ORDINANCE NO. 2026-008
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING PROVISIONS OF THE ZONING CODE (TITLE 20 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE) OF THE CITY OF CHINO. PL24-0146 (ZONE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT).
WHEREAS, the City of Chino adopted the 2045 Chino General Plan on September 2, 2025; and WHEREAS, certain amendments to Title 20, Zoning, of the Chino Municipal Code are required to implement the 2045 General Plan and ensure the Plan and Code are consistent, as required under State law; and WHEREAS, this proposed ordinance is within the scope of the City of Chino 2045 General Plan Update Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2024090833), prepared for the Project and certified by the City Council on September 2, 2025, and adoption of the proposed amendments is consistent with the Project described in the EIR and all mitigation measures from the EIR are incorporated as conditions of approval for the Project, no new or substantially more adverse impacts than identified in the EIR would result from adoption of the proposed zoning ordinance amendments for PL24-0108 (Zone Ordinance Amendments) with the first reading of this Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2026-008).
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2026, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing for PL24-0146 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment) in compliance with law, entertained the written and oral report of staff, took public testimony on the Project, and recommended, on a vote of 6 ayes to 0 nays, that the City Council adopt the amendments to Zoning Code as outlined in Exhibit “A”.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chino does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Title 20 of the Chino Municipal Code is hereby revised (additions are in bold red, and other colors; deletions in strikethrough) as identified in Exhibit A (attached). The City Council further authorizes the Development Services Director or his designee to make any non-substantive corrections to the Zoning Code attached as Exhibit A as deemed reasonably necessary consistent with the approval granted herein by the City Council.
Section 2. CEQA Findings. The proposed ordinance is within the scope of the City of Chino 2045 General Plan Update Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2024090833), prepared for the Project and certified by the City Council on September 2, 2025, and adoption of the proposed amendments is consistent with the Project described in the EIR and all mitigation measures from the EIR are incorporated as conditions of approval for the Project, no new or substantially more adverse impacts than identified in the EIR would result from adoption of the proposed zoning map amendments.
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. 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 (Ordinance No. 2026-008) 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 was duly adopted by said City Council at a regular meeting held on the 21st day of July 2026, by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
By:
NATALIE GONZAGA, CITY CLERK
Exhibit A-Title 20 Zoning Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Amendments ORDINANCE NO. 2026-008