California Coastal Act of 1976

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The California Coastal Act of 1976 is a landmark state law that establishes comprehensive protections and planning controls for California’s coastal zone to preserve coastal resources, public access, and environmental quality.

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Label Occurrences
California Coastal Act 6
California Coastal Act of 1976 canonical 6

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf California state law ⓘ
environmental protection law ⓘ
land use planning law ⓘ
administeredBy California Coastal Commission ⓘ
appliesTo coastal cities in California ⓘ
coastal counties in California ⓘ
codifiedIn California Public Resources Code ⓘ
contains Chapter 3 Coastal Resources Planning and Management Policies ⓘ
Chapter 5 Local Coastal Programs ⓘ
Chapter 7 Development Controls ⓘ
creates California Coastal Commission ⓘ
defines California coastal zone ⓘ
effectiveIn California coastal zone ⓘ
enactedBy California State Legislature ⓘ
implementedBy local coastal programs ⓘ
influencedBy California Coastal Zone Conservation Act of 1972 ⓘ
jurisdiction State of California ⓘ
legalBasisFor California Coastal Commission permitting authority ⓘ
policyArea coastal management ⓘ
environmental conservation ⓘ
land use regulation ⓘ
public access ⓘ
protects coastal archaeological resources ⓘ
coastal dunes ⓘ
coastal historic resources ⓘ
coastal marine resources ⓘ
coastal water quality ⓘ
coastal wetlands ⓘ
purpose guide development in the coastal zone ⓘ
maximize public access to the coast ⓘ
protect agricultural lands in the coastal zone ⓘ
protect coastal habitats ⓘ
protect coastal recreation opportunities ⓘ
protect coastal resources ⓘ
protect coastal scenic and visual resources ⓘ
protect environmental quality ⓘ
regulates coastal land use planning ⓘ
coastal resource protection ⓘ
development in the coastal zone ⓘ
public access to the shoreline ⓘ
relatedTo California Environmental Quality Act ⓘ
California Ocean Protection Act ⓘ
replaced California Coastal Zone Conservation Act of 1972 ⓘ
requires certification of local coastal programs by the California Coastal Commission ⓘ
local coastal programs ⓘ
mitigation of adverse environmental impacts of coastal development ⓘ
priority for coastal-dependent uses ⓘ
protection of lower-cost visitor and recreational facilities ⓘ
sectionCitation California Public Resources Code Division 20 ⓘ
signedBy Jerry Brown ⓘ
yearEnacted 1976 ⓘ

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California Coastal Commission → legalBasis → California Coastal Act of 1976 ⓘ
California Coastal Commission → laterCodifiedBy → California Coastal Act of 1976 ⓘ
California tidelands → governedBy → California Coastal Act ⓘ
linked to: California Coastal Act of 1976
California coast → hasLegalFramework → California Coastal Act ⓘ
linked to: California Coastal Act of 1976
Sea Ranch → regulatoryContext → California Coastal Act ⓘ
linked to: California Coastal Act of 1976
California coastal zone → hasJurisdiction → California Coastal Act of 1976 ⓘ
California coastal zone → relatedTo → California Coastal Act ⓘ
linked to: California Coastal Act of 1976
California State Beaches → subjectTo → California Coastal Act ⓘ
linked to: California Coastal Act of 1976
California Coastal Trail → relatedTo → California Coastal Act ⓘ
linked to: California Coastal Act of 1976