Private Clubs, Lodges, and Fraternal Organizations
San Diego Municipal Code § 141.0617
in effect§141.0617 Private Clubs, Lodges, and Fraternal Organizations
Private clubs, lodges, and fraternal organizations are associations of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated, for the promotion of some common social, cultural, educational, religious, or recreational objective. This use does not include churches or any group whose primary objective is a business customarily carried on for a profit.
Private clubs, lodges, and fraternal organizations may be permitted with a Conditional Use Permit decided in accordance with Process Three in the zones indicated with a “C” in the Use Regulations Tables in Chapter 13, Article 1 (Base Zones) subject to the following regulations.
(a) Off-street parking shall be provided at a level sufficient to serve the facility without impacting adjacent or nearby property. Within the beach impact area of the Parking Impact Overlay Zone, off-street parking shall be provided at a ratio not less than one parking space for every 200 sq ft of gross floor area.
(b) All storage, service, and repair areas shall be located on the site so that they are not visible from adjacent development and public rights-of-way.
(c) A litter control plan shall be required to keep the facility and adjacent property free of litter.
(d) Hours of operation shall be limited so that neighboring development is not disturbed by noise and lights.
(e) Private clubs, lodges, and fraternal organizations are not permitted on a premises that is identified as Prime Industrial Land in a land use plan or within floodplains located in the Coastal Overlay Zone.
(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; amended 10-18-1999 by O-18691 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)
(Amended 8-4-2011 by O-20081 N.S.; effective 10-6-2011.)
(Amended 8-9-2019 by O-21114 N.S.; effective 9-8-2019.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter14/Ch14Art01Division06.pdf#page=27Fetched: 10/28/2026