CHAPTER 3. Coastal Resources Planning and Management Policies [30200. - 30270.]

Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.

§§ 30200–30270 · 42 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General § 30200 · 1 section

   • § 30200 (a) Consistent with the coastal zone values cited in Section 30001 and the basic goals set forth in Section 30001.5, and except as may be otherwise…
2. ARTICLE 2. Public Access §§ 30210–30214 · 6 sections

   • § 30210 In carrying out the requirement of Section 4 of Article X of the California Constitution, maximum access, which shall be conspicuously posted, and recreational…
   • § 30211 Development shall not interfere with the public’s right of access to the sea where acquired through use or legislative authorization, including, but not…
   • § 30212 (a) Public access from the nearest public roadway to the shoreline and along the coast shall be provided in new development projects except where (1) it is…
   • § 30212.5 Wherever appropriate and feasible, public facilities, including parking areas or facilities, shall be distributed throughout an area so as to mitigate against…
   • § 30213 Lower cost visitor and recreational facilities shall be protected, encouraged, and, where feasible, provided. Developments providing public recreational…
   • § 30214 (a) The public access policies of this article shall be implemented in a manner that takes into account the need to regulate the time, place, and manner of…
3. ARTICLE 3. Recreation §§ 30220–30224 · 6 sections

   • § 30220 Coastal areas suited for water-oriented recreational activities that cannot readily be provided at inland water areas shall be protected for such uses.
   • § 30221 Oceanfront land suitable for recreational use shall be protected for recreational use and development unless present and foreseeable future demand for public…
   • § 30222 The use of private lands suitable for visitor-serving commercial recreational facilities designed to enhance public opportunities for coastal recreation shall…
   • § 30222.5 Oceanfront land that is suitable for coastal dependent aquaculture shall be protected for that use, and proposals for aquaculture facilities located on those…
   • § 30223 Upland areas necessary to support coastal recreational uses shall be reserved for such uses, where feasible.
   • § 30224 Increased recreational boating use of coastal waters shall be encouraged, in accordance with this division, by developing dry storage areas, increasing public…
4. ARTICLE 4. Marine Environment §§ 30230–30236 · 8 sections

   • § 30230 Marine resources shall be maintained, enhanced, and, where feasible, restored. Special protection shall be given to areas and species of special biological or…
   • § 30231 The biological productivity and the quality of coastal waters, streams, wetlands, estuaries, and lakes appropriate to maintain optimum populations of marine…
   • § 30232 Protection against the spillage of crude oil, gas, petroleum products, or hazardous substances shall be provided in relation to any development or…
   • § 30233 (a) The diking, filling, or dredging of open coastal waters, wetlands, estuaries, and lakes shall be permitted in accordance with other applicable provisions…
   • § 30234 Facilities serving the commercial fishing and recreational boating industries shall be protected and, where feasible, upgraded. Existing commercial fishing and…
   • § 30234.5 The economic, commercial, and recreational importance of fishing activities shall be recognized and protected.
   • § 30235 Revetments, breakwaters, groins, harbor channels, seawalls, cliff retaining walls, and other such construction that alters natural shoreline processes shall be…
   • § 30236 Channelizations, dams, or other substantial alterations of rivers and streams shall incorporate the best mitigation measures feasible, and be limited to (1)…
5. ARTICLE 5. Land Resources §§ 30240–30244 · 6 sections

   • § 30240 (a) Environmentally sensitive habitat areas shall be protected against any significant disruption of habitat values, and only uses dependent on those resources…
   • § 30241 The maximum amount of prime agricultural land shall be maintained in agricultural production to assure the protection of the areas’ agricultural economy, and…
   • § 30241.5 (a) If the viability of existing agricultural uses is an issue pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 30241 as to any local coastal program or amendment to any…
   • § 30242 All other lands suitable for agricultural use shall not be converted to nonagricultural uses unless (1) continued or renewed agricultural use is not feasible,…
   • § 30243 The long-term productivity of soils and timberlands shall be protected, and conversions of coastal commercial timberlands in units of commercial size to other…
   • § 30244 Where development would adversely impact archaeological or paleontological resources as identified by the State Historic Preservation Officer, reasonable…
6. ARTICLE 6. Development §§ 30250–30255 · 7 sections

   • § 30250 (a) New residential, commercial, or industrial development, except as otherwise provided in this division, shall be located within, contiguous with, or in…
   • § 30251 The scenic and visual qualities of coastal areas shall be considered and protected as a resource of public importance. Permitted development shall be sited and…
   • § 30252 The location and amount of new development should maintain and enhance public access to the coast by (1) facilitating the provision or extension of transit…
   • § 30253 New development shall do all of the following: (a) Minimize risks to life and property in areas of high geologic, flood, and fire hazard. (b) Assure stability…
   • § 30254 New or expanded public works facilities shall be designed and limited to accommodate needs generated by development or uses permitted consistent with the…
   • § 30254.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission may not impose any term or condition on the development of any sewage treatment plant which is…
   • § 30255 Coastal-dependent developments shall have priority over other developments on or near the shoreline. Except as provided elsewhere in this division,…
7. ARTICLE 7. Industrial Development §§ 30260–30265.5 · 7 sections

   • § 30260 (a) Coastal-dependent industrial facilities shall be encouraged to locate or expand within existing sites and shall be permitted reasonable long-term growth…
   • § 30261 Multicompany use of existing and new tanker facilities shall be encouraged to the maximum extent feasible and legally permissible, except where to do so would…
   • § 30262 (a) New or expanded oil and gas development shall not be considered a coastal-dependent industrial facility for the purposes of Section 30260, and may be…
   • § 30263 (a) New or expanded refineries or petrochemical facilities shall not be considered a coastal-dependent industrial facility for the purposes of Section 30260,…
   • § 30264 Notwithstanding any other provision of this division except subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 30413, new or expanded thermal electric generating plants may…
   • § 30265 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Transportation studies have concluded that pipeline transport of oil is generally both…
   • § 30265.5 (a) The Governor, or the Governor’s designee, shall coordinate activities concerning the transport and refining of offshore oil. Coordination efforts shall…
8. ARTICLE 8. Sea Level Rise § 30270 · 1 section

   • § 30270 The commission shall take into account the effects of sea level rise in coastal resources planning and management policies and activities in order to identify,…