University City Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:  

Ordinance No. 348.4912, associated with Change of Zone No. 1900009, is an amendment to the County’s Land Use Ordinance, Ordinance No. 348, to change the name of Ordinance No. 348 Article XIXi to “Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zones” and to add Section 19.610, the University City Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone, into Ordinance No. 348 Article XIXi, immediately after Section 19.600, the Bermuda Dunes Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone. The purpose of this amendment is to establish the University City Neighborhood Preservation Overlay (“UCNPO”) Zone, which applies to all lots located within the existing Community of University City boundary, as shown on Figure 4, Highgrove Area Plan Overlays and Policy Areas of the Highgrove Area Plan in the Riverside County General Plan. This amendment further establishes neighborhood preservation standards pertaining to residential expansions or conversions, landscaping, lighting, parking, fencing, and general maintenance.

If approved, this amendment will result in updating Ordinance No. 348 (Land Use) and applies to the Community of University City (also known as University Heights) located within the First Supervisorial District.