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  • Stormwater
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• Land Development Code
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  • General Plan Update Amendments
  • Land Development Manual
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• Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency (LEA)
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  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • Municipal Solid Waste Facility Permit Actions
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  • Used and Waste Tire Collection Event
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• The San Diego Seismic Safety Study

Forms and Development Information

The following are forms and project specification handouts that may be needed for a project's review by the City of San Diego. Comments? E-mail us at dsdweb@sandiego.gov

• Accessibility Requirements
• Building Newsletters - Interpretations and applications of the 1994 and 1998 California Building Code as adopted by the City of San Diego
  • Building Newsletters Archive
  • Electrical Newsletters - Interpretations based on the 1993 edition of the National Electrical Code as adopted by the City of San Diego.
• Codes, Regulations, Requirements - Includes Construction Codes
  • City of San Diego Municipal Code
  • Project Submittal Manual - Details on preparing plans for review by the City of San Diego and how to proceed after plans are submitted.
  • Requests for Alternate Materials and Methods
  • Technical Policies
  • Unreinforced Masonry Buildings
• Condominium Conversion Process, Forms, and Guidelines
• Design Guidelines and Templates - Standard templates for construction drawing cover sheets in AutoCAD and PDF format.
• Fee Schedules - For permits and services.
• Fire Safety Codes, Regulations and Information
  • Fire Sprinklers
• Forms - Including construction permit applications.
• Grading
  • What is Grading?
  • Grading Q&As
  • Helpful Phone Numbers and Websites
• Guide to Planning in San Diego (PDF) - What is Planning?
• Guidelines for Geotechnical Reports (PDF) - These guidelines are intended to facilitate the preparation and review of preliminary geotechnical reports and as-graded (as-built) reports submitted to the city of San Diego.
• Information Bulletins
• Landscape Plan Review - Reviews building, grading, and public improvement plans for compliance with Landscape Standards.
• Mapping and Land Title Document Review - The Mapping section reviews plans for compliance with the Subdivision Map Act, Professional Land Surveyors Act, Land Development Code and conditions of approval in previously approved discretionary land use permits.
• Special Inspection Information - In this section, you will find a list of Approved Construction Materials Testing Laboratories and Special Inspection Agencies, necessary forms and other information pertaining to types of work requiring special instructions.
  • Approved Materials Testing and Inspection Agencies, Off-Site Fabrication Application, Special Inspection Forms and Information
  • Special Inspector Certification
• Storm Water
• Traffic Control Forms, Requirements, and Information
• Transportation Development - Including information on development issue concerning public right-of-way, traffic impact, parking requirements, and street improvements.
• Wireless Communication Facility Requirements