ADU Development Standards Handout
Downtown Village Specific Plan
General Plan Circulation Plan
General Plan Land Use Map
Planning Permit Application Package
Residential Zones Development Standards Handout.Docx
Zoning Map City Of Lemon Grove
Planning & Zoning
Department Responsibilities
This is the first stop for obtaining information about what can be built and where it can be built in Lemon Grove.
- Answer zoning questions from the general public
- Conduct site inspections
- Coordinate regional planning efforts with the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), and other regional groups
- Enforce the zoning regulations set forth in the Lemon Grove Municipal Code
- Monitor the implementation of the Lemon Grove General Plan
- Process applications for use permits, planned development permits, sign permits, and variances
- Process requests to subdivide property
- Propose amendments to the Lemon Grove General Plan and Municipal Code
- Report to the Planning Commission and City Council
- Review building permit applications for conformance with zoning regulations
General Plan Update
Lemon Grove last updated the General Plan in 1996 and over the past 20 years the City has changed, development standards have changed, and the community’s wants and needs have changed. In 2015, under the City Council leadership, City staff partnered with graduate students from the California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO) Design Studio Team to conduct community outreach, create a community profile and put together a draft general plan update. The Cal Poly SLO team working in conjunction with a City Council-appointed ad hoc focus group set out to build a community profile that will shape the ideas that will be considered as part of the General Plan. Over 1,000 community members participated in various outreach efforts held over the course of five months. Additionally, two focused workshops were held to gather specific input on community design and economic development, as well as street development and circulation around town.