Housing Unlocked

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The County is working to create more housing options in unincorporated communities. To support these efforts, the County is updating the Zoning Ordinance to better align with current housing goals of the General Plan. This project will work to make it easier to build, or "unlock," housing through an analysis of, and modifications to, the development regulations in the Zoning Ordinance.

This project contains multiple parts, including:

  • Analyzing and amending zoning regulations (for example, development designators) compared to existing General Plan densities.

  • Reviewing zoning requirements for large group homes and implementing more objective review standards.

  • Analyzing special area development regulations and considering application streamlining through checklists.

We are seeking community feedback on how the Zoning Ordinance and development designators areas should be changed to support meeting County housing goals. We will also be asking questions like how can the zoning requirements for housing projects be more flexible and consistent with other County rules?

Your feedback is important and will inform how the Zoning Ordinance and development designators should be updated to support meeting County housing goals.

You will be able to inform:

  • Draft ordinance language
  • Location and types of new housing options
  • Final recommendations to the Board of Supervisors
How can you participate?

For more information, please visit: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/pds/longrangeplanning/housing-unlocked.html



The County is working to create more housing options in unincorporated communities. To support these efforts, the County is updating the Zoning Ordinance to better align with current housing goals of the General Plan. This project will work to make it easier to build, or "unlock," housing through an analysis of, and modifications to, the development regulations in the Zoning Ordinance.

This project contains multiple parts, including:

  • Analyzing and amending zoning regulations (for example, development designators) compared to existing General Plan densities.

  • Reviewing zoning requirements for large group homes and implementing more objective review standards.

  • Analyzing special area development regulations and considering application streamlining through checklists.

We are seeking community feedback on how the Zoning Ordinance and development designators areas should be changed to support meeting County housing goals. We will also be asking questions like how can the zoning requirements for housing projects be more flexible and consistent with other County rules?

Your feedback is important and will inform how the Zoning Ordinance and development designators should be updated to support meeting County housing goals.

You will be able to inform:

  • Draft ordinance language
  • Location and types of new housing options
  • Final recommendations to the Board of Supervisors
How can you participate?

For more information, please visit: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/pds/longrangeplanning/housing-unlocked.html



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Page last updated: 12 Mar 2026, 12:50 PM