Retail Establishment Types

San Diego Municipal Code ch. 15, art. 9, app. A

in effect

Appendix A: Retail Establishment Types In Zones 1, 2, 3, and 4 - Only retail establishments engaged in the following business shall be permitted. 1) Antique Shops 2) Apparel Shops 3) Art Stores and Art Galleries 4) Automobile Dealers 5) Auto Repair Shops 6) Auto Supply Stores 7) Bakeries 8) Barber Shops 9) Beauty Shops 10) Bicycle Shops 11) Book Stores 12) Boutiques 13) Car Washes 14) Camera and Photo Supply Stores 15) Cocktail Lounges and Similar Establishments 16) Computer Stores 17) Copying, Printing and Blueprint Services 18) Confectionaries (candy stores) 19) Curtain and Drapery Shops 20) Delicatessens 21) Department Stores 22) Drug Stores 23) Dry Cleaning, Laundry Establishments and Agencies and Self-service Dry Cleaning and Laundry Establishments 24) Electronic Supply Stores 25) Eyeglass Dispensing Stores 26) Florists 27) Food Stores 28) Gyms, when equipped for physical fitness activities and athletic training programs 29) Hardware Stores 30) Hobby Shops 31) Home Furnishings and Accessories Stores 32) Jewelry Stores 33) Liquor Stores 34) Luggage and Leather Goods Stores 35) Marine Supply Stores 36) Music Stores (records and musical instruments) 37) Newsstands 38) Nurseries and Plant Stores 39) Paint and Wallpaper Stores 40) Pet Shops 41) Photographic Studios 42) Picture Framing Stores 43) Radio, Television, Electronics and Home Appliance Sales and Repair Stores 44) Restaurants 45) Rug and Carpet Stores 46) Service Stations 47) Shoe Stores 48) Sporting Good Stores 49) Stamp and Coin Dealers 50) Stationers and Card Shops 51) Studios for Teaching of Art, Dance and Music 52) Tailor and Clothing Alteration Shops 53) Toy Stores 54) Travel Agencies 55) Theaters (indoor only) 56) Variety Stores 57) Veterinarians 58) Video Stores (sales and rental) 59) Yardage and Sewing Stores

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/MuniCodeChapter15/Ch15Art09_AppendixA.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026