Correctional Placement Centers
San Diego Municipal Code § 141.0406
in effect§141.0406 Correctional Placement Centers
Correctional placement centers, including work furlough and probationary residential facilities, may be permitted with a Conditional Use Permit decided in accordance with Process Four in the zones indicated with a “C” in the Use Regulations Tables in Chapter 13, Article 1 (Base Zones) subject to the following regulations.
(a) Correctional placement centers are not permitted in any of the following locations:
(1) Within the beach impact area of the Parking Impact Overlay Zone;
(2) Within 1/4 mile of any type of residential care facility, social service institution, welfare institution, or similar type of facility, measured from property line to property line in accordance with Section 113.0225;
(3) Within 1 mile of another correctional placement center, measured from property line to property line in accordance with Section 113.0225;
(4) Within 1,000 feet of a school, library, public park, or recreation area, measured from property line to property line in accordance with Section 113.0225; or
(5) Within 600 feet of a property zoned for residential development, measured from property line to property line in accordance with Section 113.0225.
(b) The center shall provide a minimum of 60 square feet of sleeping space per bed, not including closet space, storage space, multipurpose rooms, bathrooms, dining rooms, and halls. There shall be no more than 64 beds per sleeping space.
(c) The center shall provide a minimum of 10 square feet of multi-purpose space per bed, not including sleeping space and kitchen areas, for games and activities, dining, visiting, television lounge, meetings, and quiet space for study, counseling and reading. This space shall be designed so that several activities can occur simultaneously without conflict.
(d) The center shall provide a minimum of 8 cubic feet of closet and drawer space for clothing and personal belongings per bed. The required closet and drawer space may consist of portable or permanent fixtures and shall be located in the sleeping space.
(e) The center shall provide a minimum of 15 square feet of dining area for each resident, not including kitchen areas and sleeping space. Centers may have food prepared off the premises if the preparation source meets all applicable requirements for commercial food service. The center shall provide adequate equipment and staff to receive and serve the food and clean up. The center shall provide and maintain adequate equipment for in-house preparation, storage, and service of food in case the residents elect to do so. For centers that have food prepared on the premises, the preparation source shall meet all applicable requirements for commercial food services and shall have equipment and staff necessary to receive, store, serve, and prepare meals and to clean up.
(f) The center shall provide at least one toilet and wash basin for every eight beds. At least one shower or bathtub shall be provided for every 12 beds. The center shall provide for individual privacy in all toilet, shower, and bath areas.
(g) The center shall make laundry facilities available to all residents. The center shall provide at least one operable washer and dryer for every 16 beds, or the center may be serviced by a commercial laundry. The space used for laundry purposes shall not be part of an area used for storage of anything other than clean linens and other supplies normally associated with laundry activities.
(h) Centers that have 99 or fewer residents shall provide an exercise area of at least 900 square feet, not including required yards and required landscape areas. Centers that have 100 or more residents shall have an exercise area of at least 2,400 square feet, not including required yards and required landscape areas. If an outdoor exercise area is provided, it shall be easily accessible to residents, protected from traffic, and screened by solid fencing from the public right-of-way.
(i) The center shall provide the following number of off-street parking spaces:
(1) At least one parking space per staff person assigned to the shift that has the greatest number of staff persons; and
(2) For centers confining up to 24 persons, at least one parking space for every four beds or for centers confining 25 or more persons, at least one parking space for every seven beds.
(j) At least two uniformed custodial guards or monitors who are CPR-qualified shall be on duty at the center at all times.
(k) Centers confining 25 or more persons shall provide at least one additional uniformed custodial guard or monitor for each 64 beds, or portion thereof, to be on duty between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. during the week and during all hours on the weekend.
(l) The center shall maintain a list of all residents accommodated during the past 6 months and shall provide their sentence/offense analysis available upon request.
(m) The center shall maintain records of all vehicles being driven by residents of the facility and shall provide the records upon request.
(n) All personnel shall be trained in accordance with selection and training requirements adopted by the Board of Corrections as set forth in the California Code of Regulations, Subchapter 1 (commencing with Section 100) of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 15 and all other requirements outlined in Title 15. A Certificate of Compliance issued by an institute accredited by the State Board of Corrections shall be submitted to the City Manager.
(o) Adult offenders housed in correctional placement centers shall be regularly employed, regularly attending job training, or regularly attending a learning institution. The sentencing judge may determine that other similar circumstances qualify an offender for housing in a correctional placement center.
(p) No person convicted of any of the offenses listed in Table 141-04A, which are defined in the California Penal Code, may be ordered by any court into a City of San Diego Correctional Placement Center. This prohibition shall apply if the court order is a direct sentence or the placement is a condition of probation, regardless of whether the offense is a felony or misdemeanor. The Correctional Placement Center shall not accept or lodge any such person improperly placed by a court.
Table 141-04A
Excludable Offenses
No. | Offenses
1. | Murder
2. | Vehicular manslaughter
3. | Voluntary manslaughter
4 | Mayhem
5. | Kidnaping
6. | Robbery (including bank robbery)
7. | Assault with intent to rape or rob
8. | Assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer
9. | Rape
10. | Forcible sodomy
11. | Lewd act on a child
12. | Forcible oral copulation
13. | Forcible penetration by foreign object
No. | Offenses
14. | Arson
15. | Grand theft using a firearm
16. | Assault by a life prisoner on a non-inmate
17. | Assault with a deadly weapon by an inmate
18. | Holding of a hostage by a prisoner
19. | Personal use of a deadly weapon
20. | Personal use of a firearm
21. | Personal infliction of great bodily injury
22. | Exploding a destructive device with intent to injure
23. | Exploding a destructive device with intent to murder
24. | Exploding a destructive device with intent to cause mayhem or great bodily injury
25. | Selling and/or furnishing drugs to a minor
26. | Sale or possession for sale of a controlled substance
27. | Any felony punishable by death or life imprisonment
28. | An attempt to commit any of the crimes listed, except assaults
29. | Any sex offense, either a misdemeanor or a felony, wherein the victim is a child under the age of 18, including all offenses registerable as sex offenses under California Penal Code section 290, and also offenses involving child pornography as described in California Penal Code sections 311 through 312.3
30. | Any person convicted of a crime whom the sentencing judge deems unacceptable for community access
31. | Any person sentenced for a federal crime that is similar in nature or type, to any of the crimes listed.
(Amended 6-12-2001 by O-18948 N.S.; effective 12-12-2001.)
(Amended 8-9-2019 by O-21114 N.S.; effective 9-8-2019.)
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/MuniCodeChapter14/Ch14Art01Division04.pdf#page=4Fetched: 10/28/2026