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Cal. Public Resources Code § 30001.5 (2026)

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The Legislature further finds and declares that the basic goals of the state for the coastal zone are to:

(a)Protect, maintain, and, where feasible, enhance and restore the overall quality of the coastal zone environment and its natural and artificial resources.

(b)Ensure orderly, balanced utilization and conservation of coastal zone resources taking into account the social and economic needs of the people of the state.

(c)Maximize public access to and along the coast and maximize public recreational opportunities in the coastal zone consistent with sound resources conservation principles and constitutionally protected rights of private property owners.

(d)Ensure priority for coastal-dependent and coastal-related development over other development on the coast.

(e)Encourage state and local initiatives and cooperation in preparing procedures to implement coordinated planning and development for mutually beneficial uses, including educational uses, in the coastal zone.

(f)Anticipate, assess, plan for, and, to the extent feasible, avoid, minimize, and mitigate the adverse environmental and economic effects of sea level rise within the coastal zone.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1992–2011 · leading case: Ross v. California Coastal Comm'n, 41 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20283 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011).

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Ross v. California Coastal Comm'n, 41 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20283 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011). “” Public Resources Code section 30001.5 states: “The Legislature further finds and declares that the basic goals of the state for the coastal zone are to: [f] (a) Protect, maintain, and, where feasible, enhance and restore the overall quality of the coastal zone environment and…”

Patrick Media Grp., Inc. v. California Coastal Comm'n, 92 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7905 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992). ““(b) Assure orderly, balanced utilization and conservation of coastal zone resources taking into account the social and economic needs of the people of the state.”

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