Minimum Lot Dimensions in Residential Zones
San Diego Municipal Code § 131.0442
in effect(a)
Exception to Street Frontage in the RS and RM Zones
The minimum street frontage for any lot in the RS and RM zones that fronts
principally on a turnaround or curving street with a centerline radius of less
than 100 feet, is 60 percent of the street frontage specified for the zone in
which the lot is located as shown in Diagram 131-04A.
Diagram 131-04A
Lot Frontage on Curving Street
Frontage
(60% of zone
requirement)
Radius less
than 100'
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(b)
Exception to Minimum Street Frontage in the RX Zones
The minimum street frontage is 28.5 feet for any lot in the RX zones that
fronts principally on a turnaround or curving street with a centerline radius of
less than 100 feet.
(c)
Minimum Lot Dimensions in the RX-1-2 Zone
Where a lot in the RX-1-2 zone abuts an alley and access is taken from the
alley, the indicated minimum lot dimensions are as follows:
Lot Width
25 feet
Street Frontage 25 feet
Lot Width (corner)
25 feet
[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21836 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-21836-SO.pdf ]
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