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Housing blocked in Unincorporated Santa Cruz County (Live Oak area)
1 documented case, 162 units proposed. 6 decision records, 0 denials, 0 overrode a staff recommendation to approve. Housing element in compliance, per HCD.
Decisions coming up
Santa Cruz County builder's remedy projects
Santa Cruz County (Live Oak) · Santa Cruz County · 162 units · 10 affordable
Deemed-approved and neighbor suits
· Santa Cruz County Superior CourtDate not yet set
Builder's remedy applicationContinued repeatedly
The Planning Commission continued 3500 Paul Sweet Road (105 units) in January 2026; the developer then sued claiming it is approved by operation of law. Neighbors sued over the 57-unit 841 Capitola Road approval. The county asked HCD to backdate its housing element certification; no response reported.
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Decision records
6 decision records, 0 denials, 0 overrode a staff recommendation to approve. Decision records are kept per case; open a case above to read them with their sources.
Recurring organizations
Organizations and developers that appear in two or more documented cases here. Individual officials and residents are not listed.
No organization appears in more than one case yet.
Housing element and permit activity
Housing element in compliance, per HCD.
No HCD permit leads imported for this jurisdiction.
The permit leads layer covers only some jurisdictions so far; a missing import says nothing about permit activity here.