Recap: Chino City Council meeting of 2026-09-01

The Chino City Council met on September 1, 2026, at the Chino Senior Center, acting on two housing project appeals and naming a new park, among other actions. The council held a closed session starting at 4:00 p.m. and opened the regular session at 6:08 p.m. meeting detail

Consider the Applicant’s appeal of Public Works Condition of Approval No. 3.2, which requires the undergrounding of existing overhead utility lines and denies the Applicant’s requested concession, pursuant to the State Density Bonus Law, for the housing project consisting of 100 for-sale housing units located at the southwest corner of Riverside Drive and Magnolia Avenue (6033 and 6041 Riverside Drive).

The council conducted a public hearing and adopted Resolution No. 2026-056, denying the applicant’s appeal to remove Public Works Condition of Approval No. 3.2. This condition requires the undergrounding of existing overhead utility lines for the development project. appeal item

Consider the Applicant’s appeal of the Planning Commission’s June 17, 2026 action on the 210-unit rental housing project located at the northwest corner of Riverside Drive and Mountain Avenue (6210 Riverside Drive), which received a 3-3 vote and, therefore, did not result in an approval or denial of the project. The Applicant is also appealing Public Works Condition of Approval No. 2.2, which requires the undergrounding of existing overhead utility lines and denies the Applicant’s requested concession pursuant to the State Density Bonus Law.

The council conducted a public hearing and adopted Resolution No. 2026-057, granting the appeal in part by approving PL25-0022 (Site Approval) for the 210-unit rental housing project. The council denied the portion of the appeal requesting removal of Public Works Condition of Approval No. 2.2, which requires undergrounding of the existing overhead utility lines located at the southeast corner of the project site. appeal item

Naming of park site located in Block 1 at The Preserve.

The council adopted the name “Harmony Park” as the name of the new park to be part of Block 1 at The Preserve. park naming

Votes

• Motion to approve the appointment of Natalie Sanders to the CSPR Commission: carried 5-0 meeting detail.
• Motion to approve the Consent Calendar items 2-13, as presented: carried 5-0 meeting detail.
• Motion to conduct a Public Hearing and adopt Resolution No. 2026-056, denying the Applicant’s appeal to remove Public Works Condition of Approval No. 3.2 (item 14): carried 5-0 appeal item.
• Motion to conduct a Public Hearing and adopt Resolution No. 2026-057, granting the appeal in part by approving PL25-0022 (Site Approval), and denying the portion of the appeal requesting removal of Public Works Condition of Approval No. 2.2 (item 15): carried 5-0 appeal item.
• Motion to Adopt the name “Harmony Park” as the name of the new park to be part of Block 1 at The Preserve (item 16): carried 5-0 park naming.
• Motion to approve Amendment No. 2 to the Construction Reimbursement Agreement and related actions for the Merrill Avenue Widening, Interconnect, and Euclid Avenue Median Improvements Project (item 17): carried 5-0 amendment item.

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