Chapter 15 — Planned Districts›Article 3 — Carmel Valley Planned District
San Diego Municipal Code Div. 1 General Rules
San Diego Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-18 · San Diego
Cite as: San Diego Municipal Code Division 1 · Text as of 2026-10-18
(“General Rules” added 3-27-2007 by O-19590 N.S.)
§153.0101 Purpose and Intent¶
The public health, safety, and welfare necessitate distinctive development controls and requirements for capital improvements and public facilities in order to systematically implement the phased growth of Carmel Valley. The regulations contained herein are in keeping with the objectives and proposals of the General Plan for the City of San Diego, of the Carmel Valley Planned District, and of precise plans adopted in accordance with the community plan. All development plans and subdivisions shall conform to the adopted precise plan. The regulations contained herein shall apply to any development, building or construction; but shall not apply to subdivision or parcel maps which provide solely for financing and, in themselves, authorize no development, construction or building. (“Purpose and Intent” added 3-27-2007 by O-19590 N.S.; effective 4-26-2007.) (Amended 6-18-2013 by O-20261 N.S.; effective 7-19-2013.)
§153.0102 Area of Applicability¶
The regulations contained herein shall apply in the Carmel Valley Planned District which is within the Carmel Valley area in the City of San Diego. The area to which the provisions of the Carmel Valley Planned District are applicable is shown on those certain Map Drawing Nos. C-670.5, C-671.2, C-676.5, C-679.3, C-683.2, C-694, C- 698.3, B-4028, B-4060, B-4074, B-4062, B-4083, B-4102, B-4106, B-4105, B-4089, and B-4180, and described in the appended boundary description filed in the office of the City Clerk. (“Area of Applicability” added 3-27-2007 by O-19590 N.S.; effective 4-26-2007.)
§153.0103 Applicable Regulations¶
Where not otherwise specified or inconsistent with the Carmel Valley Planned District Ordinance, the following provisions of the Land Development Code apply:
Chapter 11 (Land Development Procedures);
Chapter 12 (Land Development Reviews);
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San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 15: Planned Districts (1-2022)
Chapter 13, Article 2 (Overlay Zone);
Chapter 14, Article 1 (Separately Regulated Use Regulations);
Chapter 14, Article 2, Division 1 (Grading Regulations);
Chapter 14, Article 2, Division 2 (Drainage Regulations);
Chapter 14, Article 2, Division 4 (Landscape Regulations);
Chapter 14, Article 2, Division 5 (Parking Regulations);
Chapter 14, Article 2, Division 6 (Public Facility Regulations);
Chapter 14, Article 2, Division 8 (Refuse and Recyclable Materials Storage Regulations);
Chapter 14, Article 3 (Supplemental Development Regulations);
Chapter 14, Article 4 (Subdivision Regulations);
Chapter 14, Article 5 (Building Regulations);
Chapter 14, Article 6 (Electrical Regulations); and
Chapter 14, Article 7 (Plumbing and Mechanical Regulations).
Where there is a conflict between the Land Development Code and the Carmel Valley Planned District Ordinance, the Planned District Ordinance applies, except as it relates to parking standards transit priority area, in which case the parking standards transit priority area parking ratio shall apply. (“Applicable Regulations” added 3-27-2007 by O-19590 N.S.; effective 4-26-2007.) (Amended 8-4-2011 by O-20081 N.S.; effective 10-6-2011.) (Amended 12-17-2021 by O-21401 N.S.; effective 1-16-2022.)
[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21401 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-21401-SO.pdf ]
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San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 15: Planned Districts (3-2007)
Article 3: Carmel Valley Planned District
(“Carmel Valley Planned District” added 3-27-2007 by O-19590 N.S.; effective 4-26-2007.)
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