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Council adopts major Land Development Code update, including incentives and fee changes
Summary
The council approved a wide-ranging 2026 update to San Diego’s Land Development Code addressing housing incentives, downtown incentives, noise and administrative penalties, and procedural changes including appeal-fee adjustments and wireless facility streamlining.
The San Diego City Council voted May 11 to adopt a comprehensive 2026 update to the city’s Land Development Code (LDC), a package of more than 130 amendments city staff said are intended to align local rules with state law, advance housing and climate goals, and streamline permitting.
City planning senior planner Megan Cabrubias told the council the update includes citywide and downtown amendments grouped into five categories — policy alignment with climate and housing goals, clarifications, state-law compliance, corrections and regulatory reforms. Key provisions highlighted by staff included a new floor-area-ratio bonus to encourage on-site deed-restricted affordable housing, expanded…
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