Reverse frontage and side frontage lots.
Riverside Municipal Code § 18.220.090
in effect18.220.090 - Reverse frontage and side frontage lots.
Where a limited access design is required for an arterial, and to accomplish this purpose reverse or side frontage lots bordering the arterial are provided, said arterial shall be improved in accordance with the provisions of this title with the following additions and modifications:
A. Full improvement of the sections connecting the arterial and the local streets within the subdivision in accordance with the specifications of the Public Works Department shall be required. These improvements shall include any and all improvements on the arterial deemed necessary by the City Engineer to provide for adequate entrances to and exits from the subdivision.
B. A masonry wall shall be constructed of a design, material, and color approved by the Community & Economic Development Director adjacent to the rear or side property line of the lots backing up to or siding on an arterial street or other location as may be required by the City Engineer. Such wall shall not be less than six feet in height, unless the regulations in Title 19 of this Code prescribe a different height, and shall be uniform in design, material, and color. Where it is more feasible because of topography to construct the wall at the top of a slope adjacent to the arterial, the area between the street and the wall shall be dedicated or granted by easement to the City for restricted street purposes including landscaping; and the Planning Commission may grant modifications required for the development of any adjacent lot or parcel due to such dedication or grant of easement in accordance with the provisions of this title.
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18.220.090.B
Reverse Frontage Walls
C. Landscaping shall be required in the area between the property line and the curb and in any dedicated area or required landscape easement area between a required masonry wall and fence and the planned street line, and the landscaping shall consist of trees, shrubs, ground cover, and a fully automated irrigation system as approved by the Park, Recreation and Community Services Director; provided, however, a fee in lieu thereof may be paid by the subdivider to the City, which fee shall be in an amount estimated by the Park, Recreation and Community Services Director to be the cost for such improvements.
D. Long term maintenance of landscaping and the reverse frontage wall shall be the responsibility of a Homeowners' Association (HOA) where one exists in the case of a planned residential development. Where no HOA exists, the developer shall be responsible for providing for the long term maintenance of the landscaping and wall by means acceptable to the City, including payment of an endowment in an amount approved by the City.
(Ord. 6968 §1, 2007)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT18SU_ARTVPEPR_CH18.220IM_18.220.090REFRSIFRLOFetched: 11/1/2026