The Land Development Code (LDC) contains regulations for the development and use of property, including zoning, subdivisions and other related land use activities. The City Planning Department monitors and continually updates the code to simplify and streamline the permitting processes, assure compliance with state and federal regulations, eliminate unnecessary barriers, redundancies and contradictions, and align policy with the City's climate, equity, and housing goals.

For questions about LDC updates, please email developmentcode@sandiego.gov.

2024 Land Development Code Update

The 2024 LDC Update contains 99 proposed amendments. There are 72 Citywide amendments and 27 Downtown amendments. 

2024 Citywide Amendments

2024 LDC Update - Citywide List 05/10/24 Draft

2024 LDC Update - Citywide Code Language 05/10/24 Draft 

2024 Downtown Amendments

2024 LDC Update - Downtown List 04/19/24 Draft

2024 LDC Update - Downtown Code Language 04/19/24 Draft 

Public Hearings

Land Use and Housing Committee Meeting 

The 2024 LDC Update will be presented to the Land Use and Housing Committee on Friday, May 17 at 1:30 p.m. For information on how to participate and to view the agenda materials, please visit the Land Use and Housing Committee webpage.

The public may provide public comments on the 2024 LDC Update item by:

• Submit comments through the Land Use & Housing Committee public comment form; or
• Email CouncilCommittee@sandiego.gov or submit via U.S. Mail 202 C Street, MS3A San Diego, CA 92101

Planning Commission 

On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval of the proposed 2024 Land Development Code Update with an amendment to Item 48 (consolidating of processing).

•  Planning Commission Agenda
•  Planning Commission PowerPoint

City Council - TBD

Get Involved!

Public Comments on the Draft Documents 

A comment portal was made available to invite the public to comment on the draft documents for the 2024 LDC Update. The comment portal is now closed. Public comments, questions, and corresponding responses can be found here.

We continue to value input. If you missed the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft documents through the comment portal, please email the LDC team at developmentcode@sandiego.gov. Please note that any comments and questions emailed to the team will not be uploaded online.

Public Workshops 

Two public workshops, with identical information presented at both, were held in February and March to gather input and answer questions on the 2024 LDC Update.

• Workshop - Virtual

        Thursday, February 29, 2024

        2024 LDC Update Virtual Workshop PowerPoint 02/29/24

        Virtual Workshop Recording (passcode: ^$E6sKej)  

• Workshop - In Person    

         Monday, March 11, 2024

         2024 LDC Update In-Person Workshop PowerPoint 03/11/24

Current Single-Issue Updates

The Housing Policy team processes single-issue updates and amendments to the LDC as needed. Single-issue updates may be processed separately from a comprehensive code update for various reasons, including time sensitivity and/or complexity.

There are no single-issue LDC updates currently being processed. 

Planning for the Next LDC Update

If you want to submit a code amendment request for the next LDC update, the submission portal is open until July 31, 2024. Please visit the Code Update Request webpage to submit your idea.