{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"30240","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 30240","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000. - 30900.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-20"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Coastal Resources Planning and Management Policies [30200. - 30270.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-20/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Land Resources [30240. - 30244.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-20/chapter-3/article-5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 285, Sec. 4.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) Environmentally sensitive habitat areas shall be protected against any significant disruption of habitat values, and only uses dependent on those resources shall be allowed within those areas.</p><p>(b) Development in areas adjacent to environmentally sensitive habitat areas and parks and recreation areas shall be sited and designed to prevent impacts which would significantly degrade those areas, and shall be compatible with the continuance of those habitat and recreation areas.</p>","text":"(a) Environmentally sensitive habitat areas shall be protected against any significant disruption of habitat values, and only uses dependent on those resources shall be allowed within those areas. (b) Development in areas adjacent to environmentally sensitive habitat areas and parks and recreation areas shall be sited and designed to prevent impacts which would significantly degrade those areas, and shall be compatible with the continuance of those habitat and recreation areas.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/land-resources-30240","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}