Required Contents of Specific Plans
San Diego Municipal Code § 122.0107
in effect§122.0107 Required Contents of Specific Plans
(a) Specific plans adopted on or after January 1, 2000 shall be prepared pursuant to the California Government Code.
(b) The specific plan shall include the required contents listed in California Government Code Section 65451. The required contents shall be formulated into a policy element and a regulatory element. The policy element shall contain detailed land use policies for the area covered by the specific plan and the decision process and permit type for subsequent development proposals that will implement the specific plan. The specific plan shall not establish new decision processes or permit types, but shall use the decision process established in Chapter 11 and the permit types described in Chapter 12. The zoning regulations shall consist of either:
(1) Application of existing base zones of Chapter 13; or
(2) Proposed base zones that shall be adopted into Chapter 13 as well as applied to the area covered by the specific plan. These zones shall become base zones that could be applied to other property in the City.
(c) Zoning or rezoning to implement the specific plan shall be adopted by ordinance of the City Council.
(d) The specific plan may include supplemental development regulations that are tailored to specific sites located within the specific plan area. The intent of supplemental development regulations is to ensure that development proposals are reviewed for consistency with the use and development criteria that have been adopted as part of the specific plan. If there is a conflict between the supplemental development regulations and the base zone regulations, the specific plan regulations shall apply.
(“Adoption and Amendment of Specific Plans” added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)
(Retitled to “Required Contents of Specific Plans” and amended 6-18-2013 by O-20261 N.S.; effective 7-19-2013.)
(Amended 7-22-2024 by O-21836 N.S.; effective 10-5-2024.)
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/MuniCodeChapter12/Ch12Art02Division01.pdf#page=3Fetched: 10/28/2026