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8.49 acres of commercial land near Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County

Parcel 02212101

County file October 2026

  • Acres8.49About 7.81 of 8.49 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
  • Land typeVacancy not verifiedNo building found, October 2026
  • ZoningR-1-20Residential-low density 20 000 sq. ft. min. lot size
  • Future land useLIIndustrial (state class)
  • Flood zonePartly in flood zone AE (7%)The rest: X (93%, minimal flood hazard)
  • Wetlands2% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
  • Assessed value (county)No assessed value in the county file we use (as of Oct 2026)Santa Cruz County's open parcel layer publishes no assessed values
  • Last saleNo priced sale on file (as of Oct 2026)We have no sale-price file for Santa Cruz County yet
  • Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, Oct 2026
  • Road frontage819 ft on CA 17
  • BuildingNone on the roll
  • Who zones itInside the City of Scotts Valley limits; Scotts Valley sets the zoning
  • Zoned byScotts Valley

Can I build?

  • Fronts a public road
  • Zoning R-1-20: rules not on file
  • 6% in a FEMA flood zone, 2% wetlands
  • Soils very limited for septic

Land facts

From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.

  • Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026. Inside the City of Scotts Valley limits: a soil rating, not a sewer check; ask the city whether a sewer main serves the lot
  • Ground elevationAbout 504–593 ft above sea level; average slope 24.5%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026

Services and surroundings

Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.

  • Traffic countAbout 1,100 vehicles a daythe frontage road, 2024 average daily count for the road segment, not the driveway (FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System)
  • Well depth nearbyMedian 200 ft (middle half 134–300 ft)97 household well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1951–2023; water level 60 ft below ground (California DWR well completion reports). Area figures, not this parcel
  • Public land nearbyLodato Park, 0.5 miCity Land, open to the public, 46 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right

School district

Public federal records, each with its source and date.

  • School districtScotts Valley Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school

District details at NCES: Scotts Valley Unified School District

Utility service areas

Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.

  • Electric service areaInside the service area of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (approximate)Investor-owned utility · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility
  • Water system areaInside the service area of Scotts Valley Water DistrictPublic water system CA4410013 · Boundary verified by the State Water Board, Sep 2024 · California State Water Board water system area boundaries, edited Sep 2024. Not a water line at the lot

Environmental records

Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a record is not a finding about this parcel.

  • Red flags6 environmental lists checked · Water Board cases opened after January 2023 not checked · habitat not checked (farm parcels and verified-vacant lots only)Groundwork check of public lists: U.S. EPA, as of Oct 2026; California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), as of Oct 15, 2026; USGS Gap Analysis Project, as of 2025; California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), as of Oct 17, 2026; California State Water Resources Control Board, as of Jan 26, 2023
  • Oil and gas wellsNone within 1/4 mi of the parcel's map pointGroundwork check of public lists: California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), as of Oct 15, 2026

Mapped ground hazards

State and federal geologic and well maps, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a mapped area is not a finding about this parcel.

  • Young faults (USGS)None mapped within 1 miUSGS: Quaternary Fault and Fold Database (historic and latest-Quaternary faults), read Oct 2026. USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database traces, mapped at 1:24,000 to 1:250,000; positions approximate. Not a state fault-zone (Alquist-Priolo) determination

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Land price (est.)No price estimate for this parcel yetNot a Pro lock: no plan has a price for this parcel yet
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In this areaScotts ValleyParcels, flood and zoning99vacant-coded on the roll, not verified3.8%in a FEMA flood zone4,480parcels on the roll

Property tax

California Constitution art. XIII A (Prop 13) and the county assessment roll · 2026

Tax rate
About 1% of assessed value plus local voter-approved rates
If you buy
About 1% of the price you pay each year, plus local voter-approved ratesProp 13 resets the assessed value to the purchase price at a sale

The 1% general levy (Prop 13) plus the voter-approved rate of the parcel's tax rate area; bills also carry Mello-Roos and special assessments. California bills come from the county tax collector; we don't show bill amounts here.

California 2026-27 taxes: bills go out by November 1; first installment due by December 10, 2026, second by April 12, 2027; assessment appeals open until November 30, 2026. Pay or check a bill at the Santa Cruz County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector.

Sources: California Revenue and Taxation Code 2617, 2618, 2619 and 1603; the State Board of Equalization’s 2026 appeal filing periods. Checked Oct 13, 2026.

Who decides

  • City or countyInside the City of Scotts Valley's limitsThe City of Scotts Valley sets zoning, ADU and SB 9 rules.California Department of Technology city boundaries · Sep 21, 2026

Assessed value (Prop 13)

  • Santa Cruz County's open parcel layer publishes no assessed values. We don't have tested sale data for this county, so we don't show a price estimate.County of Santa Cruz

Zoning

  • R-1-20 (Scotts Valley's own code), state class “Suburban residential”. As of Q1 2022, collected from Direct. Verify with Scotts Valley: the state's classes are generalized.LCI California Zoning (New Classes), release Jan 15, 2026 · Q1 2022
  • General planLI (Scotts Valley's own designation), state class “Industrial”. As of Q1 2022.LCI California General Plan Land Use · Q1 2022

Housing

  • SB 35 / SB 423 streamliningCheck HCD's current determination for Scotts Valley: the only map layer HCD publishes is its June 2023 determination, HCD has determined again since (June 2025), and under SB 423 a city or county without a compliant housing element must streamline projects with 10% affordable units. A possible streamlined site is not evaluated here.HCD SB 35 / SB 423 determinations · Jun 23, 2023 · Official map
  • Opportunity mapCTCAC/HCD opportunity area: High Resource (used for tax-credit housing).CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Map 2026 · 2025-12

Fire

  • Fire Hazard Severity ZoneIn a mapped High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zone map, Local Responsibility Area, dated Mar 24, 2025). Local Responsibility Area maps take effect when the city or county adopts them by ordinance, and the adopted map can differ from CAL FIRE's; check with the City of Scotts Valley. The High zone covers about 74% of the parcel.CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones · SRA Apr 1, 2024; LRA Mar 24, 2025 · Official map

Groundwater

  • Groundwater basin: SANTA MARGARITA (3-027); SGMA priority Medium; groundwater agency: Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency GSA.DWR Bulletin 118 (2025), SGMA basin priority (2019), Groundwater Sustainability Agencies · B118 2025; SGMA priority 2019; GSA layer read Oct 11, 2026 · Official map

Check before you buy

  • Earthquake fault zone (Alquist-Priolo)Check the California Geological Survey's official Earthquake Zones of Required Investigation map.Official map
  • Liquefaction / landslide zoneCheck the California Geological Survey's official Earthquake Zones of Required Investigation map. Many areas have not been evaluated by the state.Official map

Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here). Request removal

Data: County of Santa Cruz

Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), California Zoning (New Classes). Zoning from the State of California's statewide zoning layer, provided as a public service for informational purposes only; it is not legal advice. Each jurisdiction's own zoning map governs.

Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), California General Plan Land Use. General plan land use from the State of California's statewide layer, for informational purposes only; not legal advice. The jurisdiction's adopted general plan governs.

California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), SB 35 statewide determination. HCD's determination for the jurisdiction as published; a project's eligibility for streamlining is decided by the jurisdiction.

California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) and HCD, 2026 Opportunity Map. Used by CTCAC to score tax-credit housing applications; it describes the census tract, not the parcel.

California Department of Technology, California city boundaries (from CDTFA / BOE). City limits as compiled by the state for tax administration; the city and county confirm jurisdiction.

California Department of Water Resources (DWR), SGMA 2019 basin prioritization. DWR's basin priority under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act; well rules are set by the local groundwater agency and county.

Hazards

FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025

Earthquake
Very High
Riverine flooding
Relatively High
Wildfire
Relatively Moderate
Heat wave
Relatively Moderate
Landslide
Relatively Moderate
Strong wind
Very Low
Coastal flooding
No RatingFEMA computed no expected annual loss for this census tract; not a statement about this parcel
Drought
No RatingFEMA computed no expected annual loss for this census tract; not a statement about this parcel

Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.

Recorded flood claims

OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026

Claims since 1978
Fewer than 10In this census tract

Neighborhood (Census)

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026

Median household income
$104,659± $42,517 · this block group
Median home value (owner-reported)
$1,448,600± $102,152 · this block group
Median rent (gross)
$2,509± $334 · this block group
Homes lived in by their owners
52%± 5 pts · this block group
Median year homes were built
1992± 5 yr · this block group
Average commute (one way)
25 min± 8 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
Population
2,055± 469 · this block group

Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby parcels

Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Santa Cruz County, nearest first.

Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Santa Cruz County: 573 parcel pages

About these numbersSources, county file October 2026

Land type

No building found: building footprints (Overture Maps with Microsoft and OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026); the county roll publishes no building data · Overture Maps 2026-09-23.1

Parcel outline

The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.

Source

County of Santa Cruz, county file Oct 11, 2026.

Record

Public records can be wrong; check before you act.

Parcel: 02212101

Coordinates: 37.0444° N, 122.0160° W