Division 13 — Clairemont Height Limit Overlay Zone

§132.1402 Where the Community Plan Implementation Overlay Zone Applies

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(a) This overlay zone applies to properties that are identified in a community plan as areas requiring supplemental development regulations or processing of a development permit and that have been incorporated by ordinance into this overlay zone. Table 132-14A lists the community plan areas in which this overlay zone has been applied and the corresponding rezone maps that indicate which properties are within the boundaries of the overlay zone. These maps are filed in the office of the City Clerk. The properties within this overlay zone are shown generally on Diagrams 132-14A through 132-14U.

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Table 132-14A

Community Plans with Property in the Community Plan Implementation Overlay Zone

Community Plan	Map Number Showing Boundaries of CPIOZ Area
Barrio Logan (See Diagram 132-14T)	C-1018
Encanto Neighborhoods (See Diagram 132-14O)	C-962
Kearny Mesa (See Diagram 132-14S)	C-1011
Mid-City Eastern Area-Chollas Triangle (SeeDiagram 132-14N)	B-4310
Midway-Pacific Highway (See Diagram 132-14D)	B-4331
Mira Mesa (See Diagram 132-14U)	C-1025
Mission Valley (See Diagram 132-14R)	C-1026
Navajo (See Diagram 132-14E)	C-954
Otay Mesa (See Diagram 132-14B)	C-956, B-4300, B-4376
Pacific Beach (See Diagram 132-14F)	B-37371, B-3857
Peninsula (See Diagram 132-14G)	C-744, C-781
Rancho Bernardo (See Diagram 132-14H)	C-773.1
Rancho Peñasquitos (See Diagram 132-14I)	B-4025
Sherman Heights and Grant Hill Historic Districts (SeeDiagram 132-14M)	B-4312
Skyline Paradise Hills (See Diagram 132-14L)	B-4272
Southeastern San Diego (See Diagram 132-14P)	C-961
University (See Diagram 132-14J)	C-1030
Uptown (See Diagram 132-14K)	C-1032

(b) Table 132-14B shows the location of the supplemental regulations and the type of permit required by this division, if any, for specific types of development proposals in this overlay zone.

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Table 132-14B

Community Plan Implementation Overlay Zone Applicability

Type ofDevelopment Proposal	Supplemental Development Regulations	Required Permit Type/ Decision Process
(1) Interior building improvements that do not involve a change in use or provide additional_floor_area, or improvements that do not require a_construction permit_	None—Exempt from this division	No permit required by this division
(2) Any_development_within the boundaries shown on a map identified in Section 132.1402, where the map shows “Type A” and the proposed development complies with the development standards or criteria in the applicable community plan	Refer to the applicable community plan	No permit required by this division
(3) Any_development_within the boundaries shown on a map identified in Section 132.1402, where the map shows “Type A” and the proposed _development_does not comply with the _development_standards or criteria in the applicable community plan(1)	Refer to the applicable community plan	Site Development Permit/ Process Three
(4) Any_development_within the boundaries shown on a map identified in Section 132.1402, where the map shows “Type B”(1)	Refer to the applicable community plan	Site Development Permit/ Process Three

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Footnotes for Table 132-14B

1 A development that is affordable housing, an in-fill project, and/or a sustainable building as described in Section 143.0915 may be permitted with a Neighborhood Development Permit decided in accordance with Process Two subject to Section 143.0920(d).

(Amended 1-9-2001 by O-18910 N.S.; effective 8-8-2001.) (Amended 5-21-2009 by O-19857 N.S; effective 6-20-2009.) (Amended 8-4-2011 by O-20081 N.S.; effective 10-6-2011.) (Amended 6-18-2013 by O-20265 N.S.; effective 7-18-2013.) (Amended 6-18-2013 by O-20261 N.S.; effective 7-19-2013.) (Amended 4-11-2014 by O-20361 N.S.; effective 5-18-2014.) (Amended 7-28-2015 by O-20540 N.S.; effective 8-27-2015.) (Amended 12-15-2015 by O-20581 N.S.; effective 1-14-2016.) (Amended 12-16-2016 by O-20770 N.S.; effective 1-15-2017.) (Amended 9-15-2017 by O-20856 N.S.; effective 10-20-2017.) (Amended 6-29-2018 by O-20957 N.S.; effective 7-29-2018.) (Amended 10-10-2018 by O-20991 N.S.; effective 11-9-2018.) (Amended 7-9-2019 by O-21097 N.S.; effective 8-8-2019.)

[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21097 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-21097-SO.pdf ]

(Amended 9-12-2019 by O-21121 N.S.; effective 10-12-2019.)

[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21121 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-21121-SO.pdf ]

(Amended 10-8-2019 by O-21135 N.S.; effective 11-7-2019.) (Amended 4-9-2020 by O-21183 N.S.; effective 5-9-2020.)

[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21183 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-21183-SO.pdf ]

(Amended 6-24-2020 by O-21200 N.S.; effective 7-24-2020.)

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[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21200 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-21200-SO.pdf ]

(Amended 10-30-2020 by O-21254 N.S.; effective 11-29-2020.) (Amended 12-8-2020 by O-21264 N.S.; effective 1-7-2021.) (Amended 12-9-2020 by O-21273 N.S.; effective 1-8-2021.) (Amended 1-27-2022 by O-21411 N.S.; effective 2-26-2022.) (Amended 1-13-2023 by O-21593 N.S.; effective 2-12-2023.)

[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21593 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-21593-SO.pdf ]

(Amended 8-1-2023 by O-21709 N.S.; effective 8-31-2023.) (Amended 9-17-2024 by O-21866 N.S.; effective 12-1-2024.) (Amended 9-17-2024 by O-21868 N.S.; effective 12-1-2024.)

[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21868 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-21868-SO.pdf ].

(Amended 6-23-2025 by O-21975 N.S.; effective 7-23-2025.)

[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21975 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-21975-SO.pdf ].

(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 ]

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