Common ownership—Land or improvements.
Riverside Municipal Code § 19.780.070
in effect19.780.070 - Common ownership—Land or improvements.
A. Planned Residential Development projects.
1. Covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&R's). Where a Planned Residential Development contains any land or improvement proposed to be held in common ownership, the applicant shall submit a declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&R's) with the final map establishing a Home Owner's Association subject to City's Planning Division and the City Attorney's Office approval. Such declaration shall set forth provisions for maintenance of all common areas, payment of taxes and all other privileges and responsibilities of the common ownership. The CC&R's shall include provisions prohibiting the homeowners' association (HOA) from quitclaiming, selling or otherwise transferring the land held in common ownership to private property owners.
2. Amendments to CC&R's. The provisions of approved CC&R's shall not be amended without the prior approval of the Community Development Director or his/her designee and City Attorney who at his or her discretion may refer the matter to the Planning Commission. Requests for amendments to existing CC&R's shall be submitted to the Planning Division.
3. Maintenance. All private streets, walkways, parking areas, landscaped areas, storage areas, screening, sewers, drainage facilities, utilities, open space, recreation facilities and other improvements not dedicated to public use shall be maintained by the property owners. Provisions acceptable to the affected City Departments shall be made for the preservation and maintenance of all such improvements prior to the issuance of building permits.
4. Failure to maintain constitutes a public nuisance. All commonly-owned lots, improvements and facilities shall be preserved and maintained in a safe condition and in a state of good repair. Any failure to so maintain is unlawful and a public nuisance endangering the health, safety and general welfare of the public and a detriment to the surrounding community.
B. Administrative PRD, Minor PRD, and Small Lot PRD projects.
1. Maintenance agreement required. An agreement for access and maintenance for all facilities used in common shall be submitted as part of the Subdivision Map. The agreement shall be approved by the City Attorney and recorded with the Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder prior to the sale of any unit.
2. The maintenance agreement shall be composed of and executed by all property owners to maintain all private streets, walkways, parking areas, landscaped areas, storage areas, screening, sewers, drainage facilities, utilities, open space, recreation facilities and other improvements not dedicated to public use.
3. The maintenance agreement shall run with the land. Each owner and future property owners shall automatically become members of the agreement and shall be subject to a proportionate share of the maintenance and related costs.
4. A final copy of the maintenance agreement, once recorded, shall be submitted to the Planning Division and Public Works Department for placement in the PRD and subdivision files.
(Ord. 7683, § 24, 2024; Ord. 7331 §113, 2016; Ord. 7235 §20, 2013; 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_ARTIXLAUSDEPEREPR_CH19.780PLREDEPE_19.780.070COOWANIMFetched: 11/1/2026