Title 14

Watsonville Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · Watsonville

ZONING

Chapters:

pters:
14-02 Short Title, Purpose, and Nature of the Zoning
Plan
14-04 Establishment and Designation of Districts
14-06 Application of Regulations to Districts
Generally (Repealed)
14-08 Zoning Map
14-10 Administration and Procedure
14-11 Reasonable Accommodation
14-12 Zoning Permits
14-14 Enforcement
14-16 District Regulations
14-17 Parking and Loading Facilities
14-18 Definitions
14-20 Nonconforming Uses and Structures
14-21 Signs
14-22 Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities
(Repealed)
14-23 Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior
Accessory Dwelling Units
14-24 Adult Activity Regulations
14-25 Alcohol-Related Uses
14-26 Outdoor Displays and Sales of Merchandise
14-27 Body Art Facilities
14-28 Animals
14-29 Healthy Eating Options
14-30 Parking in Required Front Yards
14-32 Fences
14-33 Right to Farm
14-34 Recycling and Facility Ordinance
14-35 Telecommunications Uses
14-36 Mini Warehouse Development
14-38 Specific Plan of Streets and Highways
14-40 General Provisions, Exceptions, and
Modifications

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14-41 Drive-Through Facility Restrictions
14-42 Mobile Home Park Conversions to Resident
Ownership or to Any Other Use
14-43 Emergency Shelters
14-44 Onshore Oil Facilities
14-45 Residential Occupancy Standards
14-46 Affordable Housing Ordinance
14-47 Density Bonus
14-48 Single Room Occupancy Residential Hotels
14-49 Sidewalk Cafes on Public Rights-of-Way
14-50 Fire Impact Fee
14-51 Carbon Fund Program
14-52 Cultivation, Processing, Manufacture,
Distribution, Testing and Sale of Nonmedical
Cannabis (Repealed)
14-53 Cannabis Facilities
14-54 Two (2) Unit Developments

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Chapter 14-10 14-10.401 Determination of complete
application.
ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE 14-10.402 City of Watsonville architectural
guidelines and development and
ctions: public improvement standards.
14-10.403 Processing of application and
Part 1: General report.
14-10.100 Purpose. 14-10.404 Official filing date.
14-10.102 Interpretation, conflict and 14-10.405 Re-application following denial.
severability. 14-10.406 Withdrawal.
14-10.103 Saving provision.
14-10.104 Effect of this title on approved Part 5: Review and Decision by the Zoning
development permits currently Administrator
being processed, and new 14-10.500 Review and decision by the
applications for development Zoning Administrator.
permits. 14-10.501 Notice of filing of an application.
14-10.105 Interpretation of language. 14-10.502 Notice of decision by the Zoning
14-10.106 Similar use determination. Administrator.
14-10.107 Determination on unlisted uses.
14-10.108 Application procedure. Part 6: Review and Decision by the Planning
14-10.109 Investigation and report. Commission
14-10.110 Findings. 14-10.600 Review and recommendation by
14-10.111 Reasonable accommodations. the Planning Commission.
14-10.601 Review and decision by the
Part 2: Development Permits Planning Commission.
14-10.200 Development permits required. 14-10.602 Notice of decision by the
14-10.201 Classification of development Planning Commission.
permits.

Sections:

  • Part 7: Review and Decision by the City Council 14-10.700 Review and decision by the City Council.

  • 14-10.701 Notice of decision by the City Council.

  • Part 3: Planning Commission and Zoning Administrator

  • 14-10.300 Creation of the Planning Commission.

  • 14-10.301 Creation of the Zoning Administration.

  • 14-10.302 Designation of the Zoning Administrator.

  • 14-10.303 Powers and duties of the Zoning Administrator.

  • 14-10.304 Public hearings.

    • Part 8: Conditional Approval

    • 14-10.800 Authority to condition development permits.

    • Part 9: Public Hearing Notice Provisions

    • 14-10.900 General. 14-10.901 Authority to notice. 14-10.902 Notice contents. 14-10.903 Published notice. 14-10.904 Posted notice. 14-10.905 Mailed notice.

  • Part 4: Application Process and Official Filing Date

  • 14-10.400 Standardized forms.

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14-10.100

14-10.906 Costs of notice.