Division 4.03 — Ministerial Permits and Decisions
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Ontario Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Ontario
The ONT zoning district is consistent with, and implements, the Ontario International
Airport land use designation of the Policy Plan component of The Ontario Plan.
4. OS-C (Open Space-Cemetery) Zoning District. The OS-C zoning district is hereby
established to accommodate cemetery sites. Cemeteries provide visual open space, but not recreational opportunities, and have unique characteristics and activities that warrant a separate zoning designation to address their operational characteristics. The OS-C zoning district is consistent with, and implements, the Open Space-Nonrecreation land use designation of the Policy Plan component of The Ontario Plan.
5. OS-R (Open Space-Recreation) Zoning District. The OS-R zoning district is hereby
established to accommodate open space uses such as public parks and recreation centers. The OS-R zoning district is consistent with, and implements, the Open Space-Parkland and Open Space-Water land use designation of the Policy Plan component of The Ontario Plan.
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6. PUD (Planned Unit Development) Zoning District. The PUD zoning district is hereby
established to accommodate projects that require master plan approval pursuant to The Ontario Plan Policy Plan, which focuses on the character of the development, relationship of uses, public and private access, parking, pedestrian facilities, building form, integration with the roadways and pedestrian ways, public spaces, landscaping, amenities, and unique product types. The PUD zoning district is consistent with, and implements, all land use designation of the Policy Plan component of The Ontario Plan.
7. RC (Rail Corridor) Zoning District. The RC zoning district is hereby established to
accommodate permanent rail or fixed transit corridors through the City and includes stations and ancillary facilities, railroad maintenance yards, and construction storage yards. The RC zoning district is consistent with, and implements, the Railroad land use designation of the Policy Plan component of The Ontario Plan.
8. SP (Specific Plan) Zoning District. The SP zoning district is hereby established to
accommodate the adoption of Specific Plans pursuant to this Development Code. The SP zoning district is consistent with, and implements, all land use designation of the Policy Plan component of The Ontario Plan.
9. UC (Utilities Corridor) Zoning District. The UC zoning district is hereby established to
accommodate flood control channels, retention and detention basins, electrical transmission corridors and landfills, and may include ancillary recreational facilities, such as public trails in conjunction with the primary use of the site. The UC zoning district is consistent with, and implements, the Open Space-Nonrecreational land use designation of the Policy Plan component of The Ontario Plan.
F. Overlay Districts.
AG (Agriculture) Overlay Zoning District. The AG Overlay zoning district is hereby established to accommodate the continuation of agricultural uses within the City, on an interim basis, until such time that development is slated to occur consistent with the Policy Plan component of The Ontario Plan and the underlying zoning district. Furthermore, it is the intent of this overlay zoning district is to permit continued agricultural use of properties or to establish general agricultural uses, including dairies, which are appropriate for areas of concentrated agricultural uses. The AG Overlay zoning district is consistent with, and implements, all land use designation of the Policy Plan component of The Ontario Plan.
2. EA (Euclid Avenue) Overlay Zoning District. The EA Overlay zoning district is
intended to: [i] recognize, protect, and enhance the visual character and quality of Euclid Avenue as a major scenic and historic resource of the City; [ii] recognize and protect Euclid Avenue's position on the National Register of Historic Places; and [iii] recognize Euclid Avenue as a major contributor to Ontario's historic downtown area.
3. ES (Emergency Shelter) Overlay Zoning District. The ES Overlay zoning district is
hereby established to accommodate Emergency Shelters, Supportive Housing, Transitional Housing, and Transitional Living Centers pursuant to the Housing Element of the Policy Plan component of The Ontario Plan, and GC Section 65583. The ES overlay district is consistent with, and implements, all land use designations of the Policy Plan component of The Ontario Plan.
4. MTC (Multimodal Transit Center) Overlay Zoning District. The MTC Overlay zoning
district is hereby established to allow for the interim use of existing industrial buildings located in the Multimodal Mixed-Use land use designation, as shown on the Land Use Plan (Exhibit LU-01) of
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The Ontario Plan, with general industrial land uses allowed in the IG zoning district pursuant to Table 5.02-1 (Land Use Matrix) of this Division, while at the same time preserving the City's vision for the development of a multi-modal transit center and supporting mixed-use development. The MTC Overlay zoning district is consistent with, and implements, the Multimodal Mixed-Use land use designation of the Policy Plan component of The Ontario Plan.
5. ICC (Interim Community Commercial) Overlay Zoning District. The ICC Overlay
zoning district is hereby established to allow for the interim use of existing commercial buildings, which are nonconforming as to zoning and/or land use. Property in the ICC Overlay zoning district shall be subject to the land use requirements of the CN and CC zoning districts, as shown in Table
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- Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 1 — CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 1 — BUSINESS LICENSING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 1 — AMBULANCES (REPEALED)
- Chapter 22 — PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC
- Chapter 22 — PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEV…
- Chapter 1 — ADVERTISING DISTRIBUTION
- Chapter 1 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Chapter 1 — AIRPORT RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Title 8 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 1 — DEVELOPMENT CODE
- Chapter 1 — PARKS, PARKWAYS, AND TRAILS
- Division 1.01 — Development Code Enactment, Consistency and Se…
- Division 1.02 — Development Code Interpretation and Enforcement
- Division 2.01 — Planning Agency
- Division 2.03 — Public Hearings
- Division 2.04 — Appeals
- Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revocation
- Division 2.06 — Performance Guarantees
- Division 3.02 — Nonconforming Signs
- Division 4.01 — Legislative Actions
- Division 4.02 — Discretionary Permits and Actions
- Division 4.03 — Ministerial (Administrative) Permits and Decis…
- Division 5.01 — Zoning Districts and Boundaries
- Division 5.02 — General Land Use Provisions
- Division 5.03 — Supplemental Land Use Regulations
- Division 6.01 — District Standards and Guidelines
- Division 6.03 — Off-Street Parking and Loading
- Division 6.04 — Congestion Management and Trip Reduction
- Division 6.05 — Landscaping
- Division 6.07 — Reserved
- Division 6.08 — Development Projects and Subdivisions
- Division 6.09 — Reserved
- Division 6.10 — Reserved
- Division 6.11 — Shopping Cart Retention and Storage
- Division 7.01 — Historic Preservation
- Division 8.01 — Sign Regulations
- Division 9.01 — Definitions
- Division 9.02 — Glossary
- Division 1.02 — Development Code Interpretation and Enforcement
- Division 1.02 — Development Code Interpretation and Enforcement
- Division 1.02 — Interpretation and Enforcement
- Division 1.02 — Interpretation and Enforcement
- Division 1.02 — Interpretation and Enforcement
- Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revocation
- Division 2.02 — Application Filing and Processing
- Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revocation
- Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revision
- Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revision
- Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revision
- Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revision
- Division 2.05 — City Initiated Modification or Revision
- Division 3.01 — Nonconforming Lots, Land Uses, and Structures
- Division 3.01 — Nonconforming Lots, Land Uses, and Structures
- Division 3.01 — Nonconforming Lots, Land Uses and Structures
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▸Division 4.03 — Ministerial Permits and Decisions
Overview- 0.55 FAR. This zoning district is intended to be located away …
- 0.55 FAR. The ONT zoning district is consistent with, and impl…
- 6.03 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) of this Development Code…
- 4.5 FT wide), as established by the World Billiard Congress, W…
- 6.03 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) of this Development Code.
- 6.03 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) of this Development Code.
- 6.0 (Development and Subdivision Regulations), Division 6.05 (…
- Division 6.02 — Walls, Fences and Obstructions
- Division 6.06 — Street Naming and Address Numbering
- Division 6.02 — Walls, Fences, and Obstructions
- Division 6.06 — Street Naming and Street Address Numbering
- Division 8.01 — General Sign Provisions
- Division 8.01 — General Sign Provisions