Chino Municipal Code § 20.07.040 Development standards (CA)

20.07.010 - General purpose.¶

The general purpose of industrial zoning districts is to:

A. Provide appropriate locations for all types of distributive, industrial and related activities.

B. Protect industrial activities by preventing incompatible uses from locating within industrial districts.

C. Maintain an adequate supply industrial land to accommodate future industrial growth and development.

D. Support a dynamic and innovative local economy.

E. Ensure that industrial and related uses enjoy convenient access to the regional transportation system.

F. Provide quality jobs that are available to residents of all income levels.

G. Minimize the impacts of industrial activities on adjacent uses to the extent possible.

H. Ensure the design of industrial structures that enhances the image of the city.

(Ord. 2010-05, § 1(exh. A), 2010.)

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20.07.020 - District purposes.¶

The specific purpose of each industrial zoning district is as follows:

A. Business park (BP). The purpose of this district is to provide for a combination of commercial offices and industrial uses in a campus-like setting. The BP district provides areas for larger employment centers with reduced traffic congestion and allows for limited industrial activities which are compatible with intensive office development. The BP district allows for a maximum FAR of 0.6.

B. Light industrial (M1). The purpose of this district is to provide areas for manufacturing which can be considered light in nature by reason of its size, activity and performance characteristics. It is intended that the M1 zone is used to provide for a wide variety of manufacturing uses that produce relatively limited volumes of traffic, noise, odors or pollutants. The M1 district allows for a maximum FAR of 0.6.

C. General industrial zone (M2). The purpose of this district is to provide areas for a broad range of industrial uses. The M2 district allows for manufacturing, utilities and related uses that are not compatible with commercial or residential uses. The location of the M2 district is intended to minimize impacts of heavy industrial activities in Chino on nonindustrial land uses. The M2 district allows for a maximum FAR of 0.6.

D. Airport development zone (AD). The purpose of this district is to provide areas for the operation of airport and aviation facilities, services and administrative uses, as well as incidental office uses. The AD district also provides areas for air freight handling facilities, aircraft hangars and public transportation and related facilities, including aircraft fuel and supply services.

(Ord. 2010-05, § 1(exh. A), 2010.)

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20.07.030 - Use regulations.¶

A. Permitted uses. Table 20.07-1 identifies land uses permitted in each industrial zoning district.

TABLE 20.07-1 LAND USE REGULATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS

Uses	Zoning Districts	Zoning Districts	Zoning Districts	Zoning Districts	Additional Regulations
Uses	BP	M1	M2	AD	Additional Regulations
Residential Uses	Residential Uses	Residential Uses	Residential Uses	Residential Uses	Residential Uses
Live/Work	C	■	■	■	Section 20.21.060
Caretaker Quarters	C	C	C	C	Section 20.21.110
Public and Quasi-Public Uses	Public and Quasi-Public Uses	Public and Quasi-Public Uses	Public and Quasi-Public Uses	Public and Quasi-Public Uses	Public and Quasi-Public Uses
Places of Assembly	Places of Assembly	Places of Assembly	Places of Assembly	Places of Assembly	Places of Assembly
Places of Worship, Community Scale	C	C	C	■
Places of Worship, Regional Scale	C	C	C	■
Places of Worship, Small Storefront	A	A	A	■
Places of Worship, Large Storefront	C	C	C	■
Clubs and Lodges	C	■	■	■
Health Services	Health Services	Health Services	Health Services	Health Services	Health Services
Medical Clinics and Labs	P	P	■	■
Medical Offices	P	A	■	■
Educational Uses	Educational Uses	Educational Uses	Educational Uses	Educational Uses	Educational Uses
Trade and Vocational Schools	C	■	■	A [1]
Schools for Personal Enrichment and Fulfillment	A	■	■	A [1]
Gym/Athletic Instruction, Minor	A	■	■	■	Section 20.21.440
Gym/Athletic Instruction, Major	■	C	C	■	Section 20.21.440
Other Community Services	Other Community Services	Other Community Services	Other Community Services	Other Community Services	Other Community Services
Public Safety Facilities	C	C	C	C
Social Services, Charitable Institutions and Services	C	■	■	■
Other Land Uses & Activities	Other Land Uses & Activities	Other Land Uses & Activities	Other Land Uses & Activities	Other Land Uses & Activities	Other Land Uses & Activities
Marijuana Cultivation	■	■	■	■	Section 20.01.060
Marijuana Delivery	■	■	■	■	Section 20.01.060
Marijuana Dispensary	■	■	■	■	Section 20.01.060
Marijuana Processing	■	■	■	■	Section 20.01.060
Commercial Uses	Commercial Uses	Commercial Uses	Commercial Uses	Commercial Uses	Commercial Uses
Retail	Retail	Retail	Retail	Retail	Retail
Cart/Kiosk	A	■	■	■	Section 20.21.150
Animal Sales and Services	C	■	■	■
Guns and Ammunition Sales	A	A	■	■
Vehicle Sales Office	P	P	P	■
Veterinary Clinics	C	C	C	■
Vehicle Sales and Services	Vehicle Sales and Services	Vehicle Sales and Services	Vehicle Sales and Services	Vehicle Sales and Services	Vehicle Sales and Services
Automobile Rental	A/C	■	■	A/C	Section 20.21.410
Truck and Trailer Rental	■	A/C	A/C	■	Section 20.21.410
Automobile, Light Truck and Van Cleaning	■	I	I	■
Bus and Large Truck Cleaning	■	C	C	■
Vehicle Repair and Maintenance	C	P	P	P [1]	Section 20.21.240
Paint or Auto Body Repair	■	C	C	P [1]
Bus and Large Truck Repair and Maintenance	■	C	P	■
Vehicle Towing Service	■	A/C	A/C	■	20.21.470
Gas and Service Stations	C	C	C	P [1]	Section 20.21.230
Eating and Drinking Establishments	Eating and Drinking Establishments	Eating and Drinking Establishments	Eating and Drinking Establishments	Eating and Drinking Establishments	Eating and Drinking Establishments
Restaurant	C	C	C	A
Restaurant, Drive-Thru Facility	C	C	C	■	Section 20.21.170
Transient Occupancy	Transient Occupancy	Transient Occupancy	Transient Occupancy	Transient Occupancy	Transient Occupancy
Hotels and Motels	C	C	C	C
Bars, Nightclubs and Lounges	■	■	■	C
Commercial Services	Commercial Services	Commercial Services	Commercial Services	Commercial Services	Commercial Services
Offices, Professional/Business	P	P	P	I [1]	Section 20.21.430
Trade Services	P	P	P	A [1]
Kennels	■	C	C	■
Offices, Service	P	■	■	I [1]
Personal Services	C	■	■	■
Business Support Services	P	P	P	A [1]
Banks, Retail	C	■	■	■
Entertainment-Related Services	Entertainment-Related Services	Entertainment-Related Services	Entertainment-Related Services	Entertainment-Related Services	Entertainment-Related Services
Motion Picture Production and Distribution Services	C	■	■	■
Recording Studios	A	■	■	■
Broadcasting Studios	C	C	C	■
Recreational Uses	Recreational Uses	Recreational Uses	Recreational Uses	Recreational Uses	Recreational Uses
Commercial Recreation	■	C	C	■
Parks and Recreational Facilities	C	C	C	■
Pistol, Skeet, Rifle and Archery Ranges	■	C	C	■
Industrial	Industrial	Industrial	Industrial	Industrial	Industrial
Manufacturing and Processing	Manufacturing and Processing	Manufacturing and Processing	Manufacturing and Processing	Manufacturing and Processing	Manufacturing and Processing
Manufacturing and Processing, Light	P	P	P	P [1]
Manufacturing and Processing, General	■	P	P	P [1]
Manufacturing and Processing, Heavy	■	■	C	C [1]
Manufacturing and Processing, Outdoor	■	■	C	■
Food Preparation	P	P	■	■
Microbrewery and Microdistillery	C	C	C	C	Section 20.21.270
Research Laboratory	P	P	P	P
Spray Booths, Incidental	P	P	P	P
Hazardous Materials	Hazardous Materials	Hazardous Materials	Hazardous Materials	Hazardous Materials	Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Waste Collection	I	I	I	■	Section 20.21.260 and Section 20.23.019
Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal	■	■	C	■	Section 20.21.260 and Section 20.23.019
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center	■	C	C	■	Section 20.21.260 and Section 20.23.019
Recycling	Recycling	Recycling	Recycling	Recycling	Recycling
Recycling Facilities, Large Collection	■	P	P	■	Section 20.21.360
Recycling Facilities, Light Processing	■	C	P	■	Section 20.21.360
Recycling Facilities, Heavy Processing	■	■	C	■	Section 20.21.360
Recycling Facilities, Material Recovery Facility (MRF)	■	■	C	■
Warehousing and Storage	Warehousing and Storage	Warehousing and Storage	Warehousing and Storage	Warehousing and Storage	Warehousing and Storage
Warehousing/Wholesaling and Distribution, Very Light (<25,000 sq. ft.)	P	P	P	A [1]
Warehousing/Wholesaling and Distribution, Light (25,000 to 50,000 sq. ft.)	■	P	P	A [1]
Warehousing/Wholesaling and Distribution, General (>50,000 sq. ft.)	■	C	P	A [1]
Public/Mini Storage	C	C	C	■	Section 20.21.210
Other Industrial	Other Industrial	Other Industrial	Other Industrial	Other Industrial	Other Industrial
Equipment Rental and Sales, Light Equipment	P	C	C	C [1]	Section 20.21.220
Equipment Rental and Sales, Heavy Equipment	■	■	C	C [1]	Section 20.21.220
Ancillary Industrial Facilities	A	A	A	A [1]	Section 20.21.450
Outdoor Storage, Incidental	A	P	P	P	Section 20.21.200
Outdoor Storage, as a Primary Use	■	C	C	C	Section 20.21.200
Retail Sales in Conjunction with Warehousing and Manufacturing	I	I	I	I	Section 20.21.390
Slaughter Houses	■	■	C	■
Transportation, Telecommunications and Utilities
Heliports	C	C	C	P
Transportation Terminals	C	C	C	P
Weigh Stations	■	C	C	P
Parking Facilities	C	P	P	P
Utilities, Major	■	C	C	P
Utilities, Minor	■	C	P	P
Wireless Facilities	WTFPP	WTFPP	WTFPP	WTFPP	Chapter 20.22
Solar Panels, Incidental	A	A	A	A	Section 20.10.070
Wind Turbines, Incidental	■	C	C	C	Section 20.10.070
Agricultural Uses, Activities and Facilities
Crop Cultivation	A	A	A	A	Section 20.21.020
Agricultural Product Stands	I	I	I	I	Section 20.21.020

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Only aviation-related uses are permitted.

(Ord. 2010-05, § 1(exh. A), 2010; Ord. 2011-06, § 5, 2011; Ord. 2013-003, § 10, 2013; Ord. 2014-013, § 5, 2014; Ord. 2016-001, § 8, 2016 ; Ord. 2016-005, § 3, 2016; Ord. 2017-009, § 5, 2017; Ord. 2019-013, §§ 10—13, 2019; Ord. 2021-001, § 7, 2021; Ord. 2023-001, § 5, 2023; Ord. No. 2025-003, § 2, 2025.)

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20.07.040 - Development standards.¶

A. General standards. Table 20.07-2 identifies development standards that apply to all lots and structures located in industrial zoning districts.

TABLE 20.07-2 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Uses	Zoning	Zoning	Zoning	Zoning	Additional Regulations
Uses	BP	M1	M2	AD	Additional Regulations
Site Requirements	Site Requirements	Site Requirements	Site Requirements	Site Requirements	Site Requirements
Lot Area, Minimum	20,000 sq. ft.	20,000 sq. ft.	1 acre	N/A
Lot Width, Minimum	100 feet	100 feet	200 feet	N/A
Lot Depth, Minimum	100 feet	100 feet	200 feet	N/A
Landscape Coverage, Minimum	15%	10%	10%	N/A
Off-Street Parking and Loading	See Chapter 20.18 (Parking)	See Chapter 20.18 (Parking)	See Chapter 20.18 (Parking)	See Chapter 20.18 (Parking)
Building Requirements	Building Requirements	Building Requirements	Building Requirements	Building Requirements	Building Requirements
Building Setbacks, Minimum	Building Setbacks, Minimum	Building Setbacks, Minimum	Building Setbacks, Minimum	Building Setbacks, Minimum	Building Setbacks, Minimum
Front	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet	N/A	Sections 20.07.040.B.1, 2 and 3
Rear	0 feet	0 feet	0 feet	N/A	Sections 20.07.040.B.1 and 2
Interior Side	0 feet	0 feet	0 feet	N/A	Sections 20.07.040.B.1, and 2
Street Side	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet	Sections 20.07.040.B.1, 2 and 3
Minimum Separation Between Buildings or Structures	Subject to the minimum separation requirements of the Uniform Building Code	Subject to the minimum separation requirements of the Uniform Building Code	Subject to the minimum separation requirements of the Uniform Building Code	Subject to the minimum separation requirements of the Uniform Building Code
Lot Coverage, Maximum	45%	50%	50%	N/A
Floor Area Ratio (FAR)	0.6	0.6	0.6	N/A
Building Height, Maximum	Building Height, Maximum	Building Height, Maximum	Building Height, Maximum	Building Height, Maximum	Building Height, Maximum
Stories	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Feet	75 feet	N/A	N/A	N/A	Section 20.07.040.B 1 and 3

B. Additional development standards. The following additional standards apply to lots and structures located in industrial zoning districts:

An additional fifteen feet of setback shall be provided for buildings that are three or more stories in height.
Industrial properties that abut a residential zone shall provide a minimum setback of twenty feet. Additionally, a six-foot-high masonry block wall shall be constructed at the property line. The five feet nearest the wall shall consist of a landscape screen which will reach a height of at least ten feet.
Along those portions of a building wall that exceeds twenty-five feet in height, an additional one foot of building setback shall be provided for each one foot of building wall height in excess of twenty-five feet.

C. Additional AD standards. The following additional standards apply to lots and structures located in the airport development zoning district:

Setbacks from streets. All structures in the AD zoning district shall be set back a minimum of twenty-five feet from all streets.
Parking. Parking lots serving uses with the AD zoning district shall be designed as specified in section 20.19.050 (Parking Design Standards).
Design standards. All structures in the AD zoning district shall comply with the following design standards:

a. Building materials. Building shall be constructed of materials that are high-quality, durable and weather-resistant.

b. Colors. Color schemes shall be complementary with the area and setting. Accent colors shall be compatible with the main theme of the building.

c. Reflective surfaces. The use of reflective surfaces and mirrored window glazing shall not interfere with airport and aircraft operations.

d. Relationship to surroundings. Building colors, material, trim, accents, detailing, and architectural style shall be integrated into the overall design theme of the airport to encourage architectural visual interest.

e. Entryways. The building's entryways shall be designed and placed as integrated elements of the overall building design.

f. Multiple structures. When multiple structures are planned as part of a single development, the design shall be in a compatible architectural style. All buildings shall be designed with four-sided elevations, with detailing on all sides.

(Ord. 2010-05, § 1(exh. A), 2010; Ord. 2019-013, § 14, 2019.)

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20.07.010 - General purpose.¶

20.07.020 - District purposes.¶

20.07.030 - Use regulations.¶

20.07.040 - Development standards.¶

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