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Title 16

Chapter 16.30 — RIPARIAN CORRIDOR AND WETLANDS PROTECTION

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16.30.010. Purpose. 16.30.020. Scope. 16.30.025. Amendment. 16.30.030. Definitions. 16.30.040. Protection. 16.30.050. Exemptions.

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16.30.060. Exceptions. 16.34.040. Permit required.
16.30.070. Inspection and compliance. 16.34.050. Application and fee.
16.30.080. Violations. 16.34.060. Required findings.
16.30.081. Right of entry. 16.34.065. Approvals.
16.30.090. Recording notice of 16.34.070. Conditions of approval.
violation. 16.34.080. Emergencies.
16.30.100. Removal of notice of 16.34.090. Exemptions.
violation. 16.34.100. Inspection.
16.30.103. Penalties. 16.34.105. Violations.
16.30.107. Enforcement. 16.34.110. Enforcement penalties,
16.30.110. Appeals. remedies and procedures for
violations.
Chapter 16.32 16.34.120. Appeals.
SENSITIVE HABITAT PROTECTION 16.34.130. Expiration.
16.32.010. Purposes. 16.34.140. Amendment.
16.32.020. Scope.
16.32.030. Amendment. Chapter 16.40
16.32.040. Definitions. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL SITES
16.32.050. General provisions. 16.40.010. Policy and purposes.
16.32.060. Approval required. 16.40.015. Amendment.
16.32.070. Assessments and reports 16.40.020. Definitions.
required. 16.40.030. Archaeological assessments
16.32.080. Report preparation and required.
review. 16.40.035. Project approval.
16.32.090. Approval conditions. 16.40.040. Site discovered during
16.32.095. Project density limitations. excavation or development.
16.32.100. Exceptions. 16.40.050. Issuance of an
16.32.105. Exemption. archaeological site
16.32.110. Inspection. development approval.
16.32.120.
16.32.130.		 Appeals.
Violations.		 16.40.060. Issuance of archaeological
excavation approval.
16.32.131. Notification of violation. 16.40.065. Fees.
16.32.132.
16.32.134.		 Stop work notice.
Penalties.		 16.40.070.
16.40.080.		 Appeals.
Violations.
16.32.140. Fees. 16.40.090. Fraudulent transfers.
16.40.100. Penalties.
SIGNIFICA Chapter 16.34
NT TREES PROTECTION		 16.40.110.
16.40.120.		 Expiration.
Approval amendment.
Chapter 16.34
SIGNIFICANT TREES PROTECTION
16.34.010. Purpose.
16.34.015. Scope.
16.34.020. Amendment.
16.34.030. Definitions.

Chapter 16.42 HISTORIC PRESERVATION 16.42.010. Purpose. 16.42.020. Scope.

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16.42.030. Definitions. 16.50.040.
Criteria for designation.
16.42.040. Applicability. 16.50.050.
Amendment of designations.
16.42.050. Historic resource 16.50.060.
Fees.
designation. 16.50.070.
Preservation of Type 1
16.42.060. Development procedures for agricultural lands.
designated historic 16.50.075.
Preservation of Type 2
resources. agricultural lands.
16.42.070. Historic Building Code 16.50.080.
Preservation of Type 3
applicability. agricultural lands.
16.42.080. Artifacts discovered during 16.50.085.
Protection of
excavation or development. noncommercial agricultural
16.42.090. Unsafe or dangerous land.
conditions. 16.50.090.
Notification and disclosure
16.42.100. Zoning of historic resources. statement requirements.
16.42.110. Appeal procedures. 16.50.095.
Agricultural buffer setbacks.
16.42.120. Enforcement. 16.50.100.
Appeals.
16.42.130. Severability. 16.50.110.
Agricultural Policy Advisory
Commission hearing notices.
Chapter 16.44 16.50.115.
Violations.
PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCE
PROTECTION Chapter 16.52
16.44.010. Purposes. TIMBER HARVESTING REGULATIONS
16.44.020. Amendment. 16.52.010.
Purpose.
16.44.030. Definitions. 16.52.020.
Policy.
16.44.040. Paleontological assessments 16.52.025.
Amendment.
required. 16.52.030.
Definitions.
16.44.050. Applications, preparation 16.52.031.
Exclusions.
and review of assessments. 16.52.035.
Notification required.
16.44.060. Project review. 16.52.036.
Action on timber harvesting
16.44.070. Resources discovered during notice.
development. 16.52.037.
Application for a minor
16.44.080. Fees. timber harvest permit.
16.44.090. Appeals. 16.52.038.
Action on minor timber
16.44.100. Violation defined. harvest applications.
16.52.039.
Public noticing.
Chapter 16.50 16.52.040.
Permit required.
AGRICULTURAL LAND 16.52.045.
Permit expiration.
PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION 16.52.050.
Application.
16.50.010. Purposes. 16.52.060.
Variances.
16.50.015. Scope. 16.52.070.
Permit issuance.
16.50.020. Amendment. 16.52.080.
Permit renewal.
16.50.025. Definitions. 16.52.090.
Permit denial.
16.50.030. Designation of agricultural
resource land types.		 16.52.095.
Effective date of permit
approval or denial.

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16.52.100. Special conditions. 16.54.020. Definitions.
16.52.110. Responsibility for 16.54.022. Vested right determination.
compliance. 16.54.023. Protection of the
16.52.120. Fees. environment.
16.52.130. Sureties. 16.54.024. Public notification.
16.52.140. Inspection of harvest area. 16.54.025. Notification and review by
16.52.150. Permission to enter harvest Director of the Department
area. of Conservation and other
16.52.160. Notice of completion. public agencies.
16.52.170. Applicable laws and
regulations.		 16.54.026. Nonmining use within
designated mining areas.
16.52.180. General harvesting 16.54.027. Fees.
specifications. 16.54.028. Proprietary
16.52.190. Cutting specifications. information—General.
16.52.195. Minor conversions.
16.52.200.
16.52.210.		 Water quality protection.
Erosion control		 Article II
APPROVAL AND STANDARDS
16.52.220. specifications.
Truck road specifications.		 16.54.029. General approval
requirements.
16.52.230. Tractor road and trail
specifications.		 16.54.030. Mining approval
requirements.
16.52.240. Landing specifications. 16.54.031. Reclamation plan approval
16.52.250. Fire hazard reduction. requirement.
16.52.260. Sawmills. 16.54.032. Amendment approval
16.52.265. Hazardous conditions. requirements.
16.52.270. Violations. 16.54.040. Application for mining
16.52.271. Notice of violation. approval including major
16.52.272. Removal of notice of mining approval
violation. amendment.
16.52.280. Abatement of nuisance. 16.54.045. Application requirements
16.52.290. Permit revocation. for a minor mining approval
16.52.300.
16.52.310.		 Penalty.
Appeals.		 16.54.050. amendment.
Required conditions and
standards for mining
approval, certificate of
Chapter 16.54 compliance, reclamation
MINING REGULATIONS plan approval only or
amendment thereof.
Article I 16.54.055. Reclamation standards.
GENERAL PROVISIONS 16.54.060. Financial
assurances—Requirements.
16.54.010. Purpose and intent. 16.54.061. Financial
16.54.012. Chapter amendment. assurances—Process.
Chapter 16.54
MINING REGULATIONS
Article I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
16.54.010. Purpose and intent.
16.54.012. Chapter amendment.
16.54.013. Scope of chapter.
16.54.014. Applicability of chapter.

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  • Article III 16.54.101. Application requirements

  • INSPECTION, REVIEWS AND for reclamation plan REPORTS approval only. 16.54.102. Abeyance of enforcement.

  • 16.54.070. Quarterly inspection of mining operations. Chapter 16.55

  • 16.54.071. Annual inspections of ONSHORE FACILITIES SUPPORTING mining operations. OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS

  • 16.54.072. Quarry annual reports to EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT State.

  • 16.54.073. Annual report to the 16.55.010. Findings. Planning Director. 16.55.020. Voter approval for onshore facilities.

  • 16.54.074. Review of mining operations. 16.55.030. Recodification and amendment.

  • Article IV 16.55.040. Severability.

  • SUSPENSION OR ABANDONMENT Chapter 16.90

  • 16.54.080. Idle mining operation. ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND 16.54.081. Abandonment of mining POLICIES TO GUIDE COUNTY operations. GOVERNMENT DURING THE DECADE

Chapter 16.55 ONSHORE FACILITIES SUPPORTING OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT 16.55.010. Findings. 16.55.020. Voter approval for onshore facilities. 16.55.030. Recodification and amendment. 16.55.040. Severability. Chapter 16.90 ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES TO GUIDE COUNTY GOVERNMENT DURING THE DECADE OF THE 1990S 16.90.010. Purposes. 16.90.020. Findings. 16.90.030. Principles and policies. 16.90.040. Implementation. 16.90.050. Recodification, amendment and review. 16.90.060. Consistency with State law requirements. 16.90.070. Severability.

Article V NONCOMPLIANCE, ENFORCEMENT AND APPEAL

16.54.090. Enforcement. 16.54.091. Violations. 16.54.092. "Stop work" notices. 16.54.093. Penalties. 16.54.094. Financial assurances—Forfeiture. 16.54.095. Financial assurances—Responsibility. 16.54.096. Appeals to County appellate body. 16.54.097. Appeals to the State board. 16.54.098. Appeals and review of order.

Chapter 16.92 ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES TO GUIDE COUNTY GOVERNMENT

16.92.010. Purposes. 16.92.020. Findings. 16.92.030. Principles and policies. 16.92.040. Implementation. 16.92.050. Recodification, amendment and review. 16.92.060. Consistency with State law requirements. 16.92.070. Severability.

Article VI TRANSITION PROVISIONS 16.54.100. Certificate of compliance requirements.

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▸ Contents — Santa Cruz County Planning Code
Santa Cruz County Planning Code
  1. Title 14
  2. ▸ Title 16
    Overview
    1. Chapter 16 — 22A EROSION CONTROL
    2. Chapter 16.30 — RIPARIAN CORRIDOR AND WETLANDS PROTECTION
    3. Chapter 16.01 — PROCEDURES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA …
    4. Chapter 16.10
    5. Chapter 16 — 10A
    6. Chapter 16.11 — DEVELOPMENT MORATORIUM IN AREAS OF CRITICAL CO…
    7. Part I — General And Applicability
    8. Part II — Definitions
    9. Part III — Administration
    10. Part IV — Permits
    11. Part V — Construction Documents
    12. Part VI — Development Standards
    13. Part VII — Inspections
    14. Part VIII
    15. Part IX — Exceptions
    16. Part X
    17. Part XI — Project Denial
    18. Part XII
  3. Title 17
  4. Title 19

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