§ 17.314

In adopting this chapter it is the intent of the board of supervisors to enact provisions that allow for the construction and installation of tiny homes or the placement of shipping containers adapted for residential use in order to increase the variety and supply of housing products permitted in the unincorporated area and thereby potentially increase housing affordability by allowing for a smaller housing product while at the same time considering an enhancement or maintenance of community aesthetics, preserving property values, and protecting the public health, safety and welfare.

(Ord. No. 348.4950, § 36, 3-2-2021)

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

"Tiny home:" A tiny home is a detached structure built and designed to resemble a single-family home for permanent year round occupancy by one household with functional areas that support normal daily routines including cooking, sleeping and sanitation.

"Residential shipping container:" A residential shipping container is a dwelling made from a steel shipping container. The residential shipping container is adapted from either a twenty-foot by eight-foot or forty-foot

by eight-foot container with a height of either eight and one-half feet or nine and one-half feet for permanent year round occupancy by one household with functional areas that support normal daily routines including cooking, sleeping and sanitation.

(Ord. No. 348.4950, § 36, 3-2-2021)

A.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, tiny homes and residential shipping containers are allowed as a use by right in the R-7 and MU zone classifications as well as in all zoning classifications that permit onefamily dwellings or accessory dwelling units.

B.

Tiny homes or residential shipping containers located on lots adjacent to a lot containing a place, building, structure, or other object listed on the National Register of Historic Places, shall be allowed with an approved plot plan in accordance with chapter 17.216 of this ordinance.

C.

Tiny homes and residential shipping containers are prohibited in areas that are constrained by water availability, water quality, sewage disposal or other health and safety concerns.

D.

Tiny homes and residential shipping containers are prohibited in areas where a development moratorium is imposed by the county or another public agency with authority to impose such a development moratorium due to a deficient water supply, inadequate sewer or septic capacity.

E.

Applications for a tiny home or residential shipping container shall include a site design plan demonstrating compliance with the development standards provided in this chapter, and processed in accordance with this ordinance, Ordinance No. 671 and Ordinance No. 457, as applicable.

(Ord. No. 348.4950, § 36, 3-2-2021)

An application for a tiny home or residential shipping container shall be approved if it complies with all of the following, as applicable:

A.

The requirements and development standards set forth in this chapter.

B.

Certification is provided demonstrating that the residential shipping container is constructed pursuant to ISO standards and is a new or single use shipping container.

C.

All required approvals are obtained from the department of environmental health and the fire department including that the residential shipping container is not compromised in any way including, but not limited to, physical or structural integrity, use of hazardous material for coating or fumigating, or having been used to transport hazardous material.

D.

All applicable laws and regulations related to flood control, seismic safety, and health and safety including, but not limited to, fire and building code regulations.

E.

Written confirmation has been provided from the department of environmental health for the use of an existing or new septic system.

F.

A percolation test is completed and certified within the last year or recertified by the department of environmental health.

G.

All required approvals are obtained from the applicable water and sewer purveyor(s).

H.

If applicable because of geographic location and constraints, all required approvals are obtained from the fire department, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Coachella Valley Water District, or the environmental programs division of the planning department.

I.

Tiny homes that are factory-built off-site and transported to a residential site shall comply with Health and Safety Code Sections 19960, et seq., and Title 25, CCR Sections 3000, et seq. as may be amended.

J.

Tiny homes and residential shipping containers shall not be subject to section 17.172.070 of this ordinance related to size of dwellings.

(Ord. No. 348.4950, § 36, 3-2-2021)

A.

A tiny home shall be installed on a concrete slab foundation.

B.

Residential shipping container shall be installed on a pier foundation, concrete slab foundation, piling foundation or platform foundation.

(Ord. No. 348.4950, § 36, 3-2-2021)

Tiny homes or residential shipping containers located in the R-7 or MU zoning classifications and meeting the requirements below may be clustered with an approved plot plan in accordance with chapter 17.216 of this ordinance.

1.

In a residential subdivision where the underlying lot and tiny home or residential shipping container are purchased in fee;

2.

As a condominium product where the tiny home or residential shipping container is owned and the underlying lot is owned as an undivided interest derived from the number of tiny homes or residential shipping containers provided;

3.

Where the tiny home or residential shipping container is owned, but the underlying space or site is leased; or

4.

Where the underlying lot and the tiny home or residential shipping container are both in the possession of an owner or entity and the tiny home or residential shipping container on the designated space or site are rented.

B.

Clustered tiny homes and residential shipping containers shall be compatible with the surrounding area's characteristics including, but not limited to, density.

C.

Open space or recreation facilities are not required for clustered tiny homes or residential shipping containers.

(Ord. No. 348.4950, § 36, 3-2-2021)

Tiny homes and residential shipping containers shall comply with the development standards for the applicable zoning classification and the development standards listed below. If there is an inconsistency between the development standards of the zone classification and these standards, the more restrictive standard applies.

A.

Lot size. The minimum lot size shall be one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet.

B.

Height. The maximum height for a building or structure shall be twenty-five (25) feet.

C.

Setback. Side and rear setbacks shall not be less than five feet. No front setback is required except as may be needed to accommodate off-street parking pursuant to subsection E. below.

D.

Wall. When clustering, a masonry wall six feet in height shall be erected along the perimeter of the lot.

E.

Vehicle parking. Off-street automobile parking space shall be provided as required by chapter 17.188 of this ordinance. When clustering, parking spaces shall be delineated on the plot plan or as a separate attachment to the plot plan.

F.

Building size.

1.

A tiny home shall not exceed five hundred (500) square feet, excluding patios, porches, garages, and similar structures. A split level tiny home shall include a first floor living space of at least one hundred fifty (150) square feet.

2.

A residential shipping container may consist of multiple shipping containers, but shall not exceed one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet, excluding patios, porches, garages, and similar structures.

(Ord. No. 348.4950, § 36, 3-2-2021)

Chapter 17.318 - RANCHO COMMUNITY EVENT FACILITIES

Sections:

17.318.010 - Findings and purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, safety, and general welfare, in compliance with State law, by providing regulations and establishing standards for Rancho Community Event Facilities conducted on date palm and agriculture farms in the unincorporated areas of the Western Coachella Valley Area Plan and Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan, as designated in the Riverside County Comprehensive General Plan. It is reported that more than 90 percent of the dates produced in the United States are grown in the Coachella Valley. According to the Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner's 2022 Crop Report, Riverside County was ranked 14[th ] in 2021 for total value of agricultural production by county in California. The report also lists Coachella Valley as contributing nearly fifty-eight (58) percent of the valuation for total agricultural crops for the entire Riverside County area.

s are grown in the Coachella Valley. According to the Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner's 2022 Crop Report, Riverside County was ranked 14[th ] in 2021 for total value of agricultural production by county in California. The report also lists Coachella Valley as contributing nearly fifty-eight (58) percent of the valuation for total agricultural crops for the entire Riverside County area.

The intent of this chapter is to establish permitting requirements for Rancho Community Event Facilities in order to support the heritage of the community and residents and unique date palms and other agriculture of the Western Coachella Valley Area Plan and Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan and contribute to the local economy. The intent is also to balance and protect neighborhood character and minimize the potential for negative impacts on communities and the environment, such as noise, trash, parking, and traffic, while establishing land use regulations for Rancho Community Event Facilities, which are primarily hosted outdoor events, such as anniversary, celebration, ceremony, wedding ceremony and/or reception, birthday, quinceañera, sweet-sixteen event, baby shower, holiday party, graduation, fundraiser for a charitable nonprofit organization, or farm-to-table event.

Therefore, the board of supervisors has enacted the following provisions to regulate and control, in a content neutral manner, Rancho Community Event Facilities that are conducted in the unincorporated areas of the Western Coachella Valley Area Plan and Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan of the County of Riverside, as designated in the Riverside County Comprehensive General Plan. This chapter establishes a permit process and standards for the zoning, development, and operation of Rancho Community Event Facilities which shall be deemed a secondary and accessory use to the ongoing agriculture use of the property for date palm and other agricultural crops. These provisions are necessary to reduce impacts to surrounding properties so that Rancho Community Event Facilities do not result in an incompatible land use.

(Ord. No. 348.5018, § 1, 6-25-2024)

17.318.020 - Applicability, location, and limitations.

A.

Applicability. This chapter only applies to Rancho Community Event Facilities, not public events, commercial events, or temporary events. Rancho Community Event Facilities may be used in conjunction with an approved short term rental or temporary event, if separately approved under the provisions of this chapter or Ordinance No. 927, as applicable.

B.

Permitted zoning. Rancho Community Event Facilities shall be permitted only on property located in the A- 1, A-2, M-SC, M-M, M-H, R-A, or W-2 zones within the Western Coachella Valley Area Plan and Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan, as designated in the Riverside County Comprehensive General Plan.

C.

Agricultural use.

1.

Rancho Community Event Facilities shall be permitted only when the property has an ongoing agricultural use which meets the following requirement: a total of forty (40) percent of the property shall be utilized for agricultural crops with at least twenty (20) percent planted with date palms. Buildings or structures related to the use in furtherance of the required agricultural use may count towards the total of forty (40) percent. This agricultural use requirement must be verified by the county prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or final inspection, whichever occurs sooner. Rancho Community Event Facilities shall be deemed a secondary or accessory use to the ongoing agricultural use, subject to the following requirements:

a.

Rancho Community Events shall not interfere with agricultural use of the property; and

b.

Rancho Community Events shall not convert agricultural areas of the property to an alternative use for the purpose of developing or expanding a Rancho Community Event Facility.

2.

Rancho Community Event Facilities shall not be permitted when the underlying property is under a conservation easement or a land conservation contract pursuant to the Williamson Act.

(Ord. No. 348.5018, § 1, 6-25-2024)