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Title 8 — Animals›Chapter 19.130 — INDUSTRIAL ZONES (BMP, I, AI AND AIR)

§ 19.200

Riverside Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Riverside

19.200.010 - Purpose.

The Building Stories Overlay (S) Zone is established to preserve and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the community, and to promote quality design consistent with General Plan policies by allowing for modifications to the building height standards established in a base zone. A building height standard may be reduced for the purpose of achieving design or public safety goals, or for avoiding possible detrimental impacts of building height or mass on neighboring properties or public rights-of-way. Building height standards may also be increased to provide an incentive for mixed-use projects or to facilitate a more efficient and desirable use of land. The Building Height Overlay Zone may be applied to any zone, except the RA-5 and RC Zones, and may be applied in conjunction with other overlay zones.

(Ord. 7331 §17, 2016; Ord. 6966 §1, 2007)

19.200.020 - Application of Building Stories Overlay Zone.

Whenever the Building Stories Overlay Zone is established on any property, no building or structure shall be constructed on said property higher than the number of stories specified after the S on the Zoning Map of the City, and said number of stories shall take precedence over the height requirement permitted by the underlying zone. For example, BMP-S-3 indicates that the base zone of the property is BMP (Business and Manufacturing Park Zone) and the property is within the Building Stories Overlay Zone (S) and the maximum number of permitted stories is three.

(Ord. 7331 §17, 2016; Ord. 6966 §1, 2007)

19.200.030 - Building height limit.

The maximum overall building height limit in the Building Stories Overlay Zone shall be 20 feet for the first story permitted and ten feet for each additional story permitted with overall building height measured between the average level of the highest and lowest elevations of the land covered by the structure and the highest point of the roof or parapet wall covering that structure (See Article X-Definitions).

(Ord. 7331 §17, 2016; Ord. 6966 §1, 2007)

19.200.040 - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 7701, § 15, adopted in 2025, repealed § 19.200.040. Former § 19.200.040 pertained to stories variances permitted and derived from Ord. 6966 §1, adopted in 2007 and Ord. 7331 §17, adopted in 2016.

Chapter 19.210 - MOBILE HOME PARK OVERLAY ZONE (MH)

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Riverside Zoning Code
  1. Title 19 — ZONING
  2. Title 19 — ZONING
  3. Title 5 — Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations
  4. ▸ Title 8 — Animals
    Overview
    1. § 19.110
    2. § 19.120
    3. ▸ Chapter 19.130 — INDUSTRIAL ZONES (BMP, I, AI AND AIR)
      Overview
      1. § 19.140
      2. § 19.146
      3. § 19.147
      4. § 19.148
      5. § 19.149
      6. § 19.150
      7. § 19.170
      8. § 19.180
      9. § 19.190
      10. § 19.195
      11. § 19.200
      12. § 19.210
      13. § 19.215
    4. Chapter 19.217 — RESIDENTIAL LIVESTOCK OVERLAY ZONE (RL)
    5. Chapter 19.260 — ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
    6. Chapter 19.427 — VEHICLE WHOLESALE BUSINESS
    7. Chapter 19.435 — WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES[[5]]
    8. Chapter 19.443 — TWO-UNIT DEVELOPMENTS
    9. Chapter 19.480 — FUELING SYSTEMS—PRIVATE (ABOVE-GROUND TANKS)
    10. Chapter 19.630 — YARD REQUIREMENTS AND EXCEPTIONS
    11. Chapter 19.770 — SITE PLAN REVIEW PERMIT
    12. Chapter 19.790 — CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION PERMITS

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