San Dimas adopted an ordinance amending zoning and parking regulations for convenience stores.

CITY OF SAN DIMASPUBLIC NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE- SUMMARY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 24, 2026 the City Council of the City of San Dimas, California, introduced, and on March 24, 2026 adopted, an Ordinance entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MUNICIPAL CODE TEXT AMENDMENT 25-07, AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 18-ZONING, CHAPTER 18.528 SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 17, TO REMOVE THE DEFINITION OF SALES FLOOR AND THE LIMITATION OF 1,000 SQUARE-FOOT SALES FLOOR AREA FOR CONVENIENCE STORES, WHEN ACCESSORY TO A GASOLINE OR SERVICE STATION, AND AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 18-ZONING, CHAPTER 18.156 VEHICLE PARKING AND STORAGE TO ALLOW EACH GASOLINE PUMP TO BE COUNTED AS ½ PARKING SPACE WHEN ASSOCIATED WITH A SNACK SHOP OR CONVENIENCE STORE MARKET.
The Ordinance (Ordinance No. 1334) amends Section 18.528.050 of the San Dimas Municipal Code, pertaining to the Specific Plan No. 17 area, and Section 18.156.050, pertaining to minimum automobile parking spaces required, to do the following:
· For the Specific Plan No. 17 area, removes the definition of “sales floor” and the limitation of a 1,000 square foot sales floor area for convenience stores, when accessory to a gasoline or service station use.· Revises the minimum parking requirement for service stations associated with a convenience market, such that ½ space may be reduced for the required number of spaces for each gasoline pump that is provided.
I, Debra Black, City Clerk of the City of San Dimas, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced for first reading on February 24, 2026. Thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on March 24, 2026 by the following vote:
AYES : Badar, Bratakos, Vienna, WeberNOES : NoneABSENT : NakanoABSTAIN : None
A certified copy of the complete text of the ordinance may be read in the City Clerk’s Office, 245 East Bonita Ave., San Dimas, California, 91773, and/or a copy may be obtained from the office at nominal charge.
/s/Debra Black, City ClerkPOSTED: 3/27/26Inland Valley Daily BulletinPublished: 3/30/26