Public Review Drafts of Zoning Code Updates

Public Review Draft of Update to the Capitola Zoning Code, Zoning Map, and General Plan Land Use Map

Monarch Cove Inn: The City received a rezone request for the Monarch Cove Inn property which includes amendments to Chapter 17.28 Visitor Serving Overlay, the General Plan Land Use Map, and the Zoning Map.  The request is to rezone the Monarch Cove Inn property from the Visitor Serving zoning district to Single-Family zoning district with the Visitor Serving Overlay.  This change went before the Coastal Commission during the 2021 update for certification and was not approved.  The update has been submitted to Coastal Commission for certification. requested for further analysis related to the site.  

Parking Meter Zones and Rates:  Currently, parking meter rates are included in Capitola Municipal Code Chapter 10.36.055.  The current amendment is to remove the rates from the municipal code and modify the requirements to require a Coastal Development Permit when parking rates are changes.  This ensures a public review process and hearing for rate changes, but alieviates the need to amend the municipal code each time.  For more information, view the Public Review Draft of Zoning Code Amendments webpage.  This amendment has been submitted to Coastal Commission for Certification and is pending a hearing date. 

The revisions involve development within the Coastal Zone and are part of the City's Local Coastal Program including the LCP Implementation Plan and Land Use Map.  The updated code will not be in effect within the Coastal Zone until certified by the California Coastal Commission.