Exhibit A-1 - CA COASTAL ACT_2025.pdf

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE

DIVISION 20

CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT

(2025)

Section Page Chapter 1 Findings and Declarations and General Provisions 30000 1

Chapter 2 Definitions 30100 9

Chapter 2.5 Revisions to the Coastal Zone Boundary 30150 18

Chapter 3 Coastal Resources Planning and Management Policies

30200 36

Article 1. General Article 2. Public Access Article 3. Recreation Article 4. Marine Environment Article 5. Land Resources Article 6. Development Article 7. Industrial Development Article 8. Sea Level Rise

Chapter 4 Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions

30300 56

Article 1. Creation, Membership of Commission and Regional Commission

Article 2. Qualifications and Organization Article 2.5. Fairness and Due Process Article 3. Powers and Duties Article 4. Local Coastal Program

Implementation Costs Chapter 5 State Agencies 30400 84

Article 1. General Article 2. State Agencies

Chapter 6 Implementation 30500 95 Article 1. Local Coastal Program Article 2. Procedure for Preparation, Approval, and Certification of Local Coastal Programs

Article 3. Coastal Public Access Program

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Chapter 7 Development Controls 30600 116 Article 1. General Provisions Article 2. Development Control Procedures

Chapter 8 Ports 30700 163 Article 1. Findings and General Provisions Article 2. Policies Article 3. Implementation; Master Plan

Chapter 9 Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties 30800 174 Article 1. General Provisions Article 2. Penalties

Chapter 10 Severability 30900 187

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CHAPTER 1

FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS AND

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 30000 Short title 30001 Legislative findings and declarations; ecological balance

30001.2 Legislative findings and declarations; economic development

30001.3 Legislative findings and declarations; offshore wind energy generation

30001.5 Legislative findings and declarations; goals

30002 Legislative findings and declarations; implementation of plan 30003 Compliance by public agencies 30004 Legislative findings and declarations; necessity of continued planning and management 30005 Local governmental powers; nuisances; attorney general's powers

30005.5 Local governmental powers; construction

30006 Legislative findings and declarations; public participation

30006.5 Legislative findings and declarations; technical advice and recommendations 30007 Housing; local governments

30007.5 Legislative findings and declarations; resolution of policy conflicts 30008 Division as coastal zone management program 30009 Construction 30010 Compensation for taking of private property; legislative declaration 30011 Requirements of Government Code Section 65590; review of local government’s application; evidence of compliance; information concerning status of action to apply

30012 Legislative findings and declarations; public education program 30013 Environmental justice

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Section 30000 Short title

This division shall be known and may be cited as the California Coastal Act of 1976.

Section 30001 Legislative findings and declarations; ecological balance

The Legislature hereby finds and declares:

(a) That the California coastal zone is a distinct and valuable natural resource of vital and enduring interest to all the people and exists as a delicately balanced ecosystem.

(b) That the permanent protection of the state's natural and scenic resources is a paramount concern to present and future residents of the state and nation.

(c) That to promote the public safety, health, and welfare, and to protect public and private property, wildlife, marine fisheries, and other ocean resources, and the natural environment, it is necessary to protect the ecological balance of the coastal zone and prevent its deterioration and destruction.

(d) That existing developed uses, and future developments that are carefully planned and developed consistent with the policies of this division, are essential to the economic and social well-being of the people of this state and especially to working persons employed within the coastal zone.

(Amended by Ch. 1090, Stats. 1979.)

Section 30001.2 Legislative findings and declarations; economic development

The Legislature further finds and declares that, notwithstanding the fact electrical generating facilities, refineries, and coastal-dependent developments, including ports and commercial fishing facilities, offshore petroleum and gas development, and liquefied natural gas facilities, may have significant adverse effects on coastal resources or coastal access, it may be necessary to locate such developments in the coastal zone in order to ensure that inland as well as coastal resources are preserved and that orderly economic development proceeds within the state.

Section 30001.3 Legislative findings and declarations; offshore wind energy generation

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) Offshore wind energy generation is an important component of California’s renewable energy portfolio.

(b) While offshore wind energy generation can provide significant climate and economic benefits, industrial scale development and deployment of offshore wind

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(c) The urgency of the climate crisis and the importance of ocean health to maintaining a livable planet necessitate expeditious development of offshore wind energy generation facilities and associated infrastructure in a manner that also avoids, minimizes, and mitigates impacts to ocean and coastal resources to the maximum extent practicable.

(d) Through science-based monitoring and mitigation, meaningful engagement with affected communities, adaptive management, and equitable workforce development, California can be a world leader in the rapid, just, and environmentally sustainable generation of renewable energy from offshore wind.

(Added by Ch. 386, Stats. 2023.)

Section 30001.5 Legislative findings and declarations; goals

The Legislature further finds and declares that the basic goals of the state for the coastal zone are to:

(a) Protect, maintain, and where feasible, enhance and restore the overall quality of the coastal zone environment and its natural and artificial resources.

(b) Ensure orderly, balanced utilization and conservation of coastal zone resources taking into account the social and economic needs of the people of the state.

(c) Maximize public access to and along the coast and maximize public recreational opportunities in the coastal zone consistent with sound resources conservation principles and constitutionally protected rights of private property owners.

(d) Ensure priority for coastal-dependent and coastal-related development over other development on the coast.

(e) Encourage state and local initiatives and cooperation in preparing procedures to implement coordinated planning and development for mutually beneficial uses, including educational uses, in the coastal zone.

(f) Anticipate, assess, plan for, and, to the extent feasible, avoid, minimize, and mitigate the adverse environmental and economic effects of sea level rise within the coastal zone.

(Amended by Ch. 1090, Stats. 1979; Ch. 1617, Stats. 1982; Ch. 236, Stats. 2021.)

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Section 30002 Legislative findings and declarations; implementation of plan

The Legislature further finds and declares that:

(a) The California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission, pursuant to the California Coastal Zone Conservation Act of 1972 (commencing with Section 27000), has made a detailed study of the coastal zone; that there has been extensive participation by other governmental agencies, private interests, and the general public in the study; and that, based on the study, the commission has prepared a plan for the orderly, long-range conservation, use, and management of the natural, scenic, cultural, recreational, and manmade resources of the coastal zone.

(b) Such plan contains a series of recommendations which require implementation by the Legislature and that some of those recommendations are appropriate for immediate implementation as provided for in this division while others require additional review.

Section 30003 Compliance by public agencies

All public agencies and all federal agencies, to the extent possible under federal law or regulations or the United States Constitution, shall comply with the provisions of this division.

Section 30004 Legislative findings and declarations; necessity of continued planning and management

The Legislature further finds and declares that:

(a) To achieve maximum responsiveness to local conditions, accountability, and public accessibility, it is necessary to rely heavily on local government and local land use planning procedures and enforcement.

(b) To ensure conformity with the provisions of this division, and to provide maximum state involvement in federal activities allowable under federal law or regulations or the United States Constitution which affect California's coastal resources, to protect regional, state, and national interests in assuring the maintenance of the long-term productivity and economic vitality of coastal resources necessary for the well-being of the people of the state, and to avoid long-term costs to the public and a diminished quality of life resulting from the misuse of coastal resources, to coordinate and integrate the activities of the many agencies whose activities impact the coastal zone, and to supplement their activities in matters not properly within the jurisdiction of any existing agency, it is necessary to provide for continued state coastal planning and management through a state coastal commission.

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Section 30005 Local governmental powers; nuisances; attorney general’s powers

No provision of this division is a limitation on any of the following:

(a) Except as otherwise limited by state law, on the power of a city or county or city and county to adopt and enforce additional regulations, not in conflict with this act, imposing further conditions, restrictions, or limitations with respect to any land or water use or other activity which might adversely affect the resources of the coastal zone.

(b) On the power of any city or county or city and county to declare, prohibit, and abate nuisances.

(c) On the power of the Attorney General to bring an action in the name of the people of the state to enjoin any waste or pollution of the resources of the coastal zone or any nuisance.

(d) On the right of any person to maintain an appropriate action for relief against a private nuisance or for any other private relief.

Section 30005.5 Local governmental powers; construction

Nothing in this division shall be construed to authorize any local government, or to authorize the commission to require any local government, to exercise any power it does not already have under the Constitution and laws of this state or that is not specifically delegated pursuant to Section 30519.

(Added by Ch. 744, Stats. 1979.)

Section 30006 Legislative findings and declarations; public participation

The Legislature further finds and declares that the public has a right to fully participate in decisions affecting coastal planning, conservation and development; that achievement of sound coastal conservation and development is dependent upon public understanding and support; and that the continuing planning and implementation of programs for coastal conservation and development should include the widest opportunity for public participation.

Section 30006.5 Legislative findings and declarations; technical advice and recommendations

The Legislature further finds and declares that sound and timely scientific recommendations are necessary for many coastal planning, conservation, and development decisions and that the commission should, in addition to developing its own expertise in significant applicable fields of science, interact with members of the scientific and academic communities in the social, physical, and natural sciences so that the commission may receive technical advice and recommendations with regard to its decisionmaking, especially with regard to issues such as coastal erosion and geology, Exhibit A-1 Page 7 agriculture, marine biodiversity, wetland restoration, sea level rise, offshore wind development, desalination plants, and the cumulative impact of coastal zone developments.

(Added by Ch. 965, Stats. 1992. Amended by Ch. 168, Stats. 2019; Ch. 292, Stats.

2023.)

Section 30007 Housing; local government

Nothing in this division shall exempt local governments from meeting the requirements of state and federal law with respect to providing low- and moderate-income housing, replacement housing, relocation benefits, or any other obligation related to housing imposed by existing law or any law hereafter enacted.

Section 30007.5 Legislative findings and declarations; resolution of policy conflicts

The Legislature further finds and recognizes that conflicts may occur between one or more policies of the division. The Legislature therefore declares that in carrying out the provisions of this division such conflicts be resolved in a manner which on balance is the most protective of significant coastal resources. In this context, the Legislature declares that broader policies which, for example, serve to concentrate development in close proximity to urban and employment centers may be more protective, overall, than specific wildlife habitat and other similar resource policies.

Section 30008 Division as coastal zone management program

This division shall constitute California's coastal zone management program within the coastal zone for purposes of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.) and any other federal act heretofore or hereafter enacted or amended that relates to the planning or management of coastal zone resources;

provided, however, that within federal lands excluded from the coastal zone pursuant to the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, the State of California shall, consistent with applicable federal and state laws, continue to exercise the full range of powers, rights, and privileges it now possesses or which may be granted.

(Amended by Ch. 1075, Stats. 1978.)

Section 30009 Construction

This division shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes and objectives.

Section 30010 Compensation for taking of private property; legislative declaration

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that this division is not intended, and shall not be construed as authorizing the commission, port governing body, or local government acting pursuant to this division to exercise their power to grant or deny a

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(Amended by Ch. 285, Stats. 1991.)

Section 30011 Requirements of Government Code Section 65590; review of local government’s application; evidence of compliance;

information concerning status of action to apply

Nothing in this division shall authorize the commission to review a local government's application of the requirements of Section 65590 of the Government Code to any development. In addition, the commission shall not require any applicant for a coastal development permit or any local government to provide certification or other evidence of compliance with the requirements of Section 65590 of the Government Code. The commission may, however, solely in connection with coastal development permit applications described in subdivision (c) of Section 30600.1, require information about the status of a local government's action to apply the requirements of Section 65590 of the Government Code. This information shall be used for the purpose of determining time limits for commission action on these applications as provided in that subdivision (c).

(Added by Ch. 43, Stats. 1982.)

Section 30012 Legislative findings and declarations; public education program

(a) The Legislature finds that an educated and informed citizenry is essential to the well-being of a participatory democracy and is necessary to protect California's finite natural resources, including the quality of its environment. The Legislature further finds that through education, individuals can be made aware of and encouraged to accept their share of the responsibility for protecting and improving the natural environment.

(b) (1) The commission shall, to the extent that its resources permit, carry out a public education program that includes outreach efforts to schools, youth organizations, and the general public for the purpose of promoting understanding of, fostering a sense of individual responsibility for, and encouraging public initiatives and participation in programs for, the conservation and wise use of coastal and ocean resources. Emphasis shall be given to volunteer efforts such as the Adopt-A-Beach program.

(2) In carrying out this program, the commission shall coordinate with other agencies to avoid duplication and to maximize information sharing.

(c) The commission is encouraged to seek funding from any appropriate public or private source and may apply for and expend any grant or endowment funds for the purposes of this section without the need to specifically include funds in its budget. Any funding made available to the commission for these purposes shall be reported to the

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(d) The commission is encouraged to seek and utilize interns for the purpose of assisting its regular staff in carrying out the purposes of this section and this division and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may participate in any internship program the executive director determines to be appropriate. With respect to any internship program the commission uses, it shall make the best efforts to ensure that the participants in the program reflect the ethnic diversity of the state and are provided an educational and meaningful experience.

(e) The commission shall submit to each house of the Legislature an annual report describing the progress it is making in carrying out this section.

(Added by Ch. 802, Stats. 1991.)

Section 30013 Environmental justice

The Legislature further finds and declares that in order to advance the principles of environmental justice and equality, subdivision (a) of Section 11135 of the Government Code and subdivision (e) of Section 65040.12 of the Government Code apply to the commission and all public agencies implementing the provisions of this division. As required by Section 11135 of the Government Code, no person in the State of California, on the basis of race, national origin, ethnic group identification, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, color, genetic information, or disability, shall be unlawfully denied full and equal access to the benefits of, or be unlawfully subjected to discrimination, under any program or activity that is conducted, operated, or administered pursuant to this division, is funded directly by the state for purposes of this division, or receives any financial assistance from the state pursuant to this division.

(Added by Ch. 578, Stats. 2016.)

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CHAPTER 2

DEFINITIONS

Section 30100 Interpretation governed by definitions

30100.2 Aquaculture; aquaculture products

30100.5 Coastal county

30101 Coastal-dependent development or use

30101.3 Coastal-related development

30101.5 Coastal development permit

30102 Coastal plan 30103 Coastal zone; map; purpose

30103.5 Coastal zones in Los Angeles County and area of San Juan Capistrano;

inland boundaries 30105 Commission; regional commission

30105.5 Cumulatively; cumulative effect

30106 Development 30107 Energy facility

30107.3 Environmental justice

30107.5 Environmentally sensitive area

30108 Feasible

30108.1 Federal coastal act

30108.2 Fill

30108.4 Implementing actions

30108.5 Land use plan

30108.55 Local coastal element

30108.6 Local coastal program

30109 Local government

30109.5 (repealed) 30110 Permit 30111 Person 30112 Port governing body 30113 Prime agricultural land 30114 Public works 30115 Sea 30116 Sensitive coastal resource areas 30118 Special district

30118.5 Special treatment area

30119 State university 30120 Treatment works 30121 Wetland 30122 Zoning ordinance

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Section 30100 Interpretation governed by definitions

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the interpretation of this division.

Section 30100.2 Aquaculture; aquaculture products

"Aquaculture" means a form of agriculture as defined in Section 17 of the Fish and Game Code. Aquaculture products are agricultural products, and aquaculture facilities and land uses shall be treated as agricultural facilities and land uses in all planning and permit-issuing decisions governed by this division.

(Added by Ch. 1486, Stats. 1982. Amended by Ch. 131, Stats. 1983.)

Section 30100.5 Coastal county

"Coastal county" means a county or city and county which lies, in whole or in part, within the coastal zone.

Section 30101 Coastal-dependent development or use

"Coastal-dependent development or use" means any development or use which requires a site on, or adjacent to, the sea to be able to function at all.

Section 30101.3 Coastal-related development

"Coastal-related development" means any use that is dependent on a coastal-dependent development or use.

(Added by Ch. 1090, Stats. 1979.)

Section 30101.5 Coastal development permit

"Coastal development permit" means a permit for any development within the coastal zone that is required pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 30600.

Section 30102 Coastal plan

"Coastal plan" means the California Coastal Zone Conservation Plan prepared and adopted by the California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission and submitted to the Governor and the Legislature on December 1, 1975, pursuant to the California Coastal Zone Conservation Act of 1972 (commencing with Section 27000).

Section 30103 Coastal zone; map; purpose

(a) "Coastal zone" means that land and water area of the State of California from the Oregon border to the border of the Republic of Mexico, specified on the maps identified and set forth in Section 17 of Chapter 1330 of the Statutes of 1976, extending seaward to the state's outer limit of jurisdiction, including all offshore islands, and

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(b) The commission shall, within 60 days after its first meeting, prepare and adopt a detailed map, on a scale of one inch equals 24,000 inches for the coastal zone and shall file a copy of such map with the county clerk of each coastal county. The purpose of this provision is to provide greater detail than is provided by the maps identified in Section 17 of Chapter 1330 of the Statutes of 1976. The commission may adjust the inland boundary of the coastal zone the minimum landward distance necessary up to a maximum of 100 yards except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, or the minimum distance seaward necessary up to a maximum of 200 yards, to avoid bisecting any single lot or parcel or to conform it to readily identifiable natural or manmade features. Where a landward adjustment is requested by the local government and agreed to by the property owner, the maximum distance shall be 200 yards.

(Amended by Ch. 213, Stats. 1978; Ch. 670, Stats. 1991; Ch. 303, Stats. 2015.)

Section 30103.5 Coastal zones in Los Angeles County and area of San Juan Capistrano; inland boundaries

(a) Notwithstanding map number 138 adopted pursuant to Section 17 of Chapter 1330 of the Statutes of 1976, as amended by Section 29 of Chapter 1331 of the Statutes of 1976, the inland boundary of the coastal zone in Los Angeles County in the vicinity of Los Angeles International Airport shall be the Pershing Drive built after January 1, 1970, rather than the Pershing Drive built prior to that date.

(b) Notwithstanding map number 149 adopted pursuant to Section 17 of Chapter 1330 of the Statutes of 1976, as amended by Section 29 of Chapter 1331 of the Statutes of 1976, the inland boundary of the coastal zone in the area of the City of San Juan Capistrano in Orange County shall exclude all portions of the City of San Juan Capistrano and shall follow Camino Capistrano and Via Serra and generally an extension of Via Serra to the point where it joins the existing coastal zone boundary.

(Added by Ch. 213, Stats. 1978.)

Section 30105 Commission; regional commission

(a) "Commission" means the California Coastal Commission. Whenever the term California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission appears in any law, it means the California Coastal Commission.

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(b) "Regional commission" means any regional coastal commission. Whenever the term regional coastal zone conservation commission appears in any law, it means the regional coastal commission.

Section 30105.5 Cumulatively; cumulative effect

"Cumulatively" or "cumulative effect" means the incremental effects of an individual project shall be reviewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects.

(Added by Ch. 1087, Stats. 1980.)

Section 30106 Development

"Development" means, on land, in or under water, the placement or erection of any solid material or structure; discharge or disposal of any dredged material or of any gaseous, liquid, solid, or thermal waste; grading, removing, dredging, mining, or extraction of any materials; change in the density or intensity of use of land, including, but not limited to, subdivision pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (commencing with Section 66410 of the Government Code), and any other division of land, including lot splits, except where the land division is brought about in connection with the purchase of such land by a public agency for public recreational use; change in the intensity of use of water, or of access thereto; construction, reconstruction, demolition, or alteration of the size of any structure, including any facility of any private, public, or municipal utility; and the removal or harvesting of major vegetation other than for agricultural purposes, kelp harvesting, and timber operations which are in accordance with a timber harvesting plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 (commencing with Section 4511).

As used in this section, "structure" includes, but is not limited to, any building, road, pipe, flume, conduit, siphon, aqueduct, telephone line, and electrical power transmission and distribution line.

Section 30107 Energy facility

"Energy facility" means any public or private processing, producing, generating, storing, transmitting, or recovering facility for electricity, natural gas, petroleum, coal, or other source of energy.

Section 30107.3 Environmental justice

(a) “Environmental justice” means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people of all races, cultures, incomes, and national origins, with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

(b) “Environmental justice” includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

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(1) The availability of a healthy environment for all people.

(2) The deterrence, reduction, and elimination of pollution burdens for populations and communities experiencing the adverse effects of that pollution, so that the effects of the pollution are not disproportionately borne by those populations and communities.

(3) Governmental entities engaging and providing technical assistance to populations and communities most impacted by pollution to promote their meaningful participation in all phases of the environmental and land use decision making process.

(4) At a minimum, the meaningful consideration of recommendations from populations and communities most impacted by pollution into environmental and land use decisions.

(Added by Ch. 578, Stats. 2016. Amended by Ch. 360, Stats. 2019.)

Section 30107.5 Environmentally sensitive area

"Environmentally sensitive area" means any area in which plant or animal life or their habitats are either rare or especially valuable because of their special nature or role in an ecosystem and which could be easily disturbed or degraded by human activities and developments.

Section 30108 Feasible

"Feasible" means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, social, and technological factors.

Section 30108.1 Federal coastal act

"Federal coastal act" means the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.), as amended.

(Added by Ch. 1173, Stats. 1981.)

Section 30108.2 Fill

"Fill" means earth or any other substance or material, including pilings placed for the purposes of erecting structures thereon, placed in a submerged area.

Section 30108.4 Implementing actions

"Implementing actions" means the ordinances, regulations, or programs which implement either the provisions of the certified local coastal program or the policies of this division and which are submitted pursuant to Section 30502.

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Section 30108.5 Land use plan

"Land use plan" means the relevant portion of a local government's general plan, or local coastal element which are sufficiently detailed to indicate the kinds, location, and intensity of land uses, the applicable resource protection and development policies and, where necessary, a listing of implementing actions.

Section 30108.55 Local coastal element

"Local coastal element" is that portion of a general plan applicable to the coastal zone which may be prepared by local government pursuant to this division, or any additional elements of the local government's general plan prepared pursuant to Section 65303 of the Government Code, as the local government deems appropriate.

(Amended by Ch. 1009, Stats. 1984.)

Section 30108.6 Local coastal program

"Local coastal program" means a local government's (a) land use plans,(b) zoning ordinances, (c) zoning district maps, and (d) within sensitive coastal resources areas, other implementing actions, which, when taken together, meet the requirements of, and implement the provisions and policies of, this division at the local level.

(Amended by Ch. 919, Stats. 1979.)

Section 30109 Local government

"Local government" means any chartered or general law city, chartered or general law county, or any city and county.

Section 30109.5 (Repealed by Ch. 1331, Stats. 1976.)

Section 30110 Permit

"Permit" means any license, certificate, approval, or other entitlement for use granted or denied by any public agency which is subject to the provisions of this division.

Section 30111 Person

"Person" means any individual, organization, partnership, limited liability company, or other business association or corporation, including any utility, and any federal, state, local government, or special district or an agency thereof.

(Amended by Ch. 1010, Stats. 1994.)

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Section 30112 Port governing body

"Port governing body" means the Board of Harbor Commissioners or Board of Port Commissioners which has authority over the Ports of Hueneme, Long Beach, Los Angeles, and San Diego Unified Port District.

Section 30113 Prime agricultural land

"Prime agricultural land" means those lands defined in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 51201 of the Government Code.

(Amended by Ch. 43, Stats. 1982.)

Section 30114 Public works

"Public works" means the following:

(a) All production, storage, transmission, and recovery facilities for water, sewerage, telephone, and other similar utilities owned or operated by any public agency or by any utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, except for energy facilities.

(b) All public transportation facilities, including streets, roads, highways, public parking lots and structures, ports, harbors, airports, railroads, and mass transit facilities and stations, bridges, trolley wires, and other related facilities. For purposes of this division, neither the Ports of Hueneme, Long Beach, Los Angeles, nor San Diego Unified Port District nor any of the developments within these ports shall be considered public works.

(c) All publicly financed recreational facilities, all projects of the State Coastal Conservancy, and any development by a special district.

(d) All community college facilities.

(Amended by Ch. 1075, Stats. 1978; Ch. 1553, Stats. 1982; Ch. 392, Stats. 1985.)

Section 30115 Sea

"Sea" means the Pacific Ocean and all harbors, bays, channels, estuaries, salt marshes, sloughs, and other areas subject to tidal action through any connection with the Pacific Ocean, excluding nonestuarine rivers, streams, tributaries, creeks, and flood control and drainage channels. "Sea" does not include the area of jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, established pursuant to Title 7.2 (commencing with Section 66600) of the Government Code, including any river, stream, tributary, creek, or flood control or drainage channel flowing directly or indirectly into such area.

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Section 30116 Sensitive coastal resource areas

"Sensitive coastal resource areas" means those identifiable and geographically bounded land and water areas within the coastal zone of vital interest and sensitivity.

"Sensitive coastal resource areas" include the following:

(a) Special marine and land habitat areas, wetlands, lagoons, and estuaries as mapped and designated in Part 4 of the coastal plan.

(b) Areas possessing significant recreational value.

(c) Highly scenic areas.

(d) Archaeological sites referenced in the California Coastline and Recreation Plan or as designated by the State Historic Preservation Officer.

(e) Special communities or neighborhoods which are significant visitor destination areas.

(f) Areas that provide existing coastal housing or recreational opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons.

(g) Areas where divisions of land could substantially impair or restrict coastal access.

Section 30118 Special district

"Special district" means any public agency, other than a local government as defined in this chapter, formed pursuant to general law or special act for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries. "Special district" includes, but is not limited to, a county service area, a maintenance district or area, an improvement district or improvement zone, or any other zone or area, formed for the purpose of designating an area within which a property tax rate will be levied to pay for service or improvement benefiting that area.

Section 30118.5 Special treatment area

"Special treatment area" means an identifiable and geographically bounded forested area within the coastal zone that constitutes a significant habitat area, area of special scenic significance, and any land where logging activities could adversely affect public recreation area or the biological productivity of any wetland, estuary, or stream especially valuable because of its role in a coastal ecosystem.

(Amended by Ch. 538, Stats. 2006.)

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Section 30119 State university

"State university" means the University of California and the California State University.

(Amended by Ch. 143, Stats. 1983.)

Section 30120 Treatment works

"Treatment works" shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.) and any other federal act which amends or supplements the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Section 30121 Wetland

"Wetland" means lands within the coastal zone which may be covered periodically or permanently with shallow water and include saltwater marshes, freshwater marshes, open or closed brackish water marshes, swamps, mudflats, and fens.

Section 30122 Zoning ordinance

"Zoning ordinance" means an ordinance authorized by Section 65850 of the Government Code or, in the case of a charter city, a similar ordinance enacted pursuant to the authority of its charter.

(Added by Ch. 919, Stats. 1979.)

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CHAPTER 2.5

REVISIONS TO THE COASTAL

ZONE BOUNDARY

Section 30150 Amendment of inland boundary 30152 Del Norte County 30154 Humboldt County 30156 San Mateo County

30156.1 San Mateo County; City of Pacifica

30158 Santa Cruz County 30160 Monterey County 30162 Santa Barbara County 30164 Ventura County 30166 Los Angeles County

30166.5 City of Malibu; submission and adoption of local coastal program 30168 Orange County 30169 Aliso Viejo area of Orange County 30170 San Diego County

30170.6 San Diego County; Peñasquitos Canyon

30170.7 (repealed) 30171 City of Carlsbad; submission and adoption or failure to adopt local coastal program; amendment of program

30171.2 City of Carlsbad; local coastal program; agricultural conversion fees;

priorities; reimbursements; claims; appropriations

30171.5 City of Carlsbad; local coastal program; mitigation fees for development on nonprime agricultural lands; priorities 30172 Exclusion from coastal zone in San Diego County 30174 Coastal zone in San Diego County; amendment of inland boundary 30176 (repealed)

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Section 30150 Amendment of inland boundary

Notwithstanding the maps adopted pursuant to Section 17 of Chapter 1330 of the Statutes of 1976, as amended by Section 29 of Chapter 1331 of the Statutes of 1976, the inland boundary of the coastal zone, as shown on the detailed coastal maps adopted by the commission on March 1, 1977, is amended by maps 1 to 35, inclusive, dated September 12, 1979, and which are on file in the office of the commission. Maps 1 to 35, inclusive, are hereby adopted by reference.

The areas deleted and added to the coastal zone are specifically shown on maps 1 to 35, inclusive, adopted by this section, and are generally described in this chapter.

(Added by Ch. 1109, Stats. 1979. Amended by Ch. 829, Stats. 1998.)

Section 30152 Del Norte County

In Del Norte County:

(a) Near the community of Smith River, approximately 225 acres are excluded as specifically shown on map 1.

(b) The Fort Dick, Kings Valley, and Meadowbrook Acres are excluded as specifically shown on maps 2 and 3.

(c) In and near the City of Crescent City, approximately 2,250 acres between Lake Earl Drive and State Highway Route 101 and other partially urbanized areas such as the Bertsch Subdivision, are excluded as specifically shown on maps 2 and 3.

(d) In the City of Crescent City, approximately two acres are excluded as specifically shown on map 2A, dated May 5, 1982, and filed on May 20, 1982, with the Office of the Secretary of State.

(Added by Ch. 1109, Stats. 1979. Amended by Ch. 1470, Stats. 1982.)

Section 30154 Humboldt County

In Humboldt County:

(a) In and near the City of Fortuna, approximately 265 acres seaward of State Highway Route 101 are excluded as specifically shown on map 4.

(b) All of the incorporated land of the City of Ferndale as of January 1, 1979, is excluded as specifically shown on map 4A. The city shall consider work completed pursuant to its local coastal program in the course of preparing or revising its general plan. Notwithstanding any provision of Division 21 (commencing with Section 31000) to the contrary, the State Coastal Conservancy may undertake projects within the city without approval of the commission.

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(Added by Ch. 1109, Stats. 1979.)

Section 30156 San Mateo County

In San Mateo County, within the Butano Creek watershed, the boundary is moved seaward to the five-mile limit described in Section 30103 and as specifically shown on map 5.

(Added by Ch. 1109, Stats. 1979.)

Section 30156.1 San Mateo County; City of Pacifica

In San Mateo County, in the City of Pacifica, approximately 11 acres situated east of State Highway Route 1 and described in Director's Deed DD-028764-01-01 from the Director of Transportation, is included, as specifically shown on map 5.

(Added by Ch. 1381, Stats. 1988.)

Section 30158 Santa Cruz County

In Santa Cruz County:

(a) Near the community of Bonny Doon, the boundary is moved seaward to the five-mile limit described in Section 30103 and as specifically shown on maps 6 and 7.

(b) In the Watsonville area approximately 40 acres in the southwest portion of the city are excluded as specifically shown on map 8.

(Added by Ch. 1109, Stats. 1979.)

Section 30160 Monterey County

In Monterey County:

(a) In the City of Marina, approximately 400 acres between Del Monte Boulevard and the new alignment of State Highway Route 1 are excluded as specifically shown on map 9.

(b) In the City of Sand City approximately 125 acres landward of a 200-foot buffer along the new alignment of State Highway Route 1 are excluded as specifically shown on map 10; provided, however, a buffer of 100 feet along either side of the railroad right-of-way through the city together with such right-of-way are not excluded.

(c) In the City of Seaside approximately 29 acres northeast of Laguna del Rey are excluded as specifically shown on map 10; provided, however, a 125-foot buffer along the edge of Laguna Grande, a 100-foot buffer along each side of the channel connecting Roberts Lake and Laguna Grande, and a 100-foot buffer along either side of the railroad right-of-way together with such right-of-way are not excluded.

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(d) In the City of Monterey, the downtown area, and the Cannery Row area between Lighthouse Avenue and the extreme edge of the railroad right-of-way, are excluded as specifically shown on map 11; provided, however, that the one block area bounded by Foam Street and Wave Street and Prescott Avenue and Hoffman Avenue, is not excluded.

Notwithstanding any map referenced by Section 30150, dated September 12, 1979, and filed on September 14, 1979, with the office of the Secretary of State, the inland coastal zone boundary described in this subdivision shall be as prescribed by the amendments to this section made during the second year of the 1979-80 Regular Session of the Legislature.

(e) In the City of Pacific Grove approximately 300 acres are excluded as specifically shown on map 11; provided, however, that the railroad right-of-way is not excluded.

(f) In the Del Monte Forest, approximately 90 acres known as the Navaho Tract are added as specifically shown on map 11.

(g) In the area between the intersection of the boundary and the easterly line of Section 26, T. 17 S., R.1.E., M.D.M. and the intersection of the boundary and the northeasterly corner of Section 1, T. 19 S., R. 1 E., M.D.M., and in the vicinity of the head of the Middle Fork of Devil's Canyon and the head of the South Fork of Devil's Canyon the boundary is moved seaward to the five-mile limit described in Section 30103 and as specifically shown on maps 12, 13, and 14.

(Amended by Ch. 170, Sec. 1. Stats. 1980. Effective June 12, 1980.)

Section 30162 Santa Barbara County

In Santa Barbara County:

(a) In Rancho San Julian and generally within the watershed of Jalama Creek, the boundary is moved seaward to the five-mile limit described in Section 30103 and as specifically shown on map 16.

(b) In the Devereux Lagoon and Goleta Slough areas, approximately 170 acres are excluded and 245 acres are added as specifically shown on maps 17 and 18;

provided, however, that the land areas on which the University of California has proposed a 200 unit housing project are not included.

(Added by Ch. 1109, Stats. 1979.)

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Section 30164 Ventura County

In Ventura County:

(a) Near the mouth of the Ventura River, approximately 190 acres are added as specifically shown on map 19.

(b) In the City of San Buenaventura, approximately 240 acres are excluded as specifically shown on map 19.

(c) In the City of Oxnard and a small unincorporated area, approximately 130 acres are excluded and approximately 85 acres are added as specifically shown on map 20.

(d) In the area describes as Section 36, T. 1 N., R. 20 W., S.B.B.L., the boundary is moved seaward to the five-mile limit described in Section 30103 and as specifically shown on map 21.

(Added by Ch. 1109, Stats. 1979.)

Section 30166 Los Angeles County

In Los Angeles County:

(a) In three locations within the Santa Monica Mountains, the boundary is moved seaward to the five-mile limit described in Section 30103 and as specifically shown on maps 22, 23, and 24.

(b) In the Temescal Canyon watershed in the City of Los Angeles, all lands owned or controlled by the Presbyterian Synod, the University of California, the Los Angeles County Sanitation District, and the Los Angeles Unified School District are added.

(c) In the Cities of Los Angeles and El Segundo the areas east of Vista del Mar that include the Scattergood Steam Plant, the Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant, and portions of an oil refinery are excluded as specifically shown on map 25. In adopting this boundary change, the Legislature specifically reaffirms the existing location of the coastal zone boundary in the Venice area of the City of Los Angeles.

(d) In the City of Manhattan Beach, approximately 140 acres, and in the City of Hermosa Beach, approximately 170 acres, are excluded as specifically shown on maps 25 and 26.

(e) In the City of Palos Verdes Estates, approximately 95 acres landward of Paseo del Mar are excluded as specifically shown on map 26.

(f) In the City of Long Beach, the area near Colorado Lagoon is excluded as specifically shown on map 27.

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(g) In the City of Long Beach, the area commencing at the intersection of the existing coastal zone boundary at Colorado Street and Pacific Coast Highway, thence southerly along Pacific Coast Highway to the intersection of Loynes Drive, thence easterly along Loynes Drive to the intersection of Los Cerritos Channel, thence northerly along Los Cerritos Channel to the existing coastal zone boundary, is excluded as specifically shown on map 27A.

(Added by Ch. 1109, Stats. 1979. Amended by Ch. 538, Stats. 2006.)

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