Ground-floor Height
San Diego Municipal Code § 131.0451
in effectGround-floor height requirements apply to structures with commercial uses on the
ground floor. The minimum ground-floor height for structures shall be 13 feet,
measured from floor to floor. The ground-floor height requirement shall not apply to
development in the Coastal Height Limit Overlay Zone or the Clairemont Mesa Height
Limit Overlay Zone.
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