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Title 18 — ZONING

Rialto Municipal Code Ch. 18.34 C-3 General Commercial Zone

Rialto Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Rialto

Cite as: Rialto Municipal Code Chapter 18.34 · Text as of 2026-10-04

18.34.010 - Regulations established.

The regulations established by this chapter apply in the C-3 general commercial zone, unless otherwise provided by this title.

(1965 code Title XII, Ch. 17, § 1)

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18.34.020 - Permitted uses.

Uses permitted are as follows:

A. Any use permitted in the C-2 zone;

B. Animal hospital;

C. Body and fender shop when operated wholly within a building;

D. Bottling plant;

E. Skating rinks and boxing arenas;

F. Drive-in theatres;

G. Funeral homes, undertaking establishments, crematoria;

H. Furniture warehouse for storing personal household goods;

I. Mechanical auto wash;

J. Motels may be permitted subject to a conditional development permit;

K. Nurseries, flowers or plants and greenhouses;

L. Poultry or rabbit killing incidental to a retail business;

M. Repair garages;

N. Tire retreading or recapping conducted entirely within an enclosed building;

O. Used car lots;

P. Wholesale and jobbing establishments, provided all storage is conducted within an entirely enclosed building and subject to review and approval of the development plan by the planning commission;

Q. Other uses which are subject to a conditional development permit. (See Chapter 18.66);

R. Radiator repair;

S. Large collection facilities for recyclable materials as permitted in Ch. 18.108;

T. Entertainment establishments as defined in Section 18.04.315 of this title may be permitted subject to a conditional development permit;

U. Tattoo parlors, subject to the issuance of a conditional development permit;

V. Arcades, subject to the issuance of a conditional development permit.

(Ord. 1371 §§ 1, 2, 2005; Ord. 1275 § 6, 1998; Ord. 1273 § 4 (part), 1998; Ord. 1161 § 2(2), 1992; Ord. 1063 § 2, 1989; Ord. 939, 1985; 1965 code Title XII, Ch. 17, § 2)

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18.34.025 - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1594, § 5(I), adopted November 14, 2017, repealed § 18.31.025, which pertained to prohibited uses and derived from Ord. No. 1453, adopted October 13, 2009 and Ord. No. 1570, adopted August 9, 2016.

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18.34.030 - Height, bulk and space requirements.

The C-2 central commercial zone regulations apply to the height, bulk and space requirements in the C-3 zone.

(1965 code Title XII, Ch. 17, § 3)

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18.34.040 - Signs.

All advertising signs and structures are permitted including billboards and outdoor advertising signs, see Section 18.102.060(H).

(Ord. 1234 (part), 1995: 1965 code Title XII, Ch. 17, § 4)

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18.34.050 - Off-street parking.

For off-street parking and loading requirements see Chapter 18.58.

(Ord. 1057 § 2 (11), 1989; 1965 code, Title XII, Ch. 17, §§ 5, 6)

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