{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"30516","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 30516","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 6. Implementation [30500. - 30534.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-20/chapter-6"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Procedure for Preparation, Approval, and Certification of Local Coastal Programs [30510. - 30526.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-20/chapter-6/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 285, Sec. 29.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) Approval of a local coastal program shall not be withheld because of the inability of the local government to financially support or implement any policy or policies contained in this division; provided, however, that this shall not require the approval of a local coastal program allowing development not in conformity with the policies in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/prc/30200\">30200</a>). </p><p>(b) Where a certified port master plan has been incorporated in a local coastal program in accordance with Section <a href=\"/prc/30711\">30711</a> and the local coastal program is disapproved by the commission, that disapproval shall not apply to the certified port master plan.</p>","text":"(a) Approval of a local coastal program shall not be withheld because of the inability of the local government to financially support or implement any policy or policies contained in this division; provided, however, that this shall not require the approval of a local coastal program allowing development not in conformity with the policies in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 30200). (b) Where a certified port master plan has been incorporated in a local coastal program in accordance with Section 30711 and the local coastal program is disapproved by the commission, that disapproval shall not apply to the certified port master plan.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/procedure-for-preparation-approval-and-certification-of-30516","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}