Site location, operation and development standards.
Riverside Municipal Code § 19.275.030
in effect19.275.030 - Site location, operation and development standards.
The standards set forth in Article V, Base Zones and Related Use and Development Provisions, shall apply to bus terminals unless otherwise specified here.
A. Site location standards. Any bus terminal shall only be established, located, or operated where permitted pursuant to article v, base zones and related use and development provisions, and only when within the ascribed distances of the certain specified land uses or zones set forth here. These distances shall be measured from the closest property line of the bus terminal to the nearest property line of the use of concern.
1. The bus terminal business shall not be located within 600 feet of any hospital, school (kindergarten through grade 12), assemblies of people—non-entertainment, or park.
2. The bus terminal shall not be located within 100 feet of any residential dwelling unit or any residential zone.
3. The bus terminal site shall not be within 100 feet of any assisted living facility, motel, hotel, and similar sensitive use where disturbances are likely to be caused by traffic, parking, noise, and/or lighting.
B. Operation and development standards.
1. All operations, except passenger/cargo loading and unloading, shall be conducted inside the bus terminal building. However, automated ticketing facilities and passenger waiting areas may be permitted outdoors.
2. No vehicles shall be parked on the premises other than those of persons attending to business on the site, vehicles in service for customers, vehicles of employees, and other service vehicles used in the operation of the bus terminal.
3. Maintenance or fueling operations are prohibited at a bus terminal site.
4. Direct access to bus terminals shall be from at least one and preferably two four-lane arterial streets. Bus terminal sites shall not have direct access from local or residential streets.
5. Setbacks for terminal buildings shall conform to the requirements of the underlying zone. Setbacks along arterial streets may be required to be increased through the discretionary permit process.
6. Parking, temporary bus waiting areas and passenger waiting and loading areas shall be set back at least 20 feet from all property lines.
7. The bus terminal site shall have a designated passenger waiting area that may either be indoors or outdoors. The designated outdoor waiting area shall include areas covered by shade structures or other method of cover.
8. A minimum six-foot-high masonry wall shall be erected and maintained along all common interior side and rear property lines; provided, however, that such wall shall be only three feet high from the setback line of the adjoining property to the front property line.
9. At a minimum, parking areas shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 19.580; however, additional parking may be required as a condition of discretionary permit approval based on a case-by-case basis related to property specific considerations.
(Ord. 7331 §34, 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_ARTVIISPLAUSPR_CH19.275BUTE_19.275.030SILOOPDESTFetched: 11/1/2026