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Riverside County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

79 - C-T ZONE TOURIST COMMERCIAL

Sections:


17.79.010 - Uses permitted.

A.

The following uses are permitted provided approval of a plot plan shall first have been obtained pursuant to the provisions of section 17.216.040 of this ordinance:

1.

Automobile service stations, truck service stations, not including the concurrent sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption.

2.

Automobile sales, truck sales, new and used.

3.

Restaurants, drive-in restaurants, bars.

4.

Curio shops, gift shops.

5.

Sign, on-site advertising.

6.

Hotels, motels.

7.

Dwelling, bed and breakfast.

8.

Churches, temples and other places of religious worship.

9.

Child day care center.

B.

The uses listed in Subsection A. do not include sex-oriented businesses.

C.

No building or structure shall exceed fifty (50) feet in height, unless a greater height is approved pursuant to section 17.172.230 of this ordinance. In no event, however, shall a building or structure exceed seventy-five (75) feet in height, unless a variance is approved pursuant to section 17.196.040 of this ordinance.

D.

Any use that is not specifically listed in Subsection A. may be considered a permitted or conditionally permitted use provided that the planning director finds that the proposed use is substantially the same in character and intensity as those listed in the designated subsection. Such a use is subject to the permit process which governs the category in which it falls.

E.

The following uses are permitted provided a conditional use permit has been granted pursuant to the provisions of Section 18.28 of this ordinance:

1.

Solar power plant on a lot ten (10) acres or larger.

(Ord. 348.3990, 5-24-2001; Ord. 348.3888, 10-21-1999; Ord. 348.3883, 9-10-1999; Ord. 348.3793, 6-27-1997; Ord. 348.3584, 3-1-1994; Ord. 348.3023, 5-4-1989; Ord. 348.2535, 12-26-1985)

(Ord. 348.4596, § 21, 2-10-2009; Ord. 348.4713, § 12, 11-9-2010; Ord. 348.4705, § 2, 11-8-2011)

17.79.020 - Development standards.

The following shall be the standards of development in the C-T Zone, unless a lot is to be developed to a hotel or motel use. If a lot is to be developed to a hotel or motel use, it shall meet all the requirements of Section 8.2 of this ordinance R-3 Zone).

A.

The minimum lot area shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet, unless a different minimum is specifically required in a particular area. More than one use shall be permitted on a lot.

B.

If a lot adjoins a lot zoned C-T, C-1, C-P, C-P-S, M-SC, M-M, or M-H, there is no side or rear yard requirement for buildings which do not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height, but there shall be a minimum nineteen-foot front yard setback. For all other lots, the minimum front, side and rear yards shall be ten (10) feet for buildings which do not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height. On all lots, any portion of a building which exceeds thirty-five (35) feet in height shall be set back from the front, rear and side lot lines not less than two feet for each foot by which the height exceeds thirty-five (35) feet. The front setback shall be measured from the existing street line or the future street line as shown on an adopted specific plan for the street. The rear setback shall be measured from the rear lot line or any recorded alley or easement unless the rear line adjoins a street in which case it shall be measured as required for a front setback. Each side setback shall be measured from the side lot line or from the existing street line or any future street line as shown on an adopted specific plan for the street.

C.

All buildings and structures shall not exceed fifty (50) feet in height, unless a height up to seventy-five (75) feet is specifically permitted under the provisions of section 17.172.230 of this ordinance.

D.

(Deleted)

E.

Automobile storage space shall be provided as required by section 17.188.040 of this ordinance. Not less than five percent of the parking area shall be landscaped. No planting area shall be less than five feet wide at any point.

F.

Trash areas shall be screened with an opaque six-foot high fence or wall and shall have an opaque gate.

(Ord. 348.3888, 10-21-1999; Ord. 348.3883, 9-10-1999; Ord. 348.3793, 6-27-1997; Ord. 348.3584, 3-1-1994; Ord. 348.1481, 12-10-1975; Ord. 348.1201, 9-13-1973; Ord. 348.1023, 5-4-1972; Ord. 348.635, 7-9-1969)