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Chapter 13 — Zones›Article 2 — Overlay Zones

San Diego Municipal Code Div. 6 Sensitive Coastal Overlay Zone

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Cite as: San Diego Municipal Code Division 6 · Text as of 2026-10-18

(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)

§132.0601 Purpose of the Sensitive Coastal Overlay Zone

The purpose of the Sensitive Coastal Overlay Zone is to help protect and enhance the quality of sensitive coastal bluffs, coastal beaches, and wetlands. (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)

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§132.0602 Where the Sensitive Coastal Overlay Zone Applies

(a) This overlay zone applies to all sensitive coastal bluffs, coastal beaches, and wetlands located within the boundaries designated on Map No. C-713, filed in the office of the City Clerk as Document No. 00-17062. These areas are shown generally on Diagram 132-06A.

(b) Where any portion of a parcel is located within the Sensitive Coastal Overlay
Zone, this division shall apply to all portions of the parcel that are in the
Coastal Overlay Zone as described in Chapter 13, Article 2, Division 4. This
division shall not apply to any property or portion thereof that is removed
from the Coastal Overlay Zone through proper legislative authority.

(c) Table 132-06A shows the sections that contain the supplemental regulations
and the type of permit required by this division, if any, for specific types of
development proposals in this overlay zone.

Table 132-06A
Sensitive Coastal Overlay Zone Applicability

TypeofDevelopmentProposal SupplementalDevelopment Regulations RequiredPermitType/ DecisionProcess
Any_development_ on property wholly or partially within this overlay zone See the_environmentally sensitive lands_ regulations in Section 143.0110 See Section 143.0110

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Approximate areas of sensitive coastal bluffs, coastal beaches, and wetlands

DIAGRAM 132-06A Sensitive Coastal Overlay Zone This is a reproduction of Map No. C-713 for illustration purposes only.

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