CITY OF RIVERSIDE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
RIVERSIDE
City ef Arts & Innovation
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the City Council of the City of Riverside will hold a Public Hearing regarding the following item:
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
CASE NUMBER: PR-2024-001746 Zoning Code
Text Amendment) Art Pick Council Chamber, City Hall
3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522
APPLICANT: City of Riverside View live webcast at
www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting
LOCATION: Citywide (All Wards)
MEETING DATE: January 28, 2025
PROPOSAL: To consider amendments to Titles 18 MEETING TIME: 3:00 p.m. (Subdivision) and 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside CONTACT PLANNER: Clarissa Manges Municipal Code (RMC), including but not limited to PHONE: (951) 826-5264 Title 18 Article IV (Requirements for Filing and
Approval Process) and Title 19 Articles IIII E-MAIL: [email protected] (Nonconforming Provisions), V (Base Zones and
Related Use and Development Provisions), All
VI (Overlay Zones), VII (Specific Land Use Provisions), VIII (Site Planning and General Development GAUSE, MMC
Provisions), IX (Land Use Development and Permit City Clerk of the City of Riverside Requirements/Procedures), and X (Definitions).
The proposed amendments are intended to: (1) align the RMC with recent changes to California Law related to Accessory Dwelling Units, Density Bonus, and Electrified Security Fences; (2) align language in the Alcohol Sales and Outdoor Lighting chapters with standard regulatory and industry terms; (3) streamline minor adjustments to development standards; (4) clarify pet grooming and personal services as permitted home occupations; (5) clarify screening options for ground-mounted utility equipment: (6) adjust the allowed heights of fences and walls in side and rear yards of Single-Family Residential Zones; (7) adjust the permitted retaining wall heights in Title 19 for consistency with those in Title 17; and (8) make other minor and/or non-substantive changes and technical corrections as required to provide clarity, correct errors, or remove redundancies.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The Planning Commission recommends finding that this project is exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that approval of the project will not have an effect on the environment.
Mail written statements to City Clerk, City Hall, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522, or email [email protected]. Comments via the eComment feature may be submitted through 11 a.m., January 28, 2025, at: www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting If you challenge the above proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk of the City of Riverside at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Dated and Published: January 14, 2025