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Santa Cruz City Zoning Code

24.10 LAND

USE DISTRICTS 24-69

24.10.010 GENERAL.

The districts hereby established, and into which the city of Santa Cruz is or may be divided, are designated as follows:

R-S

Residential Suburban District

R-1

Single-Family Residence District

R-L

Multiple Residence – Low-Density District

R-M

Multiple Residence – Medium-Density District

R-H

Multiple Residence – High-Density District

R-T

Tourist Residential District

R-T(A)

Subdistrict A – Medium-Density District

R-T(B)

Subdistrict B – Motel Residential

R-T(B)/
PER

Motel Residential Performance District

R-T(C)

Subdistrict C – Beach Commercial

R-T(C)/
PER

Subdistrict C – Beach Commercial/Performance Overlay District

R-T(D)

Subdistrict D – Beach Residential

R-T(E)

Subdistrict E – Beach Medium/High Residential

C-C

Community Commercial District

C-T

Thoroughfare Commercial District

C-N

Neighborhood Commercial District

C-B

Beach Commercial District

P-A

Professional and Administrative Office District

SC-H

Small Craft Harbor District

C-D/R

Coastal Dependent/Related District

I-G

General Industrial District

I-G/PER

General Industrial District/Performance Overlay Zone

I-G/PER 2

General Industrial District/Performance District

PK

Parks District

PF

Public Facilities District

E-A

Exclusive Agricultural District

OF-R

Ocean Front (Recreational) District

F-P

Floodplain District

H-O

Historic Overlay District

CBD

Central Business District

CBD(E)

CBD Subdistrict E – Lower Pacific Avenue

SP-O

Shoreline Protection Overlay District

CZ-O

Coastal Zone Overlay District

MX-O

Mixed Use Overlay District

FP-O

Floodplain Overlay District

CON

Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District

WCD

West Cliff Drive Overlay District

MS-O

Mission Street Urban Design Plan Overlay District

CS-O

Coral Street Overlay District

(Ord. 2026-06 § 1, 2026; Ord. 2016-12 § 1, 2016: Ord. 2002-17 § 1 (part), 2002: Ord. 2000-27 §4, 2000: Ord. 94-33 § 26, 1994: Ord. 85-05 § 1 (part), 1985).