Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 13 — Planning and Zoning Regulations
Santa Cruz County Municipal Code Ch. 13.10 Zoning Regulations
Santa Cruz County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Santa Cruz County
Sections in this part
- Part I — Authority And Purpose
- Part II — Ordinance And Permit Administration
- Article I — Agricultural Districts
- Article II — Residential Districts
- Article III — Commercial Districts
- Article IV — Industrial Districts
- Article V — Parks, Recreation And Open Space PR District
- Article VI — Public and Community Facilities PF District
- Article VII — Timber Production TP District
- Article VIII — Special Use SU District
- Article I — Combining Districts
- Article I — A. "D" Designated Park Site Combining District
- Article II — GH Geologic Hazards Combining District
- Article II — A. PRH Permanent Room Housing Combining District
- Article III — H Assisted Housing Combining District
- Article III — A. "SBE" Seascape Beach Estates Combining Zone District
- Article III — B. AIA Airport Combining District
- Article IV — I Statement Of Intention Combining District
- Article IV — A. PP Pleasure Point Community Design Combining District
- Article V — L Historic Landmark Combining District
- Article VI — MH Mobile Home Park Combining District
- Article VII — O Open Space Easement Combining District
- Article VIII — P Agricultural Preserve And Farmland Security Combining District
- Article VIII — A. Regional Housing Need R Combining District
- Article IX — SP Salamander Protection Combining District
- Article IX — A. W Watsonville Utility Prohibition Combining District
- Article X — Ministerial Combining District
- Part V — General Site Standards
- Article I — Accessory, Temporary, And Secondary Structures And Uses
- Article II — Adult Uses
- Article III — Agricultural Uses
- Article IV — Animal Regulations
- Article V — Commercial Uses
- Article VI — Open Space Regulations
- Article VII — Residential Uses
- Article VIII — Visitor Accommodations/Recreational Uses
- Part VII — Definitions
Cite as: Santa Cruz County Municipal Code Chapter 13.10 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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Code reviser's note: Ord. 3186 adopted the recodification of prior code Chapter 13.04 SCCC. Ord. 3315 renumbered various chapters of the Santa Cruz County Code, including renumbering Chapter 13.04 SCCC to Chapter 13.10 SCCC.
Ord. 5514 amends this chapter and is currently effective outside the Coastal Zone. Section LII of Ord. 5514 states the ordinance "shall take effect upon final certification by the California Coastal Commission inside the Coastal Zone."
Prior legislation: Ords. 560, 639, 640, 653, 681, 693, 708, 740, 746, 747, 758, 839, 931, 1019, 1029, 1048, 1080, 1087, 1092, 1118, 1136, 1156, 1188, 1191, 1217, 1219, 1282, 1283, 1418, 1424, 1465, 1508, 1543, 1578, 1581, 1582, 1608, 1639, 1682, 1683, 1703, 1704, 1739, 1786, 1806, 1817, 1834, 1863, 1891, 1907, 1924, 1943, 1985, 2047, 2051, 2066, 2117, 2142, 2171, 2202, 2244, 2245, 2259, 2261, 2263, 2287, 2289, 2294, 2328, 2336, 2349, 2391, 2402, 2428, 2429, 2431, 2449, 2450, 2452, 2459, 2472, 2478, 2493, 2506, 2520, 2540, 2581, 2622, 2661, 2672, 2681, 2750, 2759, 2761, 2762, 2763, 2764, 2769, 2770, 2771, 2775, 2776, 2779, 2787, 2788, 2800, 2801, 2804, 2822, 2823, 2824, 2841, 2848, 2849, 2853, 2857, 2858, 2868, 2872, 2874, 2913, 2946, 2986, 3015, 3035, 3036, 3051, 3058, 3076, 3115, 3116, 3117, 3152, 3164, 3172, 3173, 3182, 3186, 3212, 3223, 3233, 3265, 3266, 3277, 3278, 3311, 3315, 3344 and 3360.
Part III — Districts¶
Part IV — Combining Zone Districts¶
Part VI — Regulations For Special Uses¶
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