Santa Cruz Local Government Agencies:

Our local municipalities have made initial steps of acquiring building permits and information fairly painless. Most of the cities and the county have permit applications available online or for pickup in their offices without an appointment. General plan requirements are also available online.

City of Aptos

· Building Information Line (831) 454-2260

· Chamber of Commerce http://www.aptoschamber.com (831) 688-1467

· Fire Department - http://www.aptosfire.com (831) 685-6690

· Permit Center, 8045 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA 95073 (831) 454-7576

· Planning & Zoning Departments, 701 Ocean Drive, 4th Floor, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

· Sheriff’s Department (831) 662-0690

· Zoning Information Line (831) 454-2580

City of Capitola

· Planning Department, 420 Capitola Avenue, Capitola, CA 95010 dkostelec@cicapitola.ca.us (831) 475-7300

· Police Department (831) 475-4242

City of Felton

· Permit Center, 6060 Graham Hill Road, Felton, CA 95018 (831) 461-7450

City of Santa Cruz

· Building Inspection Services cityplan@ci.danta-cruz.ca.us (831) 420-5120

· City Clerk, 809 Center Street, Room 9, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 420-5030

· City Council http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/council/council.html (831) 420-5020

· City of Santa Cruz www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us

· Planning & Zoning http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pl (831) 420-5100

· Police Department http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pd (831) 420-5800

· Water Department, 212 Locust Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 http://www.ci.santacruz.ca.us/wt (831) 420-5200

City of Scotts Valley

· Chamber of Commerce http://www.svchamber.org (831) 438-1010

· Fire Department http://www.scottsvalleyfire.com (831) 438-0211

· Planning Department, 1 Civic Center Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 (831) 440-5630

· Police Department http://www.scottsvalleypd.com (831) 440-5670

· Water Department http://0181.scottsvalleychamber.com

City of Watsonville

· City of Watsonville http://www.ci.watsonville.ca.us (831) 768-3008

· Fire Department (831) 768-3200

· Planning Department, 250 Main Street, Watsonville, CA 95076 cdd@ci.watsonville.ca.us (831) 728-6018

· Police Department (831) 768-3300

County of Santa Cruz

· Assessor, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 http://www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/asr/index.htm (831) 454-2002

· Building Information Line (831) 454-2260, 1:00-4:00 PM Mon-Fri

· Building Inspection Scheduling http://www.sccoplanning.com/html/bldg/form_inspreq.htm (831) 454-2077

· Code Compliance Complaints http://www.sccoplanning.com/html/codecomp/form_complaint.htm

· Consumer Protection District Attorney http://sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/dainternet (831) 454-2050

· County Clerk www.sccoclerk.com (831) 454-2060

· County of Santa Cruz http://sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/red

· Fire Department (831) 420-5280

· Greenwaste http://www.greenwaste.com

· Highway 1 and 17 Merge Project http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/projects/scr_1_17

· Library www.santacruzpl.com (831) 420-5600

· Local News from the Santa Cruz Sentinel www.santacruzsentinel.com (831) 423-4242

· Planning Department, 701 Ocean Drive, 4th Floor, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 454-2580

· Sheriff www.scsheriff.com (831) 471-1121

· Small Claims Court (831) 763-8220

· Superior Court www.santacruzcourt.com (831) 420-2200

· Zone District Summary of Uses http://www.sccoplanning.com/brochures/basic_zone_dist.htm

· Zoning Information (831) 454-2130, 1:00-4:00 PM Mon-Fri