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Title 8 — AnimalsChapter 19.480 — FUELING SYSTEMS—PRIVATE (ABOVE-GROUND TANKS)

§ 19.505

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

19.505.010 - Purpose.

The purpose of regulating outdoor display and sales is to ensure compatibility of such uses with surrounding uses and properties and to avoid any impacts associated with such uses.

(Ord. 7331 §80, 2016; Ord. 6966 §1, 2007)

19.505.020 - Applicability and permit requirements.

Outdoor display and sales, as defined in Article X (Definitions), are permitted as set forth in Article V, Base Zones and Related Use and Development Provisions subject to the requirements contained in this chapter.

(Ord. 7331 §80, 2016; Ord. 6966 §1, 2007)

19.505.030 - Site location, operation and development standards.

A.

Outdoor display and sales activities, other than those associated with vehicle and large equipment sales or rental, shall only be permitted subject to the granting of a temporary use permit pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 19.740 (Temporary Use Permits) or Chapter 19.500 (Outdoor Display of Incidental Plant Materials).

B.

For vehicles, equipment and other items customarily displayed and sold in outdoor areas.

1.

The lot shall be paved with not less than two and one-half inches of asphaltic concrete or an equivalent surfacing meeting the established standards and specifications of the Public Works Department for a minimum depth measured from all abutting existing or street rights-of-way where such activity occurs, 200 feet of combined paving and landscaping, of which a minimum of ten feet shall consist of landscaping, or as required by the underlying zone, and 190 feet of paving.

2.

Any outdoor display or sales area described in paragraph 1 above shall be paved as provided above or overlaid with a dust-free surface such as decomposed granite, oiled native soil, or a suitable substitute approved by the Public Works Department.

3.

All such areas shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water in a manner consistent with water quality control standards enforced by the Public Works Department.

4.

All such areas shall be maintained in good repair, in a clean, neat and orderly condition.

All such areas shall be provided with internal circulation, safe entrances and exits meeting the established standards and specifications of the Planning Division and Public Works Department

6.

Where any such area adjoins or is across an alley from property in a zone that permits residential uses, a decorative masonry wall of a minimum six feet in height shall be erected and maintained so as to physically separate the display or sales area from the residential property. However, such wall shall be limited in height to three feet within the required front or street side yard area, or, where no front or street side yard area is required, such wall shall be limited in height to three feet within ten feet of the street property line.

7.

All such areas shall have a landscaped area not less than ten feet in depth or the depth of the required yard area, whichever is greater, maintained along the street side of the lot.

(Ord. 7331 §80, 2016; Ord. 6966 §1, 2007)

19.505.040 - Modifications.

Modifications to Site location, operation and development standards B.1 through B.7 above shall require consideration of a Conditional Use Permit.

(Ord. 7331 §80, 2016)

Chapter 19.510 - OUTDOOR STORAGE - INCIDENTAL

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