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 draft code language and the discussion draft lists of the Citywide and Downtown amendments for the 2025 Land Development Code (LDC) Update are now available for public review. The LDC is a part of the San Diego Municipal Code and includes regulations governing the development and use of property within the City. 

The 2025 LDC Update includes a total of 139 proposed amendments: 107 Citywide and 32 Downtown-specific amendments. The draft code language and the discussion draft lists are intended to support early public engagement and are anticipated to be refined based on public feedback received.

2025 Citywide Amendments

2025 LDC Update Citywide List - Discussion Draft (11/5/25)

2025 LDC Update Citywide Code Language Draft (11/5/25)

2025 Downtown Amendments

2025 LDC Update Downtown List - Discussion Draft (11/5/25)

2025 LDC Update Downtown Code Language Draft (11/5/25)

2025 LDC Update Downtown Item 21 - Downtown Community Plan Amendments Draft (11/5/25)

Get Involved!

Comment on the DRAFT 2025 LDC Update

We welcome your input! Please click here to submit feedback on the Draft 2025 LDC Update documents.

Public Workshops

Additional details about public workshops will be shared within the coming weeks.

Current Single- Issue Updates

The City Planning Department 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.