Santa Cruz, California
Last Reviewed
19th Feb 2025
Date Published
10th Feb 2025
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Zoning
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Permitted Uses
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Building Controls
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Parking Requirements
- Medical
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- Bed & Breakfast
- Communal Housing
- Accessory Dwelling Unit
- Schools and Universities
Planning and Zoning for Santa Cruz, CA
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The Zoning Map for the City of Santa Cruz in CA divides the city’s real estate into zones differentiated according to land use and building regulations.
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What is the Land Use Allocation in Santa Cruz, CA?
The following table illustrates how land is allocated for various uses within Santa Cruz, CA as defined by city ordinances.
| Permitted Use Type | Permitted Use Sub Type | Percentage | Area(sq. m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parking | 10.72% | 1367.31 | |
| Parking garage or lot | 10.72% | 1367.31 | |
| Industrial | 4.52% | 576.98 | |
| Equipment rental and repair services (excluding automobiles) | 42.44% | 5412.11 | |
| Mills, plants, and other processing facilities | 8.81% | 1123.15 | |
| Storage and warehouses | 42.56% | 5427.01 | |
| Manufacturing | 4.52% | 576.98 | |
| Contractors office | 0.40% | 50.46 | |
| General industrial | 4.52% | 576.98 | |
| Residential | 53.12% | 6773.34 | |
| Two family dwelling | 42.17% | 5377.41 | |
| Mobile and floating homes | 0.40% | 50.46 | |
| Accessory dwelling unit | 56.06% | 7147.94 | |
| Multi family dwelling | 47.25% | 6025.01 | |
| Dwellings (unspecified) | 9.00% | 1147.76 | |
| Single family dwelling | 44.31% | 5650.19 | |
| Communal housing | 53.12% | 6773.34 | |
| Mechanical | 92.50% | 11795.68 | |
| Utility structures | 73.68% | 9395.44 | |
| Communication towers | 92.50% | 11795.68 | |
| Agriculture | 56.42% | 7194.86 | |
| Agricultural and hunting | 56.42% | 7194.86 | |
| Other | 93.37% | 11905.64 | |
| Accessory | 57.53% | 7336.11 | |
| Uncategorized | 2.17% | 276.14 | |
| Temporary uses | 53.92% | 6875.09 | |
| Multiple | 93.37% | 11905.64 | |
| Retail | 5.08% | 647.61 | |
| Professional services | 5.08% | 647.61 | |
| General retail | 6.16% | 785.31 | |
| Personal services | 0.40% | 50.46 | |
| Eating and drinking establishments | 9.32% | 1188.51 | |
| Restricted retail | 5.08% | 647.61 | |
| Community | 92.11% | 11745.22 | |
| Schools and universities | 71.07% | 9062.89 | |
| Medical | 67.92% | 8660.62 | |
| Transportation facilities and infrastructure | 8.25% | 1052.52 | |
| Public, quasi-public, and government | 92.11% | 11745.22 | |
| Lodging | 4.64% | 591.36 | |
| Bed & breakfast | 43.73% | 5576.51 | |
| Hotel/motel | 4.64% | 591.36 | |
| Commercial | 4.52% | 576.98 | |
| Professional office | 5.59% | 712.97 | |
| Entertainment | 6.53% | 832.61 | |
| Non-retail sales | 4.52% | 576.98 | |
| Automobile related uses | 5.08% | 647.61 | |
| General commercial | 1.62% | 206.88 | |
| Research and laboratory facilities | 4.52% | 576.98 |