New Countywide Land Development Ordinance

New Countywide Land Development Ordinance

Ordinance No. 348 is the primary ordinance, which governs the review and approval of the land uses and zoning applications in the County. The current Ordinance No. 348 has sixty-hour (64) articles and 484 sections, which can make it difficult to follow, with sometimes redundant or confusing language. On December 17, 2013, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved initiation of a series of measures intended to improve Ordinance no. 348. Consistent with that direction, the purpose of the proposed project is to 1) improve the overall structure and content or Ordinance No. 348 to make it easier to understand and implement. 2) Provide consistency and clarity for land use categories a.

Riverside

Countywide

California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Housing and Community Development, Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

Rezone

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian