Facts & Data

1. State of California’s definition of Affordable Housing Overlay Zones/Districts

Click to access AffordableHousingOverlayZones-09-25-2025.pdf

2. City of Santa Cruz Heritage Tree Ordinance

https://www.codepublishing.com/CA/SantaCruz/html/SantaCruz09/SantaCruz0956.html

3. Santa Cruz Sentinel article “Court rejects Santa Cruz’s 2013 loosening of tree protection law”, published October 23rd, 2015.

Court rejects Santa Cruz’s 2013 loosening of tree protection lawDownload

4. Text of court ruling “Save Our Big Trees vs City of Santa Cruz”

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2015/h041136.html

5. Significant projects planned for the City of Santa Cruz

https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/City-Departments/Community-Development/Current-Planning/Significant-Projects-Planning

6. Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) from the California Department of Housing and Community Development

https://www.hcd.ca.gov/rhna