Designation Process
San Diego Municipal Code § 86.2006
in effect§86.2006 Designation Process
(a) Upon receipt of a verified petition by residents of at least 50 percent of the residential units in the area proposed for designation, the City Manager or designee shall undertake such surveys or studies necessary to determine whether a residential area is eligible for residential permit parking. Such surveys or studies shall apply the criteria set forth in Municipal Code section 86.2005 and be completed within 90 days of receipt of a petition calling for such surveys or studies to be undertaken, unless otherwise provided by the City Council. The City Manager or designee may conduct surveys and studies without a petition.
(b) Within 30 days of the completion of surveys and studies to determine whether designation criteria are met, the City Manager or designee shall notice a public hearing or hearings in or as close to the neighborhood as possible on the subject of the eligibility of the residential area under consideration for residential permit parking. The hearing or hearings shall also be conducted for the purpose of ascertaining boundaries for the proposed residential permit parking area as well as the appropriate area prohibition or time limitation on parking and the period of the day for its application.
(c) The City Clerk shall cause notice of such hearing or hearings to be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City. The first publication shall be not less than ten days prior to the date of such hearing.
(d) The City Manager or designee shall direct the notice of such hearing to be conspicuously posted in the proposed residential permit parking area. The notice shall clearly state the purpose of the hearing, the location and boundaries tentatively considered for the proposed residential permit parking area and, if applicable, the permit fee to be charged. During such hearing or hearings, any interested person shall be entitled to appear and be heard, subject to appropriate rules of order adopted by the City Manager or designee.
(Amended 8–24–1981 by O–15574 N.S.)
(Amended 6-18-2025 by O-21971 N.S.; effective 7-18-2025.)
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/MuniCodeChapter08/Ch08Art06Division20.pdf#page=5Fetched: 10/28/2026