Downtown Codes & Regulations
Downtown Sign Regulations
Signs within the Downtown area are subject to the following requirements. Please see the Downtown Sign Regulations Map to find the area that applies to your site.
- Downtown: Citywide Sign Regulations (Sign Categoy A)
- Coastal Overlay Zone: Citywide Sign Regulations (Sign Category C)
- Gaslamp Quarter: Gaslamp Quarter Design Guidelines
- Ballpark Mixed-Use District: CCPDO Section 156.0314(a)(4)
- High-Rise Signs ("Logos"): CCPDO Section 156.0314(a)(3)
Environmental Impact Reports
2006 Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Downtown Community Plan, Centre City Planned District Ordinance and 10th Amendment to the Centre City Redevelopment Plan
- Cover and Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Executive Summary
- Chapter 2: Introduction
- Chapter 3: Environmental Setting
- Chapter 4: Project Description
- Chapter 5: Environmental Impacts
- Chapter 6: Cumulative Impacts
- Chapter 7: Growth and Inducement
- Chapter 8: Effects Found Not to be Significant
- Chapter 9: Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes
- Chapter 10: Alternatives
- Chapter 11: References
- Chapter 12: Individuals and Organizations Consulted
- Chapter 13: Certification
- Volume 1B [1]: Responses to Comments
- Volume 1B [2]: Findings and Overriding Considerations
- FEIR Volume 2 – Technical Reports
- FEIR Volume 2 – Traffic Analysis
Subsequent Addenda to the 2006 FEIR
- 2007 Addendum to the 2006 FEIR for Amendments to the Centre City Redevelopment Plan, Downtown Community Plan and Centre City Planned District Ordinance
- 2009 Second Addendum to the 2006 FEIR for Amendments to the Downtown Community Plan, Centre City Planned District Ordinance and Centre City Redevelopment Plan
- 2009 Third Addendum to the 2006 FEIR for the Residential Emphasis Amendments to the Centre City Planned District Ordinance
- 2010 Fourth Addendum to the 2006 FEIR for the San Diego Civic Center Complex Project
- 2013 Fifth Addendum to the 2006 FEIR for Amendments to the Centre City Planned District Ordinance Establishing an Industrial Buffer Overlay Zone
- 2014 Sixth Addendum to the 2006 FEIR for the India and Date Project
- 2006 FEIR for the Tailgate Park Rezoning
Previous Environmental Documents
- 1990 City of San Diego, Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Navy Broadway Complex Project
- City Council Resolution R-280915 Certifying the NBC FEIR and NBC Project Mitigation Monitoring Program
- 1992 Master Environmental Impact Report for the Centre City Redevelopment Project & Centre City Community Plan
- 1999 SEIR for the Ballpark and Ancillary Development Projects
- 2005 Addendum to the SEIR for the Ballpark and Ancillary Development Projects
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the 1122 Fourth Avenue Redevelopment Project, San Diego California
- Appendix A – Consistency Evaluation Checklist
- Appendix B – Notice of Preparation
- Appendix C – Caliente Signs HRTR Addendum & HRTR
- Appendix D – Archy Initial Assessment
- Appendix E – CAP Checklist & GHG Analysis
- Appendix F – Prelim Geotech Report
- Appendix G – Exterior Noise Analysis Report
- Appendix H – Phase 1 ESA