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Welcome to the Planning Department

Riverside County, like a quilt, is a composite of differing lifestyles connected together through common strands. The County's General Plan is designed to ensure that the quilt retains its core identity by guiding future growth that respects the diversity of the region, shapes, and configures development in relation to the land it occupies and ensures that its various parts relate to its whole.
It is the goal of the Planning Department to provide timely, responsive, and helpful service to all members of the public and promote innovative development that effectively accommodates a balance of housing, employment, and service opportunities.

DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS!

RANCHOS AND NOISE ORDINANCE

To provide any comments related to ranchos and/or the County's noise ordinance, please email planning@rivco.org

HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE!

The Riverside County Planning Department released the draft Revised 6th Cycle Housing Element for public review and comment. The comment period was from February 16, 2023 to March 20, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. PST.

The revised version in the final formatting process.

SHORT TERM RENTALS

For information about the County’s Short Term Rental (“STR”) program, including

Ordinance No. 927 (STRs), as well as the current moratorium restrictions, click here: Short Term Rentals

STR Billing Inquiries or to make a payment contact: (760) 863-7735

Mail payments to: 77-588 El Duna Court Ste. H, Palm Desert, CA 92211

NEW TOOL AVAILBLE TO SEE NEW SUPERVISORIAL BOUNDARIES!

The County of Riverside has created a tool that shows the 2011 and new 2021 Supervisorial Boundaries in a single map. Click HERE to view.

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS

Annual Progress Reports for the County of Riverside are available in PDF format at the following link: 2022 APR (PDF Document)