Applicability and authority for interpretations.
Riverside Municipal Code § 19.060.020
in effect19.060.020 - Applicability and authority for interpretations.
A. If ambiguity arises concerning the meaning or applicability of any provision of the Zoning Code, the Community & Economic Development Director or his/her designee shall have the responsibility to review pertinent facts, determine the intent of the provision, and to issue an administrative interpretation for the following provisions specified in this chapter:
1. The development standards applicable to a particular zoning district or use.
2. Zoning boundaries.
3. The Community & Economic Development Director or his/her designee shall interpret the phrases "other similar uses," "uses customarily incidental to," etc., as used in the Zoning Code.
B. An administrative record of all such decisions by the Community & Economic Development Director shall be maintained pursuant to Section 19.060.040 (Records of Interpretations).
C. Interpretations by the Community & Economic Development Director may be appealed to the Planning Commission, and interpretations of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council pursuant to Chapter 19.680 (Appeals).
(Ord. 7331 §2, 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_ARTIIZOCOADINEN_CH19.060INCO_19.060.020APAUINFetched: 11/1/2026