Additional Standards for the Gaslamp Quarter Planned District
San Diego Municipal Code § 62.1008
in effect§62.1008 Additional Standards for the Gaslamp Quarter Planned District
The following additional standards apply to the Gaslamp Quarter Planned District [District] with boundaries defined in San Diego Municipal Code section 103.0401:
(a) Only newsracks with permits to be located within corrals are allowed in the District. All corrals shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and all regulations adopted thereunder. The size, number, composition, and locations of these corrals shall be reasonably established and modified as necessary by the director after considering input from interested parties, which for purposes of this section includes holders of newsrack permits specific to the District and the Gaslamp Quarter Association. The most current size, number, composition, and location standards shall be posted on the City’s Website and available in the Office of the City Clerk.
(b) Newsracks installed or maintained in the District without a permit specific to the District may be summarily removed in accordance with San Diego Municipal Code section 62.1013.
(c) Construction and maintenance of corrals shall be the sole and joint responsibility of the permittees of newsracks within the corral. Any injury to persons or property, including all claims or liability, resulting from or relating to any corral shall be the joint and several responsibility of the permittees within that corral at the time of the alleged incident.
(d) Space within corrals shall be allocated in accordance with this section as follows:
(1) An interested publication, or distributor of multiple publications to be dispensed within a shared newsrack, can apply for only one newsrack in each corral.
(2) Limited space within the corrals shall be allocated by frequency of publication and each corral will be partitioned by the director as follows: five spaces will be allocated to daily publications, two to weekly publications, and one to less frequent publications. For purposes of this division, “daily” frequency means a publication of approximately five new editions per week. “Weekly” means approximately four new editions per month. “Monthly” means approximately one new edition per month. “Quarterly” means approximately four new editions per year. “Semi-annual” means approximately two new editions per year. “Annual” means approximately one new edition per year. Shared newsracks shall be categorized by the lowest frequency of any publication therein.
(3) If the number of applications for a particular frequency is less than the spaces available, the director will allow the next highest frequency to apply for that space. If space still remains, an interested party may apply for more than one space within a specified corral, not to include the same publication.
(4) If the number of applications exceeds the number of spaces available, the following will apply:
(A) The director will request the interested parties meet to determine if a signed agreement for allocation of the spaces can be reached. If an agreement is reached, the director will assign the permits based on the agreement so long as it conforms with the requirements of this division.
(B) If an agreement cannot be reached, the director will hold a lottery to allocate the available spaces within each frequency category.
(“Additional Standards for the Gaslamp Quarter Planned District” Added 2-26-2007 by O-19578 N.S.; effective 3-28-2007.)
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/MuniCodeChapter06/Ch06Art02Division10.pdf#page=7Fetched: 10/28/2026