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October 2009 Final Magnolia Avenue Specific Plan Magnolia Avenue Specific Plan

On November 10, 2009 the City Council approved the Magnolia Avenue Specific Plan which includes Objectives and Policies, Development Standards and Design Guidelines to guide future development along the Magnolia Avenue corridor extending from the western City limits to Riverside Community College.

Proposal by Western Realco for an Environmental Impact Report
Proposal by Western Realco for an Environmental Impact Report to develop 36.91 acres of an 80.07 acre vacant property with a business center for light industrial, warehouse distribution, and office uses.  As part of this project, 36.23 acres would be dedicated to the City of Riverside Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department for incorporation into the Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park.
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Final EIR (26.47 MB)
Jacobs Medical Chinatown - Jacobs Medical Office Building
The Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) is now available. The City Council considered and certified the EIR on October 7th.
Fox Plaza Fox Plaza Project
The Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) is now available. The City Council considered and certified the EIR on June 10th.
Good Neighbor Guidelines for Warehouse Distribution Facilities
The Western Riverside Council of Governments and the Regional Air Quality Task Force developed and adopted the Good Neighbor Guidelines in 2005. The Guidelines were designed to help minimize the impacts of diesel particulate matter (PM) from on-road trucks associated with warehouses and distribution centers on existing communities and sensitive receptors located in the region. The City Council adopted the City of Riverside Good Neighbor Guidelines on October 14, 2008.
Riverside Arroyo Watershed Policy Committee Report
Recommended policies and practices are intended to assist the Planning Departments of the City and County of Riverside in making land use decisions with watershed implications across adjoining boundaries.
Residential Infill Incentive Program
The development, redevelopment or reuse of less than five vacant or underutilized R-1 or RR zoned parcels of 21,780 square feet or less, surrounded by residential uses (80% of land uses within a half mile radius) where the proposed project is consistent with general plan designations and applicable zoning.

 

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