Agenda packet — Santa Cruz City Council, March 24, 2026 (part 1 of 4)

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting - March 24, 2026
Updated March 23, 2026 – Item 18
Council Chambers
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz
11:30 A.M. CLOSED SESSION
12:15 P.M. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, CONSENT, CONSENT PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND

GENERAL BUSINESS
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Statements of Disqualification
Public Comment on Closed Session Items
Closed Session

1. Conference With Legal Counsel – Liability Claims (Government Code §54956.95)
1) Claimant: Wayne Jose Shaffer
2) Claimant: Adam M. Brightwell
3) Claimant: Deborah Kathleen Currier
4) Claimant: James Patrick Shay
Claims against the City of Santa Cruz
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Closed Session (continued)

2. Real Property Negotiations (Government Code §54956.8) 1) Property: 121 Soquel Avenue and 1316-1320 Pacific Avenue APNs: 005-081-51, -20, and -21
Owner: City of Santa Cruz and Doghouse2 LLC
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and Danco Communities Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
2) Property: 1305 E. Cliff Drive
APN: 010-282-01
Owner: City of Santa Cruz
City Negotiators: Tony Elliot
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and Felicia Van Stolk Under Negotiation: Price, Terms of payment, or both

3. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1))
Kathryn Capaldo and Gabrielle Dekock v. City of Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. 25CV02938)
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City Council
12:15 PM
Call to Order
Roll Call
Oral Communications - Members of the public may address Council on matters not on the agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the Council. 30 minutes is allocated for Oral Communications. No extra time for groups will be granted.

Presentations

4. Clam Chowder Cook-off Update

5. Mayoral Proclamation Declaring February 13, 2026, as Meals on Wheels for Santa Cruz County 50th Anniversary Day

6. Mayoral Proclamation Declaring April, 2026, as Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month
Presiding Officer's Announcements
Statements of Disqualification
Additions and Deletions
City Attorney Report on Closed Session
Council Meeting Calendar

7. The City Council will review the meeting calendar attached to the agenda and revise it as necessary.

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Consent Agenda

8. Minutes of the March 10, 2026 City Council Meeting (CC) LOCATION: None
Motion to approve as submitted.

9. Annual Housing Element and General Plan Progress Reports and Accessory Dwelling Unit Condominium Report (CD)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to accept the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports, and direct staff to submit the reports to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and the California Department of Housing and Community Development; and to accept the annual Accessory Dwelling Unit Condominium Report.

10. Approve the Fifth Amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement Between the City of Santa Cruz and County of Santa Cruz and the Cities of Capitola and Scotts Valley, Relating to Library Services, to Extend the Term (CM)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to:
1) Approve the Fifth Amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Santa Cruz and the County of Santa Cruz and the Cities of Capitola and Scotts Valley, relating to library services, to extend the term effective January 1, 2026 through June 30, 2032; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or designee to sign the amendment.

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Consent Agenda (continued)

11. Approval of an Option Agreement for Site Lease to Support Direct Current Fast Charging Infrastructure (CM)
LOCATION: Districts 2, 3, and 5
Motion to:
1) Authorize the City Manager to execute an Option to Lease Agreement for Site Lease(s) for space at 3 public parking sites (Downtown Library Affordable Housing Parking Garage located at 119 Lincoln Street, the Parking Lot at 1111 Soquel Avenue, and Harvey West Park located at 326 Harvey West Boulevard) for the purpose of installing and operating Direct Current Fast Charging infrastructure; and
2) Adopt a CEQA finding of categorical exemption pursuant to: 14 CCR 15301 (Existing Facilities); 14 CCR 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land); and 14 CCR 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption).

12. Liability Claims Filed Against the City of Santa Cruz (FN) Motion to reject the liability claims of 1) Wayne Jose Shaffer, 2) Adam M. Brightwell, 3) Deborah Kathleen Currier, and 4) James Patrick Shay, based on staff recommendation.

13. Resolution Amending the City of Santa Cruz Classification and Compensation Plan and Personnel Complement to Establish the Classification of Water Treatment Supervisor (Lead) (HR) LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to adopt a resolution amending the City of Santa Cruz Classification and Compensation Plan and Personnel Complement to establish the classification of Water Treatment Supervisor (Lead) in the Water Department.

Implementation of and funding for the classification action approved by the City Council will not occur until the required meet and confer process has been completed in accordance with the City’s obligations under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act.

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Consent Agenda (continued)

14. Authorize the Purchase of Two (2) Replacement Police Traffic Motorcycles and Two (2) Mounted Radios Using Traffic Offender 212 Funds - Budget Adjustment (PD/PW)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to adopt a resolution amending the FY 2026 budget to transfer funds from the Traffic Offender 212 Fund, in the amount of $95,718, to the General Fund and to increase revenues and expenditures in the General Fund by $95,718 to purchase two (2) replacement police traffic motorcycles and two (2) replacement mounted radios.

15. Lease Agreement and Construction Coordination Agreement with the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History (PR)
LOCATION: District 2
Motion to approve and authorize the City Manager to execute, in a form approved by the City Attorney, the 1) Construction Coordination Agreement, and 2) Amended and Restated Lease Agreement between the City and the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.

16. Award of Contract to EKI Environment & Water, Inc. for Design Services for Water Supply Augmentation, Beltz Well 9 Upgrades for Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project (WT)
LOCATION: County
Motion to:
1) Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement in a form to be approved by the City Attorney with EKI Environment & Water, Inc. of Daly City, CA in the amount of $468,000.00 to perform design services for the Beltz Well 9 Upgrades for Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project (Project); and
2) Authorize the Water Director, or designee, to execute amendments for the Project that are within the approved project budget.

End Consent Agenda
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Consent Public Hearings

17. 2nd Reading and Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-05 Sidewalk Vending Ordinance Updates (CD)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2026-05 amending Santa Cruz Municipal Code (SCMC) Chapter 5.82 (“Sidewalk Vending”).

The attachments for the below item were updated.

18. 2nd Reading and Final Adoption of Ordinance Nos. 2026-06 and 2026-07 Amending the Zoning Map and to Municipal Code Chapter 24.10 – Land Use Districts, Chapter 24.12, Part 17 – Emergency Shelters, and Chapter 24.22 – Definitions to Create a New Overlay District and Implement Uses and Development Standards for Temporary and Affordable Housing (CD)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to:
1) Adopt Ordinance 2026-06 amending Chapter 24.10, Chapter 24.12, Part 17, and Chapter 24.22 of the Santa Cruz Municipal Code (SCMC) related to a new overlay district and standards for temporary and affordable housing;
2) Adopt Ordinance 2026-07 amending the Local Coastal Program (LCP) Implementation Plan (IP), amending Section 24.10.1510 of the Municipal Code related to use permit requirements within the General Industrial zoning district;
3) Adopt a resolution directing staff to submit Ordinance No. 2026-07 to the California Coastal Commission; and
4) Adopt a resolution updating the Industrial Land Use Preservation Policy.

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Consent Public Hearings (continued)

19. 2nd Reading and Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-08 to Amend Municipal Code Chapter 24.16 Related to Affordable Housing Incentives and Fees, and Adopt Separate Council Policies Related to Development Review Fee Deferrals and Waivers (CD)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2024-08 approving the proposed amendments to City of Santa Cruz Municipal Code (SCMC) Chapter 24, Sections: 24.16.035, 24.16.300, and 24.16.310.

20. TEFRA Hearing and Resolution Regarding Conduit Financing for the Calypso Project (ED)
LOCATION: District 4
Conduct the public hearing under the requirements of Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act (“TEFRA”) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and adopt a resolution approving the issuance of tax-exempt multifamily housing revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed $42,000,000 (the “Bonds”), by the California Municipal Finance Authority (“CMFA”) for the benefit of Calypso Affordable LP (the “Borrower”), to provide for the financing of the multi-family rental affordable housing project.

General Business

21. Introduce for Publication an Ordinance Amending Section 16.15.050 of the Santa Cruz Municipal Code Pertaining to Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Protection (WT)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to introduce for publication an ordinance amending 16.15.050 of the Santa Cruz Municipal Code pertaining to cross-connection control and backflow protection to replace reference to Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations with reference to the California Health and Safety Code.

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General Business (continued)

22. Lighthouse Point Hazard and Engineering Analysis (c402305) - Award Professional Services Contract (PW)
LOCATION: District 3
Motion to award a contract to Environmental Science and Associates (San Francisco, CA) for the Lighthouse Point Hazard and Engineering Analysis in the amount of $387,032. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute an agreement in a form to be approved by the City Attorney. The Director of Public Works is authorized to execute contract amendments within the approved project budget.

23. Discussion of Potential Approaches to City Council Direction on Objective Design Standards, Expanding the Concept of the Downtown Density Bonus, and Regulations for the Removal of Heritage Trees (CD) LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to direct staff to:
1) Proceed with the proposed direction for the Design Guidelines & Priorities Handout;
2) Further develop the handout through engagement with design professionals and the community;
3) Return to Council in Fall 2026 for Council’s priority setting, coupled with incentives for complying with the Council’s priorities; 4) Not further explore the feasibility of expanding the Downtown Density Bonus concept to other areas of the City;
5) Explore an alternative to expanding the Downtown Density Bonus concept through incentives associated with the Design Guidelines & Priorities Handout that achieve similar City Council goals related to the Downtown Density Bonus expansion concept; and
6) Prepare draft updates to heritage tree regulations for housing development projects and direct staff to return to Council with a proposed ordinance in Fall 2026.

Adjournment
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INFORMATION ITEMS PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS None issued.

MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS
ADDENDUM TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – MARCH 24, 2026

24. Proclaiming December 31, 2025 as “Marilyn Press Rigler Day” and encouraging all residents to join in honoring her for a century of life, service, and inspiration and extending heartfelt best wishes for continued health, happiness, and fulfillment.

25. Proclaiming March 18, 2026 as “Susan True Day” and encouraging all citizens to join in congratulating her as the recipient of the 2026 Al Smith Friend of Agriculture Award for her contributions to local agriculture.

Advisory Body Appointments
The following positions are either currently vacant or the terms are due to expire.

Council will make appointments at a future meeting.

Board of Building and Fire Appeals Two openings – at-large nominations.

Public Hearing
If, in the future, you wish to challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by the City at or before the hearing.

Any person seeking to challenge a City Council decision made as a result of a proceeding in which, by law, a hearing is required to be given, evidence is required to be taken, and the discretion in the determination of facts is vested in the City Council, shall be required to commence that action either 60 days or 90 days following the date on which the decision becomes final as provided in Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 Please refer to code of Civil Procedure 1094.6 to determine how to calculate when a decision becomes “final.” The 60-day rule applies to all public hearings conducted pursuant to the City’s Zoning Ordinance, Title 24, Santa Cruz Municipal Code. The 90-day rule applies to all other public hearings.

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ PARKS & RECREATION | CLAM CHOWDER COOK-OFF Santa Cruz Clam
Chowder Cook-Off
...for over forty years, the
nation’s largest and
longest-running chowder
event—a signature Santa
Cruz tradition...

PARKS &
RECREATION 4.1
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ PARKS & RECREATION | CLAM CHOWDER COOK-OFF It started with a spark in 1981
The First Clam Chowder Cook-Off 1982
With just four months to prepare, Parks &
Recreation took on full responsibility for running
the event, while the Boardwalk provided the venue
along with advertising, publicity, and promotional
support. The inaugural Clam Chowder Cook-Off
featured 18 teams set up inside Neptune’s
Kingdom on the mini-golf course, where guests
wound their way through the zig-zagging holes,
surrounded by the aromas, energy, and music of
competing chefs.

Danettee Shoemaker
Recreation Supervisor - Special Events
In 1981, Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation hosted a chili cook-off at Harvey West Park—which proved to be a fun community gathering but not a strong fundraiser. Seeing an opportunity, Danettee proposed reimagining the concept by shifting from chili to chowder and moving the event to the Boardwalk. She approached the Santa Cruz Seaside Company with a vision for an event that would both generate meaningful support for Parks & Recreation and help boost off-season business at the Boardwalk. Clam Chowder Cook-Off Neptunes Kingdom (Source: beachboardwalk.com, 1984)
Guests Judges Select Their Choice (Source:
beachboardwalk.com, 1984)
Homer's Chowder (Source:
beachboardwalk.com, 1983)

4.2 Growing the Event
By 1985, the Cook-Off had outgrown
Neptune’s Kingdom, pushing the event
outdoors as more than 30 teams joined—rain
or shine, the crowds and competitors kept
coming.

In 2015, surpassing over 80 chef entries, the
Cook-Off expanded into a two-day showcase,
with amateurs on Saturday and professionals
on Sunday.

Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, the City
and Boardwalk kept the tradition alive,
transforming the 40th anniversary in 2022
into a Chowder Restaurant Week, complete
with a $10 tasting passport and Boardwalk
pickup flights.

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ PARKS & RECREATION | CLAM CHOWDER COOK-OFF

4.3 Support, Collaboration & Sponsors
Over the years, roles and responsibilities have needed to adapt to continue to provide guests with the best experience possible, while also adjusting to the climates of both the City and Boardwalk. Regardless, both organizations have always understood the benefit of support and collaboration to have a successful event and the greater good.

City and Boardwalk staff meet monthly to prep and plan for the event beginning in the fall before the event. This gives the team about six months of plan, prepare, and execute the event.

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ PARKS & RECREATION | CLAM CHOWDER COOK-OFF It wouldn't be possible without...

Boardwalk
• Operations
• Booth Assignments
• Security
• Sponsorships
• Judge Recruitment
• Marketing & Promotions
• Chef Contestant Recruitment
Parks & Recreation
• Event Logistics
• Tasting Kit Assembly
• Merchandise Design
• Prize Packages
• Sales (Presale and Event Day)
• Promotions
• Chef Contestant Recruitment
And so much more!

4.4 Preparation & Dedication
~12,000 Tasting Kit
Assembled, ~100 hours
20 P&R Workers- Full Time
& Temps, across Multiple
Divisions
2-Day Event -
215+ Hours Combined
600+ Preorders Processed &
Assembled
16 Volunteers
64 Total Hours

4.5 A Million Dollar Event
Over the past 10 years, this event has proudly raised
approximately $1 million. Looking back across its
45-year history, that total is estimated to be the
equivalent of more than $3 million in today's dollars.

These contributions directly support youth
scholarships, community programs, park
enhancements, and recreational opportunities that
benefit thousands of Santa Cruz residents and
visitors. The Boardwalk’s continued collaboration
helps keep these valuable programs thriving and
accessible for our community.

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ PARKS & RECREATION | CLAM CHOWDER COOK-OFF PRESENTATION

4.6 Visitation Data & Funds Raised
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ PARKS & RECREATION | CLAM CHOWDER COOK-OFF PRESENTATION Event Weekend Attendance
$73 M
0 5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
2023 2024 2025 2026
Visitors
Saturday Sunday

16.2K

30.3K 29.8K

21.6K
0 20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
2023 2024 2025 2026
Funds Raised
Funds Raised
Source: Placer.ai (2026)
84k
134k
144K 138K

4.7 2026 Winners
Amateur Competition – Saturday, February 21, 2026
People’s Choice (Boston)- Mad About Chowder
People’s Choice (Manhattan)- 4 Men And A Clam
Best Boston
1st Place: Bloody Brilliant Chowder
2nd Place: Mad About Chowder
3rd Place: 4 Men And A Clam
Best Manhattan
1st Place: Bloody Brilliant Chowder
2nd Place: Dragon Mama’s Portuguese Red
3rd Place: Stetson Chowder
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ PARKS & RECREATION | CLAM CHOWDER COOK-OFF Mosted Tasted
1st Place: The Silence Of The Clams
2nd Place: 4 Men And A Clam
3rd Place: Rosie The Riveter
Best Booth Theming
1st Place: Rosie The Riveter
2nd Place: The Silence Of The Clams
3rd Place: Clam I Am

4.8 2026 Winners
Professional Competition – Sunday, February 22, 2026
People’s Choice (Boston)- The Point Kitchen and Bar
People’s Choice (Manhattan)- The Eastside Eatery
Best Boston
1st Place: UC Santa Cruz Dining
2nd Place: The Eastside Eatery
3rd Place: Purgatory Craft Beer and Whiskey
Best Manhattan
1st Place: Dominican Oaks Retirement Community
2nd Place: The Eastside Eatery
3rd Place: UC Santa Cruz Dining
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ PARKS & RECREATION | CLAM CHOWDER COOK-OFF Mosted Tasted
1st Place: Ideal Bar & Grill
2nd Place: The Point Kitchen and Bar
3rd Place: The Rustic Table
Restaurant
Best Booth Theming
1st Place: Kick Butt Chowder
2nd Place: Seascape Golf – Masters
of Chowder
3rd Place: Jack O’Neill Restaurant

4.9 Questions?
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ PARKS & RECREATION | CLAM CHOWDER COOK-OFF Thank you for your support, collaboration, and dedication Santa Cruz Seaside Company.

Thank you, Friends of Parks and Recreation.

Thank You to Our Sponsors: 101.7 The Beach, 102.5 KDON (Salinas • Santa Cruz • Monterey), 104.3 FM The Hippo (Classic Rock), 105.1 FM K-Ocean, 92.7 KTOM (Today’s Country), 95.5 Bob FM, Crystal Springs Spring Water, Dream Inn Santa Cruz, FOX 35, Good Times, KPIG 107.5 FM, KWAV 96.9 FM, La Bahia Hotel and Spa, La Preciosa 100.7 / 100.9 FM, Producers Dairy, Santa Cruz Vibes

4.10 2026 City Council Meeting Calendar
March 31 - City Hall Closure - Cesar Chavez Day
April 1/2 - Passover (City observed sundown to sundown) April 14 - Regular Meeting
April 28 - Regular Meeting
May 12 - Regular Meeting
May 25 - City Hall Closure - Memorial Day
May 26 - Regular Meeting/Budget Hearings
May 27 - Special Meeting - Budget Hearings
June 9 - Regular Meeting
June 19 - City Hall Closure - Juneteenth
June 23 - Regular Meeting
July 3 - City Hall Closure - Independence Day
July 14 and 28 Meetings Cancelled
August 11 - Regular Meeting
August 25 - Regular Meeting
September 7 - City Hall Closure - Labor Day
September 8 - Regular Meeting
September 11/12 - Rosh Hashanah (City observed - sundown to sundown) October 20/21 - Yom Kippur (City observed - sundown to sundown) September 22 - Regular Meeting
October 13 - Regular Meeting
October 27 - Regular Meeting
November 11 - City Hall Closure - Veteran's Day (observed) November 17 - Regular Meeting
November 26 - City Hall Closure - Thanksgiving Day
November 27 - City Hall Closure - Day After Thanksgiving Day December 4/5 - Hanukkah (City observed - sundown to sundown) December 8 - Regular Meeting
December 22 Meeting Cancelled
December 25

7.1 MINUTES ARE UNOFFICIAL UNTIL APPROVED BY COUNCIL
City of Santa Cruz
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060

MINUTES OF A CITY COUNCIL MEETING
March 10, 2026
Closed Session
2:00 PM
Mayor Keeley opened the City Council Closed Session at 2:01 p.m. in a public meeting via Zoom and in Council Chambers, for the purpose of announcing the agenda, and receiving public testimony.

Roll Call

Present: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.

Absent: None.

Staff: City Manager M. Huffaker, Assistant City Attorney C. Bronson, Deputy City Clerk Administrator J. Wood, City Clerk Administrator B. Bush.

Statements of Disqualification – None.

Public Comment on Closed Session Items
Mayor Keeley opened the public comment period at 2:02 p.m. There were no speakers. Mayor Keeley closed the public comment period at 2:02 p.m., at which time the meeting was closed to the public and Council adjourned to the Courtyard Conference Room.

Closed Session

1. Conference With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(2))
Significant exposure to litigation (one potential case to be discussed) Council received a status report, and took no reportable action.

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City of Santa Cruz
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060

MINUTES OF A CITY COUNCIL MEETING
March 10, 2026
2:30 PM
Call to Order – Mayor Keeley called the meeting to order at 2:52 p.m. in Council Chambers.

Roll Call

Present: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.

Absent: None.

Staff: City Manager M. Huffaker, Assistant City Manager M. Templeton, City Attorney C. Bronson, Director of Community Development L. Butler, Director of Finance E. Cabell (via Zoom), Chief of Fire R. Oatey (via Zoom), Chief People Officer S. De Leon, Director of Parks and Recreation T. Elliot (via Zoom), Director of Public Works N. Nguyen, Director of Water H. Luckenbach (via Zoom), Transportation Planner C. Gallogly (via Zoom), Code Compliance Manager L. Landry, Senior Planner C. Stanger, Principal Planner M. VanHua, Senior Planner A. Jayewardene, Deputy City Clerk Administrator J. Wood, City Clerk Administrator B. Bush.

At this time, Council heard item 2.

Oral Communications
At 2:58 p.m. Mayor Keeley opened Oral Communications for members of the public who wished to speak regarding items not listed on the City Council agenda.

Unidentified person spoke regarding the Mayor’s State of the City essay in the Sentinel, and the City’s property tax and utility tax rates being higher than anywhere else in the state.

Karen Madura spoke regarding the 2-way pilot program on Murray Street Bridge and asked Council to reconsider the decision to end the pilot program.

Unidentified person spoke regarding the cost of the stoplight on the Murray Street Bridge, the 2-way pilot program, and illegal driving patterns on Seabright.

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Oral Communications (continued)
Bradley Snyder spoke regarding the candidates running for Mayor and the County 3 rd District Board Supervisor.

Kevin Gallagher spoke regarding mental health and shared concerns with how homeless people on Coral Street are treated.

Unidentified person spoke regarding Santa Cruz County’s cannabis industry.

At 3:12 p.m. Mayor Keeley closed Oral Communications.

Presentation

2. Parking for Hope Check Presentation
Councilmember Newsome spoke and presented a check on behalf of the City to the Downtown Association’s Parking for Hope Program. Crew Member Irvin Ruiz spoke.

At this time, Council returned to Oral Communications and proceeded with the remaining items in order.

Presiding Officer's Announcements
Statements of Disqualification – None.

Additions and Deletions – None.

City Attorney Report on Closed Session – See page 8192 for the report.

Council Meeting Calendar

3. The City Council reviewed and did not revise the meeting calendar attached to the agenda.

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Consent Agenda
Councilmember Golder made a comment on item 7.

Councilmember Newsome made a comment on item 10.

Transportation Planner C. Gallogly responded to Council questions regarding item 12.

Mayor Keeley opened the public comment period. The following person spoke:

Unidentified person made a comment on item 13.

Mayor Keeley closed the public comment period.

MOTION: Councilmember Golder moved, seconded by Councilmember Brunner, to approve the Consent Agenda.

ACTION: The motion carried unanimously with the following vote.

AYES: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.

NOES: None.

ABSENT: None.

DISQUALIFIED: None.

4. Minutes of the February 24, 2026 City Council Meeting (CC) LOCATION: None
Motion carried to approve as submitted.

5. 2026 Program Year (PY) Annual Action Plan (AAP) (ED) LOCATION: Citywide
Motion carried to:
 Receive initial funding recommendations for the 2026 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Annual Action Plan for both Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME); and
 Direct staff to draft and publish for public review the 2026 Annual Action Plan (AAP).

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Consent Agenda (continued)

6. 2023 Program Year Annual Action Plan Amendment - Budget Adjustment (ED) LOCATION: Citywide
Motion carried to:
 Adopt Resolution No. NS-30,628 to amend the 2023 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to reduce funding to the “2023 PY Civic Auditorium ADA Improvements” project in an amount up to $80,000 and reallocate the funding to a newly created project “2023 PY Market St.

Senior Center Renovations”;
 Direct staff to submit the Annual Action Plan (AAP) amendment to HUD for approval; and
 Adopt Resolution No. NS-30,629 amending the FY 2026 budget to move $80,000 in revenue and expenditure budget from projects h512403, Civic ADA Improvements, and c302422, CDBG Civic ADA Project, to projects h512103, Senior Center Renovation, and c302101, Senior Center Rehab, respectively.

7. 2026-2029 City of Santa Cruz Police Officers’ Association Total Tentative Agreement for Successor Memorandum of Understanding (HR) LOCATION: Citywide
Resolution NS-30,630 was adopted approving a total tentative agreement between the City of Santa Cruz and the Police Officers’ Association effective March 14, 2026 through March 23, 2029.

8.5 March 10, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 8197
Consent Agenda (continued)

8. DeLaveaga Driving Range Roof and Building Improvements (c302214) – CEQA Exemption (14 CCR 15061) (PR)
LOCATION: District 1
Motion carried to:
 Approve the plans and specifications for the DeLaveaga Driving Range Roof and Building Improvements Project (c302214);
 Authorize the issuance of an invitation for bid (IFB) for the project and award the contract. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to; execute the contract in a form approved by the City Attorney. The Director of Parks and Recreation is authorized to execute change orders within the approved project budget; and
 Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) finding of categorical exemption under (1) Class 1 Categorical Exemption (14 CCR 15301) for existing facilities, and (2) Common Sense Exemption (14 CCR 15061).

9. 2024 Pavement Rehabilitation Project (c400809) – Notice of Completion (PW) LOCATION: Districts 3, 4, and 5
Motion carried to accept the work of MCK Services, Inc. (Martinez, CA) as completed per plans and specifications and authorize the filing of the Notice of Completion for the 2024 Pavement Rehabilitation Project (c400809) and authorize the Public Works Director to sign the Notice of Completion as the Owner’s Authorized Agent.

8.6 March 10, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 8198
Consent Agenda (continued)

10. Downtown Catch Basin Rehabilitation 2026 (c402602) – Authorize to Advertise and Award - Budget Adjustment (PW)
LOCATION: District 4
Motion carried to:
 Approve the plans and specifications for Downtown Catch Basin Rehabilitation 2026 and authorize staff to advertise for bids and award the contract. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the contract in a form approved by the City Attorney. The Public Works Director is authorized to execute change orders within the approved project budget;
 Adopt Resolution No. NS-30,631 to approve the design of the Downtown Catch Basin Rehabilitation 2026 pursuant to Government Code Section 830.6;
 Adopt Resolution No. NS-30,632 to amend the FY 2026 Budget and move funds from State Capital Grants Infill Infrastructure grant (IIG) to Transfer from IIG–AHSC funding; and
 Find the Improvements Categorically Exempt under CEQA Guidelines 14 CCR section 15301(Existing Facilities).

11. Award Contract for Purchase of a Volvo D13 Tractor (PW) LOCATION: Citywide
Motion carried to award a contract for the purchase of a Volvo D13 Tractor from TEC Equipment (Oakland, CA) in the amount of $150,000. The Public Works Director is authorized to approve future Contract Amendments within the approved project budget.

12. Traffic Calming Pilot Program (c402404) - Notice of Completion (PW) LOCATION: Districts 1, 2, and 6
Motion carried to accept the work of WGJ Enterprises dba PCI (Azusa, CA) as completed per plans and specifications and authorize the filing of the Notice of Completion for the Traffic Calming Pilot Program (c402404) and authorize the Public Works Director to sign the Notice of Completion as the Owner’s Authorized Agent.

8.7 March 10, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 8199
Consent Agenda (continued)

13. Proposed Resource Recovery Facility Fee Schedule Revisions (PW) LOCATION: Citywide
Motion carried to:
 Adopt Resolution No. NS-30,633 adopting a schedule of fees for disposal of refuse, garbage, trash and processing recyclables at the Resource Recovery Facility and rescinding Resolution No. NS-28,872; and
 Adopt a finding of statutory exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15273 (Rates, Tolls, Fares, and Charges) because the proposed fee schedule is for the purpose of meeting RRF operating expenses.

End Consent Agenda
Consent Public Hearing
Mayor Keeley opened the public comment period. There were no speakers. Mayor Keeley closed the public comment period.

MOTION: Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson moved, seconded by Councilmember Newsome, to approve the Consent Public Hearing Agenda.

ACTION: The motion carried unanimously with the following vote.

AYES: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.

NOES: None.

ABSENT: None.

DISQUALIFIED: None.

14. 2nd Reading and Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-04 E-Bike Regulation Concepts (PW)
LOCATION: Citywide
Ordinance No. 2026-04 was adopted amending Chapter 10.68 of the Santa Cruz Municipal Code pertaining to bicycles.

8.8 March 10, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 8200
General Business

15. Sidewalk Vending Ordinance Updates (CD)
LOCATION: Citywide
Code Compliance Manager L. Landry spoke and responded to Council questions.

Mayor Keeley opened the public comment period. There were no speakers.

Mayor Keeley closed the public comment period.

MOTION: Councilmember Golder moved, seconded by Councilmember Trigueiro, to:
 Introduce for publication Ordinance No. 2026-05 amending Santa Cruz Municipal Code (SCMC) Chapter 5.82 (“Sidewalk Vending”); and  Adopt a CEQA finding of exemption pursuant to: 14 CCR § 15307 – action by a regulatory agency for protection of natural resources; 14 CCR § 15308 – action by a regulatory agency for the protection of the environment; and 14 CCR § 15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption).

ACTION: The motion carried unanimously with the following vote.

AYES: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.

NOES: None.

ABSENT: None.

DISQUALIFIED: None.

8.9 March 10, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 8201
Public Hearings

16. Amendments to the Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance to Create a New Overlay District for Temporary and Affordable Housing, and Updates to the Industrial Land Use Preservation Policy (CD)
LOCATION: Citywide
Senior Planner C. Stanger gave a presentation and responded to Council questions.

Director of Community Development L. Butler responded to Council questions.

Principal Planner M. VanHua responded to Council questions.

Mayor Keeley opened the public comment period. The following people spoke.

Patrick Broom
Rafa Sonnenfeld
Jocelyn Wolf
Ryan Meckel
Pat Mapeli
Mayor Keeley closed the public comment period.

MOTION: Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson moved, seconded by Councilmember Golder, to:
 Introduce for publication Ordinance No. 2026-06 amending Chapter 24.10, Chapter 24.12, Part 17, and Chapter 24.22 of the Santa Cruz Municipal Code (SCMC) to add a new overlay district and update standards for temporary and affordable housing with the following amendments:

24.10.4420(3)
From:
“Residential behavioral health program facilities, including substance use disorder treatment facilities;”
To:
“Residential behavioral health program facilities, including substance use disorder treatment facilities and secure behavioral health facilities;”

8.10 March 10, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 8202
Public Hearings (continued)

24.10.4430 Use Determination.

From:
“Any other use or service establishment determined by the zoning administrator to be of the same general character as the foregoing uses, and which will not impair the present or potential use of adjacent properties, may be permitted.”
To:
“Any other use or service establishment determined by the zoning administrator to be of the same general character, as defined by similar types of operations, service population, intensity, and nature of use, as the foregoing uses, and which will not impair the present or potential use of adjacent properties, may be permitted.”

24.10.4440(2)
From:
“For buildings in which the uses include at least one of the uses described in subsections 24.10.4420.1-5, the maximum height of buildings shall be eight stories and 85 feet.”
To:
“For buildings in which the uses include at least one of the uses described in subsections 24.10.4420.1-5, the maximum height of buildings shall be five stories and 60 feet.”

24.12.1620 Development Standards.

Add #5:
“Parking. The emergency shelter shall provide on-site parking at a rate of one space per staff member at the shift with the greatest number of staff members.”

8.11 March 10, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 8203
Public Hearings (continued)

16. Amendments to the Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance to Create a New Overlay District for Temporary and Affordable Housing, and Updates to the Industrial Land Use Preservation Policy (CD) LOCATION: Citywide (continued) MOTION (continued):
 Introduce for publication Ordinance No. 2026-07 amending the Local Coastal Program (LCP) Implementation Plan (IP), amending Section

24.10.1510 of the Municipal Code related to use permit requirements within the General Industrial zoning district;
 Adopt a finding that the proposed amendments are exempt from environmental review under Public Resources Code Section 21080.085 and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and
 Direct staff to explore a policy that could help the City have more local control of shelter bed placements, such as a policy that requires shelters to reserve a certain number of shelter beds for City referrals, or a Citywide shelter bed preference policy;
 Direct staff to explore opportunities in the leasing process of City-owned facilities that could strengthen the City’s oversight and improve coordination and accountability of shelter operations in the Coral Street area; and
 Direct staff to return to Council and provide a summary of conditions and standards the City may apply to other uses contemplated in the overlay district, including supportive housing, behavioral health facilities, recovery programs, and service-oriented facilities. As part of this review, provide examples of how other California cities regulate similar uses, including operational standards related to management, security, service coordination, and neighborhood compatibility.

FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Councilmember Brunner requested to add the following:

24.10.4420 Permitted Uses
Add #7:
“Live-work uses.”

8.12 March 10, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 8204
Public Hearings (continued)

24.10.4440 District Regulations
Add #4:
“For 100% affordable housing projects, any lease or sales agreements shall state that the tenants/owners recognize that a variety of industrial uses exist in the area, and industrial uses often involve noise, smell, dust, or other impacts on the surrounding area.”
Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson and Councilmember Golder accepted.

ACTION: The motion carried unanimously with the following vote.

AYES: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.

NOES: None.

ABSENT: None.

DISQUALIFIED: None.

Principal Planner M. VanHua responded to Council questions.

Mayor Keeley opened the public comment period. There were no speakers.

Mayor Keeley closed the public comment period.

8.13 March 10, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 8205
Public Hearings (continued)

17. Amend Municipal Code Chapter 24.16 Related to Affordable Housing Incentives and Fees, and Adopt Separate Council Policies Related to Development Review Fee Deferrals and Waivers (CD) LOCATION: Citywide (continued) MOTION: Councilmember Golder moved, seconded by Councilmember Brunner, to:
 Introduce for publication Ordinance No. 2026-08 approving the proposed amendments to City of Santa Cruz Municipal Code (SCMC) Chapter 24, Sections: 24.16.035, 24.16.300, and 24.16.310;
 Adopt Resolution No. NS-30,634 approving the City Council Development Review Fee Deferral Policy for 100 Percent Affordable Housing Developments;
 Adopt Resolution No. NS-30,635 approving the City Council Development Review Fee Waiver Policy for Projects on City-Owned Land; and  Acknowledge the determination that the proposed amendments and policies are not a “project” under CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(2), (4), and 15061(b)(3).

ACTION: The motion carried unanimously with the following vote.

AYES: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.

NOES: None.

ABSENT: None.

DISQUALIFIED: None.

Adjournment – Councilmember Golder moved, seconded by Councilmember Brunner, to adjourn. By consensus City Council adjourned at 5:43 p.m.

8.14 March 10, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 8206
Respectfully Submitted:

Julia Wood, Deputy City Clerk Administrator
Attest:

Bonnie Bush, City Clerk Administrator
Approved:

Fred Keeley, Mayor

8.15 City Council

AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 03/19/2026
AGENDA OF: 03/24/2026
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
SUBJECT: Annual Housing Element and General Plan Progress Reports and Accessory Dwelling Unit Condominium Report (CD)
LOCATION: Citywide
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to accept the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports, and direct staff to submit the reports to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and the California Department of Housing and Community Development; and to accept the annual Accessory Dwelling Unit Condominium Report.

BACKGROUND: The State of California Government Code Section 65400 requires cities and counties to report annually to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) regarding their progress toward implementing their General Plans and, in a separate report, the Housing Element portion of the General Plan. Reporting on Housing Element progress has expanded since 2018 to include reporting each stage of development applications, including both planning permit applications (entitlements) and building permit applications, differentiating between ministerial and discretionary projects, and identifying projects proposed with certain state streamlining provisions. The Annual Housing Element Report is submitted on an Excel form provided by HCD. There is no specific format required for the annual General Plan report, merely that it be a report on the status of the General Plan and an update on its implementation, with a few specific items of information noted below.

This informational item presents the attached 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report to the City Council prior to submittal to LCI and HCD, as required by State law.

On January 14, 2025, the City Council adopted an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and their associated primary dwellings to be mapped as condominiums and sold separately. At that time, the City Council directed staff to provide an annual report on ADU condominiums, including local analysis of the associated housing affordability impacts of Condominium Mapping and Separate Sale of Accessory Dwelling Units and their Associated Primary Dwellings by tracking the following:

9.1  Number of ADUs sold as condominiums;
 Number of ADU owner-occupied condominiums;
 Average sale price of ADU condominiums;
 Median sale price of ADU condominiums; and
 Other available housing affordability indicators such as housing price-to-income and expenditure-to-income, residual income, housing quality, and subjective measures of housing affordability, etc.

The City Council directed staff to use such annual reporting to determine whether further action should be taken to limit the potential for investor prospecting, and, if available, include similar analysis from other jurisdictions such as San Jose and Seattle to capture relevant trends.

This informational item also presents the information and analysis of ADU condominiums in Santa Cruz in 2025.

DISCUSSION:
2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
Regional Housing Needs Allocation
The State of California and the regional Council of Governments – the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) – use the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process to aid jurisdictions in making land use designation decisions that will accommodate estimates of future statewide growth and housing need. The RHNA reporting cycles are typically eight years in length, and the City of Santa Cruz’s (City’s) current, 6th cycle runs from June 30, 2023, to December 15, 2031. For the 6th Cycle, the City was allocated 3,736 housing units as its target, and this minimum number of units is broken down by four required affordability levels based on Area Median Income (AMI) calculations: Very Low Income (VLI, above 30% and up to 50% AMI), Low Income (LI, above 50% and up to 80% AMI), Moderate Income (above 80% and up to 120% AMI), and Above Moderate Income (above 120% AMI). The Housing Element must identify “adequate sites” to accommodate these minimum housing targets. The City is also required to develop objectives such as programs, policies, and appropriate zoning to incentivize this growth. The City’s 2023-2031 Housing Element was certified by HCD in December 2023, confirming that it meets these requirements.

HCD Reporting
The 2025 Housing Element Report utilizes the format provided by HCD to provide information and updates on the following items:
 A Summary table populated with data from Tables A, A2, C, and C (described below)  Residential projects with a Planning entitlement application deemed complete in 2025, or if no Planning entitlements are required, with a building permit application submitted in 2025 (Table A)
 Residential projects with entitlements approved during 2025 (Table A2)  Residential building permits issued during 2025 (Table A2)  Residential building permits finaled during 2025 (Table A2)  Number of and affordability level of units within each of the above categories (Tables A and A2)
 Whether any projects or permits included a density bonus (Tables A and A2)

9.2  Whether any projects or permits were approved utilizing SB9, AB2011, SB6, SB 4, or the Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process (SMAP) provided under SB 35 and SB423 (Tables A and A2)
 Annual progress on meeting the jurisdiction’s RHNA (Table B)  The progress on rezoning of properties required to meet a jurisdiction’s RHNA or to accommodate housing potential lost by downzoning other properties (Table C, not needed by Santa Cruz in 2025)
 Progress toward implementing Housing Element policies and objectives (Table D)  Commercial density bonus projects where a commercial developer partners with an affordable housing developer to provide a mixed-use project (Table E, not needed by Santa Cruz in 2025)
 Affordable projects that were substantially rehabilitated or received assistance in exchange for extending affordability requirements (Table F, this table is optional)  Above Moderate-Income units that were converted to Moderate-Income units (Table F2)  Locally owned lands listed on the Housing Element Sites Inventory that have been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of (Table G)
 Locally owned surplus sites (Table H)
 Student housing projects with special student housing density bonus (Table J, the City had no applications for this type of density bonus in 2025)  A link to the webpage with information on the City’s tenant preference policy (Table K)  Sites that received a national, state, or local historic designation within the jurisdiction during the reporting year (Table L, new for 2025, and the City had no new historic designations)
 An update on the City’s Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) grant activities (LEAP Reporting table).

Some of these items, such as the progress on rezoning, commercial density bonus projects, and special student housing density bonus on the Housing Element Sites Inventory, are not applicable to the City’s reporting. In these instances, there is nothing to report or these categories do not apply (there are no current commercial density bonus projects, the City did not need to rezone any properties to meet the RHNA targets, and there are no current commercial density projects or special student housing density bonus projects).

RHNA Targets and Building Permits Issued in 2025
New homes that count toward achieving minimum RHNA targets are based upon building permits issued rather than building permits finaled (i.e., construction completed). Because of this distinction, the numbers found in this report may vary from those found in the Housing Element, those indicated in reports submitted to the State Department of Finance, and those generally used by the City to track housing development. Reviewing other reporting requirements, such as the number of residential units receiving Planning approvals (i.e., entitlements) and the number of residential units finaled during 2025, provides a more complete picture of the City’s progress towards meeting its housing goals. However, any projects that did not submit or receive approval, issuance, or occupancy permits within the calendar year 2025 do not appear in the 2025 Annual Progress Report.

Jurisdictions that meet or exceed their RHNA totals in all income categories by the end of the RHNA cycle are not subject to state law’s Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process (SMAP) for the following four years as outlined under SB 35 and SB 423 legislation. If the City were subject

9.3 to SMAP, the process would allow for housing development projects that meet specific eligibility criteria to obtain ministerial approvals with 1) no discretion on the part of the City to deny projects that meet objective standards and 2) no California Environmental Quality Act review. Additionally, four years into the current RHNA cycle, jurisdictions will be reevaluated to determine whether they have met their pro-rated share of RHNA targets. For the mid-cycle review, the jurisdiction must meet half the RHNA target numbers for each income category to be exempt from SMAP. If a jurisdiction has met half of its Above Moderate allocation but has not met half the allocation for Low-Income (LI) and Very-Low-Income (VLI) units, projects with at least 50 percent affordable units may apply for SMAP processing. If the jurisdiction has not met the Above-Moderate allocation, any project that includes 10 percent affordable units or the jurisdiction’s inclusionary requirement, whichever is higher, may apply under SMAP. SMAP projects require prevailing wage, so typically, market rate projects will not pursue SMAP, even if they are eligible. However, most 100 percent affordable projects receive grants or other funding that requires prevailing wage. Thus, if the City were subject to SB 35 and SB 423 in the latter half of the current, 6th Housing Element Cycle, affordable housing projects would likely pursue the SMAP process.

The City achieved its RHNA targets for all levels of affordability for the 2016-2023 cycle in the first half of 2023. This means that the City is not subject to SB 35 and SB 423 streamlining for the first four years of the current cycle, 2024 through 2027. In addition, because the City met its target in the first half of 2023 and prior to the end of the 5th RHNA cycle on December 31, 2023, state law allows the City to count building permits issued for new housing after June 30, 2023 toward the current, 6th RHNA cycle. The following table shows the units issued building permits from June 30, 2023 to December 31, 2023 and each of the following years by affordability that count toward the 6th RHNA cycle. Note that the report tracks Acutely Low Income (ALI) units and Extremely Low Income (ELI) units but currently still tabulates them under the VLI total for RHNA totals. While the table submitted to HCD does not include this statistic, for ease of reference, the pro-rated share of building permits issued compared to the total target is also included in the final column. As 2025 is two years into an eight-year cycle, percentages over 25 percent are currently on track to meet the targets, while percentages below 25 percent are not currently meeting the target pro-rated share of building permits.

9.4 The City issued building permits for 424 units in 2025. Of these, 327 units were from projects of 10-units or more: 140-unit 831 Water Street, 124-unit 119 Lincoln Street (the Downtown Library & Affordable Housing Project), 38-unit 850 Almar Avenue, 13 dwelling units within a new senior living facility at 102 Pelton Avenue, and 12-unit 201 River Street. ADUs and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs) made up most of the remaining permits issued, with 79 in 2025. After 2020, ADU construction increased steadily for several years, with 106 ADUs issued in 2024 being the most ADU permits the City has issued in a single year. This shift is likely related to changes in State law that loosened ADU development standards, lifted the owneroccupancy requirement for ADUs, allowed JADUs in addition to ADUs, and permitted ADUs in multi-family projects. It may also be related, at least partially, to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which many people were working from home and reconfigured their live/work spaces to better suit their new lifestyle needs. However, the shift toward more ADU permits has been sustained, even with the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the past. The number of permits issued in 2025 is down from the previous year, consistent with the decline in building permits for all types of housing compared to 2024, but it is still significantly more than the number of ADU permits issued each year prior to 2020.

The report identifies several units as meeting an affordability category without a deed restriction, including most ADUs. The 2023-2031 Housing Element followed the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Using ADUs to Satisfy RHNA Technical Memo and recent survey data from ADU owners within the city to develop affordability assumptions for ADUs constructed within the city. Based on this methodology, ADUs with permits issued during 2025 are assumed to have the following affordability level breakdown: 50% Low Income, 40% Moderate, and 10% Above Moderate.

Overall, to meet the RHNA target of 3,736 housing units, 467 housing units would have to start construction each year over the next eight years. The City’s total number of permits issued Income Level RHNA
Allocation
2023
(July –
Dec)
2024 2025 20
26 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031
Total
Units
(ProRated
Share)
Deed
Restricted 0 90 212 Acutely/
Extremely/
Very Low
Non-Deed
Restricted
859
0 120 0
422
(49.1%)
Deed
Restricted 0 43 93
Low
Non-Deed
Restricted
562
31 173 39
379
(67.4%)
Deed
Restricted 0 0 0
Moderate
Non-Deed
Restricted
709
6 54 32
92 (13%)
Above
Moderate 1,606 12 74 48 134(8.3%)
Total RHNA 3,736
Total Units 49 554 424 1,027
(27.5%)

9.5 currently exceeds that amount. However, when broken down by income category, only two income categories are on track to meet the 6th Cycle RHNA allocations (Very Low Income and Low Income). The City has excelled in producing those units over the past two years, in part due to 100 percent affordable projects led by the City on City-owned land.

However, the City has been less successful in producing Moderate Income and Above Moderate Income homes in the first two years of the 6th Cycle. The Moderate Income category (92 permits were issued, whereas 177 at this point in the cycle would be on track) and the Above Moderate Income category (134 permits were issued, whereas 402 at this point in the cycle would be on track) are both behind.

Pipeline Projects
The housing development pipeline continues to include many new housing development applications. As detailed in Table A of the attached 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, applicants submitted complete applications for entitlements or, if entitlements were not required, applications for building permits for 781 units in 2025. This number is significantly up from the 375 units of new applications in 2024 and similar to the 808 units within this category in 2023. These new projects include the 225-unit mixed use building at 530 Ocean Street, the 178-unit mixed-use project at 2020 North Pacific Avenue, the 90-unit affordable project at 525 Water Street, the revised 83-unit mixed-use project at 915 Water Street, the 67-unit mixed-use project at 1811 Mission Street, and the 12-unit commercial-to-residential conversion project at 211 River Street, as well as 100 ADUs and several single-family homes and duplexes.

Several additional significant projects are in the development pipeline and received entitlements prior to 2025 but did not obtain a building permit in 2025 and therefore were not listed in the Annual Progress Report, which only tracks events that took place in 2025. These projects would add 861 additional dwelling units to the City’s housing stock, including the 276-unit mixed use project at 530 Front Street, the 233-unit mixed use building at 130 Center street, and the 84-unit mixed use building at 1800 Soquel Avenue.

While the development pipeline is significant, the City has seen a large number of entitlements in recent years that have not progressed to building permits. This is a function of high interest rates; high labor, cost of materials, and land costs; uncertainty about tariffs; lending challenges given the aforementioned criteria; and various other factors. Thus, a focus on projects that have either submitted or that are preparing building permits provides a better forecast of future development.

The project at 530 Ocean Street has been submitted for building permits. This is significant, because this would be the first large, market-rate project that has pulled building permits since the Anton Pacific project (at Pacific, Front, and Laurel) did circa 2022, aside from the Delaware Addition (University of California Santa Cruz student/faculty housing) and the anticipated Swift Street (teacher housing), both of which have very different funding approaches than typical market rate projects. Additionally, a significant number of 100 percent affordable housing projects have either been submitted for building permits or are anticipated to do so in the near future, including 525 Water Street, 915 Water Street, 136 River Street (51 homes), and 130 Center Street (which was converted from market rate to 100 percent affordable). Also, the applicant for the market rate project at 2020 N. Pacific (adjacent to the Clocktower) has indicated that they are preparing building permits for that recently-entitled project. So, while many projects have not progressed to the building permit stage, the number of upcoming affordable

9.6 housing units and the prospect of new market rate projects (that include affordable inclusionary and density bonus units) provides a promising outlook for future development in Santa Cruz. 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report
As noted earlier, the State does not dictate the format for the General Plan Annual Progress Report but recommends that certain topics be covered, including General Plan updates, Zoning Ordinance amendments, a review of major development projects, what the jurisdiction has done to promote infill development, and intergovernmental coordination. These topics are covered in the beginning section of the attached 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report.

The second portion of Annual Progress Report is an overview of key General Plan implementation efforts in 2025. Chapter 11 of General Plan 2030 identifies implementation tasks by City department. Planning staff periodically meets with City departments to monitor and discuss implementation plans and progress. Updates on key projects and programs are included in the “Selected Key Projects and Programs” section of the attached report.

ADU Condominiums Annual Reporting
In 2025, the City received a few inquiries on the new ADU condominium option but received no applications, so no ADU condominiums were created, sold, or occupied in Santa Cruz in 2025.

Based on staff conversations with interested persons, it appears that these potential applicants chose not to pursue this option after learning that the primary dwelling would also become a condominium. This information may have dissuaded potential applicants because the value of a single-family home would likely decrease when it is mapped as a condominium due to the sharing of the property with a separate owner, but also in part due to public perception of condominiums versus single-family homes. This lower value is one of the key reasons staff encouraged adoption of the policy, because it can produce relatively more affordable housing options. However, one significant barrier is the challenge associated with refinancing a conventional mortgage to one with a condominium map, something lenders are unlikely to do when a significant amount of money is owed on a property. In addition, macro-economic factors, such as interest rates remaining high, likely continued to negatively affect new development across all housing types in 2025.

Across the state, a growing number of jurisdictions aside from Santa Cruz (for example, San Jose, San Francisco, San Diego, Stockton, Berkeley, and Santa Monica) have adopted ADU condominium allowances under State Assembly Bill 1033, which took effect in 2024. In August 2025, KQED news reported (https://www.kqed.org/news/12052050/san-jose-developers-pioneernew-california-law-selling-adus-as-condos) that two separate ADU condominium projects being occupied in San Jose were the first in the state to use the new law. The two ADU condominiums were both a result of a developer using the law and not a typical homeowner who built the ADU or converted an existing ADU to a condominium. The factors noted above will likely mean that trend – of ADU condominiums being proposed by developers – continues.

Should developers propose ADU condominiums in Santa Cruz, it would offer a relatively more affordable price point than many of the other homes on the market, particularly in relation to traditional single-family detached homes. The KQED report indicated that in Seattle, about 60% of all ADUs were able to be sold as condominiums as of 2024 and that “the median ADU sold at

9.7 about 60% of the price of the associated main home and about half as much as a new, detached home.”
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: The items before Council are informational and do not constitute a project under CEQA.

HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): The items before Council are consistent with the Health in All Policies pillars of equity, public health, and sustainabilty in that they track the City’s housing goals for all levels of affordability and help encourage the development of housing at all affordability levels. Providing housing at all levels of affordability promotes equity in that it provides more opportunities for people of various incomes and household sizes to reside in Santa Cruz’s expensive housing market, and the vast preponderance of studies show that any new housing makes all housing more affordable, as even the highest priced homes free up low priced homes through the chain of moves that occurs due to new homes arriving in the market.

This item promotes public health by striving to house more people, regardless of their income, and it promotes public health by promoting housing in the city limits, where the compact nature of the city encourages active transportation by walking, biking, and public transit. Finally, it promotes sustainability by encouraging housing at a variety of affordability levels in the city that is the job center of the region, so more people can live closer to their place of work, supporting environmental and smart growth goals.

FISCAL IMPACT:

1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No

2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: No

3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: No FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: There are no direct fiscal impacts to the General Fund from the transmittal of the Calendar Year 2025 General Plan Annual Progress report or Housing Element Annual Progress Report to LCI and HCD. However, failure to submit these reports would disqualify the City from significant State grant funding opportunities.

Prepared By:

Clara Stanger
Senior Planner
Matthew VanHua, AICP
Principal Planner
Submitted By:

Lee Butler, LEED AP, AICP
Director of Community
Development
Approved By:

Matt Huffaker
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:

1. 2025 HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.PDF

2. 2025 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.PDF

9.8 Jurisidiction Name
Reporting Calendar Year
First Name
Last Name
Title Click here to download APR Instructions
Email
Phone
Street Address
City
Zipcode
v_01_07_26
Click here to add rows to a table. If you add too many
rows, you may select a cell in the row you wish to
remove and type ctrl + d.
809 Center St Rm 101
Santa Cruz
95060
Clara
Stanger
Senior Planner
[email protected]
8314205247
Mailing Address
Please Start Here
General Information
2025
Santa Cruz
Contact Information
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from. Project and program data will be copied exactly
how it was entered in last year's form and must be
updated. If a project is no longer has any reportable
activity, you may delete the project by selecting a cell in the row and typing ctrl + d.

Annual Progress Report January 2020

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9.10 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz
Reporting Year 2025
Housing Element Planning Period 6th Cycle
Current Year
Deed
Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
Deed
Restricted 44
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
Deed
Restricted 168
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
Deed
Restricted 93
Non-Deed
Restricted 39
Deed
Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 32
48 424
Units by Structure Type Entitled Permitted Completed
Single-family Attached 0 0 0
Single-family Detached 10 11 9
2 to 4 units per structure 2 6 1
5+ units per structure 1409 328 152
Accessory Dwelling Unit 2 79 83
Mobile/Manufactured Home 0 0 0
Total 1423 424 245
Infill Housing Developments and Infill Units Permitted # of Projects Units 96 424
0 0
(Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Acutely Low
Extremely Low
Total Units
Above Moderate
Indicated as Infill
Not Indicated as Infill
Building Permits Issued by Affordability Summary
Income Level

9.11 123
781
700
0 0
0 Income Rental Ownership Total
Acutely Low 0 0 0
Extremely Low 0 0 0
Very Low 64 0 64
Low 75 0 75
Moderate 0 0 0
Above Moderate 1 0 1
Total 140 0 140
Streamlining Provisions Used - Permitted Units # of Projects Units SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone 1 2
SB 9 (2021) - Residential Lot Split 0 0
AB 2011 (2022) 0 0
SB 6 (2022) 0 0
SB 423 (2023) 0 0
Ministerial and Discretionary Applications # of Units
Ministerial 103 110
Discretionary 20 671
Density Bonus Applications and Units Permitted
Number of Applications Submitted Requesting a Density Bonus 5 Number of Units in Applications Submitted Requesting a Density Bonus 643 Number of Projects Permitted with a Density Bonus 3
Number of Units in Projects Permitted with a Density Bonus 302 Housing Element Programs Implemented and Sites Rezoned Count 127
0 Programs Implemented
Sites Rezoned to Accommodate the RHNA
Units Constructed - SB 423 Streamlining Permits
Number of SB 423 Streamlining Applications Approved
Total Housing Applications Submitted:

Number of Proposed Units in All Applications Received:

Total Housing Units Approved:

Total Housing Units Disapproved:

Housing Applications Summary
Use of SB 423 Streamlining Provisions - Applications
Number of SB 423 Streamlining Applications

9.12 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
Date
Application
Submitted
Total
Approved
Units by
Project
Total
Disapproved
Units by
Project
Streamlining Historic Sites
2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10
Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID
Unit Category
(SFA,SFD,2 to
4,5+,ADU,MH)
Tenure
R=Renter
O=Owner
Date
Application
Submitted
(see
instructions)
Acutely LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Acutely LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
Low-Income
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
Low-Income
Non Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Low-Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Total

PROPOSED
Units by
Project
Total

APPROVED
Units by
project
Total

DISAPPROVE
D Units by
Project
Please select
state
streamlining
provision/s the
application was
submitted
pursuant to.

Is this project
located on a
site with an
associated
historical
designation as
outlined in
Government
Code Section
65400(a)(2)(N)
and reported on
Table L?
Did the
housing
development
application
seek
incentives or
concessions
pursuant to
Government
Code section
65915?
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 0 0 0 0 83 0 134 50 36 40 438 781 700 0 008-332-35 525 WATER ST CP25-0001 5+ R
5/7/2025
22 67 1 90 90 AB 2011 (2022) No Yes
004-124-34 1811 MISSION ST CP25-0002 5+ R 6/30/2025 5 1 5 56 67 67 NONE No Yes 003-182-06 219 SACRAMENTO
AVE CP25-0010 SFD O
5/21/2025
1 1 1 NONE No No
010-252-02 250 1ST AVE CP25-0013 SFD O 6/10/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No 010-222-32 217 BROOK AVE CP25-0034 ADU R 4/14/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No 010-253-22 222 2ND AVE CP25-0063 SFD O 10/24/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No 010-294-14 406 ATLANTIC AVE CP25-0095 SFD O 9/15/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No 011-121-17 1118 SEABRIGHT AVE CP25-0121 SFD R
11/6/2025
1 1 1 NONE No No
006-521-01 211 RIVER ST CP24-0041 5+ R 1/23/2025 2 10 12 12 NONE No No 010-011-16 530 OCEAN ST CP24-0071 5+ R 2/4/2025 17 5 17 186 225 225 NONE No Yes 004-142-24 419 PALM ST CP24-0103 2 to 4 R 2/12/2025 2 2 2 NONE No No 006-364-01 2020 N PACIFIC AVE CP24-0124 5+ R 5/12/2025 14 2 14 148 178 178 NONE No Yes 004-202-45 115 CLARK AVE CP24-0146 SFD O 2/24/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No 001-141-10 138 ROGER DR CP24-0179 SFD O 2/11/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No 010-064-09 805 BROADWAY CP24-0186 SFD O 11/19/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No 009-125-27 460 LA FONDA AVE CP24-0119 SFD O 1/8/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No 001-181-21 317 HIGHLAND AVE CP24-0164 ADU R 6/6/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No 009-234-25 915 WATER ST CP24-0158 5+ R 1/9/2025 25 57 1 83 83 NONE No Yes 004-194-10 106 HARVARD ST CP23-0135 SFD O 7/28/2025 1 1 NONE No No 010-192-22 511 LOGAN ST CP23-0107 SFD R 2/25/2025 2 2 2 NONE No No 004-011-01
1145 LAUREL ST PW25-0003
2 to 4 R
9/15/2025
0 0 0 SB 9 (2021) -
Residential Lot
Split
No No
002-081-25 108 ALAMO AVE B25-0324 ADU R 8/21/2025 1 1 NONE No No 002-174-10 133 LOS ALTOS CT B25-0388 ADU R 9/22/2025 1 1 NONE No No 011-065-10 1206 SEABRIGHT AVE B25-0509 SFD O
12/17/2025
1 1 NONE No No
008-385-12 208 CALCITA DR B25-0522 ADU R 12/22/2025 1 1 NONE No No 002-234-24 1407 BAY ST B25-0543 ADU R 12/30/2025 1 1 NONE No No Table A
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
1 5
Project Identifier Unit Types Density Bo
Applica
11 Housing Development Applications Submitted
Proposed Units - Affordability by Household Incomes

9.13 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning
Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
Table A2
Streamlining Historic Sites Infill
Housing without
Financial Assistance or
Deed Restrictions
Term of
Affordability or
Deed Restriction
Notes
2 3 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID
Unit
Category
(SFA,SFD,2
to
4,5+,ADU,MH)
Tenure
R=Renter
O=Owner
Acutely LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Acutely LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Entitlement
Date Approved
# of Units
issued
Entitlements
Acutely
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Acutely
LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Building
Permits Date
Issued
# of Units Issued
Building Permits
Acutely LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Acutely LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Certificates of
Occupancy or other
forms of readiness
(see instructions)
Date Issued
# of Units
issued
Certificates
of Occupancy
or other
forms of
readiness
Please select the
state
streamlining
provision the
project was

APPROVED
pursuant to.
(may select
multiple)
Is this project
located on a site
with an
associated
historical
designation as
outlined in
Government
Code Section
65400(a)(2)(N)
and reported on
Table L?
Infill Units?
Y/N+
Assistance
Programs for Each
Development
(may select multiple
- see instructions)
Deed Restriction
Type
(may select
multiple - see
instructions)
For units affordable
without financial
assistance or deed
restrictions, explain how
the locality determined the
units were affordable
(see instructions)
Term of Affordability
or Deed Restriction
(years) (if affordable
in perpetuity enter
1000)+
Number of
Demolished/Destro
yed Units
Demolished
or Destroyed
Units
Demolished/
Destroyed
Units
Owner or
Renter
Total Density Bonus
Applied to the Project
(Percentage Increase in
Total Allowable Units or
Total Maximum Allowable
Residential Gross Floor
Area)
Number of Other
Incentives,
Concessions,
Waivers, or Other
Modifications Given
to the Project
(Excluding Parking
Waivers or Parking
Reductions)
List the
incentives,
concessions,
waivers, and
modifications
(Excluding
Parking Waivers
or Parking
Modifications)
Did the project
receive a reduction or
waiver of parking
standards? (Y/N)
Notes+
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 0 0 0 0 154 0 157 1 136 1 974 1423 0 0 44 0 168 0 93 39 0 32 48 424 0 0 12 0 89 0 38 42 0 33 31 245 52 005-141-21 119 LINCOLN ST CP22-0128, B24-
0213 5+ R
0 19 104 1 8/1/2025 124 0 NONE No Y Other, HOME, LHTF Other, DB, INC 68.0% 2 Development
Standards
Modification
No
HOME, LHTF, PLHA.

Inclusionary units
restricted in perpetuity,
and density bonus units
restricted for 55 years
009-212-31 831 WATER ST CP20-0121, B25-
0147 5+ R
0 64 75 1 10/30/2025 140 0 SMAP No Y Other, DB, INC 29.0% 6 Development
Standards
Modification
No
INC, DB and SB35.

Inclusionary units
restricted in perpetuity,
and density bonus units
restricted for 55 years
004-571-08 102 PELTON AVE CP20-0068, B24-
0744 5+ R 0 2 6/17/2025 2 0 NONE No Y INC 1000 no assistance programs to note 003-052-08 850 ALMAR AVE CP24-0047, B24-
0749 5+ R
0 25 13 6/25/2025 38 0 NONE No Y Other Other, DB, INC 1000 100.0% 3 Development
Standards
Modification
No
CTCAC. Inclusionary
units restricted in
perpetuity, and density
bonus units restricted
for 55 years
006-511-04 201 RIVER ST CP24-0041, B24-
0588 5+ R 2 10 2/10/2025 12 2 10 4/28/2025 12 2 10 10/2/2025 12 NONE No Y INC 1000 no assistance programs to note 006-404-02 735 CHESTNUT ST B23-0570 2 to 4 R 0 2 3/17/2025 2 0 NONE No Y 002-235-15 133 TOLEDO ST CP24-0015, B25-
0010 2 to 4 R 0 2 5/6/2025 2 0 NONE No Y 1 Demolished O 002-235-15 133 TOLEDO ST B25-0011 ADU R 0 2 5/6/2025 2 0 NONE No Y TMP-1308 1147 LAUREL ST A PW25-0003, B25-
0145 2 to 4 R 0 2 10/6/2025 2 0 SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone No Y 007-433-01 145 CANFIELD ST B24-0489 5+ R 0 1 11/3/2025 1 0 NONE No Y 011-073-13 925 WINDSOR ST CP22-0114, B22-
0102 SFD O 0 1 2/13/2025 1 0 NONE No Y 1 Demolished O
002-042-44 918 WESTERN DR CP23-0028, B22-
0607 SFD O 0 1 7/17/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
001-161-69 100 BYRD CT CP21-0160, B23-
0338 SFD O 0 1 7/24/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
004-191-38 318 WOODROW
AVE
CP23-0138, B24-
0599 SFD O 0 1 5/13/2025 1 0 NONE No Y 1 Demolished O
004-275-04 217 LAGUNA ST CP25-0048, B25-
0107 SFD O 0 1 8/12/2025 1 0 NONE No Y 1 Demolished O
010-192-22 511 LOGAN ST A CP23-0107, B25-
0137 SFD R 1 3/27/2025 1 1 9/18/2025 1 0 NONE No Y 1 Demolished O 010-192-22 511 LOGAN ST B CP23-0107, B25-
0138 SFD R 1 3/27/2025 1 1 9/18/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
003-196-32 244 SAN JOSE
AVE B25-0201 SFD O 0 1 10/23/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
004-202-45 115 CLARK AVE CP24-0146, B25-
0205 SFD O 1 4/2/2025 1 1 9/15/2025 1 0 NONE No Y 1 Demolished O 009-125-27 460 LA FONDA
AVE
CP24-0119, B25-
0200 SFD O 1 2/19/2025 1 1 7/23/2025 1 0 NONE No Y 1 Demolished O 009-092-27 112 CAMINO DEL
SOL B23-0230 ADU R 0 1 2/11/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
001-152-12 215 ROSS ST B23-0380 ADU R 0 1 4/23/2025 1 0 NONE No Y 004-124-12 521 PALM ST B24-0154 ADU R 0 1 3/17/2025 1 0 NONE No Y 010-031-20 126 SUNNYSIDE
AVE B24-0177 ADU R 0 1 9/10/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
004-154-01 302 CALIFORNIA
AVE B24-0244 ADU R 0 1 5/29/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
009-161-37 203 FAIRMOUNT
AVE B24-0245 ADU R 0 1 7/29/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
006-023-27 215 FRIDLEY DR B24-0247 ADU R
0 1 2/3/2025 1 1 7/16/2025 1 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
002-112-10 234 ARROYO
SECO B24-0410 ADU R
0 1 5/1/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-151-05 235 PEYTON ST B24-0622 ADU R
0 1 5/9/2025 1 1 11/13/2025 1 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-494-10 111 WEEKS AVE B24-0732 ADU R
0 1 5/13/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
1 Demolished R
009-141-27 125 LINDEN ST A B24-0779 ADU R
0 1 10/6/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
008-251-08 133 WASHBURN
AVE B25-0070 ADU R
0 1 5/20/2025 1 1 10/16/2025 1 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-224-15 508 NATIONAL ST B25-0110 ADU R
0 1 7/31/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-192-15 218 WOODROW
AVE B25-0223 ADU R
0 1 9/29/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
001-181-11 338 HIGH ST B24-0308 ADU R
0 1 6/16/2025 1 1 9/11/2025 1 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
007-433-01 145 CANFIELD ST
2 B24-0490 ADU R
0 3 11/3/2025 3 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-232-11 607 LIGHTHOUSE
AVE B21-0573 ADU R
0 1 4/3/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
002-042-44 918 WESTERN DR B22-0608 ADU R
0 1 7/17/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
011-123-22 1018 SEABRIGHT
AVE A B23-0184 ADU R
0 1 4/16/2025 1 1 4/16/2025 1 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
001-161-69 100 BYRD CT A B23-0339 ADU R
0 1 7/31/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
003-291-21 316 FAIR AVE B23-0362 ADU R
0 1 1/28/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
002-172-01 523 MIRAMAR DR
A B23-0610 ADU R
0 1 4/14/2025 1 1 11/4/2025 1 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-181-12 325 LAURENT ST B24-0054 ADU R
0 1 5/1/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
007-402-09 141 CLAY ST B24-0069 ADU R
0 1 5/12/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
009-481-02 675 PROSPECT
HTS B24-0073 ADU R
0 1 3/27/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-124-23 528 DUFOUR ST A B24-0078 ADU R
0 1 2/24/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
009-392-14 136 CARL AVE B24-0168 ADU R
0 1 3/5/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
008-391-15 121 SOUTH
RAPETTA RD B24-0190 ADU R
0 1 8/19/2025 1 0 NONE No Y
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.

Density Bonus
1 Unit Types Affordability by Household Incomes - Completed Entitlement Affordability by Household Incomes - Building Permits Affordability by Household Incomes - Certificates of Occupancy 4 7 10
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Housing with Financial Assistance
and/or Deed Restrictions Project Identifier Demolished/Destroyed Units Annual Building Activity Report Summary - New Construction, Entitled, Permits and Completed Units

9.14 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning
Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
008-391-16 133 SOUTH
RAPETTA RD B24-0191 ADU
R
0 1 8/19/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
009-192-33 114 HARRISON CT B24-0193 ADUR
0 1 2/11/202511 10/16/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
010-064-13
526 S

BRANCIFORTE
AVE
B24-0217 ADUR
0 1 3/19/202511 11/7/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
007-403-25 417 BARSON ST C B24-0311 ADUR
0 1 2/5/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
007-403-25 417 BARSON ST D B24-0312 ADUR
0 1 2/5/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-121-12 123 SHERMAN ST B24-0318 ADUR
0 1 4/24/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
003-262-12 2102 WEST CLIFF
DR
CP23-0162, B24-
0328 ADU
R
0 1 5/15/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
011-041-19 149 FOREST AVE B24-0351 ADUR
0 1 1/7/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
010-252-23 236 1ST AVE B24-0371 ADUR
0 1 3/20/202511 11/13/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
009-111-44 1112 MORRISSEY
BLVD B24-0436 ADU
R
0 1 3/19/202511 9/4/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
009-171-21 341 FAIRMOUNT
AVE B24-0531 ADU
R
0 1 2/12/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-254-22 323 LIBERTY ST B24-0538 ADUR
0 1 6/26/202511 12/10/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
002-172-13 209 MIRA VISTA
DR B24-0550 ADU
R
0 1 4/22/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
009-091-09 119 CAMINO DEL
SOL B24-0583 ADU
R
0 1 2/18/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-191-38 318 WOODROW
AVE B24-0600 ADU
R
0 1 5/13/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
010-021-25
745 N

BRANCIFORTE
AVE
B24-0610 ADUR
0 1 5/1/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-192-05 1221 LAUREL ST B24-0614 ADUR
0 1 2/6/202511 4/1/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
010-234-08 210 BROOK AVE B24-0618 ADUR
0 1 8/28/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-012-01 157 VAN NESS
AVE B24-0619 ADU
R
0 1 2/24/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-274-09 211 LIGHTHOUSE
AVE B24-0621 ADU
R
0 1 6/2/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-192-06 1219 LAUREL ST B24-0627 ADUR
0 1 5/12/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
002-014-39 1453 HIGH ST B24-0713 ADUR
0 1 4/30/202511 9/11/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
007-401-20 708 RIVERSIDE
AVE B24-0735 ADU
R
0 2 3/14/202522 10/27/20252 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
009-234-64
918 N

BRANCIFORTE
AVE
B24-0736 ADUR
0 1 3/18/202511 9/17/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-222-03 611 CENTENNIAL
ST B24-0758 ADU
R
0 1 9/23/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
011-064-19 834 SUMNER ST B24-0772 ADUR
0 1 9/15/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-131-03 239 YOUNGLOVE
AVE A B25-0036 ADU
R
0 1 12/11/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
009-382-18 148 TREVETHAN
AVE B25-0056 ADU
R
0 1 4/22/202511 8/26/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-274-51 117 PHELAN CT B25-0083 ADUR
0 1 7/8/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
008-012-10 1320 RIVER ST B25-0104 ADUR
0 1 7/7/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
010-071-38 740 PINE ST A B25-0109 ADUR
0 1 9/8/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-262-25 141 CENTENNIAL
ST B25-0111 ADU
R
0 1 9/30/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-172-10 214 MISSION ST B25-0150 ADUR
0 1 12/17/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.

9.15 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning
Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
006-221-29 148 PEYTON ST B25-0165 ADUR
0 1 9/25/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-441-13 717 SEASIDE ST B25-0254 ADUR
0 1 10/1/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
002-312-10 525 MEDER ST B25-0265 ADUR
0 1 11/20/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-246-16 412 LIBERTY ST A B25-0343 ADUR
0 1 11/20/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-332-02 519 VAN NESS
AVE A B25-0418 ADU
R
0 1 12/4/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
011-041-19 149 FOREST AVE B24-0636 ADUR
0 1 4/8/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-211-07 302 OTIS ST B24-0340 ADUR
0 1 2/4/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-042-29 924 SEASIDE ST B24-0563 ADUR
0 1 4/23/202511 10/2/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
010-251-12 107 ATLANTIC
AVE B25-0029 ADU
R
0 1 6/23/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
008-091-17 131 SUTPHEN ST B25-0207 ADUR
0 1 9/10/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
011-131-19 112 BAYMOUNT
ST B25-0259 ADU
R
0 1 9/5/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
002-193-03 1210 KING ST B24-0246 ADUR
0 1 2/13/202511 9/15/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-133-24 119 DIMOND ST B25-0113 ADUR
0 1 9/16/202510 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-494-10 111 WEEKS AVE B24-0732 SFDO01 5/13/202510 NONE No Y1 Demolished
R
004-571-08 102 PELTON AVE CP20-0068, B24-
0745 5+
R
0 38 6/17/2025 110 NONE NoY INC 1000 no assistance programs to note
008-331-25 908 OCEAN ST CP23-0030 5+R 36 18 335 2/20/2025 389
00 NONE NoY DB, INC 1000 12 DemolishedR 42.5%
5 Development
Standards
Modification
No
Inclusionary units
restricted in perpetuity,
and density bonus units
restricted for 55 years.

No assistance programs
to note.
010-011-16 530 OCEAN ST CP24-0071 5+R 175 17 186 6/24/2025 225
00 NONE NoY DB, INC 1000 100.0%
16 Development
Standards
Modification, On-Site
Improvements
No
Inclusionary units
restricted in perpetuity,
and density bonus units
restricted for 55 years.

No assistance programs
to note.
004-142-24 419 PALM ST CP24-0103 2 to 4R2 3/20/2025200 NONE NoY1 DemolishedO 003-161-32 313 SWIFT ST CP24-0104 5+R 100 3/11/2025
100
00 NONE NoY INC 1000
Alternative method of
compliance with local
inclusionary ordinanceTeacher Housing Act
2016
006-364-01 2020 N PACIFIC
AVE CP24-0124 5+
R 142 14 148 8/12/2025
178
00 NONE NoY INC, DB 1000 94.0%
10 On-Site
Improvements,
Development
Standards
Modification, Other
No
Inclusionary units
restricted in perpetuity,
and density bonus units
restricted for 55 years.

No assistance programs
to note.
009-234-25 915 WATER ST CP24-0158 5+R 25 571 1/9/2025
83 00 NONE NoY LIHTC, VHHP DB, INC, Other 10001 DemolishedO 19.0% 3 Development
Standards
Modification
No
Inclusionary units
restricted in perpetuity,
and density bonus units
restricted for 55 years.

Assistance programs:

FED and State LIHTC,
VHHP.
001-181-21 317 HIGHLAND
AVE CP24-0164 ADU
R1 7/16/2025
1 00 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
001-141-10 138 ROGER DR CP24-0179 SFD
O1 4/2/2025100 NONE NoY1 DemolishedO
010-064-09 805 BROADWAY CP24-0186 SFD
O1 11/21/202510
0 NONE NoY1 Demolished
O
007-023-26 130 CENTER ST CP24-0187 5+R 35 198 1/21/2025 233
00 NONE NoY DB, INC 1000 50.0%
3 Development
Standards
Modification
No
Inclusionary units
restricted in perpetuity,
and density bonus units
restricted for 55 years.

No assistance programs
to note.
008-332-35 525 WATER ST CP25-0001 5+R 22 671 5/7/2025
90 00 AB 2011 (2022) NoY DB, INC, Other 1000 96.0%
20 Development
Standards
Modification
No
Inclusionary units
restricted in perpetuity,
and density bonus units
restricted for 55 years.

The project requests a
total of 26
concessions/incentives
and waivers. However,
the cells in colum BF do
not allow the input of a
number greater than 20.
004-124-34 1811 MISSION ST CP25-0002 5+R515 56 9/9/2025 67 00 NONE NoY DB, INC 10003 DemolishedO 100.0%
13 Development
Standards
Modification, Other
No
Inclusionary units
restricted in perpetuity,
and density bonus units
restricted for 55 years.

No assistance programs
to note.
003-182-06 219 SACRAMENTO
AVE CP25-0010 SFD
O1 7/2/2025
1 00 NONE NoY1 DemolishedO
008-044-02 1930 OCEAN
STREET EXT CP25-0011 5+
O5 27 3/13/2025 32
00 NONE No
Y INC 1000 no assistance programs
to note
010-252-02 250 1ST AVE CP25-0013 SFD
O1 6/12/2025100 NONE No
Y2 DemolishedR
010-222-32 217 BROOK AVE CP25-0034 ADUR1 5/8/2025
1 00 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
010-253-22 222 2ND AVE CP25-0063 SFDO1 11/19/2025100 NONE NoY1 DemolishedO 011-121-17 1118 SEABRIGHT
AVE CP25-0121 SFD
R1 11/13/2025
1 00 NONE No
Y
002-631-06 1808 KING ST CP24-0170, B24-
0125 2 to 4
R
0 01 8/6/20251 NONE NoY
005-152-17 818 PACIFIC AVE CP20-0138, B21-
0431 5+
R
0 0 59 101 3/11/2025 70 NONE NoY Other DB, INC, Other 1000 0.0% 0 Other No Inclusionary units restrict
003-011-11 415 NATURAL

BRIDGES DR
CP21-0059, B22-
0396 5+
R
0 0 20 3/24/2025 20 NONE NoY Other INC, Other 1000
Assistance programs:

Project based Vouchers
(Housing Authority)
010-551-33 314 JESSIE ST CP21-0100, B22-
0409 5+
R
0 0 12 10 262 4/17/2025 50 NONE NoY Other DB, INC, Other 1000 14 DemolishedR 0.0% 4 Development
Standards
Modification
No Inclusionary units restrict
004-194-02 121 OXFORD WAY CP21-0004, B21-
0391 SFD
O
0 01 10/20/20251 NONE NoY1 DemolishedO
010-232-16 307 CYPRESS
AVE A
CP21-0045, B22-
0480 SFD
O
0 01 2/27/20251 NONE No
Y1 DemolishedO
010-165-35 229 PEARL ST B22-0486 SFDO001 10/6/20251 NONE NoY1 DemolishedO 003-262-17 110 AUBURN AVE CP20-0133, B22-
0565 SFD
O
0 01 11/19/20251 NONE NoY1 DemolishedO
004-164-07 128 WALK CIR CP22-0057, B23-
0108 SFD
O
0 01 10/23/20251 NONE NoY1 DemolishedO
008-391-18 109 SOUTH

RAPETTA RD
CP22-0143, B23-
0175 SFD
O
0 01 5/19/20251 NONE NoY
001-161-58 25 ROCKY RD CP23-0011, B23-
0233 SFD
O
0 01 8/19/20251 NONE NoY
003-101-11 709 ALMAR AVE PW22-0003, B23-
0428 SFD
O
0 01 10/21/20251 SB 9 (2021) -
Residential Lot Split No
Y
010-252-28 247 2ND AVE CP24-0072, B24-
0089 SFD
O
0 01 12/19/20251 NONE NoY
002-223-27 214 MIRAMAR DR B22-0613 ADUR
0 01 10/8/20251 NONE NoY
003-275-04 135 SWIFT ST B22-0648 ADUR002 4/2/20252 NONE NoY 004-202-18 109 CLARK AVE B22-0257 ADU
R001 7/2/20251 NONE NoY
011-041-39 134 HAGEMANN
AVE B23-0178 ADU
R
0 01 7/18/20251 NONE No
Y
003-233-07 337 ALTA AVE B24-0372 ADUR001 10/28/20251 NONE NoY 004-042-41 113 LAURENT ST B19-0734 ADUR001 2/18/20251 NONE NoY 004-021-04 114 WALTI ST B22-0230 ADUR
0 01 2/7/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-142-37 403 PALM ST B23-0034 ADUR
0 01 6/10/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
003-211-06 305 CHACE ST B23-0567 ADUR
0 01 4/1/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
010-202-04 113 PARK AVE B23-0601 ADUR
0 01 7/16/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.

9.16 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning
Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
002-294-24 127 CALVIN PL A B23-0639 ADUR
0 01 9/26/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-091-23 215 MAJORS ST B24-0013 ADUR
0 01 2/6/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-123-21 526 BELLEVUE ST B20-0444 ADUR
0 01 10/24/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
010-232-16 307 CYPRESS
AVE A B22-0480 ADU
R
0 01 2/27/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-164-07 128 WALK CIR B23-0108 ADUR
0 01 10/23/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
008-391-18 109 SOUTH
RAPETTA RD B23-0175 ADU
R
0 01 10/23/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
001-161-58 25 ROCKY RD B23-0233 ADUR
0 01 8/19/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
003-101-11 709 ALMAR AVE PW22-0003, B23-
0428 ADU
R
0 01 10/21/20251 SB 9 (2021) -
Residential Lot Split No
Y
006-502-09 317 CHESTNUT ST B22-0273 ADUR
0 01 11/4/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
011-041-39 134 HAGEMANN
AVE B23-0179 ADU
R
0 01 5/1/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
009-191-03 326 CHILVERTON
ST A B23-0232 ADU
R
0 01 7/21/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
011-073-13 927 WINDSOR ST B23-0390 ADUR
0 01 6/10/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
003-182-12 814 MODESTO
AVE B23-0456 ADU
R
0 01 7/18/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
010-204-03 202 PARK AVE B24-0084 ADUR
0 01 3/19/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
009-161-45 121 FAIRMOUNT
AVE B24-0119 ADU
R
0 01 4/30/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
011-064-09 1425 BROADWAY B24-0143 ADUR
0 01 10/29/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
010-151-02 510 WINDHAM ST B24-0230 ADUR
0 01 1/16/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-094-08 217 MOORE ST B24-0378 ADUR
0 01 11/18/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
002-622-12 130 BALDWIN ST B24-0114 ADUR
0 01 5/21/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
003-141-16 120 HEBARD ST B19-0182 ADUR
0 01 8/21/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-275-08 212 LIBERTY ST B19-0640 ADUR
0 01 7/1/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-332-26 610 LAURENT ST B20-0265 ADUR
0 01 7/21/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
010-021-54 128 MINNIE ST B21-0595 ADUR
0 01 4/25/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-192-06 1219 LAUREL ST B22-0104 ADUR
0 01 5/7/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
011-032-16 115 HAGEMANN
AVE
CP22-0049, B22-
0123 ADU
R
0 01 1/22/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-281-05 534 WEST CLIFF
DR A
CP23-0029, B22-
0614 ADU
R
0 01 11/20/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-282-31 210 PELTON AVE CP24-0102, B23-
0139 ADU
R
0 01 6/4/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-094-04 239 MOORE ST B23-0245 ADUR
0 01 5/20/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
010-132-15
226 S

BRANCIFORTE
AVE
B23-0365 ADUR
0 01 3/25/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
005-274-33 306 DAKOTA AVE B23-0422 ADUR
0 01 11/24/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-131-11 207 YOUNGLOVE
AVE B23-0437 ADU
R
0 01 5/28/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-051-02 139 ACADIA AVE B23-0595 ADUR
0 01 2/14/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
003-134-03 213 HEATH ST B24-0009 ADUR
0 01 11/13/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
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003-201-05 2017 DELAWARE
AVE B24-0141 ADU
R
0 01 9/24/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.

9.17 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning
Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
004-182-08 145 PLATEAU AVE A B24-0149 ADUR
0 01 3/14/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-204-02 423 RIGG ST B24-0240 ADUR
0 01 7/7/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-244-02 131 SANTA CRUZ
ST B24-0353 ADU
R
0 01 4/10/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
002-142-20 102 OVERLOOK
DR B24-0387 ADU
R
0 01 1/6/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
003-233-28 350 OXFORD WAY B22-0288 ADUR
0 01 3/5/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
009-263-04 511 PACHECO
AVE B22-0539 ADU
R
0 01 12/1/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
004-182-37 408 WOODROW
AVE B23-0647 ADU
R
0 01 6/5/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
005-291-42 831 RIVERSIDE
AVE B24-0059 ADU
R
0 01 10/31/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
003-281-29 136 SWIFT ST B24-0185 ADUR
0 01 8/18/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
008-271-20 420 MARKET ST A B22-0287 ADUR
0 01 9/24/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-492-05 706 CALIFORNIA
ST E B23-0311 ADU
R
0 01 1/6/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
011-024-13 333 GAULT ST B21-0054 ADUR
0 01 2/27/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
005-135-09 419 LINCOLN ST A
& B B23-0495 ADU
R
0 02 2/1/20252 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-481-04 505 WALNUT AVE B23-0507 ADUR
0 02 5/12/20252 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
006-201-09 414 RIGG ST B24-0041 ADUR
0 02 9/24/20252 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
002-631-06 1810 KING ST A B24-0126 ADUR
0 01 11/13/20251 NONE NoY
ADUs affordability levels assigned
as 50% low income, 40%
moderate, and 10% above
moderate, as described in housing
element based on previous studies
and supported by 2025 ADU
owner survey results.
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9.18 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning
Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
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9.19 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning
Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
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9.20 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning
Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
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9.21 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
1 Projection
Period 3 4
RHNA Allocation
by Income Level
Projection
Period -
06/30/2023-
12/14/2023
2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031
Total Units to
Date (all
years)
Total Remaining
RHNA by
Income Level
Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Deed Restricted - - 117 44 - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Deed Restricted - - 93 168 - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Deed Restricted - - 43 93 - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted 29 2 173 39 - - - - - -
Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted 6 - 54 32 - - - - - -
Above Moderate 1,606 10 2 74 48 - - - - - - 134 1,472
3,736
45 4 554 424 - - - - - - 1,027 2,709
Income Level
Very Low
161 -
This table is auto-populated once you enter your jurisdiction name and current year data. Past year information comes from previous APRs.

Please contact HCD if your data is different than the material supplied here 2 Table B
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
437
92 Moderate
859
562
709
379
422
Please note: The APR form can only display data for one planning period. To view progress for a different planning period, you may login to HCD's online APR system, or contact HCD staff at [email protected].

Acutely Low - -
*For years prior to 2025, data on deed-restricted vs. non-deed restricted Extremely Low-Income units is approximated from whether the projects reported any deed-restricted Very Low-Income Units. If you wish to edit this historical data for accuracy or have any questions about the data, you may login to HCD's online APR system, or contact HCD staff at [email protected].

Total Units
*For jurisdictions that received RHNA determinations for the current cycle prior to the passage of AB 3093 (September 19, 2024):
- You were not allocated Acutely Low-Income and Extremely Low-Income RHNA targets, therefore the allocations in Field 1 are listed as "0" - If you wish to set your own targets in these income categories for informational purposes, contact HCD staff at [email protected]. - All Acutely Low-Income and Extremely Low-Income units reported during the cycle are counted towards Very-Low Income RHNA progress 617
Total RHNA
-
183 Low
*For years prior to 2025, Acutely Low-Income units are reported within the Extremely Low-Income category Please Note: Table B does not currently contain data from Table F or Table F2 for prior years. You may login to the APR system to see Table B that contains this data.

Extremely Low -

9.22 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
Date of
Rezone Rezone Type
2 4 5 6 7 9 10 11
APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Date of
Rezone
Very LowIncome Low-Income ModerateIncome
Above
ModerateIncome
Rezone Type Parcel Size
(Acres)
General Plan
Designation Zoning
Minimum
Density
Allowed
Maximum
Density
Allowed
Realistic
Capacity Vacant/Nonvacant Description of Existing Uses
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
3 8
Project Identifier RHNA Shortfall by Household Income Category Sites Description 1 Sites Identified or Rezoned to Accommodate Shortfall Housing Need and No Net-Loss Law Table C

9.23 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz
Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Name of Program Objective
Projected Completion
Date in Housing
Element
Applicable Cycle Status of Program
Implementation Program Implementation Details Quantified Outcomes: Category Quantified Outcomes:

Count Supporting Documents

1.1 1.1a. Adopt a certified Housing
Element with adequate sites to meet a
range of housing needs by December
15, 2023. Timeframe: Revise the
Housing Element document in
accordance with HCD’s draft review
feedback and prepare a final Housing
Element document certified by the City
Council by December 15, 2023.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.1
12/15/2023 6th Cycle Completed
Housing Element was adopted by City
council on 12/12/2023 via Resolution No.

NS-30,259.

Other 1 NS-30,259. Document available upon request
to City staff.

1.1 1.1b. Maintain an inventory of available
vacant and underutilized sites citywide
that can accommodate new housing
and post that inventory for the public to
view. Timeframe: Review the inventory
on an annual basis. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 1.1
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
Housing Element sites inventory
maintained on City GIS website. Inventory
reviewed on ongoing basis.

Other 1
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/380
8ad46fdc64f23b2d48fd93b2257d8. Under
Map Layers, open Planning layers and click
on Housing Inventory Sites layer.

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Housing Programs Progress Report
Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing as identified in the housing element.

Table D
Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583

9.24 1.1

1.1c. Maintain a GIS website that
provides mapping of high-quality
transit corridors and transit stops to
encourage developers to take
advantage of additional development
allowances when sites are near these
areas. Timeframe: Regularly
communicate with METRO and
AMBAG and update the GIS maps any
time there are changes to high-quality
transit corridors and transit stops.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department and Public
Works Department Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 1.1,

7.3 12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City updated the high-quality transit
corrodor and transit stop GIS layers to
reflect spring and summer 2025 bus
system service changes.

Other1
City GIS:
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/380
8ad46fdc64f23b2d48fd93b2257d8. Under
Map Layers, open Planning layers and click
on Major Transit & High Quality Transit
Corridors layer.

1.1 1.1d. Enforce unit replacement
requirements for projects that include
the demolition of one or more units, in
compliance with Government Code
section 66300. Timeframe: Enforce
unit replacement requirements in
compliance with Government Code
section 66300. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.1 AFFH: 3;
Citywide; Apply for every project that
includes demolition of one or more
units.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The Planning Department enforced this
requirement for all housing development
projects constructing two or more units,
consistent with state law. The Planning
Department also enforces the municipal
code requirements to replace any unit that
has been demolished.

Other1 none

1.1 1.1e. Facilitate lot consolidation to
promote the development of affordable
units on small parcels measuring less
than 0.5 acres by meeting with
property owners to discuss
development opportunities and
adopting lot consolidation incentives
such as more favorable development
standards, an FAR density bonus,
streamlined processing, or financial
incentives. Timeframe: Adopt lot
consolidation incentives to facilitate the
development of affordable units on
small parcels by December 2026.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.1
12/31/2026 6th Cycle Not Yet Started Not yet started. Other1 none

9.25 1.2

1.2a. Adopt a program level EIR and
approve the Downtown Plan
Expansion Project to facilitate housing
development in the expansion area.

Timeframe: Release draft EIR and
draft Plan by the end of March 2024
and adopt the Final EIR and Downtown
Plan Expansion Project by the end of
December 2024. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General
Fund, REAP 1.0 Grant (State of
California) Relevant Policies: 1.2, 5.5
12/31/2024 6th Cycle Completed
Draft EIR was released in January 2025.

Final SEIR was adopted by City Council
on 5/13/25 via resolution NS-30,483.

Downtown Plan Expansion was adopted by
City Council on May 27, 2025, via
ordinance 2025-11.

Other1
Resolution NS-30,483 adopting Final SEIR
availble upon request to City staff. Ordinance
2025-11 available here:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/202511-downtown-planamendments-pl.pdf.

1.2 1.2b. Implement and maintain the
City’s recently adopted Objective
Standards for developments to provide
more certainty and further encourage
development Citywide and along key
transportation corridors, and review the
Objective Standards every two years
after adoption to determine if further
changes are needed to ensure the
standards provide the clarity and
certainty of outcomes intended. If
conflicts exist between the Objective
Standards and findings or
requirements in the City’s Area Plans
or other adopted documents, the
Objective Standards will take
precedence. Timeframe: Review the
Objective Standards and assess
necessary changes by June 2024 and
every two years thereafter. Conduct
community outreach and present
potential changes to the Planning
Commission and City Council within
six months of each assessment.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.2, 1.3, 7.3
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
Objective design stadards are applied in
review of all applicable multifamily and
mixed-use projects. In 2025, the City
completed review of the existing objective
standards, and amendments were adopted
by City Council on June 10, 2025 via
ordinances 2025-14 and 2025-15. In May
2025, City Council directed staff to develop
an objective design standards toolkit to
ensure our standards are readily
accessible by developers and members of
the public and can be updated on a regular
basis to respond to evolving community
perspectives on design values. At the
9/18/25 developer roundtable meeting,
staff received input from developers on
what they would like to see in such a
toolkit. In the fall of 2025, staff met with the
City Council Ad Hoc Housing
Subcommittee to discuss Council direction,
completed research into jurisdictions that
have implemented voluntary design
guidelines, and started drafting a set of
voluntary design guidelines to provide
guidance in implementing the objective
design standards.

Other1
Ordinance 2025-14 available at
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/2025-14-objective-standardsamendments-non-lcp-pl.pdf. Ordinance 2025- 15 available at
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/2025-15-objective-standardsamendments-for-lcp-ip-pl.pdf.

9.26 1.2

1.2c. Receive California Coastal
Commission approval of the Objective
Standards within the Coastal Zone so
that they align with the General Plan
development standards. Timeframe:

Submit the Local Coastal Program
Amendment by May 2023 and
coordinate with the Coastal
Commission during their review
process to help ensure approval by
December 2024. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 1.2, 7.3
12/31/2024 6th Cycle Completed
The City submitted the Local Coastal
Program Amendment in November 2022
and resubmitted in August 2023. The
Coastal Commission approved the LCPA
in November 2023. Rezoning associated
with the objective standards will be
submitted to the Coastal Commission in
conjunction with the larger update to the
LCP document.

Other 1
See item 15a on the California Coastal
Commission hearing of November 15, 2023:
https://www.coastal.ca.gov/meetings/agenda/
#/2023/11.

1.2 1.2d. Adopt rezonings in the Ocean
Street Area Plan so that they align with
the General Plan development
standards. Timeframe: Perform
community outreach and the
necessary environmental review to
draft rezonings for the Ocean Street
Area Plan to be presented to
presented to Planning Commission
and City Council December 2024, and
upon approval, submit the rezonings to
the Coastal Commission as a Local
Coastal Program Amendment. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.2 AFFH: 1, 3; Ocean Street
Area Plan; Zoning allows for full
General Plan capacity for all parcels in
the Area Plan.
12/31/2024 6th Cycle Not Yet Started
Due to staff resource constraints and
allocation of staff time to higher priority
Housing Element objectives, this work was
not completed in 2025.

Other 1 none.

9.27 1.2

1.2e. Support a balance of jobs and
housing land uses by only considering
residential use in industrial land if it is
ancillary to industrial land’s full
employment capacity being achieved
in an economically viable manner and
if it does not negatively impact existing
or future industrial uses in the area,
except in the vicinity of Coral Street on
properties where homeless services or
affordable housing are identified in the
properties’ respective General Plan
Land Use Designations as an
allowable use. Adopt a Coral Street
Overlay that builds off existing services
and resources to provide homeless
services and related residential use
standards for that specific, immediate
area. Timeframe: Review projects that
seek to rezone industrial land as they
are submitted and seek to maintain
employment capacity, and adopt a
Coral Street Overlay by June 2025.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.2 AFFH: 3; Industrial areas
and proposed Coral Street Overlay
area; Facilitate development of at least
12/31/2031 6th Cycle In Progress
The Coral Street Visioning Report was
created in 2023 and creates a vision for
the Coral Street area to include homeless
services and supportive housing. The City
continued to work with partners through
2025 to develop the vision for the Coral
Street area wtih regard to homeless
services. Through 2025, the City did not
receive any development applications to
rezone industrial land. In December 2025,
the Planning Commission recommended
approval of the draft Coral Street Overlay
District that would implement the types of
temporary and affordable housing uses
and services, and related development
standards, as described in the Coral Street
Visioning Report. The overlay district is
anticipated to be heard by City Council in
the first quarter of 2026. In addition, in
2025 the City received a $30 million
BHCIP grant for the Coral Street
Navigation Center, which will provide for a
new 50-bed substance use disorder
treatment facility at 125 Coral St.

Other1
See item 4 of the Minutes of the December
18, 2025 Planning Commission:
https://ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgen
daOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=2591&do
ctype=2

1.3 1.3a. Implement a new permit software
system to streamline and improve
development review processes in
permit tracking, electronic submittal,
and electronic review of plans.

Timeframe: Implement a new permit
software system and have it go live by
December 2024. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 1.3
12/31/2024 6th Cycle In Progress
During 2025, City staff configured custom
fields in both the planning and building
permit modules of the City’s new land
management system (Tyler Enterprise
Permitting and Licensing ) to capture the
housing data required for the Annual
Progress Report. This effort also included
developing automated workflows to
streamline data entry and preparing for the
launch of an online application submittal
portal, as well as integrating the City’s
electronic plan review software (BlueBeam ) to improve overall efficiency and coordination. The City expects to go
live with the software application in 2026.

Other1 none.

9.28 1.3

1.3b. Coordinate yearly meetings with
the development community (at
minimum) to learn about process
improvements, housing impediments,
and associated policy and code
amendments that can be addressed to
promote efficiency and predictability in
the development review process and
implement approaches to improve
project feasibility. Timeframe: Meet
annually with the development
community to hear their perspectives
on process improvements, code
changes, housing impediments, and
how the City can help address those
issues, and take steps to address the
issues. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.3
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City held a Developer Roundtable
meeting on 9/18/25. The discussion topics
included creating a toolkit to help
developers and laypersons understand
and apply the objective standards for
multifamily development, improving the
development review process and
addressing impediments, facilitating
alternative housing types, and identifying
development opportunities and incentives
for the creation of affordable housing units.

Meetings1 None.

1.3 1.3c. Adopt code changes that reduce
parking requirements, increase shared
parking allowances, and increase offsite parking allowances to further facilitate housing, with the ultimate
goal to eliminate parking minimums
citywide by January 2028. Timeframe:

Review parking standards, conduct
community outreach, and adopt
parking reduction code amendments,
with the goal to eliminate minimum
parking requirements citywide by
January 2028. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.3, 1.7
1/31/2028 6th Cycle In Progress
In August 2024, the City Council adopted
ordinance 2024-12, which eliminated
replacement parking requirements for
required parking spaces removed to
establish outdoor seating areas associated
with eating and drinking establishments.

Other1
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2024-
ordinances/202412-permitting-for-privateproperty-outdoor-seating-areas-pl.pdf

1.3 1.3d. Conduct a fee review to
determine if the current fee structure
covers applicable City costs for
projects of varying sizes and scopes.

Timeframe: Conduct a development
fee review by June 2024 Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3
6/30/2024 6th Cycle Completed The fee review was completed and approved by City Council on 10/22/24. Other
1 See item 20 on City Council 10/22/24 agenda:
https://ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgen
daOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=2362&do
ctype=1

9.29 1.3

1.3e. Adopt code changes that utilize
SB 10 allowances to increase
residential density in transit rich areas,
including evaluation of how deedrestricted affordable housing can be added. Timeframe: Research SB 10
use in other jurisdictions, conduct
community outreach, and present
Council with options for SB 10, and
adopt code changes by March 2026.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.2, 1.3, 1.7, 2.2, 7.3 AFFH:
1, 2; High quality transit corridors and
a half-mile radius; Provide for the
development of 50 units through SB 10
allowances throughout the planning
period.
3/31/2026 6th Cycle In Progress
In 2025, this item was discussed at City
Council ad hoc Housing Subcommittee
meetings.

Other none.

1.3 1.3f. Streamline and reduce costs of
building plan check for residential
projects of four or fewer units if the
building plans have previously been
submitted and approved by the City in
the same Building Code cycle.

Timeframe: Review similar
development pre-approval programs in
other jurisdictions and implement a preapproval program for residential projects of four or fewer units by
December 2025. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 1.3, 1.5, 2.2.

6.2 12/31/2025 6th Cycle Completed
In 2025, the City researched similar
programs in other jurisdictions and
established a process to streamline
building permit applications of four one to
four dwelling units with building permit
plans that have been previously approved
within the same building code cycle. Under
this new process, the building plan check
would be processed in-house with a
nominal fee and shortened review focusing
on the building's adaptation to the site on
which it is proposed. Streamlining results in
reduced plan check fees and reduction in
initial review timeline from three weeks to
approximately two.

Other 1 none

9.30 1.3

1.3g. Adopt zoning changes by
January 2027 to align development
standards and use allowances with the
maximum intensity already allowed
under state law, following a
comprehensive review. Zoning
changes will include heights and lot
coverages among other development
standards. State law requires that
properties be allowed to achieve their
maximum intensity using either
General Plan or Zoning Ordinance
standards. The City follows this law
currently by waiving standards that
preclude maximum densities; however,
this creates uncertainty for developers
and community members, and code
amendments would remedy that
uncertainty. Timeframe: Review
development standards by January
2026 and adopt appropriate code
changes by January 2027. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3
1/31/2027 6th Cycle In Progress
In 2025, the City reviewed development
standards to determine what would need to
be amended to allow the full density under
the general plan.

Other none.

1.3 1.3h. Place residential projects (and
mixed-use projects with residential
components) that conform to all
objective standards on the consent
agenda for any applicable public
hearing, including if they deviate from
standards through allowable density
bonus waivers or
concessions/incentives, so long as no
special circumstances exist that
necessitate staff and decision-maker
discussion of the project. Timeframe:

Immediately following adoption of the
Housing Element, place
fullyconforming residential and mixeduse with residential projects on the consent agenda for applicable public
hearings, except in rare cases where
special circumstances exist. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The Planning Department implemented this
policy in 2024 and continued
implementation through 2025.

Other1 none.

9.31 1.3

1.3i. As part of the HCD Annual
Progress Report, the City will monitor
the progress of pending projects in the
entitlement process, and if projects are
not sufficiently progressing toward
building permits or if the City is not
meeting the pro-rated share of the
RHNA at all income levels, including
ADU production and affordability, as of
midway through the Housing Element
Cycle, the City will evaluate its sites
inventory and capacity to maintain
adequate sites throughout the planning
period and, if necessary, identify
strategies to streamline and/or assist
projects through entitlement, adopt
amendments to the ADU development
regulations, or implement other
strategies, such as general plan and
zoning changes to allow for greater
residential densities. Timeframe:

Annually as part of the HCD Annual
Progress Report. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department and Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.3
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City monitors the progress of pending
projects in the entitlement process
periodicaly throughout the year. At the end
of 2025, there were approximately 389
dwelling units in the entitlement process,
and approximately 2,054 dwelling units had
received entitlements in 2025 or earlier but
have not yet obtained a building permit. In
2024, the City reapplied for the HUD PRO
Housing grant for project entitled:

Preserving and Promoting Equitable
Housing Affordability and Climate
Resilience in Santa Cruz, CA in October,
2024. This grant application identified
strategies to allow for greater residential
densities. In 2024-2025, the City also
adopted amendments to the ADU
regulations, aligning the regulations with
state law, clarifying standards, and creating
a streamlined approval process for the
creation of four or fewer ADU
condominiums.

Other1 none.

1.4 1.4a. Create and/or revise
development standards for co-housing,
housing cooperatives, live/work and
other alternative housing types.

Timeframe: Review best practices,
meet with the development
community, and conduct community
outreach to develop potential
amendments to development
standards for alternative housing types
and present City Council with any
recommended amendments by
December 2029. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 1.4, 1.7, 2.2,

6.2 AFFH: 1, 2, 4; Citywide, while
providing for new allowances in lower
resource areas (Beach Flats and
Lower Ocean) and high resource
areas; at least 1 project per year.
12/31/2029 6th Cycle In Progress
In October 2024, the County approved
MHEKO standards, and the City has been
working with the County to implement and
support this program that expands livework options in the City.

Other1 none

9.32 1.4

1.4b. Meet with the development
community to discuss potential barriers
to the development of alternative types
of housing and use that information to
adopt policy or code changes that
facilitate the production of alternative
housing types. Timeframe: Meet
annually with the development
community and subsequently adopt
code amendments approximately once
every 18 months. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 1.4, 6.2
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In June 2025, the CIty Council approved
ordinance 2025-15 updates to the
objective standards for multifmaily housing
based on community feedback to existing
standards, which apply to a variety of
multifamily and mixed use housing types.

The updates also included changes to
allow low-barrier navigation centers as a
principally permitted use in districts that
allow multifamily or mixed-use housing and
changes to allow community care
residential facilities as principally permitted
uses within residential zones. The City held
a Developer Roundtable meeting on
9/18/25. The discussion topics included
creating a toolkit to help developers and
laypersons understand and apply the
objective standards for multifamily
development, improving the development
review process and addressing
impediments, facilitating alternative
housing types, and identifying development
opportunities and incentives for the
creation of affordable housing units.

Other 1
Ordinance 2025-15:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/2025-15-objective-standardsamendments-for-lcp-ip-pl.pdf

1.4 1.4c. Communicate with HCD and
State representatives to encourage the
State to recognize nontraditional types
of housing units for RHNA purposes.

Timeframe: Initiate conversations with
HCD And State representatives by
March 2024. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.4, 3.5
3/31/2024 6th Cycle Completed
The City reached out to HCD to discuss
this topic in 2024. In 2025, the City
continued conversations with HCD
representatives on this topic.

Other 1 none.

9.33 1.5

1.5a. Maintain an inventory of ADU
applications, location, affordability, etc.
to ensure adequate ADU development
is occurring to meet the 6th cycle
RHNA. Annually review ADU
development progress as part of the
HCD Annual Progress Report and if
necessary, adopt amendments to the
ADU development regulations within
18 months of the annual review to
further facilitate ADU production.

Timeframe: Review ADU development
progress annually, and if ADU
production is less than projected,
adopt ADU regulation amendments
within 18 months of the annual review.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 6.2 AFFH: 1, 2;
Citywide, with a focus on high
opportunity areas/single family
neighborhoods; at least 73 ADUs per
year with 292 affordable to lower
income households throughout the
planning period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2025, the City received 100 permit
applications for ADUs and JADUs and
issued 79 building permits for ADUs and
JADUs. These numbers continue to show
a significant increase in ADU permits from
previous years and contribute substantially
toward the low and moderate income
RHNA categories. Thus far in the 6th
RHNA cycle, permits have been issued for
123 ADUs attributed to low-income
households (31 in 2023 (6th cycle), 53 in
2024, 39 in 2025).

Units 123 none.

1.5 1.5b. Continue to implement the City’s
ADU program and communicate with
ADU applicants to identify ways to
modify the program in a manner that
facilitates the production of ADUs,
including continuation of the allowance
for conversion of non-habitable space
in multi-family projects to ADUs to be
constructed simultaneously with new
development projects. Continue public
awareness campaigns regarding the
construction of ADUs and available
incentives through diverse forms of
media and outreach distribution.

Timeframe: Communicate with ADU
development applicants as needed to
determine if modifications to the ADU
regulations should be considered.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 6.2 AFFH: 1, 2;
Citywide, including (for ADUs in multifamily projects) along transit corridors with nearby access to goods and
services; Maintain information on the
City’s website and communicate
opportunities to developers on a
project-by-project basis – with the goal
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City had conversations with
applicants for ADU projects throughout
2025 and received feedback that
supported making changes to clarify
existing ADU regulations. City staff
drafted an ordinance in 2025 that
reflected these changes, as well as
other changes to maintain consistency
with new state law, to be heard by
Planning Commission and City Council
in early 2026. The City's ADU webpage
reflects the current State and City
regulations. The City issued building
permits for 79 ADUs and JADUs in 2025.

Units 79
City ADU webpage:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/CityDepartments/CommunityDevelopment/Current-Planning/AccessoryDwelling-Units-ADUs

9.34 1.5

1.5c. Provide streamlined processing
and reduced plan check costs for ADU
building plans that have been
approved at another site within the
City, while recognizing that various
items, such as setbacks, utility
connections, soil conditions,
archeological resources, and other
issues, will require applicants to submit
site-specific information that will
require the City’s review and
associated fees. Timeframe: Institute
ADU pre-approval program by January
2024. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.3, 1.5, 2.2. 6.2
AFFH: 1, 2; Citywide; at least 73 ADUs
per year.
1/1/2024 6th Cycle Completed
In 2024, the City started a new process to
streamline the review of applications for
ADUs that have been previously approved
within the City or within another jurisdiction
and approved at least one such ADU. In
2024, the City also prepared an ADU
preapproval program consistent with
Government Code 65852.27 to put in place
by January 1, 2025. The City issued 79
building permits for ADUs and JADUs in
2025.

Units 79
The City's ADU preapproval program
information can be found on the Building and
Safety webpage:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/CityDepartments/CommunityDevelopment/Building-Safety

1.5 1.5d. Present to Council amendments
to the City’s ADU regulations regarding
owner occupancy to provide greater
flexibility to existing and future ADU
developments. Timeframe: Review
best practices, conduct community
outreach, and prepare amendment to
the ADU owner occupancy regulations
for Council to consider by May 2024.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3, 1.5, 2.2. 6.2 AFFH: 1, 2;
Citywide, particularly in predominantly
single-family neighborhoods, including
high-opportunity areas; Provide for the
development of 100 ADUs due to
greater flexibility and outreach
conducted.
5/31/2024 6th Cycle Completed
Review of best practices and community
outreach completed in summer of 2024.

Community meeting held August 15. 2024.

Municipal code amendment to remove
owner occupancy requirement for all ADUs
presented to City Council for consideration
in October and December 2024. City
Council adopted Ordinances 2024-23 and
2024-24 eliminating owner-occupancy
requirements on sites with ADUs on
January 14, 2025. In 2025, the City issued
building permits for 79 ADUs.

Units 79
Ordiance 2024-23:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2024-
ordinances/202423-adu-regulationsamendments-nonlcp.pdf. Ordinance 2024-24:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2024-
ordinances/202424-adu-regulationsamendments-lcp.pdf

9.35 1.5

1.5e. Annually survey ADU owners to
receive information on types of rental
and affordability levels to help ensure
accurate Annual Progress Report
accounting. Timeframe: Survey ADU
owners annually prior to the Annual
Progress Report submittal deadline.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.5, 1.7 AFFH: 1, 2; Citywide;
292 total ADUs affordable to lower
income and 234 ADUs affordable to
moderate incomes by the end of the
planning period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City conducted its annual ADU owner
survey in August 2025. Surveys were sent
to owners of every ADU in the City. The
City received 155 responses, 116 of which
reported the amount of rent charged, if any.

Data on household size and rent charged
were analyzed to determine the rental
affordability levels in Santa Cruz. Analysis
showed that approximately 53% of ADUs
are rented at the Very Low Income level or
lower, 37% at the Low Income level, and
9% at Above Moderate. While factors such
as survey bias may affect data accuracy,
these numbers show that rentals of ADUs
are generally lower than the income levels
assumed for 6th Cycle RHNA reporting
(50% LI, 40% Moderate, 10% Above
Moderate). Thus far in the 6th RHNA cycle,
permits have been issued for 123 ADUs
attributed to low-income households (31 in
2023 (6th cycle), 53 in 2024, 39 in 2025),
and permits have been issued for 80 ADUs
attributed to moderate income households
(6 in 2023 (6th cycle), 42 in 2024, and 32
in 2025)
Units 203 none.

1.5 1.5f. Update resources that facilitate
legalization of unpermitted ADUs if
they meet applicable building
standards. Timeframe: Continue
existing legalization program and
update online materials for individuals
in the legalization process by April
2025 and yearly thereafter. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.5, 6.1 AFFH:
1, 2, 3, 4; Citywide; Legalize 20 ADUs
per year and engage 40 property
owners with unpermitted ADUs per
year.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
ADU legalization program continues to be
in effect. The ADU legalization webpage
was updated at the end of 2024 to reflect
current state law. The City initiated
engagement with 66 property owners of
unpermitted ADUs in 2025 by sending our
Notices of Violation to start the legalization
process, and continued to engage with
numerous other owners who had already
started the legalization process in a
previous year. In 2025, 21 ADUs were
legalized.

Units 21
City's ADU legalization webpage:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/CityDepartments/CommunityDevelopment/Current-Planning/AccessoryDwelling-Units-ADUs/Accessory-DwellingUnits-ADUs-Legalization

1.5 1.5g. Continue to waive City permitting
fees for low-income ADUs units that
are deed-restricted for 55 years.

Timeframe: Continue existing lowincome ADU fee waiver program.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.2. AFFH: 1, 2;
Citywide, with a focus on high
opportunity areas and single-family
neighborhoods; at least 5 deedrestricted low-income ADUs in the planning
period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
This program continues to remain in place.

The City has not processed any
applications for the low-income ADU fee
waiver program in the planning period
through 2025.

Units none.

9.36 1.6

1.6a. Utilize the Planned Development
Permit process to facilitate housing
development by considering
modifications to building setbacks,
street standards, lot coverage, lot
area, parking and loading,
landscaping, open space, uses, and
maximum height. Timeframe: Continue
Planned Development Permit Program
Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3, 1.6, 2.2
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
This program continues to remain in place.

In 2025, entitlements were approved for a
Planned Development permit to create
educator workforce housing at 313 Swift
Street, and entitlements for another
Planned Development for a condominium
development.

Other1 none.

1.6 1.6b. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to
allow PD Permits on infill lots less than
the current standard of 20,000 square
feet in area. Timeframe: By December
2026, amend the Zoning Ordinance to
allow PD Permits on infill lots less than
the current standard of 20,000 square
feet in area. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.3, 1.6
12/31/2026 6th Cycle Not Yet Started Not yet started. Anticipated completion in 2026. Other none.

1.7 1.7a. Maintain and implement the
official Public Outreach Policy for
Planning Projects adopted by Council
in 2018 and revised in 2019.

Timeframe: Continue to use the
adopted Public Outreach Policy for
Planning Projects for all Planning
projects. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.7
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
This policy is implemented on an ongoing
basis for all projects, including following all
requirements for noticing, community
meetings, and public hearings.

Other1 none.

1.7 1.7b. Maintain a website and access to
a public information counter to provide
accurate and clear information to the
public and development community
about policies, projects, and the
development review process.

Timeframe: Continue regularly update
websites and maintain access to a
public information counter. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.7
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
Significant development project
applications have project webpages that
are regularly updated to reflect the project's
status. A webpage was created in 2025 to
make community members aware of
zoning amendment work related to
temporary and affordable housing. The City
website also posts monthly reports of new
discretionary planning applications. The
City's website maintains pages explaining
the application process for both
discretionary permits and building permits
and updates those pages periodically as
processes are updated. The planning and
building counter continues to be open to
the public Monday through Thursday,
7:30am-11:30pm with phone and email
access available during all business hours.

Other1
Community Development department
webpage:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/CityDepartments/Community-Development

9.37 1.7

1.7c. Provide educational materials
such as webpages and brochures that
provide information on key planning
and housing issues and are updated
over time. These include information
on changes to planning processes,
new legislation becoming effective,
and new programs available to
customers. Timeframe: Continue to
provide educational materials and
update the materials in a timely
manner following any changes to
planning processes, new legislation, or
new programs available. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.7
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City's website provides information on
planning and housing issues, and the City
updates this information over time. The
website includes information on existing
planning and building permits, ordinance
and policy updates, the City's Residential
Rental Inspection Service, information on
how to apply for permits, informaiton on
City-initiated affordable housing projects,
and low income housing assistance and
information resrouces. The Code
Compliance division distributed educational
materials on various City programs related
to key planning and housing issues at
annual clean-up events for the Beach Flats
and Lower Ocean Street neighborhoods.

The City also maintained informational
brochures on conditions of approval
templates, industrial land preservation
policy, SB684, information about permitting
proceses, and state laws such as SB330
and SB9. The website also maintains
application forms for preapplications,
including SB330 preapplications. The City
maintains and updates webpages on
significant development projects
throughout the year. In addition, the
Economic Development Department
hosted several Wharf outreach events
where they distributed educational and
resource materials on various City
programs: Nueva Vista - 6/4/2025, Shared
Other1
Community Development department
webpage:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/CityDepartments/Community-Development

2.1 2.1a. Maintain and implement the
City’s Inclusionary Ordinance. Review
the Inclusionary
Ordinance to determine if amendments
are needed to ensure that the
inclusionary requirements
provide the maximum number of
affordable units or deeper levels of
affordability without being a
barrier to housing development, while
considering implications for how
developers will use density bonus and
how the City’s Inclusionary Ordinance
interfaces with density bonus
proposals. Analysis will evaluate
affordability levels to incentivize
deeper levels of affordable housing,
such as extremely low income units, or
more moderate income units
depending on needs. Timeframe:

Review the Inclusionary Ordinance and
present amendment options to City
Council by December 2026. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.7,

6.2 AFFH: 1, 2; Citywide; Require
12/31/2026 6th Cycle In Progress
The Inclusionary Ordinance continues to be
implemented and applied to all applicable
development projects. In light of the City's
inclusionary requirements, staff presented
new density bonus options for the
Downtown Plan Expansion area to City
Council in 2024. In 2025, Housing staff
reviewed the Inclusionary Ordinance
(Santa Cruz Municipal Code Chapter

24.16) and drafted several relevant
updates for consistency of application and
based on new state laws. The draft
updates are expected to be reviewed by
City Counil in 2026.

Other1 none.

9.38 2.1

2.1b. Develop a program and/or
incentives that increase rental and
homeownership opportunities for
moderate income / workforce housing
units. Timeframe: Review the
Inclusionary Ordinance and present
workforce housing amendment options
to City Council by December 2026.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Chapter 2: Policy Plan 2-17 Santa
Cruz Housing Element Update
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.7,

6.2 AFFH: 1, 2, 3; Citywide, with a
focus on transit corridors; 1 project per
year utilizing the workforce housing
amendments.
12/31/2026 6th Cycle Completed
In 2024, staff presented City Council with
options to better support moderate income
and workforce housing in order to achieve
a density bonus in the downtown area. In
May 2025, City Council approved a
downtown density bonus as part of the
Downtown Plan Expansion, allowing
housing development projects withini this
area of the City to pursue a local density
bonus that would allow additional height
and floor area ratio in exchange for
providing additional low- and moderateincome units. In 2025, the City received one application proposing to utilize the
downtown density bonus for a 245-unit
mixed use project at 201 Front Street with
an off-site affordable housing development
at 407 Pacific Avenue.

Other1
Ordinance NS-30,487 available upon request
to staff. Downtown Density Bonus is on pp.
104-115 of the Downtown Plan:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/2/pl/documents/area-plans-and-city-zoningcode/downtown-plan-final.pdf

2.2 2.2a. Study ways of providing
affordable housing currently included,
but not highly utilized, in the City’s
Inclusionary Ordinance, such as
allowing affordable units to be
provided off-site or incentivizing land
dedication in favor of units provided as
part of a development project.

Timeframe: Review the Inclusionary
Ordinance and present amendment
options to City Council by December
2026. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department,
Economic Development and Housing
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 2.1, 2.2, 3.1,

3.7, 6.2
12/31/2026 6th Cycle Completed
In 2024, staff presented City Council with
options for allowing off-site affordable units
or land dedication as part of a density
bonus project in the downtown area. In
May 2025, City Council approved a
downtown density bonus as part of the
Downtown Plan Expansion, allowing
housing development projects within this
area of the City to pursue a local density
bonus that would allow affordable units to
be provided off-site or via land dedication.

Other1
Ordinance NS-30,487 adopting the Downtown
Plan Expansion is available upon request to
staff. Downtown Density Bonus is on pp. 104-
115 of the Downtown Plan:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/2/pl/documents/area-plans-and-city-zoningcode/downtown-plan-final.pdf

2.2 2.2b. Update the City’s ordinance
related to fee waivers for affordable
units to provide more clarity and to
streamline the approval process.

Timeframe: Update the City’s
ordinance related to fee waivers for
affordable units to provide more clarity
and to streamline the approval process
by January 2026. Agency: Economic
Development and Housing Department
and Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 6.2
1/31/2026 6th Cycle In Progress
In 2025, City staff analyzed existing
program and potential options for updates.

Staff met with the City Council Ad Hoc
Housing Subcommittee to discuss options.

City Council approval expected in early
2026.

Other none.

9.39 2.2

2.2c. Explore additional funding
mechanisms that can provide onetime, or more importantly, ongoing funding for affordable housing, such as
a ballot measure that would fund
affordable housing. Timeframe:

Support additional funding for
affordable housing, including support
for the affordable housing measure
currently contemplated for the ballot by
November 2024. Agency: City Council,
City Manager’s Office, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1,

3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 6.2 AFFH: 1, 2;
Citywide; Support additional funding
for 100 percent affordable housing
projects with the goal to fund at least
four affordable housing projects in the
planning period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, the City applied for Local Housing
Trust Fund (LHTF) Funding for 136 River
project & Affordable tax credits for the
Downtown Affordable Library Housing
project. In 2005, the City was awarded a
$30M BHCIP grant for the Coral Street
Navigation Center (transitional housing). In
November 2025, voters approved Measure
C: the Workforce Housing Affordability Act
of 2025, which creates a new property tax
for the next 20 years to provide City
funding for affordable housing projects.

Other
Measure C text:
https://votescount.santacruzcountyca.gov/Port
als/16/nov25/Measure%20C%20Text.pdf

2.2 2.2d. Direct City lobbyists to concentrate on
state and federal legislation that would help
fund affordable housing. Timeframe: Lobby
the state and national governments for
affordable housing funding yearly prior to
legislative sessions and on an ongoing
basis. Agency: City Manager’s Office
Funding Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7,

4.2, 6.2
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
Each year the City Council adopts a
legislative program that contains the City
Council adopted objectives and directives
on a wide array of issue areas impacting
the City. In 2025, the city council identified
three top priorities they would focus on.

One of the priorities was “Affordable
Housing: Fund the creation and
preservation of affordable & supportive
housing in the City, emphasizing lowincome & very low-income households and workforce housing.” In addition, the City
identified seven Affordable Housing issue
areas the City would support and advocate
for that would advance the creation and
preservation of affordable housing. To help
the city accomplish its goals, the City of
Santa Cruz contracts with Precision
Advocacy, a California State legislative
lobbying firm in Sacramento and
CapitalEdge, a lobbying firm in Washington
D.C. The City has been in direct
coordination with the City's lobbyist to
support Affordable Housing Bond Act of
2026.

Other1
2024 Annual Legislative Program (readopted
for 2025):
https://ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgen
daOnline/Documents/ViewDocument/2024%2
0LEGISLATIVE%20PROGRAM_FINAL.PDF.
pdf?meetingId=2412&documentType=Agend
a&itemId=44461&publishId=70493&isSection
=false

9.40 2.2

2.2e. Continue to engage with
affordable housing advocates during
the creation of policy and during the
development review process to help
achieve successful affordable housing
outcomes. Timeframe: Meet with
affordable housing advocates when
new housing policy is being developed.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 2.1, 2.2, 6.2
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City reaches out to Santa Cruz
YIMBY, COPA, and Housing Matters when
developing new housing policy. In 2024,
the City reached out to COPA, Housing
Matters, and the Housing Authority of
Santa Cruz County when developing antidisplacement policy and invited the group to be a part of an advisory committee on
the related HUD Pro-Housing grant
application. In November 2025, the City
completed community outreach on
proposed policy related to temporary
housing, ministerial review of affordable
housing projects, and deferral of fees for
affordable housing projects. Staff invited
the advocacy group Communities
Organized for Relational Power in Action
(COPA) to attend the community meeting.

Other1 none.

2.2 2.2f. Utilize the City’s single-room
occupancy and Flexible Density Unit
regulations to facilitate the
development of a variety of housing
types, specifically smaller units, that
address the needs of low- and
extremely low-income households.

Facilitate the development of 100 very
low-income units through single-room
occupancy development. Timeframe:

Maintain and implement the City’s
single-room occupancy and Flexible
Density Unit regulations (small units
with no density requirement) and
review the regulations as needed.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 6.2 AFFH:
1, 2; Citywide, with a focus on transit
corridors; 100 very low-income units
throughout the planning period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
515 Soquel entitled August 2023 (start of
6th RHNA cycle): 26 SRO units, 4 of which
are VLI. 1130 Mission St entitled May
2024: 48 SRO units, 6 of which are VLI.
908 Ocean entitled February 2025: 212
FDU units, 20 of which are VLI. 530 Ocen
entitled June 2025: 155 FDUs, 12 of which
are VLI. 525 Water entitled May 2025: 49
FDUs, 11 of which are VLI. 130 Center
entitlements extended in January 2025:
233 SROs, 35 of which are VLI. Total VLI
SRO/FDU units with approved entitlements
thus far in the planning period: 88. Total
VLI SRO/FDU units with issued building
permits thus far in the planning period: 0.

Units none.

9.41 2.2

2.2g. Adopt an ordinance that allows
100 percent affordable residential
development that conforms to
applicable objective standards, not
including density bonus waivers and
concessions/incentives, to be
considered a “by-right” use that only
requires ministerial Planning approval
and Building Permits to be constructed
in residential and mixed-use zones.

Timeframe: Adopt an ordinance that
allows 100 percent affordable
residential development to be
considered a “by-right” use by
December 2025. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 1.3, 2. 2, 2.4,

3.1, 3.4, 3.7, 6.2
12/31/2025 6th Cycle In Progress
On December 18, 2025, City staff
presented draft municipal code changes to
the City Planning Commission that would
create an overlay district within which 100
percent affordable housing projects could
be approved ministerially when they
conform to objective standards and only
deviate from such stanards as part of an
incentive/concession or waiver associated
with a density bonus request. The City
Planning Commission recommended the
City Council approve an ordinance
implementing the proposed changes. Staff
anticipates presenting the ordinance to City
Council in 2026.

Other
See item 5 of 12/18/25 Planning Commission
meeting:
https://ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgen
daOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=2591&do
ctype=1

2.2 2.2h. Adopt SB 35 application review
processes for eligible projects that
meet the requirements established in
Government Code Section 65913.41.

Timeframe: Adopt SB 35 application
review processes which comply with
Government Code Section 65913.41
by December 2025. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 2.2
12/31/2025 6th Cycle Completed
On September 10, 2024, the City Council
took action to confirm the review process
for SB 35/SB 423 applications.

Applications without a density bonus
request are reviewed administratively by
planning department staff. Applications with
a density bonus request would be reviewed
by the Zoning Administrator at a public
hearing with the option to refer the item to
the Planning Commission. All review would
continue to be consistent with requirements
under SB 423 as well as state density
bonus law.

Other 1
9/10/24 City Council minutes (see item 28):
https://ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgen
daOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=2340&do
ctype=1

9.42 2.2

2.2i. Create a packet outlining land use
and development information that
helps to facilitate affordable housing
production, particularly low and
extremely low income units, on faithbased organization sites, and provide that information, along with staff
contact details, to owners and
occupants of faith-based sites within
the city at least every two years. Assist
property owners in the development of
housing including assisting with
entitlements, outreach and contact
with affordable housing developers,
supporting funding applications,
providing technical assistance, and
granting incentives such as waiving
fees and reducing development
standards. Timeframe: Create an
informational packet and do initial
delivery by April 2025 and then update
and provide subsequent deliveries
every two years thereafter. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1,

6.2, 6.3 AFFH: 1, 2, 3; Faith-based
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
Informational packet for affordable housing
development on faith-based organization
owned land was created in 2025 and
delivered to owners and occupants of such
sites in June 2025.

Other 1 Informational packet available upon request to
City staff.

2.3 2.3a. Amend the Density Bonus
Ordinance to fully reflect State Density
Bonus Law allowances, except where
the City's code further facilitates
housing production. Timeframe:

Amend the Density Bonus Ordinance
by December 2024. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 1.3, 2.1, 2.3,

6.2 12/31/2024 6th Cycle Completed
Ordinance 2025-14, adopted on June 10,
2025, included updates that ensured the
City's density bonus provisions aligned with
state law, except where the City's code
further facilitates housing production.

Other 1
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/2025-14-objective-standardsamendments-non-lcp-pl.pdf

9.43 2.3 2.3b. Continue implementation of the
City and State Density Bonus laws.

Timeframe: Maintain and Implement
the City Density Bonus Ordinance and
the State Density Bonus and adopt
amendments to comply with State law
as needed. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 6.2
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City implemented the City's Density
Bonus Ordinance and state density bonus
law in review of applicable project
applications through 2025. Ordinance 2025-
14, adopted on June 10, 2025, included
updates that ensured the City's density
bonus provisions aligned with state law,
except where the City's code further
facilitates housing production. In May 2025,
City Council approved a downtown density
bonus as part of the Downtown Plan
Expansion, allowing housing development
projects within this area of the City to
pursue a local density bonus that would
allow additional height and floor area ratio
in exchange for providing additional lowand moderate-income units and allow affordable units to be provided off-site or
via land dedication.

Other1
Ordinance 2025-14:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/2025-14-objective-standardsamendments-non-lcp-pl.pdf. Ordinance NS30,487 adopting the Downtown Plan Expansion is available upon request to staff.

Downtown Density Bonus is on pp. 104-115
of the Downtown Plan:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/2/pl/documents/area-plans-and-city-zoningcode/downtown-plan-final.pdf

2.4 2.4a. Coordinate with: the Housing
Authority of the County of Santa Cruz,
Mercy Housing California, Mid-Pen
Housing, Habitat for Humanity, For-theFuture Housing, Community Housing Land Trust, Santa Cruz Community
Counseling Center, Inc., and other
housing groups and agencies offering
expertise in developing and managing
affordable housing. Use the
coordination to identify and implement
policies or code changes that better
facilitate affordable housing and
affirmatively further fair housing.

Timeframe: Coordinate at least
annually with affordable housing
groups and agencies and implement
changes in response to feedback.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.7, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4,

3.1, 3.4, 4.2 6.2 AFFH: 1, 2, 3, 4;
Citywide with a focus on opportunities
on candidate housing sites; On
average, one 100 percent affordable
housing project per year.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
City has been partnering on projects and
meeting regularly with Eden Housing , For
the Future Housing, Mercy Street, MidPen,
Housing Matters and the Housing
Authority. Affordable projects with building
permits issued: 902 Pacific (Pacific Station
North) (issued 2024), 119 Coral St (issued
2024), 119 Lincoln St (Library MixedUse/Affordable Housing Project) (issued 2025), 831 Water St (issued 2025), and
850 Almar Ave (issued 2025). Total 100%
affordable projects issued building permits
in 2025: 3.

Other3 none.

9.44 2.4

2.4b. Partner with nonprofit and forprofit developers of affordable housing to build housing to meet the Regional
Housing Needs Allocation targets.

Timeframe: Partner with nonprofit and
for-profit developers of affordable
housing on an ongoing basis,
whenever possible, to build housing.

At least annually reach out to
developers to identify development
opportunities. Agency: Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 3.1,

3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 6.2 AFFH: 1, 2; Citywide
with a focus on candidate housing
sites opportunities; On average, one
100 percent affordable housing project
per year.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City has partnered with Eden Housing
Management Inc and For the Future
Housing Inc. to construct two affordable
housing projects: Pacific Station North, a
100% affordable project with 126 units (+
2 manager units), and the Downtown
Library Affordable Project, a 100%
affordable project with 123 units (+ 1
manager unit). The City is currently
partnering with For the Future Housing Inc.
to construct the affordable housing project
at 136 River Street (~50 units). Affordable
housing projects issued permits in 2025: 3
Other3 none.

2.4 2.4c. Acquire properties when possible
as part of a public-private partnership
to develop affordable housing or
convert existing units into deedrestricted affordable units. Timeframe:

Acquire properties for deed-restricted
affordable housing on an ongoing
basis, when feasible funding and
viable development opportunities exist.

Agency: Economic Development and
Housing Department Funding Source:

Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Relevant Policies: 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 3.1,

3.4, 3.7, 6.2 AFFH: 1, 2, 3, 4; Citywide,
with a focus in and around downtown
and other areas where higher density
projects are supported, such as transit
corridors; 4 projects throughout the
planning period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, the City acquired Toadal Fitness
site (113 Lincoln St.) as part of Downtown
Affordable Library Housing project.

Other1 none.

9.45 2.5

2.5a. Preserve 372 at-risk units by
working with interested agencies and
community organizations to monitor
their status, provide technical and/or
financial assistance in return for
extended affordability controls, and
review tenant notification prior to
project conversion. The City will
continue to comply with all noticing
requirements. Prior to the expiration of
affordability covenants, the City will
proactively outreach to tenants and
owners to provide education and
assistance as appropriate. Timeframe:

Coordinate often (at least annually)
with affordable housing groups and
agencies to preserve 372 at-risk units.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.7, 2.5, 3.1, 6.1,

6.2, 6.4 AFFH: 3, 4; At-risk units;
preserve 372 at-risk units throughout
the planning period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, 119 Coral St units requested a
loan consolidation and extension from the
City, and this extened the affordability of
the 120 studio units 55 years past the
completion of the project. At the Mission
Gardens development at 90 Grandview, 50
units were purchased by new owners and
the affordability preserved.In 2025, Jessie
Street Apartments completed construction
of the new Terrace Apartments with 50
units, 48 of which are affordable, and this
project successfully preserved 12 of the
previous units from the original
development. The City continued to work
with State HCD to preserve up to 87 Saint
George affordable units pending owner
lawsuit with the City. The City is working
with Mercy Housing for the Downtown
Villas for funding request to preserve
affordability (45 units). Palomar Inn (65
units) discussed with owner for extended
the affordability. Total affordable units
preserved in the planning period: 82. Total
units pending preservation: 197
Units 82 none.

2.6 2.6a. Include projected water use for
all housing defined in the Housing
Element in regularlyscheduled updates
to the City’s Urban Water Management
Plan. Establish a policy and
implementing procedures to grant
priority for service to proposed
developments that include units
affordable to lower-income
households, should its long-term water
supply, treatment process, or
distribution system capacity issues
limit the City’s ability to meet all
planned future water service needs.

Establish a policy and implementing
procedures to grant priority sewer
service to developments with units
affordable to lower-income
households, should long-term
wastewater treatment or collection
system capacity issues limit the City’s
ability to meet all planned future
wastewater service needs. Timeframe:

Update the City’s Urban Water
Management Plan every five years, as
required by state law and regulations,
with the next update due in 2026.

Establish a policy and implementing
procedures to grant priority water and
12/31/2031 6th Cycle In Progress
In 2025, the City Public Works and Water
Departments worked on developing
policies and implementing procedures to
grant priority water and sewer service to
developments with units affordable to lowerincome households. These policies are anticipated to be finalized by June 2026. In
2025, the City started preliminary work on
updating the Urban Water Management
Plan.

Other none

9.46 3.1

3.1a. Include childcare opportunities in
conjunction with affordable housing
development when possible. Assist in
the development of at least 100
affordable units with access to
childcare facilities throughout the
planning period. Timeframe: Include
childcare opportunities in conjunction
with affordable housing development,
when possible, on an ongoing basis.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 3.1, 3.2
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
Downtown Affordable Library Housing
project is a 100% affordable project that
has 123 affordable units (+ 1 manager unit)
and childcare facility. The City issued a
building permit for this project in 2025, and
it is currently under construction.

Units 123 none

3.1 3.1b. Work with other agencies,
community groups, and non-profits to
develop housing for persons with
disabilities and to publicize housing
accessible to persons with disabilities.

Assist in the development of at least
50 units for persons with disabilities
throughout the planning period.

Timeframe: Work with housing
partners on an ongoing basis to
publicize and assist with housing
accessible to persons with disabilities
for at least 50 persons. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.7, 3.1, 3.4 AFFH:
1, 3; Citywide, with a focus on areas
with higher percentages of disabilities
(see Figure D-9); 50 units for persons
with disabilities throughout the
planning period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, the City worked with affordable
housing developers on the acquisition of
the following vouchers to make 102 units
accessible to persons with disabilities: 831
Water St project – 16 Project Based
Voucher (PBV) units targeting renters with
physical, sensory, or developmental
disabilities; 4 Project Based Voucher units
targeting homeless youths with disabilities.
119 Coral St-Harvey West Studios – 25
PBV units for disabled or medically
vulnerable homeless families, 15
Mainstream PBV units (non-elderly
disabled families) and 20 Veteran's Affairs
Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) units.
314 Jessie St-19 HUD-VASH, 3 PBV units
for veterans ineligible for HUD-VASH. In
2025, 48 units acquired vourchers for
persons with disabilities: 525 Water St- 23
VASH (PBVs) conditionally awarded, 150
Felker-22 VASH (PBVs) 915 Water- 25
PBV units. Total in planning period: 150
Units 150 none

9.47 3.1

3.1c. Update Zoning Ordinance
reasonable accommodation codes,
establish reasonable accommodations
procedures, and make information on
resources readily available on the
City’s website. The Fair Housing Act
requires jurisdictions to provide
reasonable accommodations with
regard to rules, policies, practices, and
procedures where such
accommodations may be necessary to
make housing accessible for persons
with disabilities. Reasonable
accommodations provide a basis for
residents with disabilities to request
flexibility in the application of land use
and zoning regulations or, in some
instances, even a waived of certain
regulations or requirements to ensure
equal access to housing opportunities.

Timeframe: Adopt reasonable
accommodations procedures by
January 2025 and make information
on the process and resources
available for persons with disabilities
within 6 months of adoption of the
procedures. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund
7/31/2025 6th Cycle In Progress
In June 2025, the City Council adopted
Ordiance 2025-15 establishing a process
to make reasonable accommodations
requests for individuals with disabilities.

Information on such requests was posted
at the public Planning Counter. In 2025,
City staff drafted a webpage describing the
new process and procedures for making
such a request. The webpage is
anticipated to be published in early 2026.

Other1
Ordinance 2025-15:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/2025-15-objective-standardsamendments-for-lcp-ip-pl.pdf

3.1 3.1d. Update Zoning Ordinance
requirements related to community
care licensing facilities of seven or
more people to allow these uses in all
residential zones, if necessary, and
modify the permitting process to permit
the uses with objectivity to facilitate
approval certainty similar to other uses
of the same type in the same zone.

Timeframe: Adopt community care
licensing updates by January 2025.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 2.2, 3.1
1/31/2025 6th Cycle Completed
in June 2025, the City Council adopted
ordinance 2025-14 that made residential
community care facilities of seven or more
people a principally permitted use in all
residential zones.

Other1
Ordinance 2025-14:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/2025-14-objective-standardsamendments-non-lcp-pl.pdf

9.48 3.2

3.2a. Continue to assist nonprofit and
for-profit organizations that provide
services to children, youth, and
families with children. Timeframe:

Assist nonprofit and for-profit
organizations that provide services to
children, youth, and families with
children on an ongoing basis. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 3.2, 5.4
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City of Santa Cruz- Parks and
Recreation Teen Center recieved $43,666
& Community Bridges -Nueva Vista
received $150,000 in CDBG (HUD)
program funding for various youth
programs in the 2024 fiscal year. The City
assists Housing Matters which operates a
family shelter on Coral St. City support
includes services coordination and referral
by the Outreach Team, and infrastructure
investment by the City on parcels owned
by the City on which Housing Matteres
provides programs and services. The City
provided CORE funding for FY2022-
FY2025 to Community Action Board to
support their Yotuh Homeless Response
Team ($27,667) and their Rental
Assistance Program ($23,210).

Other 1 none

3.2 3.2b. Support childcare centers and
facilities in new residential
developments and employment
centers, and use the funding collected
through the City’s Childcare Impact
Fee to facilitate provision of new,
expanded, or improved childcare
facilities in the City. Timeframe: Use
the funding collected through the City’s
Childcare Impact Fee to facilitate
provision of childcare facilities in the
City. Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 2.1, 3.1, 3.2
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024 and 2025, Childcare Impact Fee
funding was dedicated to the future
childcare center associated with the
Downtown Affordable Library Housing
project.

Other 1 none

9.49 3.3

3.3a. Actively seek funding to
implement the three-year
Homelessness Response Action Plan
approved in 2022 and update the plan
periodically to respond to changing
needs. Timeframe: Annually apply for
grants or pursue legislative funding
opportunities to implement the threeyear Homelessness Response Action Plan by December 2025 and update
the plan on an ongoing basis to
respond to changing needs. Agency:

City Manager’s Office Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 1.3,

1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6,

4.2, 6.2, 6.3 AFFH: 1, 3; Citywide,
specifically to existing organizations
and areas of focus identified in the
Homelessness Response Action Plan;
When the City receives funding for
such purposes, operate, or provide
funding for the operation of, at least
one shelter facility that serves at least
25 people at a time.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City applied for and received three
streams of funding from the State to
implement priorities in the Homelessness
Response Strategic Plan. The
Encampment Resolution Fund grant form
Califorina HCD ($4.0 million) helps to
move unsheltered people from harvey west
coral st area into shelter , interim housing,
and permanent housing. State of California
Legislative Earmark through HCD ($2.0
million) provides funding to operate the City
Overlook shelter, which provides shelter for
up to 135 people, and the 1220 River
temporary shelter, which accommodates
25-30 people. The Prohousing Incentive
Program Grant ($500,000) provides
funding for eviction prevention and to help
unhoused people get back into housing.

Total shelter capacity served: 165
Persons 165 none

3.3 3.3b. Meet monthly with the County
homelessness response
representatives, Continuum of Care,
and/or homeless service providers.

Use the Homelessness Response
Action Plan update to guide and
increase homelessness response
capacity through integrating citywide
services, creating and maintaining a
full-time team dedicated to
homelessness response, and
coordinating with external partners to
work collectively on homelessness
response solutions for the City, and
coordinate with the County and
Continuum of Care on updates to their
respective homelessness response
planning documents. Timeframe: Meet
monthly with the County homelessness
response representatives, Continuum
of Care, and/or homeless service
providers in relation to implementing
respective homelessness response
action plans. Agency: City Manager’s
Office Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 2.4, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4,

3.6, 6.2 AFFH: 3; Citywide, with a
service focus on areas with
concentrations of homeless or those at
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City meets with the County staff on
homelessness issues on a regular basis (at
least 2 times per month), and actively
participates in the Contiuum of Care with
policy board representation by two
Councilmembers. City staff also regularly
meet with community-based organizations
providing homelessness responses
services. The City partnereed with People
First of Santa Cruz County on three
programs: to continue the operation
homeless service programs including a
135 space shelter program; to continue a
Long-term Safe Parking Program for up to
20 households; and the City also partnered
with other local jurisdictions to support
People First operate an extreme weather
shelter to support people experiencing
homelessness.

Other3 none

9.50 3.3

3.3.c. Collect and share public data,
systems, and metrics with the County
and community-based organizations.

Timeframe: Regularly coordinate with
the County and community-based
organization to help ensure the most
relevant public data, systems, and
metrics are being used in policy
decisions. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department,
City Manager’s Office Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 3.3,

3.6 AFFH: 1, 3; Citywide, with services
and data collection focused in areas
with higher concentrations of
homeless, such as downtown, Coral
Street, and open spaces; Utilize
shared databases, such as the
Homeless Management Information
System, for case management, and
collect and share public data at least
annually.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City is regularly sharing data related to
homelessness response publicly - with
public agency partners, community based
organizations, and the public in general.

The Homelessness Response Division
prepares and distributes an Annual Impact
Report, and holds two community webinars
each year.

Other1 none

3.3 3.3d. Develop annual targeted state
and federal legislative asks related to
homelessness response efforts and be
a leader in the effort to build a
statewide coalition of municipalities
advocating for legislative changes and
funding to support reducing
homelessness. Timeframe: Annually
develop targeted state and federal
legislative asks related to
homelessness response efforts and
continue ongoing efforts to build a
statewide advocacy coalition to
support reducing homelessness.

Agency: City Manager’s Office Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 4.2, 6.2 AFFH:
1, 3; Citywide, with a focus in areas
with higher concentrations of
homeless, such as downtown, Coral
Street, and open spaces; Fund at least
two service program or development
projects that support the City’s
homelessness response efforts
through targeted state and federal
legislative asks.
12/31/2025 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, the City advocated with legislators
for funding to support shelter, safesleeping, and safe parking programs in the city. This resulted in a $2 million legislative
earmark from the State to support City
programs for shelter operations for the city
Overlook Shelter at the Armory and the
1220 River transitional camp. In 2025, the
City is continuing at least two programs
(the armory and 1220 River) and also
initiating another one in the county of Santa
Cruz, although outside of our jurisdiction
(Live Oak Landing). In 2025, the City did a
federal legislative ask, a proposal to a
state senator's office, which was reviewed
and not appropriated, to purchase timy
homes at the armory. The City submitted it
to US Butler. In addition, state Assembly
Member Pellerin sponsored a state bill to
prohibit public agencies from transporting
prople experiencing homelessness without
coordinating.

Other2 none

9.51 3.3

3.3e. Develop new supportive housing
and homelessness services at the
Coral Street campus, such as a
navigation center, and by seeking
partnerships and funding to effectuate
the Council-adopted vision for the
area. Timeframe: Apply for at least one
grant in the next two years and actively
seek partnerships and funding to
provide new supportive housing and
homelessness services within the
Coral Street Vision Report area.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 3.1,

3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 4.2, 6.2 Chapter 2: Policy
Plan 2-29 AFFH: 1, 3; Coral Street
Vision Report area; Facilitate at least
one new supportive housing and/or
homelessness services project within
the Coral Street Vision area by
December 2026.
12/31/2026 6th Cycle In Progress
In 2024, The City continued to work with
partners in 2024 to develop the vision for
the Coral Street area wtih regard to
homeless services. In 2025, the City
received a $30 million BHCIP grant for the
Coral Street SUDS facility and Navigation
Center (City on-site Seaberg Site). In 2025,
the Planning Commission heard and
recommended approval of a proposed
overlay zone district that would allow a
variety of temporary housing and
supportive service uses on Coral Street to
implement the Coral Street Visioning
Report.

Other1 none

3.3 3.3f. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to
comply with the requirements of AB
139 and AB 2339. Code amendments
will revise parking requirements and
the definition of emergency shelters to
include other interim interventions;
amend a zone to permit emergency
shelters without discretionary action in
a zone(s) that allows residential uses;
ensure sufficient capacity to
accommodate the need for emergency
shelters, including proximity to
transportation and services; and
modify development standards if
appropriate to comply with statutory
requirements. Timeframe: Amend the
Zoning Ordinance to comply with AB
139 and AB 2339 within one year of
adoption. The City will review
emergency shelter requirements every
three years, beginning in 2026, and if
appropriate, will adopt relevant
amendments in response to changes
in State law within one year of review.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 3.3, 3.4 AFFH: 1, 2, 3;
Citywide with a focus on AB 2339
12/31/2024 6th Cycle In Progress
In 2024 and 2025, staff completed analysis
and developed draft policy to implement
these state requirements. In December
2025, Planning Commission recommended
approval of an overlay district that would
allow temporary housing uses meeting the
capacity requirements required by state
law, as well as amendments to the City's
temporary housnig development and use
standards to bring them into alignment with
state law. The City anticipates adoption of
these amendments by City Council in
March 2026.

Other
Minutes of the 12/18/25 Planning Commission
meeting (see item #4):
https://ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgen
daOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=2591&do
ctype=2

9.52 3.3

3.3g. Continue to fund and partner with
the County’s Continuum of Care to
provide shelter services, and continue
to encourage other jurisdictions’ similar
funding, participation, and partnership
with the County’s Continuum of Care
and shelter service provision.

Timeframe: Provide funding to and
partner with the County’s Continuum of
Care to provide shelter services and
continue to encourage involvement
from other jurisdictions. Agency: City
Manager’s Office Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 3.3,

3.4, 3.6 AFFH: 1, 2, 3; Citywide;
Provide funding and partner with the
County’s Continuum of Care to
encourage involvement from other
jurisdictions, with the goals of the City
contributing at least $215,000 annually
to help support a share of at least
7,000 overnight stays across the
county during each year (~19 beds per
night, if each of those beds were
available for 365 days per year),
recognizing that the City is only fully in
control of its own contribution and that
the Continuum of Care oversees
establishment of these particular
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City continues to fund and partner with
the County's Continnum of Care, making
an annual jurisdictional contribution of
$215,000 to the CoC. The City continues to
encourage involvement of other
municipalities in the County in the CoC and
regional collaboration on homelessness. In
2025, the City of Santa Cruz, the City of
Watsonville, and the County collaborated
to operate Severe Weather Shelters in the
County on 18 nights with a capacity to
accomodate 100 people each night.

Other1 none

3.3 3.3h. Work with partner agencies and
advocate for expanded homelessness
response services within the County
and outside the City’s jurisdiction.

Timeframe: Advocate for expanded
homelessness responses services
within the County and outside the
City’s jurisdiction. Agency: City
Manager’s Office Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 3.3,

3.4, 3.6 AFFH: 1, 2, 3; Citywide; Meet
with the County and service providers
at least monthly to coordinate on the
expansion of homelessness response
efforts across Santa Cruz County,
including within the City of Santa Cruz
per the City’s Homelessness
Response Plan. Partner on at least
one homelessness response funding
request per year with the goal of
expanding funding for at least two
service programs and at least one
development project during the
planning period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City meets with the County and
community based organizations regularly
(at least monthly) to discuss expanded
funding opportunities to support
homelessness services. In 2024 and 2025,
the City partnered with Housing Matters in
a sucessful Encampment Resolution Fund
grant award of $4.0 million to resolve
encampments in the Harvey West
nieghborhood and to expand interim
housing capcity to 20 units. The City
partnered with Community Action Board
and secured a Prohousing Incentive
Program grant award of $500k to support
rapid rehousing and eviction prevention.

Other1 none

9.53 3.3

3.3i. Provide resources to help connect
the homeless population with
supportive services, and actively
promote said resources through City
Outreach staff who interact with people
experiencing homelessness.

Timeframe: Utilize the City’s
Homelessness Response and City
Outreach staff to help provide
resources to the people experiencing
homelessness. Agency: City
Manager’s Office Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 3.3,

3.6 AFFH: 1, 3; Citywide, with a focus
on areas of concentrated
homelessness such as the downtown
region, parks, open spaces, and along
Highways 1 and 9; Engage an average
of at least 20 people experiencing
homelessness per work day.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City's Homelessness Response
Outreach Team (three full-time employees)
provides direct outreach, engagement, and
service connection to dozens of people
experiencing homelessness daily. This
includes connecting people to
shelter/interim housing, supportive
services, and housing navigation
resources.

Persons 24 none

3.3 3.3j. Minimize environmental
degradation caused by unsanctioned
camps. Timeframe: Initiate
environmental mitigation efforts within
the three-year Homelessness
Response Action Plan timeframe to
help reverse degradation caused by
unsanctioned camps and partner with
community groups to help restore
sensitive habitats affected by
unsanctioned camps. Agency: City
Manager’s Office Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 3.3
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City has resolved and cleaned up a
number of large encampments in sensitive
environmental areas, particularly within
Open Spaces and watersheds.

Other1 none

3.3 3.3k. Apply for grant funding to create
a waste disposal program for
recreational vehicle owners.

Timeframe: Apply for waste disposal
grant funding by June 2025. Agency:

City Manager’s Office Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 3.3,

4.2 6/30/2025 6th Cycle Completed
The City applied for and received a
$85,000 grant in 2023 and has until 2027
to use the funds.

Other1 none

9.54 3.3

3.3l. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to
establish a ministerial approval
process and regulations which
approve low-barrier navigation centers
by-right that meet State requirements.

Timeframe: Amend the Zoning
Ordinance to establish a ministerial
approval process and regulations
which approve low-barrier navigation
centers that meet State requirements
by-right by June 2025. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 3.3
6/30/2025 6th Cycle Completed
In June 2025, the City adopted Ordinances
2025-14 and 2025-15, which aligned local
zoning regulations with state law
requirements for low-barrier navigation
centers.

Other1
Ordinance 2024-14:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/2025-14-objective-standardsamendments-non-lcp-pl.pdf. Ordinance 2024- 15:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/2025-15-objective-standardsamendments-for-lcp-ip-pl.pdf

3.4 3.4a. Continue supporting
organizations in maintaining
permanent supportive housing and
providing assistance to special needs
groups. Assist a minimum of 150
special needs households including
but not limited to persons experiencing
homelessness in finding housing and
supportive services throughout the
planning period. Timeframe: Continue
support for maintaining permanent
supportive housing and providing
assistance to special needs groups.

Agency: Economic Development and
Housing Department Funding Source:

Affordable Housing Trust Fund, State
and Federal grants and loans Relevant
Policies: 3.1, 3.4, 3.6, 4.2, 5.4
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City assisted both Jessie Street
Apartments (50 units) & 119 Coral St (120
units) to create permanent supportive
housing units. The City assists Housing
Matters, which operates a family shelter on
Coral St. City support includes services
coordination and referral by the Outreach
Team. The City provided CORE funding for
FY2022-FY2025 to Community Action
Board to support their Yotuh Homeless
Response Team ($27,667) and their
Rental Assistance Program ($23,210). The
City provides funding to support the
operation of a 135-space shelter and safe
sleeping program by a local organization,
People First of Santa Cruz. The funding
supports 5.0 FTE Case Manager positions
that assist in connecting program
participants to housing and other services.

Households 305 none

3.4 3.4b. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to
reflect State law requirements for
transitional and supportive housing,
and permit transitional and supportive
housing in all zones allowing
residential uses, as residential uses,
similar to other residential uses of the
same types in the same zone.

Timeframe: Amending the Zoning
Ordinance to reflect State law by
December 2026. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 1.2, 3.1, 3.4,

6.2, 7.3
12/31/2026 6th Cycle Not Yet Started none Other none

9.55 3.4

3.4c. Continue to facilitate 100 percent
affordable supportive housing projects
that comply with Government Code
Section 65651 (AB 2162) and permit
this use without discretionary review,
and on a project-by-project basis, go
beyond state law and establish
qualifying projects above 50 units as
by-right development. Timeframe:

Support the use of AB 2162 incentives
for qualifying projects on an ongoing
basis and ask for Council direction to
go beyond State law on a project by
project basis. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1,

3.4, 6.2
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, the City issued a building permit
for the 128 unit Pacific Station North
building that was approved pursuant to AB
2162.

Other 1 none

3.5 3.5a. Collaborate with UCSC on ways
to increase the supply of student,
faculty and staff housing on the
University campus. Facilitate the
development of 305 on-campus units,
as detailed in Appendix G, throughout
the planning period. Timeframe:

Collaborate with UCSC on ways to
increase the supply of student, faculty
and staff housing on the University
campus and facilitate the development
of 305 on-campus units Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.2, 1.4, 2.4, 3.5, 7.3
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, the City facilitated off-campus
development (in the Delaware Addition) of
161 units for UCSC, including 99 units for
students and 62 for faculty and staff. In
addition, UCSC's Family Student Housing
project started construction in Summer
2024. That on-campus student housing
project includes 120 two-bedroom units for
students with families.

Units 120 none

9.56 3.5 3.5b. Support state legislation that
would advance the housing goals of
the community such as facilitating
construction of new student housing
and increasing funding for housing on
the UCSC campus. Timeframe:

Support State legislation that would
facilitate on-campus housing at UCSC
on an ongoing basis. Agency: City
Manager’s Office Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 1.4,

3.5, 3.7
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
City staff continued to track housing bills in
2024. Staff participated in the California
American Planning Association’s
Legislative Review group and advocated
for improvements to housing bills through
that forum. Staff also coordinated with the
City’s Sacramento lobbyist regarding
pending housing bills, and City planning
staff met with at least one
Assemblymember’s staff to advocate for
updates to housing legislation. AB 312 was
passed by the legislature and signed by the
governor to streamline student housing that
meets LEED Platinum standards, and AB
3116, which provides a student housing
density bonus, was also approved. Staff
followed these and other housing-related
bills, though staff did not provide direct
recommendations on every bill, including
AB 312 and AB 3116. In 2025, the City
continued monitoring for legislative bills
that would promote the creation of student
housing.

Other1 none

3.6 3.6a. Support City-led efforts or nonprofit human service and housing development organizations to assist
the homeless, very low- and lowincome households, families with children, single-parent households,
persons with disabilities, and others in
finding housing and supportive
services, including through directing
funding such as HOME Investment
Partnership (HOME) funds and
Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) to those causes. Assist a
minimum of 150 special needs
households, including but not limited to
persons experiencing homelessness,
in finding housing and supportive
services throughout the planning
period. Timeframe: Assist a minimum
of 150 special needs households
throughout the planning period.

Agency: Economic Development and
Housing Department, Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: Affordable Housing
Trust Fund, State and Federal grants
and loans, General Fund Relevant
Policies: 2.4, 3.1 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 4.2, 5.4,

6.1, 6.2,
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, the Pacific Station North 100%
affordable housing project (126 units plus 2
manager units) utilized and dispersed
HOME and HOME Investment
Partnerships American Rescue Plan
Program (HOME-ARP) (~$1,219,200)
funds during 2024. HOME funds were
~$2,457,000 and assisted 12 households,
and HOME Investment Partnerships
American Rescue Plan Program (HOMEARP) funds were ~$1,219,200 and assisted seven households. Monarch
(domestice violence shelter for victims of
domestic violence, info on this project is
sensitive and confidential) funded with
CDBG $69,398 2024 Program Year. The
City's Homelessness Response Outreach
Team (three full-time employees) provides
direct outreach, engagement, and service
connection to dozens of people
experiencing homelessness daily. This
includes connecting people to
shelter/interim housing, supportive
services, and housing navigation
resources. The City provides funding to
support the operation of a 135-space
shelter and safe sleeping program by a
local organization, People First of Santa
Cruz. The funding supports 5.0 FTE Case
Manager positions that assist in connecting
program participants to housing and other
services.

Households 154 none

9.57 3.7

3.7a. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to
reflect California Health and Safety
Code Sections 17021.5 and 17021.6
that require agricultural employee
housing to be permitted by-right,
without a Conditional Use Permit or
other discretionary permit, in singlefamily residential zoning districts for six or fewer persons and in agricultural
zones with no more than 12 units or 36
beds. Timeframe: Amend the Zoning
Ordinance to reflect Government Code
Sections 17021.5 and 17021.6 by
December 2026. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 1.3, 3.7
12/31/2026 6th Cycle Not Yet Started Not yet started. Other none

3.7 3.7b. Support and facilitate the efforts
of the Santa Cruz City School District
to provide workforce housing for its
employees and update local codes to
match or exceed allowances found in
state law. Authorize development of 50
workforce housing units throughout the
planning period. Timeframe: Provide
ongoing support for the Santa Cruz
City School District to provide
workforce housing and facilitate those
efforts through updates to local codes
as needed. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department,
Economic Development and Housing
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 1.3, 3.7 AFFH:
1, 2, 4; Citywide, with specific
engagement towards opportunities on
school-owned sites; 50 workforce
housing units throughout the planning
period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2025, the City approved planning
entitlements to construct 100 educator
workforce housing units at 313 Swift
Street. The building permit is anticipated to
be issued in 2026.

Units 100
313 Swift Street City Council approval, item
22, minutes of 3/25/25:
https://ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgen
daOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=2442&do
ctype=2

9.58 3.7

3.7c. Communicate annually with
employers who provide seasonal
housing, such as University of
California Santa Cruz, to encourage
them to connect with those in need of
short-term housing, such as
farmworkers. Timeframe: Annually
communicate with employers who
provide short term housing,
encouraging them to offer their
housing during the off-season to
others who have seasonal housing
needs, such as farmworkers. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.4, 3.4, 3.5, 3.7
AFFH: 1, 4; Citywide, with specific
engagement towards employers who
provide seasonal housing; 50
workforce housing units throughout the
planning period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In August 2025, the City reached out to
both UCSC and the Santa Cruz Seaside
Company encouraging them to rent
seasonal housing to farmworkers or others
with temporary housing needs when that
housing is otherwise not being used by the
organization.

Units none

4.1 4.1a. Continue to contract with the
Housing Authority of the County of
Santa Cruz or other partners to provide
culturally responsive outreach and
assist low- to moderate-income
households with the security deposit
and last month’s rent and continue to
fund a third-party, emergency rental
assistance program to prevent eviction
for a short transition period. Assist a
minimum of 100 low- and moderateincome households throughout the planning period. Communicate with the
Housing Authority, third-party rental
assistance administrators, and other
community partners to determine
potential barriers to accessing this
assistance and determine options and
implement improvements to the
process. Timeframe: Continue to
contract with the Housing Authority of
the County of Santa Cruz or other
partners on an ongoing basis to assist
at least 100 low-to-moderate income
households in the Housing Element
cycle. Meet with community partners
by January 2025 to determine options
for improvements and establish a
schedule for implementing
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
30 households recieved security deposit
assitance during 2024. Security deposit
funding allocation increased in the 2024-
2025 fiscal year (July 2024-June 2025)
from $80K to $100K. The City meets with
the Housing Authority several times
throughout the year, providing an
opportunity to connect on discussing
options for improvements. In 2025, the City
also finalized a contract with the
Community Action Board to provide
eviction prevention and rapid rehousing
support for inidividuals and families
experiencing homelessness or at risk of
homelessness. The $500k PIP grant from
the State provide case management
support for up to 80 families and provide
$350,000 in housing assistance. In 2025,
this grant supported case management for
10 families. Total households assisted in
planning period: 40
Households 40 none.

9.59 4.2

4.2a. Apply for CalHome grants and
other state and federal sources each
time the City deems the application is
competitive and the funding can be
adequately leveraged in an effort to
expand homeownership opportunities
to low- and moderate-income buyers
through homebuyer assistance.

Timeframe: Apply for CalHome grants
and other State and Federal funding
sources each time the City deems the
application is competitive and the
funding can be adequately leveraged
for homebuyer assistance. Agency:

Economic Development and Housing
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 4.2, 6.1, 6.4
AFFH: 1, 4; Citywide, with attention to
areas of high opportunity; Apply for
grant funding when feasible, with the
goal to apply for at least two grants to
fund at least two projects throughout
the planning period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
City did not apply for Cal HOME or any
other types of federal of state homebuyer
assistance funds in 2024 or 2025.

Other none

4.2 4.2b. Support the continuation of the
Affordable Housing Trust Fund to
promote the development and
preservation of affordable housing,
particularly extremely low income
units, and to utilize as leverage for
other sources of funding. Timeframe:

On an annual basis, allocate
Permanent Local Housing Allocation
(PLHA) funding to continue to support
the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to
promote the development and
preservation of affordable housing.

Agency: Economic Development and
Housing Department Funding Source:

Affordable Housing Trust Fund, State
and Federal grants and loans, General
Fund Relevant Policies: 2.4, 3.1, 3.4,

6.1, 6.2 AFFH: 1, 2, 3, 4; Citywide, with
particular focus on areas of high
opportunity and transit corridors;
Promote the development of 100
extremely low-income units and
preservation of 372 at-risk units.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, the City Funded Pacific Station
North 100% affordable housing project and
Downtown Affordable Library Housing
100% affordable project with Affordable
Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) and a State
match award from the Local Housing Trsut
Fund (LHTF). Pacific Station North
includes 32 extremely-low income (ELI)
units, and the Downtown Affordable Library
Housing project includes 19 ELI units. In
2025, The City awarded $1.8 Million in
LHTF Grant for the 136 River Street
Affordable Housing project for 13 units at
ELI. The City has been working in 2024-
2025 to preserve 97 at-risk units at The
Palomar and anticipates execution of a
City loan in 2026 to continue affordability.

Total ELI units in planning period: 64. Total
at risk units preserved: 97.

Units 64 none

9.60 5.1

5.1a. Continue to implement the City’s
code enforcement program as a key
method of maintaining the quality of
neighborhoods and housing.

Timeframe: Continue to implement the
City’s code enforcement program
Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 5.1, 5.2, 5.4 AFFH: 3;
Citywide, with particular attention to
the City’s lower income areas (Beach
Flats and Lower Ocean); Identify and
assist 80 units in need of rehabilitation.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City’s code enforcement program
continues to be implemented. In 2024, the
program identified and resolved 115
substandard cases. In 2025, there were 89
Code enforcement cases in substandard
conditions that were corrected. Total in
planning period: 204
Units 204 none.

5.1 5.1b. Continue to proactively offer
special code compliance assistance
like free community cleanup and
refuse disposal days in lower income
areas such as Beach Flats and Lower
Ocean and work with community
groups in those areas to increase
awareness of neighbors in those
areas. Timeframe: Provide refuse
disposal days in lower income areas at
least once a year. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 5.1, 5.2, 5.4
AFFH: 3; Beach Flats and Lower
Ocean neighborhoods; Provide at least
one neighborhood clean-up and refuse
disposal day per year in the Beach
Flats and in Lower Ocean, and aim to
assist at least 20 households per event
per year.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City held a total of four cleanup events
in 2025, two in the Lower Ocean
neighborhood and two in the Beach Flats
Neighborhood. The number of households
assisted with cleanup are as follows: Lower
Ocean April cleanup - 29, Beach Flats April
cleanup - 26, Lower Ocean October
cleanup - 10, Beach Flats October cleanup
- 28. Total households served: 93.

Households 93 none.

5.2 5.2a. Continue to administer the City’s
rental inspection program to ensure
maintenance of a healthy and safe
rental housing stock throughout the
City. Assist a minimum of 100 units in
need of rehabilitation. Timeframe:

Continue to administer the City’s rental
inspection program. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 5.1, 5.2, 5.4
AFFH: 3, 4; Citywide, with particular
attention to ensuring that residents in
lower income areas (Beach Flats and
Lower Ocean) have safe and healthy
homes; Assist 100 units in need of
rehabilitation.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City's rental inspection program
continues to be administered. In 2024, 108
units with substandard issues were
corrected through the Residnetial Rental
Inspection Service. In 2025, 121 units with
substandard issues were corrected through
the Residnetial Rental Inspection Service.

Total in planning period:229
Units 229 none

9.61 5.2

5.2b. Develop an expanded outreach
program on the City’s rental inspection
program and other Code Enforcement
initiatives by working with other City
departments, community groups, or
nonprofit organizations to reach people
in need of help who are unaware of the
program or its benefits. Timeframe:

Expand the City’s rental inspection
program outreach by March 2025.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.7, 5.1, 5.2, AFFH: 3, 4;
Citywide with particular focus on
harder-to-reach communities (e.g.,
Spanish-speaking), lower income
areas (e.g., Beach Flats and Lower
Ocean), and properties identified as
needing some rehabilitation; Assist
100 households as a result of the
outreach efforts, e.g., through units
being added to the Rental Inspection
Service.
3/31/2025 6th Cycle Completed
Outreach was expanded during the annual
neighborhood cleanup events in the
Beach Flats and Lowe Ocean Street
neighborhoods. At these events,
information was provided to attendees
about the code compliance and rental
inspection programs, how to submit
complaints, and ADU legalization. The
code compliance division also partnered
with other city departments at these
events, including the City Manager's office
to include a gas to electric leaf blower
exchange program with the cleanup
event, which resulted in greater outreach
to with leaf blowers exchange; the Office
of Emergency Services; and the Public
Works Department. Annual cleanup
events reached a total of 150 households.

The Code Compliance division also meets
periodically with Police Department
volunteers and other community service
providers, such as Nueva Vista Community
Bridges, to help provide outreach in the
Lower Ocean Street and Beach Flats
neighborhood about the City's rental
inspection and code compliance
programs. In May 2025, the City website
was updated to create a comprehensive
Households 196
City Housing Resources webpage:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/CityDepartments/CommunityDevelopment/Housing-Assistance-Informationand-Resources/Housing-Resources

5.3 5.3a. Assist a minimum of 100 units
during the planning period through
local, state, and federal partnerships to
fund or extend loans to low-income
homeowners or rental property owners
with low-income tenants to upgrade
housing or eliminate substandard or
unsafe housing conditions. Timeframe:

Assist a minimum of 100 units during
the planning period through local,
state, and federal partnerships to fund
or extend loans housing upgrades.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: Affordable Housing
Trust Fund, State and Federal grants
and loans Relevant Policies: 4.2, 5.3
AFFH: 3, 4; Citywide, with a focus on
areas of greater occurrence of lower
incomes (particularly downtown, Beach
Flats, and Lower Ocean); Assist a
minimum of 100 low-income
households during the planning period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, the City assisted 221 units through
partnerships to fund or extend loans to low
income units. At 90 Mission Street (50
units), new owners repaid the existing
HOME and Redevelopment loan to the
City and extended the affordability. 119
Coral St (121 units including 1 manager
unit) consolidated City loans (HOME,
CDBG). Jessie St apartments (50 units
including 2 manager units) was a new
proposed project with new affordability
established but no loan action or funding
from the City. In 2025, the City loaned
Palomar Inn Apartments money to
preserve existing affordable units and deed
restrict additional units at the propoerty for
a total of 97 affordable units. Total units
preserved in planning period: 318
Units 318 none

9.62 5.3

5.3b. Seek out housing rehabilitation
program funding that would particularly
increase energy efficiency within a
project or assist low-income seniors to
age in place. Timeframe: Follow the
Climate Action Plan 2030
Decarbonization Roadmap that seeks
to provide funding for low-income and
senior housing assistance for energy
efficiency and building electrification.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing
Department, City Manager’s Office
Funding Source: Affordable Housing
Trust Fund, State and Federal grants
and loans, General Fund Relevant
Policies: 4.2, 5.3 AFFH: 3, 4; Citywide,
with a focus on areas of greater
occurrence of lower incomes
(particularly downtown, Beach Flats,
and Lower Ocean); Apply for at least
one applicable grant during the
planning period, and aim to assist 50
households throughout the planning
period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, the City reapplied for the HUD
PRO Housing grant for project entitled:

Preserving and Promoting Equitable
Housing Affordability and Climate
Resilience in Santa Cruz, CA .

Households none

5.4 5.4a. Provide targeted and culturally
responsive outreach to the South of
Laurel, Beach Flats, and Lower Ocean
neighborhoods for policy initiatives and
projects that may affect those areas
and work with community members to
promote increased participation.

Timeframe: Provided targeted
outreach to the South of Laurel, Beach
Flats, and Lower Ocean
Neighborhoods whenever policy
initiatives and projects may affect
those areas. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.7, 5.4, 6.1, 6.4
AFFH: 3, 4; South of Laurel, Beach
Flats, and Lower Ocean
neighborhoods; Engage communities
upon each policy initiative and project
that may affect those areas – aim to
engage at least 30 individuals per
initiative/project.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City holds annual cleanup and
outreach events in the Lower Ocean and
Beach Flats neighborhood, including
outreach on planning efforts. In 2025,
outreach was provided to 95 attendees.

The City also provided enhanced noticing
and targeted outreach to residents and
business owners in these neighborhoods
as part of the policy development process
for the Downtown Expansion project South
of Laurel in 2024.

Persons 95 none

9.63 5.4

5.4b. Annually host a neighborhood
meeting to gather input and feedback
from historically underserved
communities and relevant
organizations and agencies regarding
resident’s needs. Timeframe: Annually
host a neighborhood meeting to gather
feedback on resident needs. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing
Department, City Manager’s Office
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.7, 5.4, 6.1, 6.4
AFFH: 3, 4; South of Laurel, Beach
Flats, and Lower Ocean
neighborhoods; Annually host at least
one neighborhood meeting and aim to
engage at least 50 households
annually.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In October 2025, the City held a community
open house event for the westside City
Council Districts 3 and 6, providing to
attendees updates on City-related work
and to gather feedback from the
community.

Meetings 1 none

5.4 5.4c. Continue to utilize the HUD
Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy
Area (NRSA) designation to target
support for the NRSA services such as
tutoring, food pantry, translation
services, referral services, rent
assistance, and more to the
community in historically underserved
areas. Timeframe: Continue to support
NRSA services in historically
underserved areas. Agency: Economic
Development and Housing
Department, Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.7, 5.4 AFFH: 3, 4; HUD
NRSA neighborhoods; Assist a
minimum of 100 households in the
planning period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
Nueva Vista recieved $150,000 CDBG
program funding for the 2024 program
year, assisting 970 households. Nueva
Vista recieved $150,000 CDBG program
funding for the 2025 program year,
assisting 85 households through
September 2025.

Households 85 none.

9.64 5.5

5.5a. Maintain and continue to
implement the City’s affordable
housing preservation strategies, such
as negotiating agreements to extend
the length of affordable housing deed
restrictions that are set to expire.

Timeframe: Continue to implement the
City’s existing affordable housing
preservation strategies. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 2.5, 5.5, 6.1
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, 119 Coral Street project
consolidated their existing City loans to
move forward with the new 121 permanent
supportive unit project. The City is currently
in the process of working with State HCD
to preserve up to 87 Saint George
affordable units pending owner lawsuit with
the City. In 2025, the Jessie Street
Apartments completed construction,
preserving the affordability of 12 of the
previous units from the original
development and adding an additional 38
affordable units to the propoerty. In 2025,
City provided a loan to Palomar Inn
Apartments to preserve existing affordable
units and deed restrict additional units at
the propoerty for a total of 97 affordable
units.

Other1 none

5.5 5.5b. Adopt anti-displacement policies,
programs, or code amendments, such
as additional antiretaliation policies
and programs or a revised first right of
refusal to tenants displaced due to
development, after evaluating the
effectiveness of existing antidisplacement strategies and tools and engaging with the community to
develop a list of best practices and
recommendations. Timeframe:

Implement new anti-displacement
measures by September 2025.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.4
AFFH: 3, 4; Citywide, with a particular
focus on low income tenants and in
lowerincome areas of the City (Beach
Flats and Lower Ocean); Assist a
minimum of 100 households during the
planning period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, the City outlined SB649 local
tenant preference implementation to City
Council as part of the draft Downtown Plan
Expansion, and that received support from
Council. Staff continued work on a tenant
preference policy through 2025. In 2025,
City Council adopted Ordinances 2025-23
and 2025-24 updating municipal code
requirements to align replacement housing
and right of first refusal requirements for
housing developent projects with state law
requirements and to update relocation
assistance requirements for tenants
displaced temporarily due to enfocement of
unsafe housing conditions. In November
2025, the City held a community meeting to
gather input from the community on several
topics including ideas for future
antidisplacement initiatives.

Households
Ordinance 2025-23:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/2025-23-relocation-assistancerelated-to-demolition-of-housing-pl.pdf.

Ordinance 2025-24:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/2025-24-lcp-ip-demolition-of-threeor-more-dwellings-pl.pdf

9.65 5.5

5.5c. Establish a program that
promotes the rental protections that
are in effect, including bilingual tenant
legal services, and utilize a variety of
means to distribute that information
widely with a focus on getting that
information disseminated in lowerincome areas. Timeframe: Establish a program to disseminate rental
protection information, especially to
lower-income areas, by June 2024,
and they continue this program on an
ongoing basis thereafter. Agency:

Planning and Community
Development Department Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.4 AFFH: 4;
Citywide, with a focus on areas of
greater occurrence of lower incomes
(particularly downtown, Beach Flats,
and Lower Ocean); Engage at least 25
households in identified areas
annually.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In May 2025, the City website was updated
to create a comprehensive Housing
Resources page that includes a Tenant
Resources subpage. The Tenant
Resources subpage already exists and
describes a variety of local, state, and
federal housing resources related to
tenants. This page was updated to include
additional local tenant resources including
information on relocation assistance
required for tenants who are vacated from
their units, a Spanish version of the large
rent increase ordinance handout,
information on renter protections related to
unit demolition, information on local rent
increase limitations for units with expiring
affordability restrictions, and information on
the CIty's Residential Rental Inspection
Services. Updates also included
highlighting local tenant legal services that
include service in Spanish. The City
distributed handouts on rental protections
and housing recsources provided in both
English and Spanish on several occations
throughout 2025, including the April and
October neighborhood cleanup events at
the Lower Ocean and Beach Flats
neighborhoods (four events total, 95
households received outreach materials),
the 4/26/25 Downtown Library Affordable
Housing Project day, and the 6/4/25
Coastal Conservancy Grant outreach
Households 95
Housing resources webpage:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/CityDepartments/CommunityDevelopment/Housing-Assistance-Informationand-Resources/Housing-Resources

6.1 6.1a. Work with the Housing Authority
of the County of Santa Cruz and
property owners with the goal to
continue funding that provides
incentives to rent to vouchers holders.

Provide funding for at least one
incentive program per year.

Timeframe: Coordinate annually with
the Housing Authority of the County of
Santa Cruz to continue funding
incentives to landlords for voucher
rentals. Agency: Economic
Development and Housing
Department, Housing Authority of the
County of Santa Cruz Funding Source:

Affordable Housing Trust Fund, State
and Federal grants and loans Relevant
Policies: 6.1, 6.4 AFFH: 1, 3, 4;
Citywide with focus on current and
potential future voucher rental
properties; Fund at least one incentive
program per year.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
During the 2024 year there were 8
Landlord Incentive Program (LLIP)
vouchers paid out by the Housing
Authority. In 2025, the City Funded the
LLIP for the 25-26FY with $30K.

Other1 none

9.66 6.1

6.1b. Coordinate with the County
Housing Authority of the County of
Santa Cruz annually to identify and
provide support for pursuing funding
opportunities for voucher holder and
lowincome tenant assistance
programs, including, but not limited to,
assistance with security deposits and
moving expenses. Assist a minimum
of 100 households throughout the
planning period. Timeframe:

Coordinate with the Housing Authority
of the County of Santa Cruz annually
to support the identification of funding
opportunities for voucher holders and
low-income tenant assistance
programs to assist a minimum of 100
households throughout the planning
period. Agency: Economic
Development and Housing
Department, Housing Authority of the
County of Santa Cruz Chapter 2: Policy
Plan 2-44 Santa Cruz Housing
Element Update Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 6.1,

6.2, 6.4 AFFH: 1, 4; Citywide, with a
focus on areas of greater occurrence
of lower incomes (particularly
downtown, Beach Flats, and Lower
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City has partnered with the Housing
Authority to secure Project Based
Vouchers (PBVs) for several 100%
affordable housing projects. In 2024,
Pacific Station South leased up during
Sept 2024 with 47 PBV units. Cedar Street
Apartments leased up in May 2024 with 8
PBV and Veteran Affairs Supportive
Housing (VASH) units. Six households
recieved security deposit assitance during
2024. Security Deposit funding allocation
increased in the 2024-2025 fiscal year
from $80K to $100K. In 2025, the City
partnered with the Housing Authority to
secure 31 Project Based Vouchers (PBVs)
for the Downtown Library Affordable
Housing project, 525 Water St- 23 VASH
(PBVs) were conditionally awarded, 150
Felker received 22 VASH (PBVs), and 915
Water received 25 PBV units. The Security
Deposit funding allocation has remained
steady at $100K in HOME funding.

Households assisted in the planning
period:

Households 162 none

6.1 6.1c. Provide support to the Housing
Authority of the County of Santa Cruz
during implementation of their “Moving
to Work” program, which will expand
opportunities for financial assistance
and vouchers. Timeframe: Provide
support to the Housing Authority of the
County of Santa Cruz during
implementation of their “Moving to
Work” program by December 2025.

Agency: Economic Development and
Housing Department Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 4.2,

6.1 12/31/2025 6th Cycle Completed
Move To Work (MTW) is a new
program that allows Housing Authority
of Santa Cruz (HASC) the designation
for more flexible funding. The City
continues to assist the HASC in a
variety of ways including via permit
reviews for residential projects and
working with HASC to meet various
financing deadlines. Specific work
related to this program in 2024 and
2025 including completing the
required NEPA review for Natural
Bridges Apartment development, for
which a portion of the Moving to Work
Funding was used, and assisting the
Downtown Library Affordable Housing
Project with 31 Project Based
Vouchers.

Other1 none

9.67 6.1

6.1d. Support the Housing Authority of
the County of Santa Cruz in adopting
more vouchers for special needs
groups such as persons with
disabilities or larger, low-income
families with children. Timeframe: By
December 2027, support the Housing
Authority of the County of Santa Cruz
in adopting more vouchers for special
needs groups. Agency: Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 3.1, 6.1
12/31/2027 6th Cycle In Progress
The Housing Authority of Santa Cruz
(HASC) paused on all new vouchers due to
Federal level issues, and the City is
maintaining communication with HASC on
any new voucher development. The
Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV)
Program is being discontinued. The HASC
is actively working with HUD and the
Continuum of Care to develop a plan to
connect EHV households with some other
form of continued rental assistance. The
HASC continues to administer all of the
existing voucher programs and
preferences, including Elderly, Family
reunification program, Farmworkers,
HUD VASH, No Place Like Home -
referred through the Continuum of
Care’s Coordinated Entry System and
Disabled and Medically Vulnerable
Homeless Persons. The City is assisting
in various ways through environmental
reviews, planning, and building reviews
etc. to get the affordable housing units
built that utilizes a portion of these
vouchers. In 2024, the City supported
the following vouchers for special needs
households: 831 Water – 64 total
Other1 none

6.1 6.1e. Develop a proactive approach to
inform renters about various resources
that may be available to them, such as
rental and security deposit assistance
programs, with a focus on providing
information in low-income areas like
Beach Flats and Lower Ocean.

Timeframe: Develop a program by
March 2025 to proactively inform
renters about resources that may be
available to them and continue the
program thereafter on an ongoing
basis. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department,
Economic Development and Housing
Department. Funding Source: General
Fund Relevant Policies: 5.4, 6.1, 6.4
AFFH: 1, 4; Citywide, with a focus on
areas of greater occurrence of lower
incomes (particularly downtown, Beach
Flats, and Lower Ocean); Assist a
minimum of 100 households
throughout the planning period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In May 2025, the City website was
updated to create a comprehensive
Housing Resources page that includes
a Tenant Resources subpage. The
Tenant Resources subpage already
exists and describes a variety of local,
state, and federal housing resources
related to tenants. This page was
updated to include additional local
tenant resources including information
on relocation assistance required for
tenants who are vacated from their
units, a Spanish version of the large
rent increase ordinance handout,
information on renter protections
related to unit demolition, information
on local rent increase limitations for
units with expiring affordability
restrictions, and information on the
CIty's Residential Rental Inspection
Services. Updates also included
highlighting local tenant legal services
that include service in Spanish. Print
brochures on housing and tenant
resources are also available in English
and Spanish and are distributed at the
twice-yearly neighborhood cleanup
events in the Lower Ocean and Beach
Flats neighborhood (four events total
Households 153
City webpage for housing assistance
information and resources:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/CityDepartments/CommunityDevelopment/Housing-Assistance-Informationand-Resources

9.68 6.2

6.2a. Annually conduct outreach to
developers and community organizations
to identify development opportunities and
incentives for the creation of affordable
housing units. Timeframe: Annually
conduct outreach to developers and
community organizations to identify
development opportunities and incentives
for the creation of affordable housing
units. Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3, 1.7, 2.2, 2.4, 6.2 AFFH: 1, 2;
Citywide, with a focus on areas within a
half-mile of high quality transit, where
amenities are nearby and where
affordable projects are eligible for
additional density bonus benefits; Engage
developers and community organizations
annually with the goal of facilitating at
least one 100 percent affordable housing
project per year.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City held a Developer Roundtable
meeting on 9/18/25. The discussion
topics included creating a toolkit to
help developers and laypersons
understand and apply the objective
standards for multifamily
development, improving the
development review process and
addressing impediments, facilitating
alternative housing types, and
identifying development opportunities
and incentives for the creation of
affordable housing units. The City has
also reached out to community
organizations to be part of an antidisplacement policy process for which we are hoping to receive HUD
funding. Affordable projects with
building permits issued: 902 Pacific
(Pacific Station North) (issued 2024),
119 Coral St (issued 2024), 119
Lincoln St (Library MixedUse/Affordable Housing Project) (issued 2025), 831 Water St (issued
2025), and 850 Almar Ave (issued
2025). Total 100% affordable projects
issued building permits in 2025: 3.

Other3 none

6.2 6.2b. Continue to implement the City’s
Inclusionary Ordinance to create mixedincome developments throughout the City.

Facilitate the development of a minimum
of 250 affordable units through the
Inclusionary Ordinance. Timeframe:

Continue to implement the City’s
Inclusionary Ordinance to create
mixedincome developments throughout
the City to create at least 250 affordable
units through the Inclusionary Ordinance.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 2.1, 6.2
AFFH: 1, 2; Citywide; 250 affordable units.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City continues to implement the
Inclusionary Ordinance, memomrializing
such units in a recorded Affordable
Housing Development Agreement (AHDA).

In 2024, 54 inclusionary units were
created. In 2025, 356 affordable units were
created, including 56 inclusionary units.

Total inclusionary units created in the
planning period: 110
Units 110
City's Inclusionary Ordinance:
https://www.codepublishing.com/CA/SantaCru
z/#!/SantaCruz24/SantaCruz2416.html#24.16
.010

9.69 6.2

6.2c. Revise ADU regulations to provide
additional units in single-family zoning by
such methods as removing owner
occupancy requirements, allowing
additional ADUs under certain
circumstances, or similar measures.

Timeframe: By May 2024, conduct
community outreach and present City
Council with a proposed amendment to
the ADU regulations to further support
ADU development. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 6.2 AFFH: 1, 2; singlefamily zoned neighborhoods; Facilitate the development of 100 ADUs throughout the
planning period through additional
engagement and ADU regulation
amendment(s).
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
Outreach was conducted in August,
September, and November 2024, including
a community meeting, a City Hall to You
open house event, and two presentations
to local realtors groups. In October and
December 2024, staff presented City
Council with proposed modifications to the
ADU regulations to remove all owneroccupancy requirements, allow up to three ADUs on a single family lot, allow for the
separate sale of ADUs and their primary
dwelling as condominiums, and other
changes to maintain compliance with state
law. City Council approved ordinances in
2024 (ordinance 2024-17 and 2024-18)
and in 2025 (2024-23 and 2024-24) to
update the City's ADU regulations to align
them with state law, eliminate owneroccupancy requirements, allow up to three ADUs (two 66323 ADUs and one nonexempt ADU) and a JADU on each lot in addition to a single-family home, and to
allow to condominium mapping and
separate sale of and ADU and its primary
dwelling. In 2025, the City issued building
permits for 79 ADUs and JADUs.

Units 79
Ordinance 2024-17:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2024-
ordinances/202417-adu-regulationsamendment-lcp-pl.pdf. Ordinance 2024-18:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2024-
ordinances/202418-adu-regulationsamendment-nonlcp-pl.pdf. Ordinance 2024- 23:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2024-
ordinances/202423-adu-regulationsamendments-nonlcp.pdf. Ordinance 2024-24:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2024-
ordinances/202424-adu-regulationsamendments-lcp.pdf

6.2 6.2d. Adopt an ordinance that expands
housing opportunities in single-family
zones by amending the Zoning Ordinance
to allow the conversion of larger homes to
multiple units when doing so would
currently exceed limitations on types of
housing allowed and would currently
exceed density limits. Timeframe: Adopt
Zoning Ordinance amendments to expand
housing opportunities in single-family
zones by December 2029. Agency:

Planning and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 1.3, 1.7, 2.1, 2.2, 6.2
AFFH: 1, 2; single-family zoned
neighborhoods; 10 affordable housing
units through the planning period.
12/31/2029 6th Cycle Not Yet Started none Other none

9.70 6.2

6.2e. Expand the use of Flexible Density
Units into more zoning districts in
conjunction with an SB 10 overlay district
to provide opportunities for more small
units in the City, particularly in higher
resource areas. Timeframe: Conduct
community outreach and present Council
with an amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance to expand the use of Flexible
Density Units in conjunction with an SB 10
overlay district by December 2026.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 1.3, 1.7,

2.1, 2.2, 6.2 AFFH: 1, 2; Citywide, with a
focus on higher resource areas and high
quality transit corridors and a half-mile
radius; Facilitate the production of 50
small units throughout the planning period
in areas where such units are not currently
allowed.
12/31/2026 6th Cycle In Progress
In 2025, staff started analysis and held
preliminary discussions with the City
Council Ad Hoc Housnig Subcommittee on
this objective.

Units none

6.2 6.2f. Develop a local ordinance to
implement SB 9 consistent with State law.

Timeframe: Amend the Zoning Ordinance
to reflect State law by December 2027.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 1.3, 1.5,

6.2 AFFH: 1, 2; Citywide single-family
neighborhoods; Aim to facilitate the
development of 50 SB 9 units throughout
the planning period.
12/31/2027 6th Cycle Not Yet Started none Units none

9.71 6.2

6.2g. Recruit residents from areas of
concentrated poverty and from
underrepresented groups to serve on
boards, committees, task forces, and other
local government decision-making or
recommending bodies with the goal of
identifying two new members to
participate. Timeframe: Complete initial
recruitment by January 2025, and then
continue recruitment efforts on an
ongoing basis thereafter with the goals of
identifying two new members to
participate. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.7, 6.2 AFFH: 3; Citywide, with a
focus on areas of greater occurrence of
lower incomes (particularly downtown,
Beach Flats, and Lower Ocean); Identify
two new members.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
As part of the City’s SC Like Me initiative,
the Health in All Policies (HiAP) City
Council Committee adopted two targets
related to diversity in committees and
commissions: Increase representation of
LatinX community members by 60% and
renters by 30% by 2025. In 2024 the HiAP
City Council Committee also
recommended targeted outreach to renters
and exploration of ways to include youth in
committees and commissions. Additionally,
for FY25 (July 2024 through June 2025),
City Council allocated $25,000 for a City
advisory body member compensation pilot
program.

Persons none

6.3 6.3a. Work with landlords, the Housing
Authority of the County of Santa Cruz, and
the regional center for developmental
services to create a list of properties
suitable and available for persons with
disabilities and seniors. Timeframe: By
June 2027, make the list of properties
available to partnering organization and
publicly available on the City website.

Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department, Economic
Development and Housing Department
Funding Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 3.6, 6.3
6/30/2027 6th Cycle Completed
The Housing Authority of Santa Cruz
maintains a list of units suitable and
available for persons with disabilities and
seniors. The list is called the List of LowIncome Rental units in Santa Cruz County.

The City has made this list publicly
available on the City webiste Find
Affordable Housing Page
Other 1
Published list on website:
https://hacosantacruz.org/wpcontent/uploads/2025/03/List-of-Low-IncomeRental-Units-Santa-Cruz-County-rev.-March2025.pdfFind Affordable Housing Webpage:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/CityDepartments/CommunityDevelopment/Housing-Assistance-Informationand-Resources/Find-Affordable-Housing.

9.72 6.3

6.3b. Continue to fund bi lingual tenant
legal counseling services, and continue to
update and provide understandable, bilingual information about most readily used housing/tenant laws, such as the
City’s Large Rent Increase Ordinance,
Relocation Assistance Ordinance, or State
rental application law. Timeframe: Inform
bi-lingual tenant legal counseling service
providers of funding availability,
encourage them to apply for available City
funding opportunities, and update the
City’s information resources as needed.

Agency: Economic Development and
Housing Department Funding Source:

Affordable Housing Trust Fund, State and
Federal grants and loans Relevant Policies:

3.6, 5.4, 6.3 AFFH: 3, 4; Citywide, with a
focus on neighborhoods with higher rates
of Spanishonly speakers; Ensure all
materials and tenants services are
translated or available for translation.

Provide such resources to relevant
organizations annually, and proactively
provide to households in substandard
units or to those who would otherwise
benefit from such materials, with a goal of
providing the information to at least 50
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
Housing and Economic Rights Advocates
(HERA) has was funded with CDBG
funding awarded through the FY 24-25 City
award allocation. The City Housing
Resources Brochure and tenant resources
webpage are both available in Spanish and
include information on housing/tenant laws
including the City's Large Rent Increase
Ordinance, Relocation Assistance
Ordinance, and other state and federal
laws and programs. These brochures are
available at the EDH office and Downtown
Kiosk, and the City typically brings these to
most housing-related community events.

Bilingual housing and tenant resource
information is distributed at the twice-yearly
neighborhood cleanup events in the Lower
Ocean and Beach Flats neighborhoods
(four events per year). In 2025, outreach
materials were handed out to 95
households through these events.

Households 95
City tenant resources webpage:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/CityDepartments/CommunityDevelopment/Housing-Assistance-Informationand-Resources/Housing-Resources/TenantResources

6.3 6.3c. Maintain the AARP Age-Friendly
Community designation and assemble a
standing committee of City staff to
coordinate projects and operations that
integrate the Age-Friendly Community
program pillars. Timeframe: Complete a
needs assessment by January 2025 and
continue City staff coordination on
relevant projects on an ongoing basis
thereafter. Agency: Parks and Recreation
Department, Planning and Community
Development Department Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 2.4, 3.6,

5.5, 6.3
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City obtained the Age-Friendly
Community designation in 2023 and
continues to retain that designation. The
related City staff committee met in
February and July of 2024. The City
completed a needs assessment in March
2024 via the Age Well Santa Cruz County
survey, obtaining over 1,200 responses
from city residents and identifying the
primary needs of those aged 60 and up.

City staff continued to be available for
further coordination in 2025.

Other1 none

9.73 6.4

6.4a. Apply for at least one grant per year
focused on improving community assets
such as recreational facilities and
programs, social service programs, parks,
streets, active transportation, and
infrastructure in areas identified as those
in highest need. Timeframe: Apply for at
least one grant per year focused on
improving community assets such as
recreational facilities and programs, social
service programs, parks, streets, active
transportation, and infrastructure in areas
identified as those in highest need.

Agency: Economic Development and
Housing Department Funding Source:

Affordable Housing Trust Fund, State and
Federal grants and loans, General Fund
Relevant Policies: 4.2, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.4
Chapter 2: Policy Plan 2-49 Santa Cruz
Housing Element Update AFFH: 3, 4;
Citywide, with a focus on areas identified
as those in highest need; Apply for at least
one grant per year. Receive a grant award
for and implement at least three projects
or programs during the reporting period.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City has applied for the following
grants in the planning period: Preserving
and Promoting Equitable Housing
Affordability and Climate Resilience in
Santa Cruz, CA for the Pathways to
Removing Obstacles to Housing
(ProHousing Grant application) submitted
by EDH with, Climate Action, City
Managers Office , Planning and Public
Works in October 2024; ASHC grant
application for the River Street ASHC
application submitted 3/19/24; LHTF Grant
application for the 136 River Street project.

Other1 none

6.4 6.4b. Amend the City’s Relocation
Ordinance to include Right of First Refusal
requirements for existing, low-income
households who are vacated from their
housing situation due to redevelopment.

Timeframe: Present to City Council
amendments to the City’s Relocation
Ordinance by September 2025. Agency:

Planning and Community Development
Department Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 6.1, 6.4 AFFH: 3, 4;
Citywide, with a focus on neighborhoods
with greater amounts of lower income
households (Beach Flats and Lower
Ocean); Provide available resources to all
existing, low-income households who are
vacated due to redevelopment, on a
project-by-project basis and within two
months of a formal development
application being filed.
9/30/2025 6th Cycle Completed
In December 2025, City Council adopted
Ordinance 2025-23, including right of first
refusal rquirements for low-income
households displaced due to
redevelopment, consistent with state law.

Development applicants are required to
notify affected tenants as part of the
entitlement permitting process.

Other1
Ordinance 2025-23:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/2025-23-relocation-assistancerelated-to-demolition-of-housing-pl.pdf

9.74 6.4

6.4c. Maintain, implement, and update the
City’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP)
and Climate Adaptation Plan (CAdP) on the
required schedule to, among other things,
reduce the likelihood of displacement
associated with flooding, sea level rise, and
wildfire. Timeframe: Maintain, implement,
and update the City’s Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan and Climate Adaptation
Plan. Agency: City Manager’s Office
Funding Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 6.1. 6.4. 7.4
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City's Local Hazard Mitigation +
Climate Adaptation Plan was updated in
2025. It is a comprehensive strategy
designed to reduce the city's vulnerability
to natural hazards and the impacts of
climate change. This plan identifies
potential risks, such as wildfires, flooding,
and sea-level rise, and outlines targeted
actions to mitigate these threats while
enhancing community resilience. This plan
covers the 5-year period 2025-2030.

Other1
https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/Cli
mate-Initiatives/Resiliency/2025-2030-LocalHazard-Mitigation-and-Climate-AdaptationPlan

6.4 6.4d. Provide assistance to tenants by
maintaining the City’s Large Rent Increase
Ordinance and expand outreach efforts to
actively disseminate information on the
City’s Large Rent Increase Ordinance to
landlords enrolled in the Residential Rental
Inspection Program and to tenants
throughout the City. Timeframe: By
December 2024, create a process to
provide information on the City’s Large
Rent Increase Ordinance to landlords
enrolled in the Residential Rental
Inspection Program. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 6.1, 6.4 AFFH: 3, 4; Citywide;
Provide assistance to all tenants
throughout the planning period by
maintaining the Large Rent Increase
Ordinance and expanding outreach – aim
to engage at least 50 households annually.
12/31/2024 6th Cycle Completed
The City continues to maintain the Large
Rent Increase Ordinance. In 2025, the City
implemented a program to provide
information on the large rent increase
ordinance to landlords and tenants in three
ways: placing information on the
Residential Rental Inspection Program
webpage, sending out information along
with the Residential Rental Inspection
Program annual affidavit forms to
landlords, and disseminating information to
participants at the Lower Ocean and Beach
Flats neighborhood cleanup events. In
2025, this information was distributed to 95
households at the cleanup events and
hundreds of property owners in the
Residential Rental inspection program.

Households 95
Residential rental inspection services
webpage, which contains link to large rent
increase ordinance information:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/CityDepartments/CommunityDevelopment/Residential-Rental-InspectionServices

6.4 6.4e. Maintain the City’s mobile home rent
control ordinance. Timeframe: Maintain
the City’s mobile home rent control
ordinance. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 6.1, 6.4 AFFH: 3, 4; Mobile Home
Parks; Maintain the mobile home rent
control ordinance.
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous The City continues to implement the mobile home rent control ordinance. Other
1 Mobile home rent control ordinance:
https://www.codepublishing.com/CA/SantaCru
z/#!/SantaCruz22/SantaCruz2201.html#22.01

9.75 6.4

6.4f. Approach the Housing Authority,
Community Action Board, or other
community partner about exploring the
potential to administer a universal rental
application form that minimizes costs and
administrative hurdles for rental
applications. Timeframe: Coordinate with
community partners and determine the
feasibility of a universal rental application
form by June 2025. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 6.2, 6.4
6/30/2025 6th Cycle Completed
In June 2025, the City reached out to the
organization Communities Organized for
Relational Power in Action (COPA) to
explore the potential of a universal rental
application.

Other1 Communication available upon request to
staff.

7.1 7.1a. Implement a water supply
augmentation strategy consistent with the
adopted City water policy and plans.

Timeframe: Implement the City’s Securing
Our Water Future supply augmentation
strategies. Agency: Water Department
Funding Source: Enterprise Funds Relevant
Policies: 7.1
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2025, the Water Department continued
to progress implementation of multiple
projects to implement the Securing Our
Water Future supply augmentation
strategies. Major milestones and
accomplishments for Aquifer Storage and
Recovery (ASR) in 2025 include: Beltz 9
ASR Pilot Test Summary of Operations
Report and Request for Proposals for a
designer of Beltz 9 Upgrades for ASR, final
design for Beltz 8 Upgrades for ASR and
contractor solicitation, awarded contract
and began construction for Beltz 12
Upgrades for ASR, completed a Business
Case Evaluation for the fourth ASR well
and selected Beltz 10 as the next ASR
well, and submitted applications for a
Regional Water Quality Control Board
permit to operate Beltz wells 8 & 12 as
permanent ASR wells. City of Santa Cruz -
Scotts Valley Water District Intertie: The
construction was initiated on the new
intertie that will facilitate water transfers
and/or ASR in the Santa Margarita
Groundwater Basin.

Other1 none

7.1 7.1b. Plan for water supply reliability to
meet all customer water demand under
climate change conditions and maintain a
continuing emphasis on reinforcing
current levels of customer water use
efficiency. Timeframe: Use the City’s
Securing Our Water Future policy to plan
for water supply reliability on an ongoing
basis. Agency: Water Department Funding
Source: Enterprise Funds Relevant Policies:

7.1 12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The Water Department continued progress
on the Water Supply Augmentation
Implementation Plan (WSAIP) to provide a
roadmap for implementing the City’s
Securing Our Water Future supply
augmentation strategies. The WSAIP will
be published in summer 2026. Additionally,
the Water Department continues
evaluation of a regional water supply
alternatives focused ASR and water
transfers with Soquel Creek Water District
in the Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater
Basin and transfers with the Scotts Valley
Water District in the Santa Margarita
Groundwater Basin.

Other1 none

9.76 7.1

7.1c. Ensure that adequate solid waste,
stormwater, and sewer services continue
to be available for residents and
businesses through advance planning.

Evaluate conveyance capacity as part of
development application review and
identify and implement steps to upgrade
conveyance capacity when necessary.

Timeframe: Plan for and implement
strategies to ensure that adequate solid
waste, stormwater, and sewer services
continue to be available for residents and
businesses, both proactively and as part of
the development review process. Agency:

Public Works Department Funding Source:

Enterprise Funds Relevant Policies: 7.1
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City has ensured adequate solid waste, stormwater and sewer services continue to be available for residents and
businesses through the implementation of
our ongoing landfill master plan,
stormwater management plan, and is in the
process of updating the City’s Wastewater
System Master Plan which was started in
late 2024 and is expected to be a 2-year
effort. In 2024 through 2025, development
applications were reviewed for conveyance
capacity. If a City main was identified as
lacking capacity, the development project
approval was conditioned to require
updating existing infrastructure to meet
current standards and expected flows.

Other1 none

7.2 7.2a. Expand upon current efforts to
decarbonize and electrify existing
buildings, including seeking incentives for
the associated construction and
remodeling. Timeframe: Use the Climate
Action Plan to support decarbonization
and electrification efforts on an ongoing
basis. Agency: City Manager’s Office
Funding Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.3, 5.3, 7.2, 7.4
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, the City adopted an energy reach
code that applies to major renovations or
additions to single family homes. In 2024,
the City's energy reach code for energy
efficient new construction went into effect.

In 2025, the City adopted Ordinance 2025-
19 updating the existing energy reach code
for additions and alterations to single family
homes to align it with the 2025 California
Building Code cycle.

Other1
Ordinance 2025-19:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/2025-19-align-the-energy-reachcode-with-the-2025-california-buildingcode.pdf

7.2 7.2b. Continue to support green building
principles and the existing building
decarbonization and electrification efforts.

Consider adjustments to the programs as
needed to respond to external conditions
and meet the City’s latest sustainability
goals. Timeframe: Support the City’s
current green building, decarbonization,
and electrification efforts on an ongoing
basis. Agency: City Manager’s Office
Funding Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 7.2, 7.4
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2024, the City adopted an energy reach
code that applies to major renovations or
additions to single family homes. In 2024,
the City's energy reach code for energy
efficient new construction went into effect.

In 2025, the City adopted Ordinance 2025-
19 updating the existing energy reach code
for additions and alterations to single family
homes to align it with the 2025 California
Building Code cycle. In 2025, the Green
Building program forms and checklists
were updated to align with the new 2025
California Building Standards Code.

Other1
Ordinance 2025-19:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/
v/1/cc/documents/ordinances/2025-
ordinances/2025-19-align-the-energy-reachcode-with-the-2025-california-buildingcode.pdf

9.77 7.2

7.2c. Amend the Municipal Code and
Green Building Ordinance to compliment
the 2022 CalGreen Code. Timeframe: By
December 2025, amend the Municipal
Code and Green Building Ordinance to
reflect the 2022 CalGreen Code. Agency:

City Manager’s Office, Planning and
Community Development Department
Funding Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 7.2
12/31/2025 6th Cycle Completed
In 2025, the green building ordinance was
reviewed and determined to be compatible
with the 2025 California Building Standards
Code, including the CalGreen Code. The
Green Building program forms and
checklists were updated to be consistent
with the 2025 California Building Standards
Code.

Other 1
Updated guidelines and checklists available
on Green Building program webpage:
https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/CityDepartments/CommunityDevelopment/Building-Safety/Green-BuildingProgram

7.2 7.2d. Use the Climate Action Plan’s
Development Compliance Checklist as part
of review of all new housing projects to
support relevant Climate Action Plan
actions and help ensure compliance.

Timeframe: Use the Climate Action Plan’s
Development Compliance Checklist for
development review on an ongoing basis
and update the Climate Action Plan
targets, measures, and actions as required
by the State. Agency: Planning and
Community Development Department,
City Manager’s Office Chapter 2: Policy
Plan 2-54 Santa Cruz Housing Element
Update Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 7.2, 7.4
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The checklist is used on an ongoing basis
as part of the CEQA review of
development applications. For those
projects that do not qualify for a CEQA
exemption, the checklist is used to
determine whether further review is
required under CEQA. No state
requirements prompted any updates to
targets, measures, and actions in 2025.

Other 1 Checklist available upon request to staff.

7.3 7.3a. Facilitate the development of transitoriented development through General Plan and Zoning Ordinance standards.

Timeframe: Follow the General Plan and
Zoning Ordinance to facilitate transitoriented development on an ongoing basis. Agency: Planning and Community
Development Department Funding Source:

General Fund Relevant Policies: 1.2, 1.3,

7.3 12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City continues to implement the
General Plan and Zoning Ordinance, which
have land use and transporation objectives
that support each other.

Other 1 none

9.78 7.3

7.3b. Collaborate with City departments
and other local agencies to link land uses
and transportation systems and promote
bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly
neighborhoods. Timeframe: Collaborate
with City department and other local
agencies on an ongoing basis to support
quality land use and transportation
interplay and promote bikeable and
walkable neighborhoods. Agency: Planning
and Community Development
Department, Public Works Department
Funding Source: General Fund Relevant
Policies: 1.2, 7.3
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
The City of Santa Cruz Planning and Public
Works teams meet monthly for an
interdepartmental coordination meeting to
support connected transportation and land
use. This includes project and policy level
issues. The City of Santa Cruz continues to
participate in the Santa Cruz County
Regional Transportation Commission's
Interagency Technical Advisory Committee
(ITAC). ITAC includes Public Works and
Planning representatives from all
jurisdictions in the county as well as
METRO and transportation service
providers. These monthly meetings
provide ongoing opportunities to promote
bikable and walkable neighborhoods. In
2024, Public Works received City Council
approval to work on updating the Traffic
Impact Fee to better support active
transportation and transit, and grants were
applied for in 2024 and 2025 to seek
funding for this work. Planning worked with
AMBAG to refine their Regional Growth
Forecast and Transporation Analysis Zone
data to further inform regional transporation
planning.

Other1 none

7.4 7.4a. Publish and maintain an emergency
resources page on the City’s website.

Timeframe: Publish an emergency
resources page on the City's website by
January 2026 and maintain it thereafter.

Agency: City Manager’s Office Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant Policies: 7.4
1/31/2026 6th Cycle Continuous
The City maintains an emergency
resources webpage:
https://www.cityofsantacruz.com/communit
y/emergency-management. This page,
including several subpages, provides
information to the public on emergency
zone maps, emergency preparedness tips,
a sign up page for the Cruz Aware
emergency communication system,
information about the City's Office of
Emergency Services, links to external
agency pages related to disaster
preparedness and response, information
on different types of potential disasters
(earthquakes, flooding and coastal storms,
wildfire, tsunami, public health emergency),
the City's Emergency Operations Plan,
cybersecurity tips, emergency information
media resources, history of disasters in
Santa Cruz, and the CIty's Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan.

Other1
emergency resources webpage:
https://www.cityofsantacruz.com/community/e
mergency-management

9.79 7.4 7.4b. Use a variety of means such as social
media, text messages, targeted reverse
911, City and other websites, press
releases, and email lists to provide
emergency information quickly.

Timeframe: Utilize available tools to
provide emergency information quickly on
an ongoing basis. Agency: City Manager’s
Office Funding Source: General Fund
Relevant Policies: 7.4
12/31/2031 6th Cycle Continuous
Emergency alert and notification represent
foundational elements of the City’s
emergency management organization.

The City uses a variety of means such as
social media, text messages, targeted
reverse 911, City and other websites,
press releases, and email lists to provide
emergency information quickly. In 2024
and 2025, the City pushed to register
community members to receive emergency
alerts through the CruzAware alert and
notification platform. The City worked to
identify gaps in CruzAware alert
registrations between different City Council
Districts and evacuation zones. The City
also worked to coordinate the development
of hazard-specific alert and warning
messages for dissemination in different
types of events.

Other 1 none

7.4 7.4c. Update and implement Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan and Climate Adaptation
Plan, both of which identify programs,
resources, and policy decisions for areas at
risk of flooding and fires. Timeframe:

Update the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
and Climate Adaptation Plan by June 2024.

Agency: City Manager’s Office Funding
Source: General Fund Relevant Policies: 7.4
6/30/2024 6th Cycle Completed
The combined and integrated draft Local
Hazard Mitigation Plan and Climate
Adaptation Plan was submitted for
approval to the California Governor's
Office of Emergency Services on
12/4/2024. The document was approved
in 2025 and is now in effect.

Other 1
https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/Cli
mate-Initiatives/Resiliency/2025-2030-LocalHazard-Mitigation-and-Climate-AdaptationPlan

9.80 9.81
Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation Planning 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031 Description of
Commercial
Development Bonus
Commercial Development Bonus
Date Approved
3 4
APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Very Low
Income
Low
Income
Moderate
Income
Above Moderate
Income
Description of
Commercial
Development Bonus
Commercial Development Bonus Date
Approved
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Units Constructed as Part of Agreement
Commercial Development Bonus Approved pursuant to GC Section 65915.7 Table E
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Project Identifier
1 2
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation
formulas
(CCR Title 25 §6202)
Annual Progress Report January 2020

9.82 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
The description should adequately document
how each unit complies with subsection (c) of
Government Code Section 65583.1+.

For detailed reporting requirements, see the
chcklist here:

Extremely LowIncome+Very LowIncome+ Low-Income+ TOTAL UNITS+Extremely LowIncome+Very LowIncome+ Low-Income+TOTAL UNITS+
https://www.hcd.ca.gov/communitydevelopment/docs/adequate-sites-checklist.pdf Rehabilitation Activity
Preservation of Units At-Risk
Acquisition of Units
Mobilehome Park Preservation
Total Units by Income
Table F
Please note this table is optional: The jurisdiction can use this table to report units that have been substantially rehabilitated, converted from non-affordable to affordable by acquisition, and preserved, including mobilehome park preservation, consistent with the standards set forth in Government Code section 65583.1, subdivision (c). Please note, motel, hotel, hostel rooms or other structures that are converted from non-residential to residential units pursuant to Government Code section 65583.1(c)(1)(D) are considered net-new housing units and must be reported in Table A2 and not reported in Table F.

Activity Type
Units that Do Not Count Towards RHNA+
Listed for Informational Purposes Only
Units that Count Towards RHNA +
Note - Because the statutory requirements severely limit what can be counted, please contact HCD at [email protected] and we will unlock the form which enable you to populate these fields.

Units Rehabilitated, Preserved and Acquired for Alternative Adequate Sites pursuant to Government Code section 65583.1(c) Annual Progress Report January 2020

9.83 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates an
optional field
Reporting
Period 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning
Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
Notes
2 3 6
Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID
Unit
Category
(2 to 4,5+)
Tenure
R=Renter
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
Low- Income Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Total Moderate Income
Units Converted from
Above Moderate
Date
Converted Notes
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table F2
Above Moderate Income Units Converted to Moderate Income Pursuant to Government Code section 65400.2 For up to 25 percent of a jurisdiction’s moderate-income regional housing need allocation, the planning agency may include the number of units in an existing multifamily building that were converted to deed-restricted rental housing for moderate-income households by the imposition of affordability covenants and restrictions for the unit. Before adding information to this table, please ensure housing developments meet the requirements described in Government Code 65400.2(b). 5 Project Identifier Unit Types
1 4
Affordability by Household Incomes After Conversion Units credited toward Moderate Income RHNA

9.84 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz
Reporting
Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31)
Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031 ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Housing Element Implementation
2 3 4
APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Realistic
Capacity
Identified in the
Housing
Element
Entity to whom the site
transferred Intended Use for Site
1 Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
Table G
Locally Owned Lands Included in the Housing Element Sites Inventory that have been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of Project Identifier
NOTE: This table must only be filled out if the housing element sites inventory contains a site which is or was owned by the reporting jurisdiction, and has been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of during the reporting

9.85 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting
Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31)
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation
formulas
Designation Size Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
APN Street Address/Intersection Existing Use Number of
Units
Surplus
Designation
Parcel Size (in
acres) Notes
005-151-35 326 Front Street Public Facilities Exempt Surplus Land 0.101
005-151-48 302 Front Street Public Facilities Exempt Surplus Land 0.11
NOTE: This table must contain an inventory
of ALL surplus/excess lands the reporting
jurisdiction owns
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Parcel Identifier

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table H
Locally Owned Surplus Sites

9.86 9.87

9.88 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting
Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation
Planning
Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
Project Type Date
2 3
APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Unit Category
(SH - Student Housing) Date
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Note:

Cells in gre
Table J
Student housing development for lower income students for which was granted a density bonus pursuant to subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Se Project Identifier Units (Beds/Student Capacity) Approved 1 4
NOTE: STUDENT HOUSING WITH DENSITY BONUS
ONLY. This table only needs to be completed if there
were student housing projects WITH a density bonus
approved pursuant to Government Code65915(b)(1)(F)
Annual Progress Report January 2020

9.89 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Period 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
Planning Period 6th Cycle 12/15/2023 - 12/15/2031
Yes
Table K
Tenant Preference Policy
Local governments are required to inform HCD about any local tenant preference ordinance the local government maintains when the jurisdiction submits their annual progress report on housing approvals and production, per Government Code 7061 (SB 649, 2022, Cortese). Effective January 1, 2023, local governments adopting a tenant preference are required to create a webpage on their internet website containing authorizing local ordinance and supporting materials, no more than 90 days after the ordinance becomes operational. gov/Government/City-Departments/Economic-Development-and-Housing/Housing-Assistance-Information-and-Resources/Housing-Resource Does the Jurisdiction have a local tenant preference policy? If the jurisdiction has a local tenant preference policy, provide a link to the jurisdiction's webpage containing authorizing local ordinance and supporting materials.

Notes

9.90 Jurisdiction Santa Cruz Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting
Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31)
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation
formulas
Size Notes
3 4
APN Street Address/Intersection Date of
Designation
Designation
Level
Historic Site
Period
Areas of
Significance
Parcel Size (in
acres) Notes
Summary Row:

NOTE: This table needs to be completed with any sites within your jurisdiction that were newly added to a National, State, or Local register of historic places within the reporting year. If none, leave blank.

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table L
Historical Resources
Parcel Identifier
1 Designation
2 9.91

9.92 9.93
Jurisdiction Santa Cruz
Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
Total Award Amount Total award amount is auto-populated based on amounts entered in rows 15-26.

Task $ Amount Awarded $ Cumulative Reimbursement Requested Other Funding Notes
Summary of entitlements, building permits, and certificates of occupancy (auto-populated from Table A2) Current Year
Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 154
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 157
Non-Deed Restricted 1
Deed Restricted 136
Non-Deed Restricted 1
974
1423
Current Year
Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 44
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 168
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 93
Non-Deed Restricted 39
Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed Restricted 32
48 424
Current Year
Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 12
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 89
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 38
Non-Deed Restricted 42
Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed Restricted 33
31 245
Acutely Low
Extremely Low
Acutely Low
Extremely Low

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Reporting
(CCR Title 25 §6202)
Please update the status of the proposed uses listed in the entity’s application for funding and the corresponding impact on housing within the region or jurisdiction, as applicable, categorized based on the eligible uses specified in Section 50515.02 or 50515.03, as applicable. $ -
Task Status
Total Units
Certificate of Occupancy Issued by Affordability Summary Income Level
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above Moderate
Moderate
Above Moderate
Total Units
Completed Entitlement Issued by Affordability Summary
Income Level
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above Moderate
Total Units
Building Permits Issued by Affordability Summary
Income Level
Very Low
Low
Acutely Low
Extremely Low

9.94 Table Cell Row Error Type
Table A2 AU 14 The value in the cell must be either: NONE, SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone, SB 9 (2021) - Residential Lot Split, AB 2011 (2022), SB 6 (2022), SMAP, SB 4 (2023) Table D A 12 There are no entries for Sheet D. Please ensure at least 1 row of data is entered

9.95 CALENDAR YEAR 2025

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