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SDMC Overlay Zone — General Rules for Overlay Zones

SDMC §132.01 — General Rules for Overlay Zones

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    San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 13: Zones (3-2026) Article 2: Overlay Zones (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.) Division 1: General Rules for Overlay Zones (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.) §132.0101 Purpose of Overlay Zones The purpose of overlay zones is to provide supplemental regulations that have been tailored to specific geographic areas of the City. Overlay zones are applied in conjunction with a base zone and modify or add to the regulations of the base zone to address specific issues such as development adjacent to airports, special height or parking requirements, or supplemental processing requirements. (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.) §132.0102 Overlay Zone Designations Overlay zones are designated on the Official Zoning Map as indicated in Table 132-01A. The overlay zone designation is shown after the base zone designation on the Official Zoning Map. Table 132-01A Overlay Zone Designations Division Title of overlay zone Map Number Designation Division 2 Airport Approach Overlay Zone AAOZ

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    Division 3 Airport Environs Overlay Zone AEOZ Division 4 Coastal Overlay Zone COZ Division 5 Coastal Height Limit Overlay Zone CHLOZ Division 6 Sensitive Coastal Overlay Zone SCOZ Division 7 Mobilehome Park Overlay Zone MHPOZ Division 8 Parking Impact Overlay Zone PIOZ Division 9 Residential Tandem Parking Overlay Zone RTPOZ Division 10 Transit Area Overlay Zone TAOZ Ch. Art. Div. 13 2 1 1

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    San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 13: Zones (3-2026) Division 11 Urban Village Overlay Zone UVOZ Division 12 Mission Trails Design District MTDD Division 13 Clairemont Mesa Height Limit Overlay Zone CMHLOZ Division 14 Community Plan Implementation Overlay Zone CPIOZ Division 15 Airport Land Use Compatibility Overlay Zone ALUCOZ Division 16 Community Enhancement Overlay Zone CEOZ (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.) (Amended 10-25-2011 by O-20047 N.S.; effective 1-1-2012.) (Amended 1-21-2026 by O-22050 N.S.; effective 3-22-2026.) [Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-22050 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-22050-SO.pdf ] §132.0103 Official Zoning Maps Section 131.0103, which contains regulations regarding the Official Zoning Maps for base zones, applies to the overlay zones in this article.

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    (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.) §132.0104 Applicability of Base Zone Regulations The use and development regulations of the applicable base zone (including planned district base zones) apply in the overlay zones except as modified by the supplemental overlay zone regulations. (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.) (Amended 10-25-2011 by O-20047 N.S.; effective 1-1-2012.) Ch. Art. Div. 13 2 1 2

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Table 132-01A — Overlay Zone Designations

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§132.0102 Overlay Zone Designations. Overlay zones are designated on the Official Zoning Map as indicated in Table 132-01A. The overlay zone designation is shown after the base zone designation on the Official Zoning Map.

DivisionTitle of overlay zoneMap Designation
Division 2Airport Approach Overlay ZoneAAOZ
Division 3Airport Environs Overlay ZoneAEOZ
Division 4Coastal Overlay ZoneCOZ
Division 5Coastal Height Limit Overlay ZoneCHLOZ
Division 6Sensitive Coastal Overlay ZoneSCOZ
Division 7Mobilehome Park Overlay ZoneMHPOZ
Division 8Parking Impact Overlay ZonePIOZ
Division 9Residential Tandem Parking Overlay ZoneRTPOZ
Division 10Transit Area Overlay ZoneTAOZ
Division 11Urban Village Overlay ZoneUVOZ
Division 12Mission Trails Design DistrictMTDD
Division 13Clairemont Mesa Height Limit Overlay ZoneCMHLOZ
Division 14Community Plan Implementation Overlay ZoneCPIOZ
Division 15Airport Land Use Compatibility Overlay ZoneALUCOZ
Division 16Community Enhancement Overlay ZoneCEOZ

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