Summer 2025 Zoning Code Clean Up
Summary
SCH Number
2025101206
Public Agency
City of Riverside
Document Title
Summer 2025 Zoning Code Clean Up
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/24/2025
Document Description
Proposal by the City of Riverside to consider an omnibus zoning code amendment to Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC), including, but not limited to, Articles II (Zoning Code Administration, Interpretation, and Enforcement), V (Base Zones and Related Use and Development Provisions), VII (Specific Land Use Provisions), VIII (Site Planning and General Development Provisions), and IX (Land Use Development Permit Requirements/Procedures). The proposed amendments are intended to:
1. Align the RMC with recent changes to California law pertaining to permit streamlining for hydrogen fuel stations;
2. Codify findings of public convenience or necessity (PCorN) for overconcentration of alcohol licenses pursuant to California law;
3. Implement permitting requirements for junk dealers/scrap metal recyclers pursuant to City Council direction;
4. Streamline permitting requirements for a variety of uses, including several in the Neighborhood Commercial Overlay (NC Overlay) Zone;
5. Make minor adjustments, clarifications, and corrections pertaining to accessory dwelling units, accessory structures, density bonus, temporary use permits, and zoning administrator
language; and
6. Make other minor, non-substantive changes and technical corrections as required to provide clarity, correct errors, or remove redundancies as necessary.
Case Number: PR-2025-001793
Contact Information
Name
Clarissa M Manges
Agency Name
City of Riverside
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Riverside
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Citywide, Southern California
Other Location Info
This is a citywide project.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed amendments are exempt from additional California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that the proposed text amendments will not have an effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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