This phase consists of a comprehensive update to the city’s Zoning Ordinance. The Zoning Ordinance provides regulations and standards that apply to land use and development throughout the city and is one of the primary tools used to implement the city’s General Plan and Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan. As such, it is important that the Zoning Ordinance is consistent with the General Plan and Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan.

The objectives of the Zoning Ordinance update include:

• Ensure the Zoning Ordinance is consistent with and implements the city’s General Plan, and Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan
• Create a modern, graphic-enriched and user-friendly Zoning Ordinance
• Update specified zoning standards and regulations, as needed to achieve objectives (rather than a complete overhaul of the entire code)
• Create two Zoning Ordinances – one applicable outside the Coastal Zone and one applicable inside the Coastal Zone. The two Zoning Ordinances will be the same, except for regulations that are unique to the Coastal Zone.

Status of Zoning Ordinance Update

As of July 2021, progress on the Zoning Ordinance update is on hold pending completion of other work priorities.  Future status updates will be posted to the city’s website.

Quick Links

• Community meetings
• Sign up for email updates (select “Planning: Local Coastal Plan Update")
• Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment
• Phase 1 – Sea Level Rise Analysis
• Phase 2 – Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan Update

Contact

For more information, contact planning@carlsbadca.gov