Part 44 — CORAL STREET OVERLAY DISTRICT
Santa Cruz Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-07 · Santa Cruz
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24.10.4400 PURPOSE. ¶
The purpose of the Coral Street Overlay District is to allow for the uses and types of development described in the Coral Street Visioning Report and to provide for the capacity of temporary housing required under state law. The goal of this overlay is to create zoning conditions that will support the creation of new and expanded housing and services programs for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. (Ord. 2026-06 § 2, 2026).
24.10.4410 APPLICABILITY. ¶
The Coral Street Overlay District shall apply to the area designated on the official zoning map of the city and shall be combined with the underlying zone for such area. This district generally includes most of the properties with frontage on the north and south sides of Coral Street between River Street to the east and the rail corridor to the west.
(Ord. 2026-06 § 2, 2026).
24-126.5
(Supp. No. xx – 4/23/2026)
24.10.4420
24.10.4420 PERMITTED USES. ¶
The principal permitted and use permit required uses of the underlying zone shall continue to apply. In addition, notwithstanding Section 24.10.040, the following uses shall be principally permitted:
Temporary housing, including, but not limited to, emergency shelters, navigation centers, bridge housing, and respite or recuperative care, subject to the standards in Chapter 24.12, Part 17;
Multiple dwellings or condominiums where all dwellings, except for up to three manager’s units, are offered at an affordable rent or sale price to moderate or lower income households as recorded in a developer affordable housing agreement with the city;
Residential behavioral health program facilities, including substance use disorder treatment facilities and secure behavioral health facilities;
24.10.4440 DISTRICT REGULATIONS. ¶
Development standards shall be those of the underlying zone, except as modified by this section, notwithstanding Section 24.10.040.
For buildings in which the uses include at least one of the uses described in Section 24.10.4420(1) through (5), the maximum height of buildings shall be five stories and sixty feet.
The development site shall not include any natural and protected lands described under Public Resources Code Section 21067.5, as may be amended.
For one hundred percent affordable housing projects, any lease or sales agreements shall state that the tenants/owners recognize that a variety of industrial uses exist in the area, and industrial uses often involve noise, smell, dust, or other impacts on the surrounding area. (Ord. 2026-06 § 2, 2026).
Supportive housing;
Wraparound services relating to temporary housing, including, but not limited to, mail services, job training, and behavioral health programs; and
Principal permitted commercial uses in the Community Commercial District as described in Section 24.10.710;
Live-work units consistent with Section 24.12.185(13). (Ord. 2026-06 § 2, 2026).
24.10.4430 USE DETERMINATION. ¶
Any other use or service establishment determined by the zoning administrator to be of the same general character, as defined by similar types of operations, service population, intensity, and nature of use, as the foregoing uses, and which will not impair the present or potential use of adjacent properties, may be permitted.
(Ord. 2026-06 § 2, 2026).
24-126.6
(Supp. No. xx – 4/23/2026)
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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
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▸ 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