The updated San Diego International Airport (SDIA) Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) was adopted by the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) on February 13, 2025, after a two-year process of collaborative, stakeholder engagement and public outreach. The latter included a virtual public meeting held on June 25, 2024, which can be viewed below.

A technical consultant performed an analysis of the potential for the updated SDIA ALUCP to displace future land use development permissible under local zoning, and that Displacement Analysis is available below. The level of any speculative displacement was determined to be not significant by the ALUC, and a Notice of Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was issued and filed with the County of San Diego Clerk and State Clearinghouse upon ALUCP adoption. That filed Notice of Exemption is also available below.

About the ALUCP

An ALUCP provides guidance on appropriate land uses surrounding airports to protect the health and safety of people and property within the airport vicinity. At the same time, an ALUCP protects the public investment in the airport by limiting encroachment of new incompatible land uses which might restrict airport operations. An ALUCP establishes standards for the compatibility of newly proposed land uses and substantial expansion or reconstruction of existing land uses in the airport vicinity. Otherwise, it has no effect on existing residences or businesses. An ALUCP also has no effect upon airport operations or on-airport development.