Public hearing on zoning code amendments in Riverside.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
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-2026-00408 (AMD): Proposal by the City of Riverside to consider an omnibus zoning cleanup to amend Title 18 (Subdivision), Title 19 (Zoning), and Title 20 (Cultural Resources) of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC), including, but not limited to, Title 18 Articles I (Subdivision Code Enactment and Applicability), II (Subdivision Code Administration, Interpretation, and Enforcement), III (Maps and Permits), IV (Requirements for Filing and Approval Process), V (Permit Provisions), and VI (Definitions); Title 19 Articles I (Zoning Code Enactment and Applicability), II (Zoning Code Administration, Interpretation, and Enforcement), III (Nonconforming Provisions), IV (General Zoning Provisions), V (Base Zones and Related Use and Development Provisions), VII (Specific Land Use Provisions), VIII (Site Planning and General Development Provisions), IX (Land Use Development Permit Requirements/Procedures), and X (Definitions); and Title 20. The proposed amendments are intended to:1. Implement changes to Titles 18-20 that CivicPlus has recommended through their legal review of the RMC, particularly updates to references and naming conventions of RMC titles, updates to references of state legal codes, and removals of duplicate text;2. Replace all references to the Development Review Committee (DRC) in Titles 18-20 with references to the Staff Application Review Team (START), as part of the City of Riverside’s One Stop Shop refresh effort; and3. Make other minor, non-substantive changes and technical corrections as required to provide clarity, correct errors, or remove redundancies as necessary.
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 there is no possibility the project will have a significant effect on the environment. Contact Planner: Clarissa Manges, Assistant Planner, (951) 826-5264, cmanges@riversideca.gov.
The Commission is authorized to make recommendations on the proposed Zoning Code Text Amendments.
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.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