Maximum Permitted Residential Density and Other Residential Regulations
San Diego Municipal Code § 131.0540
in effectThe following regulations apply to residential development within commercial zones
where indicated in Table 131-05B:
(a)
Residential Development as a Permitted Use. Residential development is
permitted in commercial zones only where it is identified in Table 131-05B.
(b)
Mixed-Use or Multi-Use Requirement. Residential development is permitted
only when a commercial structure exists on the premises or is a part of the
proposed development.
(c)
Ground Floor Restrictions.
(1)
Residential use and residential parking are prohibited on the ground
floor in the front half of the lot, except in the CC-3-4, CC-3-5, CC-3-6,
CC-3-7, CC-3-8, CC-3-9, CC-3-10, CC-3-11, CC-4-4, CC-4-5,
CC-4-6, CC-5-4, CC-5-5, CC-5-6, CN-1-6, CO-3-1, and CV-1-2
zones, where these uses are prohibited on the ground floor in the front
30 feet of the lot as shown in Diagram 131-05A. In the CN-1-6 and
CO-3-1 zones, residential use and residential parking are limited to
70 percent of the street frontage along the front property line. Interim
ground floor residential uses may be permitted with a Neighborhood
Use Permit in accordance with Section 141.0309.
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Diagram 131-05A
Ground Floor Restriction
Front
50% of lot
PL
PL
Optional
Residential
Required
Commercial
Optional
Residential
Front
30' of lot
PL
PL
Optional
Residential
Required
Commercial
Optional
Residential
(2)
Within the Coastal Overlay Zone
(A)
Required parking cannot occupy more than 50 percent of the
ground floor in the CV-1-1 or CV-1-2 zones.
(B)
Residential uses are not permitted on the ground floor.
(d)
Residential Development. Where residential development is permitted, the
development regulations of the RM-1-1, RM-2-5, RM-3-7, RM-3-8, RM-3-9,
RM-4-10, and RM-4-11 zones apply as appropriate according to the
maximum permitted residential density, except that the lot area, lot
dimensions, setback, floor area ratio, and structure height requirements of the
applicable commercial zone apply.
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[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-20991 N.S. will not apply within the
Coastal Overlay Zone until the California Coastal Commission certifies
O-20991 N.S. 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-20991-SO.pdf]
[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21114 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-21114-SO.pdf ]
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