Relocation of existing billboards (On Parcel Annexed into the City of Riverside).
Riverside Municipal Code § 19.623.030
in effect19.623.030 - Relocation of existing billboards (On Parcel Annexed into the City of Riverside).
The Community & Economic Development Director or his/her designee shall have the authority to administratively approve the issuance of a permit for the relocation of an existing billboard, subject to design review, which meets all of the following requirements:
1. The billboard was legally permitted by the County of Riverside or otherwise had legal non-conforming status with the County;
2. The parcel on which the billboard is located was subsequently annexed to the City of Riverside;
3. The City has required the relocation of the existing billboard;
4. The sign will be relocated on the same parcel or property it was originally located;
5. The size of the new or relocated billboard will not exceed the size, area, height, length, width, shape and number of sides or faces of the existing billboard;
6. The new or relocated billboard will constitute an improvement in the aesthetic appearance of the original billboard structure;
7. All proposed lighting for the new or relocated billboard shall be the same or similar to the lighting of the original billboard and, in any case, the new sign will not utilize display technology which creates a moving or changing image, of the illusion thereof; and
8. All costs associated with the relocation and installation of the new or relocated billboard will be borne solely by the billboard owner or applicant. If a new structure is to be built, it must comply with all applicable Building Code and safety requirements.
(Ord. No. 7761, § 2, 2026; Ord. 7331 §97, 2016; Ord. 6987 §1, 2008)
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_ARTVIIISIPLGEDEPR_CH19.623BISI_19.623.030REEXBIPAANINRIFetched: 11/1/2026