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Title C — CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE›Division C22 — SHELTER CRISIS DEVELOPMENTS›Chapter 2.50 — SPECIAL PURPOSE BASE DISTRICTS[[4]]

§ 3.60

Santa Clara County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Santa Clara County

§ 3.60.010. - Purpose.

The purpose of the "-bw" Bay Wetlands combining district is to preserve the wetlands of San Francisco Bay that lie within the jurisdiction of Santa Clara County, while providing for appropriate recreational, educational, resource extraction, and open space uses. This chapter implements the Baylands General Plan land use designation.

§ 3.60.020. - Applicability.

The uses permitted by this chapter shall supersede those permitted by the base district, such that only those uses specifically designated within this chapter shall be permitted on land to which the "-bw" designation applies.

§ 3.60.030. - Uses permitted subject to use permit.

A.

Salt extraction, and extraction of other minerals or chemicals from seawater.

B.

Educational facilities, directly related to and necessarily located within the natural resources of the area.

C.

Boat marinas, and boat maintenance facilities.

D.

Water-related recreational clubs, and other commercial recreation exceeding the scope of activities referred to in Subsection 3.60.030.B.

E.

Hatcheries, fish farming, cultivation and harvesting of crustacea and similar forms of aquaculture.

§ 3.60.040. - General finding.

Uses necessitating the construction of dikes, groins, causeways or other bay fill shall be prohibited except where it can be demonstrated that it is desirable from an ecological standpoint to improve the baylands' natural environment.

CHAPTER 3.70. - "-mh" MONTEREY HIGHWAY USE PERMIT AREA COMBINING DISTRICT

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Santa Clara County Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Title C — CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE
    Overview
    1. Article 6 — COMMON OWNERSHIP EASEMENTS
    2. Article 1 — INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
    3. Article 2 — ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2022 C…
    4. Chapter 1 — Division II of the CRC is adopted with the followi…
    5. Chapter III — COUNTY GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE[[4]]
    6. Chapter 2 — of the CGBSC is adopted with the following amendme…
    7. Chapter V — STREAMLINED PERMITTING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGI…
    8. Part 9 — Solar Access for Subdivision Development
    9. Part 3 — Requirements for In-Depth and Feasibility Geologic Re…
    10. Part 5 — Fees
    11. Part 6 — Disclosure Requirements
    12. ▸ Division C22 — SHELTER CRISIS DEVELOPMENTS
      Overview
      1. § 1.10
      2. § 1.20
      3. § 1.30
      4. § 2.10
      5. Chapter 2.20 — RURAL BASE DISTRICTS
      6. Chapter 2.30 — URBAN RESIDENTIAL BASE DISTRICTS
      7. Chapter 2.40 — COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BASE DISTRICTS
      8. ▸ Chapter 2.50 — SPECIAL PURPOSE BASE DISTRICTS[[4]]
        Overview
        1. § 3.10
        2. § 3.20
        3. § 3.30
        4. § 3.40
        5. § 3.50
        6. § 3.60
        7. § 3.70
        8. § 3.75
        9. § 3.80
        10. § 3.90
        11. § 3.95
        12. § 4.10
      9. Part III — Common Provisions

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