General Plan

A comprehensive update of the General Plan will kick off in early 2024. This effort will guide the development of the City through the year 2050, and your participation and input are critical to ensure that the Riverside of tomorrow is one that works for everybody. Sign up for email updates at the link below to stay connected with the many events, activities, and opportunities for input coming in 2024 and beyond:

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Riverside’s General Plan is a strategic, long-range planning guiding growth to 2025. The Plan reflects the voices of hundreds of residents that shared their dreams and creative ideas for the future of Riverside. Residents provided input on key land use, social, economic, environmental and cultural issues. The General Plan provides the direction to create a sustainable, resilient and livable Riverside.

Phase 1 General Plan Update - Adopted 2021

• Housing Element
• Housing Technical Report
• Public Safety Element
• Public Safety Technical Report
• Environmental Justice Policies
• Action Plan

Phase 2 General Plan Update - Coming Soon

2025 General Plan - Adopted 2007

• Executive Summary
• Table of Contents
• Preamble
• Introduction
• Land Use and Urban Design Element
• Circulation and Community Mobility Element
• Arts and Culture Element
• Education Element
• Noise Element
• Open Space and Conservation Element
• Air Quality Element
• Public Facilities and Infrastructure Element
• Park & Recreation Element
• Historic Preservation Element
• Glossary
• Appendix A – Implementation Plan
• Appendix B – Visioning Riverside
• Appendix C – University Neighborhood Plan
• Appendix D – Eastside Neighborhood Plan
• Citizen's Congress Summary
• Citizen's Congress Summary #2

General Plan 2025 PEIR - Volume 1

• Chapter 1 - Introduction
• Chapter 2 - Comments with Responses
• Chapter 3 - Original Comment Letters
• Chapter 4 - Errata
• Chapter 5 - Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
• Chapter 6 - Statement of Overriding Consideration (SOC)
• Chapter 7 - Recirculated Draft Program EIR (see Vol. 2 & 3)
• Chapter 8 - Distribution List and Notices
• Chapter 9 - General Plan 2025 Program Addenda
  
  • First Addendum – February 24, 2009, Resolution No. 21790
  • Second Addendum – November 10, 2009, Resolution No. 21930
  • Third Addendum – March 20, 2012, Resolution No. 22360
  • Fourth Addendum – July 24, 2012, Resolution No. 22437

General Plan 2025 PEIR - Volume 2

• Certification
• Table of Contents
• 1.0 – Introduction
• 2.0 – Executive Summary
• 3.0 – Project Description
• 4.0 – Environmental Setting
• 5.0 – Environmental Impact Analysis
  
  • 5.1 – Aesthetics
  • 5.2 – Agricultural Resources
  • 5.3 – Air Quality
  • 5.4 – Biological Resources
  • 5.5 – Cultural Paleontological Resources
  • 5.6 – Geology and Soils
  • 5.7 – Hazards Hazardous Materials
  • 5.8 – Hydrology Water Quality
  • 5.9 – Land Use Planning
  • 5.10 – Mineral Resources
  • 5.11 – Noise
  • 5.12 – Population Housing
  • 5.13 – Public Services
  • 5.14 – Recreation
  • 5.15 – Transportation Traffic
  • 5.16 – Utilities Service Systems
  • 5.17 – Mandatory Findings Significance
• 6.0 – Analysis Long-Term Effects
• 7.0 – Alternatives
• 8.0 – References

General Plan 2025 PEIR - Volume 3

• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C
• Appendix D
• Appendix E
• Appendix F
• Appendix G
• Appendix H
• Appendix I

Addendums

• GP 2025 PEIR Addendum #1 - Minor Amendments
• GP 2025 PEIR Addendum #2 - Magnolia Avenue Improvements
• GP 2025 PEIR Addendum #3 - AB 162 amendments
• GP 2025 PEIR Addendum #4 - Housing Element Update
• GP 2025 PEIR Addendum #5 – Air Quality, Mobility, Historic, Open Space, Public Safety, Parks, and Public Facilities Elements
• GP 2025 PEIR Addendum #6 - 2006-2014 Housing Element Rezoning Program
• GP 2025 PEIR Addendum #7 – Downtown Specific Plan
• GP 2025 PEIR Addendum #8 – 2014-2021 Housing Element

Housing Element EIR

• DEIR Housing Element Update Implementation Program
• FEIR Housing Element Update Implementation Program