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Development Services

Information Bulletins

All new applications are required to be submitted electronically. DSD Information Bulletins and Forms are in the process of being updated as needed to reflect instructions for digital submittal processes.

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Information Bulletins provide information on fees, submittal requirements or procedures.

INFORMATION BULLETIN 539

PDF icon Regulations Governing Condominium Conversions

Information on the process for converting existing rental apartment units into condominiums.

Revised July 2019

INFORMATION BULLETIN 540

PDF icon How to Obtain a Neighborhood Use Permit for a Home Occupation

Revised July 2020

INFORMATION BULLETIN 545

PDF icon Submittal Requirements and Procedures Small Cell-Wireless Communication Facilities

This Information Bulletin describes the submittal requirements and procedures for Small Cell-Wireless Communication Facilities (SC-WCFs) proposed within the City’s Right of Way.

Revised September 2022

INFORMATION BULLETIN 555

PDF icon Permit Procedures for Shared Mobility Devices

This Information Bulletin describes the procedures for obtaining a permit to operate a Shared
Mobility Device within the public right of way in the City of San Diego.

Revised July 2021

INFORMATION BULLETIN 559

PDF icon How to Obtain a Permit for Private Grading

This Information Bulletin describes private grading and the process for obtaining a grading permit on private property where building construction is proposed. Private grading is a new process that involves grading plan review, grading permit issuance, and grading inspection by Development Services.

Revised September 2022

INFORMATION BULLETIN 560

PDF icon Requirements for Site Reconnaissance and Testing in Environmentally Sensitive Lands

Permitting process and minimum requirements for a ministerial grading permit (Process 1) for reconnaissance and testing on Environmentally Sensitive Lands.

Revised January 2023

INFORMATION BULLETIN 565

PDF icon How to Obtain a Development Permit for a Pedestrian Plaza

Approval process and submittal requirements for a Pedestrian Plaza. Pedestrian Plazas are sometimes referred to as Parklets.

Revised August 2020

INFORMATION BULLETIN 568

PDF icon How to Obtain a Permit for Placemaking

Approval process and submittal requirements for Placemaking projects.

Revised October 2018

INFORMATION BULLETIN 576

PDF icon How to Obtain a Permit for Encroachments in the Right-of-Way

Permitting requirements for encroachments into the public right-of-way or a public easement.

Revised April 2022

INFORMATION BULLETIN 578

PDF icon How to Apply for a Lot Line Adjustment or Lot Consolidation

Lot line adjustment or lot consolidation application process.

Revised April 2014

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