The general purpose of mixed use zoning districts is to:

A.

Provide appropriate locations for mixed use development containing both housing and commercial uses to meet the housing, commercial and office needs of Chino residents.

B.

Enable housing and nonresidential uses to locate in proximity to one another.

C.

Increase the ability for residents to walk to retail, services and other destinations.

D.

Provide for a development pattern that encourages the use of public transportation.

E.

Enhance the vitality of commercial corridors in Chino.

F.

Encourage a variety of housing types and sizes.

(Ord. 2010-05, § 1(exh. A), 2010.)

The specific purposes of each mixed use zoning district is as follows:

A.

Mixed use 20 (MU 20). The purpose of this district is to provide for relatively high density housing mixed with commercial and office uses. The designation is typified by ground floor level sales and service uses, including eating and drinking establishments, with residential and/or office uses on the upper floor levels. The MU 20 district permits fourteen to twenty dwelling units per adjusted gross acre and up to twenty-four dwelling units per adjusted gross acre with the provision of affordable housing.

B.

Mixed use 30 (MU 30). The purpose of this district is to provide for a high density housing mixed with commercial and office uses. The district is typified by ground floor level sales and service uses, including eating and drinking establishments, with residential and/or office uses on the upper floor levels. The MU 30 designation permits twenty to thirty dwelling units per adjusted gross acre and up to thirty-seven and a half dwelling units per adjusted gross acre with the provision of affordable housing.

(Ord. 2010-05, § 1(exh. A), 2010.)

A.

Permitted uses. Table 20.05-1 identifies land uses permitted in mixed use zoning districts.

TABLE 20.05-1 LAND USE REGULATIONS FOR MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICTS

B.

Additional use regulations. The following additional regulations apply to uses located in mixed use zoning districts:

1.

Residential and office uses are permitted only on second or upper floors of a mixed use building.

2.

All development in mixed use districts shall include ground floor retail or services with upper floor residential or office uses.

3.

The gross floor area of a single ground floor commercial establishment in a mixed use district shall not exceed fifteen thousand square feet.

(Ord. 2010-05, § 1(exh. A), 2010; Ord. 2011-06, § 3, 2011; Ord. 2013-003, § 7, 2013; ; Ord. 2016-001, § 6, 2016; Ord. 2019-013, § 6, 2019; Ord. 2020-006, § 4, 2020; Ord. 2021-001, § 5, 2021; Ord. 2023-001, § 3, 2023.)

A.

General standards. Table 20.05-2 identifies development standards that apply to all lots and structures located in mixed zoning districts.

TABLE 20.05-2 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICTS

B.

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

1.

All commercial floor space provided on the ground floor of a mixed use building must have a minimum floor-to-ceiling height of eleven feet.

2.

All commercial floor space provided on the ground floor of a mixed use building must contain the following minimum floor area:

a.

At least eight hundred square feet or twenty-five percent of the lot area (whichever is greater) on lots with street frontage of less than fifty feet; or

b.

At least twenty percent of the lot area on lots with fifty feet of street frontage or more.

3.

Where appropriate, building façades shall help frame the street to provide for a pedestrian-oriented environment.

4.

No rear setbacks are required when an alley abuts the rear of the lot.

5.

When a lot abuts a residential parcel, the minimum setback shall be the same as required for the residential use on the abutting residential parcel.

(Ord. 2010-05, § 1(exh. A), 2010.)