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RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE
AMENDMENTS
PR-2025-001795 (ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT)
CHAPTER 5.77 – LAND USE STANDARDS
TITLE 19 – PERMITTED LAND USE TABLE
City Council
July 15, 2025
Community & Economic Development Department
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2 BACKGROUND
• Commercial
Cannabis
Business
Program
adopted with
Title 19
updates by
City Council
February
2023
• City
Council
approved
changes
March 2025
• Title 19 and
Ch. 5.77
changes
presented
to CPC
May 2025
• Amendments
to Title 19 and
Chapter 5.77
land use
standards
Present
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CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION
City Council voted to approve amendments to the Cannabis Program and directed staff to prepare the Ordinances to adopt those changes.March 25, 2025 •Prohibit Retail CCBs in Downtown and Midtown•Distance between CCBs: 1,000 Feet•Parks: 600 Feet (PC recommends 1,000 ft)•Compatibility with ABC businessesLand Use Changes •Limit of 1 Permit per Ward•Transfer Process•Renewal Process•Ownership Records requirementsOther Changes RiversideCA.gov4
Chapter 19.150 – Base Zones Permitted Land UsesCODE SECTIONIn the Permitted Uses Table, the Cannabis Storefront Retail use row does not reference Chapter 5.77 (Cannabis Business Activities)CURRENTAdd reference to Chapter 5.77 to table notes.PROPOSEDAMENDMENT TO PERMITTED USES TABLE 3 4
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LAND USE CHANGES TO CHAPTER 5.77 Establish a minimum separation between CCBs of 1,000 feetEstablish a minimum separation between a CCB and a park of 1,000 feetCompatibility with Businesses under ABC regulationsProhibit establishment of CCBs within Downtown and Midtown RiversideCA.gov6
DOWNTOWN
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MIDTOWN
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NON-RETAIL CANNABIS USESRMC Chapter 5.77 covers all cannabis usesLocation requirements apply to all usesGoal of changes: prevent retail CCB concentrationImpacts of retail use vs. non-retail useStaff recommends City Council provide direction to exempt non-retail cannabis businesses from location requirements. 7 8
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STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Strategic Priority 2 –Community Well-BeingGoal 2.4 –Support programs and innovations that enhance community safety, encourage neighborhood engagement, and build public trust. Cross Cutting Threads RiversideCA.gov10
RECOMMENDATIONSStaff recommends that the City Council: 1. DETERMINEthat the project is exempt from the California Environmental QualityAct (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule) of the CEQAGuidelines; and2. APPROVEPlanning Case PR-2025-001795 (Zoning Code Text Amendment) basedon the findings outlined in the staff report; and3. INTRODUCEand subsequently adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 5.77(Cannabis Business Activities) and Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside MunicipalCode.4. DIRECTstaff to provide an exemption for non-retail commercial cannabis usesfrom the location requirements in Chapter 5.77 of the Riverside Municipal Code. 9 10