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San Diego County Municipal Code Title 8 Zoning and Land Use Regulations

San Diego County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · San Diego County

Cite as: San Diego County Municipal Code Title 8 · Text as of 2026-10-03


*Note--Repealed and new Divisions 1 and 2 added by Ord. No. 3829 (N.S.), effective 2-1-72. Divisions 1, 2 and 3 repealed and new Division 1 added by Ord. No. 4474 (N.S.), effective 3-4-75.

Cross reference(s)--General provisions, Title 1; licenses, business regulations and business taxes, Title 2; public safety, morals and welfare, Title 3; public property, Title 4; regulation of buildings, mobile home and special occupancy parks and trailer coaches, Title 5; health and sanitation, Title 6; highways and traffic, Title 7; construction codes and fire code, Title 9.


Division 1 — SUBDIVISION OF LAND

Division 2 — DEDICATIONS OF LAND AND FEES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS


*Note--Division 2, Chapters 1 through 5, added by Ord. No. 5120 (N.S.), effective 4-27-78.

State law reference(s)--Authority, Gov. Code, § 65970 et seq.


Exceptions & meaning →

Division 7 — GRADING, CLEARING AND WATERCOURSES

*Note–Div. 7, Excavation and Grading, added by Ord. No. 2925 (N.S.), effective 3-3-66; repealed by Ord. No. 9547 (N.S.), effective 5-9-03. New Div. 7, Grading, Clearing and Watercourses, enacted by Ord. No. 9547 (N.S.), effective 5-9-03.


Cross reference(s)--Excavations, fills and obstructions, § 71.301 et seq.


Exceptions & meaning →

Division 8 — DRAINAGE AND WATERCOURSES


*Note--Division 8, Drainage and Watercourses, added by Ord. No. 3172 (N.S.), effective 4-3-68. Division 8 amended by Ord. No. 5147 (N.S.), effective 5-26-78, and repealed by Ord. No. 9547 (N.S.), effective 5-9-03.


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Division 9 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS


*Note--Added by Ord. No. 3217 (N.S.), effective 7-31-68.

Cross reference(s)--Cable television systems, § 21.1601 et seq.; undergrounding of existing utility facilities, § 51.312.


Exceptions & meaning →

Division 10 — DEDICATION OF LAND OR PAYMENT OF FEES


*Note--Added by Ord. No. 4015 (N.S.), effective 1-18-73. Amended by Ord. No. 6672 (N.S.), effective 11-3-83. Amended by Ord. No. 7717 (N.S.), effective 3-1-90.


Exceptions & meaning →

Chapter 1 — PARK LAND DEDICATION AND FEES


*Cross reference(s)--Parks and recreation, § 41.101 et seq.


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Division 11 — [FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION]


*Note--Added by Ord. No. 7534 (N.S.), effective 10-27-88, operative 9-27-88; chapters 1 through 6 repealed and reenacted by Ord. No. 8334 (N.S.), effective 1-6-94, operative 1-6-94; amended by Ord. No. 9998 (N.S.), effective 9-4-09; amended by Ord. No. 10920 (N.S.), effective 11-8-24; amended by Ord. No. 10983 (N.S.), effective 4-3-26.

Cross reference(s)--Flood hazard, § 91.1.105.10(e)(6).


Exceptions & meaning →

Division 12 — TRAILS


*Note--Added by Ord. No. 9233 (N.S.), effective 8-11-00; amended by Ord. No. 9072 (N.S.), effective 3-4-05.


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