Part 16B — IG/PER-2: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT/ PERFORMANCE DISTRICT
Santa Cruz Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-07 · Santa Cruz
24.10.1600 PURPOSE. ¶
The purpose of this General Industrial Performance District is to modify the normal gen-
(5) To allow the change of use of existing buildings on the site that complies with the following permit requirements. (Ord. 2005-21 § 1 (part), 2005).
24.10.1570 APPLICABILITY. ¶
The IG/PER overlay zone shall be applied to parcels or a combination of contiguous parcels in the IG General Industrial District which are at least eight acres in area, located in a flood
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eral industrial land use classifications to provide for and encourage appropriate uses for economic development of the Westside industrial lands.
(Ord. 2022-19 § 28, 2022; Ord. 2007-13 § 1 (part), 2007).
24.10.1605 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES. ¶
- The following uses are allowed outright, subject to other requirements of the municipal code (numerical references at the end of these categories reflect the general use classifications listed in the city’s land use codes. Further refinement of uses within these categories can be found in the land use codes, but they are not intended to be an exhaustive list of potential uses):
a. Accessory dwelling units on parcels with an approved residential use, subject to the provisions of Chapter 24.16, Part 2;
b. Acting/art/music/dance schools and studios (610); c. Adult school/work force training (510F);
d. Building materials/garden supply stores (220) with less than forty thousand square feet including indoor floor area and outdoor storage, display, or sales area. For building materials/garden supply stores of which fifty percent or more of the square footage will occupy an existing building, this threshold will be seventy-five thousand square feet including indoor floor area and outdoor storage, display, or sales areas so long as vacant, available space in existing buildings in the IG Zone exceeds four hundred thousand square feet. When the vacant, available square footage is less than four hundred thousand square feet, the forty-thousandsquare-foot threshold will apply;
e. Communication and information services (550);
f. Financial, insurance, real estate offices (420);
g. Fabricated metal products (150);
h. Food and beverage preparation and production (100);
i. Furniture and fixtures (120);
j. Medical/health offices/laboratories, including cannabis testing (410);
k. Millwork textile products (105);
l. Other manufacturing and processing industries (except bulk petroleum, scrap and waste materials) (155);
m. Primary metals and material subject to performance standards (145);
n. Rubber, plastic, miscellaneous materials and products subject to performance standards (135);
o. Printing and publishing or lithographic shops and plants;
p. Professional offices (400);
q. Professional/personal service (except mortuaries) (310);
r. Rental service (360);
s. Repair, alterations, maintenance (including boat repairs) (340);
t. Small and large family daycare homes in residential units;
u. Start-up fabrication assembly or packaging from light metals, prepared materials, or prefabricated parts, including electrical devices;
v. Stone, clay, glass design and production (140);
w. Storage warehousing (330);
x. Technology related research and development facilities and products;
y. Wholesale trade durable goods (210);
z. Wholesale trade nondurable goods
(200).
(Ord. 2024-17 § 27, 2024; Ord. 2022-19 § 28, 2022; Ord. 2017-21 § 6 (part), 2017: Ord. 2007-13 § 1 (part), 2007).
24.10.1610 USE PERMIT REQUIREMENT. ¶
- The following uses require an administrative use permit and are subject to other applicable requirements of the municipal code (numerical references at the end of these cate-
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gories reflect the general use classifications listed in the city’s land use codes. Subcategories of uses within these use categories can be found in the land use codes, but they are not intended to be an exhaustive list of potential uses):
a. Agriculture (000);
b. Auto services and repairs, including trucks, heavy equipment and auto towing, subject to performance standards in Section 24.12.900 (350);
c. Cannabis cultivation, subject to the commercial cannabis regulations, Part 14 of Chapter 24.12;
d. Cannabis distribution and warehousing, subject to the commercial cannabis regulations, Part 14 of Chapter 24.12;
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e. Cannabis manufacturing, subject to the commercial cannabis regulations, Part 14 of Chapter 24.12;
f. Cannabis retail, subject to the commercial cannabis regulations, Part 14 of Chapter 24.12;
g. Eating and drinking establishments, subject to live entertainment and alcohol regulations of Chapter 24.12 (280);
h. Forestry services (010); i. Leather tanning (110); j. Off-site public/private parking facilities, five or more spaces (930);
k. Temporary structures;
l. Utilities and resources (540);
m. Wireless telecommunications facilities, subject to the regulations in Chapter 24.12, Part 15;
n. Private property outdoor seating areas, subject to the requirements in Section 24.12.191.
vacant, available square footage is less than four hundred thousand square feet, the fortythousand-square-foot threshold will apply;
b. Chemicals and allied products, subject to performance standards (130);
c. Food and beverage stores (except liquor and convenience stores) (240);
d. Government and public agencies (530); e. Group quarters (850); f. Multiple dwellings or condominiums subject to R-M District regulations (830, 840);
g. Paper and allied products subject to performance standards (125);
h. Parks and recreation facilities, subject to alcohol regulations in Chapter 24.12, Part 12 (720);
i. Single-room occupancy (SRO) housing (860) under the following conditions: (1) The site is located within one-quarter mile (one thousand three hundred twenty feet) of a grocery store.
- The following uses require a special use permit and are subject to other applicable requirements of the municipal code. All industrial classifications from 125 to 145 shall comply with all performance standards listed in Part 2 of the Environmental Resource Management provisions (numerical references at the end of these categories reflect the general use classifications listed in the city’s land use codes. Subcategories of uses within these use categories can be found in the land use codes, but they are not intended to be an exhaustive list of potential uses):
shall comply with all performance standards listed in Part 2 of the Environmental Resource Management provisions (numerical references at the end of these categories reflect the general use classifications listed in the city’s land use codes. Subcategories of uses within these use categories can be found in the land use codes, but they are not intended to be an exhaustive list of potential uses):
a. Building material/garden supply stores (220) with forty thousand square feet or more including indoor floor area and outdoor storage, display, or sales areas. For building materials/garden supply stores of which fifty percent or more of the square footage will occupy an existing building, this threshold will be seventy-five thousand square feet including indoor floor area and outdoor storage, display, or sales areas so long as vacant, available space in existing buildings in the IG Zone exceeds four hundred thousand square feet. When the
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(2) The lot size is less than six thousand square feet.
(3) The SRO is part of a mixed use project, sharing the site and/or building with a use that is allowed under Section 24.10.1505, Principal Permitted Uses, is in conformance with Section 24.10.1540(2), and complies with the following requirements:
(a) The SRO development and the mixed use business are under one ownership.
(b) The amount of building space occupied by the nonresidential use is either at a minimum equal to the SRO or residential use or the nonresidential use occupies the entire ground floor of the development.
(4) Ambient interior noise levels can be mitigated below forty-five decibels.
(5) Air quality on and around the site, including odors resulting from adjacent land uses, is not considered a potential health hazard and/or objectionable to residential use;
j. Transportation facilities (560). (Ord. 2024-12 § 14, 2024; Ord. 2022-19 § 28, 2022; Ord. 2017-21 § 6 (part), 2017: Ord. 2016-11 § 31, 2016: Ord. 2007-13 § 1 (part), 2007).
24.10.1615 ACCESSORY USES. ¶
Uses and buildings customarily appurtenant or incidental to uses listed in Section 24.10.1510 subject to the provisions of Section 24.12.140, including service facilities such as bank ATMs, cafeterias, employee recreation centers, daycare and other similar installations; intended solely for use by the occupants of a principal permitted use or uses.
Incidental retail sales unrelated to cannabis are a permitted use if:
a. The incidental retail sales are directly related to and supportive of a permitted or conditionally permitted use operating on the site; and
b. The incidental retail sales area occupies no more than twenty percent of the gross building floor area used or one thousand square feet,
whichever is less, and occupied by the permitted or conditionally permitted use; and
c. The incidental retail sales have hours of operation similar to or less than the related permitted or conditionally permitted use except that the hours should not exceed 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
(Ord. 2022-19 § 28, 2022; Ord. 2017-21 § 6 (part), 2017: Ord. 2007-13 § 1 (part), 2007).
24.10.1620 PROHIBITED USES. ¶
Any manufacturing use involving the primary production of products from new materials found to be incompatible with the neighborhood or the city as a whole based on noise, odor, air quality or other adverse environmental impact shall be prohibited.
No use which either produces or utilizes asbestos in any manufacturing process shall be permitted.
Refinery of petroleum products or other industrial activities in support of off-shore oil drilling shall not be permitted.
(Ord. 2022-19 § 28, 2022; Ord. 2007-13 § 1 (part), 2007).
24.10.1630 USE DETERMINATION. ¶
Any other use or service establishment determined by the zoning administrator to be of the same general character as the foregoing uses, and which will not impair the present or potential use of adjacent properties, may be permitted. If the zoning administrator determines that the proposed use is more in character with the conditional uses for this zone, then a use permit shall be required and processed pursuant to Part 1, Chapter 24.08, Use Permits. The decision as to whether the use determination requires an administrative use permit or a special use permit shall be based on the use category that is most similar to the proposed use as determined by the zoning administrator. (Ord. 2022-19 § 28, 2022).
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Overview- Chapter 24.04
- Chapter 24.06
- Part 1 — GENERAL PROCEDURES
- Part 2 — HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION
- Part 3 — ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY
- Part 4 — SPECIFIC PLAN PREPARATION
- Part 1 — GENERAL PROCEDURES
- Part 2 — HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION
- Part 1 — USE PERMITS
- Part 2 — VARIANCES
- Part 3 — COASTAL PERMIT
- Part 4 — RESERVED
- Part 5 — DESIGN PERMIT
- Part 6 — SIGN PERMIT
- Part 7 — CONDITIONAL FENCE PERMIT
- Part 8 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
- Part 9 — SLOPE REGULATIONS MODIFICATIONS (APPLIES OUTSIDE THE …
- Part 9A — SLOPE REGULATIONS MODIFICATIONS (APPLIES IN THE COAS…
- Part 10 — HISTORIC ALTERATION PERMIT
- Part 11 — HISTORIC DEMOLITION PERMIT
- Part 14 — RESIDENTIAL, DEMOLITION/ CONVERSION AUTHORIZATION PE…
- Part 20 — RECONSTRUCTION PERMIT
- Part 21 — WATERCOURSE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
- Part 15 — RELOCATION PERMIT
- Part 16 — MOBILEHOMES – CERTIFICATE OF COMPATIBILITY
- Part 22 — WATERCOURSE VARIANCE
- Part 17 — MOBILEHOME PARK CONVERSIONS
- Part 23 — Repealed by Ord. 2022-18 § 11
- Part 18 — MOBILEHOMES, SMALL COACHES, AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
- Part 19 — Repealed by Ord. 91-13 § 2
- Part 25 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Part 1 — USE PERMITS
- Part 2 — VARIANCES
- Part 3 — COASTAL PERMIT
- Part 4 — RESERVED
- Part 5 — DESIGN PERMIT
- Part 6 — SIGN PERMIT
- Part 7 — CONDITIONAL FENCE PERMIT
- Part 8 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
- Part 9 — SLOPE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT (APPLIES OUTSIDE THE COASTAL…
- Part 9A — SLOPE REGULATIONS MODIFICATIONS (APPLIES IN THE COAS…
- Part 10 — HISTORIC ALTERATION PERMIT
- Part 12 — Repealed by Ord. 86-13 § 5
- Part 13 — NONRESIDENTIAL DEMOLITION AUTHORIZATION PERMITS
- Part 14 — RESIDENTIAL DEMOLITION/ CONVERSION AUTHORIZATION PER…
- Part 15 — RELOCATION PERMIT
- Part 16 — MOBILEHOMES: CERTIFICATE OF COMPATIBILITY
- Part 19 — Repealed by Ord. 91-13 § 2
- Part 20 — RECONSTRUCTION PERMIT
- Part 21 — WATERCOURSE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
- Part 22 — WATERCOURSE VARIANCE
- Part 23 — CONDITIONAL DRIVEWAY PERMIT
- Part 25 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Part 1 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS 24.10.010 …
- Part 2 — APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS TO DISTRICTS GENERALLY
- Part 3 — R-S RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT
- Part 4 — R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
- Part 5 — R-L MULTIPLE RESIDENCE – LOW-DENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 6 — R-M MULTIPLE RESIDENCE – MEDIUM-DENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 6A — R-H MULTIPLE RESIDENCE – HIGH-DENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 7 — R-T TOURIST RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- Part 7A — R-T(A) SUBDISTRICT A – MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
- Part 7B — R-T(B) SUBDISTRICT B – MOTEL RESIDENTIAL
- Part 7B.1 — R-T(B)/PER – MOTEL RESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE OVERLAY
- Part 7D — R-T(D) SUBDISTRICT D – BEACH RESIDENTIAL
- Part 7E — R-T(E) SUBDISTRICT E – BEACH MEDIUM/HIGH DENSITY RES…
- Part 7C — R-T(C) SUBDISTRICT C – BEACH COMMERCIAL
- Part 7C.1 — R-T(C)/PER: SUBDISTRICT C – BEACH COMMERCIAL/ PERF…
- Part 9 — MU-M MIXED-USE MEDIUMDENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 9A — MU-H MIXED-USE HIGHDENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 9B — MU-OM MIXED-USE OCEAN STREET MEDIUM-DENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 9C — MU-OH MIXED-USE OCEAN STREET HIGH-DENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 9D — MU-VH MIXED-USE VISITORSERVING HIGH-DENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 9E — MU-VA MIXED-USE VISITORSERVING ADDITIONAL HEIGHT DIS…
- Part 10 — C-T THOROUGHFARE COMMERCIAL
- Part 11 — C-N NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Part 12 — C-B BEACH COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Part 13 — P-A PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE DISTRICT
- Part 14 — SC-H SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICT
- Part 14A — C-D/R – COASTAL DEPENDENT/RELATED DISTRICT
- Part 15 — RESERVED
- Part 16 — I-G GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- Part 16A — I-G/PER: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT/ PERFORMANCE O…
- Part 16B — IG/PER-2: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT/ PERFORMANCE …
- Part 17 — Repealed by Ord. 94-33
- Part 18 — Repealed by Ord. 94-33
- Part 18A — P-K PARKS DISTRICT
- Part 18B — P-F PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT
- Part 19 — E-A EXCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
- Part 20 — OF-R OCEAN FRONT (RECREATIONAL) DISTRICT
- Part 21 — F-P FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT
- Part 22 — H-O HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Part 23 — Repealed by Ord. 2016-11 § 32
- Part 24 — CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD)
- Part 31 — CON – NEIGHBORHOOD
- Part 24 — (A): Repealed by Ord. 2025-11 § 3
- Part 25 — SP-O SHORELINE PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Part 26 — CZ-O COASTAL ZONE OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Part 27 — MIXED USE OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Part 42 — WEST CLIFF DRIVE OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Part 28 — FP-O FLOODPLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Part 29 — Repealed by Ord. 2020-23 § 5
- Part 30 — RESERVED
- Part 43 — MISSION STREET URBAN DESIGN OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Part 44 — CORAL STREET OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Part 1 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS
- Part 2 — APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS TO DISTRICTS GENERALLY
- Part 3 — R-S RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT
- Part 4 — R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
- Part 5 — R-L MULTIPLE RESIDENCE – LOW-DENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 6 — R-M MULTIPLE RESIDENCE – MEDIUM-DENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 6A — R-H MULTIPLE RESIDENCE – HIGH-DENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 7 — R-T TOURIST RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- Part 7A — R-T(A) SUBDISTRICT A – MEDIUM-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
- Part 7B — R-T(B) SUBDISTRICT B – MOTEL RESIDENTIAL
- Part 7B.1 — R-T(B)/PER – MOTEL RESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE OVERLAY
- Part 7C — R-T(C) SUBDISTRICT C – BEACH COMMERCIAL
- Part 7C.1 — R-T(C)/PER: SUBDISTRICT C – BEACH COMMERCIAL/ PERF…
- Part 7D — R-T(D) SUBDISTRICT D – BEACH RESIDENTIAL
- Part 7E — R-T(E) SUBDISTRICT E – BEACH MEDIUM/HIGH DENSITY RES…
- Part 7E — R-T(E) SUBDISTRICT E – BEACH MEDIUM/HIGH DENSITY RES…
- Part 8 — C-C COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Part 9 — MU-M MIXED-USE MEDIUMDENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 9A — MU-H MIXED-USE HIGHDENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 9B — MU-OM MIXED-USE OCEAN STREET MEDIUM-DENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 9C — MU-OH MIXED-USE OCEAN STREET HIGH-DENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 9D — MU-VH MIXED-USE VISITORSERVING HIGH-DENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 9E — MU-VA MIXED-USE VISITORSERVING ADDITIONAL HEIGHT DIS…
- Part 10 — C-T THOROUGHFARE COMMERCIAL
- Part 11 — C-N NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Part 12 — C-B BEACH COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Part 13 — P-A PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE DISTRICT
- Part 14 — SC-H SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICT
- Part 14A — C-D/R – COASTAL DEPENDENT/RELATED DISTRICT
- Part 15 — RESERVED
- Part 16 — I-G GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- Part 16A — I-G/PER: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT/ PERFORMANCE O…
- Part 16B — IG/PER-2: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT/ PERFORMANCE …
- Part 17 — Repealed by Ord. 94-33 § 42
- Part 18 — Repealed by Ord. 94-33 § 43
- Part 18A — P-K PARKS DISTRICT
- Part 18B — P-F – PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT
- Part 19 — E-A EXCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
- Part 20 — OF-R OCEAN FRONT (RECREATIONAL) DISTRICT
- Part 21 — F-P FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT
- Part 22 — H-O HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Part 23 — Repealed by Ord. 2016-11 § 32
- Part 24 — CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD)
- Part 24 — (A): Repealed by Ord. 2025-11 § 3
- Part 25 — SP-O SHORELINE PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Part 26 — CZ-O COASTAL ZONE OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Part 29 — Repealed by Ord. 2020-23 § 5
- Part 30 — Repealed by Ord. 96-18 § 2
- Part 31 — CON – NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Part 42 — WEST CLIFF DRIVE OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Part 44 — CORAL STREET OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Part 1 — GENERAL
- Part 2 — GENERAL SITE DESIGN STANDARDS
- Part 3 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES
- Part 4 — ADVERTISING DEVICES, SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
- Part 5 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Part 9 — BED-AND-BREAKFAST INNS
- Part 10 — SERVICE STATION REGULATIONS
- Part 6 — MOBILEHOMES
- Part 7 — ANIMALS
- Part 8 — UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
- Part 11 — SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY HOUSING
- Part 12 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
- Part 13 — VEHICLE REPAIR IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- Part 16 — FLEXIBLE DENSITY UNIT HOUSING
- Part 14 — COMMERCIAL MEDICAL AND ADULT USE CANNABIS REGULATIONS
- Part 17 — TEMPORARY HOUSING
- Part 15 — WIRELESS
- Part 18 — RESIDENTIAL SHORTTERM RENTALS
- Part 1 — GENERAL
- Part 2 — GENERAL SITE DESIGN STANDARDS
- Part 3 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES
- Part 4 — ADVERTISING DEVICES, SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
- Part 5 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Part 6 — MOBILEHOMES
- Part 8 — UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
- Part 9 — BED-AND-BREAKFAST INNS
- Part 11 — SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY HOUSING
- Part 12 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES
- Part 13 — VEHICLE REPAIR IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- Part 14 — COMMERCIAL MEDICAL AND ADULT USE CANNABIS REGULATIONS
- Part 15 — WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
- Part 16 — FLEXIBLE DENSITY UNIT HOUSING
- Part 17 — TEMPORARY HOUSING
- Part 18 — RESIDENTIAL SHORTTERM RENTALS
- Part 3 — ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW REGULATIONS
- Part 4 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Part 1 — CONSERVATION REGULATIONS
- Part 2 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Part 1 — CONSERVATION REGULATIONS
- Part 4 — FEE DEFERRALS FOR AFFORDABLE UNITS
- Part 1 — INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
- Part 2 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Part 3 — DENSITY BONUS PROVISIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS
- Part 4 — FEE DEFERRALS FOR AFFORDABLE UNITS