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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Title 3 — REVENUE AND FINANCE›Chapter 3.34 — WORKFORCE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2025

Santa Cruz Municipal Code Part 4 Labor Standards

Santa Cruz Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Santa Cruz

Cite as: Santa Cruz Municipal Code Part 4 · Text as of 2026-10-05

3.34.410 LOCAL HIRING.

Any construction contract awarded for any project receiving funding or financing from revenue from the Affordable Housing Act shall include language approved in advance by the city requiring the contractor, and any subcontractors, to comply with Chapter 3.10, requiring the contractor and all subcontractors to make good faith efforts to hire qualified individuals who are local residents, as workers on city public works projects valued greater than the limit for formal bidding, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable laws and regulations.

(Ord. 2025-29 § 4, 2025).

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3.34.420 PREVAILING WAGES.

Any project receiving funding or financing from revenue from the Affordable Housing Act shall be deemed a public work in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the California Labor Code, and any construction contract awarded thereunder shall include language approved in advance by the city requiring the contractor, and all subcontractors, to pay prevailing wages in accordance with Article 2 of said chapter (commencing with Labor Code Section 1770).

(Ord. 2025-29 § 4, 2025).

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3.34.430 APPRENTICESHIP.

Any construction contract awarded for any project receiving funding or financing from revenue from the Affordable Housing Act shall include language approved in advance by the city requiring the contractor, and all subcontractors, to comply with Labor Code Sections 1777.5 and 1777.6 governing employment and payment of apprentices.

(Ord. 2025-29 § 4, 2025).

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