Ord. 348.910, 08-25-71; Ord. 348.920, 09-16-71; Ord. 348.941, 11-04-71; Ord. 348.953, 11-25-71; Ord. 348.952, 12-02-71; Ord. 348.1023, 05-04-72; Ord. 348.1125, 01-25-73; Ord. 348.1180, 06-21-73; Ord. 348.1173, 04-05-74; Ord. 348.1469, 10-02-75; Ord. 348.1468, 10-23-75; Ord. 348.1476, 11-13-75; Ord. 348.1481, 12-10-75; Ord. 348.1489, 01-13-76; Ord. 348.1497, 04-15-76; Ord. 348.1536, 11-11-76; Ord. 348.1540, 01-20-77; Ord. 348.1545, 02-03-77; Ord. 348.1564, 04-21-77; Ord. 348.1588, 09-08-77; Ord. 348.1626, 02-14-78; Ord. 348.1647, 05-30-78; Ord. 348.1654, 06-20-78; Ord. 348.1658, 06-27-78; Ord. 348.1664, 08-29-78; Ord. 348.1667, 09-19-78; Ord. 348.1668, 12-19-78; Ord. 348.1674, 01-18-79; Ord. 348.1688, 04-12-79; Ord. 348.1697, 07-05-79; Ord. 348.1717, 08-21-79; Ord. 348.1702, 09-20-79; Ord. 348.1729, 11-29-79; Ord. 348.1785, 05-08-80; Ord. 348.1855, 09-25-80; Ord. 348.2443, 01-29-85; Ord. 348.2444, 03-05-85; Ord. 348.2496, 07-16-85; Ord. 348.2510, 08-29-85; Ord. 348.2516, 10-17-85; Ord. 348.2533, 11-12-85; Ord. 348.2535, 11-26-85; Ord. 348.2540, 01-02-86; Ord. 348.2580, 06-05-86; Ord. 348.2592, 06-06-86; Ord. 348.2566, 06-06-86; Ord. 348.2591, 08-07-88; Ord. 348.2613, 08-14-86; Ord. 348.2623, 08-18-86; Ord. 348.2616, 08-28-86; Ord. 348.2452, 09-18-86; Ord. 348.2643, 12-16-86; Ord. 348.2543, 01-15-87; Ord. 348.2669, 02-03-87; Ord. 348.2670, 03-12-87; Ord. 348.2684, 06-04-87; Ord. 348.2686, 07-23-87; Ord. 348.2687, 07-23-87; Ord. 348.2848, 04-29-88; Ord. 348.2856, 06-30-88; Ord. 348.2957, 06-31-88; Ord. 348.2986, 02-16-89; Ord. 348.2992, 03-07-89; Ord. 348.3010, 03-14-89; Ord. 348.3023, 04-04-89; Ord. 348.3029, 04-24-89; Ord. 348.3018, 04-27-89; Ord. 348.3030, 04-27-89; Ord. 348.3032, 06-06-89; Ord. 348.2989, 06-20-89; Ord. 348.3047, 07-11-89; Ord. 348.3043, 07-20-89; Ord. 348.3078, 09-05-89; Ord. 348.3053, 09-05-89; Ord. 348.2937, 09-26-89; Ord. 348.3217, 11-13-90; Ord. 348.3305, 08-13-91; Ord. 348.3341, 08-13-91; Ord. 348.3380, 10-01-91; Ord. 348.3407, 12-17-91; Ord. 348.3420, 05-05-92; Ord. 348.3444, 06-23-92; Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92; Ord. 348.3447, 10-06-92; Ord. 348.3489, 01-19-93; Ord. 348.3481, 03-30-93; Ord. 348.3503, 04-13-93; Ord. 348.3567, 10-05-93; Ord. 348.3584, 03-01-94; Ord. 348.3571, 05-03-94; Ord. 348.2342, 05-29-94; Ord. 348.3613, 10-18-94; Ord. 348.3629, 11-08-94; Ord. 348.2986, 02-16-89; Ord. 348.3677, 06-06-95; Ord. 348.3727, 09-08-95; Ord. 348.3752, 11-30-95; Ord. 348.3753, 11-30-95; Ord. 348.3770, 04-19-96; Ord. 348.3773, 07-04-96; Ord. 348.3775, 07-18-96; Ord. 348.3780, 11-29-96; Ord. 348.3781, 01-03-97; Ord. 348.3793, 06-27-97; Ord. 348.3795, 08-29-97; Ord. 348.2957, 10-23-97; Ord. 348.3811, 02-13-98; Ord. 348.3208, 03-03-98; Ord. 348.3828, 07-16-98; Ord. 348.3842, 10-15-98; Ord. 348.3804, 11-28-98; Ord. 348.3857, 02-12-99; Ord. 348.3867, 05-06-99; Ord. 348.3868, 05-06-99; Ord. 348.3877, 06-18-99; Ord. 348.3881, 07-23-99; Ord. 348.3883, 9-10-99; Ord. 348.3884, 9-24-99; Ord. 348.3888, 10-21-99; Ord. 348.3928, 04-14-00; Ord. 348.3954, 09-15-00; Ord. 348.3955, 09-29-00; Ord. 348.3961, 11-24-00; Ord. 348.3962, 11-26-00; Ord. 348.3964, 11-31-00; Ord. 348.3966, 12-21-00; Ord. 348.3986, 4-13-01; Ord. 348.3982, 4-20-01; Ord. 348.3990, 5-24-01)(Ord. 348.4680, § 2, 5-4-2010; Ord. 348.4596, § 32, 2-10-2009; Ord. 348.4703, §§ 8—10, 10-19-2010; Ord. 348.4713, § 25, 11-9-2010; Ord. 348.4706, § 6, 3-22-201; Ord. 348.4705, § 21, 11-8-2011; Ord. 348.4734, § 2, 11-8-2011; Ord. No. 348.4741, §§ 2, 3, 4-10-2012; Ord. No. 348.4750, § 2, 10-2-2012; Ord. No. 348.4755, § 1, 4-2-2013; Ord. No. 348.4773, § 1, 7-1-2014; Ord. No. 348.4791, § 7, 12-2-2014; Ord. No. 348.4802, § 4, 5-19-2015; Ord. No. 348.4818, § 37, 12-15-2015; Ord. No. 348.4835, §§ 6—13, 6-21-2016; Ord. No. 348.4862, §§ 2—14, 8-29-2017; Ord. No. 348.4898, §§ 10—59, 10-23-2018; Ord. No. 348.4911, § 26, 27, 9-10-2019; Ord. No. 348.4926, §§ 13, 14, 8-25-2020; Ord. No. 348.4931, §§ 15—23, 11-10-2020; Ord. No. 348.4950, §§ 37—39, 3-2-2021; Ord. No. 348.4997, §§ 5—31, 3-28-2023; Ord. No. 348.5018, §§ 2—5, 6-25-2024)
  • 17.04.010 – Title.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsThis chapter shall be known as, and may be cited as, the “Riverside County Land Use Ordinance.”(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.1, 2008)
  • 17.04.020 – Planning agency.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsPursuant to Section 65100 et seq. of the Government Code, the planning agency for Riverside County shall consist of the county board of supervisors, the county planning commission and the planning department. The planning agency shall perform all functions required by state law and this chapter.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.2, 2008)
  • 17.04.030 – County board of supervisors.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsThe board of supervisors shall consist of five members elected in the manner provided by law. The board shall perform the duties and functions specified by state law and this chapter including, but not limited to, the duties related to legislative matters and the duties related to the appeal of quasi-judicial matters. The board shall also perform those planning and zoning duties and functions which are not expressly delegated or reserved to another body or officer.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.3, 2008)
  • 17.04.040 – County planning commission.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsA.The county planning commission shall consist of five members. Each member of the board of supervisors shall recommend that a resident of his or her district be appointed to the commission; provided, however, the appointments to the commission shall require the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the board.B.Members of the commission shall be appointed for a four-year term. Notwithstanding the specified term of four years for a member of the commission, a member shall not remain eligible to remain on the commission should the member of the board of supervisors from the district which the commission member was appointed ceases to be a member of the board of supervisors or if a commission member moves his or her residence out of the district from which he or she was appointed, and in either such situation membership shall automatically terminate upon the appointment by the board of a new member to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. The term of two commissioners shall expire on June thirtieth of the same year and the term of three commissioners shall expire on June thirtieth, two years thereafter.C.The commission shall elect one member as chairman and one as vice-chairman, to hold office at the pleasure of the members. Three members shall be a quorum and three affirmative votes shall be required to carry a motion. The commission shall hold at least one regular meeting per month.D.The commission shall perform those planning and zoning duties specified by state law or ordinance, including, but not limited to, the duties related to legislative matters and the duties related to quasi-judicial matters and appeals thereof.E.Members of the county planning commission shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by or pursuant to the salary ordinance. Commission members shall also receive travel expenses for attending commission meetings, and other authorized travel, as may be fixed by or pursuant to the salary ordinance.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.4, 2008)
  • 17.04.050 – Planning department.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsThe planning department shall be headed by a planning director who shall be appointed by the director of the transportation and land management agency to hold office at his or her pleasure, and shall include a staff of employees under his or her direction as provided by or pursuant to the salary ordinance. The planning department shall provide technical and clerical assistance to the county planning commission and shall perform functions related to planning, zoning and land divisions as may be required by state law, ordinance or order of the board of supervisors.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.5, 2008)
  • 17.04.060 – Notice of hearing by publication.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsA.When a provision of this chapter requires notice of a public hearing to be given pursuant to this section, notice shall be published once in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the county at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing.B.The notice shall include the information specified in section 17.04.100 of this chapter.C.In addition to the notice required by this section, the planning director may direct that notice of the hearing be given in any other manner deemed necessary or desirable. The failure of any person or entity to be given such optional additional notice pursuant to this subsection, or to receive any such notice, shall not constitute grounds for the invalidation of any action of the county.D.Whenever the county considers the adoption or amendment of policies or ordinances affecting drive-through facilities, the county shall incorporate, where necessary, notice procedures to the blind, aged, and disabled communities in order to facilitate their participation. Such notice shall be satisfied by providing mailed notice of hearing to at least one organization which works with the blind community, at least one organization which works with the aged community, and at least one organization which works with the disabled community.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.6, 2008)
  • 17.04.070 – Notification procedures.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsA.When a provision of this chapter requires notice of a public hearing to be given pursuant to this section, notice shall be given in all of the following ways:1.Notice of the hearing shall be mailed or delivered at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing to the owner of the subject real property as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll. Instead of using the assessment roll, the county may use records of the county assessor or tax collector if those records contain more recent information than the information contained on the assessment roll. Notice shall also be mailed to the owner’s duly authorized agent, if any, and to the project applicant;2.Notice of the hearing shall be mailed or delivered at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing to each local agency expected to provide water, sewage, streets, roads, schools, or other essential facilities or services to the project, whose ability to provide those facilities and services may be significantly affected;3.Notice of the hearing shall be mailed or delivered at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing to all owners of real property as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll within three hundred (300) feet of the real property that is the subject of the hearing. In lieu of using the assessment roll, the county may use records of the county assessor or tax collector which contain more recent information than the assessment roll. If the number of owners to whom notice would be mailed or delivered pursuant to this subsection or subsection (A)(1) is greater than one thousand (1,000), the county, in lieu of mailed or delivered notice, may provide notice by placing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the county at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing;4.If the notice is mailed or delivered pursuant to subsection (A)(3), the notice shall also be published once in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the county at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing.B.The notice shall include the information specified in section 17.04.100 of this chapter.C.In addition to the notice required by this section, the planning director may direct that notice of the hearing be given in any other manner deemed necessary or desirable. The failure of any person or entity to be given such optional additional notice pursuant to this subsection, or to receive any such notice, shall not constitute grounds for the invalidation of any action of the county.D.Whenever a hearing is held regarding a permit for a drive-through facility, or modification of an existing drive-through facility permit, the county shall incorporate, where necessary, notice procedures to the blind, aged, and disabled communities in order to facilitate their participation in any hearing on, or appeal of the denial of, a drive-through facility permit. Such notice shall be satisfied by providing mailed notice of hearing to at least one organization which works with the blind community, at least one organization which works with the aged community, and at least one organization which works with the disabled communities.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.7, 2008)
  • 17.04.080 – Request for notification.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsWhen a provision of this chapter requires notice of a public hearing to be given pursuant to section 17.04.060 or 17.04.070, the notice shall also be mailed or delivered at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing to any person who has filed a written request for notice with the planning director accompanied by the fees set forth in County Ordinance No. 671. Any such request for notice shall expire after one year unless renewed by the filing of a new request accompanied by the fees set forth in County Ordinance No. 671.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.8, 2008)
  • 17.04.090 – Failure to receive mandatory notice; failure to give or receive optional additional notice.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsThe failure of any person or entity to receive notice required to be given pursuant to this chapter shall not constitute grounds for any court to invalidate the actions of the county for which the notice was given. The failure of any person or entity to be given optional additional notice pursuant to either section 17.04.060(C) or section 17.04.070(C) of this chapter, or to receive any such notice, shall not constitute grounds for the invalidation of any action of the county.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.9, 2008)
  • 17.04.100 – Contents of notice of public hearing.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsAs used in this chapter, “notice of a public hearing” means a notice that includes the date, time, and place of a public hearing, the identity of the hearing body or officer, a general explanation of the matter to be considered, and a general description, in text or by diagram, of the location of the real property, if any, that is the subject of the hearing.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.10, 2008)
  • 17.04.110 – Hearing continuances.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsAny public hearing conducted under this chapter may be continued from time to time. No additional notice of public hearing shall be required for a continued public hearing.(Ord. 348.4573 § 1.11, 2008)
  • 17.04.115 – Reasonable accommodation.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsA.Reasonable accommodation. This section provides a procedure to request reasonable accommodations in land use and zoning regulations for persons with disabilities seeking equal access to housing under the Federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.1.A request for reasonable accommodation may be made by any person with a disability as defined by the Federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, their representative, or developer of housing for individuals with disabilities when the application of a requirement of this ordinance acts as a barrier to fair housing opportunities.2.A request for reasonable accommodation shall be submitted on an application form provided by the planning department.3.A request for reasonable accommodation may include a modification or exception to the requirements or standards for the sitting, development and use of housing or housing related facilities that would eliminate a regulatory barrier and provide a person with a disability equal opportunity to housing of their choice.4.A reasonable accommodation is granted to the household that needs the accommodation and does not apply to successors in interest to the site.5.A reasonable accommodation does not affect an individual’s obligation to comply with other applicable regulations not at issue in the requested accommodation.6.The planning director, with consultation with the Office of County Counsel, shall review a reasonable accommodation request within forty-five (45) days of the request being deemed complete and approve, conditionally approve or deny the request based on the following:a.Whether the housing in the request will be used by an individual considered disabled under the Federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act;b.Whether the request for reasonable accommodations is necessary to make specific housing available to an individual considered disabled;c.Whether the request would impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the county;d.Whether the request would require a fundamental alteration in the nature of a county program or law; including but not limited to land use and zoning;e.Potential impact on surrounding uses;f.Physical attributes of the property and structures; andg.Other reasonable accommodations that may provide an equivalent level of benefit.7.The planning director shall provide a copy of an approved reasonable accommodation request to the department of building and safety department and the code enforcement department.B.Notice of determination. The planning director’s determination shall be mailed to the applicant and to any person who has made a written request for a copy of the determination. The planning director’s determination is final unless the determination is appealed pursuant to subsection (C) set forth below.C.Appeal.1.Within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the planning director’s determination, an applicant may appeal the determination.2.Appeals shall be made in writing on the form provided by the planning department along with the required filing fee. The written appeal shall include a statement of facts supporting the appeal.3.Upon timely receipt of an appeal, a hearing shall be set for a date not less than ten (10) calendar days, but not more than thirty (30) calendar days from the date the appeal was received. Written notice of the hearing shall be sent to the planning director and applicant appealing the planning director’s determination.4.The county hearing officer appointed by the board of supervisors pursuant to Ordinance No. 643 shall preside over the hearing.5.At the hearing, the county hearing officer shall receive testimony and evidence from the planning director, the applicant, or their representatives, and any other concerned persons who may desire to speak at the hearing. The county hearing officer shall not be limited to the technical rules of evidence and may continue the hearing from time to time.6.Within thirty (30) calendar days of concluding the hearing, the county hearing officer shall make his decision and provide it in writing to the applicant, planning director, code enforcement department and the building and safety department.7.The decision of the county hearing officer shall be final.(Ord. No. 348.4835, § 2, 6-21-2016)
  • 17.04.116 – Tables.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsIn the event there is an inconsistency between the tables contained in this ordinance and the text of this ordinance, the ordinance text controls and shall be applied to land use permit applications.(Ord. No. 348.4898, § 5, 10-23-2018)
  • 17.04.120 – Definitions.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsFor 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.”Accessory building.” A subordinate building on the same lot or building site, the use of which is incidental to that of the principal building. A mobilehome shall constitute a principal building where installed as provided in section 17.260.030 or section 17.260.040 of this ordinance. A second unit, as defined by state law and this ordinance, shall not constitute an accessory building. (Ord. 348.2358, 07-31-1984; Ord. 348.4179, 04-13-2004; Ord. 348.4481, 03-27-2008)”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 the A-1, A-P, A-2 and A-D Zones. (Ord. 348.2358, 07-31-1984)”Agricultural crop.” Any cultivated crop grown and harvested for commercial purposes, except cannabis and other controlled substances, which are defined and classified separately.”Agricultural cultivation.” The act of preparing the soil for the raising of agricultural crops.”Agricultural zone.” Zones A-1, A-P, A-2, A-D, C/V, WC-W, WC-WE, WC-E.”A-License.” A state license issued for cannabis or cannabis products that are intended for adults who are 21 years of age and older and who do not possess a physician’s recommendation.”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 property.”Alternate access.” A public road or driveway constructed pursuant to appropriate county standards with no restrictions. Ord. 348.3032, 06-06-89)”Apartment.” A room or suite of two or more rooms in a multiple dwelling, occupied or suitable for occupancy as a residence for one-family.”Apartment house.” A building or portion thereof designed for or occupied by two or more families living independently of each other.”Assembly area, net.” The area of a structure which does not include foyers, corridors, restrooms, kitchens, storage and other areas not used for the assembly of people. (Ord. 348.3773, 07-04-96)”Auction.” The sale of new and used merchandise offered to bidders by an auctioneer for money or other consideration.”Automatic control timer.” A mechanical or solid state timer, capable of operating valve stations to set the days and length of time of a water application. (Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)”Automobile storage space.” A permanently maintained space on the same lot or building site as the use it is designed to serve, having an area of not less than one hundred sixty (160) square feet with a minimum width of eight 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.”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 incidental storage of vehicles in connection with the operation of a repair garage, providing the repair period of any one vehicle does not exceed sixty (60) days, and not including the active noncommercial repair of one personal motor vehicle within a one hundred twenty-day period.”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 feet.”Board of supervisors.” The Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside.”Boarding, rooming or lodging house.” A residence or dwelling unit, or part thereof, where a room or rooms are rented under two or more separate written or oral rental agreements, leases, subleases or combination thereof, whether or not the owner, agent or rental manager resides within the residence, on a monthly or greater basis. A boarding, rooming or lodging house does not include sober living homes or residential facilities, residential care facilities, residential care facilities for the elderly and alcohol or drug abuse treatment facilities serving six or fewer persons.”Building.” A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls. (See “structure”.)”Building height.” The vertical distance measured from the average level of the highest and lowest points of that portion of the lot covered by the building to the uppermost portion of the building.”Building site.” The ground area of a building or buildings together with all open spaces adjacent thereto, as required by this ordinance.”Bungalow court.” Two or more dwelling units detached or connected.”Building setback line.” The distance between the proposed building line and the highway line or permanent access easement located on the same lot.”Building, main.” A building in which is conducted 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.”Cannabis.” All parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, or any other strain or varietal of the genus Cannabis that may exist or hereafter be discovered or developed that has psychoactive or medicinal properties, whether growing or already harvested, including the seeds thereof. “Cannabis” also means cannabis as defined by Business and Professions Code Section 26001 and Health and Safety Code Section 11018. “Cannabis” does not mean “industrial hemp” as defined by Food and Agricultural Code Section 81100 or Health and Safety Code Section 11018.5. For the purpose of this section, cannabis is not a crop.”Cannabis, adult-use.” Cannabis and any cannabis product intended to be sold for use by adults 21 years or older pursuant to state law.”Cannabis cultivation.” Any activity involving the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, or trimming of cannabis.”Cannabis cultivation area.” The area on a lot where cannabis is planted, grown, harvested, dried, cured, graded, or trimmed or that does all or any combination of these activities.”Cannabis delivery.” The commercial transfer of cannabis or cannabis products from a cannabis retailer or cannabis microbusiness engaged as a cannabis retailer with an approved conditional use permit and Type 9 State license, up to an amount allowed by the State of California Department of Cannabis Control, to a primary caregiver, qualified patient, or customer at a physical address in California in compliance with all state laws and regulations.”Cannabis distribution.” The procurement, sale, and transport of cannabis and cannabis products between commercial cannabis activity licensees.”Cannabis distribution facilities.” A facility engaged in the storage of cannabis or cannabis products, for later distribution to permitted and licensed cannabis manufacturing facilities, cannabis testing facilities, or cannabis retailers.”Cannabis manufacturing.” The compounding, blending, extracting, infusing, or otherwise making or preparing a cannabis product and includes any processing, preparing, holding, or storing of components and ingredients.”Cannabis manufacturing facility.” A facility requiring a state manufacturing license, that processes, produces, prepares, propagates, holds, stores, packages, labels or compounds cannabis or cannabis products either directly or indirectly or by extraction and/or infusion methods, or independently by means of chemical synthesis or by a combination of extraction and/or infusion and chemical synthesis, using non-volatile or volatile organic compounds, as applicable to the state license, at a fixed location, that packages or repackages cannabis or cannabis products, or labels or relabels its containers.”Cannabis, medicinal.” Cannabis or cannabis product intended to be sold or donated for use pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Proposition 215), found in Section 11362.5 of the Health and Safety Code, by a patient in California who possesses a physician’s recommendation for cannabis for medical purposes, or in compliance with any compassionate use, equity, or other similar program administered by a local jurisdiction.”Cannabis microbusiness facility.” A facility that is engaged in at least three of the following commercial cannabis activities: Indoor cannabis cultivation less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet, cannabis manufacturing (with non-volatile compounds), cannabis distribution, or cannabis retailer.”Cannabis owner.” A cannabis owner is any of the following:1.A person with an aggregate ownership interest of twenty (20) percent or more in the commercial cannabis activity for which a license or permit is being sought, unless the interest is solely a security, lien, or encumbrance.2.The chief executive officer of a nonprofit or other entity.3.A member of the board of directors of a nonprofit.4.An individual who will be participating in the direction, control, or management of the person applying for commercial cannabis activity permit or license.”Cannabis package.” Any container or receptacle used for holding cannabis or cannabis products.”Cannabis plant, mature.” A cannabis plant that is flowering, as defined by state law.”Cannabis product, edible.” Manufactured cannabis product that is intended to be used, in whole or in part, for human consumption, including, but not limited to, chewing gum, but excluding products set forth in Division 15 (commencing with Section 32501) of the Food and Agricultural Code. An edible cannabis product is not considered food, as defined by Section 109935 of the Health and Safety Code, or a drug, as defined by Section 109925 of the Health and Safety Code.”Cannabis products.” Cannabis that has undergone a process whereby the plant material has been transformed into a concentrate, including, but not limited to, concentrated cannabis, or an edible or topical product containing cannabis or concentrated cannabis and other ingredients.”Cannabis retailer.” A facility where cannabis, cannabis products, or devices specifically for the use of cannabis or cannabis products are offered, either individually or in any combination, for retail sale and/or cannabis delivery.”Cannabis testing facility.” A laboratory, facility, or entity that offers or performs tests of cannabis or cannabis products.”Cannabis transport.” The transfer of cannabis or cannabis products from the permitted commercial cannabis activity location of one licensee to the permitted commercial cannabis activity location of another licensee, for the purposes of conducting commercial cannabis activities authorized pursuant to the California Business & Professions Code Sections 19300, et seq. and 26000.”Cannabis wholesale nursery.” A site that produces only clones, immature plants, seeds, or other agricultural products used specifically for the planting, propagation, and cultivation of cannabis. Cultivation as a cannabis wholesale nursery may be considered outdoor, indoor or mixed-light cultivation.”Canopy.” For purposes of chapter 17.302 only, the designated area or areas at a licensed premises that will contain mature cannabis plants at any point in time. Canopy shall be calculated in square feet and measured using clearly identifiable boundaries of all areas that will contain mature cannabis plants at any point in time, including all of the spaces within the boundaries.”Car pool.” Two or more people traveling together on a continuing and prearranged basis in a motor vehicle over routes tailored to accommodate rider needs.”Camps.” Any parcel or parcels of land used wholly or in part for recreational, educational, or religious purposes, accommodating five or more children or adults, that is operated as a day camp and/or a resident camp. (Ord. 348.2533, 11-12-85; Ord. 348.3053, 09-05-89)”Cattery.” Any building, structure, enclosure or premises whereupon, or within which ten (10) or more cats, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.a.Class I cattery. Any building, structure, enclosure or premises whereupon, or within which, ten (10) to twenty-five (25) cats, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.b.Class II cattery. Any building, structure, enclosure or premises whereupon, or within which, twenty-six (26) or more cats, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.”Certified recycling facility.” A facility approved by the State of California to collect and redeem recyclable materials for a value not less than that which has been established by the state. (Ord. 348.3-47, 07-11-89)”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.”Club.” A nonprofit 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.”Commercial cannabis activity.” The cultivation, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing, laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery or sale of cannabis and cannabis products as provided for in this division.”Commercial poultry operation.” The raising for profit of chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese or other fowls, but not including flocks of less than two hundred (200) birds, pigeons or smaller fowls, pets or hatcheries.”Commercial retail corridor.” Those corridor areas in the unincorporated area of Riverside County located within one-half mile from a designated freeway, including Interstate 10, Interstate 15, Interstate 215, State Route 91, and State Route 60.”Unduly concentrated corridor.” A commercial retail corridor where the number of approved conditional use permits for cannabis retailers within that commercial retail corridor has reached a limit of one for each two thousand (2,000) inhabitants of the census tract in which the cannabis retailers are located.”Commission.” The Riverside County Planning Commission.”Convenience zone.” A geographical area designated by the State of California Department of Conservation which comprises a one-half mile radius around an established supermarket or grocery store with gross annual sales of $2,000,000.00 or more in underserved areas with no supermarket. (Ord. 348.3047, 07-11-89)”Compensation.” The word “compensation” means anything of value.”Cool season turf grass.” Turf grass which withstands winter cold and grows best during the cooler months of the year. Most types languish in hot, dry summers and are best adapted to cool regions or regions where marine influence tempers summer heat. Examples are bluegrasses, bents, fescues and ryegrasses. (Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)”Cottage commercial.” A dwelling wherein limited commercial uses are allowed provided that the commercial use is conducted entirely within the dwelling, that the use is secondary to the principal use of the dwelling as a residence, that the commercial use does not require substantial parking and circulation facilities, that the residential character of the exterior and interior of the dwelling is not changed, and that the combination of residential and commercial uses in one dwelling does not violate state and county sanitation requirements. The cottage commercial use must be compatible with the established neighborhood, and must be subject to plot plan or conditional use permit approval. No more than two persons may be employed on the premises in addition to the family residing in the dwelling. (Ord. 348.2535, 12-26-85; Ord. 348.2643, 12-16-86)”Cottage food operation.” A cottage food operation means an enterprise where an individual prepares or packages nonpotentially hazardous foods in his or her private home for sale to consumers and as it is defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 113758. The definitions set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 113758 are hereby incorporated herein by reference, as they are now enacted or hereafter amended. A private home as referenced in Section 113758 therein shall refer to and mean, as it applies to Ordinance No. 348, any lawfully constructed one-family, multiple family, factory built or manufactured dwelling units that are occupied and used by an individual(s) as a principal residence.”County.” The County of Riverside.”Crop coefficiency.” Is a correction factor, expressed as a decimal fraction, comparing the water consumption by a given plant species to the reference evapotranspiration or ETo. Reference evapotranspiration means a standard of measurement of environmental parameters which affect the water use of plants. Reference evapotranspiration is given in inches per day, month or year and is an estimate of the evapotranspiration of a large field of four-to-seven inch tall, cool-season grass that is well watered. Reference evapotranspiration is used as the basis of determining the maximum water allowances so that regional differences in climate can be accommodated. (Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)”Crowing fowl.” As used in this Ordinance, “crowing fowl” includes chickens, peafowl and guinea fowl. (Ord. 348.3954, 09-15-00)”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 premises, retail or wholesale sales and deliveries of such milk, and other buildings and structures incidental to the operation.”Day care center.” A facility of any capacity that provides nonmedical care to persons in need of personal services, supervision or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the proection of the individual on less than a twenty-four-hour basis, and which is either:A.Child day care center. A day care center which provides day care to children under eighteen (18) years of age, other than a family day care home. Child day care center includes infant centers, preschools, extended day care facilities, and school age child care centers.B.Adult day care center. A day care center which provides day care to persons 18 years of age or older.(Ord. 348.3420, 05-05-92; Ord. 348.4596, § 32, 2-10-2009)”Delivery.” For purposes of chapter 17.302 only, the commercial transfer of cannabis or cannabis products to a customer.”Development agreement.” A development agreement with a person having a legal or equitable interest in real property for the development of such property pursuant to Government Code Section 65864 et seq., as now adopted or hereafter amended.”Disposal service operations.” Areas for the storage and maintenance of vehicles and equipment used in the collection, transportation, and removal of garbage and rubbish not including storage or dumping of garbage or rubbish. (Ord. 348.2669, 04-04-87)”Draying, freighting and trucking operations.” Business whose sole purpose is to move goods by truck as opposed to businesses which produce, store and then distribute goods such as manufacturers with warehouses and distribution centers. (See “warehousing and distribution”.) (Ord. 348.3857, 05-06-99)”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.”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.”Dwelling, bed and breakfast.” A one-family dwelling where lodging and breakfast is provided for compensation and in which there are no more than five guest rooms. The use must be managed and operated solely by the owner of the property. Meals are not restricted to breakfast only, but no cooking facilities shall be allowed in the guest rooms. A guest may not stay in the dwelling for more than 14 days in any calendar year. (Ord. 348.2535, 11-26-85)”Dwelling units.” A building or portion thereof used by one-family and containing but one kitchen.”Dwelling unit, factory built.” A factory built dwelling unit means a dwelling unit constructed in accordance with the Uniform Building Code and manufactured in such a manner that all concealed parts or processes of manufacture cannot be inspected before installation at the building site without disassembly, damage or destruction of the part. A factory built dwelling unit does not include a mobilehome, a mobile accessory building or structure, a recreational vehicle or a commercial coach. (Ord. 348.224, 01-05-84)”Dwelling unit, manufactured.” A manufactured dwelling unit means a residential structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. A manufactured dwelling unit does not include a factory built dwelling unit, a mobile accessory building or structure, a recreational vehicle or a commercial coach. (Ord. 348.2244, 01-05-84)”Dwelling, one-family.” A building or structure, including a mobilehome or manufactured home, containing one kitchen and used to house not more than one-family, including domestic employees. (Ord. 348.2140, 11-26-82)”Dwelling, multiple family.” A building or portion thereof used to house two or more families, including domestic employees or each such family, living independently of each other, and doing their own cooking.”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 ten thousand (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 development. No reduction of yard setbacks shall be permitted despite any other provisions of this ordinance.”Educational institutions.” Public and private schools, whether nonprofit or operated for profit, providing instruction to either minors or adults including kindergartens, elementary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, junior colleges, colleges, universities, professional schools and vocational schools. Day care centers and family day care homes shall not constitute educational institutions.”Emergency access.” A private drive or roadway constructed according to Section 17.188.040 of this ordinance, providing access to one or more buildings. The access may be gated and locked at one or both ends restricting traffic to emergency vehicles only. (Ord. 348.3032, 06-06-89)”Emergency shelter.” Housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person and where no individual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay.”Employee housing.” As defined in Health and Safety Code Section 17008, housing accommodations provided by an employer for five or more employees that are maintained or connected with any work or place where work is performed. Employee housing also includes housing accommodations or property located in a rural area, as defined by Health and Safety Code Section 50101, provided by someone other than agricultural employer for five or more agricultural employees that are not maintained or connected with work or workplace. Housing accommodations may consist of any living quarters, dwelling, boardinghouse, tent, bunkhouse, maintenance of way car, mobile home, manufactured home, recreational vehicle, travel trailer, or other accommodations maintained in one or more buildings or one or more sites.”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.”Evapotranspiration.” The quantity of water evaporated from adjacent soil surfaces, transpired by plants, and retained in plant tissue during a specific time. (Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)”Family.” One or more persons living together as a single housekeeping unit in a single dwelling unit.”Farm.” A parcel of land devoted to agricultural uses where the principal use is the propagation, care, and maintenance of viable plant and animal products for commercial purposes.”Family day care home.” A home which regularly provides care, protection, and supervision of fourteen (14) or fewer children, in the provider’s own home, for periods of less than twenty-four (24) hours per day, while the parents or guardians are away, and includes the following:a.Large family day care home – A home that provides family day care to seven to fourteen (14) or fewer children, including children under the age of ten (10) years who reside at the home.b.Small family day care home – A home that provides family day care to eight or fewer children, including children under the age of ten (10) years who reside at the home.(Ord. 348.3420, 05-05-92; Ord. 348.3955, 09-29-00; Ord. 348.4596, § 33, 2-10-2009)”Fast track project.” A development project designated as a fast track project by majority vote of the board of supervisors or by the assistant county executive officer/economic development agency (the EDA director) in accordance with the provisions of Board of Supervisors Policy A-32, as now adopted or hereafter amended. A fast track project may consist of one or more permits or approvals pursuant to this ordinance, County Ordinance No. 460, and Ordinance No. 555 which are necessary or convenient to facilitate development of the project. The permits or approvals which comprise the fast track project may include one or more of each of the following:a.General plan amendment pursuant to Article 2 of this ordinance.b.Specific plan or specific plan amendment pursuant to Article 2 of this ordinance.c.Determination of project conformance with an adopted specific plan pursuant to section 17.08.110 of this ordinance.d.Zone change or other zoning ordinance amendment pursuant to Chapter 17.280 of this ordinance.e.Conditional use permit, including a conditional use permit for a solar power plant, pursuant to section 17.200.050 of this ordinance.f.Public use permit pursuant to section 17.208.050 of this ordinance.g.Variance pursuant to section 17.196.010 of this ordinance.h.Plot plan pursuant to section 17.216.020 of this ordinance.i.Modification to an approved permit, including a substantial conformance modification or a revised permit, pursuant to section 17.228.030 of this ordinance.j.Tentative land division including a vesting tentative map, pursuant to County Ordinance No. 460.k.Development agreement pursuant to section 17.191.110 of this ordinance and Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 2012-047 (Establishing Procedures and Requirements for the Consideration of Development Agreements), as now adopted or hereafter amended.l.Surface Mining Permit or Reclamation Plan pursuant to County Ordinance No. 555.m.Modification to an approved Surface Mining Permit or Reclamation Plan, including a substantial conformance modification or a revised permit or plan, pursuant to Section 13 of Ordinance No. 555.n.Commercial Wind Energy Conversion System Permit (Commercial WECS Permit) and Accessory Wind Energy Conversion System Permit (Accessory WECS Permit) pursuant to Chapter 17.224 and chapter 17.224, article 2 of this title.o.Modification to an approved Commercial WECS Permit or Accessory WECS Permit, including a substantial conformance modification or a revised permit, pursuant to section 17.224.130 of this ordinance.”Future Farmers of America and 4-H project.” Not more than five cattle, horses, sheep, llamas, ostriches, emus and like animals on parcels not less than one acre (net) in area being raised in connection with the education of a person as a member of Future Farmers of America (FFA) or 4-H. This does not include crowing fowl (see section 18.28b.). (Ord. 348.4150, 03-01-04)”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 building and wherein there is no service or storage for compensation.”Guest quarter” is defined in chapter 17.294 of this title.”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:a.Except for large family day care homes which may require two assistants and small family day care homes which may require one assistant to be present in addition to the licensee or provider, no person other than a resident of the dwelling shall be employed on the premises in the conduct of a home occupation.b.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.c.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.d.The residential character of the exterior and interior of the dwelling shall not be changed.e.No vehicles or trailers except those normally incidental to residential use shall be kept on the site.f.No signs other than one unlighted identification sign, not more than two square feet in area, shall be erected on the premises.”Hoop structure.” A plastic or fabric covered structure with open ends and no other framing, which is not more than twelve (12) feet in height and does not have vertical sides exceeding six feet in height. Hoop structures in residential zones shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) cumulative square-feet of floor area. For the purposes of this article, and for the purposes of obtaining licenses, cannabis cultivation within hoop structures is considered mixed light cultivation.”Hotel.” A building designed for or occupied as the more or less temporary abiding place of individuals who are lodged with or without meals, in which there are six 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.”Hotel, resort.” A hotel, including all accessory buildings as defined in section 17.04.120 of this ordinance and having a building 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) percent of the ground floor area of such hotel building.”Indoor cannabis cultivation.” The cultivation of cannabis within a permanent structure using exclusively artificial light or within any type of structure using artificial light at a rate of twenty-five (25) watts per square foot.”Industrial hemp.” An agricultural product, whether growing or not, that is limited to types of the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant, including the seed of the plant and all derivatives, extracts, the resin extracted from any part of the plant, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts and salts of isomers, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. For purposes of this ordinance, industrial hemp is not considered a field crop.”Industrial hemp activity.” The cultivation, growing, seed breeding, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing, laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery or sale of industrial hemp and industrial hemp products.”Industrial hemp cultivation.” Any activity involving the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading or trimming of industrial hemp for commercial purposes and industrial hemp seed breeders.”Industrial hemp cultivation area.” The area on a lot or in a building where Industrial Hemp is planted, grown, harvested, dried, cured, graded, or trimmed or that does all or any combination of these activities.”Industrial hemp manufacturing.” The compounding, blending, extracting, infusing, or otherwise making or preparing a hemp product.”Industrial hemp manufacturing facility (non-volatile).” A facility that processes, produces, prepares, propagates, holds, stores, packages, labels or compounds hemp or hemp products either directly or indirectly or by extraction and/or infusion methods, or independently by means of chemical synthesis or by a combination of extraction and/or infusion and chemical synthesis, using non-volatile organic compounds, at a fixed location, that packages or repackages hemp or hemp products, or labels or relabels its containers. Hemp manufacturing also includes any processing, preparing, holding, or storing of components and ingredients.”Industrial hemp manufacturing facility (volatile).” A facility that processes, produces, prepares, propagates, holds, stores, packages, labels, or compounds hemp or hemp products either directly or indirectly or by extraction and/or infusion methods, or independently by means of chemical synthesis or by a combination of extraction and/or infusion and chemical synthesis, using volatile organic compounds, at a fixed location, that packages or repackages hemp or hemp products, or labels or relabels its containers. Hemp manufacturing also includes any processing, preparing, holding, or storing of components and ingredients.”Industrial hemp products.” Hemp that has undergone a process whereby the plant material has been transformed into a concentrate, including, but not limited to, concentrated hemp, or an edible or topical product containing hemp or concentrated hemp and other ingredient.”Indoor industrial hemp cultivation.” The cultivation of Industrial Hemp within a permanent structure using exclusively artificial light or within any type of structure using artificial light at a rate of twenty-five (25) watts per square foot.”Junk, wrecking, dismantling and salvage yards.” The use of any lot or parcel of land for outside storage, wrecking, dismantling or salvage 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. (Ord. 348.4087, 03/25/03)”Kennel.” Any building, structure, enclosure or premises whereupon, or within which, five or more dogs, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.a.Class I kennel. Any building, structure, enclosure, or premises whereupon, or within which, five to ten (10) dogs, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained. A class I kennel shall not include an animal rescue operation that meets the definition and requirements set forth in Ordinance No. 630.b.Class II kennel. Any building, structure, enclosure, or premises, whereupon, or within which, eleven (11) to twenty-five (25) dogs, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.c.Class III kennel. Any building, structure, enclosure, or premises whereupon, or within which, twenty-six (26) to forty (40) dogs, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.d.Class IV kennel. Any building, structure, enclosure, or premises whereupon, or within which, forty-one (41) or more dogs, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.e.Sentry dog. Any dog trained to work without supervision in a fenced facility and to deter or detain unauthorized persons found within the facility. The term “guard dog” shall also mean “sentry dog”.f.Sentry dog kennel. Any building structure, enclosure, or premises whereupon, or within which, five or more guard or sentry dogs are kept or maintained.”Kitchen.” Any room in a building or dwelling unit which is used for cooking or preparation of food.”Labeling.” Any label or other written, printed, or graphic matter upon a cannabis product, upon its container or wrapper, or that accompanies any cannabis product.”Labor camp.” Any building or group of buildings where five or more farm employees are housed. (Ord. 348.2162, 05-19-83)”Lake, recreational.” A confined body of standing fresh water containing more than five hundred thousand (500,000) gallons of water and covering more than one acre of surface area, not including reservoirs, duck clubs, bodies of water contained within golf courses, and water storage used only for agricultural or domestic purposes.”Leasable floor area, net.” This area includes sales areas and integral stock areas, but excludes corridors, enclosed malls, lobbies, stairwells, elevators, equipment rooms and restrooms. (Ord. 348.3773, 07-04-96)”Live cannabis plants.” Living cannabis flowers and plants, including seeds, immature plants, and vegetative stage plants.”Lot.”(1)A parcel of real property as shown as a delineated parcel of land with a separate and distinct number or other designation of 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 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 seven thousand 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 purpose or not.”Lot area.” The total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot.”Lot, corner.” A lot located at the junction of two 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 of the streets.”Lot lines.” The boundary lines of lots are: front lot line, the line dividing a lot from the street, or form a permanent access easement located on the same lot. On a corner lot only one 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.”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.”Lot, interior.” A lot other than a corner lot.”Lot, key.” The first lot to the rear of a reversed corner lot and not separated by an alley.”Lot, through.” An interior lot having frontage of two parallel or approximately parallel streets.”M-License.” A state license issued for commercial cannabis activity involving medicinal cannabis.”Marijuana.” Cannabis.”Marijuana cultivation.” The planting, growing, harvesting, drying, processing, or storage of one or more marijuana plants or any part thereof in any location, indoor or outdoor, including from within a fully enclosed and secure building. Marijuana plant, as used herein, includes any mature or immature marijuana plant, or any marijuana seedling.”Mass transit.” Publicly provided transportation, usually either by bus or rail, to users at a fixed cost per ride. (Ord. 348.2533, 11-12-85)”Mature cannabis plant.” Mature cannabis plants as defined by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.”Medical cannabis.” Cannabis and any cannabis product intended to be used by medical cannabis patients pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Proposition 215), pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5. Medical cannabis does not include “industrial hemp” as defined by Food and Agricultural Code Section 81100 or Health and Safety Code Section 11018.5.””Medical marijuana.” Medical cannabis.”Medical marijuana dispensary.” Any facility or location, whether fixed or mobile, where medical marijuana is made available to, distributed to, or distributed by, one or more of the following: a primary caregiver, a qualified patient, or a patient with an identification card as those terms are defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et seq. A “medical marijuana dispensary” shall not include the following uses, provided that such uses comply with this ordinance and all other applicable laws, including, but not limited to, Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et seq.: a clinic licensed pursuant to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a health facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential care facility for persons with chronic life threatening illness licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.01 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential care facility for the elderly licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential hospice or a home health agency licensed pursuant to Chapter 8 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code. (Ord. 348.4423, 11-02-06)”Medium indoor cannabis cultivation.” Indoor cultivation using exclusively artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed twenty-two thousand (22,000) square feet.”Medium mixed light cultivation.” Cultivation using a combination of natural and supplemental artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed twenty-two thousand (22,000) square feet.”Menagerie.”a.Any lot or premises on which one or more wild animals of the following types are kept:(1)Venomous reptiles.(2)Non-venomous reptiles that weigh more than ten (10) pounds, not including turtles or tortoises.(3)Birds or members of the Aves class that weigh more than twenty (20) pounds, not including poultry.(4)Mammals that weigh more than twenty (20) pounds.b.Any lot or premises on which wild animals of the following types are kept, regardless of weight, unless such animals are listed in a zone classification as a permitted use:(1)Ten (10) or more non-venomous reptiles.(2)Twenty-five (25) or more mammals.c.A wild animal that has been tamed or trained shall be considered a wild animal.d.As used in this section, “wild animal” means any animal of the class Aves (birds), class Mammalia (mammals), class Amphibia (frogs, toads, salamanders), class Osteichtyes (bony fishes), class Crustaccea (crayfish) or class Gastropoda (slugs, snails) which is not normally domesticated in this state as determined by the state fish and game commission.(Ord. 348.4220, 12-02-04)”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 eighty (80) percent 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.”Migrant agricultural worker.” Migrant agricultural worker is defined as an itinerant agricultural worker that travels from place to place for employment in the planting, growing and harvesting to seasonal crops.”Mining operation.” The term mining operation shall mean any process by which one or more substances which are classified geologically as minerals are extracted from the earth or stockpiled including the reworking of mineral dumps which have been artificially created by mining operations.”Mixed light cannabis cultivation.” The cultivation of mature cannabis plants in a greenhouse, hoop structure, glasshouse, conservatory, hothouse, or other similar structure using light deprivation or one of the artificial lighting models described below:1.Mixed-light Tier 1 – The use of artificial light at a rate of six watts per square foot or less.2.Mixed-light Tier 2 – The use of artificial light at a rate above six (6) and below or equal to twenty-five (25) watts per square foot.”Mobile cannabis retailer.” A motorized or non-motorized vehicle, cart, trailer, wagon, container or other similar personal property not located on a licensed premises, pursuant to state law, and from which cannabis, cannabis products, or devices specifically for the use of cannabis or cannabis products are offered, either individually or in any combination, for retail sale and/or cannabis delivery.”Mobilehome park” is any area of tract of land where one or more mobilehome lots are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease to accommodate mobilehome used for human habitation. The rental paid for any such mobilehome shall be deemed to include rental for the lot it occupies. Mobilehome park does not include lots containing ranchets pursuant to chapter 17.294 of this title.Notwithstanding the foregoing definition, any person, not including a mobilehome park operator, who owns a mobilehome and owns, rents or leases the land upon which the mobilehome is located, is permitted to rent, lease, sublease, let our, or hire out for occupancy the mobilehome and the land upon which the mobilehome is located, without obtaining a permit to construct or operate a mobilehome park.”Mobile recycling unit.” A licensed vehicle used for the collection of recyclable materials. A mobile unit may also include trailers, bins, boxes, or other storage containers which are transported by vehicles; and does not occupy more than five parking spaces or five hundred (500) square feet of floor area. (Ord. 348.3047, 07-11-89)”Mulch.” A material such as leaves, bark or straw left loose and applied to the soils surface to prevent evaporation of water. (Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)”Nonconforming structure.” A structure which was legal when established but which, because of the adoption or amendment of this ordinance conflicts with the provisions of this ordinance applicable to the zone in which such structure is located.”Nonconforming use.” The use of a structure or land which was legal when established but which, because of the adoption or amendment of this ordinance, conflicts with the provisions of this ordinance applicable to the zone in which such use is located.”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.”Occupied.” The word “occupied” includes: used, arranged, converted to, rented, leased, or intended to be occupied.”Outdoor cannabis cultivation.” The cultivation of mature cannabis plants without the use of artificial lighting in a canopy area at any point in time. The growing of only immature cannabis plants at a legally permitted cannabis wholesale nursery is not considered outdoor cannabis cultivation.”Outdoor film studios.” A facility utilizing on-site indoor and outdoor locations for the filming of motion pictures, television programs and music videos. Outdoor film studios may provide limited housing for temporary use during such filming operations. No permanent production facilities such as would be used for film processing or editing and sound recording or dubbing shall be allowed. (Ord. 348.3043, 07-20-89)”Outside storage.” The outside storage of material not defined as rubbish under Ordinance No. 541, including but not limited to: lumber, auto parts, appliances, pipe, drums, machinery, furniture, building materials, work tools, or other substance requiring reconditioning or rebuilding in order to be used for its original purpose shall be allowed provided it is authorized in the particular zone, located only on the rear half of an improved lot or parcel or seventy-five (75) feet from the front property line of the improved lot or parcel, whichever is less, not visible from the street or other public or private property and limited to an area as set forth in the particular zone not to exceed two hundred square feet with a maximum height of three feet. If a screening device is used, it must be consistent with Ordinance No. 348 Section 18.40 (R.C.C. Title 17.172.205). Items stored under a carport, awning or patio shall be considered outside storage. The storage of unpermitted commercial coaches, mobilehomes or manufactured homes is not allowed. A proposed or intended use by the owner does not constitute an exception to this definition. Items enclosed within a building in a lawful manner or allowed pursuant to a plot plan or conditional use permit may constitute an exception to this definition. (Ord. 348.4087, 02-24-04)”Parking area.” The area for the parking of a motor vehicle plus those additional areas required to provide site ingress and egress to and from said area. The area set aside to meet those provisions must be usable and shall have permanent access for off-street parking. (Ord. 348.3773, 07-04-96; Ord. 348.4087, 03-25-04″Parolee.” A person convicted of a federal crime and sentenced to a United States federal prison who has received conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a federal parole officer; a person serving a period of supervised community custody as defined by Penal Code Section 3000, following a term of imprisonment in a state prison, who is under the supervision of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Adult Parole Operations; or an adult or juvenile sentenced to a term in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities (formerly known as the “California Youth Authority”) who has received conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Parole Operations.”Parolee-probationer home.” Any residential building, or portion thereof, owned or operated by any person which houses two or more parolee-probationers unrelated by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, in exchange for monetary or non-monetary consideration given or paid by the parolee-probationers, or given or paid by any person on behalf of the parolee-probationers, excluding any residential facility, residential care facility, residential care facility for the elderly or alcohol or drug abuse treatment facility serving six or fewer persons. As used herein, the term parolee-probationers includes parolees, probationers, and/or persons released to post-release community supervision under the “Post-release Community Supervision Act of 2011″ (Penal Code Section 3450 et seq.). In determining whether a residential facility, residential care facility, residential care facility for the elderly or alcohol or drug abuse treatment facility serving six or fewer persons, the licensee, members of the licensee’s family and persons employed as facility staff shall not be counted.”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).”Person.” The word “person” includes association, company, firm, corporation, partnership, copartnership or joint venture.”Personal cannabis cultivation.” The planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, or trimming of cannabis, done or performed by a person for personal, non-commercial purposes pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 11362.1 and 11362.2 under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (Senate Bill 94 (2017).”Physician’s recommendation.” A recommendation by a physician and surgeon that a patient use cannabis provided in accordance with the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Proposition 215), found at Section 11362.5 of the Health and Safety Code.”Place of public assembly.” Any place designed for or used for congregation or gather 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.”Planned residential development.” A residential development including, but not limited to, statutory and nonstatutory condominiums, cluster housing, townhouses, community apartment projects and mobilehome developments, that is permitted reduced lot area, width and depth requirements and building setback requirements by integrating into the overall development open space and outdoor recreational facilities, which may include recreational and public buildings intended primarily for the use of the residents of the project, within the development. (Ord. 348.2140, 11-23-82)”Planned commercial development.” Planned commercial development means a development that may be permitted to have reduced width, depth and building setback requirements, and have common access and common parking, provided a planned development land division is approved pursuant to the provisions of the Riverside County Land Division Ordinance.”Planned industrial development.” Planned industrial development means a development that may be permitted to have reduced lot area, width, depth and building setback requirements, and have common access and common parking, provided a planned development land division is approved pursuant to the provisions of the Riverside County Land Division Ordinance.”Poultry.” Domestic birds including turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants and other fowl specialized for meat projects, egg laying or ornamental show, but not including ‘crowing fowl’ as defined in this ordinance. (Ord. 348.3954, 09-15-00; Ord. 348.3966, 12-21-00)”Premises.” For purposes of chapter 17.302 only, the designated structure or structures and land specified in the application that is owned, leased, or otherwise held under the control of the applicant or licensee where the commercial cannabis activity will be or is conducted. The premises shall be a contiguous area and shall only be occupied by one licensee.”Primary caregiver.” The individual, designated by a qualified patient or by a person with an identification card, who has consistently assumed responsibility for the housing, health, or safety of that patient or person, further defined in Section 11362.7 of the California Health and Safety Code.”Private event.” An event that is not open to the public, attendees must register in advance, and no walk-ins are allowed.”Probationer.” A person convicted of a felony who has received a suspension of the imposition or execution of a sentence and an order of conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a probation officer.”Property.” A legal lot or parcel.”Rain shut off device.” Senses rainfall and automatically shuts off the irrigation system. (Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)”Ranch, guest.” Any property containing five acres or more operated as a ranch which offers guest rooms for rent and which has outdoor recreational facilities such as horseback riding, swimming or hiking.”Rancho Community event.” A primarily outdoor private event held at a permitted Rancho Community Event Facility for the community to gather for the common purpose of an anniversary, celebration, ceremony, wedding ceremony and/or reception, birthday, quinceañera, sweet-sixteen event, baby shower, holiday party, graduation, fundraiser for a charitable non-profit organization, or farm-to-table event.”Rancho Community Event Facility.” A facility that is permitted to hold Rancho Community Events within the Western Coachella Valley Area Plan and Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan, as designated in the Riverside County Comprehensive General Plan.”Recreational trailer.” A motor home, travel trailer, truck camper or camping trailer, with or without motive power, designed for human habitation for recreational, emergency, or other occupancy. The term “dependent recreational vehicle” shall mean a recreational vehicle not equipped with a toilet for sewage disposal. The term “independent recreational vehicle” shall mean a recreational vehicle equipped with a toilet for sewage disposal. (Ord. 348.2986, 02-16-89)”Recreational vehicle park.” Any area or tract of land, or a separately designated section within a mobilehome park, where one or more spaces are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease to owners or users of recreational vehicles. A recreational vehicle park may have a membership organization that provides for the use of spaces within a park. The following types of parks may be permitted in Riverside County:a.Vacation recreational vehicle parks. A park which is designed for transient use, such as overnight or short-term occupancy. No occupancy shall exceed 30 consecutive days or one hundred twenty (120) days in one calendar year. Tent camping may be permitted in areas designed and designated for such usage. Generally, only limited services and amenities are provided.b.Extended occupancy parks. A recreational vehicle park which is designed for extended occupancy. No such occupancy shall exceed nine months in any one calendar year. Full urban services are available, and recreational amenities are required. Tent camping may be permitted in areas designed and designated for such usage. Recreational vehicles may be permitted to remain on-site during periods of non-occupancy.c.Permanent occupancy parks. A recreational vehicle park which is designed for permanent occupancy. There is no limit on the duration of occupancy. Full urban services and recreational amenities are provided.(Ord. 348.2986, 02-16-89)”Recyclable materials.” Any reusable material which is acceptable for reprocessing and redemption including, but not limited to, glass, metal, paper, and plastic. Recyclable material does not include hazardous waste or other refuse.”Recycling collection facility.” A facility which accepts recyclable material by donation, redemption, or purchase; and which the use of power driven machinery is limited to that which is necessary for the temporary storage, efficient transfer, and securing of materials as set forth in section 17.244.030 C. of this ordinance.”Recycling facility.” A facility which is equipped to accept and/or process recyclable materials. Recycling facilities include, but are not limited to, the following facility types; reverse vending machines, collection facilities, and processing facilities. (Ord. 348.3047, 07-11-89)”Recycling processing facility.” A facility which collects and processes acceptable recyclable materials by donation, redemption, or purchase. Processing means the preparation or transformation of recyclable materials for efficient shipment to an end user by, but not limited to, such means as baling, compacting, crushing, shredding, and sorting. (Ord. 348.3047, 07-11-89)”Reverse vending machine.” An automated and mechanical recycling facility, not more than fifty (50) square feet in floor area, which accepts one or more types of beverage containers made typically of glass, metal, or plastic; and which issues, in return, a cash refund or redeemable credit receipt with a value not less than the redemption worth of the container as determined by the State of California.”Sell/sale/to sell (cannabis).” Any transaction whereby, for any consideration, title to cannabis or cannabis products is transferred from one person to another, and includes the delivery of cannabis or cannabis products pursuant to an order placed for the purchase of the same and soliciting or receiving an order for the same, but does not include the return of cannabis or cannabis products by a licensee to the licensee from whom the cannabis or cannabis product was purchased.”Sex oriented business.” A business that requires a sex-oriented business permit pursuant to County Ordinance No. 743.”Single housekeeping unit.” Any household whose members are a group of persons jointly occupying a single dwelling unit, including the joint use and responsibility for common areas, and sharing household activities and responsibilities such as meals, chores and expenses and where, if the unit is rented, all adult residents have chosen to jointly occupy the entire premises of the dwelling unit with joint use and responsibility for the premises, and the makeup of the household occupying the unit is determined solely by the residents of the unit rather than the landlord or property manager.”Small indoor cannabis cultivation.” Indoor cultivation using exclusively artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed ten thousand (10,000) square feet.”Small mixed light cultivation.” Cultivation using a combination of natural and supplemental artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed ten thousand (10,000) square feet.”Soil moisture sensing device.” A device that measures the amount of water in the soil. (Ord. 348.3047, 07-11-89; Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)This ordinance shall apply to any application for a land use permit not finally approved on or before the date this ordinance takes effect. (Ord. 348.3584, 03-01-94)”Solar energy system.” A system which is an accessory use to any residential, commercial, industrial, mining, agricultural or public use, used primarily (i.e. more than fifty (50) percent) to reduce onsite utility usage, and which is either of the following:(a)Any solar collector or other solar energy device the primary purpose of which is to provide for the collection, storage and distribution of solar energy for electric generation, space heating, space cooling, or water heating.(b)Any structural design feature of a building, the primary purpose of which is to provide for the collection, storage and distribution of solar energy for electric generation, space heating, space cooling, or water heating.”Solar power plant.” A facility used to generate electricity from solar energy where the power plant will be connected to the power grid and the electricity will be used primarily (i.e. more than fifty (50) percent) at locations other than the site of the solar power plant. Solar power plants include power plants using both solar thermal systems and photovoltaic systems to convert solar energy to electricity. Solar thermal systems concentrate heat to drive a turbine which is then used to create electricity from generators and include systems using solar troughs, solar dishes, and solar power towers. Photovoltaic systems use a technology such as solar cells which generates electricity directly from sunlight.”Specialty cottage indoor cannabis cultivation.” Indoor cultivation using exclusively artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed five hundred (500) square feet.”Specialty cottage mixed light cultivation.” Cultivation using a combination of natural and supplemental artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.”Specialty indoor cannabis cultivation.” Indoor cultivation using exclusively artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed five thousand (5,000) square feet.”Specialty mixed light cultivation.” Cultivation using a combination of natural and supplemental artificial lighting with a total canopy size on one premises that does not exceed five thousand (5,000) square feet.”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 requirements 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.”Stable, commercial.” A stable for horses which are let, hired, used or boarded on a commercial basis and for compensation.”Story.” The 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.”Street.” A public or an approved private thoroughfare or road easement which affords the principal means of access to abutting property, but not including an alley.”Street line.” The boundary line between a street and abutting property.”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.”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, such as awnings and patio covers, but not including walls and fences or wall and fences with arch entries.”Supportive housing.” As defined by Health and Safety Code Section 50675.14, as may be amended from time to time, housing with no limit on length of stay that is occupied by persons with disabilities, families who are homeless as defined by Title 42 of the United States Code or homeless youth as defined by Section 11139.3 of the California Government Code that is connected to onsite or offsite services related to obtaining housing, improving health, or obtaining work consistent with Government Code Section 65582(g) and Section 65582(h), as may be amended from time to time. Supportive housing is not a community care facility as defined by this ordinance.”Swap meets.” The use, rental, or lease of stalls or areas outside of an enclosed building by vendors offering goods or materials for sale or exchange, not including public fairs, or art exhibits.”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.”Transitional housing.” As defined by Health and Safety Code Section 50675.2, as may be amended from time to time, rental housing provided to eligible recipients on an interim basis not less than six months.”Use.” The purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed, or intended, or for which either is or may be occupied or maintained.”Used.” The word “used” includes occupied, arranged, designed for or intended to be used.”Vanpool.” Seven or more people traveling together on a continuing and prearranged basis in a motor vehicle designed for the transportation of persons over routes tailored to accommodate rider needs. (Ord. 348.2500, 08-22-85; Ord. 348.2533, 11-12-85)”Warehousing and distribution.” Businesses whose sole purpose is to store and then distribute goods for sale as opposed to businesses whose sole purpose is to move goods by truck. (See “draying, freighting and trucking operations”.) (Ord. 348.3857, 05-06-99)”Warm season turf grass.” Turfgrass which begins growing in early spring and continues to grow vigorously throughout the summer and early fall. It may become brown and dormant in cool or cold winters. It’s green color may be maintained throughout the year by overseeding during winter months. Examples are bermudas, zoysias, dichondra and kikuyu grasses. (Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92)”Wholesale nursery.” An establishment engaged in the propagation of trees, shrubs and horticultural and ornamental plants grown under cover or outdoors for sale to the public. Includes commercial scale greenhouses and establishments for the sale of plant materials, lawn and garden supplies, and related items. A wholesale nursery does not include cannabis wholesale nurseries which are classified separately.”Wind energy conversion system (WECS).” A machine that converts the kinetic energy of the wind into a usable form of electrical or mechanical energy. The WECS include all parts of the system except the tower and electrical transmission equipment.a.Accessory wind energy conversion system (accessory WECS). A WECS which has a rated output of twenty (20) kilowatts or less and is an accessory use to the principal use of a lot in that at least fifty (50) percent of the average annual power production is used on the lot.b.Commercial wind energy conversion system (commercial WECS). Any WECS which is not an accessory WECS as defined herein.”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.”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.”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.”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.”Youth center.” Any public or private facility that is primarily used to host recreational or social activities for minors, including, but not limited to, private youth membership organizations or clubs, social service teenage club facilities, video arcades, or similar amusement park facilities.(9-22-60; 9-04-62; Ord. 348.242, 12-18-63; Ord. 348.251, 01-15-64; Ord. 348.261, 3-10-64; Ord. 348.265, 04-15-64; Ord. 348.275, 05-06-64; Ord. 348.356, 03-30-65; Ord. 348. 371, 6-16-65; Ord. 348.391, 09-15-65; Ord. 348.401, 11-10-65; Ord. 348.414, 12-22-65; Ord. 348.422, 01-19-66; Ord. 348.427, 03-23-66; Ord. 348.446, 06-16-66; Ord. 348.455, 07-06-66; Ord. 348.459, 07-27-66; Ord. 348.506, 05-31-67; Ord. 348.507, 06-07-67; Ord. 348.517, 06-19-67; Ord. 348.518, 08-02-67; Ord. 348.528, 09-27-67; Ord. 348.531, 10-16-67; Ord. 348.532, 11-15-67; Ord. 348.533, 12-06-67; Ord. 348.545, 02-21-68; Ord. 348.556, 04-17-68; Ord. 348.609, 01-27-69; Ord. 348.612, 03-12-69; Ord. 348.628, 05-14-69; Ord. 348.600, 06-16-69; Ord. 348.635, 07-09-69; Ord. 348.638, 07-16-69; Ord. 348.636, 09-16-69; Ord. 348.709, 04-15-70; Ord. 348.718, 04-29-70; Ord. 348.737, 06-10-70; Ord. 348.753, 07-22-70; Ord. 348.773, 09-16-70; Ord. 348.777, 09-23-70; Ord. 348.783, 09-30-70; Ord. 348.859, 03-11-71; Ord. 348.861, 03-24-71; Ord. 348.884, 05-26-71; Ord. 348.905, 07-11-71; Ord. 348.910, 08-25-71; Ord. 348.920, 09-16-71; Ord. 348.941, 11-04-71; Ord. 348.953, 11-25-71; Ord. 348.952, 12-02-71; Ord. 348.1023, 05-04-72; Ord. 348.1125, 01-25-73; Ord. 348.1180, 06-21-73; Ord. 348.1173, 04-05-74; Ord. 348.1469, 10-02-75; Ord. 348.1468, 10-23-75; Ord. 348.1476, 11-13-75; Ord. 348.1481, 12-10-75; Ord. 348.1489, 01-13-76; Ord. 348.1497, 04-15-76; Ord. 348.1536, 11-11-76; Ord. 348.1540, 01-20-77; Ord. 348.1545, 02-03-77; Ord. 348.1564, 04-21-77; Ord. 348.1588, 09-08-77; Ord. 348.1626, 02-14-78; Ord. 348.1647, 05-30-78; Ord. 348.1654, 06-20-78; Ord. 348.1658, 06-27-78; Ord. 348.1664, 08-29-78; Ord. 348.1667, 09-19-78; Ord. 348.1668, 12-19-78; Ord. 348.1674, 01-18-79; Ord. 348.1688, 04-12-79; Ord. 348.1697, 07-05-79; Ord. 348.1717, 08-21-79; Ord. 348.1702, 09-20-79; Ord. 348.1729, 11-29-79; Ord. 348.1785, 05-08-80; Ord. 348.1855, 09-25-80; Ord. 348.2443, 01-29-85; Ord. 348.2444, 03-05-85; Ord. 348.2496, 07-16-85; Ord. 348.2510, 08-29-85; Ord. 348.2516, 10-17-85; Ord. 348.2533, 11-12-85; Ord. 348.2535, 11-26-85; Ord. 348.2540, 01-02-86; Ord. 348.2580, 06-05-86; Ord. 348.2592, 06-06-86; Ord. 348.2566, 06-06-86; Ord. 348.2591, 08-07-88; Ord. 348.2613, 08-14-86; Ord. 348.2623, 08-18-86; Ord. 348.2616, 08-28-86; Ord. 348.2452, 09-18-86; Ord. 348.2643, 12-16-86; Ord. 348.2543, 01-15-87; Ord. 348.2669, 02-03-87; Ord. 348.2670, 03-12-87; Ord. 348.2684, 06-04-87; Ord. 348.2686, 07-23-87; Ord. 348.2687, 07-23-87; Ord. 348.2848, 04-29-88; Ord. 348.2856, 06-30-88; Ord. 348.2957, 06-31-88; Ord. 348.2986, 02-16-89; Ord. 348.2992, 03-07-89; Ord. 348.3010, 03-14-89; Ord. 348.3023, 04-04-89; Ord. 348.3029, 04-24-89; Ord. 348.3018, 04-27-89; Ord. 348.3030, 04-27-89; Ord. 348.3032, 06-06-89; Ord. 348.2989, 06-20-89; Ord. 348.3047, 07-11-89; Ord. 348.3043, 07-20-89; Ord. 348.3078, 09-05-89; Ord. 348.3053, 09-05-89; Ord. 348.2937, 09-26-89; Ord. 348.3217, 11-13-90; Ord. 348.3305, 08-13-91; Ord. 348.3341, 08-13-91; Ord. 348.3380, 10-01-91; Ord. 348.3407, 12-17-91; Ord. 348.3420, 05-05-92; Ord. 348.3444, 06-23-92; Ord. 348.3446, 07-21-92; Ord. 348.3447, 10-06-92; Ord. 348.3489, 01-19-93; Ord. 348.3481, 03-30-93; Ord. 348.3503, 04-13-93; Ord. 348.3567, 10-05-93; Ord. 348.3584, 03-01-94; Ord. 348.3571, 05-03-94; Ord. 348.2342, 05-29-94; Ord. 348.3613, 10-18-94; Ord. 348.3629, 11-08-94; Ord. 348.2986, 02-16-89; Ord. 348.3677, 06-06-95; Ord. 348.3727, 09-08-95; Ord. 348.3752, 11-30-95; Ord. 348.3753, 11-30-95; Ord. 348.3770, 04-19-96; Ord. 348.3773, 07-04-96; Ord. 348.3775, 07-18-96; Ord. 348.3780, 11-29-96; Ord. 348.3781, 01-03-97; Ord. 348.3793, 06-27-97; Ord. 348.3795, 08-29-97; Ord. 348.2957, 10-23-97; Ord. 348.3811, 02-13-98; Ord. 348.3208, 03-03-98; Ord. 348.3828, 07-16-98; Ord. 348.3842, 10-15-98; Ord. 348.3804, 11-28-98; Ord. 348.3857, 02-12-99; Ord. 348.3867, 05-06-99; Ord. 348.3868, 05-06-99; Ord. 348.3877, 06-18-99; Ord. 348.3881, 07-23-99; Ord. 348.3883, 9-10-99; Ord. 348.3884, 9-24-99; Ord. 348.3888, 10-21-99; Ord. 348.3928, 04-14-00; Ord. 348.3954, 09-15-00; Ord. 348.3955, 09-29-00; Ord. 348.3961, 11-24-00; Ord. 348.3962, 11-26-00; Ord. 348.3964, 11-31-00; Ord. 348.3966, 12-21-00; Ord. 348.3986, 4-13-01; Ord. 348.3982, 4-20-01; Ord. 348.3990, 5-24-01)(Ord. 348.4680, § 2, 5-4-2010; Ord. 348.4596, § 32, 2-10-2009; Ord. 348.4703, §§ 8—10, 10-19-2010; Ord. 348.4713, § 25, 11-9-2010; Ord. 348.4706, § 6, 3-22-201; Ord. 348.4705, § 21, 11-8-2011; Ord. 348.4734, § 2, 11-8-2011; Ord. No. 348.4741, §§ 2, 3, 4-10-2012; Ord. No. 348.4750, § 2, 10-2-2012; Ord. No. 348.4755, § 1, 4-2-2013; Ord. No. 348.4773, § 1, 7-1-2014; Ord. No. 348.4791, § 7, 12-2-2014; Ord. No. 348.4802, § 4, 5-19-2015; Ord. No. 348.4818, § 37, 12-15-2015; Ord. No. 348.4835, §§ 6—13, 6-21-2016; Ord. No. 348.4862, §§ 2—14, 8-29-2017; Ord. No. 348.4898, §§ 10—59, 10-23-2018; Ord. No. 348.4911, § 26, 27, 9-10-2019; Ord. No. 348.4926, §§ 13, 14, 8-25-2020; Ord. No. 348.4931, §§ 15—23, 11-10-2020; Ord. No. 348.4950, §§ 37—39, 3-2-2021; Ord. No. 348.4997, §§ 5—31, 3-28-2023; Ord. No. 348.5018, §§ 2—5, 6-25-2024)
  • Chapter 17.08 – GENERAL PLAN AND SPECIFIC PLANS[1]Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsSections:
    Footnotes:— (1) —Prior ordinance history: Ords. 348, 348.1545, 348.1658, 348.1785, 348.1855, 348.1879, 348.1908, 348.2088, 348.2156, 348.2444, 348.2591, 348.2670, 348.3018, 348.3418, 348.3752, and 348.3770.
  • 17.08.010 – Adoption or amendment of the general plan.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsA.The Riverside County general plan 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 Section 65300 et seq. of the Government Code, as now written or hereafter amended, and this chapter. No mandatory element of the general plan shall be amended more frequently than four times during any calendar year, unless otherwise allowed by Section 65358 of the Government Code. Subject to that limitation, an amendment may be adopted at any time, as determined by the board of supervisors. Each amendment may include more than one change to the general plan.B.The initiation of proceedings for the amendment of the general plan, or any part or element thereof, shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The initiation of proceedings for the amendment of the general plan, or any part or element thereof, shall require an order of the board of supervisors, adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the board. Either the planning director or the planning commission may recommend, in the manner provided by this chapter, that the board of supervisors initiate proceedings for the amendment of the general plan or any part or element thereof. The owner of real property, or a person authorized by the owner, shall have the right to apply for the initiation of proceedings, in the manner provided by this chapter, to amend the general plan with respect to provisions of the general plan affecting the use of his or her property. The initiation of proceedings by the board of supervisors for the amendment of the general plan, or any part or element thereof, shall not imply any such amendment will be approved.(Ord. 348.4573 § 2.1, 2008)
  • 17.08.020 – General plan consistency.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsNo discretionary permit shall be approved pursuant to this chapter unless it is determined that the permit is consistent with the general plan.(Ord. 348.4573 § 2.2, 2008)
  • 17.08.030 – Definitions for general plan amendment procedures.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsCapitalized terms in sections 17.08.040 through 17.08.070 shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Riverside County general plan.(Ord. 348.4573 § 2.3, 2008)
  • 17.08.040 – General plan technical amendments and entitlement/policy amendments.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsA.Applicability. This section shall govern the processing of any general plan amendment which is defined as a technical amendment or an entitlement/policy amendment. Technical amendments involve changes of a technical nature including, without limitation: statistical corrections; mapping error corrections; changes in spheres of influence and city boundaries; changes in unincorporated communities or communities of interest; editorial clarifications that do not change the intent of the general plan; or appendix information useful in interpreting the general plan but which does not change the general plan intent. Entitlement/policy amendments involve changes in land use designations or policies that involve land located entirely within a general plan foundation component but that do not change the boundaries of that component.Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a proposed change of land use designation to properties located in Eastern Riverside County desert area not covered by an area plan shall be considered a foundation component amendment and shall be subject to the provisions of sections 17.08.050 and 17.08.060 of this chapter. An entitlement/policy amendment may also involve a change in general plan policy provided it does not change the Riverside County vision, a foundation component, or a general planning principle set forth in general plan Appendix B.B.Amendment proceedings and hearings. An amendment pursuant to this section shall be processed, heard and decided in accordance with section 17.08.010 and section 17.08.100 of this ordinance.C.Findings.1.Technical Amendments. A planning commission resolution recommending approval of a technical amendment and a board of supervisor’s resolution approving a technical amendment shall include the first finding listed below and any one or more of the subsequent findings listed below:a.The proposed amendment would not change any policy direction or intent of the general plan;b.An error or omission needs to be corrected;c.A land use designation was based on inaccurate or misleading information and should therefor be changed to properly reflect the policy intent of the general plan;d.A point of clarification is needed to more accurately express the general plan’s meaning or eliminate a source of confusion;e.A minor change of boundary will more accurately reflect geological or topographic features, or legal or jurisdictional boundaries.2.Entitlement/Policy Amendments. A planning commission resolution recommending approval of an entitlement/policy amendment and a board of supervisor’s resolution approving an entitlement/policy amendment shall include the first two findings listed below and any one or more of the subsequent findings listed below:a.The proposed change does not involve a change in or conflict with: the Riverside County Vision; any general planning principle set forth in general plan Appendix B; or any foundation component designation in the general plan;b.The proposed amendment would either contribute to the purposes of the general plan or, at a minimum, would not be detrimental to them;c.Special circumstances or conditions have emerged that were unanticipated in preparing the general plan;d.A change in policy is required to conform to changes in state or federal law or applicable findings of a court of law;e.An amendment is required to comply with an update of the housing element or change in state housing element law;f.An amendment is required to expand basic employment job opportunities (jobs that contribute directly to the county’s economic base) and that would improve the ratio of jobs-to-workers in the county;g.An amendment is required to address changes in ownership of land or land not under the land use authority of the board of supervisors.(Ord. 348.4573 § 2.4, 2008)(Ord. No. 348.4785, §§ 1—3, 5-19-2015)
  • 17.08.050 – General plan foundation component amendments—Regular.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsA.Applicability. This section shall govern the processing of regular foundation component amendments occurring during the eight-year general plan review cycle including any general plan amendment to change:(1)The Riverside County Vision;(2)The general planning principles set forth in General Plan Appendix B;(3)A foundation component of the general plan (except for changes to property designated within the agricultural foundation component which shall be processed in accordance with section 17.08.070 of this ordinance); or,(4)A proposed change to the land use designations established in the Eastern Riverside County Desert Area, not covered by an Area Plan.B.Limitation on foundation component amendments. Except as otherwise provided in section 17.08.060 and section 17.08.070, no foundation component amendment shall be heard or approved except as part of the eight-year general plan review cycle. The first eight-year general plan review cycle shall commence on January 1, 2008 and continue during the 2008 calendar year, and subsequent cycles shall occur at eight-calendar year intervals thereafter.C.Initiation of amendment proceedings. The initiation of proceedings for any amendment pursuant to this section shall require an order of the board of supervisors, adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the board. The board of supervisors may adopt an order initiating amendment proceedings at any time during the calendar year of an eight-year general plan review cycle. The adoption of an order by the board initiating amendment proceedings shall not require a public hearing and shall not imply any such amendment will be approved.D.Recommendations for the Initiation of Amendment Proceedings. Either the planning director or the planning commission may recommend that the board of supervisors adopt an order initiating proceedings for an amendment pursuant to this section. All such recommendations shall be in writing and shall be submitted to the clerk of the board for placement on the agenda of the board as a matter not requiring a public hearing. Whenever the planning director prepares such a recommendation, the comments of the planning commission shall be requested and any comments shall be included in the submission to the board of supervisors. No public hearing before the planning commission shall be required to request such comments.E.Private applications for the initiation of amendment proceedings. The owner of real property, or a person authorized by the owner, shall have the right to request that the board of supervisors adopt an order initiating proceedings for an amendment pursuant to this section. The planning director shall establish an application period of not less than thirty (30) days during the calendar year of each eight-year general plan review cycle during which applications will be accepted. After this application period is established, it shall not be extended. Applications shall be made to the planning director, on the forms provided by the planning department, shall supply all required information, and shall be accompanied by the filing fee set forth in County Ordinance No. 671. The planning director shall prepare a report and recommendation on all such applications and shall submit the report and recommendation to the clerk of the board for placement on the board agenda as a matter not requiring a public hearing. Prior to submitting the report and recommendation to the clerk of the board, the comments of the planning commission shall be requested and any comments shall be included in the submission to the board of supervisors. No public hearing before the planning commission shall be required to request such comments.F.Amendment Proceedings and Hearings. After adoption of an order of the board of supervisors initiating proceedings for an amendment pursuant to this section, the amendment shall be processed, heard and decided in accordance with Sections 17.08.010 and 17.08.100 of this chapter. If the board adopts orders initiating proceedings for several amendments pursuant to this section, each such amendment may be processed, heard and decided separately or together with other such amendments as determined by the planning director. Hearings and the final decision on any amendment pursuant to this section may occur after the calendar year during which proceedings for the amendment were initiated.G.Findings. A planning commission resolution recommending approval of a regular foundation component amendment and a board of supervisors resolution approving a regular foundation component amendment shall include findings, based on substantial evidence, that new conditions or circumstances disclosed during the review process justify modifying the general plan, that the modifications do not conflict with the overall Riverside County vision, and that they would not create an internal inconsistency among the elements of the general plan. The foregoing requirement for findings shall not apply to any amendment to the Riverside County vision.(Ord. 348.4573 § 2.5, 2008)(Ord. No. 348.4785, §§ 4—7, 5-19-2015)
  • 17.08.060 – General plan foundation component amendments—Extraordinary.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsA.Applicability. This section shall govern the processing of any foundation component amendment not occurring during the eight-year general plan review cycle including any general plan amendment to change:(1)The Riverside County Vision;(2)The general planning principles set forth in General Plan Appendix B;(3)A foundation component of the general plan (except for changes to property designated within the agricultural foundation component which shall be processed in accordance with section 17.08.070 of this ordinance); or,(4)A proposed change to the land use designations established in the Eastern Riverside County Desert Area, not covered by an Area Plan.B.Initiation of Amendment Proceedings. The initiation of proceedings for any amendment pursuant to this section shall require an order of the board of supervisors, adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the board. The board of supervisors may adopt an order initiating amendment proceedings at any time. The adoption of an order by the board initiating amendment proceedings shall not require a public hearing and shall not imply any such amendment will be approved.C.Recommendations for the Initiation of Amendment Proceedings. Either the planning director or the planning commission may recommend that the board of supervisors adopt an order initiating proceedings for an amendment pursuant to this section. All such recommendations shall be in writing and shall be submitted to the clerk of the board for placement on the agenda of the board as a matter not requiring a public hearing. Whenever the planning director prepares such a recommendation, the comments of the planning commission shall be requested and any comments shall be included in the submission to the board of supervisors. No public hearing before the planning commission shall be required to request such comments.D.Private Applications for the Initiation of Amendment Proceedings. The owner of real property, or a person authorized by the owner, shall have the right to request that the board of supervisors adopt an order initiating proceedings for an amendment pursuant to this section. Applications shall be made to the planning director, on the forms provided by the planning department, shall supply all required information, and shall be accompanied by the filing fee set forth in County Ordinance No. 671. The planning director shall prepare a report and recommendation on all such applications and shall submit the report and recommendation to the clerk of the board for placement on the board agenda as a matter not requiring a public hearing. Prior to submitting the report and recommendation to the clerk of the board, the comments of the planning commission shall be requested and any comments shall be included in the submission to the board of supervisors. No public hearing before the planning commission shall be required to request such comments.E.Amendment Proceedings and Hearings. After adoption of an order of the board of supervisors initiating proceedings for an amendment pursuant to this section, the amendment shall be processed, heard and decided in accordance with Sections 17.08.010 and 17.08.100 of this chapter. If the board adopts orders initiating proceedings for several amendments pursuant to this section, each such amendment may be processed, heard and decided separately or together with other such amendments as determined by the planning director.F.Findings. A planning commission resolution recommending approval of an extraordinary general plan foundation component amendment and a board of supervisor’s resolution approving an extraordinary general plan foundation component amendment shall include the first two findings listed below and any one or more of the subsequent findings listed below:1.The foundation change is based on substantial evidence that new conditions or circumstances disclosed during the review process justify modifying the general plan, that the modifications do not conflict with the overall Riverside County vision, and that they would not create an internal inconsistency among the elements of the general plan. The foregoing requirement for findings shall not apply to any amendment to the Riverside County vision;2.A condition exists or an event has occurred that is unusually compelling and can only be rectified by making changes in the current Riverside County vision, general planning principles set forth in general plan Appendix B, or foundation component;3.An unconstitutional taking of property might occur without the amendment, and the amendment alters the general plan foundation component only to the extent necessary to avoid the potential taking;4.A natural or man-made disaster or public emergency has occurred that warrants a change in general plan foundation component designations in order to protect the public health, safety or welfare;5.A foundation component amendment is required to conform to changes in state or federal law, or applicable findings of a court of law;6.An amendment is required to comply with an update of the housing element or change in State Housing Element law;7.A foundation component amendment is required to significantly expand basic structural employment (such as industrial, agricultural processing, and research and development), excluding retail, service commercial, warehousing, and residential uses not ancillary to the primary employment use;8.A foundation component change is necessary to facilitate implementation of open space or transportation corridor designations arising from the adopted MSHCP or community environmental transportation acceptability program (CETAP) programs that could not be accomplished by a lesser change in the general plan.(Ord. 348.4573 § 2.6, 2008)(Ord. No. 348.4785, § 8, 5-19-2015)
  • 17.08.070 – Agricultural foundation component general plan amendments.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsA.Applicability. This section shall govern the processing of any general plan amendment to change property to or from the agriculture foundation component.B.General Authorization for Agricultural Foundation Component Amendments.1.All amendments pursuant to this section shall be assigned to a two and one-half year agricultural foundation amendment cycle based on the date of amendment adoption. The first two and one-half year cycle commenced January 1, 2004 and ended on June 30, 2006; the second two and one-half year cycle extends from July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008; and subsequent two and one-half year cycles shall continue in the same manner for two and one-half year periods thereafter.2.The planning director shall determine the total acreage of land within the agricultural foundation component as of January 1, 2004 (the “Agricultural Foundation Base Acreage”), for each of the following three areas:a.The area covered by the Palo Verde Valley area plan, the desert center area plan and the eastern desert land use plan;b.The area covered by the Eastern Coachella Valley area plan and the Western Coachella Valley area plan; andc.The area covered by all other area plans.3.During the first two and one-half year agricultural foundation amendment cycle, seven percent of the agricultural foundation base acreage for each of the areas listed in subsection (B)(2) above shall be generally authorized for conversion from the agriculture foundation component to any other foundation component (the “Agricultural Amendment General Authorization Acreage”). During each subsequent two and one-half year agricultural foundation amendment cycle, the agricultural amendment general authorization acreage for each area listed in subsection (B)(2) above shall consist of an acreage equal to the agricultural amendment general authorization acreage for the first two and one-half year agricultural foundation amendment cycle plus the agricultural amendment general authorization acreage for all subsequent two and one-half year agricultural foundation amendment cycles reduced by the acreage of all general plan amendments adopted after January 1, 2004 (except general plan amendments adopted pursuant to subsection G below) converting land from the agriculture foundation component to any other foundation component for each such area.4.Unless otherwise allowed as provided in subsection G below, no amendment pursuant to this section shall be approved by the board of supervisors if such approval would result in a conversion from the agriculture foundation component to any other foundation component in excess of the agricultural amendment general authorization acreage, as determined under subsection (B)(3) above, during any two and one-half year agricultural foundation amendment cycle.C.Amendment proceedings and hearings. An amendment pursuant to this section shall be processed, heard and decided in accordance with section 17.08.010 and section 17.08.100 of this ordinance.D.Additional Authorization for Agricultural Foundation Component Amendments. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B above, the board of supervisors may approve an amendment which exceeds the agricultural amendment general authorization acreage for any two and one-half year agricultural foundation amendment cycle provided the board first determines that any condition or circumstance including, without limitation, any business consideration or undue hardship, justifies the amendment and also determines that adequate infrastructure to serve the land use designations will be available. Prior to approving an amendment as provided in this subsection, the board of supervisors shall first submit the amendment to the agricultural task force for the area where the property subject to the amendment is located for its review and recommendation.E.Findings. A planning commission resolution recommending approval of an agricultural foundation component amendment and board of supervisors resolution approving an agricultural foundation component amendment shall include a finding that the amendment would either contribute to the achievement of the purposes of the general plan or, at a minimum, not be detrimental to them.(Ord. 348.4573 § 2.7, 2008)(Ord. No. 348.4785, §§ 9—11, 5-19-2015)
  • 17.08.080 – Specific plans.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsSpecific plans, and amendments thereto, shall be heard and adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 65450 et seq. of the Government Code, as now written or hereafter amended, and in accordance with section 17.08.100 of this chapter. The board of supervisors may, by affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the board, order the preparation and hearing of a new specific plan or the amendment of any existing specific plan. Any such order for preparation and hearing shall not imply that any new specific plan or amendment to an existing specific plan will be approved.(Ord. 348.4573 § 2.8, 2008)
  • 17.08.090 – Applications for specific plans.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsA.The owner of real property, or a person authorized by the owner, shall have the right to request that the county consider a specific plan or an amendment to an existing specific plan for the real property. The right to request consideration of a specific plan or a specific plan amendment does not imply that the specific plan or the specific plan amendment will be approved. Whenever any state law, the Riverside County general plan or any ordinance requires the adoption of a specific plan as a condition to the approval of a project, an application for a specific plan shall be made pursuant to this section.B.Applications shall be made in writing to the planning director on the forms provided by the planning department and shall be accompanied by the fee set forth in County Ordinance No. 671. The application shall supply all required information and shall include the following:1.Wherever a proposed specific plan is for a project subject to the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act, Public Resources Code Section 2621 et seq., a geologic report shall be submitted as required by County Ordinance No. 547;2.Whenever a proposed specific plan will substantially determine the location of any building sites for structures, a flood protection study shall be submitted with the specific plan along with the fee set forth in County Ordinance No. 671.C.A specific plan shall include text and a diagram or diagrams which specify all of the following in detail:1.The distribution, location and extent of the uses of land, including open space, within the area covered by the plan;2.The proposed distribution, location and extent and intensity of major components of public and private transportation, sewage, water, drainage, solid waste disposal, energy, and other essential facilities proposed to be located within the area covered by the plan;3.Standards and criteria by which development will proceed, and standards for the conservation, development, and utilization of natural resources, where applicable;4.A program of implementation measures including regulations, programs, public works projects, and financing measures necessary to carry out subsections (C)(1) through (C)(3) of this section.D.A specific plan shall include a statement of the relationship of the specific plan to the general plan.(Ord. 348.4573 § 2.9, 2008)
  • 17.08.100 – Hearings on adoption or amendment of the general plan.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsProposals to adopt or amend the Riverside County general plan, or any part or element thereof, shall be heard in the following manner:A.The planning commission shall hold a public hearing on the matter. Notice of the public hearing shall be given pursuant to section 17.04.060 of this title. If the proposed general plan or amendment to the general plan would affect the permitted uses or intensity of uses of real property, notice of the public hearing shall also be given pursuant to section 17.04.070 of this title.B.After closing the public hearing, the planning commission shall make a recommendation for approval or disapproval within a reasonable time, by resolution, including therein its findings, and transmit it to the board of supervisors with a copy mailed to the applicant, if any. A recommendation for approval shall be made by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the total membership of the planning commission. If the commission cannot reach a decision within a reasonable time after closing the hearing, that fact shall be reported to the board of supervisors and shall be deemed a recommendation to deny the proposal.C.Upon receipt of a recommendation of the planning commission on adoption or amendment of the general plan, 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 public hearing in the same manner as notice was given of the hearing before the planning commission.D.After closing the public hearing, the board of supervisors shall render its decision within a reasonable time. A decision to adopt or amend the general plan, or any part or element thereof, shall be made by resolution, which resolution shall be adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than the majority of the total membership of the board. The board of supervisors may approve, modify or disapprove the recommendation of the planning commission; provided, however, that any substantial modification of the planning commission’s recommendation not previously considered by the commission shall first be referred to the commission for its recommendation. The planning commission shall not be required to hold a public hearing thereon, and failure of the commission to report within forty-five (45) days after the reference or such longer period of time as may be specified by the board, shall be deemed to be a recommendation for approval of the proposed modification.E.A proposal to adopt or amend any part or element of the general plan shall not be approved by the board of supervisors until all procedures required by the Riverside County CEQA implementing procedures to approve a matter have been completed.(Ord. 348.4573 § 2.10, 2008)
  • 17.08.110 – Determination of project conformance with adopted specific plan.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsA.Whenever an application for an implementing project varies from and is not in substantial conformance with an adopted specific plan, an amendment to that specific plan shall be adopted pursuant to the provisions of section 17.08.080 of this chapter prior to the approval of the implementing project.B.Whenever an application for an implementing project varies from but is in substantial conformance with the adopted specific plan, a determination of substantial conformance shall be issued as provided in this subsection prior to the approval of the implementing project.1.For purposes of this subsection, the term “substantial conformance” shall mean a nonsubstantial modification of a condition of approval, diagram, or text of the specific plan that does not change the basic design or improvements required and is consistent with the original resolution adopting the specific plan, the conditions of approval, and the specific plan text. Substantial conformance may include a modification or deletion of a condition which will not substantially or adversely affect the underlying purpose for which the condition was initially required, construction of an implementing project out of phase so long as all infrastructure and public facilities required for the intervening phases are provided, a modification of the approved land uses in a phase which does not increase the land use density or intensity in any phase or planning area beyond that allowed by the specific plan or a modification of the project design which improves circulation, protects topographic features, minimizes grading, improves drainage or improves infrastructure.2.An application for a determination of substantial conformance shall be made on forms provided by the planning department, shall be accompanied by the fee set forth in County Ordinance No. 671 and shall include the following:a.An accurate and complete description of the modification and how it affects the adopted specific plan, along with any necessary exhibits or diagrams;b.Any other information, exhibits or drawings the planning director may require.3.The planning director shall transmit all such applications to the appropriate agencies for review and comment and shall then forward them, along with a recommendation, to the planning commission for decision. A copy of the notice of decision of the planning commission shall be mailed to the applicant and to any person who has made a written request therefor. The planning director shall also file a copy of the notice of decision of the planning commission with the clerk of the board of supervisors, together with a report of the proceedings, not more than fifteen (15) days after the decision. The clerk of the board shall place the notice of decision on the next agenda of the board of supervisors held five or more days after the clerk receives the notice from the planning director. The decision of the planning commission shall be considered final unless the applicant or an interested party files an appeal with the clerk of the board of supervisors accompanied by the fee set forth in County Ordinance No. 671 within ten (10) days after the notice of decision appear on the board’s agenda. If a timely appeal is filed, the clerk shall place the matter on the next available agenda, and the board of supervisors shall determine whether the determination of substantial conformance should be made. An application for a determination of substantial conformance shall not require a noticed public hearing; however, if the planning director, the commission, or the board decides that notice of the application should be given, notice shall be given at the applicant’s expense in the manner provided for by Sections 17.04.060 and 17.04.070 of this title. Whenever such a decision requiring notice is made, no further action shall be taken on the application until proper notice has been given. The commission or board of supervisors may, at their discretion, allow testimony to be given on the proposed modification.4.An application for a determination of substantial conformance may be approved only if the following findings are made:a.That the project as modified meets the intent and purpose of the adopted specific plan; andb.That the project as modified is consistent with the findings and conclusions contained in the resolution adopting the specific plan.C.Notwithstanding any other provision in this section to the contrary, and even if the application for a determination of substantial conformance otherwise could be approved under this section, an applicant may be required to process a specific plan amendment pursuant to the provisions of section 17.08.090 of this chapter if it is determined that an amendment to the specific plan is required.(Ord. 348.4573 § 2.11, 2008)
  • 17.08.120 – Reports on conformity with general plan.Share Link to sectionPrint sectionDownload (Docx) of sectionsEmail sectionCompare versionsA.The planning department is designated as the planning agency, under the provisions of Section 65402 of the Government Code, and any similar provision of state law, to report on public acquisitions, dispositions, abandonments, and construction, as to conformity with the Riverside County general plan.B.Whenever any county department or a public agency is processing a project that requires a report under the provisions of Section 65402 of the Government Code, or any similar provision of state law, application shall be made to the planning director on forms provided by the planning department and shall supply all requested information, including the following:1.The name, address and telephone number of applicant, including information regarding any cooperating or involved agencies;2.The legal basis for the project on an estimated time schedule for development or action to be taken;3.The location, address or legal description of the subject property or area, together with a site plan and description of the proposed project and uses;4.The location of adjacent streets, easements, utilities, and other features, both natural and constructed, that may affect or be affected by the proposal;5.Development plans of any proposed construction, including such structural features as may be required to determine if the proposal is in conformity with the general plan and any specific plan in effect in the area.C.Within forty (40) days after receipt of a completed application, the planning director shall make a report to the applicant as to the conformity of the location, purpose and extent of the proposed project with the general plan.D.Within ten (10) days after the date of mailing or delivery of the report of 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 accompanied by the fee set forth in Ordinance No. 671, the planning director shall set the matter for hearing before the planning commission, not less than five nor more than thirty-five (35) days thereafter, and shall give written notice of the hearing, by mail, to the appellant. The decision of the commission shall be made within thirty (30) days following the close of the hearing, shall be final, and a copy shall be mailed to the appellant.E.The provisions of subdivision (a) of Section 65402 of the Government Code shall not apply to:1.The disposition of the remainder of a larger parcel which was acquired and used in part for street purposes;2.Acquisitions, dispositions, or abandonments for street widening or alignment projects, provided such projects are of a minor nature.F.The provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 65402 of the Government Code shall not apply to acquisition or abandonment for street widening or alignment projects of a minor nature.(Ord. 348.4573 § 2.12, 2008)

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Article II: Administration, Interpretation, and Enforcement

Title 19 – Zoning

ARTICLE I. – ZONING CODE ENACTMENT AND APPLICABILITY

  • Chapter 19.010 – ZONING CODE ENACTMENT
    • 19.010.010 – Title
    • 19.010.020 – Authority
    • 19.010.030 – Adoption of code and map
  • Chapter 19.020 – PURPOSE AND SCOPE
    • 19.020.010 – Purpose
    • 19.020.020 – Scope
  • Chapter 19.030 – RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROVISIONS
    • 19.030.010 – Relationship to Prior Code
    • 19.030.020 – Relationship to the General Plan
    • 19.030.030 – Relationship to the California Environmental Quality Act
  • Chapter 19.040 – ZONING CODE APPLICABILITY
    • 19.040.010 – Prior rights and violations
    • 19.040.020 – Public nuisance
    • 19.040.030 – Continuation of an Existing Land Use or Structure
    • 19.040.040 – Conflicts with other regulations
    • 19.040.050 – Conflicts with Overlay Zones
    • 19.040.060 – Conflicts with specific plans
    • 19.040.070 – Conflicts with development agreements
    • 19.040.080 – Development applications in process
    • 19.040.090 – Other requirements/permits
    • 19.040.100 – Conflicting Permits
    • 19.040.110 – Public Projects
    • 19.040.120 – Severability, partial invalidation of Zoning Code

ARTICLE II. – ZONING CODE ADMINISTRATION, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT

  • Chapter 19.050 – ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
    • 19.050.010 – Riverside Planning Agency
    • 19.050.020 – Responsibilities of the City Council
    • 19.050.030 – Responsibilities of the Planning Commission
    • 19.050.040 – Responsibilities of the Community & Economic Development Director
    • 19.050.045 – Responsibilities of the Development Review Committee
    • 19.050.050 – Responsibilities of the Public Works Director
    • 19.050.060 – Responsibilities of the Building Official
    • 19.050.070 – Responsibilities of the Cultural Heritage Board
    • 19.050.080 – Creation of the Planning Commission
  • Chapter 19.060 – INTERPRETATION OF CODE
    • 19.060.010 – Purpose
    • 19.060.020 – Applicability and authority for interpretations
    • 19.060.030 – Rules and interpretations
    • 19.060.040 – Record of interpretations
    • 19.060.050 – Appeals
  • Chapter 19.070 – ENFORCEMENT
    • 19.070.010 – Enforcement authority
    • 19.070.020 – Violations
    • 19.070.030 – Verification of permitted uses

ARTICLE III – NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS

  • Chapter 19.080 – NONCONFORMITIES
    • DIVISION I – GENERAL NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS – LOTS, STRUCTURES AND USES
    • 19.080.010 – Intent and purpose
    • 19.080.020 – Establishment of nonconforming status
    • 19.080.030 – Continuation and maintenance
    • 19.080.040 – Loss of nonconforming status
    • 19.080.045 – Amortization
    • DIVISION II – NONCONFORMING LOTS
    • 19.080.050 – Continuation and use of a nonconforming lot
    • 19.080.055 – Landlocked lots
    • 19.080.060 – Modification of nonconforming lots
    • DIVISION III – NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES AND USES
    • 19.080.070 – Modification or expansion of nonconforming structures
    • 19.080.080 – Restoration of a destroyed nonconforming structure or use
    • 19.080.090 – Revocation of nonconforming rights
    • 19.080.100 – Loss of nonconforming status for alcoholic beverage sales
    • DIVISION IV – NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES AND USES IN THE RA-5 AND RC ZONES
    • 19.080.110 – Nonconforming uses and structures; generally
    • 19.080.120 – Structural alterations
    • 19.080.130 – Building permit issuance
    • Chapter 19.140 – PUBLIC FACILITIES ZONE (PF)
      • 19.140.010 – Purpose
      • 19.140.015 – Review required
      • 19.140.020 – Permitted land uses
      • 19.140.030 – Development standards for public facilities
      • 19.140.040 – Other regulations applicable to the Public Facilities Zone
    • Chapter 19.145 – RAILWAY ZONE (RWY)
      • 19.145.010 – Purpose
      • 19.145.020 – Permitted land uses
      • 19.145.030 – Development standards for the Railway Zone
      • 19.145.040 – Other regulations applicable to the Railway Zone
    • Chapter 19.146 – NORTHSIDE SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE (NSP)
      • 19.146.010 – Purpose
      • 19.146.020 – Permitted land uses
      • 19.146.025 – Prohibited uses
      • 19.146.030 – Development standards
      • 19.146.040 – Interpretations
      • 19.146.050 – Design review
    • Chapter 19.147 – DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE (DSP)
      • 19.147.010 – Purpose
      • 19.147.020 – Permitted land uses
      • 19.147.025 – Prohibited uses
      • 19.147.030 – Development standards
      • 19.147.040 – Interpretations
      • 19.147.050 – Design review
    • Chapter 19.148 – ORANGECREST SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE (OSP)
      • 19.148.010 – Purpose
      • 19.148.020 – Permitted land uses
      • 19.148.030 – Development standards
      • 19.148.040 – Interpretations
      • 19.148.050 – Design review
    • Chapter 19.149 – AIRPORT LAND USE COMPATIBILITY
      • 19.149.010 – Purpose
      • 19.149.020 – Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP)
      • 19.149.030 – Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC)
      • 19.149.040 – Actions which require ALUC Review
      • 19.149.050 – Actions not subject to ALUC Review—City ALUCP Compatibility Review
      • 19.149.060 – Compatibility zones and criteria for Riverside Municipal and Flabob Airports
      • 19.149.070 – Compatibility zones and criteria for March Air Reserve Base/Inland Port Airport
      • 19.149.080 – Variance process
      • 19.149.090 – Overrule procedures
    • Chapter 19.150 – BASE ZONES PERMITTED LAND USES
      • 19.150.010 – Purpose
      • 19.150.020 – Permitted land uses
      • 19.150.030 – Special or unusual uses

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