Chino, CA Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger threshold
- over 50 cubic yards
- Wind suspension limit
- winds above 25 mph
- Standard referenced
- Green Book erosion control
- Adopted
- Ord. 2010-07, 2010
Summary
Any Chino grading, demolition, or soil-disturbing project moving more than fifty cubic yards needs a city engineer-approved dust control plan before permits issue, backed by required erosion-control measures like site watering, covered haul trucks, and suspended work during high winds.
A dust control plan shall be required by the project proponent prior to issuance of a stockpile, grading or demolition permit; or approval of any other instrument entailing any site clearing/grubbing disturbance to the soil, grading, dirt import/export or excavation work in excess of fifty cubic yards; or, as deemed appropriate by the city engineer.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Section 19.09.030 requires a dust control plan before the city issues a stockpile, grading, or demolition permit for any project disturbing more than fifty cubic yards of soil, or whenever the city engineer deems one necessary. Required measures include multiple daily site watering, covered haul trucks, standard Green Book erosion-control practices, phased grading to limit exposed soil, stabilizing disturbed surfaces, and suspending grading during winds above twenty-five miles per hour or first-stage smog alerts. Grading plan notes must list a dust-control schedule naming the responsible contractor, reviewed by the city engineer before a grading permit issues. Violations trigger the enforcement penalties in Title 20's zoning chapter. Adopted by Ord. 2010-07, § 1(exh. A), 2010.
Violations & Fines
Grading, demolition, or excavation over fifty cubic yards without an approved dust control plan, or ignoring its watering, covered-hauling, or high-wind suspension requirements, violates § 19.09.030 and draws fines under Title 20's enforcement provisions.
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