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Planning Case PC-2026-00427 - Proposal by the City of Riverside to consider amendments to Title 16 (Buildings and Construction) and Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC), including but not limited to Article VII (Specific Land Use Provisions). The proposed amendments are intended to implement an Adaptive Reuse Ordinance within a new chapter incorporated therein as Chapter 19.540 (Adaptive Reuse) which establishes regulations and incentives to facilitate the conversion of existing non-residential buildings to residential uses within designated areas of the City. The Adaptive Reuse ordinance shall apply to eligible buildings within Commercial, Office, Residential, Mixed-Use, Industrial (BMP), and applicable Specific Plan land use designations as defined by Chapter 19.540. The proposed amendments also include changes to Title 16 which will provide alternative building standards for adaptive reuse projects through a Technical Manual. The Community & Economic Development Department recommends that the City Planning Commission determine that this project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment. Contact Planner: Daniel Palafox, Associate Planner, (951) 826-5986, dpalafox@riversideca.gov
- Committee
- Planning Commission
- Requested by
- City Clerk
- Introduced
- May 7, 2026
- On agenda
- May 21, 2026