§ 157.0110 — Permitted Uses

§157.0110 Permitted Uses

No building or improvement or portion thereof shall be used except as permitted by this Division. Permitted ground-floor uses in the Gaslamp Quarter Planned District are limited to active commercial uses such as restaurants and retail of consumer goods and services. No single user or business shall occupy more than 10,000 square feet on the ground-floor of a building except as provided in Section 157.0111(d). The uses allowed in the Gaslamp Quarter Planned District are shown in Table 157-0110-A, below. The “Additional Regulations” column references additional regulations applicable to certain uses, which are found in this Article or in the Land Development Code. Table 157-0110-A: GASLAMP QUARTER PLANNED DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS LEGEND: P = Permitted by Right; C = Conditional Use Permit Required; -- = Use Not Permitted; L = Limited Use; N = Neighborhood Use Permit Required; S = Site Development Permit Required Use Categories/ Subcategories | Gaslamp Quarter Planned District | Additional Regulations Public Park/Plaza/Open Space Active Recreation | P Passive Recreation | P Natural Resources Preservation | -- Park Maintenance Facilities | P Placemaking | P Agriculture Agricultural Processing | -- Aquaculture Facilities | -- Dairies | -- Horticulture Nurseries & Greenhouses | P Raising & Harvesting of Crops | P Raising, Maintaining & Keeping of Animals | -- Separately Regulated Agriculture Uses Agricultural Equipment Repair Shops | -- Commercial Stables | -- Equestrian Show & Exhibition Facilities | -- Open Air Markets for the Sale of Agriculture-Related Products & Flowers | P | §141.0205 Residential Mobilehome Parks | -- Multiple Dwelling Units | P1 Rooming House | L1 | §131.0112(a)(3)(A) Shopkeeper Units | P Single Dwelling Units | -- Separately Regulated Residential Uses Accessory Dwelling Units | P | §141.0302 Continuing Care Retirement Communities | L1 | §141.0303 Employee Housing | -- Table 157-0110-A: GASLAMP QUARTER PLANNED DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS LEGEND: P = Permitted by Right; C = Conditional Use Permit Required; -- = Use Not Permitted; L = Limited Use; N = Neighborhood Use Permit Required; S = Site Development Permit Required Use Categories/ Subcategories | Gaslamp Quarter Planned District | Additional Regulations Fraternities, Sororities, and Dormitories | N1 | §141.0305(c)-(e) Garage, Yard, & Estate Sales | -- Guest Quarters | -- Home Occupations | P1 | §141.0308 Interim Ground Floor Residential | N | §141.0309 Junior Accessory Dwelling Units | P | §141.0302 Live/Work Quarters | P1 | §141.0311 Low Barrier Navigation Center | L | §141.0317 Moveable Tiny Houses | -- Permanent Supportive Housing | L | §141.0315 Residential Care Facilities | L | §141.0312 Student Housing | L1 | §141.0319 Transitional Housing | L | §141.0313 Watchkeeper Quarters | -- Separately Regulated Institutional Uses Airports | -- Battery Energy Storage Facilities | -- Botanical Gardens & Arboretums | P | §141.0402 Cemeteries, Mausoleums, Crematories | -- Correctional Placement Centers | -- Educational Facilities | P | §141.0407 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations | P | §141.0419 Energy Generation and Distribution Stations | -- Exhibit Halls & Convention Facilities | P | §141.0409 Flood Control Facilities | -- Historical Buildings Used for Purposes Not Otherwise Allowed | -- | §141.0411 Homeless Facilities | L1 | §141.0412 Hospitals | -- Intermediate Care Facilities and Nursing Facilities | L1 | §141.0423 Table 157-0110-A: GASLAMP QUARTER PLANNED DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS LEGEND: P = Permitted by Right; C = Conditional Use Permit Required; -- = Use Not Permitted; L = Limited Use; N = Neighborhood Use Permit Required; S = Site Development Permit Required Use Categories/ Subcategories | Gaslamp Quarter Planned District | Additional Regulations Interpretive Centers | P | §141.0414 Museums | P | §141.0415 Major Transmission, Relay, or Communications Switching Stations | -- | §141.0416 Placemaking on Private Property | P Satellite Antennas | L | §157.0118 §141.0405 Social Service Institutions | L | §141.0417 Solar Energy Systems | P | §141.0418 Wireless Communication Facilities | See §§141.0420 and 157.0118 Retail Sales Building Supplies & Equipment | P Food, Beverages, and Groceries | P Consumer Goods, Furniture, Appliances, Equipment | P Pets & Pet Supplies | P Sundries, Pharmaceuticals, & Convenience Sales | P Wearing Apparel & Accessories | P Separately Regulated Retail Sales Uses Agriculture Related Supplies & Equipment | -- Alcoholic Beverage Outlets | C | §157.0111(b) Cannabis Outlets | C | §141.0504 Farmers’ Markets | P | §141.0503 Off-Site Alcoholic Beverage Sales | C | §157.0111(b) Plant Nurseries | P | §141.0505 Retail Farms | P | §141.0506 Retail Tasting Stores | P | §141.0508 Swap Meets & Other Large Outdoor Retail Facilities | P | §141.0507 Commercial Services Animal Grooming & Veterinary Offices | P Assembly & Entertainment | P | §157.0111(a)(2) With Live Entertainment | L | §157.0111(c) Table 157-0110-A: GASLAMP QUARTER PLANNED DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS LEGEND: P = Permitted by Right; C = Conditional Use Permit Required; -- = Use Not Permitted; L = Limited Use; N = Neighborhood Use Permit Required; S = Site Development Permit Required Use Categories/ Subcategories | Gaslamp Quarter Planned District | Additional Regulations With Outdoor Use Area | L | §156.0302 §156.0315(d) Building Services | P Business Support | P Eating & Drinking Establishments | P | §157.0111(a)-(b) With Live Entertainment | L | §157.0111(c) With Outdoor Use Area | L | §156.0302 §156.0315(d) Financial Institutions | P Funeral & Mortuary Services | P1 Instructional Studios | P Maintenance & Repair | P1 Off-Site Services | P1 Personal Services | P Radio & Television Studios | P Tasting Rooms | P | §157.0111 Visitor Accommodations | P1 Separately Regulated Commercial Service Uses Adult Day Care Facility | P1 Adult Entertainment Establishments | -- Assembly Uses, including Places of Religious Assembly | P | §141.0602 Bed & Breakfast Establishments | P1 Boarding Kennels/Pet Day Care Facilities | L | §141.0604 Camping Parks | -- Child Care Facilities | P | §141.0606 Eating and Drinking Establishments with a Drive-in or Drive-through Component | -- Fairgrounds | -- Golf Courses, Driving Ranges, and Pitch & Putt Courses | -- Helicopter Landing Facilities | -- Massage Establishments, Specialized Practice | L1 | §141.0613 Table 157-0110-A: GASLAMP QUARTER PLANNED DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS LEGEND: P = Permitted by Right; C = Conditional Use Permit Required; -- = Use Not Permitted; L = Limited Use; N = Neighborhood Use Permit Required; S = Site Development Permit Required Use Categories/ Subcategories | Gaslamp Quarter Planned District | Additional Regulations Mobile Food Trucks | -- Parking Facilities (structure or surface) | -- Private Clubs, Lodges and Fraternal Organizations | P1 | §141.0617 Privately Operated, Outdoor Recreation Facilities over 40,000 Square Feet in Size | -- Pushcarts on Private Property | L | §141.0619 Recycling Facilities | -- Sidewalk Cafés, Streetaries, and Active Sidewalks | L | §141.0621 §157.0115 Sports Arenas & Stadiums | -- SRO Hotels | P1 | §143.0510-§143.0590 Theaters That Are Outdoor or over 5,000 Square Feet in Size | P | §141.0623 Urgent Care Facilities | P | §141.0624 Veterinary Clinics & Animal Hospitals | L | §141.0625 Zoological Parks | -- Offices Business & Professional | P1 Government | P1 Medical, Dental, & Health Practitioner | P1 Regional & Corporate Headquarters | P1 Separately Regulated Office Uses Real Estate Sales Offices & Model Homes | -- Sex Offender Treatment & Counseling | -- Vehicle & Vehicular Equipment Sales & Service Commercial Vehicle Repair & Maintenance | -- Commercial Vehicle Sales & Rentals | -- Personal Vehicle Repair & Maintenance | -- Personal Vehicle Sales & Rentals | -- Vehicle Equipment & Supplies Sales & Rentals | -- Separately Regulated Vehicle & Vehicular Equipment Sales & Service Uses Table 157-0110-A: GASLAMP QUARTER PLANNED DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS LEGEND: P = Permitted by Right; C = Conditional Use Permit Required; -- = Use Not Permitted; L = Limited Use; N = Neighborhood Use Permit Required; S = Site Development Permit Required Use Categories/ Subcategories | Gaslamp Quarter Planned District | Additional Regulations Automobile Service Stations | -- Outdoor Storage & Display of New, Unregistered Motor Vehicles as a Primary Use | -- Vehicle Storage Facilities as a Primary Use | -- Distribution and Storage Equipment and Materials Storage Yards | -- Moving and Storage Facilities | -- Distribution Facilities | -- Separately Regulated Distribution and Storage Uses Impound Storage Yards | -- Junk Yards | -- Temporary Construction Storage Yards Located Off-Site | -- Industrial Heavy Manufacturing | -- Light Manufacturing | -- Marine Industry | -- Research & Development | P Testing Labs | -- Trucking & Transportation Terminals | -- Separately Regulated Industrial Uses Artisan Food and Beverage Producer | L | §141.1001 Cannabis Production Facilities | -- | §141.1004 Hazardous Waste Research Facility | -- | §141.1002 Hazardous Waste Treatment Facility | -- | §141.1003 Marine Related Uses Within the Coastal Overlay Zone | -- Mining and Extractive Industries | -- | §141.1006 Newspaper Publishing Plants | P1 | §141.1007 Processing & Packaging of Plant Products & Animal By- products Grown Off-premises | -- | §141.1008 Very Heavy Industrial Uses | -- | §141.1009 Wrecking & Dismantling of Motor Vehicles | -- | §141.1010 Table 157-0110-A: GASLAMP QUARTER PLANNED DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS LEGEND: P = Permitted by Right; C = Conditional Use Permit Required; -- = Use Not Permitted; L = Limited Use; N = Neighborhood Use Permit Required; S = Site Development Permit Required Use Categories/ Subcategories | Gaslamp Quarter Planned District | Additional Regulations Signs Allowable Signs | P | §157.0113 §142.1292 Separately Regulated Signs Uses Community Entry Signs | L | §157.0113 §141.1101 Comprehensive Sign Program | N | §157.0113 §141.1103 Neighborhood Identification Signs | N | §157.0113 §141.1102 Revolving Projecting Signs | -- | §157.0113 §141.1104 Signs with Automatic Changing Copy | -- | §157.0113 §141.1105 Theater Marquees | N | §157.0113 §141.1106 Footnotes for Table 157-0110-A 1 Only permitted above or below the first floor, excluding entrance lobbies. (a) Prohibited Uses The following uses shall be prohibited in the entire District as both primary and accessory uses: (1) Card rooms, defined as any establishment open to the public wherein games of any kind are played with cards for any consideration; (2) Correctional placement facilities as described in Section 141.0406; (3) Drive-through businesses; and (4) Mobile food trucks as described in Section 141.0612. (b) Special Regulations for Ground-Floor Uses Uses may not occupy more than 10,000 square feet on the ground-floor of any building unless a Conditional Use Permit has been approved for such a use pursuant to Section 157.0111(d). Previously conforming ground-floor uses occupying more than 10,000 square feet may continue to exist on the ground-floor as a previously conforming use subject to Chapter 12, Article 7, Division 1 of the Land Development Code. The ground-floor use may expand into a basement or upper floor only if permitted in accordance with this Division. (c) Specialized Uses in the Public Right-of-Way (1) Subsurface utility equipment located under the sidewalk shall utilize fill-type lids covered with matching sidewalk materials. As an alternative to fill-type lids, for covers that are less than 31 inches by 49 inches in size, an applicant may propose ductile-iron, traffic-rated, and slip-resistant vault lids that are painted or stained to match the color of the surrounding sidewalk materials, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. (2) The programming of multiple Special Events, as defined in Section 22.4003, within a promenade in the Gaslamp Quarter Planned District may be permitted with a single annual Special Events Permit, as defined in Section 22.4003. (“Permitted Uses” added 7-22-2024 by O-21837 N.S.; effective 10-5-2024.) [Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21837 N.S. will not apply within the Coastal Overlay Zone until the California Coastal Commission certifies it as a Local Coastal Program Amendment. Click the link to view the Strikeout Ordinance highlighting changes to prior language http://docs.sandiego.gov/municode_strikeout_ord/O-21837-SO.pdf ] (Amended 6-15-2026 by O-22110 N.S.; effective 7-15-2026.) [Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-22110 N.S. will not apply within the Coastal Overlay Zone until the California Coastal Commission certifies it as a Local Coastal Program Amendment. Click the link to view the Strikeout Ordinance highlighting changes to prior language http://docs.sandiego.gov/municode_strikeout_ord/O-22110-SO.pdf ]

[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21837 N.S. will not apply within the Coastal Overlay Zone until the California Coastal Commission certifies it as a Local Coastal Program Amendment. Click the link to view the Strikeout Ordinance highlighting changes to prior language http://docs.sandiego.gov/municode_strikeout_ord/O-21837-SO.pdf ]