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 the code with the City's climate, equity, and housing goals.

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

2025 Land Development Code Update

The 2025 LDC Update is currently in the drafting phase. Please sign up for updates below to be notified when draft documents are released, and public workshops are scheduled. 

Public Outreach

Office Hours

The City Planning Department hosted in-person and virtual office hours on August  20 and 22, 2024, for the 2025 LDC Update. These office hours allowed participants to meet with staff to discuss their potential code update submissions and ask questions about the LDC Update process.

Current Single-Issue Updates

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

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 2026 LDC Update, the submission portal is open until August 15, 2025. Please visit the Code Update Request webpage to submit your idea.