2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Santa Cruz County, California.
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Most development in Santa Cruz County's Coastal Zone (extending roughly five miles inland from the Pacific along the North Coast and along Highway 1) requires a Coastal Development Permit under SCCC Chapter 13.20 (Coastal Zone Regulations) and Chapter 18.60 (Local Coastal Program Administration). The County's certified Local Coastal Program implements the California Coastal Act of 1976.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 30103; Cal. Coastal Act of 1976 - Coastal Zone Boundary
Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 30103(a) specifically defines California's Coastal Zone as that land and water area of the State of California from the Oregon border to the border of the Republic of Mexico depicted on maps identified and set forth in Section 17 of that chapter of the Statutes of the 1975-76 Regular Session enacting PRC Division 20 (the Coastal Act of 1976). PRC Section 3010...
Santa Cruz County Code Chapter 16.13 (Floodplain Management Regulations) implements FEMA floodplain rules countywide. Developers and subdividers of parcels in flood hazard areas must record a Declaration of Flood Hazards with the County Recorder as a condition of permit approval. New construction in Special Flood Hazard Areas must meet elevation, anchoring, and flood-resistant materials standards.
1 cities in Santa Cruz County have their own environmental rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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