 In addition to beautiful scenery and a wide diversity of natural resources,
Santa Cruz County is also rich in history. Historic resources in the unincorporated areas of the County are protected
through the implementation of County Code Chapter 16.42 - Historic Preservation. This ordinance establishes the definition
of historic resources in the County and the procedure for the designation of these resources. This definition coincides
with the definitions used by the State of California and the federal government. The ordinance also establishes the
procedures for reviewing modifications to these resources.
Advanced Planning staff maintains the Inventory of Historic Resources, a listing of all officially designated historic
resources in the County. Periodically, this inventory is revised to recognize changes in the specific properties or to
add/delete historic resources based on updated information. For officially designated historic resources the State
Historic Building Code, a more lenient building code developed to allow structural modifications to historic buildings,
may be used in place of the standard building codes. |
