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 service, (2) providing commercial facilities within or adjoining residential development or in other areas that will minimize the use of coastal access roads, (3) providing nonautomobile circulation within the development, (4) providing adequate parking facilities or providing substitute means of serving the development with public transportation, (5) assuring the potential for public transit for high intensity uses such as high-rise office buildings, and by (6) assuring that the recreational needs of new residents will not overload nearby coastal recreation areas by correlating the amount of development with local park acquisition and development plans with the provision of onsite recreational facilities to serve the new development.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 30252
Development
Known as the California Coastal Act
The act spans §§ 30000–30900 (326 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kalnel Gardens, LLC v. City of Los Angeles (2016)
Most recently applied in Kalnel Gardens, LLC v. City of Los Angeles (September 2016)
Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.