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  "city": {
    "slug": "san-diego",
    "name": "San Diego",
    "state": "CA",
    "stateFullName": "California",
    "population": 1381000,
    "coordinates": {
      "lat": 32.7157,
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    "adu": {
      "url": "https://readypermit.ai/adu/san-diego",
      "path": "/adu/san-diego",
      "title": "Can I Build an ADU in San Diego? | Buildability™",
      "description": "Check San Diego ADU rules instantly. Free ADU eligibility lookup with zoning, size, height, setback, and parking rules — takes 20 seconds.",
      "h1": "Can I Build an ADU in San Diego?",
      "intro": "Thinking about an ADU on your San Diego, California lot? Buildability™ reads San Diego's ADU ordinance against your exact parcel — zoning, setbacks, height, parking, owner-occupancy — and returns a Buildability Score™ in 20 seconds. First check is free.",
      "sections": [
        {
          "h2": "San Diego ADU rules at a glance",
          "body": "San Diego follows local ordinances layered on top of California state ADU law. Typical restrictions cover maximum size (often 800–1,200 sqft), height (16–25 feet), side setbacks (4 feet minimum in most jurisdictions), parking (often waived near transit), and owner-occupancy. With a median home value around $900K in San Diego, adding a compliant ADU can substantially increase property value and generate rental income. Buildability™ reads San Diego's specific code against your exact lot."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Why this matters",
          "body": "A compliant ADU on a San Diego lot can add $150K–$500K in value depending on size and neighborhood. Roughly one in four lots has a dealbreaker — easement, overlay, setback encroachment — that isn't visible from the street. Check before you spend."
        },
        {
          "h2": "How Buildability™ checks your San Diego property",
          "body": "Enter any San Diego address. Buildability™ pulls zoning, lot dimensions, easements, environmental overlays, utility access, and current California state ADU law. Results include your Buildability Score™, setback envelope, maximum ADU size, parking waiver eligibility, and an estimated permit timeline — in about 20 seconds. Free for your first check."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates San Diego's ADU rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the San Diego planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. San Diego planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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          "label": "What can I build in San Diego?",
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          "label": "San Diego zoning codes",
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          "label": "San Diego flood zones",
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          "label": "ADUs in Los Angeles",
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          "label": "ADUs in San Francisco",
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    "canibuild": {
      "url": "https://readypermit.ai/can-i-build/san-diego",
      "path": "/can-i-build/san-diego",
      "title": "San Diego Lot Feasibility — Free Zoning Check | Buildability™",
      "description": "Check what you can build on any San Diego lot instantly. Free zoning, setback, and feasibility lookup — takes 20 seconds.",
      "h1": "San Diego Lot Buildability Check",
      "intro": "Buildability™ checks whether a San Diego lot can support new construction, a teardown-rebuild, an addition, or an ADU — all in one pass. Zoning, FAR, lot coverage, setbacks, height limits, and overlays, layered against California state law. Free for your first address.",
      "sections": [
        {
          "h2": "What's typically possible on a San Diego lot",
          "body": "Most San Diego lots fall under a residential zone that permits one or more of: a new single-family home, an addition, an ADU, a detached garage, or a teardown-rebuild. What's actually feasible depends on lot size, existing structures, setbacks, FAR, height limits, and overlays like historic districts, flood zones, or hillside/slope rules. With a median home value around $900K in San Diego, adding buildable square footage or a new unit can meaningfully shift property value. Buildability™ reads your specific parcel against San Diego's code — not a neighborhood generalization."
        },
        {
          "h2": "The hidden blockers to check first",
          "body": "Builders in San Diego routinely spend $3,000–$8,000 on preliminary design before learning their project is blocked by an easement, overlay, or setback encroachment they didn't check first. Buildability™ catches those blockers before you spend soft costs."
        },
        {
          "h2": "How Buildability™ checks your San Diego lot",
          "body": "Enter any San Diego address. Buildability™ pulls zoning, parcel dimensions, setbacks, FAR, height limits, easements, environmental overlays, utility access, and California state-level rules that apply. Results include your Buildability Score™, buildable envelope, the scenarios that are feasible (new build, addition, ADU, split), and the ones that aren't — in about 20 seconds. First check is free."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates San Diego's buildability rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the San Diego planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. San Diego planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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        {
          "label": "What can I build in Los Angeles?",
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        {
          "label": "What can I build in San Francisco?",
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      "url": "https://readypermit.ai/flood-zone/san-diego",
      "path": "/flood-zone/san-diego",
      "title": "San Diego Flood Zones — Free Address Check | Buildability™",
      "description": "Check the FEMA flood zone on any San Diego property instantly. Zone, Base Flood Elevation, insurance flag, and Buildability Score™ impact — free.",
      "h1": "Is My San Diego Property in a Flood Zone?",
      "intro": "Check the FEMA flood zone for any San Diego address in about 20 seconds. Buildability™ pulls the latest FEMA flood maps and returns the exact zone designation (X, A, AE, V, VE), whether flood insurance is likely required, and how the zone affects your Buildability Score™. Free for your first check.",
      "sections": [
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          "h2": "Flood zones in San Diego",
          "body": "San Diego properties fall across several FEMA flood zones. Zone X means minimal risk — no insurance required. Zone A and AE are Special Flood Hazard Areas where most lenders require flood insurance and elevated foundations may apply. Zone V and VE are coastal high-velocity zones with the strictest building codes and the highest insurance costs. Buildability™ returns the exact zone for your specific San Diego parcel, not a street-level generalization."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Why this matters",
          "body": "Building in a San Diego flood zone triggers additional requirements: elevated foundation (often 1+ foot above Base Flood Elevation), flood vents, breakaway walls in V zones, and higher material costs. Budget 8–15% more for construction in AE/V zones versus X zones. Buildability™ flags the zone so your pro-forma is based on reality."
        },
        {
          "h2": "How Buildability™ checks your San Diego flood zone",
          "body": "Enter any San Diego address. Buildability™ queries the current FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, returns your exact zone designation, Base Flood Elevation (where published), insurance requirement flag, and how the zone affects your Buildability Score™. If the zone is AE or V, we also flag the likely elevation requirement and estimated insurance cost impact. Free for your first check."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates San Diego's flood zone rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the San Diego planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. San Diego planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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    "zoning": {
      "url": "https://readypermit.ai/zoning/california/san-diego",
      "path": "/zoning/california/san-diego",
      "title": "San Diego Zoning Lookup — Districts & Rules | Buildability™",
      "description": "Look up San Diego zoning instantly. District, permitted uses, setbacks, height limits, overlays — plus your Buildability Score™. Free for first check.",
      "h1": "San Diego Zoning Districts & Rules",
      "intro": "Look up the zoning district on any San Diego address in about 20 seconds. Buildability™ returns your exact zone code (like R-1 or RM-2), what's permitted under that zone, the setback and height limits that apply, and any overlay districts that layer additional rules on top. Free for your first check.",
      "sections": [
        {
          "h2": "Understanding San Diego zoning districts",
          "body": "San Diego's zoning is built around a handful of base districts. Residential zones (often R-1, R-2, RM-1, etc.) control single-family and multi-family housing with different lot size, setback, and height limits. Commercial zones (C-1, C-2, C-3) permit retail, office, and mixed-use. Industrial zones (I or M) cover manufacturing, warehousing, and heavy uses. Mixed-use and transit-oriented zones layer housing above commercial. Buildability™ returns your exact district and decodes what it means for your specific San Diego parcel."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Overlays and the things that trip people up",
          "body": "California state law often overrides or supplements San Diego zoning — especially on ADUs, density bonuses, and ministerial approvals. A San Diego ordinance might say one thing while state law says another; the state law usually wins. Buildability™ reads both layers and tells you what actually applies."
        },
        {
          "h2": "How Buildability™ reads your San Diego zoning",
          "body": "Enter any San Diego address. Buildability™ pulls the current zoning district, permitted uses, development standards (FAR, lot coverage, setbacks, height), overlay districts, and California state-level rules that apply. Results include your Buildability Score™, permitted uses, maximum build envelope, and the overlays to watch. Free for your first check."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates San Diego's zoning rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the San Diego planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. San Diego planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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          "label": "What can I build in San Diego?",
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          "label": "ADUs in San Diego",
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