"R" Definitions.
Riverside Municipal Code § 19.910.190
in effect19.910.190 - "R" Definitions.
Readerboard sign. See "sign, readerboard."
Real estate sign. See "sign, real estate."
Rear lot line. See "lot line, rear."
Recreational vehicle. See "vehicle, recreational."
Recycle means the process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating and reconstituting materials that would otherwise become solid waste, and return them to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new, reused, or reconstituted products that meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace.
Recycling center, buy-back means a facility that pays a fee for the delivery and transfer of ownership to the facility of source separated materials for the purpose of recycling or composting.
Recycling center, California beverage container means a facility designed to only recycle California beverage containers (e.g., reverse vending machines).
Recycling center, drop-off means a facility that accepts delivery or transfer of ownership of source separated materials for the purpose of recycling or composting without paying a fee.
Recycling center, indoor collection means a beverage container recycling facility located within a completely enclosed building operating solely for the purpose of collecting, sorting, temporarily storing and redeeming beverage containers as defined by this title.
Recycling facility, beverage container means a site where beverage containers as defined in this title may be redeemed for cash or other compensation. Said facility may be a reverse vending machine(s), mobile recycling unit or indoor collection center.
Recycling unit, mobile means a properly licensed automobile, truck, trailer or van that is used for the collection of recyclable beverage containers. Also included in this definition are bins, boxes or containers transportable by said vehicles.
Religious assembly means a use located in a permanent building and providing regular organized religious worship and related incidental activities, except primary or secondary schools and day care facilities. See also "assemblies of people—non-entertainment."
Rental of rooms means the rental of a room or rooms in a single family residence/dwelling for occupancy of not more than four individuals per single family residence/dwelling.
Residential care facility. See "group housing or home."
Rest home. See "convalescent home."
Restaurant, sit down means an establishment maintained, operated and/or advertised or held out to the public as a place where food and beverage are prepared on-site and served to the public on demand from a menu during stated business hours, to be consumed on the premises primarily inside the building at tables, booths or counters, with chairs, benches or stools.
Restaurant, take-out means a facility that sells prepared food from inside a building for consumption primarily off the site.
Retail sales means a commercial enterprise that provides goods and/or services directly to the consumer, where such goods are normally available for immediate purchase and removal from the premises by the purchaser.
Reverse vending machine means an automated mechanical device that accepts one or more types of empty beverage containers including but not limited to aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles and issues a cash refund or redeemable credit voucher for not less than the redemption value of the container as determined by the state. A reverse vending machine may sort and process containers mechanically provided the entire process is enclosed within the machine.
Reverse vending machine, bulk type means a reverse vending machine occupying more than 50 square feet or a group of two or more machines occupying an aggregate of 100 square feet or more or a single machine or group of machines having an overall height of ten feet or more.
Reversed corner lot. See "lot, reversed corner."
Riding Stable and Academy means any place where horses and ponies, not to exceed the number allowed in the base zone, are boarded, cared for, or hired for riding or instruction.
Right-of-way, public means any place that is dedicated to use by the public for pedestrian and vehicular travel, and includes, but is not limited to, a street, sidewalk, curb, gutter. Crossing, intersection, parkway, median, highway, alley, lane, mall, court, way, avenue, boulevard, road, roadway, viaduct, subway, tunnel, bridge, thoroughfare, park square and other similar public way. See definitions in Title 18 and the General Plan.
Roof means the cover of any building, including the eaves and similar projections.
Roof line means in the case of a flat roof, the uppermost line of the roof of a building; in the case of a pitched roof, the lower edge of the eave; or in the case of an extended facade or parapet, the uppermost height of the said facade or parapet.
Roof sign. See "sign, roof."
(Ord. 7487 § 27, 11-5-2019; Ord. 7331 §128, 2016; Ord. 6966 §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_TIT19ZO_ARTXDE_CH19.910DE_19.910.190RDEFetched: 11/1/2026