Chapter 17.12 — ZONING DISTRICTS AND MAP

Sections:

17.12.010 Purpose.

17.12.020 Zoning districts (effective within coastal zone).

17.12.020 Zoning districts. (effective outside coastal zone).

17.12.030 Zoning map.

17.12.010 Purpose. ¶

This chapter identifies the zoning districts that apply to land within the Capitola city limits and establishes the official Capitola zoning map. (Ord. 1043 § 2 (Att. 2), 2020)

17.12.020 Zoning districts (effective within coastal zone). ¶

A. Base Zoning Districts. Capitola is divided into zoning districts that implement the general plan land use map as shown in Table 17.12-1. Within the coastal zone, the general plan land use map is the certified coastal land use plan map.

Table 17.12-1: Base Zoning Districts

Zoning District Symbol	Name of Zoning District	Name of Zoning District	Name of Zoning District	General Plan Land Use Designation
Residential ZoningDistricts
R-1	Residential Single-Family			Single-FamilyResidential(R-SF)
RM-L	Residential Multifamily,Low		Density	Multifamily Residential (R-MF)
RM-M	Residential Multifamily, Medium Density
RM-H	Residential Multifamily,High		Density
MH	Mobile Home Park			Mobile Home Park(MH)
Mixed Use ZoningDistricts
MU-V	Mixed Use,Village			Village Mixed-Use(MU-V)
MU-N	Mixed Use,Neighborhood			Neighborhood Mixed-Use(MU-N)
Commercial and Industrial ZoningDistricts
C-C	Commercial,Community			CommunityCommercial(C-C)
C-R	Commercial,Regional			Regional Commercial(C-R)
I	Industrial			Industrial(I)
Other ZoningDistricts
CF	Community Facility			Public/Quasi-Public Facility (P/QP)
P/OS	Parks and Open Space			Parks and Open Space(P/OS)
PD	Planned	Development		N/A

B. Overlay Zones. The zoning code and zoning map include the overlay zones shown in Table 17.12-2. Overlay zones impose additional regulations on properties beyond what is required by the underlying base zoning district.

Table 17.12-2: Overlay Zones

	Overlay Zone Symbol	Name of	Overlay Zone
-VRU		Vacation Rental Use
-VR		Village Residential
-VS		Visitor Serving
-CZ		Coastal Zone

(Ord. 1066 § 2 (Att. 1), 2024; Ord. 1043 § 2 (Att. 2), 2020)

17.12.020 Zoning districts (effective outside coastal zone). ¶

A. Base Zoning Districts. Capitola is divided into zoning districts that implement the general plan land use map as shown in Table 17.12-1. Within the coastal zone, the general plan land use map is the certified coastal land use plan map.

Table 17.12-1: Base Zoning Districts

Zoning District Symbol	Name of Zoning District	General Plan Land Use Designation
Residential ZoningDistricts

Zoning District Symbol	Name of Zoning District	Name of Zoning District	General Plan Land Use Designation
R-1	Residential Single-Family		Single-FamilyResidential(R-SF)
RM-10	Residential Multifamily,10 du/ac		Multifamily Residential (R-MF)
RM-15	Residential Multifamily,15du/ac
RM-20	Residential Multifamily,20 du/ac
RM-30	Residential Multifamily, 30 du/ac
RM-40	Residential Multifamily, 40 du/ac
MH	Mobile Home Park		Mobile Home Park(MH)
Mixed Use ZoningDistricts
MU-V	Mixed Use,Village		Village Mixed-Use(MU-V)
MU-N	Mixed Use,Neighborhood		Neighborhood Mixed-Use(MU-N)
Commercial and Industrial ZoningDistricts
C-C	Commercial,Community		CommunityCommercial(C-C)
C-R	Commercial,Regional		Regional Commercial(C-R)
I	Industrial		Industrial(I)
Other ZoningDistricts
CF	Community Facility		Public/Quasi-Public Facility (P/QP)
P/OS	Parks and Open Space		Parks and Open Space(P/OS)
PD	Planned	Development	N/A

B. Overlay Zones. The zoning code and zoning map include the overlay zones shown in Table 17.12-2. Overlay zones impose additional regulations on properties beyond what is required by the underlying base zoning district.

Table 17.12-2: Overlay Zones

	Overlay Zone Symbol	Name of	Overlay Zone
-VRU		Vacation Rental Use
-VR		Village Residential
-VS		Visitor Serving
-CZ		Coastal Zone

(Ord. 1069 § 3 (Exh. A), 2025; Ord. 1066 § 2 (Att. 1), 2024; Ord. 1043 § 2 (Att. 2), 2020)

17.12.030 Zoning map. ¶

A. Adoption. The city council hereby adopts the Capitola zoning map (“zoning map”), which establishes the boundaries of all base zoning districts and overlay zones provided for in the zoning map. B. Incorporation by Reference. The zoning map, including all legends, symbols, notations, references, and other information shown on the map, is incorporated by reference and made a part of the zoning code.

C. Location. The zoning map is kept, maintained, and updated electronically by the community development department, and is available for viewing by the public at the department. (Ord. 1043 § 2 (Att. 2), 2020)

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