Where the Airport Land Use Compatibility Overlay Zone Applies
San Diego Municipal Code § 132.1502
in effect§132.1502 Where the Airport Land Use Compatibility Overlay Zone Applies
(a) This overlay zone applies to properties that are located within an airport influence area as identified in an adopted Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for a public use or military airport. Property within this overlay zone may be located within multiple airport influence areas. Table 132-15A lists the airport influence areas that apply within the boundaries of the overlay zones as identified on the listed maps, on file in the office of the City Clerk.
Table 132-15A Airport Influence Areas
Airport | Map Number Showing Boundaries of Airport Influence Areas
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (MCAS) Miramar | C-933
Brown Field Municipal Airport | C-944
Gillespie Field | C-947
Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport | C-939
San Diego International Airport | C-1047
Naval Outlying Landing Field (NOLF) Imperial Beach | C-987
Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) | C-1014
(b) Airport influence area maps identified in Table 132-15A indicate the boundary of the airport influence area for a particular airport and divide the airport influence area into Review Areas 1 and 2, as further explained in Section 132.1505.
(c) Table 132-15B indicates the type of permit required by this Division, if any, for specific types of development proposals within this overlay zone.
Table 132-15B Airport Land Use Compatibility Overlay Zone Applicability1
Type of Development Proposal | Supplemental Development Regulations | Required Permit Type/ Decision Process
Development that complies with the applicable compatibility regulations or that is listed as exempt in Section 132.1505. | 132.1505 | No permit required by this Division
Non-residential development where alternative compliance is requested to demonstrate safety compatibility in accordance with Section 132.1515(d) using an equivalent calculation of people per acre. | 132.1515 | Neighborhood Development Permit/ Process Two
Non-residential development in the Brown Field Municipal Airport or Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport influence areas where additional intensity is requested for a building designed to minimize risk and increase safety of building occupants beyond the minimum requirements of the California Building Code in accordance with Section 132.1515(g)(2). | 132.1515 | Neighborhood Development Permit/ Process Two
Development as required for safety compatibility in accordance with Section 132.1515 Tables 132-15G and 132-15H. | 132.1515 | Site Development Permit/ Process Three
Development proposing to deviate from this Division. | 132.1510 132.1515 132.1520 132.1535 132.1540 | Site Development Permit/ Process Five
1 Development within this Division that is exempt from a permit may be required to obtain a consistency determination from the Airport Land Use Commission, in accordance with Section 132.1550.
(“Where the Airport Land Use Compatibility Overlay Zone Applies” added 10-25-2011 by O-20047 N.S.; effective 1-1-2012.)
(Amended 12-17-2021 by O-21380 N.S.; effective 1-16-2022.)
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/MuniCodeChapter13/Ch13Art02Division15.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026