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Part 1 — General

Watsonville Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · Watsonville

14-16.100 Districts.

The following districts with land uses and regulations are included in this chapter:

Part Section
RESIDENTIAL
2 R-1 Single-Family
Residential District
(Low Density)		 14-16.200
2A R-1P Single-Family Planned
Residential District		 14-16.250
3 RM-2 Multiple Residential
District (Medium
Density)		 14-16.300
4 RM-3 Multiple Residential
District (High Density)		 14-16.400
INDUSTRIAL
5 IP Industrial Park District 14-16.500
6 IG General Industrial
District		 14-16.600
MOBILE HOME
PARK
EXCLUSIVE-USE
OVERLAY
DISTRICT
7 R-MH Residential
Manufactured Home
Park District		 14-16.700
PUBLIC AND
QUASI-PUBLIC
OWNERSHIP
8 PF and
N		 Public Facilities and
Institutional District		 14-16.800
COMMERCIAL
RETAIL AND
SERVICES
12 CT Thoroughfare
Commercial District		 14-16.1200
13 CN Neighborhood
Commercial District		 14-16.1300

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14-16.200

Part Section
14 CNS Neighborhood
Shopping Center
District		 14-16.1400
15 CO Office District 14-16.1500
16 CV Visitor Commercial
District		 14-16.1600
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
17 EM-A-1 Exclusive Agricultural
District		 14-16.1700
18 EM-A-2 Interim Agricultural
District		 14-16.1800
19 EM-OS Open Space District
(Privately-Owned
Lands)		 14-16.1900
20 EM-HP Historical Preservation
District		 14-16.2000
21 EM-SC Special Condition
District		 14-16.2100
22 EM-F Flood Protection
District
FC—Flood Channel
District
FP—Flood Plain
District		 14-16.2200
23 EM-SS Seismic Safety District 14-16.2300
(a) Zayante Fault Zone
(b) “A” Liquefaction
Zone
(c) “B” Liquefaction
Zone
24 EM-H Hillside District 14-16.2400
SPECIFIC PLAN
26 DWSP Downtown
Watsonville Specific
Plan District		 14-16.2600

(Ord. 506-80 C-M, eff. September 11, 1980, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1376-19 (CM), eff. March 14, 2019, § 3, Ord. 1459-23 (CM), eff. November 23, 2023, and § 2(3) (Exh. A), Ord. 1481-25 (CM), eff. October 9, 2025)

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▸Contents — Watsonville Zoning Code
Watsonville Zoning Code
  1. ▸Title 14
    Overview
    1. § 14-10
    2. Part 1 — General
    3. Part 2 — Development Permits
    4. Part 3 — Planning Commission and Zoning Administrator
    5. Part 4 — Application Process and Official Filing Date
    6. Part 11 — Appeals
    7. Part 12 — Expiration of Approval of Development Permit
    8. Part 13 — Revocation of Permit
    9. Part 14 — Fees
    10. Part 15 — Rounding of Quantities
    11. Chapter 14-11
    12. ▸Chapter 14-12
      Overview
      1. Part 6 — Variances
      2. Part 3 — Administrative Review Permit
      3. Part 14 — Fence Permits 14-12.1400 General Provisions.
      4. Part 3 — Administrative Review Permit
      5. Part 4 — Design Review Permit
      6. Part 6 — Variances
      7. Part 12 — Sign Permit
      8. Part 13 — Temporary Use Permit
      9. Part 10 — CCA—Central Commercial Core Area District
      10. Part 11 — CC—Central Commercial District
      11. Part 17 — EM-A-1—Exclusive Agricultural District
      12. Part 1 — General
      13. Part 2 — R-1—Single-Family Residential District (Low Density)
      14. Part 2 — A: R-1P—Single-Family Planned Residential District
      15. Part 3 — RM-2—Multiple Residential District (Medium Density)
      16. Part 4 — RM-3—Multiple Residential District (High Density)
      17. Part 6 — IG—General Industrial District
      18. Part 7 — R-MH—Residential Manufactured Home Park District
      19. Part 8 — PF—Public Facilities and N— Institutional Districts
      20. Part 10 — Reserved
      21. Part 11 — Reserved
      22. Part 12 — CT—Thoroughfare Commercial District
      23. Part 13 — CN—Neighborhood Commercial District
      24. Part 14 — CNS—Neighborhood Shopping Center District
      25. Part 15 — CO—Office District
      26. Part 16 — CV—Visitor Commercial District
      27. Part 17 — EM-A-1—Exclusive Agricultural District
      28. Part 18 — EM-A-2—Interim Agricultural District
      29. Part 19 — EM-OS—Open Space District (Privately Owned Lands)
      30. Part 20 — EM-HP—Historical Preservation District
      31. Part 21 — EM-SC—Special Condition District
      32. Part 24 — EM-H—Hillside District
      33. Part 25 — PD—Planned Development District
      34. Part 26 — DWSP—Downtown Watsonville Specific Plan District
    13. Chapter 14-17
    14. Chapter 14-21
    15. Chapter 14-22
    16. Chapter 14-23
    17. Chapter 14-24
    18. Chapter 14-25
    19. Chapter 14-28
    20. Chapter 29
    21. Chapter 14-30
    22. Chapter 14-35
    23. Chapter 14-40
    24. Chapter 14-41
    25. Chapter 14-42
    26. Chapter 14-43
    27. Chapter 14-44
    28. Chapter 14-46
    29. Chapter 14-47
    30. Chapter 14-51
    31. Chapter 14-52
    32. Chapter 14-53
    33. Chapter 14-54

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