Riverside Land Use Discussion - Housing & Warehouses
We encourage all residents to become informed on this plan (RHNA Riverside) for future housing development in your neighborhood for the next 8 years - 2021 through 2029
SEIZING OUR DESTINY - A ROADMAP FOR RIVERSIDE

Thursday May 25 | 6:00 - 7:30pm
City Staff is looking for your feedback, on the proposed policy changes to Title 19 (Zoning Code) and sought direction from the Land Use, Sustainability and Resilience Committee (Committee) on a path for implementation.
On March 13, 2023, the Committee directed staff to pursue Phase One of the Proposed Policy Matrix
Potential Items for discussion in this May 25th forum:
Staff is also hosting a virtual stakeholder meeting on
Friday, May 26 at 11AM to 12:30PM
Contact Daniel Palafox to register for the virtual stakeholder meeting
Daniel Palafox | Assistant Planner
City of Riverside | Planning Division 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522 E: dpalafox@riversideca.gov P: 951-826-5985
City of Riverside 2025 General Plan
General Plan - Housing Element adopted 6.19.2018
City of Riverside Housing Authority

Inland Center for Sustainable Development Update on the California Legislature bills affecting housing ...
OVER 40 BILLS PASSED !
ICSD November 2022 Housing Update PDF

Warehouses on the north side of the 60 Freeway at Etiwanda Avenue in Jurupa Valley are seen Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
RIVERSIDE WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT:
IS IT TIME FOR A MORATORIUM ?
SPOTLIGHT ON THE INLAND EMPIRE 2021 - 2022
IE Human Development Index MAP
LWVR - RNOW Discussion on March JPA warehouse project - 2.11.23 VIDEO
PE Article - World Logistics Center to break ground in Moreno Valley this year 3.08.23
PE Article - Inland Empire warehouse moratorium pitched to Gov. Gavin Newsom 1.30.23
PE Opinion - The Inland Empire benefits from the warehouse industry 1.25.23
The Guardian - Revealed: how warehouses took over southern California ‘like a slow death’ 12.29.22
CCAEJ - Region In Crisis:
The Rationale for a Public Health State of Emergency in the Inland Empire | Robert Redford Conservancy
Cal Matters - California warehouse boom comes with health, environmental costs for Inland Empire residents 1.26.23
SCAG - December 2022 Regional Briefing Book
"...the Inland Empire’s potential in green energy development and jobs is one potential bright spot. Higher value added firms will not move into the area if they cannot find a better qualified labor force. There is a real danger of complacency at this point because elected officials may simply look at the employment success without considering the cost at which this was achieved."
IRVINE GREAT PARK - Great Park has a rich foundation as the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, preserves Orange County’s agricultural heritage, and honors its military history. A project area spanning nearly 1,300 acres, with more than 500 acres developed and 300 acres in the first phase planning and design stage, the Great Park embraces recreation, competitive sports, parkland, and the environment.
Land Use, Sustainability, Resilience Committee
Monday February 13 - 3:30pm
Land Use, Sustainability, Resilience Committee
Item#2 - Regulations related to warehousing
and distribution facilities update VIDEO
Land Use, Sustainability, and Resilience Committee
Chair: Gaby Plascencia Vice Chair: Ronaldo Fierro
Meets the 2nd Monday of the month at 3:30pm
STAFF CONTACT:
Daniel Palafox | Assistant Planner
Email: dpalafox@riversideca.gov
Phone: 951-826-5985
City of Riverside GOOD NEIGHBOR GUIDELINES SUMMARY adopted 11.10.2020
City of Riverside Title 19 - Zoning Codes ORDINANCE 7541
Below are the Community meeting dates and times that staff held at the direction of the LUSRC
Tuesday, September 13
10am
Virtual - Microsoft Teams
Wednesday, September 21
1:00 pm
Virtual – Microsoft Teams
Thursday, September 29
6:00 pm
In person – City Hall, 4th Floor Situation Room
Thursday, October 6
5:30 pm
Cesar Chavez Center
Wednesday, October 26
6:00 pm
Virtual - Zoom
The goal of their outreach was for community stakeholders, residents, developers, labor groups and environmental groups to have a discussion on our current regulations so that staff can identify key areas of concern and report back to the Land Use Committee early next year. The next step will be for Staff to present their findings to the Land Use Committee for further policy direction. It’s anticipated that this will take place in early December
LUSRC meeting - June 13, 2022 VIDEO-ITEM#2
Current development regulations and best practices for warehouse
and distribution facilities update Presentation PDF
Black Voice News - Lawsuit Challenges San Bernardino County’s Approval of Business Park Warehouse Development in Bloomington 1.09.23 LOCATION MAP
Bloomington Park Specific Plan
Black Voice News - Concerned Neighbors of Bloomington Fight Warehouse Proposal 10.13.22
PE Article = Which Inland Empire cities have the most warehouses? 12.19.22
PE Article - Warehouses pose a dilemma for the Inland Empire 10.13.22
PE Article - Riverside-area warehouse project blasted by residents 9.07.2022
PE Article - Redlands temporarily bans new warehouses 6.22.2022
PE Article - How many 100,000-square-foot warehouses are in your city? 10.19.2021
PE Article - Inland Empire is warehouse central, but how did it happen? 9.29.2021
March Joint Powers Authority Meridian West Campus – Upper Plateau
COMMUNITY MEETING
Wednesday January 11, 2023
Evening: Time - 6:30pm
R-NOW meeting flyer
MARCH JPA - January 11th meeting notice
MARCH JPA - Meridan West Campus Upper Plateau - EIR 1.09.23
MARCH AIR INSTALLATIONS COMPATIBLE USE ZONES STUDY - 2018
R-NOW riverside neighbors opposing warehouses
5 MYTHS ABOUT THE MARCH JPA MERIDAN WAREHOUSE PROJECT
ORIGINAL MARCH JPA LAND USE PLAN

RIVERSIDE HOUSING INFORMATION - HISTORY
GOVERNORS OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH
* Community Economic Resilience Fund
Assessor - County Clerk - Recorder
PROPERTY SEARCH BY APN
PROPERTIES BY APN NUMBER
REP. AGUILAR INTRODUCES THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENT SERVICES ACT HR6602 2.04.22
SB-9 Analysis RPPG (renne public policy group)
PE Article 9.17.21
Governor signs SB-9 - Curbing Single Family Zoning
SB 9 - California Legislative Information
SB 10 - California Legislative Information
SB 9 SB 10 - Support
Californians for Home Ownership (CA Assn of Realtors)
SB 9 SB 10 - Opposition
Riverside Mayor Lock Dawson and SCAG
Recent Huntington Beach Decision 8.04.21
The adopted Housing Element was revised accordingly and presented to the City Council on February 8, 2022 (Click Here for the agenda packet, and Here for video of the presentation).
The Riverside City Council adopted the Phase 1 General Plan Update – Housing Element, Public Safety Element and Environmental Justice Policies on October 5, 2021, along with amending seven Specific Plans, rezoning hundreds of parcels, adopting updates to the City’s Zoning regulations and certifying the Final Program Environmental Impact Report for the project.
Click Here to access video of the City Council hearing (WARNING – video is approximately (5) hours in length).
NORTHSIDE Neighborhood & Pellisier Ranch Specific Plan
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PLACEMAKING, BRANDING
MARKETING COMMITTEE Thursday March 18 300pm
RFP for master developer for City owned Northside property
STRONG TOWN ARTICLES
STRONG TOWN STRATEGIC PLAN 5.31.22
"Will 2021 be the year where zoning reform
reaches critical mass?" March 2021
"Should we do this project" March 2021
"Design neighborhoods, not just buildings" June 2020
"The Density Question" March 2015
What is Inclusionary Housing?
Inclusionary Housing: Secrets to Success
Inclusionary Housing Best Practices
"Is Inclusionary Zoning Creating Less Affordable Housing? "
Housing Update (what we know) 3.11.21
National Low Income Housing Coalition
California Community Land Trust Network
VIDEO - How community land trusts can help stem
affordable housing crisis City of Detroit 9.16.21
Berkley votes to eliminate single family zoning
NOWS position on ADU Development July 2021
City of Riverside ADU Ordinance
California Dept. of Housing & Community Development
ADU Handbook - Updated December 2020
California Prop 1 - Affordable Housing Bond Measure
AARP - ROADMAP TO LIVABILITY Publications
AARP - Making Room-Housing for a changing America
AARP - ADU accessory dwelling units