Title 14
Watsonville Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · Watsonville
Sections in this part
- Part 1 — General
- Part 2 — Development Permits
- Part 3 — Planning Commission and Zoning Administrator
- Part 4 — Application Process and Official Filing Date
- Part 11 — Appeals
- Part 12 — Expiration of Approval of Development Permit
- Part 13 — Revocation of Permit
- Part 14 — Fees
- Part 15 — Rounding of Quantities
- Part 6 — Variances
- Part 3 — Administrative Review Permit
- Part 14 — Fence Permits 14-12.1400 General Provisions.
- Part 3 — Administrative Review Permit
- Part 4 — Design Review Permit
- Part 6 — Variances
- Part 12 — Sign Permit
- Part 13 — Temporary Use Permit
- Part 10 — CCA—Central Commercial Core Area District
- Part 11 — CC—Central Commercial District
- Part 17 — EM-A-1—Exclusive Agricultural District
- Part 1 — General
- Part 2 — R-1—Single-Family Residential District (Low Density)
- Part 2 — A: R-1P—Single-Family Planned Residential District
- Part 3 — RM-2—Multiple Residential District (Medium Density)
- Part 4 — RM-3—Multiple Residential District (High Density)
- Part 6 — IG—General Industrial District
- Part 7 — R-MH—Residential Manufactured Home Park District
- Part 8 — PF—Public Facilities and N— Institutional Districts
- Part 10 — Reserved
- Part 11 — Reserved
- Part 12 — CT—Thoroughfare Commercial District
- Part 13 — CN—Neighborhood Commercial District
- Part 14 — CNS—Neighborhood Shopping Center District
- Part 15 — CO—Office District
- Part 16 — CV—Visitor Commercial District
- Part 17 — EM-A-1—Exclusive Agricultural District
- Part 18 — EM-A-2—Interim Agricultural District
- Part 19 — EM-OS—Open Space District (Privately Owned Lands)
- Part 20 — EM-HP—Historical Preservation District
- Part 21 — EM-SC—Special Condition District
- Part 24 — EM-H—Hillside District
- Part 25 — PD—Planned Development District
- Part 26 — DWSP—Downtown Watsonville Specific Plan District
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| Generally (Repealed) | |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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