The California Coastal Act: local coastal program: sea level rise plan: neighborhood-scale adaptation approach.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the implementation measures or funding for these adaptation approaches.

California Coastal Act: Neighborhood-Scale Adaptation

This law allows local governments near the coast to include neighborhood-specific plans for dealing with rising sea levels in their existing coastal management programs.

What This Bill Does

• Allows local governments in coastal areas to incorporate a neighborhood-scale adaptation approach into their local coastal program or sea level rise plan.
• Requires these approaches to identify specific areas and assets that could be affected by sea level rise.
• Permits the inclusion of policies reflecting shared planning features and preferred adaptation strategies based on unique geophysical and land use characteristics.

Who It Names or Affects

• Local governments in coastal areas of California
• People living near the coast who may need to adapt their homes or businesses

Terms To Know

neighborhood-scale adaptation approach

A plan that focuses on specific neighborhoods to deal with rising sea levels and protect coastal areas.

geophysical characteristics

The natural features of an area, like its land shape and waterways.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify how much funding local governments will receive to implement these plans.
• Does not detail the exact steps for creating neighborhood-scale adaptation approaches.

Official Summary Text

AB 2373, as amended, Dixon.
The California Coastal Act: local coastal program: sea level rise plan: neighborhood-scale adaptation approach.
The California Coastal Act of 1976 generally requires each local government lying in whole or in part within the coastal zone to prepare a local coastal program for that portion of the coastal zone within its jurisdiction. The act requires a land use plan of a proposed local coastal program to be submitted to the California Coastal Commission for certification. Existing law requires local governments lying in whole or in part within the coastal zone to, on or before January 1, 2034, develop a sea level rise plan with specified required content as part of a local coastal program that is subject to approval by the California Coastal Commission.
This bill would authorize local governments lying, in whole or in part, within the coastal zone to include a neighborhood-scale adaptation approach, as defined, when including land use policies and
implementation measures in their local coastal program or sea level rise
plan.
plan, as provided.
The bill would authorize the neighborhood-scale adaptation approach to include, but not be limited to, the identification of areas and assets that are subject to the approach, as specified, and policies that reflect the shared planning features and specific preferred adaptation strategies for different areas or development types based on the geophysical and land use characteristics intended to minimize, mitigate, or avoid coastal impacts.

Current Bill Text

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