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City Planning Department

City Heights Community Plan

The City of San Diego City Planning Department is working with the community to complete the Mid-City Communities Plan Update.

About City Heights

City Heights

City Heights is centrally located in the Mid-City area of the City. Development in City Heights is a mixture of single-family and multi-family residential with commercial and other non-residential development concentrated along the major arterials, including El Cajon Boulevard, University Avenue, Fairmount Avenue, and Euclid Avenue. There are also pockets of neighborhood commercial areas throughout the community. A small portion of industrial development is located on the southern edge of the community. Within City Heights there are 16 distinguishable neighborhoods, each with its own identity. Neighborhoods that comprise City Heights are: Azalea Park, Bayridge, Castle, Cherokee Point, Chollas Creek, Colina Park, Corridor, Fairmount Park, Fairmount Village, Fox Canyon, Hollywood Park, Islenair, Ridgeview, Swan Canyon, Teralta East, and Teralta West.

City Heights is in Council District 4 and Council District 9.