Public hearing for Conditional Use Permit for alcoholic beverage sales at grocery store.

CITY OF ONTARIONOTICE OF ZONING ADMINISTRATOR PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE is hereby given that on Monday, March 16, 2026, at 2 PM, the City of Ontario Zoning Administrator will hold public hearings in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 303 East "B" Street, Ontario, CA 91764.
NOTICE is further given that a public hearing will be held for consideration of the following project which is exempt from requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act or for which no environmental action is required:
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVIEW FOR FILE NO. PCUP21-012: A public hearing to consider a Conditional Use Permit to establish alcoholic beverage sales, including a Type 21 ABC License (off-sale general) in conjunction with an existing 16,000 square foot grocery store on 33.9 acres of land located at 4258 East Ontario Ranch Road, within Planning Area 8A (Regional Commercial) of the Rich Haven Specific Plan. The project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (Class 1, Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines. The proposed project is located within the Airport Influence Area of Ontario International Airport and was evaluated and found to be consistent with the policies and criteria of the Ontario International Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan. (APN: 218-211-37) submitted by Grocery Outlet, Inc.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVIEW FOR FILE NO. PCUP25-020: A public hearing to consider a Conditional Use Permit to facilitate the construction of a 567 square foot, single-story addition to an existing 26-foot 9-inch tall, 2-story, 1,136 square foot detached accessory residential structure to accommodate a recreation room on .2-acre of land located at 734 East F Street, an Eligible historic resource, within the MDR-11 (Medium Density Residential-11.1 to 18.0 DU/Acre) zoning district. The Project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303 (Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines. The proposed project is located within the Airport Influence Area of Ontario International Airport and was evaluated and found to be consistent with the policies and criteria of the Ontario International Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan; (APN: 1048-412-08) submitted by Gilbert Caughman.
All supporting documents are available for review at the City of Ontario Planning Department, City Hall, 303 East "B" Street, Ontario, California and on the City’s website at https://www.ontarioca.gov/government/agendas/zoning-administrator.
The project site is not on a list compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5 (CAL/EPA Hazardous Waste & Substances Sites List).
The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the supporting information for each project, has/have been completed and are available for public review for a period of at least 10 days beginning the first date of publication which is anticipated to be March 6, 2026, ending on March 16, 2026.
All written comments concerning the proposed projects and/or environmental documents should be directed to the Ontario Planning Department, City Hall, 303 East “B” Street, Ontario, California, 91764. Written comments must be received by 1 PM to the Zoning Administrator on March 16, 2026, so that they may be reviewed and considered with the proposed project; comments sent via email to planningdirector@ontarioca.gov will be accepted.
The decision of the Zoning Administrator is final unless appealed within 10 calendar days. Appeals must be filed with the Planning Department, completed on the appeal application form, and be accompanied by the appropriate fee.
Henry Noh - Planning DirectorCITY OF ONTARIOInland Valley Daily Bulletin - SBPublished: 3/6/26