This division shall be known and may be cited as the California Coastal Act of 1976.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 30000
Findings and Declarations and General Provisions
Known as the California Coastal Act
The act spans §§ 30000–30900 (326 sections).
Applied in 88 court decisions — leading case Nollan v. California Coastal Commission (1987)
Most recently applied in Mendocino Railway v. Jack Ainsworth (August 2024)
Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.
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