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Title 17 — ZONING›Chapter 17.168 — SP SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE

Riverside County Municipal Code Art. 16 SP Zone Requirements And Standards For Specific Plan No. 288

Riverside County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Riverside County

Cite as: Riverside County Municipal Code Article 16 · Text as of 2026-10-04

17.168.1350 - Planning Areas 1, 6, 7 and 11.

(1) The uses permitted in Planning Areas 1, 6, 7, and 11 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article VI, Section 6.1 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the uses permitted pursuant to Section 6.1.a(2) and (3); b.(1) and (3); and c.(1) shall not be permitted. In addition, the permitted uses identified under Section 6.1.a. shall include two-family dwellings, multiple-family dwellings, parks and temporary real estate tract offices located within a subdivision to be used only for and during the original sale of the subdivision, but not to exceed a period of five years in any event.

(2) The development standards for detached one-family dwellings within Planning Areas 1, 6, 7, and 11 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article XVIII, Section 18.5 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the development standards set forth in Article XVIII, Section 18.5.b. and c. shall be deleted and replaced, respectively, with each of the following:

A. Density, open areas and height limitations.

  1. Building height shall not exceed three stories with a maximum height of forty (40) feet.

  2. Lot area shall not be less than two thousand (2,000) square feet.

  3. The minimum average width of each lot shall be thirty-five (35) feet and the minimum average depth shall be fifty-eight (58) feet.

  4. The minimum frontage of a lot shall be thirty-five (35) feet, except that lots fronting on knuckles or cul-de-sacs shall have a minimum frontage of thirty (30) feet. Lot frontage along curvilinear streets shall be measured at the building setback in accordance with zone development standards.

B. Yard setbacks.

  1. Front yards shall not be less than three feet, measured from the existing street right-of-way or from any future street right-of-way as shown on any specific plan of highways, whichever is nearer to the proposed structure.

  2. Side yards on interior through lots shall not be less than three feet. Side yards on corner and reverse corner lots shall not be less than five feet from the existing right-of-way or from any future street right-of way as shown on any specific plan of highways, whichever is nearer to the proposed structure, upon which the building sides.

  3. Rear yards shall not be less than three feet, except that the second floor living space and balconies located in the rear yard shall be permitted within one foot of the rear property line.

  4. Fireplaces, media niches, bay windows, porches, window boxes and similar architectural features shall be allowed to encroach on a maximum of two and one-half feet into setbacks. At least one side of the structure shall maintain a four-foot setback regardless of encroachments. No second floor structural encroachments shall be permitted within one foot of the rear property line. No other structural encroachments shall be permitted in the front, rear, or side yard setback except as provided for in Section 18.19 of Ordinance No. 348.

In addition, the following development standards shall also apply:

AA

In no case shall more than seventy-five percent (75%) of any lot be covered by a dwelling.

BB. Tandem garages are permitted.

(3) The development standards for attached two-family and multiple family dwellings in Planning Areas 1, 6, 7, and 11 of Specific Plan No. 288, shall be the same as those standards identified in Article XVIII, Section 18.5 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the standards set forth in Section 18.5.b, c., e., and j. shall be deleted and replaced, respectively, with each of the following:

A. Height limitation. The height of buildings shall not exceed forty-five (45) feet.

B. Setbacks.

  1. The distance between buildings shall be no less than six feet.

  2. The minimum building setbacks from a project's exterior streets and boundary lines shall be two and one-half (2.5) feet.

  3. The minimum building setback from interior drives shall be three feet, except that second floor living space and balconies located in the rear yard shall be permitted within one foot of the rear property line.

C. Residential structures. The number of dwelling units in one building shall not exceed eighteen (18) units.

D. Walkways. Pedestrian walkways within a minimum width of four feet shall be installed between the dwelling units and the recreational areas of the project.

In addition, the following development standards shall also apply:

AA. No dwelling shall be constructed unless it has a minimum floor living area of not less than 750 square feet. Porches, garages, patios, and similar features, whether attached or detached to a dwelling, shall not be included when calculating the floor living area.

BB. Tandem garages are permitted.

(4) The development standards for non-residential uses in Planning Areas 1, 6, 7 and 11 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article VI, Section 6.2 of Ordinance No. 348.

(5) Except as provided above, all other zoning requirements shall be the same as those requirements identified in Article VI and in Article XVIII, Section 18.5 of Ordinance No. 348.

(Ord. No. 348.4772, § 2a, 12-17-2013; Ord. No. 348.4881, § 1a, 2-27-2018)

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17.168.1360 - Planning Areas 2, 8, 15 and 17.

(1) The uses permitted in Planning Areas 2, 8, 15, and 17 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article VIIIe, Section 8.100 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the uses permitted pursuant to Section 8.100.a(1) and (9); b.(1); and c.(1) shall not be permitted. In addition, the permitted uses identified under Section 8.100.a. shall also include public parks and playgrounds.

(2) The development standards for Planning Areas 2, 8, 15, and 17 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article VIIIe, Section 8.101 of Ordinance No. 348.

(3) Except as provided above, all other zoning requirements shall be the same as those requirements identified in Article VIIIe, of Ordinance No. 348.

(Ord. No. 348.4772, § 2b, 12-17-2013; Ord. No. 348.4881, § 1b, 2-27-2018)

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17.168.1370 - Planning Areas 3 and 9.

(1) The uses permitted in Planning Areas 3 and 9 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article IXb, Section 9.50 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the uses permitted pursuant to Section 9.50.b.(1), (7), (13) and (19) shall not be permitted.

(2) The development standards for Planning Areas 3 and 9 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article IXb, Section 9.53 of Ordinance No. 348.

In addition, the following development standard shall also apply:

AA. All commercial areas shall contain at least one enclosure for the collection of recyclable materials.

(3) Except as provided above, all other zoning requirements shall be the same as those requirements identified in Article IXb of Ordinance No. 348.

(Ord. No. 348.4772, § 2c, 12-17-2013; Ord. No. 348.4881, § 1c, 2-27-2018)

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17.168.1380 - Planning Areas 4, 5, 12 and 13.

(1) The uses permitted in Planning Areas 4, 5, 12, and 13 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article VIIIe, Section 8.100 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the uses permitted pursuant to Section 8.100.a.(1), (2), (3) and (9); c.(1) shall not be permitted. In addition, the permitted uses identified under Section 8.100.a. shall include open space, trails, paseos and hiking areas.

(2) The development standards for Planning Areas 4, 5, 12, and 13 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article VIIIe, Section 8.101 of Ordinance No. 348.

(3) Except as provided above, all other zoning requirements shall be the same as those requirements identified in Article VIIIe of Ordinance No. 348.

(Ord. No. 348.4772, § 2d, 12-17-2013; Ord. No. 348.4881, § 1d, 2-27-2018)

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17.168.1390 - Planning Area 10.

(1) The uses permitted in Planning Area 10 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article VI, Section 6.1 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the uses permitted pursuant to Section 6.1.a.(2) and (3); b.(1); and c.(1) shall not be permitted. In addition, the uses permitted under Section 6.1.a. shall include parks, open space trails, and temporary real estate tract offices located within a subdivision to be used only for and during the original sale of the subdivision, but not to exceed a period of five years in any event.

(2) The development standards for detached one-family dwellings within Planning Area 10 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article VI, Section 6.2 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the development standards set forth in Article VI, Section 6.2.b., c., d., e.(1), (2), (3), (4); and g. shall be deleted and replaced, respectively, with each of the following:

A. Lot area shall be not less than two thousand eight hundred (2,800) square feet. The minimum lot area shall be determined by excluding that portion of a lot used solely for access to the portion of a lot used as a building site.

B. The minimum average width of that portion of a lot to be used as a building site shall be forty (40) feet with a minimum average depth of seventy (70) feet.

C. The minimum frontage of a lot shall be thirty-five (35) feet, except that lots fronting on knuckles or cul-de-sacs shall have a minimum frontage of thirty (30) feet. Lot frontage along curvilinear streets shall be measured at the building setback in accordance with zone development standards.

D. Minimum yard requirements are as follows:

  1. Front yards shall not be less than ten (10) feet, measured from the existing street line or from any future street line as shown on any Specific Plan of Highways, whichever is nearer to the proposed structure. Porches in the front of the structure may encroach five feet into the front yard setback.

  2. Side yards on interior through lots shall not be less than five feet. Side yards on corner and reverse corner lots shall not be less than ten (10) feet from the existing street line or from any future street line as shown on any Specific Plan of Highways, whichever is nearer the proposed structure, upon which the main building sides.

  3. Rear yards shall be no less than ten (10) feet, except that the second floor living space and balconies located in the rear yard shall be permitted within one foot of the rear property line, and garages shall be permitted within five feet of the rear property line.

  4. Fireplaces, media niches, bay windows, porches, window boxes and similar architectural features shall be allowed to encroach a maximum of two and one-half (2.5) feet into setbacks. At least one side of the structure shall maintain a four-foot setback regardless of encroachments. No second floor structural encroachments shall be permitted within one foot of the rear property line. No other structural encroachments shall be permitted in the front, rear or side yard except as provided for in Section 18.19 of Ordinance No. 348.

E. In no case shall more than sixty (60) percent of any lot be covered by a dwelling footprint.

(3) The development standards for attached one-family dwellings within Planning Area 10 of Specific Plan No. 288, shall be the same standards as those identified in Article XVIII, Section 18.5 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the development standards set forth in Article XVIII, Section 18.5.b. and c. shall be deleted and replaced, respectively, with each of the following:

A. Height limitations, lot area and width.

  1. Buildings height shall not exceed three stories, with a maximum height of forty (40) feet.

  2. Lot area shall not be less than two thousand (2,000) square feet.

  3. The minimum average width of each lot shall be thirty-five (35) feet and the minimum average depth shall be fifty-eight (58) feet.

  4. The minimum frontage of a lot shall be thirty-five (35) feet, except that lots fronting on knuckles or cul-de-sacs shall have a minimum frontage of thirty (30) feet. Lot frontage along curvilinear streets shall be measured at the building setback in accordance with zone development standards.

B. Yard setbacks.

  1. Front yards shall not be less than three feet, measured from the existing street right-of-way or from any future street right-of-way as shown on any specific plan of highways, whichever is nearer to the proposed structure.

  2. Side yards on interior and through lots shall not be less than three feet. Side yards on corner and reverse corner lots shall not be less than five feet from the existing street right-of-way or from any future street right-of way as shown on any specific plan of highways, whichever is nearer to the proposed structure, upon which the building sides.

  3. Rear yards shall not be less than three feet, except that the second floor living space and balconies located in the rear yard shall be permitted within one foot of the rear property line.

  4. Fireplaces, media niches, bay windows, porches, window boxes and similar architectural features shall be allowed to encroach a maximum of two and one-half (2.5) feet into setbacks. At least one side of the structure shall maintain a four-foot setback regardless of encroachments. No second floor structural encroachments shall be permitted within one foot of the rear property line. No other structural encroachments shall be permitted in the front, rear, or side yard setback except as provided for in Section 18.19 of Ordinance No. 348.

In addition, the following development standards shall also apply:

AA. In no case shall more than seventy-five (75) percent of any lot be covered by a dwelling.

BB. Tandem garages are permitted.

(4) The development standards for non-residential uses in Planning Area 10 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article VI, Section 6.2 of Ordinance No. 348.

(5) Except as provided above, all other zoning requirements shall be the same as those requirements identified in Article VI and Article XVIII, Section 18.5, of Ordinance No. 348.

(Ord. No. 348.4772, § 2e, 12-17-2013; Ord. No. 348.4881, § 1e, 2-27-2018)

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17.168.1400 - Planning Area 14.

(1) The uses permitted in Planning Area 14 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article VI, Section 6.1 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the uses permitted pursuant to Section 6.1.a.(2) and (3); b.(1) and (3); and c.(1) shall not be permitted. In addition, the uses permitted under Section 6.1.a. shall include parks, open space trails and temporary real estate tract offices located within a subdivision to be used only for and during the original sale of the subdivision, but not exceed a period of five years in any event.

(2) The development standards for one-family dwellings within Planning Area 14 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article VI, Section 6.2 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the development standards set forth in Article VI, Section 6.2.b., c., d., and e.(1), (2), (3), (4), and g. shall be deleted and replaced, respectively, with each of the following:

A. Lot area shall not be less than three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet. The minimum lot area shall be determined by excluding that portion of a lot used solely for access to the portion of a lot used as a building site.

B. The minimum average width of that portion of a lot to be used as a building site shall be forty (40) feet with a minimum average depth of eighty (80) feet.

C. The minimum frontage of a lot shall be thirty-five (35) feet, except that lots fronting on knuckles or cul-de-sacs shall have a minimum frontage of thirty (30) feet. Lot frontage along curvilinear streets shall be measured at the building setback in accordance with zone development standards.

D. Minimum yard requirements are as follows:

  1. Front yards shall not be less than ten (10) feet, measured from the existing street line or from any future street line as shown on any Specific Plan of Highways, whichever is nearer to the proposed structure. Porches in the front of the structure may encroach five feet into the front yard setback.

  2. Side yards on interior through lots shall not be less than five feet. Side yards on corner and reverse corner lots shall not be less than ten (10) feet from the existing street line or from any future street line as shown on any Specific Plan of Highways, whichever is nearer the proposed structure, upon which the main building sides.

  3. Rear yards shall be not less than ten (10) feet, except that the second floor living space and balconies located in the rear yard shall be permitted within one foot of the rear property line, and garages shall be permitted within five feet of the rear property line.

  4. Fireplaces, media niches, bay windows, porches, window boxes and similar architectural features shall be allowed to encroach a maximum of two and one-half (2.5) feet into setbacks. At least one side of the structure shall maintain a four-foot setback regardless of encroachments. No second floor structural encroachments shall be permitted within one foot of the rear property line. No other structural encroachments shall be permitted in the front, rear or side yard except as provided for in Section 18.19 of Ordinance No. 348.

E. In no case shall more than sixty (60) percent of any lot be covered by a dwelling footprint.

In addition, the following development standards shall also apply:

AA. Tandem garages are permitted.

(3) The development standards for non-residential uses in Planning Area 14 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article VI, Section 6.2 of Ordinance No. 348.

(4) Except as provided above, all other zoning requirements shall be the same as those requirements identified in Article VI of Ordinance No. 348.

(Ord. No. 348.4772, § 2f, 12-17-2013; Ord. No. 348.4881, § 1f, 2-27-2018)

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17.168.1405 - Planning Area 16.

(1) The uses permitted in Planning Area 16 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article VI, Section 6.1 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the uses permitted pursuant to Section 6.1.a.(2) and (3); b.(1); and c.(1) shall not be permitted. In addition, the uses permitted under Section 6.1.a. shall include parks, open space trails and temporary real estate tract offices located within a subdivision to be used only for and during the original sale of the subdivision, but not to exceed a period of five years in any event.

(2) The development standards for one-family dwellings within Planning Area 16 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article VI, Section 6.2 of Ordinance No. 348 except that the development standards set forth in Article VI, Section 6.2.b., c., d., and e.(1), (2), (3), and (4), and g. shall be deleted and replaced, respectively, with each of the following:

A. The minimum lot area shall be two thousand four hundred (2,400) square feet.

B. The minimum average width of that portion of a lot to be used as a building site shall be forty (40) feet with a minimum average depth of fifty (50) feet.

C. The minimum frontage of a lot shall be thirty-five (35) feet, except that lots fronting on knuckles or cul-de-sacs shall have a minimum frontage of thirty (30) feet. Lot frontage along curvilinear streets shall be measured at the building setback in accordance with zone development standards.

D. Minimum yard requirements are as follows:

  1. Front yards shall not be less than ten (10) feet, measured from the existing street line or from any future street line as shown on any Specific Plan of Highways, whichever is nearer to the proposed structure. Where residential lots are designed with an alley rather than front facing garage, the front yard shall be oriented from the where the front door faces. Porches in the front of the structure may encroach five feet into the front yard setback. Garages may encroach ten (10) feet into the front yard setback.

  2. Side yards on interior through lots shall not be less than three feet. Side yards on corner and reverse corner lots shall not be less than five feet from the existing street line or from any future street line as shown on any Specific Plan of Highways, whichever is nearer the proposed structure, upon which the main building sides.

  3. Rear yards shall not be less than five feet, except that the second floor living space and balconies located in the rear yard shall be permitted within three feet of the rear property line. Garages opening to the rear of lots shall be setback a minimum of three feet from the existing street right of way, from any future street right of way, as shown on any specific plan of highways, or from the curb of an alley. Garages opening to the rear of lots shall not be set back greater than five feet, unless the setback exceeds eighteen (18) feet.

  4. Fireplaces, media niches, bay windows, porches, window boxes and similar architectural features shall be allowed to encroach a maximum of two and one-half feet into setbacks. At least one side of the structure shall maintain a four-foot setback regardless of encroachments. No other structural encroachments shall be permitted in the front, rear or side yard except as provided for in Section 18.19 of Ordinance No. 348.

E. In no case shall more than sixty-five (65) percent of any lot be covered by a dwelling footprint.

In addition, the following development standard shall also apply:

AA. The minimum private open space area for each lot or dwelling shall be eighty (80) square feet with minimum dimensions of ten (10) feet by eight feet. This minimum private open space area and dimensions shall be relatively flat and not encumbered by retaining walls, slopes, or other obstructions.

(4) The development standards for non-residential uses in Planning Area 16 of Specific Plan No. 288 shall be the same as those standards identified in Article VI, Section 6.2 of Ordinance No. 348.

(5) Except as provided above, all other zoning requirements shall be the same as those requirements identified in Article VI of Ordinance No. 348.

(Ord. No. 348.4881, § 1g, 2-27-2018)

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