ORDINANCE NO. 2024-004
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SELECTED PROVISIONS OF THE SIGN CODE (TITLE 16 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE) AND ZONING CODE (TITLE 20 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE) OF THE CITY OF CHINO. PL23-0119 (ZONE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT) The City Council of the City of Chino, California, does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 16.01.040 (Applicability) is hereby amended as follows (added text in red):
A. The sign code shall be effective throughout the city's planning jurisdiction. For the purposes of this title, the planning jurisdiction shall be defined as the area within the corporate boundaries of the city.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the sign code does not apply to signs or displays located on property owned by the city that are not capable of being read from the public right-of-way or from an adjacent private property. Such signs and displays may be approved in the sole discretion of the city manager.
Section 2. Section 20.08.020 is hereby amended, modifying the Agricultural, Open Space, and Public Zoning District Purposes, to read as follows (added text in red):
General Agricultural (AG). The purpose of this district is to provide areas for general agricultural uses. Permitted uses in the AG district include livestock ranges, crop cultivation, agriculture related residences and structures, parks and recreational areas and agricultural offices. Temporary commercial recreation facilities are also permitted with the approval of a Special Conditional Use Permit, excluding any property within the City that is subject to a specific plan.
Open Space Recreational (OS 1). The purpose of this district is to provide areas for a variety of types of public parks. Permitted uses and structures in the OS 1 district include active playing fields, parks, and recreation facilities, urban parks and plazas, bicycle and walking trails, fountains, landscaped areas and corridors, natural open space and wildlife areas and water recharge and detention facilities.
Open Space Natural (OS 2). The purpose of this district is to provide areas for open space conservation and passive recreational uses. The OS 2 district is intended to feature minimal or no development and to serve as visual buffers, natural open and wildlife corridors and water recharge and detentions/retention areas. The OS 2 district may contain hiking and biking trails and other landscaped areas. The OS 2 district is intended to preserve agricultural, cultural and historical resources, protect natural plant and animal habitats and provide links with regional habitat corridors. Temporary commercial recreation facilities are also permitted with the approval of a Special Conditional Use Permit, excluding any property within the City that is subject to a specific plan.
Public (P). The purpose of this district is to provide locations for uses that support government, civic, cultural, recreational, health and infrastructure aspects of the community, such as public educational institutions, community and group meeting centers, fire stations, cemeteries and libraries. This district also accommodates large-scale public facilities such as storm water detention/retention facilities, water treatment plants, solid waste transfer stations, recycling facilities, multi-modal facilities, transit station, corporation yards, cemeteries, and landfill sites.
Public School (PS). The purpose of this district is to provide locations for public schools to serve Chino residents.
Section 3. Table 20.08-1 is hereby amended, adding the classifications for “Temporary Commercial Recreation” as permitted with the approval of a Special Conditional Use Permit, to read as follows (added text in red):
Chapter 20.08 – Agricultural, Open Space, and Public Zoning Districts
20.08.030 – Use Regulations
Table 20.08-1 Land Use Regulations for Agricultural, Open Space, and Public Zoning Districts Uses
Zoning District
Additional Regulations
AGOS1OS2PPSRecreational Uses
Commercial Recreation
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C
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Temporary Commercial Recreation Facility
C [1]
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C [1]
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20.12.020.C.2.
Fairgrounds
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C
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C
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Golf Courses
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C
C
C
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[1] Excludes any property within the City that is subject to a specific plan.
Section 4. Section 20.24.020(T) is hereby revised to add a definition of “Temporary commercial recreation facility,” which shall be added in alphabetical order (added text in red):
T. Definitions, “T”
Temporary commercial recreation facility. Any establishment that provides entertainment activities or services on a temporary basis, that may have a fee or admission charge, including miniature golf courses, sports clubs, outdoor inflatable theme parks and obstacle courses, amphitheaters, parking lots and other uses of like kind or character. Facilities operated by a public agency are not included in this definition.
Section 5. The City Council finds that this Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), Common Sense Exemption, in that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility for this action to have a significant effect on the environment, and individual development applications will be reviewed under CEQA as they are proposed.
Section 6. Severability.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any other provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, parts or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its second reading and adoption.
Section 8. Certification. The City Clerk of the City of Chino shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in the Chino Champion, a newspaper of general circulation, within said City in accordance with the provisions of the Government Code.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 2ND DAY OF APRIL 2024.
By:
EUNICE M. ULLOA, MAYOR
ATTEST:
By:
NATALIE GONZAGA, CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) §
CITY OF CHINO )
I, Natalie Gonzaga, City Clerk of the City of Chino do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance of the City of Chino was duly adopted by said City Council at a regular meeting held on the 2nd day of April 2024 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
By:
NATALIE GONZAGA, CITY CLERK
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