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Division 16 — Community Enhancement Overlay Zone

§132.1602 Where the Community Enhancement Overlay Zone Applies

San Diego Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · San Diego

  • (a) This overlay zone applies to properties that are identified on Diagrams 132-16A through 132-16B. Table 132-16A lists the community plan areas in which this overlay zone has been applied and the corresponding maps that indicate which properties are within the boundaries of the overlay zone. These maps are filed in the office of the City Clerk.

Table 132-16A Community Plans with Property where Community Enhancement Overlay Zone Apply

Community Plan Map Number Showing
Boundaries of CEOZ Area
Clairemont (See Diagram 132-16A) C-1040
College Area (See Diagram 132-16B) C-1039

Ch. Art. Div.

13 2 16 1

San Diego Municipal Code

Chapter 2: Government

(3-2026)

  • (b)

  • Table 132-16B shows the location of the supplemental regulations and the type of permit required by this Division, if any, for specific types of development in this overlay zone.

Table 132-16B Community Enhancement Overlay Zone Applicability

Type ofDevelopment Supplemental
Development
Regulations
Required
Permit Type/
Decision
Process
(1) Interior building improvements that do not
involve a change in use within the
boundaries shown in map identified in
Section 132.1602, or provide additional
gross floor area, or improvements that do
not require a_construction permit_.
None—Exempt
from this
Division
No additional
permit required
by this
Division
(2) Any_development_within the boundaries
shown on a map identified in Section
132.1602, where the proposed_development_
complies with the supplemental development
regulations of this Division.
See the
applicable
requirements of
this Division
No additional
permit required
by this
Division
(3) Any_development_within the boundaries
shown on a map identified in Section
132.1602, where the proposed_development_
is affordable housing, an in-fill project, or a
sustainable building, or any combination of
the three, as described in Section 143.0915
and does not comply with the supplemental
development regulations of this Division.
See the
applicable
requirements of
this Division
Neighborhood
Development
Permit/
Process Two
(4) Any_development_within the boundaries
shown on a map identified in Section
132.1602, where the proposed_development_
does not comply with the supplemental
development regulations of this Division.
See the
applicable
requirements of
this Division
Site
Development
Permit/
Process Three

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Diagram 132-16A Clairemont Community Enhancement Overlay Zone

This is a reproduction of Map No. C-1040 for illustration purposes only.

Ch. Art. Div. 13 2 16 3

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(3-2026)

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Diagram 132-16B

College Area Community Enhancement Overlay Zone

This is a reproduction of Map No. C-1039 for illustration purposes only.

Ch. Art. Div. 2 6 7 4

San Diego Municipal Code

Chapter 13: Zones

(3-2026)

(“Where the Community Enhancement Overlay Zone Applies” added 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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  41. Division 1 — General Subdivision Procedures
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  43. Division 4 — Tentative Maps (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.)
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  47. Division 8 — Reversion to Acreage
  48. Division 9 — Public Right-of-Way Vacations
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  50. Division 3 — Conditional Use Permit Procedures
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  67. Division 4 — Residential Base Zones
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  70. Division 7 — Mixed-Use Base Zones
  71. Division 2 — Airport Approach Overlay Zone
  72. Division 3 — Airport Environs Overlay Zone
  73. Division 6 — Sensitive Coastal Overlay Zone
  74. Division 7 — Mobilehome Park Overlay Zone (Added 12-9-1997 by …
  75. Division 8 — Parking Impact Overlay Zone
  76. Division 9 — Residential Tandem Parking Overlay Zone
  77. Division 10 — Transit Area Overlay Zone
  78. Division 11 — Urban Village Overlay Zone
  79. Division 12 — Mission Trails Design District
  80. Division 13 — Clairemont Height Limit Overlay Zone
  81. Division 15 — Airport Land Use Compatibility Overlay Zone
  82. Division 16 — Community Enhancement Overlay Zone

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