Santa Cruz IZO §24.08 Part 3 requires Coastal Development Permits for development in the Coastal Zone consistent with the City's certified Local Coastal Program and California Coastal Act (Pub. Res. Code §30000 et seq.).
The Coastal Zone Overlay District is §24.10 Part 26. Coastal development includes new structures, demolition, grading, change of intensity of use, and shoreline protection. The Shoreline Protection Overlay District (§24.10 Part 25) governs sea walls, bulkheads, and shoreline armoring. STR development standards within the Coastal Zone use §24.12.1755 effective-in-Coastal-Zone version. Appeals to the California Coastal Commission apply for projects between the sea and the first public road or other appealable areas.
Stop-work orders, restoration requirements, daily civil penalties under Coastal Act §30820–30822, plus local administrative citations.
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