Coastal resources: coastal development permits: disaster exemption.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on the financial impact or resource requirements for local governments.

Coastal Development Permits: Disaster Exemption

This law changes how permits are needed when rebuilding after a disaster in California's coastal areas, especially if someone other than the original owner wants to rebuild.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the rules for getting a permit to rebuild after a disaster if someone who wasn't the original owner wants to build.
• Requires local governments to check if new buildings will not take up space meant for public use or open spaces.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who want to rebuild structures in California's coastal zone after a disaster, especially if they are not the original owners.
• Local government agencies responsible for reviewing permits and enforcing the Coastal Act.

Terms To Know

Coastal Development Permit

A special permission needed to build or change something in areas near the ocean in California.

Public Access Easement

An area that is meant for everyone to use, like a path along the beach.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much money local governments will need or get from the state.
• It's unclear if all local governments have enough staff and resources to follow these new rules.
• The law only applies to certain situations after a disaster, so it doesn't change regular building rules.

Official Summary Text

SB 1229, as amended, Allen.
Coastal resources: coastal development permits: disaster exemption.
Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, among other things, requires anyone wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone, except as specified, in addition to obtaining any other permit required by law from any local government or from any state, regional, or local agency, to obtain a coastal development permit from the California Coastal Commission or a local government, as provided. The act provides that a coastal development permit is not required for the replacement of any structure, other than a public works facility, destroyed by a disaster.
This bill would prohibit that coastal development permit exemption from applying to the replacement of a structure by an applicant who was not listed as the property owner of record immediately preceding the disaster if replacement of the structure would, among other
things, encroach upon
a public access easement, lateral access easement, or vertical access easement,
an open space easement or deed restriction that has been
recorded or offered for dedication, as provided. By creating additional duties for a local government in reviewing coastal development permits, the bill would impose state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall
be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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