The General Plan - Land Use Element provides a framework to accommodate future development in an efficient and sustainable manner that is compatible with the character of unincorporated communities and the protection of valuable and sensitive natural resources. This layer and its associated spatial and tabular components is representative of the Land Use Element of the County General Plan. Originally digitized from the source map by Department of Planning and Land Use (DPLU) GIS in 1997, It is now regularly maintained by Land Use and Environment Group GIS (LUEG-GIS). For a comprehensive description of the County of San Diego General Plan and the associated Land Use Element, refer to: http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/pds/generalplan.html

County of San Diego General Plan adopted August 3, 2011 with the following amendments:

January 11, 2012 – GPA 04-002

April 10, 2013 – GPA 12-008

April 24, 2013 – GPA 12-009

June 18, 2014 – GPA 05-003

June 18, 2014 – GPA 12-007

June 18, 2014 – GPA 12-012

October 29, 2014 – GPA 14-002

April 22, 2015 – GPA 14-004

November 18, 2015 – GPA 14-001

May 4, 2016 – GPA 15-005

December 14, 2016 – GPA 12-004

December 14, 2016 – GPA 16-002

March 15, 2017 – GPA 16-003

March 15, 2017 – GPA 16-004

December 6, 2017 – GPA 14-003

December 6, 2017 – GPA 15-006

January 24, 2018 – GPA 14-005

February 14, 2018 – GPA 16-007