(a) This Chapter establishes the County’s Historic Resources Inventory which identifies significant historical resources in the unincorporated portion of the County; requires that an Historical Resource Preservation Plan be approved by the Historic Resources Commission prior to carrying out of activities or final County approval of projects which affect historic resources; and regulates alterations, new construction, relocations, demolitions, and excavations which affect historic structures, objects, properties, sites or districts. This Chapter also regulates and protects historic archaeologic resources discovered during development activities.
(b) This historic resource protection provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all historic resources and archaeological discoveries within the County unincorporated area including publicly owned properties where County approval of development activities is required. The requirements of this Chapter are in addition to those of other chapters of the County Code, and approvals issued pursuant to this Chapter do not alter the requirements of other chapters of the Santa Cruz County Code.