California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development permits: appeal: de novo review.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on timelines or procedures for late submissions, nor does it specify how many appeals will be affected by these changes.

California Coastal Act: Appeals for Coastal Development Permits

The bill updates how appeals are handled for coastal development permits in California, ensuring they follow specific procedures and timelines.

What This Bill Does

• Requires an appeal to be considered properly submitted if the form is completed and signed within the given time frame.
• Establishes that appeals against local government decisions must go through de novo review by the California Coastal Commission if a substantial issue exists with respect to the grounds of the appeal.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who want to develop land in coastal zones need permits from either a local government or the California Coastal Commission.
• Local governments that issue coastal development permits will have their decisions reviewed by the commission if appealed.
• The California Coastal Commission is responsible for reviewing appeals and conducting new hearings when necessary.

Terms To Know

Coastal Development Permit

A permit required to develop land in coastal areas of California, issued by either a local government or the California Coastal Commission.

De Novo Review

A legal process where an appeal is reviewed as if it were being heard for the first time, without considering previous decisions.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if an appeal form is submitted late.
• It's unclear how many appeals will be affected by these changes.

Official Summary Text

SB 963, as amended, Laird.
Parks: recreational areas.
California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development permits: appeal: de novo review.
Existing law establishes in the Natural Resources Agency the California Coastal Commission. Existing law requires the commission to have the primary responsibility for the implementation of the California Coastal Act of 1976 and designates it as the state coastal zone planning and management agency, as provided. Existing law, among other things, requires anyone wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone, 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 commission or a local government, as provided. Existing law authorizes an appeal to the commission for any action taken by a local government on coastal development permit applications, requires the
commission to hear the appeal, and establishes specified appeal procedures, as provided. Existing law requires the commission to provide for a de novo public hearing on an application for a coastal development permit and an appeal brought pursuant to the act, as provided.
This bill would require an appeal of an action by a local government on a coastal development permit application to be considered properly submitted if the appealing party or parties submit to the executive director a completed, signed copy of the appeal form provided by the commission within the applicable timeline, as provided. The bill would require, for purposes of an appeal of an action on a coastal development permit application by a local government or a port governing body, the commission to provide for de novo review and a public hearing on the coastal development permit application, as provided, if the commission determines that a substantial issue exists with respect to the grounds on
which the appeal has been filed.
Existing law establishes the Department of Parks under the control of the Director of Parks and Recreation. Existing law requires the director to, among other things, promote and regulate the use of the state park system in a manner that conserves the scenery, natural and historic resources, and wildlife in the individual units of the system for the enjoyment of future generations. Existing law requires the department, before any park or recreational area developmental plan is made, to prepare a land carrying capacity survey of the proposed park or recreational area.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provisions regarding developmental plans.

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