Determining Coastal Bluff Edge
San Diego Municipal Code § 113.0219
in effect§113.0219 Determining Coastal Bluff Edge
Coastal bluff edge is determined as follows:
(a) The coastal bluff edge is the uppermost termination of the coastal bluff face and the seaward-most termination of the top of the bluff on a premise.
(b) When the top edge of the coastal bluff face is rounded toward the top of bluff as a result of erosion process related to the presence of the bluff face, the coastal bluff edge is that point nearest the bluff face beyond which the downward gradient of the land surface begins to increase more or less continuously until it reaches the general gradient of the coastal bluff face.
(c) The coastal bluff edge is a continuous line across the length of the bluff on the premises from which all coastal bluff edge setbacks shall be measured.
(d) The top of bluff is flat or contains a generally consistent gradient that is significantly less than that of the coastal bluff face.
(e) In the case where there is a step-like feature at the top of the coastal bluff, the landward edge of the topmost riser-like landform on the premises is the coastal bluff edge for that premises.
(f) The precise location of the coastal bluff edge shall be as determined by the City Manager in accordance with the regulations in Section 113.0219(a) through (e) and the Coastal Bluffs and Beaches Guidelines.
(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)
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/MuniCodeChapter11/Ch11Art03Division02.pdf#page=5Fetched: 10/28/2026