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Santa Cruz City Zoning Code

24.10 LAND

USE DISTRICTS

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

(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).