Detached ADU — 9526 Babauta Rd, San Diego CA 92129

The plans and documents you must prepare and submit. Assemble these into your application package for the review disciplines to check.

• Site plan & vicinity mapRequired
  City of San Diego Information Bulletin 400 — ADU/JADU Submittal
  From the code

  • Minimum submittal requirements for each ADU or JADU include the following: I. Plans / Calculations: 1. Site Plan and Vicinity Map (See Information Bulletin 122). 2. Floor Plans and Roof Plans — SD Information Bulletin 400, p. 15
• Floor planRequired
  City of San Diego Information Bulletin 400 — ADU/JADU Submittal
  From the code

  • Minimum submittal requirements for each ADU or JADU include the following: I. Plans / Calculations: 1. Site Plan and Vicinity Map (See Information Bulletin 122). 2. Floor Plans and Roof Plans — SD Information Bulletin 400, p. 15
• Elevations & sectionsRequired
  City of San Diego Information Bulletin 400 — ADU/JADU Submittal
  From the code

  • Elevations and Sections (as applicable). 4. Structural plans and details. 5. Structural calculations and/or truss calculations (as applicable). 6. Title 24 Energy calculations. II. Forms 1. General Application, DS-3032 2. Water Meter Data Card, DS-16 3. Storm Water Applicability Checklist, DS-560 Preapproved ... ADU Plans Per California Assembly Bill (AB) 1332 (Carillo 2023) (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1332), applicants may apply for a permit using preapproved plans. Applications that utilize preapproved plans will be subject to a 30-day review and must comply with the development regulations contained — SD Information Bulletin 400, p. 16
• Foundation & structural plansRequiredtriggered by: footprintIncrease
  Required for new construction / added footprint; includes structural calculations and/or truss calcs.
  Project adds footprint / new construction.
  City of San Diego Information Bulletin 400 — ADU/JADU Submittal
  From the code

  • lots that permit single-dwelling unit development but not multiple-dwelling unit development, detached ADU structures and ADUs attached to an existing accessory structure shall not exceed two stories. B. ADUs shall comply with the overall maximum structure height of the underlying base zone ... overlay zone. ADU Setback Regulations A. Conversions or Interior Alterations of Existing Structures Where an existing structure is converted to an ADU, the ADU may continue to observe the setbacks of the existing structure. B. Demolition and Reconstruction of Existing Structures Where an existing structure — SD Information Bulletin 400, p. 5
  • Elevations and Sections (as applicable). 4. Structural plans and details. 5. Structural calculations and/or truss calculations (as applicable). 6. Title 24 Energy calculations. II. Forms 1. General Application, DS-3032 2. Water Meter Data Card, DS-16 3. Storm Water Applicability Checklist, DS-560 Preapproved ... ADU Plans Per California Assembly Bill (AB) 1332 (Carillo 2023) (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1332), applicants may apply for a permit using preapproved plans. Applications that utilize preapproved plans will be subject to a 30-day review and must comply with the development regulations contained — SD Information Bulletin 400, p. 16
• Title 24 energy complianceRequiredtriggered by: footprintIncrease
  New conditioned space requires Title 24 energy documentation; CALGreen and City reach-code (solar/electrification) provisions may also apply — verify current reach code.
  New conditioned space.
  2022 California Energy Code (Title 24 Pt 6) / CALGreen
• Defensible-space / WUI planConditionaltriggered by: wuiFireHazardZone, brushManagement
  Brush-management plan and ignition-resistant (Ch. 7A) construction details.
  Very-high fire hazard / brush-management zone.
  SD Fire-Rescue — Defensible Space
  From the code

  • education and voluntary compliance during the first year of implementation, with enforcement beginning on or after February 28, 2027. An individual compliance plan may be established to allow property owners sufficient time to fully comply with these regulations where a specific violation has been observed ... their property. A generalized citywide compliance plan on page 14 outlines a phased enforcement approach. If compliance cannot be achieved, homeowners may be given the option to sign an affidavit acknowledging that the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department has identified a condition posed by materials — SD Fire Defensible Space Guidelines, p. 10
  • blocking to prevent ember intrusion into the attic or other enclosed spaces. 7. Inspect exterior siding for dry rot, gaps, cracks and warping. Caulk or plug gaps greater than 1/8 inch in siding and replace any damaged boards, including those with dry rot. 8. Install ... that have at least one pane of tempered glass. Choose products that have been approved and labeled as OSFM Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Products. 10. When it’s time to replace your siding or deck, use noncombustible, ignition-resistant, or other OSFM-approved Wildland-Urban — SD Fire Defensible Space Guidelines, p. 21
• Soils / geotechnical reportConditionaltriggered by: steepSlopes
  Steep slope and/or fault zone.
  SDMC §143.01 (ESL) / geotech
• Deferred submittals (typical)Required
  Roof trusses, fire-sprinkler design (if required), solar PV, and MEP shop drawings are commonly approved as deferred submittals after permit issuance.
  City of San Diego Information Bulletin 400 — ADU/JADU Submittal
  From the code

  • lots that permit single-dwelling unit development but not multiple-dwelling unit development, detached ADU structures and ADUs attached to an existing accessory structure shall not exceed two stories. B. ADUs shall comply with the overall maximum structure height of the underlying base zone ... overlay zone. ADU Setback Regulations A. Conversions or Interior Alterations of Existing Structures Where an existing structure is converted to an ADU, the ADU may continue to observe the setbacks of the existing structure. B. Demolition and Reconstruction of Existing Structures Where an existing structure — SD Information Bulletin 400, p. 5
  • with environmentally sensitive lands is based on the allowable development area. The interior side yard and rear side yard setbacks for ADU structures over 16 feet in height that are adjacent to a residential use may use the base zone regulations if they are less ... than the ADU minimum 4-foot setback. C. 2025 ADU and JADU Regulation Amendments (O-21989) Adjustments to the ADU Home Density Bonus Program. Alignment with state law. Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) What is an ADU? An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) is an attached — SD Information Bulletin 400, p. 2

Deterministic, source-cited — each item links its governing document. Items marked “Verify” depend on data not yet captured (lot geometry, construction valuation); confirm with DSD. First-iteration ruleset manifest-2026.06.08-v1.