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Riverside County Unincorporated, California · General provision

17.109.020

ResidentialAll Riverside County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 15 ftRear 3 ftSide 4 ftMin width 30 ftMin depth 91 ftMIN LOT AREA2,730 sq ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE50%MAX FAR0.75
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
2,730 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
30 ft
Minimum lot depth
91 ft

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
3 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
4 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
0.75
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
50%
Minimum landscaping
20%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
by_right
Three-family
by_right

Uses

Permitted by right5

Accessory1

Extracted standards

9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Minimum common-use easement width12 ft

    The common-use easement shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet wide and shall be provided for at the front and rear of the lot.

  • Maximum architectural feature encroachment into setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.3 ft

    Architectural features such as fireplaces, bay windows, covered entries, patios or porches may encroach up to three feet into a setback.

  • Minimum building separation along alleys (garage door face to garage door face)30 ft

    The minimum building separation along alleys (garage door face to garage door face) shall be thirty (30) feet.

  • Minimum building separation along alleys (landscape area to landscape area)24 ft

    The minimum building separation along alleys (landscape area to landscape area) shall be twenty-four (24) feet.

  • Minimum landscaping at rear of alley-loaded lot20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    Each alley-loaded lot shall provide a minimum of twenty (20) square feet of landscaping at the rear of the lot.

  • Minimum building separation across paseo areas (building to building)30 ft

    The minimum building separation across paseo areas shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet building to building.

  • Minimum separation across paseo areas between encroachments24 ft

    The minimum building separation across paseo areas shall be a minimum of twenty-four (24) feet between encroachments (patios, porches and covered entries).

  • Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.168 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    The minimum private open space shall be twelve (12) feet by fourteen (14) feet (one hundred sixty-eight (168) square feet).

  • Minimum side to side building separation8 ft

    The minimum side to side building separation shall be eight feet.

From the ordinance

Building height shall not exceed a maximum height of thirty-five (35) feet.
17.109.020