Designation Criteria
San Diego Municipal Code § 86.2005
in effect§86.2005 Designation Criteria
(a) A residential area shall be eligible for consideration as a residential permit parking area if, based on surveys and studies prepared at the direction of the City Manager or designee, objective criteria establish that the residential area is impacted by commuter vehicles for any extended period during the day or night, on weekends, or during holidays.
(b) In determining whether a residential area identified as eligible for residential permit parking may be designated as a residential permit parking area, the City Manager and the City Council shall take into account factors which include but are not limited to the following:
(1) The extent of the desire and need of the residents for residential permit parking and their willingness to bear the administrative costs in connection therewith;
(2) The extent to which legal on–street parking spaces are occupied by motor vehicles during the period proposed for parking restriction;
(c) A residential area shall be eligible for consideration as a residential permit parking area if the City enacts parking regulations that negatively impact residents. Negative impacts may include:
(1) The effects of a new metered zone within a one-quarter mile of a residential area;
(2) The effects of a new time limit zone near a residential area;
(3) The effects of a significant reduction in on-street parking spaces near a residential area;
(4) The extent to which vehicles parking in the area during the period proposed for parking restriction are commuter vehicles rather than residents’ vehicles; and
(5) The extent to which motor vehicles registered to persons residing in the residential area cannot be accommodated by the number of available off–street parking spaces within a one-quarter mile of the area.
(“Designation Criteria” added 12–14–1977 by O–12236 N.S.)
(Amended 6-18-2025 by O-21971 N.S.; effective 7-18-2025.)
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/MuniCodeChapter08/Ch08Art06Division20.pdf#page=4Fetched: 10/28/2026