20250AB__060899INT INTRODUCED 2025-02-13 2025 AB INT Introduced by Assembly Member Zbur LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Zbur

An act to amend

Section of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources. coastal resources Coastal resources: local coastal program: submission. The California Coastal Act of establishes the California Coastal Commission, and prescribes procedures for the preparation, approval, and certification of local coastal programs that regulate development in the coastal zone, as defined, in jurisdictions that have a certified local coastal program. Existing law provides options to be used by a local government when submitting and processing a local coastal program, as specified.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provision relating to the submission of the local coastal program. MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: 30511. A local coastal program shall be submitted in accordance with the

schedule established pursuant to

Section 30517.5. At the option of the local government, the local coastal program may be submitted and processed in any of the following ways: (

a) At one time, in which event

Section with respect to time limits, resubmission, approval, and certification shall apply. However, the zoning ordinances, zoning district maps, and, if required, other implementing actions included in the local coastal program shall be approved and certified pursuant to the standards of

Section 30513. (

b) In two phases, in which event the land use plans shall be processed first pursuant to

Section 30512, and the zoning ordinances, zoning district maps, and, if required, other implementing actions, shall be processed thereafter pursuant to

Section 30513. (

c) In separate geographic units consisting of less than the local government’s jurisdiction lying within the coastal zone, each submitted pursuant to subdivision (

a) or (b), if the commission finds that the area or areas proposed for separate review can be analyzed for the potential cumulative impacts of development on coastal resources and access independently of the remainder of the affected jurisdiction.