Part 1 — General
Watsonville Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 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 |
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| 7 | R-MH | Residential Manufactured Home Park District |
14-16.700 |
| PUBLIC AND QUASI-PUBLIC OWNERSHIP |
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| 8 | PF and N |
Public Facilities and Institutional District |
14-16.800 |
| COMMERCIAL RETAIL AND SERVICES |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| FC—Flood Channel District |
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| FP—Flood Plain District |
14-16.2200 | ||
| 23 | EM-SS | Seismic Safety District | 14-16.2300 |
| (a) Zayante Fault Zone | |||
| (b) “A” Liquefaction Zone |
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| (c) “B” Liquefaction Zone |
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| 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)