Overview
A General Plan is the blueprint for a County. It describes the future growth and development within the County over the long term. It acts as a constitution for both public and private development, the foundation upon which our leaders will make growth and use related decisions.
The General Plan is meant to express the community's goals with respect to both human-made and natural environments and sets forth the policies and implementation measures to achieve them for the welfare of those who live, work, and do business in the County. It is meant to make Riverside County a great place to live.
Current General Plan Documents
The General Plan documents listed below comprise the current General Plan, as revised to reflect all adopted General Plan Amendments through the date shown in each document. The General Plan Elements are found under Item 1. below, and the Area Plans are found in items 2 and 3 below.
Please note that the statistical summary (Table 2) in each Area Plan has been updated to reflect changes to land use designations resulting from General Plan Amendments. The data found in Table 2 has a (+/- 1) statistical error due to the rounding of numbers.
The figures and maps have been updated in the version of the current General Plan posted below. These maps and figures are to be used for reference purposes only. For parcel specific details on the area of interest, please utilize the Map My County GIS system to generate various reports and maps.
General Plan Documents:
1) General Plan
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Vision Statement
- Chapter 3: Land Use Element
- Chapter 4: Circulation Element
- Chapter 5: Multipurpose Open Space Element
- Chapter 6: Safety Element (Amended 6/25/2024)
- Chapter 7: Noise Element
- Chapter 8: Housing Element (updated 6/25/2024)
- Chapter 9: Air Quality Element
- Chapter 10: Healthy Communities Element, includes Environmental Justice (Amended 9.21.21)
- Chapter 11: Administration Element
2) Area Plan Volume 1
- Eastvale Area Plan
- Jurupa Area Plan
- Highgrove Area Plan
- Temescal Canyon Area Plan
- Elsinore Area Plan
- Southwest Area Plan
- Lake Mathews / Woodcrest Area Plan
- Mead Valley Area Plan
- Sun City / Menifee Valley Area Plan
- Harvest Valley / Winchester Area Plan
3) Area Plan Volume 2
- Reche Canyon / Badlands Area Plan
- Lakeview / Nuevo Area Plan
- San Jacinto Valley Area Plan
- The Pass Area Plan
- Riverside Extended Mountain (REMAP) Area Plan
- Western Coachella Valley Area Plan
- Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan
- Desert Center Area Plan
- Palo Verde Valley Area Plan
4) Technical Appendices
- A. Glossary
- B. General Planning Principles
- C. Public Opinion Survey
- D. Community Workshops
- E. Socioeconomic Buildout Assumptions & Methodology
- F. Population & Employment Forecasts
- G. Fiscal Analysis
- H. Geotechnical Report (Part 1)
- H. Geotechnical Report (Part 2)
- H. Geotechnical Report (Part 3)
- H. Geotechnical Report (Part 4)
- I. Noise Element Technical Data
- J. Community Center Design Guidelines
- K. Implementation Program
- L. Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans (Part 1)
- L. Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans (Part 2)
- M. Health Indicators
- N. Air Quality Study
- O. Major Investment Study
- P. Housing and Land Use Element Appendices
- Q. Wine Country Community Plan
5) Update History
- General Plan Amendment Summary (2003-2021)