Rialto City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 18
02 - GENERAL PROVISIONS2
Sections
- 18.02.010 - Purpose.
- 18.02.020 - Interpretation.
- 18.02.030 - Regulations—Conformance required.
- 18.02.040 - Use—Limitation.
- 18.02.050 - Determination of uses.
- 18.02.060 - Regulations—Conflicting.
- 18.02.070 - Public utility lines.
- 18.02.080 - Newly annexed areas.
- 18.02.100 - Street access.
- 18.02.110 - Wall requirements.
- 18.02.120 - Enforcement authority.
- 18.02.130 - Disclosures required by persons seeking permits or entitlements.
CHAPTER 18
04 - DEFINITIONS
Sections
- 18.04.010 - Construction.
- 18.04.020 - Accessory building.
- 18.04.030 - Accessory living quarters.
- 18.04.040 - Accessory use.
- 18.04.050 - Airport.
- 18.04.060 - Alley.
- 18.04.070 - Apartment.
- 18.04.080 - Apartment hotel.
- 18.04.090 - Apartment house.
- 18.04.095 - Arcade, amusement.
- 18.04.100 - Auto and/or trailer camp.
- 18.04.110 - Automobile and trailer sales area.
- 18.04.120 - Automobile service station.
- 18.04.130 - Automobile wrecking.
- 18.04.140 - Basement.
- 18.04.150 - Boarding house.
- 18.04.160 - Building.
- 18.04.170 - Building height.
- 18.04.180 - Building, main.
- 18.04.190 - Building site.
- 18.04.200 - Carport.
- 18.04.205 - Cash for gold facility.
- 18.04.210 - Cemetery.
- 18.04.220 - Club, private.
- 18.04.230 - Court.
- 18.04.240 - Duplex.
- 18.04.250 - Dwelling.
- 18.04.260 - Dwelling group.
- 18.04.270 - Dwelling, multiple family.
- 18.04.280 - Dwelling, one family.
- 18.04.290 - Dwelling, two family.
- 18.04.300 - Dwelling unit.
- 18.04.310 - Educational institution.
- 18.04.314 - Emergency shelter.
- 18.04.315 - Entertainment establishment.
- 18.04.320 - Family.
- 18.04.330 - Front wall.
- 18.04.340 - Garage, private.
- 18.04.350 - Grade.
- 18.04.360 - Guest house.
- 18.04.370 - Guest room.
- 18.04.380 - Half story.
- 18.04.390 - Home occupation.
- 18.04.400 - Hospital.
- 18.04.410 - Hotel.
- 18.04.420 - Junkyard.
- 18.04.430 - Kennel.
- 18.04.440 - Kitchen.
- 18.04.450 - Loading space.
- 18.04.460 - Lot.
- 18.04.470 - Lot area.
- 18.04.480 - Lot, corner.
- 18.04.490 - Lot depth.
- 18.04.500 - Lot frontage.
- 18.04.510 - Lot, interior.
- 18.04.520 - Lot, key.
- 18.04.530 - Lot line, front.
- 18.04.540 - Lot line, rear.
- 18.04.550 - Lot line, side.
- 18.04.560 - Lot, reversed corner.
- 18.04.570 - Lot, through.
- 18.04.580 - Lot width.
- 18.04.585 - Reserved.
- 18.04.590 - Motel.
- 18.04.600 - Nonconforming structure.
- 18.04.610 - Nonconforming use.
- 18.04.620 - Parking space, automobile.
- 18.04.625 - Parolee.
- 18.04.630 - Radiator repair.
- 18.04.640 - Rest homes.
- 18.04.650 - Rooming house.
- 18.04.655 - Room and board facility.
- 18.04.660 - School.
- 18.04.670 - Sign.
- 18.04.680 - Story.
- 18.04.690 - Story, half.
- 18.04.700 - Street.
- 18.04.710 - Structure.
- 18.04.720 - Structural alterations.
- 18.04.721 - Supportive housing.
- 18.04.725 - Target population.
- 18.04.730 - Trailer, automobile.
- 18.04.735 - Transitional housing.
- 18.04.740 - Use.
- 18.04.750 - Yard.
- 18.04.760 - Yard, front.
- 18.04.770 - Yard, rear.
- 18.04.780 - Yard, side.
CHAPTER 18
40 - PLANNED INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PID ZONE3
Sections
- 18.40.010 - Regulations established.
- 18.40.020 - Permitted uses.
- 18.40.030 - Uses permitted by conditional development permit.
- 18.40.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 18.40.050 - Height, bulk and space requirements.
- 18.40.060 - Sign requirements.
- 18.40.070 - Off-street parking requirements.
- 18.40.080 - Use conditions.
CHAPTER 18
47 - HAZARDOUS WASTE OVERLAY ZONE
Sections
- 18.47.010 - Purpose.
- 18.47.020 - Application.
- 18.47.030 - Definitions.
- 18.47.040 - Hazardous waste facilities prohibited in certain zoning districts and specific plan areas.
- 18.47.050 - Permitted uses.
- 18.47.060 - Uses permitted by conditional development permit.
- 18.47.070 - Prohibited uses.
- 18.47.080 - Site development standards.
- 18.47.090 - Siting procedure for hazardous waste facilities.
- 18.47.100 - Development plan approval.
- 18.47.110 - Validity.
CHAPTER 18
48 - I INTERIM ZONE
Sections
CHAPTER 18
50 - AIRPORT ZONING
Sections
- 18.50.010 - Purpose.
- 18.50.020 - Citation.
- 18.50.030 - Definitions.
- 18.50.040 - Division into zones.
- 18.50.050 - Maps.
- 18.50.060 - Height limits.
- 18.50.070 - Use restrictions.
- 18.50.080 - Nonconforming uses and structures.
- 18.50.090 - Variances.
- 18.50.100 - Hazard marking and lighting.
- 18.50.110 - Administrative agency.
- 18.50.120 - Conflicting regulations.
- 18.50.130 - Violations.
- 18.50.140 - Avigation easement required.
CHAPTER 18
56 - EXCEPTIONS
Sections
CHAPTER 18
60 - NONCONFORMING USES
Sections
- 18.60.010 - Application of chapter.
- 18.60.020 - Continuance—Building or structure.
- 18.60.030 - Continuance—Use.
- 18.60.040 - Change—To conforming use.
- 18.60.050 - Discontinuance—Time limit.
- 18.60.060 - Change—To another nonconforming use.
- 18.60.070 - Buildings or structures—R zones.
- 18.60.080 - Nonresidential uses in residential district.
- 18.60.090 - Nonconforming uses in R zones.
- 18.60.100 - Nonconforming signs.
- 18.60.110 - Buildings or structures—Reconstruction—Repair.
- 18.60.120 - Buildings or structures—Prior permit issuance.
CHAPTER 18
61 - DESIGN GUIDELINES
Sections
- 18.61.010 - Purpose.
- 18.61.020 - Applicability.
- 18.61.030 - Site design.
- 18.61.040 - Site design—Residential.
- 18.61.050 - Site design—Commercial and industrial.
- 18.61.060 - Building design.
- 18.61.070 - Building design—Residential.
- 18.61.080 - Building design—Commercial and industrial.
- 18.61.090 - Roofs.
- 18.61.100 - Materials and colors.
- 18.61.110 - Materials and colors—Residential.
- 18.61.120 - Materials and colors—Commercial and industrial.
- 18.61.130 - Entryways.
- 18.61.140 - Lighting.
- 18.61.150 - Accessory buildings and structures.
- 18.61.160 - Service, storage and loading areas.
- 18.61.170 - Fences and walls.
- 18.61.180 - Fences and walls—Residential.
- 18.61.190 - Parking and circulation.
- 18.61.200 - Parking and circulation—Residential.
- 18.61.210 - Parking and circulation—Commercial and industrial.
- 18.61.220 - Pedestrian accessways.
- 18.61.230 - Plazas.
- 18.61.240 - Open space—Residential.
- 18.61.250 - Landscaping and buffering.
- 18.61.260 - Landscaping and buffering—Residential.
- 18.61.270 - Landscaping and buffering—Commercial and industrial.
CHAPTER 18
62 - FOOTHILL BOULEVARD RESTRICTIONS
Sections
- 18.62.010 - Buildings, structures or signs.
- 18.62.020 - Nonconforming buildings, structures or signs.
- 18.62.030 - Removal of nonconforming buildings or structures.
- 18.62.040 - Removal of nonconforming signs.
- 18.62.045 - Exemptions.
- 18.62.050 - Nuisance abatement of nonconforming buildings, structures or signs.
CHAPTER 18
64 - VARIANCES
Sections
CHAPTER 18
66 - CONDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS6
Sections
- 18.66.010 - General conditions.
- 18.66.020 - Necessary conditions.
- 18.66.030 - Permitted uses.
- 18.66.040 - Ancillary and other uses for which a permit is required.
- 18.66.050 - Application—Filing fee.
- 18.66.060 - Modifications of permitted use.
- 18.66.070 - Revocation, suspension or modification.
- 18.66.080 - Public hearings and notice.
- 18.66.090 - Notice of decision—Appeals.
- 18.66.100 - Violation—Penalty.
- 18.66.110 - Validity.
CHAPTER 18
70 - ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Sections
- 18.70.010 - Guidelines—Incorporation by reference.
- 18.70.020 - Administration.
- 18.70.030 - Assessment—Data.
- 18.70.040 - Assessment—Exemption and initial study.
- 18.70.050 - Assessment—Review by community development director or planning commission.
- 18.70.060 - Assessment—Review by planning commission.
- 18.70.070 - Assessment—Review by city council.
CHAPTER 18
72 - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE—NUISANCES
Sections
- 18.72.010 - Maintenance of buildings, structures or unattended land—Nuisances.
- 18.72.020 - Abatement by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal.
- 18.72.030 - Declaration of nuisance.
- 18.72.040 - Form of notice of hearing.
- 18.72.050 - Serving notice.
- 18.72.060 - Form of proper service of notice.
- 18.72.070 - Property maintenance hearing board.
- 18.72.080 - Hearing by property maintenance hearing board—Consideration.
- 18.72.090 - Hearing by property maintenance hearing board—Determination.
- 18.72.100 - Limitation of filing judicial action.
- 18.72.110 - Service of order to abate.
- 18.72.115 - Exigent circumstances—Entry and abatement.
- 18.72.120 - Record of cost for abatement.
- 18.72.130 - Report—Hearing and proceedings.
- 18.72.140 - Assessment of costs and expenses as a special assessment against property—Lien.
- 18.72.150 - Alternative remedies.
- 18.72.160 - Violations.
CHAPTER 18
75 - FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE8
Sections
- 18.75.010 - Statutory authorization.
- 18.75.020 - Findings of fact.
- 18.75.030 - Statement of purpose.
- 18.75.040 - Methods of reducing flood losses.
- 18.75.050 - Definitions.
- 18.75.060 - Lands to which this chapter applies.
- 18.75.070 - Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazard.
- 18.75.080 - Compliance.
- 18.75.090 - Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- 18.75.100 - Interpretation.
- 18.75.110 - Warning and disclaimer of liability.
- 18.75.120 - Severability.
- 18.75.130 - Establishment of development permit.
- 18.75.140 - Designation of the floodplain administrator.
- 18.75.150 - Duties and responsibilities of the floodplain administrator.
- 18.75.160 - Appeals.
- 18.75.170 - Standards of construction.
- 18.75.180. - Standards for utilities.
- 18.75.190 - Standards for subdivisions.
- 18.75.200 - Standards for manufactured homes.
- 18.75.210 - Standards for recreational vehicles.
- 18.75.220 - Floodways.
- 18.75.230 - Mudslide (I.E., mudflow) prone areas.
- 18.75.240 - Flood-related erosion-prone area.
- 18.75.250 - Nature of variances.
- 18.75.260 - Appeal board.
- 18.75.270 - Conditions for variances.
CHAPTER 18
76 - SURFACE MINING AND LAND RECLAMATION9
Sections
- 18.76.010 - Purpose and intent.
- 18.76.020 - Definitions.
- 18.76.030 - Incorporation by reference.
- 18.76.040 - Scope.
- 18.76.050 - Vested rights.
- 18.76.060 - Process.
- 18.76.070 - Standards for reclamation.
- 18.76.080 - Statement of responsibility.
- 18.76.090 - Findings for approval.
- 18.76.100 - Financial assurances.
- 18.76.110 - Interim management plans.
- 18.76.120 - Annual report requirements.
- 18.76.130 - Inspections.
- 18.76.140 - Violations and penalties.
- 18.76.150 - Notice of decision and appeals.
- 18.76.160 - Fees.
- 18.76.170 - Mineral resource protection.
- 18.76.180 - Severability.
CHAPTER 18
78 - SPECIFIC PLANS
Sections
- 18.78.010 - Authority for specific plans.
- 18.78.020 - Purpose and intent.
- 18.78.030 - Applicability.
- 18.78.040 - Definitions.
- 18.78.050 - Contents of specific plans.
- 18.78.060 - Procedures for adoption and amendment of specific plans.
- 18.78.070 - Conformity of specific plans to general plan, zoning, street improvements, open space and landscaping.
- 18.78.080 - Zoning on property annexed to the city within a specific plan area.
- 18.78.090 - Implementation.
- 18.78.100 - Financing of specific plans.
- 18.78.110 - Appeals to specific plans.
- 18.78.120 - Other laws, orders and ordinances.
- 18.78.130 - Severability.
CHAPTER 18
79 - DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
Sections
- 18.79.010 - Findings, intent and purpose.
- 18.79.020 - Application and fees.
- 18.79.030 - Contents of development agreement.
- 18.79.040 - Public hearing—Notice.
- 18.79.050 - Findings—Reservation of rights.
- 18.79.060 - Amendment—Cancellation.
- 18.79.070 - Periodic review.
- 18.79.080 - Recordation.
- 18.79.090 - Validity clause.
CHAPTER 18
100 - MOBILE HOME DEVELOPMENT MHD ZONE
Sections
- 18.100.010 - Implementation.
- 18.100.020 - Findings, intent and purpose.
- 18.100.030 - Adoption of Mobile Home Park Act of state of California.
- 18.100.040 - Definitions.
- 18.100.050 - Permitted uses.
- 18.100.060 - Permitted accessory uses and structures.
- 18.100.070 - Review and approval process.
- 18.100.080 - Development standards.
- 18.100.090 - Common areas.
- 18.100.100 - Building and grading permits.
CHAPTER 18
101 - DENSITY BONUS AND OTHER INCENTIVES
Sections
- 18.101.010 - Definitions.
- 18.101.020 - General density bonus provisions.
- 18.101.030 - Requirements for equity sharing agreement.
- 18.101.040 - Incentives and concessions.
- 18.101.050 - Waiver or reduction of development standards.
- 18.101.060 - Calculation of density bonus.
- 18.101.070 - Additional density bonus through donation of land.
- 18.101.080 - Additional density bonus or concession or incentive through provision of child care facility.
- 18.101.090 - City's discretion in granting density bonus.
- 18.101.100 - Parking requirements.
- 18.101.110 - Commercial developer partnerships provisions.
CHAPTER 18
102 - REGULATION OF SIGNS AND ADVERTISING STRUCTURES
Sections
- 18.102.010 - Findings—Intent—Purpose.
- 18.102.020 - Categorization of signs.
- 18.102.030 - Definitions.
- 18.102.040 - Administration.
- 18.102.050 - General provisions.
- 18.102.060 - Sign requirements.
- 18.102.070 - Nonconforming signs.
- 18.102.080 - Off-site advertising structure pursuant to relocation agreement.
CHAPTER 18
103 - VEHICLE WRECKING, STORAGE AND DISMANTLING
Sections
- 18.103.010 - Findings.
- 18.103.020 - Purpose.
- 18.103.030 - Definitions.
- 18.103.040 - Dismantling facility—Areas zoned for industrial purposes.
- 18.103.050 - Nonconforming dismantling facility—Definition—Continuance of business.
- 18.103.060 - Unlawful establishment or maintenance of a dismantling facility—Public nuisance.
- 18.103.070 - Requirements for lawful operation—Conditional development permit—Physical premises.
- 18.103.080 - Cumulative nature of remedies.
- 18.103.090 - Appeal.
- 18.103.100 - Penalty for noncompliance.
- 18.103.110 - Severability.
CHAPTER 18
105 - ADULT USE REGULATIONS
Sections
- 18.105.010 - Purpose.
- 18.105.020 - Definitions.
- 18.105.030 - Locational limitations.
- 18.105.040 - Development and operating standards.
- 18.105.050 - Adult use development permit—Requirements.
- 18.105.060 - Permit—Contents of application.
- 18.105.070 - Permit—Application fee.
- 18.105.080 - Permit—Decision to grant or deny.
- 18.105.090 - Permit—Appeal.
- 18.105.100 - Permit—Judicial review of decision to grant or deny.
- 18.105.110 - Permit—Expiration.
- 18.105.120 - Permit—Approval criteria.
- 18.105.130 - Permit—Revocation.
- 18.105.140 - Violations.
- 18.105.150 - Applicability to other regulations.
- 18.105.160 - Conduct constituting a public nuisance.
- 18.105.170 - Severability.
CHAPTER 18
106 - REGULATION OF CONVENIENCE MARKETS
Sections
- 18.106.010 - Findings, intent and purpose.
- 18.106.020 - Application.
- 18.106.030 - Definitions.
- 18.106.040 - Conditional development permit—Required.
- 18.106.050 - Review and approval process.
- 18.106.060 - Development standards for convenience markets.
- 18.106.070 - Conversion of automotive service station into convenience market.
- 18.106.080 - Validity clause.
CHAPTER 18
110 - REGULATION OF THE OFF-SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Sections
- 18.110.010 - Findings, intent and purpose.
- 18.110.020 - Application.
- 18.110.030 - Definitions.
- 18.110.040 - Conditional development permit required.
- 18.110.050 - Site location criteria.
- 18.110.060 - Development standards.
- 18.110.070 - Review and approval process.
- 18.110.080 - Public hearings and appeals.
- 18.110.090 - Determinations of public convenience or necessity.
CHAPTER 18
111 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
Sections
- 18.111.010 - Purpose.
- 18.111.020 - Definitions.
- 18.111.030 - Applicability.
- 18.111.040 - Standards for wireless telecommunication facilities.
- 18.111.050 - Locational preference.
- 18.111.060 - Application requirements.
- 18.111.070 - Required findings for wireless telecommunication facilities.
- 18.111.080 - Appeal.
- 18.111.090 - Facility removal.