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Chapter 1 — AMBULANCES (REPEALED)

§ 4-18

Ontario Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Ontario

Sec. 4-18.01. Conditions of permit.

(a) Each health permit issued by the County Health Department, as required by Chapter 5 of Title 6 of this Code, to an ice cream truck business shall be subject to the terms and conditions set out in this chapter, as well as any other conditions specifically set forth in the permit. (b) The provisions of this chapter shall constitute operating regulations. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate these provisions. (§ 1, Ord. 2711, eff. May 18, 2000)

Sec. 4-18.02. Place of operation.

(a) Sales from ice cream trucks shall be limited to streets that have thirty-five (35) miles per hour speed limit or less. (b) The restrictions set forth in Chapter 6 of this Title, and Chapter 5 of Title 6 of this Code, that apply to persons who vend and/or peddle from vehicles, shall apply to ice cream truck business operators and employees under this chapter. (c) No sale shall be made while an ice cream truck is parked within seventy-five (75) feet of any intersection with any public street or streets as measured along the traveled way. (d) The standard warning flashers shall be in operation immediately upon the truck stopping to vend and shall cease operating as the truck begins to move after vending. (e) Pursuant to Cal. Veh. Code § 22455(b) and § 4-6.1012 of this Code, no sale shall be made while an ice cream truck is parked less than seven hundred (700) feet from the closest boundary of a public school. (§ 1, Ord. 2711, eff. May 18, 2000)

Sec. 4-18.03. Hours of operation.

Sales from ice cream trucks shall be limited to the hours of 10:00 a.m. to one-half hour after sunset. (§ 1, Ord. 2711, eff. May 18, 2000)

Sec. 4-18.04. Noise restrictions.

(a) No person shall use, play, or employ any sound, outcry, amplifier, loudspeaker, or any other instrument or device for the production of sound from an ice cream truck when the ice cream truck is stationary. (b) No person shall use, play or employ any sound, outcry, amplifier, loudspeaker, or any other instrument or device for the production of sound from an ice cream truck after 7:00 p.m. or one-half hour after sunset, whichever occurs first. (c) No person shall use, play, or employ any sound, outcry, amplifier, loudspeaker, or any other instrument or device for the production of sound employed on an ice cream truck in such a manner as to create a disturbance of the peace. (§ 1, Ord. 2711, eff. May 18, 2000)

Sec. 4-18.05. Congestion restrictions.

No person shall stop to vend from an ice cream truck within two hundred feet of another ice cream truck that has already stopped to vend. (§ 1, Ord. 2711, eff. May 18, 2000)

Sec. 4-18.06. Food restrictions.

A person may sell or offer for sale only prepackaged food items from an ice cream truck and may not offer for sale any other items. (§ 1, Ord. 2711, eff. May 18, 2000)

Sec. 4-18.07. Restrictions on riders.

(a) No one other than one driver and one additional person shall be allowed to ride on an ice cream truck that is in operation. (b) The driver and the additional person may be: (1) Employees of the business operator; or (2) The business operator; or (3) A trainee. (c) In no event shall more than two persons ride on the truck at any time while the truck is in operation. (§ 1, Ord. 2711, eff. May 18, 2000)

Sec. 4-18.08. Vehicle inspection; certification.

(a) All ice cream trucks operated by the business operator shall comply with the permitting requirements set forth in Chapter 5 of Title 6 of this Code. (b) Additionally, all ice cream trucks operated shall be inspected and certified by a certified Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) mechanic. The ASE mechanic shall issue a certificate only after a determination that the requirements of subdivision (e) of this section have been complied with. (c) The business operator shall maintain each ice cream truck in such condition that: (1) All doors, windows, hood and trunk shall open and close securely; (2) The inside of the ice cream truck shall be clean and free of litter and trash; (3) There is a trash receptacle that shall be made accessible to the public when sales occur in which patrons can place package wrappers and trash;

(4) The exterior of the ice cream truck shall be clean and in good repair, and shall not have any peelings, dents, rust, scratches or missing components which are discernable at a distance of five (5) feet or more from the truck; and (5) Advertising decals and price lists shall be placed only on the vending side of the ice cream truck and shall use a maximum area of twenty-four (24) square feet. (d) The business operator shall have and maintain in clean operating condition on each ice cream truck the following safety equipment: (1) Signs painted or mounted on the front and back of each truck using black four-inch (4”) tall letters on a yellow background with a black one- inch (1”) border around each sign. The sign on the front and back of each vehicle shall read “CHILDREN CROSSING” and be eight-inches high by forty-eight inches (8” x 48”) wide. An additional sign or signs shall be painted or mounted on the rear of each truck above the first sign and shall read “WARNING” in English and Spanish using the same size letter and paint requirements. (2) Standard warning flashers. (3) Any other safety equipment required by the California Vehicle Code. (e) All ice cream trucks must be in proper working condition. All brakes, lights and flashers must meet minimum safety requirements as determined by the certified Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) mechanic. (f) The Police Department's Traffic Division shall determine whether the business operator has complied with the requirements of subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of this section, and shall affix an inspection sticker on each certified truck, identifying the truck as having successfully passed vehicle inspection. (g) It shall be unlawful for a business operator to operate an ice cream truck that does not have a current, valid inspection sticker issued by the Police Department's Traffic Division. (§ 1, Ord. 2711, eff. May 18, 2000, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2735, eff. May 31, 2001)

Sec. 4-18.09. Identification.

Each business operator shall maintain an identification number, provided by the Ontario Police Department's Traffic Division painted on the sides and back of each ice cream truck. The number shall be of such color, size and placement so that the identification number may easily read at a distance of ten feet (10'). (§ 1, Ord. 2711, eff. May 18, 2000)

CHAPTER 19: ROTATIONAL TOWING SERVICES

CHAPTER 19: ROTATIONAL TOWING SERVICES

4-19.01 Definitions 4-19.02 Purpose 4-19.03 Towing carrier permit 4-19.04 Permit terms and conditions 4-19.05 Selection of towing carriers 4-19.06 Towing carrier's obligations; minimum requirements for facilities 4-19.07 Towing carrier's obligations; minimum requirements for equipment 4-19.08 Towing carrier's obligations; minimum requirements for personnel 4-19.09 Towing carrier's miscellaneous obligations 4-19.10 Towing rotation list 4-19.11 License requirements 4-19.12 Executions of agreements 4-19.13 Tow rates 4-19.14 Payment of administrative fees to the City 4-19.15 Revocation and suspension of towing carrier permits 4-19.16 Transfer or assignment of permit 4-19.17 Penalties 4-19.18 Authority for City to maintain own towing operations and towing facilities

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▸Contents — Ontario Municipal Code
Ontario Municipal Code
  1. Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  2. Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  3. Chapter 1 — CITY COUNCIL
  4. Chapter 1 — BUSINESS LICENSING REGULATIONS
  5. ▸Chapter 1 — AMBULANCES (REPEALED)
  6. Chapter 22 — PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC
  7. Chapter 22 — PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEV…
  8. Chapter 1 — ADVERTISING DISTRIBUTION
  9. Chapter 1 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
  10. Chapter 1 — AIRPORT RULES AND REGULATIONS
  11. Title 8 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
  12. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUILDING CODE
  13. Chapter 1 — DEVELOPMENT CODE
  14. Chapter 1 — PARKS, PARKWAYS, AND TRAILS
  15. Division 1.01 — Development Code Enactment, Consistency and Se…
  16. Division 1.02 — Development Code Interpretation and Enforcement
  17. Division 2.01 — Planning Agency
  18. Division 2.03 — Public Hearings
  19. Division 2.04 — Appeals
  20. Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revocation
  21. Division 2.06 — Performance Guarantees
  22. Division 3.02 — Nonconforming Signs
  23. Division 4.01 — Legislative Actions
  24. Division 4.02 — Discretionary Permits and Actions
  25. Division 4.03 — Ministerial (Administrative) Permits and Decis…
  26. Division 5.01 — Zoning Districts and Boundaries
  27. Division 5.02 — General Land Use Provisions
  28. Division 5.03 — Supplemental Land Use Regulations
  29. Division 6.01 — District Standards and Guidelines
  30. Division 6.03 — Off-Street Parking and Loading
  31. Division 6.04 — Congestion Management and Trip Reduction
  32. Division 6.05 — Landscaping
  33. Division 6.07 — Reserved
  34. Division 6.08 — Development Projects and Subdivisions
  35. Division 6.09 — Reserved
  36. Division 6.10 — Reserved
  37. Division 6.11 — Shopping Cart Retention and Storage
  38. Division 7.01 — Historic Preservation
  39. Division 8.01 — Sign Regulations
  40. Division 9.01 — Definitions
  41. Division 9.02 — Glossary
  42. Division 1.02 — Development Code Interpretation and Enforcement
  43. Division 1.02 — Development Code Interpretation and Enforcement
  44. Division 1.02 — Interpretation and Enforcement
  45. Division 1.02 — Interpretation and Enforcement
  46. Division 1.02 — Interpretation and Enforcement
  47. Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revocation
  48. Division 2.02 — Application Filing and Processing
  49. Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revocation
  50. Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revision
  51. Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revision
  52. Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revision
  53. Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revision
  54. Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revision
  55. Division 3.01 — Nonconforming Lots, Land Uses, and Structures
  56. Division 3.01 — Nonconforming Lots, Land Uses, and Structures
  57. Division 3.01 — Nonconforming Lots, Land Uses and Structures
  58. Division 4.03 — Ministerial (Administrative) Permits and Decis…
  59. Division 4.03 — Ministerial (Administrative) Permits and Decis…
  60. Division 4.03 — Ministerial Permits and Decisions
  61. Division 6.02 — Walls, Fences and Obstructions
  62. Division 6.06 — Street Naming and Address Numbering
  63. Division 6.02 — Walls, Fences, and Obstructions
  64. Division 6.06 — Street Naming and Street Address Numbering
  65. Division 8.01 — General Sign Provisions
  66. Division 8.01 — General Sign Provisions

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