Area Maps
Since many of the issues under LAFCO’s review concern boundary lines and service areas, maps are valuable tools for understanding the setting. The maps of many agencies’ boundaries and spheres of influence are available online.
CITIES
—Capitola
—Santa Cruz (sphere reaffirmed on 10/13/21)
—Scotts Valley (sphere reaffirmed on 3/3/21)
—Watsonville (sphere reaffirmed on 10/13/21)
CEMETERY DISTRICT
—Pajaro Valley (sphere affirmed on 9/2/20)
FIRE DISTRICTS
—Countywide Fire Agencies (13 in total as of Oct. 2021)
—Aromas Tri-County (sphere reaffirmed on 10/13/21)
—Ben Lomond (sphere reaffirmed on 10/13/21)
—Boulder Creek (sphere reaffirmed on 10/13/21)
—Branciforte (sphere reaffirmed on 10/13/21)
—Central (sphere reaffirmed on 10/13/21)
—County Service Area 4 Pajaro Dunes (zero sphere adopted on 10/13/21)
—County Service Area 48 County Fire (sphere reduced on 10/13/21)
—Felton (sphere reaffirmed on 10/13/21)
—Pajaro Valley (sphere reaffirmed on 10/13/21)
—Scotts Valley (sphere reaffirmed on 10/13/21)
—Zayante (sphere reaffirmed on 10/13/21)
HEALTHCARE DISTRICT
—Pajaro Valley Health Care District (created through special legislation on 2-4-22; SB 418)
PORT DISTRICT
—Santa Cruz Port District (sphere reaffirmed on 8/7/19)
RECLAMATION DISTRICT
RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICTS
—single map shows all 4 districts
—Alba (zero sphere adopted on 8/4/21)
— Boulder Creek (sphere reaffirmed on 8/4/21)
—La Selva Beach (sphere reaffirmed on 8/4/21)
— Opal Cliffs (zero sphere adopted on 8/4/21)
—County Service Area 11 County Parks
REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
—*Entire Service Area (Multi-County Map)
—*Sphere Boundary Map (sphere reaffirmed on 10/7/20 for Santa Cruz County area only)
RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
—Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County (sphere reaffirmed on 10/7/20)
SANITATION DISTRICTS
—Countywide Sanitation Districts (as of October 2019)
—County Service Area 2 Place de Mer (sphere reaffirmed on 10/2/19)
—County Service Area 5 Sand Dollar/Canyon del Sol (sphere reaffirmed on 10/2/19)
—County Service Area 7 Boulder Creek Country Club (sphere reaffirmed on 10/2/19)
—County Service Area 10 Rolling Woods (sphere reaffirmed on 10/2/19)
—County Service Area 20 Trestle Beach (zero sphere adopted on 10/2/19)
—Bear Creek Estates (zero sphere adopted on 10/2/19)
—Davenport (sphere reaffirmed on 10/2/19)
—Freedom (sphere reaffirmed on 10/2/19)
—Salsipuedes (sphere reaffirmed on 10/2/19)
—Santa Cruz County Sanitation (sphere reaffirmed on 10/2/19)
WATER DISTRICTS
—Central
—Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency
—San Lorenzo Valley (sphere amendment on 11/4/20)
—Scotts Valley (sphere amendment on 5/3/21)
—Soquel Creek
Interactive maps using the County’s Geographic Information System are accessed using the following links:
This allows the user to search the County mapped data bases. Most LAFCO-related data is accessed by:
- accepting the disclaimer,
- opening the left menu by clicking on the white arrow,
- scrolling down to “Special Districts” for district information or “Jurisdictional, Elections, Census” for city information,
- checking the type of name of district, &
- zooming into the subject property.
COUNTY SERVICE AREAS
—Road Maintenance CSAs
—Road Maintenance & Lighting CSAs
—3 Aptos Seascape
—9 County Public Works (sphere reaffirmed on 8/5/20)
—Zone A Street Lighting
—Zone B School Crossing
—Zone C Refuse Disposal
—Zone D Road Maintenance
—Zone E Street Maintenance
—Zone F Soquel Village Parking
—12 Septic Maintenance
—13 Hutchinson Road
—15 Huckleberry Woods
—16 Robak Drive
—17 Empire Acres
—18 Whitehouse Canyon
—20 Trestle Beach
—21 Westdale
—22 Kelly Hill
—23 Old Ranch Road
—25 View Point Road
—26 Hidden Valley
—28 Lomond Terrace
—30 Glenwood Acres
—32 View Circle
—33 Redwood Drive (Aptos)
—34 Larsen Road
—35 Country Estates
—36 Forest Glen
—37 Roberts Road
—38 Sheriff’s Patrol
—39 Reed Street
—40 Ralston Way
—41 Loma Prieta Drive
—42 Sunlit Lane
—43 Bonita Encino
—44 Sunbeam Woods
—46 Pinecrest Drive
—47 Braemoor Drive
—50 The Vineyard
—51 Hopkins Gulch Road
—52 Upper Pleasant Valley Road
—53 County Mosquito Abatement
—54 Summit West Water (Mt. Charlie)
—55 Riverdale Park
—56 Felton Grove
—57 Graham Hill
—58 Ridge Drive
—59 McGaffigan Mill Road