Chino, CA Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Downtown Design Guide (2026)

Chino Municipal Code § 20.09.060 creates the downtown overlay district to promote pedestrian-friendly, high-quality urban design in downtown Chino. For nonresidential property, subsection C caps the front setback at 10 feet, requires building walls at the front property line for at least 70% of the primary street frontage, and requires at least 50% of the ground-floor street wall to be windows or storefronts with views into the building. Principal entries must front the primary street, ground-floor height for retail or office space must be at least 12 feet, and parking is prohibited between the building and the primary street edge. Residentially zoned property within the overlay instead follows a separate development standards table (20.09-3) with its own lot coverage, setback and height limits.