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Riverside delays industrial zoning changes until August for state-law review and return report
Summary
After months of outreach, the City Council directed staff to pause final adoption of proposed industrial zoning amendments (sensitive‑receptor definitions, building‑size caps and expanded notification) and to return with a legislative analysis and recommended ordinance language on August 19, 2025.
The Riverside City Council on May 20 directed staff to pause final action on a package of proposed zoning amendments intended to tighten rules on warehousing and distribution facilities and to return with an updated report and recommended ordinance language at the Aug. 19, 2025 meeting.
Staff had proposed four categories of changes: broaden the definition of “sensitive receptor” to include parks, hospitals and schools (placing more land under closer building‑size tiers); limit maximum building footprints near sensitive receptors (creating a new 400,000‑square‑foot cap…
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