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Mailing Addresses

Riverside Office:

Riverside Co. Planning Department
P.O. Box 1409
Riverside, CA 92502-1409

Palm Desert Office:

Riverside Co. Planning Department
38686 El Cerrito Road
Palm Desert, CA 92211

Phone and E-Mail Information

The E-mail listings within this website are updated quarterly. Therefore, some staff members listed may no longer work with the Planning Department; and some current staff may not be listed.

Last Updated: 1/13/2010

Contacting the Planning Department - A Guide to Finding the Right Number

The Riverside County Planning Department can be a very busy place. Frustration can build when trying to find and contact the correct person within the Department.

Please see the sections below for help choosing the correct phone number or e-mail to use when contacting Planning with your inquiry.

For General Land Development Information & Zoning Questions

See the Frequently Asked Questions first, they may help answer your question.

General land development and zoning questions include the following:

  • "What is my property zoned?"
  • "Can I divide my parcel?"
  • "What can I do on my property?"
  • "What's the General Plan Designation on my Property?"

For these types of questions, please use the following phone & fax numbers:

RIVERSIDE OFFICE:

PHONE: (951) 955-3200
FAX: (951) 955-3157



DESERT OFFICE:

PHONE: (760) 863-8277
FAX: (760) 863-7555

This is an automated phone system, so please listen carefully for the prompts.
IF YOU LEAVE A MESSAGE, PLEASE ALLOW 2 WORKING DAYS FOR A CALLBACK BEFORE PHONING AGAIN.

For Questions Directed to the Planning Department Director or Administration - RIVERSIDE

If you have questions or comments you would like to direct to the following personnel:

  • Ron Goldman , Planning Director
  • Damian Meins, Assistant Planning Director
  • Yolanda Tyler-Jackson, Agency Program Administrator
  • Lisa Osipitan , Department Secretary
  • Adam Rush, Principal Planner (North and Central County)
  • Larry Ross, Principal Planner (Menifee / Wildomar Transition and South County)
  • Jerry Jolliffe, Deputy Planning Director (Community Placemaking Div.)

please use the following phone number & fax number:

PHONE: (951) 955-6429
FAX: (951) 955-3157


Or send them an e-mail directly. CLICK HERE to go to a listing of staff's e-mail addresses.

PLEASE ALLOW 2 WORKING DAYS FOR A REPLY BEFORE E-MAILING OR PHONING AGAIN.

For Questions Directed to the Planning Department Administration - DESERT OFFICE

If you have questions or comments you would like to direct to the following personnel:

  • David Mares, Principal Planner

please use the following phone number & fax number:

PHONE: (760) 863-8277
FAX: (760) 863-7555


Or send them an e-mail directly. CLICK HERE to go to a listing of staff's e-mail addresses.

For Questions Regarding Geology

Please contact the following people:

  • David Jones, County Geologist

please use the following phone number & fax number:

PHONE: (951) 955-6863
FAX: (951) 955-0923


Or send them an e-mail directly. CLICK HERE to go to a listing of staff's e-mail addresses.

PLEASE ALLOW 2 WORKING DAYS FOR A REPLY BEFORE PHONING AGAIN.

For Questions Regarding the County's General Plan (Riverside County Integrated Project)

Please contact the following people:

  • Mike Harrod, Principal Planner

please use the following phone number & fax number:

PHONE: (951) 955-1881
FAX: (951) 955-3157


Or send them an e-mail directly. CLICK HERE to go to a listing of staff's e-mail addresses.

PLEASE ALLOW 2 WORKING DAYS FOR A REPLY BEFORE PHONING AGAIN.

For Questions Regarding Strategic Programs

Please contact the following people:

  • Mitra Mehta , Principal Planner

please use the following phone number & fax number:

PHONE: (951) 955-8514
FAX: (951) 955-0923


Or send them an e-mail directly. CLICK HERE to go to a listing of staff's e-mail addresses.

PLEASE ALLOW 2 WORKING DAYS FOR A REPLY BEFORE PHONING AGAIN.

For Questions Regarding Landscape Review Programs

Please contact the following people:

  • Kristi Lovelady , Principal Planner

please use the following phone number & fax number:

PHONE: (951) 955-0781
FAX: (951) 955-0923


Or send them an e-mail directly. CLICK HERE to go to a listing of staff's e-mail addresses.

PLEASE ALLOW 2 WORKING DAYS FOR A REPLY BEFORE PHONING AGAIN.

For Questions Regarding Cultural Resource Review Programs

Please contact the following people:

  • Leslie J. Mouriquand M.A., RPA, County Archaeologist & Cultural and Tribal Liaison

please use the following phone number & fax number:

PHONE: (760) 393-3411
FAX: (760) 863-7555


Or send them an e-mail directly. CLICK HERE to go to a listing of staff's e-mail addresses.

PLEASE ALLOW 2 WORKING DAYS FOR A REPLY BEFORE PHONING AGAIN.

For Questions Regarding Environmental Review and the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP)

Please contact the Environmental Programs Department at:

PHONE: (951) 955-6892

For Other Types of Questions See Below

Halimah Shenghur,
Account Inquiries, Collections & Past Due Accounts


PHONE: (951) 955-3250 or (951) 955-1910
FAX: (951) 955-1817

Chantell Griffin,
Planning Commission Secretary



PHONE: (951) 955-3251
FAX: (951) 955-3157

Or send them an e-mail directly. CLICK HERE to go to a listing of staff's e-mail addresses.

PLEASE ALLOW 2 WORKING DAYS FOR A REPLY BEFORE PHONING AGAIN.

Related Help Phone Numbers

Assessor Phone: (951) 955-6200
Clerk of the Board Phone: (951) 955-1069
Economic Development Phone: (951) 955-8916
Environmental Health Phone: (951) 955-8980
Executive Office Phone: (951) 955-1100
Flood Control Phone: (951) 955-1200