"F" Definitions.
Riverside Municipal Code § 19.910.070
in effect19.910.070 - "F" Definitions.
Facade means the exterior wall of a building exposed to public view. See definition in the Design and Sign Design Guidelines.
Family means any individual or group of individuals living together, in a dwelling unit as a single housekeeping unit. Family does not include larger institutional group living situations, such as in a boarding house or hotel/motel/long-term stay.
Family day care home means a facility that regularly provides care, protection, and supervision for 14 or fewer children, in the provider's own home, for periods of less than 24 hours per day, while the parents or guardians are away, and is either a large family daycare home or a small family daycare home as defined in Section 1596.78 of the Health and Safety Code as may be amended from time to time.
A. "Large family daycare home" means a facility that provides care, protection, and supervision for 7 to 14 children, inclusive, including children under 10 years of age who reside at the home.
B. "Small family daycare home" means a facility that provides care, protection, and supervision for eight or fewer children, including children under 10 years of age who reside at the home.
C. Family day care homes include detached single-family dwellings, a townhouse, a dwelling unit within a dwelling, or a dwelling unit within a covered multifamily dwelling in which the underlying zoning allows for residential uses where the daycare provider resides and includes a dwelling or a dwelling unit that is rented, leased, or owned.
Farm means property used for growing or raising agricultural products, including related structures and living quarters and dwellings thereon.
Farmers market, certified means a marketplace, either indoors or out-of-doors, that has been issued a direct marketing certificate by the County Agricultural Commissioner indicating that the marketplace is a certified farmers' market.
Fence means a solid or open barrier, other than a wall, located above ground and intended to enclose, screen or mark a boundary.
Financial institution means an establishment or facility for the custody, loan, exchange or issue of money, for the extension of credit and for transmission of funds.
Flag. See "sign, flag."
Flag lot. See "lot, flag."
Flammable. See the Fire Code as currently adopted by the City.
Flood, design means the selected flood against which protection is provided, or eventually will be provided, by means of flood protective or control works.
Flood, one-hundred-year. See "one-hundred-year flood."
Flood-proofing means any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes or adjustments to properties and structures, primarily for the reduction or elimination of flood damage to lands, water and sanitary facilities, structures and contents of buildings.
Floodway, designated means the channel of a stream and that portion of the adjoining floodplain required to reasonably provide for the construction of a project for passage of the design flood including the lands necessary for construction project levees.
Floor-area means the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of all buildings on the lot, measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls, or from the centerline of walls separating two buildings. "Floor area" includes the area of basements when used for residential, commercial or industrial purposes, but need not include a basement or portion of a basement used for storage or the housing of mechanical or central heating equipment.
Floor-area ratio (FAR) means the floor area of the building or buildings on a site or lot divided by the area of the site or lot. Parking Structures are not included in the floor area calculation. For projects within the Downtown Specific Plan Area, see definition in the Downtown Specific Plan.
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Examples of floor area ratios
Exhibit from DSP
Fluorescent colors means the range of colors created through a synthetic pigmentation process in which ultraviolet light is absorbed and emitted at a different range within the color spectrum of the individual colors. The prohibited colors are listed on the fluorescent color chart as adopted by the City, are kept on file in the Planning and Building Department. The colors shown below represent a wider range of fluorescent shades. See definition in the Downtown Specific Plan.
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For an accurate representation of these colors see the sample board on file in the Planning and Building Department under case AM-008-945. A sample board is kept for reference at the public information counter.
Food service business. See "restaurant, food service business."
For sale, rental or lease sign. See "sign, for sale, rental or lease."
Fraternity or sorority house means a building rented, occupied or owned by a general or local chapter of some regularly organized college fraternity or sorority or by or on its behalf by a building corporation or association composed of members or alumni thereof, and occupied by members of the local chapter of such fraternity or sorority as a place of residence.
Freeway means a divided highway for through traffic with full control of access, with grade separations at all intersections and in respect to which the owners of abutting lands have no direct right or easement of access to or from their abutting land. A freeway is not a street for the purposes of this title. A road is not excluded from this definition if a toll is charged to enter or leave it. See definition in Title 18.
Freeway exit means any location along a freeway where an exit ramp or exit ramps exist.
Front lot line. See "lot line, front."
Frontage means that portion of a structure facing a public street and from that the address is normally taken. See definition in the Design Guidelines.
Frontage line. See "lot-line, front."
Frontage, building. For the purpose of calculating sign areas, "building frontage" means the linear measurement of exterior walls enclosing interior spaces that are oriented to and most nearly parallel to public streets, public alleys, parking lots, malls or freeways. See definition in the Sign Design Guidelines.
Frontage, major street means the street frontage from which the majority of the pedestrian or vehicular traffic is drawn or toward which the building or buildings are oriented for primary visual impact. Each commercial complex or shopping center shall be allowed to designate only one major street frontage. Where no single street frontage can be identified as the major street frontage, or in cases of dispute as to which street frontage is the major street frontage, the Community & Economic Development Director or his/her designee shall designate the major street frontage in conjunction with the review of proposed signs.
Frontage, secondary street means a street frontage other than a major street frontage.
Fuel systems - private (above ground tanks) means that portion of property where flammable or combustible liquids or gases used as fuel are stored and dispersed for private use.
(Ord. 7573 § 1(Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 7528 §1(Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 7520 §1(Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 7331 §128, 2016; Ord. 7158 §19, 2012; 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_19.910.070FDEFetched: 11/1/2026