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Chapter 16.42 — SPECIAL USE STANDARDS

Chino Hills Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Chino Hills

16.42.010 - Intent and purpose.

Certain uses, although permitted in specific zoning districts, require additional development standards beyond those specified for the applicable zone. Additional standards are required to ensure that such uses are operated in a manner that does not adversely impact surrounding uses. The purpose of this chapter is to provide additional development standards and conditions for certain uses to ensure their compatibility with surrounding uses.

(Ord. 68 § 9.80.010, 1995)

16.42.020 - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 292, § 19, adopted Nov. 24, 2015, repealed former § 16.42.050 in its entirety which pertained to special use standards for churches and derived Ord. No. 68, § 9.80.020, 1995.

16.42.030 - Private kennels.

The establishment of any private kennel shall comply with all provisions relating to private kennels contained in City Ordinance 16, "Animals," or as codified as Title 6 of the Municipal Code.

(Ord. 68 § 9.80.040, 1995)

16.42.040 - Automobile maintenance, automobile service station, and car wash uses.

All automobile maintenance, automobile service station, and car wash uses shall require a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 16.68 of this Development Code when such use or uses are to be located in the neighborhood commercial zoning district, the general commercial zoning district, or a commercially designated area within a Planned Development zoning district.

A.

All automobile maintenance, automobile service station, and car wash uses shall be developed and operated in such a manner as to be harmonious and compatible with the development of the surrounding properties.

B.

All exterior parking areas shall be screened from public view with a combination of landscaping and walls that are found to be compatible with, and complimentary to, the surrounding land uses.

C.

All exterior lighting shall be designed, oriented, and constructed to shield adjacent properties from adverse glare effects.

D.

All automobile maintenance uses are to be conducted wholly within a building.

E.

All maintenance, servicing, repairing, painting or detailing of vehicles performed at an automobile service station are to be conducted wholly within the building.

F.

All automobile maintenance, automobile service station, and car wash uses are to comply with Chapter 16.48, performance standards, including the noise standards.

(Ord. 106 § 4, 1998)

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Contents — Chino Hills Zoning Code
Chino Hills Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 16.02 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
  2. Chapter 16.04 — ZONING DISTRICTS DESIGNATED
  3. Chapter 16.06 — GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  4. Chapter 16.07 — LANDSCAPE AND WATER CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS
  5. Chapter 16.08 — GENERAL DESIGN REGULATIONS
  6. Chapter 16.09 — NON-RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES
  7. Chapter 16.10 — RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
  8. Chapter 16.11 — MULTI-FAMILY OWNERSHIP HOUSING AND CONVERSION …
  9. Chapter 16.12 — COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
  10. Chapter 16.13 — MIXED USE DISTRICT
  11. Chapter 16.14 — BUSINESS PARK AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
  12. Chapter 16.15 — HOUSING PRIORITY ZONING DISTRICTS
  13. Chapter 16.16 — INSTITUTIONAL/PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICTS
  14. Chapter 16.18 — OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS
  15. Chapter 16.20 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
  16. Chapter 16.22 — FIRE HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT
  17. Chapter 16.24 — GEOLOGIC HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT
  18. Chapter 16.28 — BIOTIC RESOURCES OVERLAY DISTRICT
  19. Chapter 16.30 — SCENIC RESOURCES OVERLAY DISTRICT
  20. Chapter 16.32 — SMALL LOT OVERLAY DISTRICT
  21. Chapter 16.33 — EQUESTRIAN AND LARGE ANIMAL OVERLAY
  22. Chapter 16.34 — PARKING AND LOADING
  23. Chapter 16.36 — TRIP REDUCTION PROGRAM
  24. Chapter 16.40 — TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES
  25. Chapter 16.42 — SPECIAL USE STANDARDS
  26. Chapter 16.44 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
  27. Chapter 16.46 — ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
  28. Chapter 16.47 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS IN HOUSING DEVELOPME…
  29. Chapter 16.48 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
  30. Chapter 16.50 — GRADING REGULATIONS
  31. Chapter 16.52 — CONDITIONAL GRADING COMPLIANCE
  32. Chapter 16.54 — EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
  33. Chapter 16.56 — HOME OCCUPATION PERMITS
  34. Chapter 16.58 — ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
  35. Chapter 16.60 — GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS
  36. Chapter 16.62 — DEVELOPMENT CODE AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS
  37. Chapter 16.64 — SPECIFIC PLAN ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT
  38. Chapter 16.66 — AGRICULTURAL PRESERVES AND LAND CONSERVATION C…
  39. Chapter 16.68 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
  40. Chapter 16.70 — MAJOR VARIANCES
  41. Chapter 16.72 — MINOR VARIANCES
  42. Chapter 16.73 — MINOR EXCEPTIONS
  43. Chapter 16.74 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
  44. Chapter 16.76 — SITE PLAN APPROVAL
  45. Chapter 16.78 — MINOR USE PERMITS
  46. Chapter 16.79 — ZONING CLEARANCE
  47. Chapter 16.80 — TEMPORARY USE PERMIT
  48. Chapter 16.82 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
  49. Chapter 16.84 — COVENANTS OF EASEMENTS
  50. Chapter 16.86 — DEDICATION OF LAND FOR PARK AND RECREATION PUR…
  51. Chapter 16.88 — GATE-GUARDED NEIGHBORHOODS
  52. Chapter 16.90 — TREE PRESERVATION
  53. Chapter 16.92 — MARIJUANA-RELATED USES AND ACTIVITIES

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