ORDINANCE NO. 2026-006
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE PRESERVE SPECIFIC PLAN TO ESTABLISH PRIVATE STREET STANDARDS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AREAS, ADD DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SELF-STORAGE AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE FACILITIES, AND IMPLEMENT VARIOUS CLEAN UP REVISIONS. PL25-0032 (PRESERVE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT).
The City Council of the City of Chino, California, does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. The Preserve Specific Plan is hereby amended as follows. Additions are shown in red; deletions are in bold strikethrough, and existing text that is not shown and will not be amended is denoted by ellipsis (“…”).
Figure 1 (pages 11-12) - The following map shall replace the existing map.
Pg. 19
On November 15, 2021, the Planning Commission recommended approval and on December 7, the City Council approved Ordinance 2021-015 to adopt the Specific Plan Amendment for changes to Main Street along with some changes to other street sections, and general clean-up.
On May 20, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval and on June 16, 2026, the City Council approved Ordinance 2026-005 to adopt a Specific Plan Amendment to establish private street standards for single-family residential areas, add development standards for self-storage and recreational vehicle storage facilities, and implement various clean-up revisions.
Figure 5 (pages 28-29) – The following map shall replace the existing map.
Figure 7 (pages 37-38) – The following map shall replace the existing map.
Table 1 (pages 40-41) – The following tables shall replace the existing tables.
Table 2 (page 42) - The following table shall replace the existing table.
1 Adjusted gross acres is the gross project acreage excluding the acreage devoted to major, secondary, and collector street rights-of-way, easements for major utilities, and land for City parks and schools. 2 Based on the City’s standard of 3 acres per 1,000 population for all residential units within the Specific Plan. Persons per dwelling unit are estimated at 3.4 persons (Department of Finance, January 2000). Acres are allocated based on Conceptual Parks and Schools Plan (Figure 17). 3 Two 12-acre School Sites assumed within the Community Core 16 and the High Density Residential 16 Designations. Potential third school site may not be required. A conceptual location is shown and could be moved to other locations in The Preserve, if necessary.
Table 3 (page 58) – The following table shall replace the existing table.
30 Refer to Design Guidelines for wider range of setbacks for garages with rear access. 31 When a residential lot shares a property line with a self-storage/RV storage use, a 5 foot landscape buffer plus a 15 foot building setback, for a total of 20 foot setback from property line to residential structure is required. A landscape lot may be counted towards a landscape buffer.
LDR3 Uses Subject to a Special Conditional Use Permit
Per the “Conditionally Permitted Land Uses” for the RD4.5 zone, Chapter 20.04 of the Zoning Code.
Habitable and Non-Habitable accessory structures > 1200 SF per Chapter 20.11 of the Zoning Code.
Recreational Vehicle/Mini-Storage allowed with Conditional Use Permit on LDR Zoned Land located along Chino-Corona Road (Cucamonga Avenue) across from CIW. Recreational vehicle/self-storage on LDR land use designation located along Chino Corona Road (Cucamonga Avenue) across from CIW. Refer to Section LDR7 Recreational Vehicle/Self-Storage Development Requirements (Table 4).
LDR 6 Development Requirements
Minimum side setbacks:
Single lot, attached and clustered products:
For single lot products: 0 ft from interior property lines to detached garages in the rear half of the lot. For detached garages in the front half of the lot, 5 ft. from interior property lines and 18 ft. from exterior property lines.
For attached and clustered products: 0 ft or a minimum of 5 ft. for garages in the rear half of the lot. For detached garages in the front half of the lot, 5 ft. from the interior property lines and 18 ft. from the exterior property lines.
Minimum rear setbacks:
Single lot, attached and clustered products:
Garages with habitable living space the setbacks shall be those listed for interior and exterior minimum rear setbacks.
Recreational vehicle/self-storage on LDR land use designation located along Chino-Corona Road (Mill Creek Avenue) across from CIW. Refer to Section LDR7 Recreational Vehicle/Self-Storage Development Requirements (Table 4).
LDR 7 Recreational Vehicle/Self-Storage Development Requirements Refer to Table 4.
Table 4 (pages 80-81), Table 5 (page 106), and Table 6 (page 141-142) – The tables shall be renumbered from Table 4 to 5, Table 5 to 6, and Table 6 to 7.
The local street section may be modified on a case-by-case basis if approved by the Fire Chief, the City Engineer and the Director of Development Services. Although the location of the local street section network is not defined, intersection and driveway spacing guidelines will be developed as an implementation measure of this Specific Plan. Private local streets within single-family residential neighborhoods are permitted in The Preserve Specific Plan area per the development standards on the cross-section shown on page 140 for Private Streets.
Street Section I1 Local Collector, Typical (page 125) – The following street section shall replace the existing street section.
Street Sections I2 Local Collector, Typical and J2 Local Collector, with Paseo (page 126) – The following street sections shall replace the existing street sections.
Street Section K Local Collector, with Transit (page 127) – The following street section shall replace the existing street section.
Street Section M2 Local Collector (page 128) – The following street section shall replace the existing street section.
Street Section O2 Loop Local Collector (page 129) – The following street section shall replace the existing street section.
Street Sections P Commercial Collector, Typical and Q Commercial Collector (page 130) – The following street sections shall replace the existing street sections.
Street Section R Commercial Collector with Paseo (page 131) – The following street section shall replace the existing street section.
Street Section W Major Arterial with Paseo (page 134) – The following street section shall replace the existing street section.
Street Sections D3 Legacy Park Street with Equestrian Trail, CC Legacy Park Street, and D4 Chino-Corona Road, with Equestrian Trail (page 137) – The following street sections for shall replace the existing street sections.
Street Section DD Local Collector (Page 138) – The following street section shall replace the existing street section.
Street Sections FF Local Collector with Paseo and GG Chino-Corona Road along Rancho Miramonte Frontage (page 139) - The following street sections shall replace the existing street sections.
Figure 12 (page 143) – The following exhibit shall replace the existing exhibit.
Section 2. CEQA Findings. The environmental documentation is adequate and conforms with the provisions of CEQA, as the Project is within the scope of The Preserve Chino Sphere of Influence - Subarea 2 Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH# 2000121036) originally certified on March 25, 2003, which adequately describes the proposed activity for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Section 21166 and Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines. The Preserve Specific Plan Amendment does not include any land use changes, changes in residential densities, or changes to the maximum number of permitted residential units allowed in The PSP, and would not create any new significant impacts, or impacts that are significantly different than those identified in The Preserve Chino Sphere of Influence – Subarea 2 Final Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2000121036).
Section 3. 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 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its second reading and adoption.
Section 5. 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 21st day of JULY 2026.
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 21st day of July 2026 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
By:
NATALIE GONZAGA, CITY CLERK
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ORDINANCE NO. 2026-006