Lot Design Requirements for Tentative Maps
San Diego Municipal Code § 144.0211
in effect§144.0211 Lot Design Requirements for Tentative Maps
The proposed subdivision lots shall be designed as follows:
(a) All lots shall have frontage on a street that is open to and usable by vehicular traffic or shall have direct vehicular access to the street or other access to a dedicated public street approved by the City Engineer;
(1) Two or fewer dwelling units shall have a minimum 15-foot-wide direct vehicular access.
(2) More than two dwelling units shall have a minimum 20-foot-wide direct vehicular access.
(b) All lots shall meet the area, frontage, width, and depth requirements of the applicable zone or shall comply with the standards as specified in a Planned Development Permit approved with the tentative map, except as required for development in accordance with Chapter 14, Article 3, Division 15;
(c) Where existing improvements in the proposed subdivision are proposed to be retained, the lots shall be designed so that the improvements conform to regulations for lot coverage, setbacks, side yard or rear yard regulations; and
(d) Lots shall be designed to provide for brush management as required in Section 142.0412.
(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.) (Amended 3-22-2018 by O-20917 N.S.; effective 4-21-2018.) (Amended 8-9-2019 by O-21114 N.S.; effective 9-8-2019.) (Amended 6-15-2026 by O-22109 N.S.; effective 7-15-2026.)
[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-22109 N.S. will not apply within the Coastal Overlay Zone until the California Coastal Commission certifies it as a Local Coastal Program Amendment. Click the link to view the Strikeout Ordinance highlighting changes to prior language http://docs.sandiego.gov/municode_strikeout_ord/O-22109-SO.pdf ]
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/Ch14Art04Division02.pdf#page=3Fetched: 10/28/2026