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Title 14

Part 1 — General

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

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