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City Council Resolutions and Ordinances

What are Resolutions and Ordinances?

An ordinance is a law adopted by the City Council. Ordinances usually amend, repeal or supplement the Municipal Code; provide zoning specifications; or appropriate money for specific purposes. Most ordinances require two hearings: an introductory hearing, generally followed two weeks later by a second public hearing. Most ordinances go into effect 30 days after the date of final passage.

A resolution is a formal expression of opinion or intention of the City Council. Resolutions go into effect on the date of final passage.

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Council Resolutions and Ordinances by Year

Resolutions and ordinances from 1817-1970 can be found on our Historical Resolutions & Ordinances page.

Official City Documents

Date Doc Num
03/15/2012 R-307309/ R-2012-223 Declaring a Continued State of Emergency Regarding the Discharge of Raw Sewage from Tijuana, Mexico
03/15/2012 R-307306/ R-2012-359 Establishing the Park and Rec Board
03/15/2012 R-307303/ R-2012-351 Authorizing Execution of a Consultant Agreement with CH2M Hill for Groundwater Services
03/15/2012 R-307310/ R-2012-322 Declaring a Continued State of Emergency Due to Severe Shortage of Affordable Housing in the City
03/15/2012 R-307307/ R-2012-424 Establishing the Planning Commission
03/15/2012 O-20145/ O-2012-51 Approving the Joint Use Agreement with the San Diego Unified School district for LEase Design, COnstruction, Operation, and Maintenance of Joint Use Facilities at Jefferson Elementary School in the Greater North Park Community Plan Area
03/15/2012 R-307299/ R-2012-369 APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ASPHALT OVERLAY OF STREETS, FISCAL YEAR 2012, GROUP III
03/15/2012 R-307301/ R-2012-387 Ratifying a Sole Source Design-Build Contract to Ahrens Corporation for an Emergency Replacement Project at Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant Power Center 6
03/15/2012 R-307311/ R-2012-313 Ratifying the Mayor's Proclaimation of Emergency Regarding the Flooding Caused by Unusually Precipitous Winter Storms
03/15/2012 R-307300/ R-2012-393 AUTHORIZING AN EXTENSION TO THE CONTRACT WITH MISSION GEOGRAPHIC FOR THE CITYWIDE PAVEMENT ASSESSMENT SURVEY
03/15/2012 R-307302/ R-2012-386 Re-Advertising Expenditure of FUnds and Approving Plans and Specifications for Construction of Alvarado Trunk Sewer Phase III
03/15/2012 R-307298/ R-2012-419 REV. SALARY SETTING COMMISSION¿S RECOMMENDATION TO ADJUST SALARIES FOR MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS FOR FY 2013
03/14/2012 R-307316/ R-2012-382 FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH ALLIED WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. FOR REFUSE & RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES
03/14/2012 R-307290/ R-2012-388 AUTHORIZING THE PARKING ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM TO MODIFY ITS PARKING CITATION PAYMENT AND APPEAL TIMELINE TO CONFORM TO THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE
03/14/2012 O-20143/ O-2012-64 AMENDING CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 2, DIVISION 8 OF THE SAN DIEGO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CIVIL PENALTIES FOR CODE VIOLATIONS IMPACTING HISTORICAL RESOURCES
03/14/2012 R-307292/ R-2012-389 CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE CITIZENS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
03/14/2012 R-307287/ R-2012-406 AUTHORIZING TO EXECUTE A MARKETING PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH RAINBOW VENDING, INC. FOR SNACK VENDING MACHINES
03/14/2012 R-307291/ R-2012-392 RENAMING ESTABLISHED FEES FOR FIRE-RESCUE FALSE ALARM RESPONSES AND CORRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S FEE RATE BOOK
03/14/2012 R-307284/ R-2012-381 AUTHORIZING A THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH HAWTHORNE MACHINERY FOR HEAVY DUTY TRACTOR BULLDOZERS, WITH ONE-YEAR OPTION TO RENEW
03/14/2012 R-307318/ R-2012-456 APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY FOREST ADVISORY BOARD
03/14/2012 R-307288/ R-2012-384 AUTHORIZING THE LIBRARY'S APPLICATION FOR, RECEIPT, AND EXPENDITURE OF $15,000 OF GRANT FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA COUNCIL
03/14/2012 R-307289/ R-2012-318 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO PROHIBIT THE PARKING OF VEHICLES FOR SALE ON SPECIFIED STREETS
03/14/2012 R-307285/ R-2012-241 APPROVING THE CONSULTANT AGREEMENT WITH HELIX ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING, INC. FOR AS-NEEDED ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
03/14/2012 R-307319/ R-2012-401 APPOINTMENTS TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
03/14/2012 O-20144/ O-2012-72 AMENDING CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE 12, DIVISION 2 OF THE SAN DIEGO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO STRUCTURE HEIGHT LIMITS AND A PROCESS FOUR MID-CITY COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT PERMIT REQUIREMENT
03/14/2012 R-307283/ R-2012-332 AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT TO HAZARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
03/14/2012 R-307282/ R-2012-348 AWARDING A DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACT TO J.R. FILANC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. FOR THE NORTH CITY COGENERATION FACILITY EXPANSION SITE DEVELOPMENT
03/14/2012 R-307286/ R-2012-138 AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO DE-APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC BEACH LIFEGUARD STATION
03/07/2012 R-307295/ R-2012-411 THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 2011 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
03/07/2012 R-307294/ R-2012-398 ACCEPTING THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER'S ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROLS
03/07/2012 R-307296/ R-2012-408 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO ACTING SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY ON BEHALF OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO REGARDING RECEIPT AND FILING OF THE AGENCY'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011
03/01/2012 R-307297/ R-2012-420 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE BOARD OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADOPTING OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE, AUTHORIZING THE OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CHIEF FINAN
02/28/2012 R-307339/ R-2012-224 Continued State of Emergency Regarding the Discharge of Raw Sewage from Tijuana, Mexico
02/28/2012 R-307336/ R-2012-450 Establishing the Planning Commission
02/28/2012 R-307341/ R-2012-314 Ratifying the Mayor's Proclamation of Emergency Regarding Flooding caused by unusually precipitous winter storms
02/28/2012 R-307337/ R-2012-445 Establishing the Funds Commission
02/28/2012 R-307338/ R-2012-432 Approving the Settlement between Raphael Watkins and the City of San Diego
02/28/2012 R-307340/ R-2012-323 Declaring a Continued State of Emergency Due to Severe Shortage of Affordable Housing
02/22/2012 O-20140/ O-2012-60 AMENDING CHAPTER 13, ARTICLE 1, DIVISION 6 OF THE SAN DIEGO MUNICIPAL CODE ALL RELATING TO COMMUNITY GARDENS ¿ URBAN AGRICULTURE AMENDMENTS
02/22/2012 R-307278/ R-2012-160 Corr. 2 AUTHORIZING THE RE-ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR REGIONAL PARK PROJECTS
02/22/2012 O-20141/ O-2012-61 AMENDING CHAPTER 13, ARTICLE 1, DIVISION 2 OF THE SDMC ALL RELATING TO FARMERS’ MARKETS AND RETAIL FARMS – URBAN AGRICULTURE AMENDMENTS
02/22/2012 O-20138/ O-2012-58 AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 2, DIVISION 7 OF THE SAN DIEGO MUNICIPAL CODE ALL RELATING TO THE KEEPING OF CHICKENS ¿ URBAN AGRICULTURE AMENDMENTS
02/22/2012 O-20142/ O-2012-50 APPROVING THE FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, ESCROW AGREEMENT AND ASSIGNMENT, SUBORDINATED WATER REVENUE BONDS AND APPROVING CERTAIN OTHER AGREEMENTS
02/22/2012 O-20136/ O-2012-56 REZONING 0.62 ACRES FROM OP-2-1 ZONE INTO THE RS-1-7 ZONE ¿ PASATIEMPO PROJECT
02/22/2012 R-307277/ R-2012-292 AUTHORIZING AWARD OF PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH DESIGN OF THE UPAS STREET PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT
02/22/2012 O-20139/ O-2012-59 AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 4, DIVISION 3 OF THE SAN DIEGO MUNICIPAL CODE ALL RELATING TO THE KEEPING OF MINIATURE GOATS ¿ URBAN AGRICULTURE AMENDMENTS
02/22/2012 R-307280/ R-2012-399 ALLOCATING $10,000 TO NOVACOMM, DBA EVONEXUS, FOR DOWNTOWN HIGH-TECH INCUBATOR PURSUANT TO COUNCIL POLICY 100-06, CITY COUNCIL FUNDING OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES
02/22/2012 O-20137/ O-2012-57 AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 4, DIVISION 4 OF THE SAN DIEGO MUNICIPAL CODE ALL RELATING TO THE KEEPING OF BEES ¿ URBAN AGRICULTURE AMENDMENTS
02/17/2012 R-307271/ R-2012-375 CONFIRMING THE REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE MANAGED COMPETITION INDEPENDENT REVIEW BOARD
02/17/2012 R-307272/ R-2012-222 DECLARING A CONTINUED STATE OF EMERGENCY REGARDING THE DISCHARGE OF RAW SEWAGE FROM TIJUANA, MEXICO