San Diego Municipal Code § 141.0701 Real Estate Sales Offices and Model Homes
§141.0701 Real Estate Sales Offices and Model Homes
Real estate sales offices and model homes are permitted as a limited use in the zones indicated with an “L” in the Use Regulations Tables in Chapter 13, Article 1 (Base Zones) subject to the following regulations.
(a) Real estate sales offices and model homes are permitted within the boundaries of a subdivision while lots are offered for sale to the public for the first time.
(b) Real estate sales offices and model homes are not permitted within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling unit that is not in the same subdivision as the office or model home.
(c) Real estate sales offices and model homes shall be located within structures that have been built in compliance with the provisions of the applicable zone.
(d) One structure within a subdivision may be used for a real estate sales office.
(e) For subdivisions of fewer than 65 lots, up to 6 of the dwelling units may be used for model homes.
(f) For subdivisions of 65 or more lots, up to 10 percent of the dwelling units, but not more than 20 units, may be used for model homes.
(g) Signs, flags, and other methods of advertising shall comply with Chapter 14, Article 2, Division 12 (Sign Regulations).
(h) Real estate sales offices shall display the land use plan map and the public facilities financing plan, if any, that are applicable to the area. The land use plan map shall be at least 2 feet by 3 feet in size. The display shall be in a prominent location and shall clearly indicate that these documents are subject to revision and that further information is available from the City of San Diego.
(i) Real estate sales offices and model home uses shall terminate 2 years after the final subdivision map that includes the lots on which the uses are located has been filed in the office of the County Recorder or 2 years after the issuance of the last Building Permit for a building within the subdivision, whichever is later.
(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)
