SANTA CRUZ WORLD SURFING RESERVE ANNOUNCED FOR 2011!
We are totally STOKED to announce that the Santa Cruz City and County coast from Natural Bridges State Park to the Opal Cliffs has been chosen as one of three new World Surfing Reserves for 2011!
Santa Cruz Surf Breaks Named World Surfing Reserve
Thursday morning outside the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum, representatives from the Save the Waves Coalition officially announced that a Santa Cruz surf zone had been formally approved as a World Surfing Reserve.
A Guide For Home Building In Santa Cruz
A cautionary step-by-step guide for Santa Cruz property owners wishing to build a home within Coastal Commission jurisdiction
Notice Of Public Hearing 2/2/2010
This Tuesday’s (2/2/10) Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors’ meeting will present another opportunity to express public support for a countywide “grandfather” ordinance.
More Progress Made Towards “grandfather” Protection For Non-conforming Propertie
This week the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors directed the Planning Department to broaden solutions for allowing legal non-conforming structures to be rebuilt after a fire or other natural disaster.
Residential Regulatory Reform For Legal Nonconforming Structures
Tomorrow Tuesday, January 12, 2010, the Santa Cruz County Planning Department will present to our County Board of Supervisors a proposed program to address your ability to rebuild or remodel your home. This proposal specifically addresses those homes that have become non-conforming as a result of the many changes that have been made over the years to our building ordinances.
Progress Made Towards “grandfather” Protection For Non-conforming Properties
The Santa Cruz Planning Commission has now recommended that a “grandfather” clause be added to the Pleasure Point Combining Zone District ordinance. This “grandfather” clause may however only address those properties that will become non-conforming as a result of the Pleasure Point Combining Zone District ordinance.
Public Hearing On Zoning Changes That Can Impact Your Ability To Rebuild
The Santa Cruz County Planning Department is proposing another zoning change that will adversely impact our ability to rebuild existing homes that are destroyed by fire or other natural disasters. These continuing zoning changes are creating a substantial increase in the number of non-conforming properties in all unincorporated areas of the county.
Public Meeting Notice – September 9, 2009
LCP Amendment No. SCO-MAJ-1-08 Part 3 to amend the Local Coastal Program to simplify requirements related to certain smaller scale residentially-related projects, including accessory structures and second units.
Big-home Ban Upheld By Coastal Commission, But Legal Challenge Remains
The county’s push to limit the size of beach homes was OK’d by the California Coastal Commission this week. But the effort to trim home sizes is not over.
County supervisors face a legal challenge to their ordinance, which reduces the amount of land on which a coastal property owner can build.