San Diego Municipal Code Div. 7 Office Use Category--Separately Regulated Uses

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

Real estate sales offices and model homes are permitted as a limited use in the zones indicated with an “L” in the Use Regulations Tables in Chapter 13, Article 1 (Base Zones) subject to the following regulations.

(a) Real estate sales offices and model homes are permitted within the boundaries
of a subdivision while lots are offered for sale to the public for the first time.

(b) Real estate sales offices and model homes are not permitted within 100 feet of
an occupied dwelling unit that is not in the same subdivision as the office or
model home.

(c) Real estate sales offices and model homes shall be located within structures
that have been built in compliance with the provisions of the applicable zone.

(d) One structure within a subdivision may be used for a real estate sales office.

(e) For subdivisions of fewer than 65 lots, up to 6 of the dwelling units may be
used for model homes.

(f) For subdivisions of 65 or more lots, up to 10 percent of the dwelling units, but
not more than 20 units, may be used for model homes.

(g) Signs, flags, and other methods of advertising shall comply with Chapter 14,
Article 2, Division 12 (Sign Regulations).

(h) Real estate sales offices shall display the land use plan map and the public
facilities financing plan, if any, that are applicable to the area. The land use
plan map shall be at least 2 feet by 3 feet in size. The display shall be in a
prominent location and shall clearly indicate that these documents are subject
to revision and that further information is available from the City of San
Diego.

(i) Real estate sales offices and model home uses shall terminate 2 years after the
final subdivision map that includes the lots on which the uses are located has
been filed in the office of the County Recorder or 2 years after the issuance of
the last Building Permit for a building within the subdivision, whichever is
later.
(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)

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San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 14: General Regulations (10-2024)

This Section regulates medical treatment or counseling facilities that physically or psychologically treat five or more sex offenders in one year.

Sex offender treatment and counseling facilities are permitted as a limited use in the
zones indicated with an “L” in the Use Regulations Tables in Chapter 13, Article 1
(Base Zones) subject to the following regulations.

(a) Exemptions

(1) Incidental treatment and counseling services offered by the following
organizations operating under a Conditional Use Permit are exempt
from this Section:

(A) Residential care facilities as described in Section 141.0312;

(B) Transitional housing facilities as described in Section
141.0313;

(C) Hospitals as described in Section 141.0413;

(D) Intermediate care facilities and nursing facilities as described
in Section 141.0423;

(E) Social service institutions as described in Section 141.0417;
and

(F) Correctional placement centers as described in

(2) Facilities that perform only court-ordered forensic evaluations are exempt from this Section.

(b) Sex offender treatment and counseling facilities are not permitted within 1,000
feet of any school.
(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)
(Amended 6-18-2013 by O-20261 N.S.; effective 7-19-2013.)
(Amended 7-22-2024 by O-21836 N.S.; effective 10-5-2024.)

[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21836 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-21836-SO.pdf ]

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San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 14: General Regulations (3-2021)

Article 1: Separately Regulated Use Regulations