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 (sphere reaffirmed on 5/4/22)
—Santa Cruz (sphere amendment on 8/3/22)
—Scotts Valley (sphere reaffirmed on 3/3/21)
—Watsonville (sphere amendment on 5/3/23)
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 *dissolved on 12/8/23*
—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 amendment on 8/2/23)
—Zayante (sphere reaffirmed on 10/13/21)
HEALTHCARE DISTRICT
—Pajaro Valley Health Care District (created through special legislation SB 418 on 2/4/22 SB; sphere adopted on 1/4/23)
PORT DISTRICT
—Santa Cruz Port District (sphere reaffirmed on 8/7/19)
RECLAMATION DISTRICT
—No. 2049 College Lake (zero sphere adopted on 8/3/22)
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 12/4/23)
—Santa Cruz County Sanitation (sphere reaffirmed on 10/2/19)
WATER DISTRICTS
—Central (sphere amendment on 8/3/22)
—Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency (original sphere adoption on 8/3/22)
—San Lorenzo Valley (sphere reaffirmed on 8/3/22)
—Scotts Valley (sphere amendment on 4/5/23)
—Soquel Creek (sphere amendment on 9/7/22)
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 (sphere amendment on 4/3/24)
—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 (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—15 Huckleberry Woods (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—16 Robak Drive (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—17 Empire Acres (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—18 Whitehouse Canyon (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—20 Trestle Beach (sphere amended on 3/1/23)
—21 Westdale (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—22 Kelly Hill (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—23 Old Ranch Road (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—24 Pineridge (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—25 View Point Road (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—26 Hidden Valley (sphere amendment on 11/2/22)
—28 Lomond Terrace (sphere amendment on 11/2/22)
—30 Glenwood Acres (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—32 View Circle (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—33 Redwood Drive (Aptos) (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—34 Larsen Road (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—35 Country Estates (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—36 Forest Glen (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—37 Roberts Road (sphere amendment on 11/2/22)
—38 Sheriff’s Patrol
—39 Reed Street (zero sphere adopted on 11/2/22)
—40 Ralston Way (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—41 Loma Prieta Drive (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—42 Sunlit Lane (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—43 Bonita Encino (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—44 Sunbeam Woods (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—46 Pinecrest Drive (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—47 Braemoor Drive (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—50 The Vineyard (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—51 Hopkins Gulch Road (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—52 Upper Pleasant Valley Road (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—53 County Mosquito Abatement
—54 Summit West Water (Mt. Charlie) (zero sphere adopted on 8/3/22)
—55 Riverdale Park (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—56 Felton Grove (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—57 Graham Hill
—58 Ridge Drive (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)
—59 McGaffigan Mill Road (sphere reaffirmed on 11/2/22)