§131.0504 Purpose of the CO (Commercial--Office) Zones

• (a) The purpose of the CO zones is to provide areas for employment uses with limited, complementary retail uses and residential use as specified. The CO zones are intended to apply in large-scale activity centers or in specialized areas where a full range of commercial activities is not desirable.

• (b) The CO zones are differentiated based on the uses and development scale allowed as follows:

  • (1) The following zones allow residential development :

    • CO-1-1 is intended to accommodate a mix of office and residential uses with a neighborhood scale and orientation and permits a maximum density of 1 dwelling unit for each 1,000 square feet of lot area

    • CO-1-2 is intended to accommodate a mix of office and residential uses that serve as an employment center and permits a maximum density of 1 dwelling unit for each 1,500 square feet of lot area

  • (2) The following zones allow limited residential development :

    • CO-2-1 is intended to accommodate office uses with a neighborhood scale and orientation

    • CO-2-2 is intended to accommodate office uses that serve as an employment center

  • (3) The following zones allow residential development in high- intensity, pedestria n- oriented business park development:

    • CO-3-1 is intended to accommodate a mix of office uses that serve as a high-intensity employment center with residential uses and limited, complementary retail uses and permits a maximum density of 1 dwelling unit for each 1,000 square feet of lot area

    • CO-3-2 is intended to accommodate a mix of office and residential uses and permits a maximum density of 1 dwelling unit for each 800 square feet of lot area

Ch. Art. Div. 13 1 5 3

San Diego Municipal Code

Chapter 13: Zones

(3-2026)

• CO-3-3 is intended to accommodate a mix of office and residential uses and permits a maximum density of 1 dwelling unit for each 600 square feet of lot area

(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.) (Amended 7-10-2015 by O-20512 N.S.; effective 8-9-2015.) (Amended 10-10-2018 by O-20991 N.S.; effective 11-9-2018.)

[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-20991 N.S. will not apply within the Coastal Overlay Zone until the California Coastal Commission certifies O-20991 N.S. 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-20991-SO.pdf]

(Amended 8-9-2019 by O-21114 N.S.; effective 9-8-2019.)