California Coastal Act Flashcards
What is an LCP
Who prepares and who reviews
California Coastal Act:
LCP = Local Coastal Plan
Local citys/counties prepair the LCP and submit it to the Coastal commission for review/approval
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CCA is under what CA code?
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Public Resources Code (one of te 29)
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How far out to sea does the Coastal zone go?
How far inland does the coastal zone go?
How far North and South does the Coastal zone go?
What are is not included as part of the Coastal Zone and why?
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3 miles
- typical: 1000 yards from mean high tide
- Rec or habitats, first major ridge or 5 miles (which ever less)
- Urban Areas: less than 1000 yards
Oregon to Mexico
-SF Bay area has its own coastal management program
BCDC Bay Conservation Development Commision
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Who has permitting authority for most coastal projects?
Who can overturn this?
What types of projects are permitted by a different authority and which authority is that? 5
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Local government under the LCP.
The CCC has appeal authority of the local govs
CCC directly permits projects that:
- greatest disrtance of the following…to 1st public road, 300’ from beach edge, 300’ from top edge of bluff, 300’ from mean high tide (because sometimes there is no beach)
- tidelands
- submerged lands
- public trust lands
- Major pubic works or Energy facility
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examples of coastal activities that require a permit 5
What types of projects are exempt? 3
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- bld structure
- change density or use
- land divisions
- removal of major vegitation
- change of water usage.
Exempt types:
- single family repairs
- replacement after disaster
- some temporary events
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Major things the CCC is trying to protect- 7
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- public access
- sensitive habitats
- framlands/fisheries
- scenic views
- urban-rural boundaries
- siting of coastal dependent industries (power etc)
- protection from coastal hazards
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Does the CCC have authority over offshore oil and gas?
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Yes, within the 3 mile offshore area.
What is BCDC
Bay Conservation and Development Commission
SF Bay areas version of the California Coastal Commision
What are California two coastal management agencies?
California Coastal Commission (CCC)
Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)
What is CZMA
What is important about this?
federal Coastal Zone Management Act
It give state the opportunity to review federal coastal policy in a collaborative approach
What are some differance/ overlaps between the CCC and the Ca State Lands Commision
The State Lands commission jurisdiction is the lands (submersed or not) that are sovereign to CA. Some of these areas overlap with the CCC. Marinas (redondo beach for example) must lease the sovereign land from the lands from the State lands commission (or in Redondos case it is granted in trust from the State Lands Commissions and income money must go back into the trust) . The State Lands Commision will have rule and reg that come with the least/grant and it will also have to follow any CCC requirements/permits.
Oil rigs bouys etc must lease the land and the right of way from the State Lands Commission. Those rigs must also follow CCC rules/permits etc
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What are the only situations new developments can block public access to beach
- public safety issue
- military
- fragile coastal resources
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Management policies 8
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Management policies
1. public access including distributed public parking to avoid crowding and rec lands protected (if they are coast specific)
- farming (land and water) areas shall be protected
- prioritize boating/ocean related land uses over other types
- plants, animals etc
- separation between urban and agriculture lands
- Develop in already developed areas. (including visitor-serving facilities)
- Reduce density grow by reducing land division. cant do land division outside developed area unless 50% of site are already developed and the division cant be any smaller than average for the area.
- scenic views
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Can a new development alter bluffs and cliffs to provide protection devices to prevent erosion etc from damaging property?
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NO… you can not build something the would require bluff cliffs or other natural landforms to be altered significantly to construct braces/protection.
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Does the CCA care about unique visitor locations and towns?
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Yes is requires that new development protect these towns/areas unique characteristics
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Does the CCA care about earthquakes and fire hazards?
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Yes. new devlopements must mimimize risk to life and property from geo, flood, fire.
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Does the CCA care about air quality?
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Yes… it directly says new developments must comply with the State Air Resources Board requirements.
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Where does the CCC encourage coastal-depended industrial facilities to be located?
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- Expand on existing site when possible
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Does this required a CCC permit?
improvements to single-family dwelling?
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no CCC permit needed
California Coastal Act: Does this required a CCC permit?
improvements to structures that are not single-family and are not public works buildings.
no adverse impact on the environment
no reduction of public access
no change in use
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no CCC permit needed
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Does this required a CCC permit?
improvements to structures that are not single-family and are not public works buildings.
no adverse impact on the environment
no reduction of public access
Change in use
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yes… only because of the change in use
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Does this required a CCC permit?
improvements to structures that are not single-family and are not public works buildings.
no adverse impact on the environment
reduction of public access
no change in use
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yes… only because of the reduction of public access
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Maintenance dredging of existing navigation channels or moving dredged
material from those channels to a disposal area outside the coastal zone
what other major permit should be needed?
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No, however an USACE permit will be needed
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Does this required a CCC permit?
repair or maintenance that does not
- enlarge
- expand
- impact environment
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no CCC permit needed
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Building in a specific category of building in a specific area that the commission (along with public hearing) has decided has no significant impact on the environment
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no CCC permit needed
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Does this required a CCC permit?
utility connection and repairs between existing service facility and a development. no significant impacts including on scenic resources
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no CCC permit needed
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Does this required a CCC permit?
utility connection and repairs between existing service facility and a development. no significant environmental impacts but creates an unsightly building or structure
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Yes, CCC requires a permit if this impacts the scenic views
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Replacement of a public works structure after a disaster
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Yes, CCC requires a permit for public works structure repair after disasters
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Does this required a CCC permit?
repair of ANY structure destroyed by a disaster
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Sorta….CCC would not require a permit for any type of structure except public works structures.
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Does this required a CCC permit?
conversion of multiple unit housing to time share
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no. this does not count as a use change as far as CCC is concerned
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Does this required a CCC permit?
temp events that does not have significant impact on environment.
Who decides this?
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no
the CCC executive director
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Does this required a CCC permit?
single family house:
immediately adjacent to beach
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Yes
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Does this required a CCC permit?
single family house:
between beach/sea and 1st public road
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Yes
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Does this required a CCC permit?
single family house:
lot merger to comply with min. lot size requirements
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Yes. site must already be a legal lot of the min. size to be considered for an exemption from the CCC (along with lots of other requirements)
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Does this required a CCC permit?
single family house:
in geo hazarded or floor zone
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Yes
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Does this required a CCC permit?
single family house:
400’ from an existing improved road that can be used all year
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Yes…. to be considered for exemption single family homes must met lots of requirements…one of them is they must be within 250’ of and EXISTING improved road
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Single family house:
well added on site for water supply
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Maybe…. the well complies with an exemption that the site must have an adequate water supply but the house must still comply with a bunch of other requirements.
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Single family house:
- two streets from beach
- legal lot
- no geo or flood hazards
- 250’ from an exiting all year road
- well on site or connection o water system.
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Does this required a CCC permit?
No CCC permit is req’d
- exempt if not immediately on or adjacent to beach
- exempt if already a legal lot
- exempt if no geo or flood hazards
- exempt if existing road within 250’
- exempt adequate water can be supplied
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Single family house:
- adjacent to beach
- legal lot
- no geo or flood hazards
- 250’ from an exiting all year road
- well on site or connection o water system.
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Yes CCC permit is req’d because the house is immediatly adjacent to the beach
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Single family house:
- one streets from beach on the far side
- legal lot
- flood zone
- 250’ from an exiting all year road
- well on site or connection o water system.
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Does this required a CCC permit?
Yes CCC permit is because it is in a flood zone…otherwise it meets all other exemption requirements.