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Ordinances Related to Protections Against On-Shore Support Facilities for Off-Shore Oil and Gas or Deep-Sea Mining or Exploration

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The City of Santa Cruz is implementing two ordinances, 2026-12 and 2026-13, to amend the Santa Cruz Municipal Code and the City's Local Coastal Program. These legislative changes are designed to establish protections against on-shore facilities that support off-shore oil and gas drilling as well as deep-sea mining and exploration. Specifically, Ordinance 2026-13 adds Section 24.06.093 to the Zoning Map and Text Amendments chapter and modifies Sections 24.06.090 and 24.10.1620. Ordinance 2026-12 amends Section 24.10.1525 of the Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan to extend existing land-use prohibitions to include on-shore facilities supporting deep-sea mining and exploration. These ordinances introduce updated definitions for clarity and mandate that any zoning changes intended to accommodate on-shore support facilities for either off-shore oil and gas drilling or deep-sea mining must be subject to a public vote. Additionally, the amendments prohibit such support facilities within the City's General Industrial and General Industrial/Performance Districts. The project is supported by science-backed findings regarding ecological, public health, economic, and climate impacts, aiming to protect marine resources, such as kelp forests and sea otter populations, and prevent the disruption of scenic resources and coastal access. The project has been filed with a Notice of Exemption under CEQA, citing categorical exemptions for regulatory actions that protect natural resources and the environment.

General Info

Santa Cruz bans on-shore support for oil and gas and deep-sea mining, requiring public vote for future zoning changes.

Agency

California → City of Santa Cruz

NAICS

541620 - Environmental Consulting Services

Place of Performance

809 Center Street, Room 107, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060

Set-Aside

NONE

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Timeline

PostedJun 25

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia → City of Santa Cruz

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Organization / Agency

California → City of Santa Cruz

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Eric MarlattAssistant Community Development Director

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Full Description

The project consists of two ordinances (2026-12 and 2026-13) amending the Santa Cruz Municipal Code (SCMC) and the City's Local Coastal Program. Ordinance 2026-13 would add Section 24.06.093 to Chapter 24.06 - Zoning Map and Text Amendments and amend Sections 24.06.090 and 24.10.1620. These changes would add protections against on-shore facilities supporting off-shore oil and gas drilling and deep-sea mining and exploration. Ordinance 2026-12 would amend SCMC Section 24.10.1525, which is part of the City's Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan, to extend existing land-use prohibitions to on-shore facilities supporting deep-sea mining and exploration. In addition, the ordinances add science-backed findings related to the ecological, public health, economic, and climate impacts related to oil and gas drilling and deep-sea mining and exploration. The two ordinances make the following changes to the SCMC: Add definitions of related terms for clarity and specificity within the municipal code; Update the existing requirement that any zoning change to accommodate on-shore support facilities for off-shore oil and gas drilling be subject to a vote of the people to also require that any zoning change to accommodate on-shore support facilities for deep-sea mining and exploration be subject to a vote of the people; and Add prohibitions against on-shore support facilities for deep-sea mining, in addition to the existing prohibitions against on-shore support facilities for off-shore oil and gas drilling, to the City's General Industrial and General Industrial/Performance Districts.