13-1 (Rev 9-2009)
Article 13:
Land Use and Special Requirements
Sections:
9-1.1300: Permitted, Conditional and Ancillary Land Uses – All Zoning Districts
9-1.1305: Special Requirements for Certain Permitted and Conditional Uses
9-1.1310: Determination of Use
Sec. 9-1.1300: Permitted, Conditional and Ancillary Land Uses – All Zoning Districts
A. Land and facilities thereon shall only be developed, divided and/or used for those activities listed in Table 13-1
(Permitted, Conditional and Ancillary Land UsesAll Zoning Districts). Table 13-1 establishes uses that are permitted,
conditionally permitted, not permitted or allowed as an ancillary use in association with a permitted or conditionally
permitted use, within each zoning district established by Article 12 (Zoning Districts and Boundaries). A use that is not
specifically allowed by Table 13-1 shall be deemed a prohibited use unless otherwise allowed by the Zoning
Administrator in accordance with the provisions contained in § 9-1.1310 (Determination of Use) of this chapter.
B. No land use shall be permitted that is not consistent with the objectives, polices, general land uses and programs
specified in the General Plan. A land use is consistent with the General Plan if, considering all of its aspects, it is found
to further the objectives and policies of the General Plan. Appeals of consistency determinations shall be as provided
in Article 5 (Appeals) of this chapter.
C. The land uses addressed in Table 13-1 are organized as follows:
AGRICULTURAL USES
Agricultural Services
Agricultural waste management facilities
Animal hospitals/veterinarians
Animal keeping
Calf growing ranches
Dairy and milk production
Household pets
Kennels and catteries
Rodeos
Stables
Trade of livestock
RESIDENTIAL USES
Caretaker units
Guest houses
Home occupations
Live/work developments
Mixed-use developments
Mobile home parks
Mobile/manufactured home
Multiple family dwellings
Second and senior second dwellings
Senior citizen housing
Single family dwellings
Transitional shelter housing
INSTITUTIONAL USES
Educational facilities
Health care facilities
Public services
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Religious facilities
Non-profit/service organizations
Utilities
COMMERCIAL USES
Communications
Eating and drinking places and food services
Entertainment and recreation facilities
Lodging facilities
Motor vehicle services
Offices
Retail
Services
INDUSTRIAL USES
Construction
Industrial retail sales
Light industrial
Manufacturing
Transportation and warehousing
Wholesale trade
TEMPORARY AND INTERIM USES
Temporary alcoholic beverage sales
Temporary subdivision sales offices
Street fairs
Other temporary uses
D. The symbols shown in Table 13-1 have the following meanings:
1. “P” means that the use is permitted by right of being in the proper zoning district, subject to the provisions
applicable to that district and any special criteria that have been established for the particular use
2. “C” means that the use is conditionally permitted, subject to the filing of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in
accordance with the provisions established in Article (Conditional Use Permits) of this chapter, which must be
granted by the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission before the use is established within a particular
zoning district.
3. “A” means that the use is an ancillary use that is permitted by right of being in the proper zoning district, provided
the use is subordinate to a primary permitted or conditionally permitted use of the property.
4. “AP” means that the use is permitted by right of being in the proper zoning district, provided that the use first
obtains an administrative permit issued by the Planning Department.
5. “U” means refer to the underlying zoning district to determine if the use is allowed. All special use requirements
that are applicable to the underlying zoning district shall be complied with.
6. “---” means that the use is expressly prohibited within the specified zoning district.
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Table 13-1: Permitted, Conditional, and Ancillary Land Uses – All Zoning Districts
Zoning Categories:
Residential Zoning Districts
Commercial & Professional Zoning
Districts
Industrial Zoning Districts
AR: Agricultural-Residential AP: Administrative Professional M1: Limited Industrial AG: Agricultural Overlay
RE: Residential Estate Residential NC: Neighborhood Commercial M2: Industrial Park PF: Public Facilities
R1: Single Family Dwelling Residential C1: Shopping Center Commercial M3: General Industrial OS: Open Space
R1.5: Low-Medium Density Residential C2: Central Business District Commercial
R2: Medium Residential C3: Commercial Service
R3: High Density Residential C4: Airport Related Services
MH: Mobile Home Park EA: Euclid Avenue Overlay District
Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
AGRICULTUR
AL USES
A.
Accessory farm structures, including barns, stables storage
tanks and other farming-related buildings
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P --- ---
B.
Agricu
ltural services
1.
Agricultural support services
---
---
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---
C
---
---
Note
1
2.
Commercial growing establishments (row, field, tree and
crop production)
C C --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P P P --- P P P P P P
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Commercial
growing establishments
3.
Feed and fuel yards
---
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P
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4.
Mushroom farms (without use of manure)
---
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-
--
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---
C
---
---
5.
Plant nurseries
(i)
Wholesale
P
C
---
---
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---
P
---
P
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
P
(ii)
Retail
---
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---
P
C
P
---
---
P
6.
Produce stands (sale of product grown on
-
site
)
C
C
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
P
P
---
P
P
P
A
P
P
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Produce stands
C.
Agricultural waste management facilities
(in accordance
with applicable local, state and federal laws)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- ---
D.
Animal hospitals/veterinarians
C
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
P
---
---
C
---
---
E. Animal keeping
See
§
9
-
1.1305;
Animal keeping
and related uses
1.
Apiary
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
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-
--
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
2.
Aviary
(i)
Less than 25 birds
P
---
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P
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---
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Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
(ii)
25 to 100 birds
C
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P
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3.
C
attle/buffalo
P
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P
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4.
Horses
P
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P
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5.
Llamas, burros, donkeys
P
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-
--
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P
---
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6.
Ostriches, emus and rheas
P
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P
---
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7.
Poultry
and
foul
P
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P
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8.
Rabbits and chinchillas
P
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P
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---
9.
Swine
P
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P
---
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10.
Sheep, goats and similar livestock
P
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---
P
-
--
---
F. Calf growing ranches --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- ---
Note
1 and s
ee
§
9
-
1.1305;
Animal keeping and related uses
G.
Commercial poultry ranches
---
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-
--
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---
H.
Commercial hog ranches
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---
I. Dairy and milk production C --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305;
Animal keepi
ng
and related uses
J. Household pets (3 or fewer animals) A A A A A A A --- --- --- --- --- --- U --- --- --- --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305;
Animal keeping
and related uses
K.
Kennels and catteries
(
4 or
more animals)
Note 3
1.
Up to 8 animals
P
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C
---
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2.
More than 8 animals
---
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C
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C
P
C
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L.
Rodeos
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C
---
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M.
Stable
s
(commercial)
C
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C
N.
Trade of livestock
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C
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RESIDENTIAL USES
A.
Accessory structures, includ
ing
guesthouses, garages
,
carports, garden and tool sheds, and other ancillary buildings
and structures
A/C A/C A/C A/C A/C A/C --- --- --- --- --- --- --- U --- --- --- A --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.14
40
.A
and
§
9
-
1.1305; Residential accessory
structures
B. Caretaker quarters --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- A/C U A/C A/C A/C A --- A/C
See
§
9
-
1.1305;
Caretaker
quarters
C. Home occupations P P P P P P P --- --- --- --- --- --- U --- --- --- P --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Home
occupations
D.
Live/work developments
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
U
---
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---
---
---
---
E.
Mixed
-
use developments
(
commercial developments
incorporating multiple family dwellings)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C P C --- U --- --- --- --- --- ---
See § 9
-
1.1635
.A
(Mixed Use
Developments)
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Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
F.
Mobile home parks
---
---
---
---
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---
P
---
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G.
Multiple family dwellings
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
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---
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
-
--
H.
Second and senior second (
g
ranny
f
lats) dwellings
(
only
allowed within Community Planning Areas 3, 4 and 9, on a lot
containing a single family dwelling,)
P P P P P --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- U --- --- --- P --- --- See § 9-1.1440.A
I.
Senior citiz
en housing
---
---
---
---
C
C
---
---
---
C
P
C
---
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---
---
---
Note 10
J.
Single family dwellings (one unit per lot)
P
P
P
P
P
P
---
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P
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---
P
---
---
Note 2
K. Transitional shelter housing --- --- --- --- C C --- --- --- --- C C --- --- C C C --- C ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Transitional
shelter housing
INSTITUTIONAL USES
A.
Educational facilities
1.
Schools: grades K through 12
(i)
Private
C
C
C
C
C
C
---
---
C
C
C
C
C
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
(ii)
Public
P
P
P
P
P
P
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
2.
Universities/Colleges
(i)
Private
C
C
C
C
C
C
---
C
---
C
C
C
C
---
---
---
---
C
C
---
(ii)
Public
P
P
P
P
P
P
---
P
--
-
P
P
P
P
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
3.
Vocational/
t
rade
s
chools
---
---
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---
C
---
C
C
C
C
---
C
C
C
---
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---
B.
Healthcare facilities
1.
Ambulance service
---
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---
---
C
C
C
---
---
C
C
C
---
---
---
2. Assisted living/congregate care facilities --- --- --- --- C C --- --- --- C --- C --- --- --- --- --- C --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Congregate
care facilities
3.
Convalescent care facilities (with continuous skilled
nursing care)
--- --- --- --- C C --- --- --- --- C C --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
4.
Health care offices & clinics, including medical, dental,
psychiatry/psychology, acupuncture, chiropractic, physical therapy
and other similar therapeutic offices and clinics, substance abuse
clinics, and other related health and support facilities
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- C P C P P C --- --- --- --- --- --- Notes 7 and 8
5.
Hospitals
---
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C
C
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6.
Industrial clinics
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C
---
P
C
P
---
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P
P
P
---
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7.
Medical marijuana dispensary (Ordinance No. 2858)
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C.
Public services
1.
Convention center
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P
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P
2.
Cultural facilities
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Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
(i)
Cultural facility
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P
P
P
P
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P
C
(ii)
Exhibit hall
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P
P
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P
(iii)
Museum
---
---
C
C
C
C
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---
P
P
P
P
---
---
C
---
---
P
P
(iv)
Zoos, aquariums, planetariums and botanical
gardens
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- --- --- --- --- --- P C
3.
Public facilities
(i)
Government offic
es
---
---
---
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---
P
---
P
P
P
P
U
---
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---
P
---
(ii)
Libraries
---
---
C
C
C
C
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
U
---
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P
---
(iii)
Maintenance and storage yards
---
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P
P
P
---
P
---
(iv)
Other gov
ernment facilities
---
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---
C
C
C
P
U
C
C
C
---
P
---
(v)
Parks and recreation facilities
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
U
P
P
P
P
P
P
(vi)
Police and fire stations
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
P
P
P
C
U
P
P
P
---
P
---
(vii)
Police storefront facilities
and substations
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
U
P
P
P
P
P
P
D.
Religious facilities
1.
Religious assembly/places of worship
C
C
C
C
C
C
---
C
C
C
C
C
C
U
C
C
---
C
---
---
2.
Monasteries, convent or similar religious quarters
---
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C
C
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E.
Non
-
profit/service organizations
(501(c)(3))
1.
Campaign offices
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
2. Charitable distribution services (i.e. food banks, etc.) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- C C C --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Non
-
profit
social service uses
3.
Charitable, philanthropic, service and other non
-
profit
organization offices
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P P P P U --- --- A --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Non
-
profit
social service uses
F.
Utilities
1.
Power plant (less than 100 MW
-
natural gas only)
---
---
---
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---
---
C
---
---
---
2.
Public utility/service struct
ure
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
U
C
C
C
---
C
C
3.
Public utility office
---
---
---
---
---
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---
P
---
P
P
P
---
U
C
C
C
---
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4.
Sewage systems (waste water treatment facilities)
---
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---
C
---
---
---
5.
Solid waste management (collection and transfer
facilities)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- --- ---
6.
Water systems (
water wells,
water storage, treatment
and filtration facilities)
C C C C C C C C C C C C C U C C C C C C
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Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
COMMERCIAL USES
A.
Communications
1. Antennas and wireless telecommunications facilities --- --- P/C P/C P/C P/C --- --- --- P/C P/C P/C P/C P/C P/C P/C P/C P/C P/C P/C
See
§
9
-
1.3289 (Antennas and
Wireless Telecommunications
Facilities)
2.
Radio and
t
elevision
b
roadcasting
s
tudios
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
P
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
3.
Recording and
s
ound
s
tudios
---
---
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---
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---
---
---
---
C
P
P
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
4.
Satellite
d
ishes/
h
am
r
adio
a
ntennas and other facilities
(for private use only)
P P P P P P P P P P P P P --- P P P P P P
B.
Eating
and d
rinking
p
laces
,
and
f
ood
s
ervices
1.
Alcoholic beverage sales for consumption on the
premises (includes all retailer's on-sale licenses issued by the
State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- C C C C C C U C C C --- --- C
2.
B
anquet
f
acilities
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
A
A/C
A/C
A
A
U
A
A
A
---
---
A
3.
Bars/cocktail lounges
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
C
C
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
4.
Catering establishments
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
C
P
P
---
---
---
---
5.
Restaurants
(i) Fast and specialty food restaurants --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P/C P/C P/C P/C U P/C P/C P/C --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Drive
-
thru
facilities
(ii)
Full service (sit down) restaurants
---
---
---
---
--
-
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
U
P
P
P
---
---
C
C.
Entertainment and
r
ecreation
facilities
1. Adult-oriented businesses --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Adult
businesses
2.
Amusement pa
rks
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
C
---
---
C
3.
Athletic fields
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
U
---
C
C
---
P
P
4.
Auditoriums and other public assembly facilities
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
P
C
5.
Batting cages
Indoor
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
U
---
P
P
---
---
P
6.
Batting cages
Outdoor
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
U
---
P
P
---
---
P
7.
Billiard parlors and pool halls
---
--
-
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
C
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.
Bowling alley
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
C
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.
Dance studios (instructional)
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
U
P
---
---
---
---
---
Note 6
10.
Golf courses
C
C
C
C
C
C
---
---
---
C
---
C
---
U
---
C
C
---
C
C
11.
Golf driving ranges
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
C
C
U
---
C
C
---
C
C
12.
Health club and gymnasiums
(i)
Less than 2,000 sq. ft.
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
P
P
P
P
U
P
P
P
---
---
---
City of Ontario Development Code Article 13: Land Use & Special Requirements
13-8 (Rev 9-2009)
Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
(ii)
2,000 or more
SF
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
C
P
P
U
C
C
C
---
---
C
13.
Live entertainment
and dancing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
C
C
U
C
C
C
---
---
---
14.
Miniature golf courses
---
---
--
-
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
U
---
---
C
---
---
---
15.
Motion picture theaters
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
16. Motocross and off-road racing and riding facilities --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Motocross,
mini-bike and similar
recreational vehicle courses
17.
Recreational facilities (as part of a residential
Development)
A A A A A A A --- --- A A A --- U --- --- --- --- --- ---
18.
Simulated racing (
g
o carts,
slick track, dragsters,
radio
controlled vehicles, etc.)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
19.
Simulated shooting games
Indoor (Laser tag, etc.)
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
C
---
U
---
---
--
-
---
---
---
20.
Shooting range
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
U
---
C
C
---
---
---
21.
Skate park
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
U
---
C
C
---
---
P
22.
Skating rinks
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
C
---
U
---
C
C
---
---
---
23.
Stadiums and sports arenas
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
24.
Tennis and swim clubs
C
C
C
C
C
C
---
---
---
C
---
C
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
25.
Theaters
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
--
-
C
C
C
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
26. Video/electronic game arcades, cyber cafes, and on-line
and internet gaming facilities
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C C C --- U --- --- --- --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Video, pinball
and electronic game arcades,
cyber cafes, and on-line and
internet gaming facilities
D.
Lodging
facilities
1. Bed and breakfast inns C C C C P P --- C --- C C --- --- U --- --- --- --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Bed and
breakfast inn establishments
2. Boarding, lodging or rooming houses AP AP AP AP AP AP --- --- --- --- --- --- --- U --- --- --- AP --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Boarding,
lodging or rooming houses
3. Hotels/motels --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- C U --- --- --- --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Hotels, motels
,
apartment hotels and residence
inns
4. Residence inns --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C U --- --- --- --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Hotels, motels,
apartment hotels and residence
inns
5.
Recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds
---
---
---
--
-
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
City of Ontario Development Code Article 13: Land Use & Special Requirements
13-9 (Rev 9-2009)
Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
6. Single room occupancy (SRO) facilities --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C C C U --- --- --- --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Single room
occupancy (SRO) hotels
E.
Motor vehicle
ser
vices
1.
Auctions
Automobiles, light trucks, vans, motorcycles
and boats
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C C --- C --- --- ---
2. Automated fueling facilities --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- --- --- C P --- --- ---
S
ee
§
9
-
1.1305; Automated
fueling facilities
3.
Body, paint and customization shops
Automobiles, light
trucks, vans, motorcycles and boats
(i)
Body and paint work and major customization
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
C
C
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Minor customization work involving the replacement
or addition of parts only (cutting, welding, body and paint work,
custom fabrication and similar activities are not permitted)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P --- --- P P P --- --- ---
4.
Body, paint and customization shops
Trucks, buses,
motorhomes and similarly large vehicles
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C C P --- --- ---
5.
Fueling stations
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- C C C C P P P --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Motor vehicle
fueling stations
6.
Mobile motor vehicle repair/services
(i) Mobile body and paint repair services --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P --- --- P P P --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305
Mobile motor
vehicle body and paint repair
services
(ii)
Mobile washing, cleaning and d
etailing
services
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iii) Mobile glass installation --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P --- P P P --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305
Mobile motor
vehicle glass repair and
replacement services
(iv)
All other
mobile
repair services
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
7.
Motor vehicle storage
(i)
Indoor
---
---
--
-
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Outdoor
operable vehicles (with screening)
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
P
---
---
---
(iii)
Outdoor
inoperable vehicles (with screening)
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
C
---
---
---
8.
Parking
commercial lot/garage
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
C
C
C
U
C
---
---
---
---
---
9. Parking—interim airport lot --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Interim Off
-
Airport Parking Lots
10.
Parts and accessories sales
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
City of Ontario Development Code Article 13: Land Use & Special Requirements
13-10 (Rev 9-2009)
Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
11.
Repair and servicing
Automobiles, light trucks, vans,
motorcycles and boats
(i)
Servicing, including tune
-
up, emissions testing,
battery replacement oil change, etc. No use of impact wrenches or
other equipment that could create noise impacts)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- P C --- P P P --- --- ---
(ii)
Minor repair, includ
ing brakes, tires, radiators,
electrical, etc.
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P C --- P P P --- --- ---
(iii)
Major repair, including engine and transmission
repair and rebuilding, etc.
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- --- C C P --- --- ---
12.
Repair and servicing
Trucks, buses, motorhomes and
similarly large vehicles
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P P --- --- ---
13.
Retail s
ales, leasing and rental
(i)
Automobiles, light trucks, vans, mot
orcycles and
recreational vehicles
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P C --- --- C --- --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Sales, leasing
and rentals
(ii)
Trucks
,
buses
and similarly large vehicles
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
14.
Tire stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
15.
Towing service (no on
-
site storage of towed vehicles
permitted)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P --- --- P P P --- --- ---
16.
Upholstery shop
s
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
17.
Was
hing, cleaning and detailing
(i)
A
utomobiles, light trucks and vans (includes full
-
service and self-service facilities) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- A A A A/C A --- A A A --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305;
Motor vehicle
washing, cleaning and detailing
facilities
(ii)
Trucks
,
buses
and similarly large vehicles
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- --- A/C A/C P --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305;
Motor vehicle
washing, cleaning and detailing
facilities
F.
Offices
(a
dministrative, professional and other offices
)
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
A
P
P
P
P
U
A
A
A
A
---
---
Note 11
G.
Retail
trade
1.
Building materials, garden equipment and supplies, and
home improvement warehouse stores [NAICS 444]
(i)
Stores without outdoor storage
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
C
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(ii)
Stores with outdoor storage
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
2.
Clothing and clothing accessories stores [NAICS 448]
(i)
Clothing stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(ii)
Jewelry stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
-
--
---
---
---
City of Ontario Development Code Article 13: Land Use & Special Requirements
13-11 (Rev 9-2009)
Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
(iii)
Luggage and leather goods
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iv)
Shoe stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
3.
Electronics and appliance stores [NAICS 443]
(i)
Appliance, television and other electronics stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
C
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(ii)
Camera and photographic supplies stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iii)
Compute
r and software stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
4.
Food and beverage stores [NAICS 445]
(i)
Alcoholic beverage sales
for consumption off the
premises (includes all retailer's off-sale licenses issued by the
State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- C C C C C C U C C C --- --- C
(ii)
Certified farmers’ markets
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iii) Convenience stores --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P P P --- --- P P P --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Convenience
markets
(iv)
Grocery stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
C
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(v)
Specialty food stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
--
-
---
---
---
---
---
---
5.
Furniture and home furnishings stores [NAICS 442]
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
6.
General merchandise stores [NAICS 452]
(i)
Department and variety stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(ii)
Discount stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iii)
Indoor swap meets
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
-
--
(iv)
Warehouse and club/membership stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
7.
Health and personal care stores [NAICS 446]
(i)
Cosmetics and beauty supplies stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(ii)
Optical goods
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iii)
Pharmacies and drug stores
(a) With drive-thru facilities --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P/C --- P/C P/C U --- --- --- --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Drive
-
thru
facilities
(b)
Without
d
rive
-
thru facilities
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.
Miscellaneous retail stores [NAICS 453]
(i)
Antique stores
---
---
---
-
--
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(ii)
Art galleries and dealers, and art supply stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
P
P
P
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iii)
Florists
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iv)
Gift and novelty stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(v)
Hookah
and
smoking lounges
,
and similar facilities
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(vi)
Office supplies an
d stationery stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
City of Ontario Development Code Article 13: Land Use & Special Requirements
13-12 (Rev 9-2009)
Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
(vii)
Pawnbrokers/pawnshops
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(viii)
Pet and pet supply stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(ix)
Postal products, supplies and services
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(x)
T
obacco products stores (excluding hookah bars,
smoking lounges and similar facilities)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P P P --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
(xi)
Used merchandise (thrift and second hand) stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.
Non
-
store retailers
electronic shopping and mail
-
order
houses [NAICS 454]
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P --- --- P P P --- --- ---
10.
Outdoor sales, displays and activities (permanent)
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
11.
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores [NAIC
S
451]
(i)
Book stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(ii)
Guns and ammunition stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iii)
Hobby, toy and game stores
---
---
---
-
--
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iv)
Music and video stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(v)
Sporting goods stores
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
H.
Serv
ices
1.
Business services
(i)
Advertising agencies
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
U
P
---
---
---
---
---
(ii)
Data processing services
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
---
---
U
P
P
P
---
---
---
(iii) Exterminating services --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- U C C P --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Exterminating
services
(iv)
Equipment sales and rentals
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
U
C
C
C
---
---
---
(v)
Photocopying printing and dup
licating services
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
P
P
P
P
U
P
P
P
---
---
---
(vi)
Photography studios
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
2.
Financial services
(i)
Banks, credit unions and other depository
institutions
(ii)
Without drive
-
thru facilities
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
C
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iii) With drive-thru facilities --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- P C P P U --- --- --- --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Drive
-
thru
facilities
(iv)
Check cashing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
A
A
A/C
A/C
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(v)
Payday advances
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(vi)
Money transmitting
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
C
P
---
P
P
U
-
--
---
---
---
---
---
(vii)
Other financial services
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
C
P
---
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
City of Ontario Development Code Article 13: Land Use & Special Requirements
13-13 (Rev 9-2009)
Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
3.
Personal services
(i)
Barber shop and beauty/nail salons
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
-
--
---
(ii)
Cemeteries and mausoleums
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
(iii)
Dry cleaners
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iv)
Funeral parlors and mortuaries
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
P
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(v)
Laundries
commercial
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
U
P
P
P
---
---
---
(vi)
Laundries
self
-
serve
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(vii) Massage Services --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P P P P U --- --- --- --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Massage
establishments and services
(viii)
Pet grooming
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
P
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(ix)
Public/self storage
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
--
-
---
C
---
C
---
U
P
P
P
---
---
---
(x)
Tailors
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(xi)
Tattoo and body piercing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(xii)
Taxidermy
---
---
---
---
---
---
-
--
---
---
---
---
---
---
U
---
P
---
---
---
---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Taxidermy
(xiii)
Travel agencies (ticket sales and trip planning
services)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P C P P P U --- --- --- --- --- ---
4.
Repair services
(i)
Computers, hom
e electronics and small home
appliances (toaster, iron, etc.)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P A P A U P P P --- --- ---
(ii)
Electrical equipment
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
(iii)
Furniture refinishing
---
---
-
--
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
U
P
P
P
---
---
---
(iv)
Furniture re
-
upholstery
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
A
C
---
U
P
P
P
---
---
---
(v)
Home appliances
Large (washer, stove,
refrigerator, etc.)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- --- P P P --- --- ---
(vi)
Jewelry and watches/clocks
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(vii)
Lawnmower and garden equipment
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
U
P
P
P
---
---
---
(viii)
Locksmith/key shops
-
--
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(ix)
Shoe repair
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
5.
Social assistance services
(i)
Child care
(a)
Child day care center
s (more than 14 children)
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
U
C
C
---
---
---
---
See § 9-1.1305; Child care
facilities
(b)
Family child day care
(1)
Large family (7 to 14 children)
P
P
P
P
C
C
---
---
C
C
C
C
C
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(2)
Small fam
ily (8 or fewer children)
P
P
P
P
P
P
---
---
P
---
---
---
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
City of Ontario Development Code Article 13: Land Use & Special Requirements
13-14 (Rev 9-2009)
Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
(ii)
Children’s residential facilities (group homes, small
family homes (SFH), foster family homes (FFH) and transitional
shelter care facilities)
(a)
6 or fewer children
P
P
P
P
P
P
---
---
P
---
---
---
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
Note 9
(b)
Mo
r
e than 6 children
---
---
---
---
C
C
---
---
C
---
---
---
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iii)
Adult and elderly residential facilities (adult day
programs, adult r
esidential facilities (ARF), residential care facilities
for the elderly (RCFE) and social rehabilitation facilities)
(a)
6 or fewer adults
P
P
P
P
P
P
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(b)
More than 6 adults
---
---
---
---
C
C
---
---
---
C
---
C
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
INDUSTRIAL USES
A.
Construction
1.
Contract construction service office
(i)
Office only
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
U
P
P
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Equipment and/or material storage yard
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
P
---
---
---
2.
Sandblasting and beadblasting
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
B.
Hazardous waste collection
facilities
, excepting household
hazardous waste facilities
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C C --- C ---
C.
Hazardous waste facilities
See Article 28 (Hazardous
Waste (HW) Overlay District)
1.
Cement kiln incinerator
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
2.
Class I disposal facilities
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
3.
Class II disposa
l facilities
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
4.
Class III disposal facilities
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
5.
Deep well injection
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
6.
Hazardous waste landfill
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
7.
Incinerator
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.
Land
disposal facility
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.
Land farming
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.
Off
-
site hazardous waste facility
---
---
---
---
---
---
--
-
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
11.
On
-
site hazardous waste facility
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
---
C
---
12.
Residuals repository
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
--
-
---
---
13.
Specified hazardous waste facility
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
14.
Storage facility, limited to storage of hazardous waste
generated in the City of Ontario
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C C --- C ---
City of Ontario Development Code Article 13: Land Use & Special Requirements
13-15 (Rev 9-2009)
Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
15.
Surface impoundment
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
16.
Transportable treatment unit
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
17.
Treat
ment facility, limited to treatment of hazardous
waste generated in the City of Ontario
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C C --- C ---
18.
Transfer station, limited to the transfer of hazardous
waste generated in the City of Ontario
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C C --- C ---
19.
Waste pile
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
D.
Household hazardous waste collection facilities
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
-
--
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
P
---
E.
Industrial
r
etail
s
ales
(retail of goods and/or product either
manufactured, warehoused or wholesaled on-site)
1.
Maximum 15% of building floor area or 8,000 sq
-
ft,
whichever is less)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- U A A A --- --- ---
2.
Over 8,000 Sq. ft. or 15%
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
U
C
C
C
---
---
---
F.
Light Industrial
1. Recyclable material salvage facilities --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- --- ---
S
ee
§
9
-
1.1305; Metal salvage
yards and scrap processing
2. Recycling collection facilities
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Recycling
facilities
(i)
Small (500 sq
-
ft or less in area)
---
---
---
--
-
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
C
---
---
P
---
P
---
P
---
(ii)
Large (greater than 500 sq
-
ft in area)
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
P
---
P
---
---
---
3. Recycling processing facilities --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P --- --- ---
See
§
9
-
1.1305; Recycling
processing facilities
4.
Research
and
d
evelopment
s
ervices/
l
aboratories
[NAICS
541710]
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- U --- P P --- --- ---
G.
Manufacturing
[NAICS 31 through 33]
---
---
---
1.
Apparel manufacturing [NAICS 315]
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
2.
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing {NAICS
312]
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P --- --- ---
3.
Chemical manufacturing [NAICS 325]
---
---
---
(i)
Basic chemical manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
(ii)
Paint, coating and adhesive manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
(iii)
Pesticides, fertilizer and other agricultural chemical
manufacturing
(a)
Fertilizer manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
---
---
City of Ontario Development Code Article 13: Land Use & Special Requirements
13-16 (Rev 9-2009)
Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
(b)
Pesticide
and other agricultural chemical
manufacturing
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
(iv)
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
---
---
---
(v)
Other c
hemical product and preparation
manufacturing (printing ink, explosives and all others)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- --- ---
(vi)
Soap, cleaning compound and related product
manufacturing
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C C --- --- ---
4.
Computer and electronic products manufacturing [NAICS
334]
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P P --- --- ---
5.
Electrical equipment, appliance and component
manufacturing [NAICS 335]
(i)
Electric lighting equipment
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Household appliances
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
---
---
(iii)
Electrical equipment
---
---
-
--
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
6.
Food manufacturing [NAICS 311]
---
---
---
(i)
Animal food manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Animal slaughtering
and processing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
(iii)
Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
(iv)
Dairy product manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
---
---
(v)
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food
manufacturing
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P --- --- ---
(vi)
Grain and oilseed milling
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
--
-
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
(vii)
Other food manufacturing (snack foods, coffee, tea,
syrup, seasoning, dressing, etc.)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P --- --- ---
(viii)
Seafood product preparation and packaging
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
---
---
---
7.
Fabricated metal product manufacturing [NAICS 332]
(i)
Architectural and structural metals manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
--
-
P
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Boiler, tank and shipping container manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
P
---
---
---
(iii)
Coating engraving, heat treating and allied activities
---
---
---
(a)
Metal heat treating
--
-
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
---
---
(b)
Metal coating, engraving and allied services to
manufacturers
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P --- --- ---
(c)
Electroplating, plating, polishing, anod
izing and
coloring
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C C --- --- ---
(iv)
Cutlery and hand
tool manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
---
---
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13-17 (Rev 9-2009)
Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
(v)
Forging and stamping
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
---
---
---
(vi)
Hardware manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
---
---
(vii)
Machine shops, turned product and screw, nut and
bolt manufacturing
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C P P --- --- ---
(viii)
Other fabricated product manufacturing
(a)
Metal valve manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
---
---
(b)
Other
(1)
Ammunition manufactu
ring
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
P
---
---
---
(2)
Other ordnance and accessories
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
P
---
---
---
8.
Furniture and related products manufacturing (includes
household and institutional furniture, and kitchen cabinet, office
and related products manufacturing) [NAICS 337]
(i)
Leather and allied products manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Leather
and hide tanning and finishing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iii)
Footwear manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
---
---
(iv)
Other leather and allied product manufacturin
g,
including luggage, handbags/purses, personal leather goods and
all other leather goods manufacturing
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P --- --- ---
9.
Wood product manufacturing [NAICS 321]
(i)
Sawmills and
wood preservation
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Veneer, plywood and engineered wood product
manufacturing
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P --- --- ---
(iii)
Other wood product m
anufacturing, such as
millwork, wood container and palette manufacturing and
manufactured home (mobile home) and prefabricated wood
structure manufacturing
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P --- --- ---
10.
Machinery manufactur
ing [NAISC 333]
(i)
Agriculture, construction and mining machinery
manufacturing
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P --- --- ---
(ii)
Industrial machinery manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
(iii)
Commercial and service industry machinery
manufacturing
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P --- --- ---
(iv)
Ventilation, heating, air conditioning and commercial
refrigeration equipment manufacturing
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P --- --- ---
(v)
Metalworking machinery manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
---
---
City of Ontario Development Code Article 13: Land Use & Special Requirements
13-18 (Rev 9-2009)
Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
(vi)
Engine, turbine and power transmission equipment
manufacturing
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P --- --- ---
(vii)
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
P
---
---
---
11.
Miscellaneous manufacturing [NAICS 339]
(i)
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Other miscellaneous manufacturing, such as jewelry
and silverware, sporting and athletic goods, office supplies, signs,
musical instruments, fasteners, buttons, needles , pins, brooms,
brushes, mops and burial caskets
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P P --- --- ---
12.
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing [NAICS 327]
(i)
Clay
product and refractory manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
(ii)
Glass and glass product manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
(iii)
Cement and concrete p
roduct manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
(iv)
Lime and gypsum product manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
(v)
Other nonmetallic mineral product man
ufacturing,
such as abrasives, stone products and mineral wool
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- --- ---
13.
Paper manufacturing [NAICS 332]
(i)
Pulp, paper and paperboard mills
---
---
---
---
---
---
--
-
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Converted paper product manufacturing, such as
boxes, bags, stationery products and sanitary paper products
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C P --- --- ---
14.
Petroleum and co
al products manufacturing [NAICS
324], such as refineries; asphalt paving, roofing and saturated
materials; grease; and lubricating oils
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- --- ---
15.
Plastics and rubber product manufacturi
ng (excluding tire
manufacturing) [NAICS 326]
(i)
Plastic products manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Rubber products manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
-
--
---
---
C
P
---
---
---
16.
Printing and related support activities [NAICS 323]
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
17.
Primary metal manufacturing {NAICS 331]
(i)
Iron and steel mills, and ferroalloy
manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
(ii)
Steel product manufacturing from purchased steel
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
(iii)
Alumina and aluminum production a
nd processing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
(iv)
Nonferrous metal production and processing
(except aluminum)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- --- ---
(v)
Foundries
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
City of Ontario Development Code Article 13: Land Use & Special Requirements
13-19 (Rev 9-2009)
Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
18.
Textile mills [NAICS 313]
(i)
Fiber, yarn and thread materials
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Fabric mills
---
---
---
-
--
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
(iii)
Textile and fabric finishing, and fabric coating mills
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
19.
Transportation equipment manufacturing [NAICS 336]
(i)
Motor vehicle manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
P
---
---
---
(iii)
Motor ve
hicle parts manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
P
---
---
---
(iv)
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
P
---
---
---
(v)
Railroad rolling stock manufactu
ring
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
(vi)
Other transportation equipment manufacturing, such
as motorcycles, bicycles, military armored vehicles, tanks and tank
components
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- C P --- --- ---
H.
Transportation and
w
arehousing
[NAICS 48
-
49]
1.
Air transportation [NAICS 481]
(i)
Airport
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Helipad/hel
iport
(a)
As primary use
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
C
C
---
---
---
(b)
In conjunction with and incidental to a
permitted or conditionally permitted uses
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- C --- --- C C C --- --- C C --- --- ---
2.
Couriers & messengers [NAICS 492]
(i)
Courier services
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
C
U
P
P
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Local messengers & delivery services
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
U
P
P
P
---
-
--
---
3.
Postal services [NAICS 491]
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
4.
Rail transportation {NAICS 482]
(i)
Railroad passenger terminals
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
C
U
C
C
C
---
--
-
---
(ii)
Railroad equipment maintenance yards
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
5.
Transit & ground passenger transportation [NAICS 485]
(i)
Urban transit
services
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
U
P
P
P
C
C
---
(ii)
Interurban and rural bus transportation services
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
C
U
P
P
P
---
---
---
(iii)
Taxi & limousine services
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
(iv)
School & employee bus tra
nsportation services
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
(v)
Charter bus services
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
6.
Truck transportation [NAICS 484]
City of Ontario Development Code Article 13: Land Use & Special Requirements
13-20 (Rev 9-2009)
Use Legend:
P: Permitted use C: Conditional use permit required A: Ancillary use AP: Administrative permit required U: Refer to underlying zoning district ---: Prohibited
Uses
Zoning Districts
Additional Regulations
Residential Districts
Professional and Commercial Districts
Industrial Districts
Other Districts
AR
RE
R1
R1.5
R2
R3
MH
AP
NC
C1
C2
C3
C4
EA
M1
M2
M3
AG
PF
OS
(i)
General
& specialized freight trucking services
(includes local and/or long distance pickup, sorting and terminal
operations; line-haul; destination sorting and terminal operations;
and local and/or long distance delivery)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- P P --- --- ---
(ii)
Freight forwarding service (truck to truck)
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
---
---
---
(iii)
Truck stops
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
---
---
---
7.
Wa
rehousing and storage [NAICS 493]
(i)
Within a wholly enclosed building
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
(ii)
Outside
(a)
In conjunction with a permitted or conditionally
permitted use
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- A A A --- --- ---
(b)
Primary use of property
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
C
C
P
---
---
---
I.
Wholesale trade
[NAICS 42]
1.
Within a wholly enclosed bui
lding
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
---
---
---
2.
With outdoor storage
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
---
---
---
TEMPORARY AND INTERIM USES
A.
Tem
porary a
lcoholic beverage sales for consumption on
the premises in conjunction with a temporary event
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- AP AP AP AP U AP AP AP --- --- ---
See § 9-
101305; Temporary and
interim uses
B.
Temporary subdivision sales offices
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
U
AP
AP
AP
AP
---
---
C.
Street fairs
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
P
P
P
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
D.
Other temporary uses
1.
Temporary facilities
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
--
-
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
2.
Temporary office structures
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
---
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
---
3.
Temporary outdoor sales, displays and activities
(i)
Retail sales events
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
---
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
U
AP
AP
AP
---
---
---
(ii)
Holiday sales events
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
---
---
AP
AP
AP
---
U
AP
AP
AP
AP
---
---
(iii)
Shows and exhibits
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
---
---
AP
AP
AP
AP
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
(iv)
Amusement events
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
---
---
AP
AP
AP
---
U
---
AP
AP
---
---
---
(v)
Tent revivals
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
---
---
AP
AP
AP
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
(vi)
Charitable and fund raising events
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
---
---
AP
AP
AP
---
U
---
---
---
---
---
---
NOTES:
1. Minimum parcel size is 5 acres.
City of Ontario Development Code Article 13: Land Use & Special Requirements
13-21 (Rev 9-2009)
2. Within the AG zoning district, the minimum lot size is 10 acres. A specific plan is required for any subdivision/master planned development pursuant to the New Model Colony General Plan (Policy 1.1.3 NMCGP).
3. Any lot or premises upon which 4 or more dogs or cats over the age of 4 months are kept for boarding, breeding, training or sale, shall only be permitted on lots or parcels 2.5 or more acres in size
4. Within the M2 zoning district, facilities shall only be allowed within existing buildings or as part of an expansion of existing religious facilities. Establishment of new facilities is only permitted within a specific plan allowing such use.
5. This is intended for administrative offices that do not generate high volumes of pedestrian or vehicular traffic. For facilities that generate high traffic levels, please see Other Government Facilities.
6. Only within the general plan land use designation “Town Center Study Area.”
7. This use is prohibited on the ground floor within the Euclid Avenue Overlay District (EA).
8. This use requires a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) within the general plan land use designation “Town Center Study Area.”
9. Whether or not unrelated persons are living together, a community care facility licensed by the State of California that serves 6 or fewer persons shall be considered a residential use of property for the purposes of this chapter. A community care facility
that is not licensed by the State of California shall be deemed a “boarding, lodging or rooming house.”
10. Senior citizen housing developments in the R2 and R3 zoning districts shall not exceed the densities contained in the General Plan and Development Code. Senior citizen housing development in the C1, C2 and C3 zoning districts shall be developed in
compliance with § 9-1.1635.E of this chapter.
11. Within the AG overlay district, one (1) office structure, not to exceed 1,500 SF in area, shall be permitted in conjunction with and ancillary to row, field, tree, plant nursery or crop production operations.
City of Ontario Development Code Article 13: Land Use & Special Requirements
13-22 (Rev 9-2009)
Sec. 9-1.1305: Special Requirements for Certain Permitted and Conditional Uses
The uses, activities and/or facilities contained in Table 13-1 (Permitted, Conditional and Ancillary Land Uses—All Zoning
Districts), which are subject to “additional regulations,” shall comply with the following corresponding operational standards,
which are organized in alphabetical order:
-----A-----
ADULT BUSINESSES. Adult businesses shall only be permitted in the M3 (General Industrial) zoning district, subject to the
following:
A. Purpose. It is the intent of this Chapter to prevent community-wide adverse economic impacts, increased crime,
decreased property values, and the deterioration of neighborhoods which can be brought about by locating Adult
Businesses in close proximity to each other or proximity to other incompatible uses such as schools, churches, and
residentially zoned districts or uses. The City Council finds that it has been demonstrated in various communities that
the concentration of Adult Businesses causes an increase in the number of transients in the area, and an increase in
crime, and in addition to the effects described above, can cause other businesses and residents to move elsewhere. It
is, therefore, the purpose of this article to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to ameliorate the harmful
effects of Adult Businesses or their close proximity to incompatible uses, while providing reasonable alternative
avenues of communication.
Moreover, it is also the purpose of this Chapter to facilitate regulation of Adult Businesses and the Performers that may
be employed by such establishments pending resolution of the prior permitting issues raised in Baby Tam & Co., Inc. v.
City of Las Vegas, 154 F.3d 1097 (9th Cir. 1998). The intent of the registration requirements in this Chapter is to
provide enforcement agencies with sufficient information to assist them in ensuring that criminal elements do not
infiltrate Adult Businesses, that minors are not employed by such establishments, and that the establishments will
comply with the zoning and operational standards imposed by this Chapter.
B. Findings. The City Council of the City of Ontario, California, hereby, adopts the following findings:
1. The City Council finds that various studies and court decisions presented to the City Council have determined that
the establishment of Adult Businesses are linked to increases in crime and other adverse effects. The City of
Ontario in enacting this ordinance more specifically finds that these Studies provide convincing evidence that:
(i) Adult businesses are linked to, and associated with, increases in crime rates in those areas in which they are
located and in surrounding areas;
(ii) Both the proximity of Adult Businesses to sensitive land uses and the concentration of Adult Businesses tend
to result in the blighting and deterioration of the areas next to which, and near which, they are located;
(iii) There is substantial evidence that an increase in crime tends to accompany, concentrate around and be
aggravated by Adult Businesses, including but not limited to an increase in the crimes of narcotics
distribution and use, prostitution, pandering, and violence against persons and property. The studies from
other cities establish convincing evidence that Adult Businesses which are not regulated as to permissible
locations often have a deleterious effect on nearby businesses and residential areas, causing, among other
adverse secondary effects, an increase in crime and a decrease in property values;
(iv) Studies concerning increases in crime surrounding Adult Businesses are further supported by the City’s own
experiences confirming an inordinate amount of police response calls to the City’s two existing Adult
Businesses, “the Reel One” and “the Villa Theater.” The police response statistics from the Ontario Police
Department for the period from 1996 to 1998 indicate that city police have been called out to these locations
over 70 times to investigate solicitation and prostitution activities, lewd conduct, indecent exposure, illegal
drug use and possession, use of counterfeit money, thefts, burglaries, and other disturbances;
2. Based on the forgoing, the City Council finds and determines that special regulation of Adult Businesses is
necessary to ensure that their adverse secondary effects will not cause or contribute to an increase in crime rates
or the blighting or deterioration of the areas in which they are located or surrounding areas. The need for such
special regulations is based upon the recognition that Adult Businesses not only cause adverse secondary effects
but have seriously objectionable operational characteristics, particularly when several of them are concentrated
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under certain circumstances or located in direct proximity to sensitive uses thereby having a deleterious effect
upon an adjacent area. It is the purpose and the intent of these regulations to prevent or mitigate such adverse
secondary effects;
3. The protection and preservation of the public health, safety and welfare require that certain distances be
maintained between Adult Businesses and other sensitive uses, including residential, religious and educational
uses, as well as to minimize the adverse secondary effects between the proximity of Adult Businesses and other
Adult Businesses and truck stops. Moreover, the locational requirements established by this Chapter do not
unreasonably restrict the establishment or operation of constitutionally protected Adult Businesses in the City of
Ontario. A sufficient and reasonable number of appropriate locations for the operation of Adult Businesses will
remain available after the enactment of this Chapter.
4. The City Council also finds that locational criteria alone do not adequately protect the health, safety and general
welfare of the citizens of the city of Ontario, and thus certain requirements with respect to the ownership and
operation of Adult Businesses are in the public interest. In addition to the findings and Studies conducted in other
cities regarding increases in crime rates, decreases in property values, and the blighting of areas in which such
businesses are located, the city Council also takes legislative notice of the facts recited in the case of Kev, Inc., v.
Kitsap County (9th Cir. 1986) 793 F.2d 1053, and Colacurcio v. City of Kent, 1998 WL 848036 (9th Cir.), regarding
how live adult entertainment results in adverse secondary effects such as prostitution, drug dealing, and other law
enforcement problems;
5. Zoning, permitting, licensing, and other police power regulations are legitimate, reasonable means of
accountability to help protect the quality of life in the City of Ontario and to help assure that Owners, Operators
and Performers of Adult Businesses comply with reasonable regulations are located in places that minimize the
adverse secondary effects which naturally accompany the operation of such businesses;
6. The City Council recognizes that possible harmful effects on children and minors exposed to the secondary
effects of Adult Businesses, the deterioration of respect for family values, and the need and desire of children and
minors to stay away from and avoid such businesses, which causes children to be fearful and cautions when
walking through or visiting the immediate neighborhood of such businesses. The City Council desires to minimize
and control the adverse secondary effects associated with the operation of Adult Businesses and thereby protect
the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Ontario; and in particular the health, safety and welfare of children
and minors in the City; protect the citizens from increased crime; preserve their quality of life; preserve property
values and the character of surrounding neighborhoods and businesses; deter the spread of urban blight and
protect against the threat to health from the spread of communicable and sexually transmitted diseases;
7. Nothing in this Chapter is intended to authorize, legalize, or permit the establishment, operation, or maintenance
of any business, building, or use which violates any applicable City ordinance or any statute of the State of
California relating to public nuisances, unlawful or indecent exposure, sexual conduct, lewdness, obscene or
harmful matter, or the exhibition or public display thereof;
8. The City Council further finds the following in part, based upon its understanding of the judicial decisions and the
reports, Studies and other documents in the public record;
(i) Evidence indicates that the existence of Adult Businesses which permit nudity have been shown in some
cities to increase the secondary effects of crime and decrease property values;
(ii) Evidence indicates that the existence of Adult Businesses which permit nudity have been shown in some
cities to increase the secondary effects of crime and decrease property values;
(iii) Evidence has demonstrated that Performers employed by Adult Businesses have been found to offer and
provide private shows to Patrons who, for a price, are permitted to observe and participate with the
Performers in live sex shows;
(iv) Evidence indicates that Performers at Adult Businesses have been found to engage in acts of prostitution
with Patrons of the establishment;
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(v) Evidence indicates that fully enclosed booths, individual viewing areas, and other small rooms whose
interiors cannot be seen from public areas of the Adult Business regularly have been found to be used as
locations for engaging in unlawful sexual activity.
(vi) As a result of the above, and the increase in the incidence of AIDS and Hepatitis B, which are both sexually
transmitted diseases, the City Council has a substantial interest in adopting regulations which will reduce to
the greatest extent possible, the possibility for the occurrence of casual sex acts at Adult Businesses;
9. In regulating nudity and semi-nudity in Adult Businesses, the City Council does not intend to proscribe the
communication of erotic messages or any other communicative element or activity, but rather only to regulate
such nudity due to the adverse secondary effects associated therewith, including prostitution, sexual assault and
associated crimes; and
10. The city Council also finds, as a wholly independent basis, that it has a substantial public interest in preserving
societal order and morality, and that such interest is furthered by the regulation of nudity; and
11. While the city Council desires to protect the rights conferred by the United States and California Constitutions on
Adult Businesses, it does so in a manner that ensures the continued and orderly development of property within
the City and diminishes, to the greatest extent feasible, those undesirable secondary adverse effects which the
Studies have shown to be associated with the development and operation of Adult Businesses; and
12. In enacting nudity and semi-nudity regulations pursuant to this ordinance, the City Council declares that the
regulations do not create or regulate a criminal offense. The City Council has not provided a criminal penalty for a
violation of these regulations; and
13. The City Council finds that preventing the direct exchange of money between Performers and Patrons also
reduces the likelihood of drug and sexual transactions occurring in Adult Businesses; and
14. Requiring a 10-FT separation between Performers and Patrons reduces the likelihood that such persons will
negotiate narcotics sales or negotiate for the purpose of engaging in sexual activities or obtaining sexual favors
within the Adult Businesses; and
15. Enclosed or concealed booths and dimly lit areas within Adult Businesses greatly increase the potential for misuse
of the premises, including unlawful conduct of a type which facilitates transmission of disease. Requirements that
all indoor areas be open to view by management at all times, and that adequate lighting be provided are
necessary in order to reduce the opportunity for, and therefore the incidence of illegal conduct within Adult
Businesses, and to facilitate the inspection of the interior of the premises thereof by law enforcement personnel.
C. Definitions. For purposes of adult business regulations contained in the Municipal Code, the following definitions shall
apply. To the extent there is a conflict with any definition contained in the Municipal Code, the definitions in this section
shall apply.
1. “Applicant” shall mean a person who is required to file an application for a registration certificate under this
Chapter, including an individual owner, managing partner, officer of a corporation, or any other Operator,
manager, employee, or agent of an Adult Business.
2. “Bar” shall mean any commercial establishment licensed by the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
to serve any alcoholic beverages on the premises.
3. “Chief of Police” shall mean the Chief of Police of the City of Ontario or his or her designee.
4. “City Council” shall mean the City Council of the City of Ontario.
5. “Day” shall mean calendar day and not business day. Whenever “day” is used to identify requirements of this
Chapter to be performed on a particular day, which day falls upon a holiday, Saturday or Sunday, the day for
performance of the requirements of this Chapter will be the next business day after such holiday, Saturday or
Sunday.
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6. “Distinguished or characterized by an emphasis upon” shall mean and refer to the dominant or essential theme of
the object described by such phrase. For example, when the phrase refers to films “which are distinguished or
characterized by an emphasis upon “the depiction or description of specified Sexual Activities or Specified
Anatomical Areas, the films so described are those whose dominant or predominant character and theme are the
depiction of the enumerated sexual activities or anatomical areas.
7. “Establishment of an Adult Business” shall mean and include any of the following:
(i) The opening or commencement of any Adult Business as a new business;
(ii) The conversion of an existing business, whether or not an Adult Business, to any Adult Business defined
herein;
(iii) The addition of any of the Adult Businesses defined herein to any other existing Adult Business; or
(iv) The relocation of any such Adult Business.
8. “Figure model” shall mean any person who, for pecuniary compensation, consideration, hire or reward, poses in a
modeling studio to be observed, sketched, painted, drawn, sculptured, photographed or otherwise depicted.
9. “Health Officer shall mean the Health Officer of the County of San Bernardino or his or her duly authorized
representative.
10. “Nudity or state of nudity” shall mean the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area, buttocks or
anus with less than a full opaque covering, the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering
of any part of the nipple, or the showing of the covered male genitals in a discernible turgid state.
11. “Patron” shall mean a customer of an Adult Business.
12. “Permit” shall mean any permit or registration certificate issued pursuant to this Chapter.
13. “Permittee” shall mean any Person to whom an Adult Business registration certificate is issued.
14. “Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, association, joint stock company, corporation
or combination of the above in whatever form or character.
15. “Regularly Features” shall mean, with respect to an Adult Theater, Adult Cabaret, Adult Arcade or Adult Motion
Picture Theater, a regular and substantial course of conduct. Performances which are distinguished or
characterized by an emphasis upon the display of Specified Anatomical Areas or Specified Sexual Activities,
occur on two or more occasions within a 30 day period; three or more occasions within a 60 day period; or four or
more occasions within a 180 day period shall to the extent permitted by law be deemed to be a regular and
substantial course of conduct.
16. “Religious Institution” shall mean a structure which is used primarily for religious worship and related religious
activities.
17. “School” shall mean any child or day care facility, or an institution of learning for minors, whether public or private,
offering instruction in those courses of study required by the California Education code and maintained pursuant
to standards set by the State Board of Education. This definition includes a nursery school, kindergarten,
elementary school, middle or junior high school, senior high school, or any special institution of education, but it
does not include a vocational or professional institution of higher education, including a community or junior
college, college, or university.
18. “Semi Nude” or “Semi-Nudity” shall mean state of dress in which clothing covers no more than the genitals, public
region, buttocks, areola of the female breast, as well as portions of the body covered by supporting straps or
devices.
19. “Adult Businesses” shall mean any one of the following:
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(i) “Adult Arcade” shall mean an establishment which, for any form of consideration, provides one or more still
or motion picture projectors, or similar machines, for viewing by Patrons and which shows films, computer
generated images, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides or similar photographic reproductions, more than
30 percent of which showings are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis upon the depiction or
description of Specified Sexual Activities or Specified Anatomical Areas.
(ii) “Adult Bookstoreshall mean an establishment having a substantial and a significant portion of its business
derived from the sale or rental of books, magazines, periodicals or other printed matter, or of photographs,
films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, tapes, or other form of visual or audio representations which
are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis upon the depiction or description of Specified Sexual
Activities or Specified Anatomical Areas, or Sexually Oriented Merchandise. The fact that more than 30
percent of the establishment'’ inventory is composed of such materials, 30 percent of its floor area is devoted
to such materials, or that 30 percent of its gross income is derived from such materials, or that the
establishment advertises itself as “adult” in nature, shall, to the extent permitted by law, be evidence that the
establishment is an “Adult Bookstore”.
(iii) “Adult Business” shall mean any business establishment or concern which operates as an Adult Bookstore,
Adult Video Store, Adult Arcade, Adult Cabaret, Adult Theater, Adult Motion Picture Theater, Adult Motel,
Escort Agency, Massage Establishment, Modeling Studio, Sexual Encounter/Rap Studio, Sexual Novelty
Store or any other business or concern which Regularly features or offers to its Patrons as a substantial
significant portion of its business, products, merchandise, services, or entertainment which are distinguished
or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to Specified Sexual Activities or
Specified anatomical Areas but not including those uses or activities, the regulation of which is preempted by
State law. “Adult Businessalso includes any establishment which as a regular and substantial course of
conduct provides or allows performers, models, or employees to appear in any public place dressed only in
lingerie. “Adult Businessdoes not include those uses, businesses or activities of licensed professionals who
are otherwise exempt from classification as a "Massage Establishment” pursuant to § 6-10.03 of Chapter 10
of Title 6 (Sanitation and Health) of the Ontario Municipal Code.
(iv) “Adult Cabaret” or “Adult Theater” shall mean a nightclub, restaurant, or business establishment which
Regularly Features live performances which are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis upon the
display of Specified Sexual Activities; Regularly Featured persons who appear semi-nude; or which shows
films, computer generated images, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other photographic
reproductions 30 percent or more of the number of which are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis
upon the depiction or description of Specified Sexual Activities or Specified Anatomical Areas.
(v) “Adult Hotel or Motel” shall mean a hotel or motel or similar business establishment offering public
accommodations for any form of consideration, which provides patrons with closed circuit television
transmissions, films, computer generated images, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other
photographic reproductions 30 percent or more of the number of which are distinguished or characterized by
an emphasis upon the depiction or description for less than a 6-hour period, or rents, leases, or lets any
single room more than twice in a 24-hour period.
(vi) “Adult Motion Picture Theater” shall mean a business establishment where, for any form of consideration,
films, computer generated images, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides or similar photographic
reproductions are shown, and 30 percent or more of the number of which are distinguished or characterized
by an emphasis upon the depiction or description of Specified Sexual Activities or Specified Anatomical
Areas.
(vii) “Escort Agencyshall mean a person or business association who furnishes, offers to furnish, or advertises
to furnish escorts as one of its primary business purposes for a fee, tip, or other consideration.
(viii) “Massage Establishment” shall mean an establishment having a fixed place of business where any person
association, firm, or corporation engages in, conducts, or carries on or permits to be engaged in, conducted,
or carried on, any business of giving Turkish, Russian, Swedish vapor, sweat, electric, salt, or any other kind
of character of baths and where alcohol rubs, fomentations, baths, or manipulations of the body, or similar
procedures, are given including acupressure clinics or establishments.
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(ix) “Modeling Studio” shall mean a business which regularly features, for pecuniary compensation, monetary or
other consideration, hire or reward, figure models who, for the purposes of sexual stimulation of Patrons,
display “Specified Anatomical Areas” to be observed, sketched, photographed, painted, sculpted or
otherwise depicted by persons paying such consideration. “Modeling Studio” does not include schools
maintained pursuant to standards set by the State Board of Education. “Modeling Studio” does not include a
studio or similar facility owned, operated or maintained by an individual artist or group of artists, which does
not provide, permit or make available “Specified Sexual Activities.”
20. “Adult Business Operator” or “Operator” shall mean a person who supervises, manages, inspects, directs,
organizes, controls or in any other way is responsible for or in charge of the premises of an Adult Business or the
conduct or activities occurring on the premises thereof.
21. “Adult Business Performer” or “Performer” shall mean any person who is an employee or independent contractor
of the Adult Business, and any person who, with or without any compensation or other form of consideration,
performs live entertainment dressed in no more than a state of semi-nudity for Patrons of an Adult Business.
22. “Sexually Oriented Merchandiseshall mean sexually oriented implements and paraphernalia, including, but not
limited to: dildos, auto-sucks, sexually oriented vibrators, edible underwear, ben-wah balls, inflatable orifices,
anatomical balloons with orifices, simulated and battery-operated vaginas and similar sexually oriented devices, or
other merchandise characterized by an emphasis on sexual activities or specified anatomical parts.
23. “Sexually Oriented Merchandiseshall mean sexually oriented implements and paraphernalia, including, but not
limited to: dildos, auto-sucks, sexually oriented vibrators, edible underwear, ben-wah balls, inflatable orifices,
anatomical balloons with orifices, simulated and battery-operated vaginas and similar sexually oriented devices, or
other merchandise characterized by an emphasis on sexual activities or specified anatomical parts.
24. “Specified Anatomical Areas” shall mean and include any of the following:
(i) Less than completely and opaquely covered human:
(ii) genitals or public region;
(iii) buttocks;
(iv) female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola;
(v) Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered; or
(vi) Any device, costume or covering that simulates any of the body parts included in subdivisions (i) or (ii)
above.
25. “Specified Sexual Activities” shall mean and include any of the following, whether performed directly or indirectly
through clothing or other covering:
(i) The fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, public region, buttocks, anus, or female breast;
(ii) Sex acts, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation or sodomy;
(iii) Masturbation, actual or simulated; or
(iv) Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the other activities described in subdivision (i)
through (iii) of this subsection.
26. “Studies” shall mean the studies and reports prepared by other cities and judicial rulings referred to in Section 2
(a) herein, including studies and reports prepared by the City of Ontario, relating to the adverse secondary
impacts of existing Adult Businesses.
D. Minimum separation and locational requirements.
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1. No Adult Business shall be located within 1,500 FT of any property classified in an AR, Agricultural Residential
District, RE, Residential Estate District, R1, One Family Dwelling District, R2, Multiple Family Dwelling District, R3,
Multiple Family Dwelling District or MH, Mobile Home Park District, or any residential designation in a SP Specific
Plan district.
2. No adult business shall be located within 1,000 FT of the following:
(i) Any church, chapel, or similar place of worship, whether inside or outside of Ontario City limits;
(ii) Any school or day care establishment, or public or private park or playground, whether inside or outside of
Ontario City Limits;
(iii) Any retirement or convalescent hospital, whether inside or outside of Ontario City limits;
(iv) Any recreational facility, such as game arcade, bowling alley, skateboard rink, skating rink or similar area
where minors regularly congregate, whether inside or outside Ontario City limits;
(v) City Hall, City offices, and other government buildings normally open to the public;
(vi) Libraries, whether inside or outside Ontario City limits;
(vii) Any truck stop, whether inside or outside Ontario City limits.
3. No adult business shall be located within 300 FT of another adult business, whether inside or outside Ontario City
limits;
4. For purposes of the proceeding subsections, all distances shall be measured in a straight line, without regard for
intervening structures, from the nearest property line for which the adult business is proposed to be located to the
nearest property line of a use or district listed in this section.
E. Adult Business development and performance standards. The following development and performance standards
shall be applicable to Adult Businesses in the City of Ontario.
1. No Adult Business shall be operated in any manner that permits the observation of any materials or activities
depicting, describing or relating to Specified Sexual Activities or Specified Anatomical Areas from any public way
or from any location outside the building or area of such establishment. No Adult Business shall be operated in
any manner that permits the observation of any live performance depicting, describing or relating to Specified
Sexual Activities or Semi-Nudity from any public way or from any location outside the building or area of such
establishment. This provision shall apply to any display, decoration, sign, show window or other opening. No
exterior door or window on the premises shall be propped or kept open at any time while the business is open,
and any exterior windows shall be covered with opaque covering at all times.
2. All off-street parking area and premise entries of the Adult Business shall be illuminated from dusk to closing
hours of operation with a lighting system which provides an average maintained horizontal illumination of one foot
candle of light on the parking surface or walkways. The required lighting level is established in order to provide
sufficient illumination of the parking areas and walkways serving the Adult Business for the personal safety of
Patrons and employees and to reduce the incidence of vandalism and criminal conduct.
3. The premises within which the Adult Business is located shall provide sufficient sound-absorbing insulation so that
noise generated inside the premises shall not be audible anywhere on any adjacent property or public right-of-way
or within any other building or other separate unit within the same building.
4. Except for those businesses also regulated by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, an Adult
Business shall be open for business only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and midnight on any particular day.
5. The building entrance to an Adult Business shall be clearly and legibly posted with a notice indicating that persons
under 18 years of age are precluded from entering the premises. The notice shall be constructed and posted to
the satisfaction of the Chief of Police. No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted within the premises
at any time.
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6. All indoor areas of the Adult Business within which Patrons are permitted, except restrooms, shall be open to view
by the management at all times.
7. Any Adult Business which is also an Adult Arcade which provides viewing area(s), shall comply with the following
additional requirements:
(i) Each Adult Arcade shall have at least one manager’s station. It shall be the duty of the Operator(s) to ensure
that at least one employee is on duty and situated at each manager’s station at all times that any Patron is
present inside the Adult Arcade.
(ii) The interior of the Adult Arcade shall be configured in such a manner that there is an unobstructed view from
a manager’s station of every area of the Adult Arcade to which any Patron is permitted access for any
purpose, excluding restrooms. If the Adult Arcade has two or more manager’s stations designated, then the
interior of the Adult Arcade shall be configured in such a manner that there is an unobstructed view of each
area of the Adult Arcade to which any Patron is permitted access for any purpose, excluding restrooms, from
at least one of the manager’s stations. The view required in this subsection must be by direct line of sight
from the manager’s station. There shall be a security system which visually records each viewing booth at all
times that the business is open or occupied for business.
(iii) It shall be the duty of the Operator(s) and also the duty of all employees present in the Adult Arcade to
ensure that the individual viewing areas remains unobstructed by any doors, walls, persons, merchandise,
display rack or other materials at all times and to ensure that no Patron is permitted access to any area of the
Adult Arcade which has been designated as an area in which Patrons will not be permitted.
(iv) No individual viewing area may be occupied by more than one person at any one time. “Individual Viewing
Area” shall mean a viewing area designed for occupancy by one person. Individual Viewing Areas of the
Adult Arcade shall be operated and maintained without any hole or other opening or means of direct
communication or visual or physical access between the interior space of two or more Individual Viewing
Areas.
(v) No individual viewing area shall contain booths, stalls, or partitioned portions of such individual viewing area
used for the viewing of Sexually Oriented Material or other forms of entertainment, having doors, curtains or
portal partitions, unless such Individual Viewing Areas containing booths, stalls or partitioned portions have
at least one side open to the manager’s station and is visible to such manager’s station. Any booth, stall or
partitioned portion of an Individual Viewing Area authorized under this subparagraph shall be constructed so
as to allow 12 inches of open space between the bottom of the stall or partition and the floor. Such open
space shall remain unobstructed at all times.
(vi) The Adult Arcade shall be equipped with overhead lighting fixtures of sufficient intensity to illuminate every
place to which Patrons are permitted access, but such lighting shall not be of an intensity as to prevent the
viewing of the Sexually Oriented Material.
(vii) It shall be the duty of the Operator(s) and also the duty of all employees present at the Adult Arcade to
ensure that the illumination described above is maintained at all times that any Patron is present in the Adult
Arcade.
(viii) The floors, seats, walls and other interior portions of all booths shall be maintained clean and free from waste
and bodily secretions. Presence of human excrement, urine, semen or saliva in any such booths shall be
evidence of improper maintenance and inadequate sanitary controls.
8. All areas of the Adult Business which are accessible to the public shall be illuminated at a minimum of the
following foot candles, minimally maintained and evenly distributed at ground level:
Area
Foot
-
Candles
Bookstores and other retail establi
shments
20
Theaters and cabarets (except during performances, at which
time lighting shall be at least 1.25 foot-candles)
5
Arcades
10
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Motels/Hotels (in public areas)
20
Modeling Studios
20
9. Patrons and employees shall not use the same restrooms. The Adult Business shall provide and maintain
separate restroom facilities for male Patrons and employees, on the one hand, and female Patrons and
employees, on the other. Male Patrons and employees shall be prohibited from entering any restroom for females,
and female Patrons and employees shall be prohibited from entering any restroom for males, except when an
employee carries out duties of repair, maintenance or cleaning of the restroom facilities. All restrooms shall be
free from any Sexually Oriented Materials. All restrooms shall not contain television monitors or other motion
picture or video projection, computers, recording or reproduction equipment. The foregoing provisions of this
paragraph shall not apply to an Adult Business which deals exclusively with sale or rental of Sexually Oriented
Materials which are not used or consumed on the premises, such as an Adult Bookstore, or Adult Video Store,
and which does not provide restroom facilities to its Patrons or the general public.
10. The following additional requirements shall pertain to Adult Businesses which provide live performances in Adult
Cabarets or Adult Theaters:
(i) No person shall perform live entertainment for Patrons of an Adult Business except upon a stage at least 2
FT above the level of the floor which is separated by a distance of at least 10 FT from the nearest area
occupied by Patrons, and no Patron shall be permitted within 10 FT of the stage while the stage is occupied
by an Adult Business Performer.
(ii) The Adult Business shall provide separate dressing room facilities for Performers which are exclusively
dedicated to the Performers’ use. No public access will be permitted to any dressing room facility.
(iii) The Adult Business shall provide an entrance and exit for Performers which is separate from the entrance
and exit used by Patrons.
(iv) The Adult Business shall provide access for Performers between the stage and the dressing rooms which is
completely separated from the Patrons. If such separate access is not physically feasible, the Adult Business
shall provide a minimum three foot wide walk aisle for Performers between the dressing room area and the
stage, with a railing, fence or other barrier separating the Patrons and the Performers capable of, and which
actually results in, preventing any physical contact on the premises of the Adult Business.
(v) No Performer, either before, during or after performances, shall have any physical contact with any Patron
and no Patron shall have physical contact with any Performer either before, during or after performances by
such Performer. This subsection shall only apply to physical contact on the premises of the Adult Business.
(vi) Fixed rails at least 30 inches in height shall be maintained establishing the separations between Performers
and Patrons required by this section.
(vii) No Patron shall directly pay or give any gratuity to any Performer and no Performer shall solicit any pay or
gratuity from any Patron.
11. No Operator, owner or other person with managerial control over an Adult Business shall permit any person on
the premises of an Adult Business to engage in a live showing of any Specified Anatomical Areas. This provision
may not be complied with by applying an opaque covering simulating the appearance of the Specified Anatomical
Areas required to be covered. Notwithstanding any other penalties that may be provided in this Code or the
Ontario Municipal Code, a violation of this subsection shall be grounds for revocation of an Adult Business
registration certificate.
12. No Adult Business Performer on the premises of an Adult Business shall engage in a live showing of any
Specified Anatomical Areas. This provision may not be complied with by applying an opaque covering simulating
the appearance of the specified Anatomical Areas required to be covered. Notwithstanding any other penalties
that may be provided in the Municipal Code, a violation of this subsection shall be grounds for revocation of an
Adult Business registration certificate.
13. Adult Businesses shall employ security guards in order to maintain the public peace and safety to prevent any
illegal activity from occurring on the premises, based upon the following standards;
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(i) Adult Businesses featuring live entertainment shall provide at least one security guard at all times while the
business is open. If the occupancy limit of the premises is greater than 35 persons, an additional security
guard shall also be on duty at all times while the business is open.
(ii) Security guards for other Adult Businesses may be required if it is determined by the Chief of Police that their
presence is necessary in order to maintain public peace and safety and to prevent any illegal activity from
occurring on the premises.
(iii) Security guards shall be charged with preventing violations of law and enforcing compliance by Patrons of
the requirements of these regulations. Each security guard shall be uniformed in such a manner so as to be
readily identifiable as a security guard by the public and shall be duly licensed as a security guard as
required by applicable provisions of state law. No security guard required pursuant to this subsection shall
act as a door person, ticket seller, ticket taker, admittance person or sole occupant of the manager’s station
while acting as a security guard.
14. The Adult Business shall provide a security system that visually records and monitors all parking lot areas, at all
times that the business is open or occupied for business.
15. Views of parking areas and doorways of Adult Businesses shall be unobstructed so as to allow visibility of these
areas from the public right-of-ways.
16. The Adult Business shall comply with the City’s sign regulations.
17. The Adult Business shall comply with the development, parking and design requirements of the underlying zone
for the specific underlying use. All exterior areas of an Adult Business, including buildings, landscaping and
parking areas, shall be maintained in a clean and orderly manner.
F. Employment of and services rendered to persons under the age of 18 years prohibited.
1. It shall be unlawful for any Operator or other person in charge of any Adult Business to employ any person who is
not at least 18 years or age.
2. It shall be unlawful for any Operator or other person in charge of any Adult Business to permit to enter, or remain
within the Adult Business, any person who is under the age of 18.
G. Inspection and operators. All Operators shall permit the Chief of Police, representatives of the San Bernardino
County Health Department and the city of Ontario Fire Department to conduct unscheduled inspections of the premises
of the Adult Business for the purpose of insuring compliance with the laws and the development and performance
standards applicable to Adult Businesses, at anytime it is occupied or opened for business.
H. Regulations nonexclusive. The provisions of this Chapter regulating Adult Businesses are not intended to be
exclusive and compliance therewith shall not excuse noncompliance with any other regulations pertaining to the
operation of businesses as adopted by the City Council of the City of Ontario.
ANIMAL KEEPING AND RELATED USES. The following standards shall govern the development and/or operation facilities for
animal keeping related uses:
A. Keeping of household pets. The following standards apply to the keeping of household pets within all residential
zoning districts:
1. The keeping of household pets is limited to a maximum of any combination of dogs, cats and similar small
domesticated animals, not to exceed a total of 3 animals.
2. The keeping of pot bellied pigs (as defined and regulated by Ontario Municipal Code § 6-1.230) as a household
pet is restricted to one (1) animal for non-breeding purposes per detached single family residential lot. A fenced
yard shall be designed to confine the animal when out of doors.
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B. Animal keeping within the AR zoning district. The following standards apply to the keeping of animals other than
household pets within the AR zoning district:
1. Not more than one (1) large animal, including horses, bovine animals, ostriches, llamas and mules, may be kept
for each 6,000 SF of site area.
2. Not more than one (1) medium animal, including sheep, goats, ponies, donkeys and burros, may be kept for each
3,600 SF of site area.
3. Not more than one swine may be kept per 9,000 SF of site area; provided however, not more than 3 swine may
be kept on any lot, regardless of size.
4. A maximum of 50 poultry (except roosters or other crowing fowl) and/or rabbits may be kept per 10,000 SF of site
area.
5. Private kennels in which up to 8 dogs over 4 months of age are kept, shall be for breeding or training for private
purposes on a site of not less than 18,000 SF, provided all such dogs are owned by the occupant of the premises.
6. For combinations of animals, the maximum number which may be kept shall be determined by the application of
the ratios of animals by type to the site area set forth in subsections (a) through (e) of this section.
7. Large or medium animal or swine must be kept at least 50 FT from any structure used for human habitation, other
than the residence of the owner, or any structure used for educational, convalescent, religious, institutional or
governmental purposes.
8. Any animal, except household pets, must be kept a minimum of 20 FT from any property line.
9. Any hobby, show, or game bird or any poultry or rabbit, other than a household pet must be kept a minimum of 30
FT from any inhabited structure, other than that of the owner, used for human habitation, educational,
convalescent, religious or governmental purposes.
10. No animal is to be stabled, kept or maintained in any front yard or street-side yard area.
11. Existing animals kept on properties in the AR zoning district, which become non-conforming by reason of
development occurring on adjoining sites that were vacant when the animal keeping was established, may be
continued indefinitely; provided, that if the animal keeping is abandoned or discontinued for a period of 90 or more
consecutive days, the nonconforming animal keeping activity must comply with the provisions of Article 7
(Nonconforming Uses, Lots, Structures and Signs) of this chapter, if and when the use is resumed.
C. Animal keeping within the RE zoning district. Within the RE zoning district, the raising of poultry (except roosters or
other crowing fowl), rabbits, chinchillas and other small animals for educational or hobby purposes is permitted, limited
to a total of 10 animals, exclusive of household pets. Animal cages and pens shall not be located within a front yard or
street side yard, and must also be kept a minimum of 20 FT from a property line.
D. Animal keeping within the R1 zoning district. Within the R1 zoning district, the keeping of animals is restricted to a
maximum of 10 rabbits, chinchillas, guinea pigs, birds (other than poultry, which are prohibited), or similar small
animals for educational or hobby purposes, exclusive of household pets. Animal cages and pens shall not be located
within a front yard or street side yard, and must also be kept a minimum of 20 FT from a property line.
E. Animal keeping within the AG overlay district. The following standards apply to the keeping of animals other than
household pets within the AG overlay district:
1. Animal keeping must be on a legally recognized parcel no less than 2 acres. Lot area used to qualify one animal
type shall not be reused to qualify another animal type.
2. Proper management of animal waste shall be carried out in accordance with all requirements of the State
Regional Water Quality Control Board or regulating agency.
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3. Small animal keeping: Aviary, or similar small animal ranches or farms (excluding chicken and hog ranches) shall
be permitted on parcels that are at least 1/2-acre. Fish farming shall be limited to one (1) pond per acre, with a
maximum of 4 ponds per parcel. Each pond shall not exceed 1/2-acre in area.
4. Maximum animal densities shall be as follows:
Animal Type
Maximum
Animal Density
A.
Dairy Cow
As permitted by approving authority
(1)
B.
Non
-
dairy Cattle/Buffalo
One (
1
) animal for each
6,000
SF
of lot area
C.
Horses
One (
1
) animal for each
6,000
SF
of lot area
D.
Swine (5 maximum)
One (
1
) animal for each 12
,000
SF
of lot area
E.
Sheep, female goats and similar livestock
One (
1
) animal for each 3
,000
SF
of lot area
F.
Male adult goats
1.
Parcel < 10 acres
One (1)
2.
10 acres and above
1/5 acres of lot area (4 maximum)
G.
Rabbits and chinchillas (200 maximum)
50 animals for each 10
,000
SF
of lot area
H.
Ostriches
One (
1
) animal for each
6,000
SF
of lot area
I.
Emus and rheas
One (
1
) animal for each
6,000
SF
of
lot area
J.
Poultry
1.
Female
(i)
Parcel < 10 acres
25
(ii)
10 acres and above
25 animals for each 10 acres
of lot area
(50 maximum)
2.
Male (9 ma
ximum)
(i)
Parcel < 10 acres
2 species
per
parcel
(ii)
10 acres and above
2 species
for each
5 acres
of lot area
Notes:
1.
New or expansions to existing dairy or other animal confinement facilities will be considered on a case-by-case basis,
subject to a Conditional Use Permit. Animal density shall be as determined by the appropriate approving authority (i.e. Regional
Water Quality Control Board) which may impose special operational conditions, requirements or standards deemed necessary to
insure the public health, safety and general welfare. Animal density shall be based on measures to prevent the unacceptable
nitrification or salt pollution of soils and the pollution of groundwater by nitrates and salts emanating from the facility as defined
by the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
AUTOMATED FUELING FACILITIES. The following standards shall govern the development and/or operation of automated
fueling (card lock) facilities and are intended to result in fueling facilities that are well designed, appropriate in scale, and
enhance the adjacent land use areas of which they are a part:
A. Location Standards. Automated (card lock) fueling facilities shall not interfere with the normal use of adjoining
industrial and/or commercial properties. Self-service fueling facilities shall not locate within 1,000 FT of a residential
property or residential zoning district without issuance of a Conditional Use Permit as set forth in section (3).
B. Development Standards.
1. Lot Area. Self-service fueling facilities shall be located on lots having a maximum area of 1.5 acres.
2. Setbacks. Setbacks shall be determined in accordance with development standards for the zone. All on-site
structures (occupied or unoccupied) shall have adequate setbacks in accordance with development standards for
the zone in which the use is located.
3. Access. Each developed site shall not have more than one (1) access per street frontage.
4. Landscape. At least 40 percent of the site must be improved with landscaped area.
5. Canopy. All pump island areas must be covered by a canopy structure. The maximum height of pump island
canopy shall be 17 FT.
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6. Driveway. The maximum driveway width shall be 40 FT.
C. Conditional Use Permits. The following shall require a Conditional Use Permit:
1. Any automated fueling facility located closer than 1000 FT to a residential property or residential zoning district.
This distance shall be measured from property line to property line or zoning district boundary.
2. Automated fueling facilities shall be located on lots larger than 1.5 acres in size
D. Findings. The Approving Authority may grant a Conditional Use Permit for an automated fueling facility, either in whole
or in part, if from the evidence presented at the public hearing, the following findings of fact can be clearly established,
in addition to the findings as set forth in § 9-1.0935 (Findings) of this chapter.
E. The proposed conditional use is compatible with existing industrial and/or commercial uses in the vicinity in terms of
scale, design and character.
F. The proposed conditional use is well integrated with surrounding industrial and/or commercial development through
plazas, courtyards, and pedestrian and automobile traffic.
G. The proposed conditional use has outstanding architectural features and is of excellent design.
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BED AND BREAKFAST INN ESTABLISHMENTS. The following standards shall govern the development and/or operation of
bed and breakfast inns establishments:
A. The inn structure shall be officially designated as a Local Historic Landmark or a Contributing Structure within a
Designated Historic District, per the criteria of the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance (Article 26 of this chapter) and
shall be subject to the regulations therein during the life of the permit.
B. The inn structure shall serve as the primary residence of the owner(s), and if a corporation is the owner, a majority
shareholder shall reside primarily in the inn structure. The bed and breakfast use shall be operated as an accessory
use to the owner’s residential use.
C. The permit to operate is granted solely to the property owner(s). If a change of ownership occurs, the new owner will
be required to abide by all of the conditions of approval of the conditional use permit.
D. The lot on which the bed and breakfast establishment is operated shall conform to all standards of the zoning district in
which it is located.
E. The number of guest rooms shall not exceed the number of dwelling units permitted in the underlying zone, applying
the provision that when a fractional number is obtained in the density calculation, the density is rounded up to the next
highest whole number, and the owners quarters are not counted.
F. No long-term rental of rooms shall be permitted. The maximum length of stay for any guest shall be fourteen (14) days.
G. Guests may check in only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
H. Breakfast shall be the only full meal served, excepting light snacks and refreshments, and may only be served to
guests of the bed and breakfast rooms, excepting light snacks and refreshments. Restaurants are not permitted, and
no cooking facilities shall be allowed in guestrooms.
I. In addition to the parking required for the primary residential use of the property, one additional unobstructed parking
space shall be required for each guest unit.
J. Only one sign shall be permitted, not to exceed 4 SF in area, or 3 FT in height if free standing, and may only be
indirectly illuminated. No sign shall include the words “hotel,“motel,” motor hotel,or “lodge,but may use the word
“inn.”
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K. The applicant shall comply with all applicable building code regulations concerning the change of use of the structure.
BOARDING, LODGING OR ROOMING HOUSES. The following standards shall govern the development and/or operation of
boarding, lodging or rooming houses in the City:
A. All boarding, lodging or rooming houses shall require the submittal and approval of an administrative permit application
and business license prior to establishing the boarding, lodging or rooming house use.
B. Boarding, lodging or rooming houses shall comply with the parking requirements of Table 30-1of the Ontario Municipal
Code.
C. No more than one (1) federal, state or youth authority parolee shall be allowed to live in a boarding, lodging or rooming
house.
D. The application submitted for approval of a boarding, lodging or rooming house shall identify whether any boarders are
currently federal, state or youth authority parolees. That information shall be provided by the landlord to each lessee or
renter upon signing a lease or other rental agreement. Owners and/ or operators of approved boarding, lodging or
rooming houses shall update the information required by this Section anytime a person that is a federal, state or youth
authority parolee is provided accommodation in the approved boarding, lodging or rooming house.
E. All boarding, lodging and rooming houses shall require boarders to sign a Crime Free Lease Addendum to their lease
or rental agreement. A sample Crime Free Lease Addendum shall be provided by the City as an attachment to the
Planning Permit application. The Crime Free Lease Addendum shall provide that any criminal violations perpetrated by
boarders shall be grounds for termination of the written or oral lease, sublease or agreement.
F. Boarding, lodging or rooming houses shall be incompliance with all requirements of the Ontario Development Code
prior to the issuance of a Planning Permit authorizing the use and at all times after issuance of a Planning Permit.
Violation of any local, state or federal laws by individual boarders while on the premises shall be grounds for revocation
of the permit, including but not limited to violations of California Penal Code § 3003.5.
G. No boarding, lodging or rooming house shall be maintained as a nuisance.
H. Violations of any of the provisions in this Section shall be grounds for revocation of the Planning Permit authorizing the
boarding, lodging or rooming house use. The revocation procedures contained in § 9-1.0955 of this Development Code
shall be followed.
I. Boarding, lodging or rooming houses existing prior to the effective date of the ordinance creating this Section shall be
required to comply with the requirements of this Section, within 6 months of the effective date.
J. All boarding, lodging and rooming houses shall be required to pay to the City, an administrative fee in an amount
determined by separate resolution of the City Council to cover the costs of permit review inspection of the facilities and
issuance of the permit required by this Section.
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CARETAKER QUARTERS. Caretaker quarters may be permitted in conjunction with and ancillary to a permitted or conditionally
permitted use, for the purpose of providing 24-hour on-site property surveillance and shall not exceed 1,500 SF in total floor
area.
CHILD CARE FACILITIES. The following standards shall govern the development and/or operation of child care facilities:
A. Small family child day care. A small family day care home may provide care to no more than 8 children, if all of the
following conditions are met:
1. At least two of the children are at least 6 years of age.
2. No more than two infants are cared for during any time when more than six children are cared for.
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3. The licensee notifies each parent that the facility is caring for two additional school age children and that there
may be up to seven or eight children in the home at one time.
4. The licensee obtains the written consent of the property owner when the family day care home is operated on
property that is leased or rented.
B. Large family child day care. A large family day care home may provide care to no more than 14 children, subject to
the following conditions:
1. The use shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to the primary residential use.
2. All required state licenses and permits shall be obtained or applied for prior to applying for a permit to operate a
large family daycare home. No City permit, as provided herein, shall be effective until satisfactory evidence has
been provided to the City demonstrating that all necessary state licenses and permits have been obtained.
3. Comply with all standards, rules and regulations of the zoning district in which the facility is located.
4. In addition to those off-street parking spaces required of the primary residential land use, one off-street parking
space shall be provided for each employee of the day care provider. The driveway may be used to fulfill this
requirement.
5. Any residential unit located on a standard or divided arterial street as identified in the Master Plan of Streets and
Highways shall provide a circular driveway for use as a drop-off/pick-up area.
6. Comply with all fire and life safety standards required by the State Fire Marshall and the City of Ontario Fire
Department pursuant to California Administrative Code Title 24.
7. All areas designated for active play, or any play structures, shall only be permitted in a street side yard or rear
yard. In addition, a 6-FT high fence or wall shall enclose all play areas. Property line fences or walls may be used
to fulfill this requirement.
8. Any swimming pool, pond, wading pools or similar bodies of water greater than 18 inches in depth shall be fully
enclosed by a minimum 5-FT high non-climbable fence. Additionally, all entrances and exits shall have self closing
and latching gates. All latches shall be located at least 54 inches above adjacent grade.
9. All trash receptacles and air-conditioning units located outdoors and next to any active play area shall be fully
enclosed by a wall or fence to protect children.
10. Pursuant State of California Health and Safety Code § 1520.5 et. Sec., to prevent over concentrations of
residential care facilities which impair the integrity of residential neighborhoods, a minimum of 300 FT separation
shall be provided between a large family daycare home and any other residential care facility, as measured from
any point upon the outside walls of the structures housing those facilities.
11. Trash receptacles shall be maintained in a sanitary condition with no odor detectable from adjacent properties.
12. Any interior expansion, modification or alteration of a residential unit necessary for the operation of a large family
daycare home shall be reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator.
13. Not less than 10 days prior to the date on which the Zoning Administrator will make a determination whether to
approve or deny the application for a large family daycare center, the City shall give notice by mail of the proposal.
Notice shall be sent to all owners shown on the last equalized assessment roll as owning real property within a
100-FT radius of the exterior boundaries of the subject property.
C. Child day care centers. The following requirements must be met for Day nurseries and day care centers.
1. The applicant shall have obtained, or applied for, all required state licenses and permits to operate the facility. A
City permit shall not be issued until the applicant presents satisfactory evidence that state permits and licenses
have been secured.
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2. Only one (1) employee who resides away from the provider's home may work at the day care center at any given
time.
3. Off-street parking for the dwelling unit must be provided in accord with Article 30 (Parking & Loading
Requirements) of this Development Code.
4. Any day care center located on a standard or divided arterial street as identified in the Master Plan of Streets and
Highways must provide a circular driveway or equivalent for use as a drop-off-pick up area.
5. Exterior play areas shall not be located within any required setback area and shall be fenced with a minimum 6-FT
high fence.
6. A day care center may be located in an area in which the measurable noise level does not exceed a CNEL of 65
dBA.
7. The operator shall obtain all necessary governmental permits. A City permit shall not be granted until all state
and/or County permits have been secured.
COMMERCIAL GROWING ESTABLISHMENTS. Commercial growing establishments, such as row, field, tree & nursery crops
cultivation, including cultivation of open field or greenhouse crops, fruits, vegetables, grain, fibers, flowers, ornamental and
nursery plant materials for wholesale or retail sales and ultimate consumption by others, shall only be permitted as an interim
land use on unimproved, undeveloped, underdeveloped or vacant property.
CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES. The following standards shall govern the development and/or operation of congregate care
facilities:
A. The maximum density for these types of uses may exceed that which is ordinarily permitted in the zoning district in
accordance with State Law. The maximum density shall be determined based on an equivalent impact of traffic and
transportation, use of water and generation of sewerage as would normally be associated with a standard residential
project on the same site. Applicants for congregate care/senior citizen housing projects shall submit appropriate traffic,
water and sewer information to the Planning and Engineering Departments to assist in determining allowed densities.
B. Off-street parking is to be provided as set forth in Article 30 (Off-Street Parking and loading Requirements).
C. Public transit linkages are to be provided. This may include dedication and improvement of a bus or transit facility on or
adjacent to the site, if the site lies on an existing or planned bus route, provision for a dial-a-ride or regular shuttle
service to a regular transit route, or equivalent alternative methods as approved by the Planning Director.
D. A minimum of 75 square feet of private open space and 75 square feet of common open space shall be provided per
dwelling or room used for dwelling purposes. Common spaces shall be provided with recreation room(s), swimming
pools, lawn bowling courts and similar recreational facilities, depending on the size of proposed complex.
E. Common laundry and eating areas may be provided.
F. Age restrictions and/or deed restrictions may be placed on occupants of senior citizen housing facilities as part of
development plan review.
CONVENIENCE MARKET. The following standards shall govern the development and/or operation of convenience markets:
A. Hours of operation for commercial uses are to be limited to between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., daily;
B. Convenience businesses shall provide secure bicycle parking, designed for the safety and security of at least three
bicycles. Candy stores, confectioneries, convenience food stores and ice cream stores shall provide a minimum of five
secure bicycle parking spaces;
C. All convenience businesses involved in the retail sale of food items or packaged food must provide and maintain
outdoor trash receptacles for use by customers, adjacent to the business entry and outside of any public right-of-way;
D. Article 31 (Signs) of this chapter establishes provisions for temporary window signs;
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E. Within an NC District, conversion from a commercial use to a residential use or from residential use to a commercial
use requires site plan approval, per Article 8 (Development Plan) of this chapter;
F. Recycling facilities for use by patrons are to be provided for neighborhood convenience facilities selling food items in
accordance with State Law. These facilities are to be approved in writing by the Planning Director.
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DRIVE-THRU FACILITIES. The following standards shall govern the development and/or operation of drive-thru facilities and are
intended to result in facilities that are well designed, encourage pedestrian activity, and enhance the commercial areas of which
they are a part:
A. Location Standards. Drive-thru businesses shall not disrupt the pedestrian activity of adjacent or nearby commercial
uses or commercially zoned property. The use shall not interfere with the normal use of adjoining properties or
potential for planned commercial development. Drive-thru businesses shall not be located within 300 FT of a property
used for residential purposes or a residential zoning district without issuance of a Conditional Use Permit as set forth in
subsection (3), below.
B. Development Standards. Commercial uses incorporating drive-thru facilities shall comply with each of the following
development standards:
1. Lot Area. Drive-through businesses shall be located on lots having a minimum area of 1 acre. This area may be
modified when the business is within an integrated shopping center.
2. Lot Coverage. The maximum lot coverage shall be 40 percent of the lot area.
3. Floor Area. The minimum interior/ covered area for drive-through businesses shall be 3,000 SF with a minimum
interior floor area of 2,500 SF.
4. Setbacks.
(i) Setbacks shall be provided in accordance with development standards for the applicable zoning district in
which the facility is proposed.
(ii) A minimum 25-FT landscaped setback shall be maintained between any drive-thru facility, including drive-up
windows, drive-thru lane and menu/order stations, and any adjacent residentially zoned property or
residential land use.
(iii) The building shall maintain a minimum 20-FT landscaped setback from street property lines. Design
elements, such as trellises, may encroach into the
setback when well integrated with the landscape.
5. Building orientation. Buildings shall orient toward the
street.
6. Access. Each developed site shall not have more than
one (1) drive approach per street frontage. Drive-thru
aisles shall not take direct entry access from a public
street or thoroughfare, but instead take access from a
parking area or on-site drive aisle.
7. Building height. Buildings shall not exceed a height of 35
FT.
8. Site design.
(i) Buildings shall be oriented toward the street.
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(ii) Decorative low garden walls shall be provided to screen the parking lot and drive-through aisle from view of
the public street.
(iii) All service and loading areas shall be screened from public view to the extent possible.
(iv) Restrooms shall not be accessed from outside the structure.
(v) Ladders for roof access shall be mounted on the inside of the building or shall be completely concealed from
public view.
(vi) The site design shall minimize pedestrian/vehicle conflicts by creating opportunities for courtyards, plazas,
outdoor dining and landscaped pathways that promote safe and convenient pedestrian movement.
9. Drive-thru lane design.
(i) Drive-thru restaurants shall have a drive-through lane that measures a minimum of 144 FT in length,
measured from entry to pick-up window, accommodating a minimum of 6 vehicles
(ii) The lane shall not enter directly from the street.
(iii) The lane shall have a minimum width of 11 FT on straight sections and 12 FT on curved sections.
(iv) Drive-thru lanes shall be screened through building orientation, landscaping, low screen walls and trelliswork
10. Trash enclosures.
(i) A fully enclosed trash containment area shall be provided and constructed of a material that is consistent
with the architecture of the building. Trash enclosures shall not be located adjacent to combustible
construction or underneath windows or unprotected areas. All outdoor trash enclosures shall be constructed,
screened and covered in accordance with city standards.
(ii) Provisions for adequate vehicular access to and from such areas for the collection of trash and garbage shall
be provided. Service and trash areas shall be screened from public view. Loading areas shall be designed to
provide for backing and maneuvering on-site and not from a public street.
C. Conditional Use Permits. The following shall require a Conditional Use Permit:
1. Any drive-thru business locating closer than 300 FT to a residential property or residential zoning district. This
distance is measured from property line to property line or zoning district boundary.
2. The construction of a kiosk.
3. A drive-thru business locating on lots less than 1 acre in size.
4. Drive-through businesses with total indoor/ outdoor covered areas under 3,000 SF, or interior floor area under
2,500 SF.
D. Findings. The Approving Authority may grant a Conditional Use Permit for a drive-thru facility, either in whole or in
part, if from the evidence presented at the public hearing, the following findings of fact can be clearly established, in
addition to the standard findings as set forth in § 9-1.0935 (Findings) of this chapter.
1. The proposed conditional use is compatible with existing commercial uses in the vicinity in terms of scale, design
and character.
2. The proposed conditional use is well integrated with surrounding commercial development through plazas,
courtyards, and pedestrian and automobile traffic.
3. The proposed conditional use has outstanding architectural features and is of excellent design.
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E. Maintenance. The premises shall be kept clean, and the operator shall make all reasonable efforts to see that no trash
or litter originating from the use is deposited on adjacent properties. Adequate trash containers shall be required, and
employees shall be required daily to pick up trash originating from the site, both on site and within 50 FT of the
perimeter of the property. All graffiti shall be removed within 72 hours. No undesirable odors shall be generated on site.
All merchandise, wares and crates in the form of temporary and permanent storage, displays or goods offered for sale
shall be within the building. Storage of any kind shall be contained completely within an enclosed structure.
F. Trash.
1. A fully enclosed trash area shall be provided and constructed of a material that is in harmony with the architecture
of the building. Trash enclosures shall not be located adjacent to combustible construction or underneath windows
or unprotected areas. All outdoor trash enclosures shall be constructed and screened in accordance with city
standards.
2. Provisions for adequate vehicular access to and from such areas for the collection of trash and garbage shall be
provided. Service and trash areas shall be screened from public view. Loading areas shall be designed to provide
for backing and maneuvering on-site, and not from a public street.
G. Noise. Noise emanating from sound systems, including intercom and public address systems, shall not be audible
beyond the property line.
H. Signs. All signs shall conform to the sign provisions of Article 31 of this code. Facilities within an integrated shopping
center or plan must comply with the uniform sign program as established in the center. Menu signs will be limited to
two 6-FT high signs with a maximum size of 24 SF each. Menu board signs shall not obscure vehicular visibility.
I. Design Guidelines. The following design guidelines are intended as a reference to assist the designer in
understanding the City’s goals and objectives for high quality commercial development. The guidelines compliment the
mandatory development standards (Subsection B, above) by providing good examples of potential design solutions
and by providing design interpretations of the various mandatory regulations.
The design guidelines are general and may be interpreted with some flexibility in their application to specific projects.
The guidelines will be utilized during the City’s development review process to encourage the highest level of design
quality, while at the same time providing the flexibility necessary to encourage creativity on the part of the project
designer(s). However, unless there is a compelling reason, these design guidelines shall be observed.
1. Architecture.
(i) Style. The construction of the building should depict a specific architectural style through the use of
distinctive elements and features consistent with the chosen style. Accessory structures should portray the
style through their features as well. The style of the building should also reflect and complement the styles of
surrounding commercial buildings. The building should employ 360o architectural treatments, and be
individually designed for its site. Standardized corporate architectural styles shall be discouraged.
(ii) Materials. A variety of quality building materials should be incorporated into the building, such as brick, wood,
marble, stone, tinted/textured concrete masonry and ceramic tile. These materials should have a substantial
and long-lasting appearance. Veneers that are visibly prefabricated shall not be used.
(iii) Structure. Pay and pick-up windows should be covered by a structure that reflects the style of the building
and is substantial in character; however, it should remain subsidiary to the main structure. Entries should
project eight to 10 FT from the building in order to add depth and variation to the façade.
(iv) Entry design. Gables, awnings, sign locations or other features should clearly express the location of
doorways. Greater attention should be given to materials and detailing adjacent to entries.
(v) Arcades and awnings. Outdoor arcades are encouraged to protect pedestrians from summer heat and winter
rain. Where an arcade is not provided, a separate awning or other architectural feature should be used for
each business to enhance the individual identity of small shops. Because they can quickly deteriorate,
canvas awnings are discouraged, or should be properly maintained.
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(vi) Roof forms. Roof forms should reflect the architectural style and internal organization of buildings. Hipped
and gable roofs are encouraged. Flat roof parapets should be accompanied by a cornice or other shadow-
creating detail at its “top.”
(vii) Drive-up Windows. Construct roofs or trellises over drive-up windows. Posts supporting roofs or trellises
should be substantial in appearance. Integrate these features into the overall architecture of the project. The
stacking area for drive-up windows should be screened from the street through a combination of berming,
low walls and landscaping.
2. Lighting. On-site lighting must be directed away from adjacent freeways, roads, streets and adjacent properties.
All exterior lighting shall be of an indirect nature, coming from under eaves and canopies, or at ground level in
landscaped areas. Any visible exterior lighting elements should be a decorative fixture, reflective of the stylistic
concerns of the building's architecture. These light fixtures will provide ambient light only. Light standards under
15 FT in height (including lighting bollards) should illuminate all street sidewalks and connecting walkways, and
are encouraged throughout the project.
3. Landscaping. The minimum amount of on-site landscaping, including defined plazas and courtyards, shall be 15
percent of the net lot area, excluding public street rights-of-way. Landscaping should be used on the site to show
transition from adjacent uses, define a circulation pattern on the lot, screen the parking lot from the street,
highlight entries, provide shade for parking as well as outdoor eating areas, and to soften the appearance of the
building
All required landscaping shall include plantings of minimum 15-gallon trees minimum, planted no more than 20 FT
apart on center, within a minimum 5-FT wide planter. A suitable plant material (grasses, ivy, etc.) should be used
as ground cover. Landscape material, including hedges and low walls, shall be used to screen drive-through
aisles from adjacent public right-of-ways. Such landscaping shall be a minimum of 10 FT in width. Pedestrian
walks and aisles should not intersect drive-through aisles. In the event this occurs, adequate visibility for
pedestrians and vehicles shall be provided and pedestrian crossings shall be clearly marked with signs
4. Play Structures. Play structures should be built indoors, becoming an integral part of the architecture, yet
remaining a subordinate element. Outdoor play structures shall be no higher than 11 FT tall. Indoor restaurant
playground facilities shall be ancillary to the restaurant use. Scale and massing shall not dominate the main
structure and the height of the playground facility shall not exceed the height of the main roof of the main
structure. Building design shall be consistent with all applicable design guidelines.
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EXTERMINATING SERVICES. The following standards shall govern the development and/or operation of exterminating
services:
A. Storage of commercial vehicles/service trucks shall be within an enclosed building or within an area enclosed by an 8-
FT high sight-obscuring wall or fence. Outdoor storage of hazardous chemicals or materials is not permitted.
B. Prior to consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for a disinfecting and exterminating service, an application for
Development Plan Review shall be filed pursuant to Article 8 (Development Plan) of this chapter.
C. Conditional Use Permits for disinfecting and exterminating services shall be subject to annual review.
D. An emergency contingency plan shall be filed with the Ontario Fire Department.
E. An Industrial, Commercial and Professional Wastewater Survey and Permit Application shall be filed with the Ontario
Engineering Department.
F. A list of all types and amounts of chemical used or stored on the site shall be submitted to the Ontario Engineering
Department as well as a Chemical Spillage Control Plan. Storage of chemicals or service trucks is not allowed within a
100-year flood zone. Storage and handling of hazardous materials are to be limited to those quantities specified in the
Uniform Building and Fire Codes.
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G. A disposal plan for chemicals shall be submitted to the City of Ontario Building Department, Fire Department,
Engineering Department and Public Services Agency. Hazardous chemicals and their containers shall be disposed
only at an approved hazardous materials disposal site and not in City sewers or within solid waste dumpsters.
H. Individuals and firms owning and operating businesses relating to disinfecting and exterminating services shall be
licensed by the State of California according to their particular discipline.
I. The site of a disinfecting and exterminating service shall be adequately signed indicating that hazardous substances
are stored or handled on the site.
J. Access to hazardous materials shall be limited to authorized personnel only.
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HOME OCCUPATIONS. The following standards shall govern the operation of home occupations:
A. Purpose and intent. The purpose of these provisions is to allow for the operation of home-based businesses that are
incidental to and compatible with residential uses permitted within each of the City’s residential zoning districts. A home
occupation represents a legal income producing activity by the occupant of a residential dwelling unit.
B. Applicability.
1. Home occupation permit required. No person shall engage in a home occupation unless such person holds a valid
home occupation permit issued by the City.
2. Prohibited uses. The following list represents example uses that are not considered to be incidental to and/or
compatible with residential activities, and for which a home occupation permit shall not be issued:
(i) Gun/munitions repair or sales;
(ii) Ammunition loading or sales;
(iii) Barber and beauty shops;
(iv) Businesses which involve the harboring, training, breeding, raising or grooming of cats, dogs or other
animals on the premises;
(v) Carpentry and cabinet making;
(vi) Medical and dental offices, clinics or laboratories;
(vii) Repair or fix-it shops;
(viii) Storage of equipment, materials and other accessories to the construction or service trades;
(ix) Motor vehicle repair (body or mechanical), upholstery or painting;
(x) Welding or machining;
(xi) Sales of motor vehicles (New or Used)
(xii) Massage services, excepting out-call and chair massage services operated pursuant to Ontario Municipal
Code Title 6, Chapter 10;
(xiii) Mobile motor vehicle service and repair; such as detailing and vehicle repair; and
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(xiv) Any other use determined by the Zoning Administrator that is not incidental to and/or compatible with
residential activities.
C. Application and filing.
1. Any person desiring to obtain a home occupation permit shall make application to the Zoning Administrator, along
with a nonrefundable filing fee set by resolution of the City Council, to defray the City’s cost of application
processing.
2. The application and fee required under this Section shall be in addition to any license, permit or fee required
under any other Chapter of this Code.
D. Investigation.
1. The Zoning Administrator shall investigate the facts bearing on the application and compile the information
necessary for action on the application.
2. The Zoning Administrator may refer applications to the Building Department, Fire Department and Code
Enforcement, which shall inspect the proposed premises and make recommendations concerning compliance with
the foregoing provisions.
E. Review and action.
1. The Zoning Administrator shall approve, conditionally approve or deny the application within thirty (30) days of
filing. The decision of the Zoning Administrator shall be final and conclusive in the absence of a timely filed
appeal. Any appeal of such action shall be subject to the provisions of Title 9, Chapter 1, Part 2, Article 5 of this
Code.
2. All permits issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be nontransferable.
F. Operating requirements. Home occupations shall comply with the following operating standards:
1. A home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to the primary residential use.
2. Only the occupants of the dwelling may engage in the home occupation.
3. Not more than one client or customer shall visit the premises at any one time, excepting in-home educational
activities, including, but not limited to, music lessons, academic tutoring or religious instruction, provided no more
than 3 students are present at any one time and each of the operating requirements enumerated herein are
complied with.
4. There shall be no change in the outward appearance of the premises.
5. There shall be no advertising that identifies the home occupation by street address.
6. No on premise signs advertising the location of the business shall be permitted.
7. The home occupation shall be conducted within an enclosed structure, completely confined to one room of the
dwelling and occupying no more than 10% of the GFA of the dwelling, except that horticulture activities may be
conducted outdoors in conjunction with a single family dwelling located in the appropriate zoning district; however,
all activities shall take place within the rear one-half (½) of the lot and occupy no more than 5% of the net lot area.
8. Only one vehicle, no larger than a one (1)-ton pick-up truck or van, may be maintained on the property, either
directly or indirectly in connection with the home occupation.
9. There shall be no use or storage of materials, chemicals, compounds or equipment not typically recognized as
being part of a normal household or hobby use.
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10. Activities conducted and equipment or material used shall not change the fire safety or occupancy classifications
of the premises.
11. The home occupation shall not generate vehicular or pedestrian traffic in greater volumes than normal in a
residential neighborhood.
12. The home occupation shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles for delivery of materials either to or from
the premises, excepting the use of standard parcel delivery services.
13. No equipment or processes shall be used which creates noise, odor, smoke, glare, dust, fumes, vibration, or
result in interference with radio or television reception detectable to the normal senses outside the dwelling unit in
which the home occupation is conducted.
14. If the home occupation is to be conducted on rental property, the property owner’s written authorization shall be
provided on the home occupation permit application.
15. No home occupation shall be conducted without a current business license obtained pursuant to the provisions of
Title 3, Chapter 1 (Business Licensing Regulations) of this Code.
G. Change in information or circumstance. If during the life of a home occupation permit the applicant has any change
in information or circumstance concerning the original application, notification must be made to the Zoning
Administrator, in writing, within thirty (30) days of the change.
H. Inspections. Authorized representatives of the City’s Police Department, Building Department, Fire Department or
Code Enforcement Officers shall have the right to enter the property upon which a home occupation permit has been
granted, during normal business hours, for the purpose of making reasonable unscheduled inspections to observe and
enforce compliance with applicable regulations, laws and provisions of this Code.
I. Permits not assignable. No home occupation permit may be sold, transferred or assigned by the permittee, or by
operation of law, to any other person or persons. Any such sale, transfer or assignment, or attempted sale, transfer or
assignment shall be deemed to constitute a voluntary surrender of such permit and such permit shall thereafter be
deemed terminated and void.
J. Permit suspension and revocation.
1. The Zoning Administrator shall have jurisdiction to revoke a home occupation permit granted in accordance with
the provisions of this Section. The Zoning Administrator may order any permits suspended, pending such action. It
shall be unlawful for any person to carry on a home occupation until the suspended permit has been reinstated by
the Zoning Administrator.
2. An action to revoke a home occupation permit shall be accomplished in the following manner:
(i) The Zoning Administrator shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the permit should be revoked. The
Zoning Administrator shall prepare and deliver to the permittee, a written statement setting forth the factual
basis for the proposed revocation, and shall state the time and place such hearing will be held, at least 10
days prior to the hearing.
(ii) A permit may be revoked by the Zoning Administrator based upon any one or more of the following grounds:
(a) Permit approval was obtained by fraud;
(b) The permit granted is not being exercised;
(c) The permit is being, or has been, exercised contrary to the terms or conditions of such approval, or in
violation of any statute, ordinance, law or regulation; or
(d) The permit has been so exercised as to be detrimental to the public peace, health, safety, welfare, or so
as to constitute a nuisance to the annoyance of surrounding businesses or residents.
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(iii) The decision of the Zoning Administrator to revoke a permit shall be final and conclusive in the absence of a
timely filed appeal. Any appeal of such action shall be subject to the provisions of Title 9, Chapter 1, Part 2,
Article 5 of this Code.
K. Burden of proof at hearings. Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, the burden is on the permittee-applicant
in any hearing under this Section, to prove that the determination of the Zoning Administrator is unreasonable,
erroneous or clearly abusive of discretion.
HOTELS, MOTELS AND APARTMENT HOTELS AND RESIDENCE INNS. The following standards shall govern the
development and/or operation of hotels, motels, apartment hotels and residence inns:
A. Kitchens, kitchenettes and other cooking facilities shall not be permitted within motel or hotel units except the
manager's unit. Kitchens, kitchenettes or other cooking facilities may be permitted within apartment hotels and
residence inns;
B. An application for a Conditional Use Permit for a hotel, motel, apartment hotel or residence inn shall be accompanied
by market feasibility report prepared by a professional economist and shall include the following information:
1. A complete listing of proposed facilities, amenities, and services (i.e.: number and type of rooms, meeting space
square footage, recreational amenities, business services such as data ports-workstations-etc., refrigerators in
room, laundry service, restaurant-coffee shop-food service, etc.);
2. History of proposed developer and potential operators (i.e.: years in business, principals, capitalization,
experience, listing of projects, number of units owned, average rates charged, occupancy rates, etc.);
3. Analysis of economic environment projecting likely future economic conditions as they relate to the operation of
the subject hotel;
4. Subjects competitive market (i.e.: identification of their market, three and five year history of occupancy-average
daily rate-revenue per available room trends for that market, estimated share of the market the hotel will capture
during the first five years of operation, etc.);
5. Analysis of the economic impacts on existing hotel markets within Ontario (i.e.: estimate of the dilution of the
market due to addition of proposed hotel, etc.). Note: new hotel projects should only be approved if competitive
market occupancy remains at or above 65percent for a five year projection period;
6. Relationship to demand generators (i.e.: airport, convention center, corporate market, shopping and
entertainment);
7. Public cost/revenue projections;
C. Amenity Package. The following amenities shall be incorporated into all new hotels:
1. Guestrooms shall include voicemail, data ports, desk, hairdryers, iron and ironing board, color television, alarm
clock or wake-up service.
2. Minimum of 15 FT of meeting space per guestroom for limited –service hotels and 30 SF for full-service hotels.
3. Recreational facilities shall include a pool, whirlpool/spa and a fitness room.
4. A restaurant shall be provided for full-service hotels and a guest courtesy lounge (for light meals and snacks) will
be provided for limited-service hotels.
5. Any decision by the Planning Commission granting a Conditional Use Permit for a hotel, motel, apartment hotel or
residence inn shall be automatically deemed appealed to the City Council.
6. Occupancy shall be limited to 30 consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full
days.
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INTERIM OFF-AIRPORT PARKING LOTS. The following standards shall govern the development and/or operation of interim
off-airport parking lots:
A. The Conditional Use Permit shall expire up to a maximum of five (5) years from the date the Conditional Use Permit
becomes effective, unless renewed. Renewals may be granted by the Planning Commission for one-year periods not
to exceed a total of 3 years;
B. Applicants filing for interim parking lots can seek a waiver from the Planning Director on applicable off-street parking
standards as set forth in Article 30 (Parking and Loading Requirements) of this chapter;
C. Interim off-airport parking lots and/or pay parking lots are not to be used or counted toward providing required parking
for any other land use;
D. Article 31 (Signs) of this chapter establishes standards for interim airport signs;
E. Interim off-airport parking lots are subject to Development Plan approval pursuant to Article 8 (Development Plans) of
this chapter.
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KENNELS AND CATTERIES. Any lot or premises upon which dogs or cats over the age of 4 months are kept for boarding,
breeding, training or sale, shall only be permitted on lots or parcels 2.5 or more acres in size.
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MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND SERVICES. The following operational standards shall govern any business engaged in
massage or any person acting as a massage practitioner or massage therapist:
A. No person shall engage in the business of massage, or act as a massage practitioner or massage therapist, unless:
1. Such person holds valid massage practitioner or massage therapist certification issued by the Massage Therapy
Organization pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 4600 et seq.; or
2. Such person holds a valid massage therapist permit issued by the the City, pursuant to the following provisions:
(a) Application and filing.
(1) Any person desiring a massage therapist permit shall make application to the Zoning Administrator,
along with a nonrefundable filing fee set by resolution of the City Council, to defray the City's cost of the
investigation, inspections and report required by this chapter.
(2) The application and fee required under this section shall be in addition to any license, permit or fee
required under any other chapter of this Code.
(3) Separate permits need not be obtained by a massage therapist operating in more than one location
within the City, provided that the application for a single permit discloses each location at which the
therapist may operate.
(4) The application for a permit does not authorize the applicant to practice massage until such permit has
been granted.
(5) Each application for a massage therapist permit shall contain the following information:
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(i) The full true name under which the business will be conducted.
(ii) The present or proposed address where the business is to be conducted.
(iii) The applicant's full, true name, any other names used, date of birth, California driver's license
number or California identification number, social security number, present residence address and
telephone number and the sex, height, weight, color of hair, and color of eyes of the applicant.
(iv) The address of the previous 2 residences of the applicant and the inclusive dates at each address.
(v) Two (2) portrait photographs measuring 2 inches in width by 2 inches in height, taken within the 6
month period prior to application submittal.
(vi) The applicant's business, occupation, and employment history for 5 years preceding the date of
application, and the inclusive dates of same.
(vii) At least 3 written statements, including dates of relationships, signed by persons who have
knowledge of the applicant's background, qualifications and suitability for the position of massage
therapist. Those persons shall have known the applicant for at least 3 years preceding the date of
application.
(viii) The permit history of the applicant, including whether such person has ever had any permit or
license issued by any agency, board, city, county, territory or state, and the date of issuance for
such permit or license and whether such permit or license was revoked or suspended. In addition,
whether a vocational or professional license or permit was issued, revoked, or suspended, and the
reason therefor.
(ix) Convictions for any crime involving conduct which requires registration under any state law similar
to and including California Penal Code § 290, or for conduct which is a violation of the provisions of
any state law similar to and including California Penal Code § 266i, 315, 316,318 or § 647(b), or
any crime involving pandering, dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or moral turpitude.
(x) Convictions of any felony offense involving the sale of a controlled substance specified in California
Health & Safety Code § 11054, 11055, 11056, 11057 or 11058, or conviction in any other state of
any offense which, if committed or attempted in this State, would have been punishable as one or
more of the above-mentioned offenses of this division.
(xi) A complete definition of all services to be provided.
(xii) The name and address of any massage business or other like establishment owned or operated by
any person whose name is required to be given pursuant to this section wherein the business or
profession of massage is carried on.
(xiii) Acceptable written proof that the applicant is at least 18 years of age.
(xiv) If the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation shall be set forth exactly as
shown in its Articles of Incorporation or Charter together with the state and date of incorporation,
and the names and residence addresses of each of its current officers and directors, and of each
stockholder holding more than 5 percent of the stock of that corporation.
(xv) If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall set forth the name and residence address of
each of the partners, including limited partners. If the applicant is a limited partnership, it shall
furnish a copy of its certificate of limited partnership as filed with the County Clerk. If one or more of
the partners is a corporation, the provisions of this subdivision pertaining to corporate applicants
shall apply.
(xvi) The name of the person designated by the applicant, corporation or partnership to act as its
responsible managing officer in charge of the premises.
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(xvii) Acceptable written proof that the person designated by the applicant, corporation or
partnership to act as its responsible managing officer in charge of the premises, is at least 18 years
of age.
(xviii) The applicant and the person designated by the applicant, corporation or partnership to act as
its responsible managing officer in charge of the premises shall be required to furnish fingerprints
for the purpose of establishing identification. Any required fingerprinting fee will be the
responsibility of the applicant.
(xix) A description of any other business to be operated on the same premises, or on adjoining
premises, owned or controlled by the applicant.
(xx) The name and address of the owner and lessor of the real property upon or in which the business
is to be conducted. In the event the applicant is not the legal owner of the property, the application
must be accompanied by a copy of the lease and a notarized acknowledgment from the owner of
the property that a massage establishment will be located on his or her property.
(xxi) Authorization for the City, its agents and employees, to seek information and conduct an
investigation into the truth of the statements set forth in the application.
(xxii) A certificate from a medical doctor stating that the applicant (other than an owner not acting as
a massage therapist) has, within 30 days immediately prior thereto, been examined and found to
be free of any contagious or communicable disease.
(xxiii) The applicant (other than an owner not acting as a massage therapist) shall furnish a diploma
or certificate of graduation from a recognized school or other institution of learning wherein the
method, profession, and work of massage therapists is taught.
(xxiv) The applicant shall, within 7 calendar days of the change, submit any change of address or
fact that may occur during the procedure of applying for a massage establishment permit.
(xxv) Such other identification and information as the Police Chief may require in order to discover
the truth of the matters hereinbefore specified as required to be set forth in the application.
(xxvi) Nothing contained in these provisions shall be construed to deny to the Police Chief the right
to take additional photographs of the applicant, nor shall anything contained in this chapter be
construed to deny the right of the Police Chief to confirm the height and weight of the applicant.
(6) The applicant must furnish proof of education and training in accordance with one of the following:
(i) A diploma or certificate of graduation and transcripts from a 500 hour course of instruction from
either a recognized school of massage or from an existing school or institution of learning outside
the State, together with a certified transcript of the applicant's school records showing date of
enrollment, hours of instruction and graduation from a course having at least a minimum
requirement prescribed by Title 5, Division 21, of the California Administrative Code, wherein the
theory, method, profession and work of massage are taught, and a copy of the school's approval
by its State Board of Education. For the purpose of this provision, the term “recognized school of
massage” shall mean any school or institution of learning which teaches the theory, ethics,
practice, profession or work of massage, which has been approved pursuant to the California
Education Code. Schools offering a correspondence course not requiring attendance shall not be
deemed a State-recognized school. The City shall have a right to confirm that the applicant has
actually attended class in a State-recognized school; or
(ii) A diploma or certificate of graduation and transcripts from a minimum 200 hour course of
instruction from schools or institutions as described in subparagraph (i), above, and furnish proof of
completion of up to 300 hours of continuing education courses in massage from schools or
institutions as described in subparagraph (i), above, or from equivalent organizations as
determined by the Zoning Administrator. The minimum combined total course hours and continuing
education hours shall equal no less than 500 hours.
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(7) Each applicant must furnish proof that they hold and maintain a current national certification. For the
purpose of this provision, the term “national certification” shall mean an independently prepared and
administered national certification exam, which has been recognized by objective standards to fairly
evaluate professional levels of skill, safety and competence, as determined by the National Commission
for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) or a similar certifying body.
(8) Each applicant must furnish proof of membership in a state or national professional massage therapy
organization or association, and that they are in good standing. For the purpose of this provision, the
term “state or national professional massage therapy organization or association” means an
organization or association for massage professionals, which meets each of the following requirements:
(i) Requires that its members meet minimal educational requirements appropriate to the nature of
their work;
(ii) Offers and encourages participation in continuing education programs;
(iii) Has an established code of ethics and has enforcement procedures for the suspension and
revocation of membership of persons violating the code of ethics; and
(iv) The organization does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, creed, color, age or sexual
orientation.
(9) Each applicant must furnish the full name, address and telephone number of each massage
establishment where the therapist will be employed.
(10) Such other identification and information as the Zoning Administrator may require in order to discover
the truth of the matters herein specified as required to be set forth in the application.
(b) Investigation.
(1) The Zoning Administrator shall refer massage therapist applications to the Police Chief for an
investigation and recommendation.
(2) The Police Chief shall conduct an investigation in such manner deemed appropriate, in order to
ascertain whether such permit should be issued as requested. Upon completion of the investigation, the
Police Chief shall recommend that the permit be granted if it is found:
(i) All required fees have been paid.
(ii) The application conforms in all respects to the provisions of this chapter.
(iii) The applicant has not made a material misrepresentation in the application.
(iv) The applicant has not been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of an offense involving
conduct which requires registration under any state law similar to and including California Penal
Code § 290, or for conduct which is a violation of the provisions of any state law similar to and
including California Penal Code § 266i, 315, 316, 318 or 647(b), or any crime involving pandering,
dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or moral turpitude.
(v) The applicant has not been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of an offense involving
the sale of a controlled substance specified in California Health & Safety Code § 11054, 11055,
11056, 11057 or 11058, or conviction in any other state of any offense which, if committed or
attempted in this State, would have been punishable as one or more of the above-mentioned
offenses of this division.
(vi) The applicant has not had a massage therapist, or other similar permit or license denied, revoked,
or suspended by the City, or any other state or local agency prior to the date of approval.
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(vii) The applicant is at least 18 years of age.
(c) Review and action.
(1) The Zoning Administrator shall approve, conditionally approve or deny the application within 45 days of
filing. The decision of the Zoning Administrator shall be final and conclusive in the absence of a timely
filed appeal. Any appeal of such action shall be subject to the provisions of Article 5 (Appeals) of this
chapter.
(2) All permits issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be nontransferable; provided, however,
a change of location of a massage establishment may be permitted pursuant to the provisions of
division (e) of these provisions.
(d) Permits not assignable. No massage therapist permit may be sold, transferred or assigned by the permittee,
or by operation of law, to any other person or persons. Any such sale, transfer, assignment, or attempted
sale, transfer or assignment shall be deemed to constitute a voluntary surrender of such permit and such
permit shall thereafter be deemed terminated and void.
(e) Change of location.
(1) A change of location of any massage therapist must first be approved by the Zoning Administrator, who
must determine prior to approval that all ordinances and regulations of the City will be complied with at
any proposed new location.
(2) No permittee shall operate under any name or conduct any establishment under any designation not
specified in permittee's permit.
(3) Separate permits need not be obtained by a massage therapist operating in more than one location
within the City for each such location; provided, that the application for a single permit for more than one
location shall disclose each location at which the therapist may operate.
(f) Renewal of permit.
(1) Massage therapists licensed pursuant to these provisions shall have 30 days from the date of expiration
to renew their permit.
(2) A massage therapist permit shall be renewed on a biannual basis. Permit renewal shall be contingent
upon satisfactory compliance with all requirements of this chapter pertinent to massage services,
including a current medical clearance and submission to a background investigation subsequent to
fingerprint examination.
(3) Every massage therapist licensed under this chapter shall annually complete at least 20 hours of
continuing education courses in massage from schools or institutions as described in division A.2(a)(6) of
these provisions, or from equivalent organizations as determined by the Zoning Administrator. Failure to
complete such hours and submit proof of such completion in a form satisfactory to the Zoning
Administrator at the time of permit renewal shall be grounds for denial of permit renewal.
(g) Permit suspension and revocation.
(1) The Zoning Administrator shall have jurisdiction to revoke any massage therapist permit granted in
accordance with paragraphs (a) through (f), above. The Zoning Administrator may order any permits
suspended, pending such action. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry on the business of a
massage therapist until the suspended permit has been reinstated by the Zoning Administrator.
(2) An action to revoke a permit granted pursuant to these provisions shall be accomplished in the following
manner:
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(iii) The Zoning Administrator shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the permit should be
revoked. The Zoning Administrator shall prepare and deliver to the permittee, a written statement
setting forth the factual basis for the proposed revocation, and shall state the time and place such
hearing will be held, at least 10 days prior to the hearing.
(iv) A permit may be revoked by the Zoning Administrator based upon any one or more of the following
grounds:
(A) Permit approval was obtained by fraud;
(B) The permit is being, or has been, exercised contrary to the terms or conditions of such
approval, or in violation of any statute, ordinance, law or regulation; or
(C) The permit has been so exercised as to be detrimental to the public peace, health, safety,
welfare, or so as to constitute a nuisance to the annoyance of surrounding businesses or
residents.
(v) The decision of the Zoning Administrator to revoke a permit shall be final and conclusive in the
absence of a timely filed appeal.
(h) Burden of proof at hearings. Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, the burden is on the permittee-
applicant in any hearing conducted in accordance with paragraphs (a) through (g), above, to prove that the
decisions made or action taken is unreasonable, erroneous or clearly abusive of discretion.
B. Every massage establishment shall maintain facilities meeting the following requirements:
1. If wet and dry heat rooms, steam and vapor rooms or cabinets, toilet rooms, shower and bath rooms, tanning
booths, whirlpool baths and pools are offered, they shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected as needed, and at
least once each day the premises are open. Bathtubs shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. All walls,
ceilings, floors and other physical facilities for the establishment must be in good repair and maintained in a clean
and sanitary condition.
2. Instruments for performing massage shall not be used on more than one patron unless they have been sterilized
using sterilizing methods approved by the San Bernardino County Health Department.
3. All employees, including massage practitioners and/or therapists, shall be clean, and wear clean, nontransparent
outer garments. Said garments shall cover the body from a point not to exceed 4 inches above the center of the
kneecap to the base of the neck, excluding the arms, except that shorts may be worn, provided they extend they
extend down the leg, a minimum of 3 inches below the crotch and the body above that point is fully covered to the
base of the neck, excluding the arms.
4. No person shall enter, be or remain in any part of a massage establishment while in possession of, consuming or
using any alcoholic beverage or drugs, except pursuant to a prescription for such drugs. The owner, operator,
responsible managing employee, manager or permittee shall not permit any such person to enter or remain upon
such premises.
5. No massage service may be carried on within any cubicle, room, booth or any area within a massage
establishment which is not immediately accessible to supervisory, safety or inspection personnel during all hours
of operation.
6. No massage establishment employing massage therapists shall be equipped with tinted or “one-way” glass in any
room or office.
7. Pads used on massage tables, or on other furniture upon which massage services are performed, shall be
covered with a durable, washable plastic or other waterproof material acceptable to the City.
C. As a condition of business license issuance for a massage establishment, the permittee shall consent to the right of
authorized representatives of the City's Police Department, Building Department, Fire Department, Code Enforcement
Officers or San Bernardino County Health Department to enter the massage establishment during regular business
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hours for the purpose of making reasonable unscheduled inspections, to observe and enforce compliance with
applicable regulations, laws, and provisions of this chapter.
D. The provisions of this section pertaining to massage services shall not apply to the following institutions or classes of
individuals, while engaged in the performance of the duties of their respective professions:
1. Hospitals, nursing homes, sanatoriums or other similar health facilities duly licensed by the State;
2. Recognized schools of massage;
3. Physicians, surgeons, chiropractors, osteopaths, or physical therapists, who are duly licensed to practice their
respective professions in the State, or other persons licensed to practice any healing art pursuant to Business and
Professions Code Section 500 et seq.;
4. Nurses registered under the laws of the State;
5. Barbers, cosmetologists, beauticians and manicurists who are duly licensed under the laws of the State while
engaging in practices within the scope of their licenses, except that this provision shall apply solely to the
massaging of the neck, face, scalp, hands and/or feet of the customer client;
6. Coaches and trainers in accredited high schools, junior colleges, and colleges or universities, acting within the
scope of their employment; and
7. Trainers of amateur, semi-professional or professional athletes or athletic teams.”
E. Chair massage services.
1. Any person, corporation or partnership wishing to perform chair massage in the City must first be doing business
at a fixed location in the City, having a valid business license, or a valid home occupation pursuant to the “home
occupations” provisions of this section.
2. Chair massage services may be performed only by a person with a valid massage practitioner or massage
therapist certification issued by the Massage Therapy Organization (MTO) pursuant to Business and Professions
Code Section 4600 et seq. or a valid City massage therapist permit.
3. Chair massage services may only be offered at commercial or industrial places of business, within the AP, NC,
C1, C2, C3, C4, M1, M2 and M3 zoning districts.
4. The massage therapist offering chair massage must have a signed contract for service at each location the
service is provided. A copy of such contract shall be provided for inspection upon demand, to any City official with
responsibility for enforcement of this chapter. The contract shall specify the location, days and times the service is
to be offered.
5. Chair massage shall be offered at a set time and day at each location and shall not be offered at any other time.
Such service shall only be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. of the same day.
F. Unlawful conduct.
1. It shall be unlawful for any person, for financial or other consideration, to massage any other person, or give or
administer any bath, or give or administer any of the other service set forth in this chapter for immoral purposes or
in a manner intended to arouse, appeal to, or gratify the lust or passions or sexual desires.
2. It shall be unlawful for any massage therapist to massage the genital area of any patron or the breasts of any
female patron or for any responsible managing officer in charge of the premises of a massage establishment to
allow or permit such massage.
3. It shall be unlawful for a person serving as a massage therapist not to be fully clothed in nontransparent garments.
Said garments shall cover the body from a point not to exceed 4 inches above the center of the kneecap to the
base of the neck, excluding the arms, except that shorts may be worn, provided they extend down the leg a
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minimum of 3 inches from the crotch and the body above that point is fully covered to the base of the neck,
excluding the arms. Massage therapists shall maintain their permit identification card clearly visible on their
person during business hours.
4. It shall be unlawful for a massage therapist issued a permit by the City in accordance with division A.2 of these
provisions, to perform any massage service at any location other than that location specified on the therapist's
permit. If during the life of a permit, the applicant has any change in information concerning the original
application, notification must be made to the Zoning Administrator, in writing, within 30 days of the change.
5. It shall be unlawful for any owner, manager, operator, responsible managing employee, or permittee in charge of
or in control of a massage establishment to employ or permit a person to act as a massage therapist who is not in
possession of a valid, unrevoked massage therapist permit issued pursuant to division A.2 of these provisions, or
a valid massage practitioner or massage therapist certification issued by the Massage Therapy Organization
(MTO) pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 4600 et seq.
6. It is unlawful for any massage establishment, massage therapist or massage practitioner to provide, or to offer to
provide, out-call massage services in the City. For the purpose of this provision, the term “out-call massage
services” shall mean to engage in or carry on massage, not at a fixed location, but at a location designated by the
customer or client. “Out-call massage services” shall not include chair massage services conducted pursuant to
division E of these provisions.
G. Violations and penalties.
1. Every person, except those persons who are specifically exempted by the massage services provisions pursuant
to division D herein, whether acting as an individual, owner, employee of the owner, or operator or employee of
the operator, or whether acting as a mere helper for the owner, employee, or operator, or whether acting as a
participant or worker in any way who gives massages or conducts a massage establishment or room, or who
gives or administers, or who practices the giving or administering of steam baths, electric light baths, electric tub
baths, shower baths, sponge baths, vapor baths, fomentations, sunbathes, mineral baths, alcohol rubs, Russian,
Swedish, or Turkish baths, or any other type of baths, salt glows, or any type of therapy, or who does or practices
any of the other services or acts set forth in these provisions, without first obtaining a valid, unrevoked massage
therapist permit issued pursuant to division A.2 of these provisions, or a valid massage practitioner or massage
therapist certification issued by the Massage Therapy Organization (MTO) pursuant to Business and Professions
Code Section 4600 et seq., or who shall violate any operational standard of the massage services provisions,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. Any owner, operator, manager, or permittee in charge or in control of a massage establishment who knowingly
employs a person performing as a massage therapist, as defined in this chapter, who is not in possession of a
valid, unrevoked massage therapist permit issued pursuant to division A.2 of these provisions, or a valid massage
practitioner or massage therapist certification issued by the Massage Therapy Organization (MTO) pursuant to
Business and Professions Code Section 4600 et seq., or who allows such an employee to perform, operate, or
practice within such a place of business shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
3. Any massage establishment operated, conducted, or maintained contrary to the massage services provisions of
this section shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be, unlawful and a public nuisance, and the City may, in
addition to or in lieu of prosecuting a criminal action hereunder, commence actions or proceedings for the
abatement, removal, and enjoinment thereof in the manner provided by law and shall take such other steps and
apply to such courts as may have jurisdiction to grant such relief as will abate or remove such massage
establishment and restrain and enjoin any person from operating, conducting or maintaining a massage
establishment contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
METAL SALVAGE YARDS AND SCRAP PROCESSING. The following standards shall govern the development and/or
operation of metal salvage yards and scrap processing facilities:
A. These operations must be conducted on a site at least 300 FT away from any dwelling, unless the owner and the
occupants of the dwelling consent in writing to the use or operation. The written consent must be submitted with the
application for a conditional use permit.
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B. Open storage areas in conjunction with the use or operation shall be completely enclosed by a fence or wall not less
than 8 FT in height, constructed of solid block, masonry, or metal approved by the Planning Director. The fence or wall
shall have gates capable of being locked and set back not less than 10 FT from all interior property lines and not less
than 10 FT from any property line adjoining a street. No materials within the enclosed area are to be stored to a height
greater than 8 FT.
C. Except for necessary access drives, all setbacks are to be landscaped with dense growing evergreen plant materials
which will achieve a height of at least 8 FT and shall be permanently maintained. Outside storage or recycling
operations shall not be conducted within a required setback
D. All compaction operations are to be conducted within a completely enclosed structure designed to minimize the noise
generated by the operations.
E. A Conditional Use Permit for such use or operation shall be denied if the Planning Commission finds that existing uses
or operations of the same type are adequate to meet the City's salvaging or recycling needs.
F. The Conditional Use Permit may be reviewed from time to time by the Planning Commission to verify that conditions of
approval are being met. Failure to comply with the conditions of approval is subject to revocation of the Conditional
Use Permit in accord with the provisions of Article 9 (Conditional Use Permits) of this chapter.
G. All such existing uses and operations, regardless of their location with respect to zoning districts, must conform with
the requirements of this section within one (1) year after notification by the Planning Director; provided however, the
Planning Commission may modify the requirements because unusual circumstances related to the site or its location
make full compliance unfeasible.
MOBILE MOTOR VEHICLE BODY AND PAINT REPAIR SERVICES. Mobile motor vehicle body and paint repair services shall
be operated in compliance with the following standards:
A. The mobile operation shall be based at a fixed location within the City of Ontario. The base operation shall be located
within a zoning district that allows body and paint shops as a permitted or conditionally permitted use in the zone.
B. All applicable requirements of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) shall be complied with.
Regulatory compliance with SCAQMD regulations shall be demonstrated to the Planning Department prior to business
license issuance by the City.
C. Mobile body and paint repair services shall be limited to minor dent and blemish removal/repair on motor vehicles and
the performing of minor reparative and touch-up painting to damaged or blemished areas of motor vehicles.
D. Client sites shall be limited to automobile dealerships, car rental agencies and fleet vehicle operators. Repair services
shall not be provided to individuals.
E. All work shall be performed within areas that are completely screened from public view.
F. Paint shall be applied using a high volume low pressure coating delivery and application system utilizing a turbine
motor to produce high volumetric flow rates at a low pressure, not to exceed five (5) pounds per square inch (psi).
G. Prior to business license issuance, the business owner or operator shall provide to the Planning Department for review
and approval, written policies and procedures and for:
1. The storage, use and disposal of cleaning solvents and thinners used in conjunction with painting and repair
activities in accordance with federal, state, county and local laws, regulations, ordinances and orders;
2. The recording of daily use of solvents, thinners, coating materials and formulations used in conjunction with
painting and repair activities;
3. The packaging, handling and transportation of hazardous materials used in conjunction with painting and repair
activities;
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4. The control of solids and liquids produced during grinding, sanding or coating, to prevent contact with the ground
and potentially contaminating storm water runoff;
5. The storage, handling and disposal of hazardous wastes created as a result of painting and repair activities, in
accordance with federal, state, county and local laws, regulations, ordinances and orders; and
6. Work space safety and organization.
H. As a condition of business operations, the licensee shall fully comply with the approved policies and procedures
established under subsection (7) and shall consent to the following requests by the authorized representatives of the
City’s Police Department, Fire Department, Planning Department, Engineering Department or Code Enforcement
Officers, during regular business hours, for the purpose of making reasonable unscheduled inspections to observe and
enforce compliance with the applicable regulations, laws and provisions of this ordinance:
1. Review of business records pertaining to the daily use of solvents, thinners, coating materials and formulations
used in conjunction with painting and repair activities;
2. Observation of vehicle repair and painting activities; and
3. Inspection of vehicles, materials and equipment used in conjunction with painting and repair activities.
I. Failure to fully comply with the provisions of this ordinance may result in business license revocation by the City.
MOBILE MOTOR VEHICLE GLASS REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT SERVICES. Mobile motor vehicle glass repair and
replacement services shall be operated in compliance with the following standards:
A. The service shall be based at a fixed location within the City of Ontario.
B. The base operation shall be located within a zoning district that allows such use as a permitted or conditionally
permitted use in the zone.
MOTOCROSS, MINI-BIKE AND SIMILAR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE COURSES.
A. The course shall be located a minimum of 200 FT from any Residential District or adjoining residential use;
B. A minimum of 30 FT of dense landscaping shall be provided between the off-road course and any adjacent Residential
District or use;
C. The off-road course shall be surrounded by a solid wood fence of at least 6 FT in height, or sufficient to screen the off-
road course from surrounding uses, as determined by the Planning Director;
D. A minimum setback of 20 FT shall be provided along all abutting streets. The setback area shall be permanently
landscaped and an automatic irrigation system provided;
E. A responsible supervisor holding a valid first aid credential shall be on duty during all hours of operation;
F. Vehicle noise on the course shall not exceed seventy decibels at the site boundary, and all vehicles using the facility
shall be equipped with mufflers and spark arresters;
G. Dust control measures and all site ingress and egress to the site are subject to approval by the Engineering
Department;
H. Fueling, storage of vehicles and equipment and repair operations are subject to review and approval by the Fire
Department;
I. Permanent restrooms with wash basins and flush toilets shall be provided.
MOTOR VEHICLE FUELING STATIONS. The following standards shall govern the construction and operation of motor vehicle
fueling stations:
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A. A service station may only be located at:
1. The intersection of 2 primary arterial streets;
2. The intersection of a primary and secondary arterial street; or
3. The intersection of a primary arterial street and a freeway.
B. The project site shall have a minimum area of 15,000 SF.
C. The project site shall have a minimum width and depth of 150 FT.
D. Landscaping shall comprise a minimum of 20 percent of the lot area.
E. Provide enhanced pavement sections to relieve visually dominant asphalt surfaces.
MOTOR VEHICLE SALES FACILITIES. The following standards shall govern the development and operation of new and used
vehicle sales facilities requiring a license issued by the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles:
A. Servicing of vehicles shall be done within an enclosed building and service bay doors shall be located so as not to be
visible from public rights-of-way.
B. There shall be no outside storage of new or used auto parts.
C. Prior to the issuance of a business license by the City, a site plan shall be submitted to the Planning Department for
review and approval, which demonstrates compliance with the following:
1. Motor vehicle display areas shall meet the minimum drive aisle and parking setback requirements of the zoning
district within which it is located, pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 (Commercial and Professional Districts) of
this chapter. The setback area shall be fully landscaped and provided with an automatic irrigation system.
2. On-site lighting shall be directed away from adjacent public rights-of-way and from adjacent parcels of land.
3. One vehicle loading and unloading area shall be provided per vehicle sales facility. This area shall be clearly
demarcated by signs and pavement markings. The loading area shall not encroach into required parking areas or
block fire access lanes, and shall occur on-site, at a location approved by the Ontario Fire Department.
D. A minimum of 6 queuing (waiting) spaces for service write-ups shall be provided on-site (if vehicle servicing or repairs
are to be conducted) and shall not encroach into required parking or loading spaces.
E. Required on-site parking will be clearly identified with appropriate signs.
F. Motor vehicle sales are prohibited as a Home Occupation.
G. Motor vehicle sales within a shopping center or on any property containing shared parking shall only be permitted if all
vehicle sales, display and storage areas are located within a fully enclosed building. Outdoor sales and display shall
only be permitted in conjunction with a Retail Sales Event conducted pursuant to the `Temporary Outdoor Sales,
Displays and Activities requirements contained in this section and the requirements of Article 11 (Temporary Use
Permits) of this chapter.
MOTOR VEHICLE STORAGE. The following standards shall govern the development and operation of motor vehicle and
equipment storage facilities:
A. Any vehicle, mobile home, recreational vehicle, dismounted camper unit, inoperative vehicle, trailer or boat or other
equipment kept on a property for a continuous period of seventy-two (72) hours shall be deemed to be stored for the
purposes of administration and enforcement of this section.
B. All vehicles and equipment shall be stored on a paved surface.
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C. Any requirements for outdoor storage shall apply to the storage of vehicles or equipment outdoors.
MOTOR VEHICLE WASHING, CLEANING AND DETAILING FACILITIES. The following standards shall govern the
development and placement of motor vehicle washing, cleaning and detailing facilities (full service and self service):
A. Automobiles, light trucks and vans. Within the C3 zoning district, automobile, light truck and van washing, cleaning
and/or detailing establishments, whether full service and self service facilities, shall be permitted by right of being in the
proper zoning district, provided the use is subordinate to a primary permitted or conditionally permitted use of the
property. An establishment that is not an ancillary use shall require Conditional Use Permit approval.
B. Trucks, buses and similarly large vehicles. Within the M1 and M2 zoning districts, truck, bus and similarly large
vehicle washing, cleaning and/or detailing establishments, whether full service and self service facilities, shall be
permitted by right of being in the proper zoning district, provided the use is subordinate to a primary permitted or
conditionally permitted use of the property. An establishment that is not an ancillary use shall require Conditional Use
Permit approval.
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NON-PROFIT SOCIAL SERVICE USES INCLUDING PHILANTHROPIC AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE NON-
COMMERCIAL CLUBS AND SIMILAR USES. The following standards shall govern the development and operation of non-profit
social service uses:
A. These uses must comply with noise level criteria (interior and exterior) as established in Chapter 29 (Noise) of Title 5 of
the Ontario Municipal Code;
B. Such uses shall only be located in a structure specifically designed or altered to accommodate this type of use;
C. Off-street parking must be provided as required in Article 30 (Parking and Loading Requirements) of this chapter.
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PRODUCE STANDS. Produce sales stands shall comply with the following:
A. One stand shall be permitted on lots greater than 10,000 SF in size, with a floor area not to exceed 100 SF;
B. The stand shall not have a permanent foundation;
C. The owner (s) shall remove such stand at their expense when the use has terminated;
D. Stands shall be located a minimum of 20 FT behind the right-of-way line of any street or highway;
E. Stands shall only be for the retail sales of plant or animal products grown or produced on-site;
F. Off-street parking areas shall be improved with compacted gravel or other material as may be approved by the City to
control dust and/or erosion; and
G. Adequate provision for traffic circulation, off-street parking and pedestrian safety shall be provided to the satisfaction of
the Planning Director.
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RECYCLING FACILITIES. The following standards shall govern the development and/or operation of recycling facilities:
A. Reverse Vending Machines.
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1. Reverse vending machines shall be established in conjunction with a fixed base host business that is in
compliance with the zoning, building and fire code of the City.
2. Reverse vending machines shall be located within 30 FT of the entrance of the host business and shall not
obstruct pedestrian or vehicular circulation.
3. Reverse vending machines shall be constructed and maintained with durable waterproof and rustproof material
and shall be covered.
4. Reverse vending machines shall be clearly marked to identify the type of material to be deposited, operating
instructions and the identity and telephone number of the operator or manager if the facilities become inoperable.
5. Reverse vending machines shall be limited to 3 machines per host business.
6. Reverse vending machines shall occupy a maximum of 50 SF of floor space per installation, including any
protective enclosure with a maximum height of 9 FT.
7. Reverse vending machines shall not occupy parking spaces required by the primary use.
8. Reverse vending machines shall be maintained in a clean, litter free condition on a daily basis.
9. Reverse vending machine operating hours shall be the operating hours of the host use.
10. Reverse vending machines shall be illuminated to ensure comfortable and safe operation if open between dusk
and dawn.
B. Small Collection Facilities.
1. Small collection facilities must be established in conjunction with a fixed base host business which is in
compliance with the zoning, building, and fire codes of the City of Ontario and shall occupy a maximum area of
500 SF of floor space.
2. Containers shall be constructed and maintained with durable, waterproof and rustproof material and shall be
enclosed.
3. Containers shall be clearly marked to identify the type(s) of recyclables that may be deposited.
4. The name and telephone number of the owner or manager of the facility shall be conspicuously posted.
5. The site shall be swept and maintained in a dust-free and litter-free condition on a daily basis.
6. A minimum setback of 20 FT shall be maintained from any street right-of-way and shall not obstruct pedestrian or
vehicular circulation.
7. The facility shall not impair the landscaping required for any concurrent use or any permit issued thereto.
8. The noise level shall not exceed 65 dBA at any time as measured at the property line of residentially zoned or
occupied property.
9. The facility shall not operate power-driven sorting and/or consolidating equipment, such as crusher or balers.
10. Use of the facility for deposit of solid waste or hazardous waste is not permitted.
11. If a permit expires without renewal, the collection facility shall be removed from the site on the day following permit
expiration.
12. Attended facilities located within 100 FT of property zoned or occupied for residential use shall be in operation
during the hours between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and otherwise during the hours of the operation of the host
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business. Containers for the twenty-four (24) hour donation of materials shall be located at least 30 FT from any
property zoned or occupied for residential use unless there is a recognized service corridor and acoustical
shielding between the containers and the residential use.
13. Mobile recycling facilities shall have an area clearly marked to prohibit other vehicular parking during the hours
when the mobile unit is scheduled to be present.
14. Occupation of parking spaces by the facility and by the attendant may not reduce the number of parking spaces
below the minimum required for the primary host use unless all of the following conditions exist:
(i) The facility is located in a convenience zone or a potential convenience zone, as designated by the
California Department of Conservation;
(ii) A parking study completed by a registered traffic engineer shows that existing parking capacity is not fully
utilized during the time the recycling facility will be on the site;
(iii) The permit will be reconsidered at the end of 12 months; and
(iv) Parking credits in an established parking facility for a commercial host use may then be granted as follows:
Required Maximum Parking
Parking Space Reduction
0
-
25
0
26
-
35
2
36
-
49
3
50
-
99
4
100+
5
15. Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided pursuant to Article 30 (Parking and Loading
Requirements) of this chapter. On-site signs shall comply with Article 31 (Signs) of this chapter.
C. Large Collection Facilities.
1. All large collection facilities must be operated within a fully enclosed building.
2. The facility must be located a minimum of 150 FT from the property line of any lot zoned or planned for residential
use.
3. The facility must be screened from adjacent public rights-of-way by operating within an enclosed building and
within an area enclosed by an opaque fence a minimum of 6 FT in height with perimeter landscaping and which
meets all applicable noise standards.
4. Setbacks and landscape requirements shall be those provided for the zone/land use district in which the facility is
located.
5. All exterior storage shall be in storage containers that are covered, secured and maintained in good condition.
Storage containers for flammable material shall be constructed of non-flammable material. Oil storage must be in
containers approved by the Department of Health Services. Storage shall not be visible above the height of
screen fencing.
6. The site shall be maintained free of litter and any other undesirable materials, and shall be cleaned of loose debris
on a daily basis.
7. Space shall be provided on the site for 6 vehicles or the anticipated peak customer load, whichever is higher, to
circulate and deposit recyclable materials, except where the Planning Director determines that allowing overflow
traffic above six (6) vehicles is compatible with surrounding business and public safety.
8. Noise levels shall not exceed 65 dBA as measured at the property line of residentially zoned property.
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9. If the facility is located within 500 FT of property zoned, planned or occupied for residential use, it shall not be in
operation between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
10. Containers that may be provided for after-hours donation shall be located at least 50 FT from any property zoned,
planned or occupied for residential use. Containers shall be of sturdy, rustproof construction, have sufficient
capacity to accommodate materials collected, and be secured from unauthorized entry or removal of material.
Containers shall be located at least 10 FT from any building.
11. Donation areas shall be kept free of litter and any undesirable material and clearly marked to identify the type of
material which may be deposited; the facility shall display a notice stating that no material shall be left outside the
containers.
12. The facility shall be clearly marked with the name and telephone number of the facility operator and the hours of
operation; directional signs may be posted with the approval of the Planning Director.
13. Power-driven processing, including aluminum foil and can compacting, baling, plastic shredding or other light
processing activities necessary for efficient temporary storage and shipment of material may be approved by the
Planning Director if noise and other conditions are met.
14. The operator and host business shall, on a daily basis, remove any and all recyclable material which have
accumulated or are deposited on the site. Upon failure to remove said materials, the City may deem the site
abandoned and may enter the site to remove the materials. The property owner(s) of the premises and the
operator of the facility shall be liable for any work done by the City.
D. Processing Facilities:
1. All processing facilities must be operated within a fully enclosed building.
2. The facility must be located a minimum of 150 FT from property planned, zoned or occupied for residential use.
Operations shall take place within an enclosed building and within an area enclosed by an opaque fence a
minimum of 6 FT in height.
3. Setbacks and landscape requirements shall be those provided for the zone/land use district in which the facility is
located. If less than 25 FT, the facility shall be buffered by a landscape strip at least 10 FT wide along each
property line.
4. If the facility is located within 500 FT of property zoned, planned or occupied for residential use, it shall not be in
operation between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. The facility shall be managed on-site personnel during hours of
operation.
5. Noise levels shall not exceed 65 dBA as measured at the property line of residentially zoned property.
6. Containers that may be provided for after-hours donation shall be located at least 50 FT from any property zoned,
planned or occupied for residential use. Containers shall be of sturdy, rustproof construction, have sufficient
capacity to accommodate materials collected, and be secured from unauthorized entry or removal of material.
Containers shall be located at least 10 FT from any building.
7. Donation areas shall be kept free of litter and any undesirable material and clearly marked to identify the type of
material which may be deposited; the facility shall display a notice stating that no material shall be left outside the
containers.
8. The facility shall comply with environmental performance standards established in Article 33 (Environmental
Performance Standards) of this chapter.
9. Power-driven processing equipment shall be permitted, provided all noise standards are met. Light processing
facilities are limited to baling, briquetting, crushing, compacting, grinding, shredding and sorting or source-
separated recyclables and repairing of reusable materials
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10. Facility size shall not exceed 45,000 SF and shall have no more than average of 2 outbound truck shipments of
materials per day and may not shred, compact, bale ferrous metals other than food and beverage containers.
11. Used motor oil may be accepted for recycling in accordance with the provisions of the California Health and
Safety Code.
12. All exterior storage shall be in storage containers that are covered, secured and maintained in good condition.
Storage containers for flammable material shall be constructed of non-flammable material. Oil storage must be in
containers approved by the Department of Health Services. Storage shall not be visible above the height of
screen fencing.
13. The site shall be maintained free of litter and any other undesirable materials, and shall be cleaned of loose debris
on a daily basis, and shall be secured from unauthorized entry and removal of materials when unattended.
14. Space shall be provided on the site for 6 vehicles or the anticipated peak customer load, whichever is higher, to
circulate and deposit recyclable materials. If the facility is open to the public, space shall be provided for at least
10 customers, except when the Planning Director determines that allowing overflow traffic above 6 vehicles is
compatible with surrounding business and public safety.
15. The operator and host business shall, on a daily basis, remove any and all recyclable material which have
accumulated or are deposited on the site. Upon failure to remove said materials, the City may deem the site
abandoned and may enter the site to remove the materials. The property owner(s) of the premises and the
operator of the facility shall be liable for any work done by the City.
16. Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided pursuant to Article 30 (Parking and Loading
Requirements) of this chapter. On-site signs shall comply with Article 31 (Signs) of this chapter.
RESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. Within all residential zoning districts, detached accessory structures in excess of
650 SF in area or 14 FT in height shall require Conditional Use Permit approval, processed pursuant to the requirements of
Article 9 (Conditional Use Permits) of this chapter, or Certificate of Appropriateness approval, processed pursuant to § 9-1.2625
(Certificate of Appropriateness) of this chapter, as applicable, except that the maximum area allowed without benefit of
Conditional Use Permit or Certificate of Appropriateness approval may be increased to 1,050 SF for detached accessory
structures containing parking required pursuant to § 9-1.3010 of this chapter. Conditional Use Permit approval shall not be
required for accessory structures within the AG overlay district, regardless of the building area or height.
RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR ADULTS & THE ELDERLY. Residential facilities for adults & the elderly, for more than 6
persons, shall comply with the following:
A. Adult and elderly facilities are defined as follows:
1. “Adult group homes” shall mean facilities having more than 6 persons that provide 24-hour non-medical care
and/or supervision to persons 18 or more years of age, in a structured or non-structured environment.
2. “Adult day care facilities” shall mean facilities any capacity that provide programs for frail elderly and
developmentally disabled and/or mentally disabled adults in a day care setting.
3. “Adult day support center” (“ADSC”) shall mean facilities that provide a community-based group program
designed to meet the needs of functionally impaired adults through an individual plan of care in a structured
comprehensive program that provides a variety of social and related services in a protective setting on less than
24-hour basis.
4. “Adult residential facilities” (“ARF”) shall mean facilities of any capacity that provide 24-hour non-medical care for
adults ages 18 through 59, who are unable to provide for their own daily needs. Adults may be physically
handicapped, developmentally disabled and/or mentally disabled.
5. Residential care facilities for the chronically illshall mean facilities with a maximum state licensed capacity of 25
that provide care and supervision to adults who have Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or the
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
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6. “Residential care facilities for the elderly” (“RCFE”) shall mean facilities for the elderly that provide care,
supervision and assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing and grooming. They may also provide
incidental medical services under special care plans. The facilities provide services to persons 60 years of age
and over and persons under 60 with compatible needs. RCFEs may also be known as assisted living facilities,
retirement homes and board and care homes. The residents in these facilities require varying levels of personal
care and protective supervision.
7. “Social rehabilitation facilities” shall mean any facility that provides 24-hour-a-day non-medical care and
supervision, in a group setting, to adults recovering from mental illnesses, who temporarily need assistance,
guidance, or counseling.
B. Facilities for more than 6 persons shall comply with the following:
1. The maximum residential density for these types of uses may exceed that which is ordinarily permitted in the
zoning district in accordance with State Law. The maximum residential density shall be determined based on an
equivalent impact of traffic and transportation, use of water and generation of sewerage as would normally be
associated with a standard residential project on the same site. It shall be the responsibility of the project
proponent to provide appropriate traffic, water and sewer information to the Planning and Engineering
Departments to assist in determining allowed densities.
2. Off-street parking is to be provided as set forth in Article 30 (Parking & Loading Requirements).
3. Public transit linkages shall be provided. This may include dedication and improvement of a bus or transit facility
on or adjacent to the site, if the site lies on an existing or planned bus route, provision for a dial-a-ride or regular
shuttle service to a regular transit route or equivalent alternative methods as approved by the Planning Director.
4. A minimum of 75 SF of private open space and 75 SF of common open space shall be provided per dwelling or
room used for dwelling purposes. Common spaces shall be provided with recreation room(s), swimming pools,
lawn bowling courts and similar recreational facilities, depending on the size of proposed complex.
5. Common laundry and eating areas may be provided.
6. The Planning Commission or City Council may impose age restrictions on facility occupants.
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SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) HOTELS. The following standards shall govern the development and/or operation of SRO
hotels:
A. A full common kitchen shall be provided on each floor if complete kitchens are not provided within each unit. Complete
kitchens shall include a range/stove/oven, sink and refrigerator;
B. If complete bathrooms are not provided in each unit, shared showers shall be provided at a ratio of 1 shower per 8
residents or fraction thereof on the same floor. Lockers shall be provided for use of the residents;
C. SRO hotels shall not be located within 500 FT of any public or private school used for children under the age of 18,
church, child day care facility or other existing SRO facility;
D. A comprehensive management plan shall be submitted with applications for conditional use permits. The plan shall
include the company or agency responsible for resident selection, day-to-day maintenance of the facility, proposed
security arrangements and background information and references about the proposed management company or
agency.
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TAXIDERMY SERVICES. The following standards shall govern the development and/or operation of taxidermy services:
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A. Applicable permits required by the County of San Bernardino Environmental Health Services (Hazardous Materials,
Field Services Division), or successor agencies and/or departments, for the disposal of any waste shall be received
prior to the issuance of a business license by the City.
B. Applicable permits required by the Utilities Division of the Ontario Engineering Department must be received prior to
the issuance of a business license by the City.
TEMPORARY AND INTERIM USES. The following standards shall govern the development and/or operation of temporary and
interim uses:
A. Temporary subdivision sales offices. Temporary subdivisions sales offices are subject to the following regulations:
1. A temporary subdivision sales office may be conducted in a model home or a temporary structure designed for
such use in a subdivision or a residential development occupying a site of not less than 5 acres in a location not
less than 200 FT from any existing dwelling outside of the subdivision or development measured along street
lines;
2. The provisions of Article 31 (Signs) of this chapter governing signs shall apply:
3. A certificate of occupancy for a temporary subdivision sales office shall not be issued until after recordation of the
subdivision or the issuance of a building permit for a residential unit in the development;
4. Unless a time extension of one year is obtained from the Zoning Administrator, the certificate of occupancy shall
become null and void one year following the date of issuance, and all structures, including signs, authorized by
the certificate shall be removed.
B. Street fairs. Street fairs may be allowed upon issuance of a temporary use permit issued by the Zoning Administrator.
The approval of the City Engineer shall also be obtained if any public street, alley or other public right-of-way is to be
closed or blocked.
C. Other temporary uses. Other temporary uses may be allowed with the issuance of a temporary use permit as
described in Article 11 (Temporary Use Permits) of this chapter, subject to the following regulations:
1. Temporary facilities. The use of temporary facilities, such as parking lots for interim use, may be considered in
any commercial, industrial or agricultural zoning district, subject to approval of a temporary use permit issued
pursuant to Article 11 of this Development Code, and shall be subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(i) The temporary use permit may be approved for a period of up to 2 years. The time in which such permit
expires may be extended by the Zoning Administrator for a maximum of one (1) year.
(ii) In approving a temporary facility, the Zoning Administrator may require the installation of certain minimum
improvements, such as paved parking, lighting and landscaping, and other improvements necessary to
protect the public health, safety and welfare.
(iii) A temporary facility and all its appurtenances shall be removed from all affected property within 48 hours
following the expiration of the temporary use permit.
(iv) To ensure removal of a temporary facility within the approved period, the project proponent shall provide a
performance security in the amount of $10,000, which may be in the form of a bond, cash deposit or other
method acceptable to the City.
2. Temporary office structures. The use of temporary structures, such as trailers or prefabricated “modular”
structures for use as interim offices, may be considered in any commercial, industrial or agricultural zoning district,
subject to approval of a temporary use permit issued pursuant to Article 11 (Conditional Use Permits) of this
chapter, and shall be subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(i) The temporary use permit may be approved for a period of up to 2 years. The time in which such permit
expires may be extended by the Zoning Administrator for a maximum of one (1) year.
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(ii) In approving temporary office structure, the Zoning Administrator may require the installation of certain
minimum improvements, such as paved parking, lighting and landscaping, and other improvements
necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
(iii) A temporary office structure and all its appurtenances shall be removed from all affected property within 48
hours following the expiration of the temporary use permit.
(iv) To ensure removal of a temporary facility within the approved period, the project proponent shall provide a
performance security in the amount of $10,000, which may be in the form of a bond, cash deposit or other
method acceptable to the City.
3. Temporary outdoor sales, displays and activities. Temporary outdoor sales, displays and activities may be
allowed, subject to the provisions of Article 11 of this Development Code and following conditions and limitations:
(i) Retail sales events. A commercial business shall be permitted to hold special outdoor sales, sidewalk sales
and parking lot sales, subject to the following:
(a) Events shall be limited to the holiday sale periods of President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day
and Labor Day, and 4 additional periods per calendar year, per business location. Events shall be
limited to maximum 4 days duration.
(b) The outdoor display of merchandise shall be restricted to an area directly adjacent to the business’
exterior storefront. However, in the case of shopping centers, when it is not practical for the outdoor
display area to be located directly adjacent to the business front, the sale area shall be located in an
area as close as practically possible, to the business’ exterior storefront.
(c) The display of merchandise shall not impede pedestrian or vehicular circulation.
(d) All merchandise, materials, signs and debris shall be removed from the outdoor area by 9:00 a.m.
following the last day of the sale.
(e) Retail sales events shall comply with all applicable provisions of Article 11 (Temporary Use Permits) of
this chapter.
(f) Within residential zoning districts, temporary retail sales events shall only be allowed in conjunction with
a legally established religious facility.
(ii) Holiday sales. Christmas tree and pumpkin sales shall be permitted to operate, subject to the following:
(a) Such uses shall not be permitted on any residentially zoned property.
(b) Sales shall be limited to 30 days duration, 2 times per calendar year per sales location.
(c) Within residential zoning districts, temporary holiday sales shall only be allowed in conjunction with a
legally established religious facility.
(iii) Shows and exhibits. Religious, historic, patriotic or other similar outdoor displays may be permitted within a
yard, parking lot or landscaped area, by or for the benefit of nonprofit organizations, subject to the following:
(a) Events shall be limited to 30 days within 90 day period.
(b) The display shall not impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
(c) Shows and exhibits shall not be conducted within 1,000 FT of any residential land use. This separation
requirement may be reduced by the Zoning Administrator when, in the opinion of the Zoning
Administrator, the type and size of event proposed would not adversely affect residential land uses.
(d) All equipment, materials, signs and debris shall be removed from the outdoor area by 9:00 a.m.
following the last day of the display.
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(e) Within residential zoning districts, temporary shows and exhibits shall only be allowed in conjunction
with a legally established religious facility.
(iv) Amusement events. Bazaars, circuses, carnivals, rodeos, pony rides and other similar temporary amusement
events may be permitted, subject to the following:
(a) Events shall be limited to 2 periods of 7 days duration per calendar year per event location. The 2 event
periods may be used consecutively.
(b) Amusement events shall not be conducted within 1,000 FT of any residential land use. This separation
requirement may be reduced by the Zoning Administrator when, in the opinion of the Zoning
Administrator, the type and size of event proposed would not adversely affect residential land uses.
(c) All equipment, merchandise, materials, signs and debris shall be removed from the event location within
24 hours following the last day of the event.
(d) Within residential zoning districts, temporary amusement events shall only be allowed in conjunction
with a legally established religious facility.
(v) Tent revivals. Tent revivals and other similar temporary events involving the large assemblage of people
and/or equipment within a temporary structure or in the open air, may be permitted, subject to the following:
(a) Events shall be limited to 2 periods of 7 days duration per calendar year per event location. The 2 event
periods may be used consecutively.
(b) The event shall not be conducted on any residentially zoned property or within 1,000 FT of any
residential land use. This separation requirement may be reduced by the Zoning Administrator when, in
the opinion of the Zoning Administrator, the type and size of event proposed would not adversely affect
residential land uses.
(c) All equipment, materials, signs and debris shall be removed from the event location within 24 hours
following the last day of the event.
(d) Within residential zoning districts, temporary tent revivals shall only be allowed in conjunction with a
legally established religious facility.
(vi) Charitable and fund raising events. Fund raising events for charitable organizations and other non-profit
organizations, such as churches, schools, clubs and other similar organizations, shall be permitted to hold
special outdoor fund raising events, hosted by and in conjunction with a legally established commercial use,
subject to the following:
(a) Events shall be limited to the holiday periods of President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day and
Labor Day. Twelve (12) additional events per calendar year shall also be permitted per location, not to
exceed one event per month per location. Events shall be limited to maximum 4 days duration.
(b) The event shall be restricted to an area directly adjacent to the host business’ exterior. However, when it
is not practical for the event to be located directly adjacent to the host business, such as in the case of a
commercial shopping center, the event shall be located in an area as close as practically possible to the
host business’ exterior.
(c) The event shall not impede pedestrian or vehicular circulation.
(d) All materials, signs and debris associated with the event shall be removed from the site by 9:00 a.m.
following the last day of the event.
(e) The event shall comply with all applicable provisions of Article 11 (Temporary Use Permits) of this
chapter.
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(f) Within residential zoning districts, temporary charitable and fund raising events shall only be allowed in
conjunction with a legally established religious facility.
TRANSITIONAL SHELTER HOUSING. In addition to the requirements for a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Table 13-1
(Permitted, Conditional & Ancillary Land Uses All Zoning Districts), transitional shelter housing uses shall comply with the
following:
A. No more than one (1) federal, state or youth authority parolees shall be allowed to live in a transitional shelter house
that is located in an R2 or R3 zone. A maximum of two (2) federal, state or youth authority parolees shall be allowed to
live in a transitional shelter house that is located within a C2, C3, M1, M2 or M3 zoning district.
B. The Conditional Use Permit application submitted for approval of a transitional shelter house shall identify whether any
boarders are currently federal, state or youth authority parolees. Owners and or operators of approved transitional
shelters housing shall update the information required by this Section anytime a person that is a federal, state or youth
authority parolee is provided accommodations at a transitional shelter housing facility.
C. All transitional shelters houses shall require boarders to sign a Crime Free Lease Addendum as part of their lease or
rental agreement. A sample Crime Free Lease Addendum shall be provided by the City as an attachment to the
Planning Permit application. The Crime Free Lease Addendum shall provide that any criminal violations perpetrated by
boarders shall be grounds for termination of the written or oral lease sublease or agreement under which they reside at
the transitional shelter house.
D. Transitional shelter houses shall be incompliance with all requirements of the Ontario Development Code and their
approved Conditional Use Permit at all times. Violation of any local, state or federal laws by individual boarders while
on the premises shall be grounds for revocation of the permit, including but not limited to, violations of California Penal
Code § 3003.5.
E. No transitional shelter house shall be maintained as a nuisance.
F. Violations of any of the provisions in this Section or the approved Conditional Use Permit authorizing the transitional
shelter house shall be grounds for revocation. The procedures for revocation contained in § 9-1.0955 (Modification or
Revocation of a Conditional Use Permit) of this chapter shall be followed.
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VIDEO, PINBALL AND ELECTRONIC ARCADES, CYBER CAFES, ON-LINE AND INTERNET GAMING, AND SIMILAR
FACILITIES
(consisting of 5 or more machines, computers or gaming stations). The following standards shall govern the
operation of video, pinball and electronic game arcades, cyber cafes, and on-line and internet gaming facilities:
A. All video games, pinball machines, computers, gaming stations and similar devices are to be located so as to be visible
at all times by one (1) or more employees of the business;
B. Arcades are to be located a minimum of 1,000 FT from adjacent public or private schools.
C. A Conditional Use Permit shall be required for all facilities. If at any time the ownership changes or the use is
discontinued for 90 days on an existing facility that does not have a Conditional Use Permit, the new owner shall obtain
a Conditional Use Permit.
D. Minors (under 18 years of age) shall not be permitted to enter or remain in a facility during the following periods unless
accompanied by a parent or legal guardian:
1. Between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., or after 10:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday of each week;
2. Saturday and Sunday after 10: 00 p.m.
3. The weekday daytime hours of restriction shall not apply to vacation days or school holidays as established by
any public school district or private school, kindergarten through twelfth grade, operating within the City of Ontario.
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4. Notice of these hours of restriction for minors shall be posted at the entrance in lettering of at least 2 inches in
size.
E. The establishment shall not be open to customers, patrons or any member of the public between the hours of 12:00
a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
F. "No Loitering" signs shall be posted at the front and rear of the business. In addition, a waiting area with not less than 8
seats shall be provided for customers waiting to use a computer or game/gaming station. No outside waiting or seating
area is permitted.
G. No person shall be permitted to consume or sell alcohol on the premises.
H. Employees shall be at least 21 years of age. There shall be a minimum of one (1) employee managing the facility
during all working hours. If the business has more than 30 games/gaming stations or computers, the business is
required to add one additional employee for every additional 30 computers, or portion thereof, and for every 30
computers thereafter, or any portion thereof. During each employee's working hours, the employee shall wear a badge
identifying the business and the employee's full name.
I. Occupancy shall not exceed that required under the City’s building and fire codes, and the maximum occupancy load
shall be posted at the main entrance.
J. The establishment shall maintain and operate a camera/video surveillance system during all business hours. The
system shall cover the entire interior of the premises and all entrances to and exits from the establishment. The
camera/video surveillance system shall be capable of delineating on playback of the system the activity and physical
features of persons or areas within the premises.
1. Tapes/disks shall be kept a minimum of 7 days.
2. The business owner shall permit the City to inspect the tapes/disks during business hours. The system shall be
maintained in good working order, including the running of the tape/disks.
3. A sign shall be posted inside and at the entrances to the establishment indicating that the premises are under
camera/video surveillance.
K. The business owner shall submit and receive approval of a fire exit plan from the Fire Department. The plan shall
address all existing requirements of the building and fire codes. This includes, but is not limited to, providing an exiting
plan showing equipment location, aisle locations and dimensioned widths, and having approved exit doors and panic
hardware.
L. Any display of or access to adult-oriented materials for minors is prohibited. Access to adult-oriented materials, if
permitted by the business owner, shall be restricted from 10:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
M. Window areas shall not be covered or made opaque in any way. All windows and entrances must be unobstructed at
all times so as to allow an unimpaired line of sight by a police officer.
N. The Chief of Police is authorized to require a specific owner/operator to provide a security guard on the premises in the
event that there are significant calls for service relating to assaults, gang-related activity, weapons offenses,
disturbances and juvenile related crime, including truancy, or other good causes.
1. Any decision of the Chief of Police may be appealed to the City Council. Any appeal shall be made within 10
calendar days following the date of the decision by the Chief of Police. Further, such appeal period shall end at
5:00 p.m. on the tenth calendar day following such date of the written decision by the Chief of Police. Further,
such appeal period shall end at 5:00 p.m. on the tenth calendar day following such date of the written decision by
the Chief of Police. If such tenth calendar day ends on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the 10-day period shall end
at 5:00 p.m. on the next regular business day.
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2. All appeals shall be in writing and on forms provided by the Planning Department and shall specify wherein there
was any error of decision or requirement by the Chief of Police. Furthermore, a copy of such appeal shall be filed
with the Planning Department and the City Clerk.
3. The City Council may, after public hearing, affirm, reverse, change, or modify the original decision and may make
any additional determination it shall consider appropriate within the limitations imposed by this chapter. Such
decisions shall be filed with the City Clerk and the Planning Department; one (1) copy thereof shall be sent to the
applicant.
O. No exterior pay phones shall be permitted.
P. No pool tables or other amusement devices not directly related to video, pinball and electronic games, and internet
computer devices shall be permitted.
Q. No gaming tournaments for cash prizes shall be permitted.
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Sec 9-1.1310: Determination of Use
A. Purpose and authorization. It is recognized that every conceivable use cannot be identified by this Development
Code, and anticipating that new uses will evolve over time, this provision establishes the Zoning Administrator’s
authority to compare a proposed use and measure it against those listed in this Development Code having similar
impacts, functions and characteristics. When a use is not specifically listed in this Development Code, the use may be
permitted if the Zoning Administrator determines that the use is similar to other uses listed. In determining “similarity,”
the Zoning Administrator shall consider the following:
1. Volume and type of sales (retail or wholesale), the size and type of items sold and nature of inventory on the
premises;
2. Processing, assembly, manufacturing, smelting, warehousing, shipping and distribution done on the premises;
and dangerous, hazardous, toxic or explosive materials used in processing;
3. Nature and location of storage and display of merchandise (enclosed, open, inside or outside the principal
building), and the predominant types of items stored (business vehicles, work-in-progress, inventory and
merchandise, construction materials, scrap and junk);
4. Type, size and nature of buildings and structures supporting the use;
5. Number and density of employees and customers, business hours and employment shifts;
6. Transportation requirements (including modal split for people and freight) by volume, type and characteristics of
traffic generation to and from the site and trip purposes;
7. Parking characteristics, turnover and generation, and the ratio of the number of spaces required per unit area or
activity;
8. Predilection for attracting or repelling criminal activity;
9. Amount and nature of nuisances generated on the premises (smoke, noise, odor, glare, vibration, radiation,
fumes, etc.); and
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10. Special public utility and services requirements (water supply, wastewater discharge, pre-treatment of wastes or
emissions, power structures, communications towers/antennas).
B. Applications and fees. An application for a Determination of Use shall be filed with the Planning Department on a City
application form, together with all required fees, plans, maps, reports, special studies, exhibits, and any other
information deemed necessary by the Department to process the application.
C. Time limits for action. An application for a Determination of Use shall be reviewed and acted upon within the
following time limits:
1. Within 30 calendar days after the submittal of an application for a Determination of Use, the Planning Department
shall notify the applicant, in writing, if the application is not complete. If not complete, the Planning Department
shall specify those parts of the application that are incomplete and shall identify the manner by which it can be
made complete. If written notification is not provided to the applicant within 30 calendar days, the application shall
be deemed complete.
2. The Zoning Administrator shall take action to approve, modify or deny a Determination of Use application within
sixty (60) days following the determination that an application is complete.
D. Investigation. The Planning Department shall investigate the facts bearing on the application and provide the
information necessary for action on the application, consistent with this Development Code and the General Plan, and
shall report all findings to the Zoning Administrator.
E. Review and action.
1. An application for a Determination of Use shall be reviewed by the Zoning Administrator, whom shall then
approve, modify or deny such application. The decision of the Zoning Administrator shall be final and conclusive in
the absence of a timely filed appeal to the Planning Commission.
2. In granting a Determination of Use, the Zoning Administrator may attach reasonable conditions and restrictions to
the use, in addition to those required by this Development Code, which will ensure that the use:
3. Will not endanger the public health, safety or general welfare;
4. Will not injure the value of adjoining or abutting property;
5. Will not result in any significant environmental impacts;
6. Will be in harmony with the area in which it is located; and
7. Will be in conformity with the General Plan and/or applicable specific plan(s).
F. Findings. In making a Determination of Use, the Zoning Administrator shall clearly establish the following findings of
fact:
1. The proposed use meets the intent of, and is consistent with, the goals, objectives and policies of the adopted
General Plan;
2. The proposed use meets the stated purpose and general intent of the zoning district in which the use is proposed
to be located;
3. The proposed use will not adversely impact the public health, safety or general welfare of the City’s residents; and
4. The proposed use shares characteristics common with, and is not of a greater intensity, density or generate more
environmental impact than, those listed in the zoning district in which it is to be located.
G. Codification. In completing of a “determination of use,” the Zoning Administrator shall prepare a written analysis to
determine if the new use is significant enough to require codification into this Development Code. The analysis should
consider whether the use will be sufficiently common or recurring in the future, to justify a text amendment, or so
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unusual or rare, that an amendment is not necessary. The analysis shall also identify all zones within which the new
use could be listed, as well as any special operational conditions, standards or limitations that need to be imposed on
the use.