R-7
Dimensional standards
Lot
- Minimum lot depth
- 0 ft
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 0%
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right17
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Lighting glare prevention
All onsite lighting shall be focused, directed, or arranged to prevent glare or direct illumination on adjacent residential uses.
Other
- Building permit time limit2 years
An applicant of a site design plan shall obtain building permits within two years of the site design approval.
- Common use area per unit above 10100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any development with more than ten (10) multiple family dwelling units shall provide at least one hundred (100) square feet of common use area (CUA) for each unit above ten (10) units.
- CUA reduction for affordable housing5 pct
A five percent reduction for developments that provide housing for very low, low or moderate income households, as defined in the Riverside County's General Plan Housing Element, with applicable affordability restrictions.
- CUA reduction for >200 units5 pct
A five percent reduction for developments that provide more than two hundred (200) dwelling units.
No setback or yard encroachments are permitted, except as provided in section 17.172.140.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for one-family dwellings25 ft
One-family dwellings or associated structure(s) shall have a minimum front setback of no less than twenty-five (25) feet.
- Private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per unit50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any development with multiple family dwelling units shall provide at least fifty (50) square feet of private open space (POA) per unit.
- Public review period30 days
A thirty-day public review period shall be provided prior to the planning director considering the site design plan.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for lots abutting R-R, R-A, R-1, R-1-A15 ft
For lots zoned R-7 that abut lots zoned R-R, R-A, R-1 and R-1-A, the minimum rear setback shall be no less than fifteen (15) feet.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for one-family dwellings15 ft
One-family dwellings or associated structure(s) shall have a minimum rear setback of no less than fifteen (15) feet.
- Refuse and recyclable material storage area
A refuse and recyclable material storage area shall be provided for any new development, or existing development that will add thirty (30) percent or more units or floor area.
- Roof-mounted equipment screening distance (non-residential)1,320 ft
All roof-mounted equipment, excluding solar panels, shall be screened from the ground elevation view to a minimum sight distance of one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet for non-residential buildings.
- Roof-mounted equipment screening distance (residential)660 ft
All roof-mounted equipment, excluding solar panels, shall be screened from the ground elevation view to a minimum sight distance of six hundred sixty (660) feet for residential buildings.
- Side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for lots abutting R-R, R-A, R-1, R-1-A5 ft
For lots zoned R-7 that abut lots zoned R-R, R-A, R-1 and R-1-A, the minimum side setback shall be no less than five feet.
- Side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for one-family dwellings5 ft
One-family dwellings or associated structure(s) shall have a minimum side setback of no less than five feet.
- Site design plan for multiple family dwellings
For multiple family dwellings, a site design plan shall be submitted to the Planning Director for review.
From the ordinance
The maximum height of any buildings or structures shall be no greater than seventy-five (75) feet.