Public hearing on amendments to zoning and building codes in Riverside.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the City Planning Commission of the City of Riverside, in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, California, on Thursday, May 21, 2026, relative to the following matters, beginning at the approximate times indicated below. View virtual meeting live webcast at RiversideCA.gov/Meeting. No item will be heard before the times indicated, but possibly later.
9:00 A.M.
PLANNING CASE PC-2026-00427 (AMD): Proposal by the City of Riverside to consider amendments to Title 16 (Buildings and Construction) and Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC), including but not limited to Article VII (Specific Land Use Provisions). The proposed amendments are intended to implement an Adaptive Reuse Ordinance establishing regulations and incentives to facilitate the conversion of existing non-residential buildings to residential uses within designated areas of the City. The Adaptive Reuse ordinance shall apply to eligible buildings within Commercial, Office, Residential, Mixed-Use, Industrial (BMP), and applicable Specific Plan land use designations. The proposed amendments also include changes to Title 16 which will provide guidance on alternative building standards for adaptive reuse projects.
The Community & Economic Development Department recommends that the City Planning Commission determine that this project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment.
Contact Planner : Daniel Palafox, Associate Planner, (951) 826-5986, dpalafox@riversideca.gov
The Commission is authorized to take action and make recommendations on Zoning Code Text amendments per the Riverside Municipal Code. Proposed amendments to Title 16 are provided to the Commission for informational purposes.Public comments can be submitted by e-comment at www.engageriverside.com up to two hours before the meeting. Or call 951-826-8688 at 9:00 a.m. on meeting day for Telephone Public Comment. To participate via Zoom, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92696991265 . Comments may be sent electronically to the Contact Planner listed above or via regular mail at City of Riverside Community & Economic Development Department, Planning Division, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522.Para información en español llame al 951-826-5371 
Decisions of the City Planning Commission are appealable to the City Council within ten calendar days following the respective meeting dates. Appeal procedures are available from the Planning Division.
If you challenge any of the above proposed actions 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 Planning Division at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Copies of the staff report are available 12 days preceding the hearing on the City’s webpage at https://riversideca.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx .
Please refer to the meeting agenda at https://riversideca.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx for up-to-date information regarding the in-person or virtual Planning Commission meeting.
DATE: April 21, 2026
Edgardo Caldera, Acting City PlannerThe Press-EnterprisePublished: 4/24/26