Division 3 — USE REGULATIONS
Fontana Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Fontana
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Sec. 30-530. - Uses permitted.
(a)
Uses by zoning district. Table No. 30-530, lists the uses permitted in each of the industrial zoning districts. A "P" indicates the use is permitted by right and requires site and architectural approval; "M" indicates the use requires the granting of a minor use permit; a "C" indicates the use requires a conditional use permit; and "—" means the use is not permitted in that zoning district.
(b)
Uses subject to specific requirements. Permitted uses marked with an asterisk "*" are permitted subject to specific use regulations in Section 30-532. Conditional uses are subject to the provisions of Section 30-533. Uses marked with a double asterisk "**" are subject to the provisions of Section 30-532 et seq.
Table No. 30-530 Permitted Uses in Industrial Zoning Districts
| Table No. 30-530 Permitted Uses in Industrial Zoning Districts |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Uses | M-1 | M-2 | |
| 1. | Manufacturing | ||
| Batching Plant (Concrete Processing)/Mining and Processing | — | C | |
| Manufacturing processes involving raw materials | — | C | |
| Manufacturing processes involving no raw materials | C | P | |
| 2. | Food processing | ||
| Animal slaughtering | — | — | |
| Commercial Bakery | P | P | |
| Industrial food catering | P | P | |
| Lard, pickles, sauerkraut, vinegar | — | C | |
| Meat, dog and cat food processing, canning, packaging | — | C | |
| 3. | Service and Repair | ||
| Body shop and Custom automotive repair (includes lowering and lifting) | C | C | |
| Automobile, truck, and other vehicle wash facility | P | P | |
| Rental—Automobile, pick-up truck, commercial truck or van, tractor and/or trailer | C | P | |
| Automobile Repair Facility | C | C |
| Truck repair facility | C | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo container repair | — | — | |
| Gymnasiums, health spas | P | P | |
| Tractor (diesel truck), heavy equipment service and repair | — | C | |
| Industrial laundry | P | P | |
| Machine shop, machinery repair | C | P | |
| Printer, blueprint shop | P | P | |
| Recycling facilities | C | C | |
| Terminal, bus | C | C | |
| 4. | Storage and open yards | ||
| Auto storage | — | — | |
| Automobile/truck dismantling | — | ||
| Truck and trailer storage | — | — | |
| Truck Terminal | C | C | |
| Building materials—Finished | P* | P* | |
| Building materials—Raw (excluding concrete batching) | — | P* | |
| Contractor's equipment storage yard | — | P* | |
| Hazardous substance (in amounts below the maximum allowable quantities as determined by the hazardous material inventory list) |
P | P | |
| Hazardous substance (in amounts exceeding the maximum allowable quantities as determined by the hazardous material inventory list) |
— | ||
| Self-storage facility | C | C | |
| Petroleum and similar fammable materials (for local distribution) | — | C | |
| RV storage | P* | P* | |
| 5. | Warehousing Uses | ||
| Warehousing, High-Cube | P* | P | |
| Warehousing, standard | P* | P | |
| Warehousing, Logistics and Distribution | P* | P | |
| Warehousing Sales, Retail | P * | P | |
| Warehousing Sales, Wholesale | P * | P | |
| 6. | Retail Sales | ||
| Automobile and Boat Sales and Accessory Uses | C | P | |
| Tractor (diesel truck) sales and accessory | C | M | |
| Convenience Store | P | P | |
| Convenience Store with Alcoholic Beverage Sales | C | C | |
| Copying, Packaging, Mailing | P | P | |
| Fueling Station (with or without convenience store) | C | C | |
| Liquor Store | C | C | |
| Pharmacy | P | P | |
| 7. | Restaurants and bars | ||
| Bar | C | C | |
| Restaurant with or without alcoholic beverage sales | P | P | |
| Restaurant with alcoholic beverage sales | C | C | |
| Restaurant, drive-thru | P | P | |
| Restaurant, fast food | P | P | |
| Micro-brewery | C | C |
| 8. | Administrative and professional ofces | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Associated with manufacturing or other industrial use | P* | P* | |
| Business Park | P | P | |
| Financial Institutions | P | P | |
| Clinic, medical or dental | P | P | |
| Laboratory, medical or biological | P | P | |
| Optician | P | P | |
| 9. | Educational | ||
| Driver training school | C | C | |
| Trade or technical school | C | C | |
| 10. | Miscellaneous uses | ||
| Adult businesses | P* | P* | |
| Animal kennel | C | C | |
| Auctions | C | C | |
| Cemetery and related uses | C | C | |
| Crematory | — | — | |
| Construction trailer | P* | P* | |
| Depot, bus | P* | P* | |
| Greenhouse | P | P | |
| Hotel | P | P | |
| Natural resource development | ** | ** | |
| Night watchmen or custodian quarters | C | C | |
| Parks | P | P | |
| Fire Station | P | P |
(Ord. No. 1828, § 8(Exh. A), 5-12-20; Ord. No. 1951, § 4(Exh. A), 5-28-24)
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- Chapter 30 — ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE
- Division 3 — MARIJUANA USES
- Division 4 — HEARING BODIES AND NOTIFICATION
- Division 6 — GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
- Division 7 — DEVELOPMENT CODE AND ZONING DISTRICT MAP AMENDMENT
- Division 8 — AREA PLAN AND AREA PLAN AMENDMENT
- Division 9 — SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT
- Division 18 — TEMPORARY USE
- Division 20 — DESIGN REVIEW SIGN
- Division 25 — DENSITY BONUS
- Division 26 — CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
- Division 3 — PERMITTED LAND USES
- Division 8 — DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL REGULATIONS
- Division 2 — GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Division 2 — DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
- Division 8 — RESIDENTIAL PLANNED COMMUNITIES
- Division 2 — DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
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- Division 7 — DESIGN GUIDELINES
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▸ Division 3 — USE REGULATIONS
- Division 6 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Division 2 — DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
- Division 4 — DESIGN REVIEW SIGN REQUIREMENTS
- Division 6 — PERMANENT SIGNS
- Division 7 — TEMPORARY SIGNS
- Division 9 — SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Division 3 — DESIGN AND OPERATION REQUIREMENTS
- Division 5 — ABANDONMENT
- Division 6 — SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION