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§ 19.720.020 — Applicability

Riverside Municipal Code (Supp. No. 33: codified through Ordinance No. 7776, enacted June 23, 2026) · Riverside Municipal Code § 19.720.020

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19.720.020 - Applicability.

A. A variance application shall be filed whenever any deviation from the development standard provisions of the Zoning Code is proposed, including, but not limited to, those standards related to height, lot area, yards, open spaces, setbacks, lot dimensions, signs and parking, unless such deviations qualify as administrative adjustments according to Chapter 19.660 (General Application Processing Procedures). B. Variances may not be approved for uses or activities not otherwise expressly authorized by the Zoning Code. A variance is not a substitute for a zone change, zone text amendment, or conditional use permit. C. Financial hardship does not represent grounds on which to file a variance application. D. Variances to use provisions of the Zoning Code are prohibited.

(Ord. No. 7701, § 45, 2025; Ord. 7592 § 10(Exh. K), 2022; Ord. 7331 § 108, 2016; Ord. 6966 § 1, 2007)