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?
California Coastal Act:
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?
California Coastal Act:
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
California Coastal Act:
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
California Coastal Act:
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
California Coastal Act:
examples of coastal activities that require a permit 5
What types of projects are exempt? 3
California Coastal Act:
- 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
California Coastal Act:
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
California Coastal Act:
Does the CCC have authority over offshore oil and gas?
California Coastal Act:
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
California Coastal Act:
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?
California Coastal Act:
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.