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DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900]›CHAPTER 3. Coastal Resources Planning and Management Policies [30200 - 30270]›ARTICLE 7. Industrial Development [30260 - 30265.5]

§ 30260

Public Resources Code §§ 30000–30900 — California Coastal Act of 1976 · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

  1. (a) Coastal-dependent industrial facilities shall be encouraged to locate or expand within existing sites and shall be permitted reasonable long-term growth where consistent with this division.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), where new or expanded coastal-dependent industrial facilities cannot feasibly be accommodated consistent with other policies of this division, they may nonetheless be permitted in accordance with this section and Sections 30261 and 30262 if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) Alternative locations are infeasible or more environmentally damaging.

(2) Permitting the development would not adversely affect the public welfare.

(3) Adverse environmental effects are mitigated to the maximum extent feasible.

(4) The new or expanded coastal-dependent industrial facility is not an oil and gas development, refinery, or petrochemical facility.

(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 292, Sec. 2. (SB 704) Effective January 1, 2024.)

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▸ Contents — Public Resources Code §§ 30000–30900 — California Coastal Act of 1976
Public Resources Code §§ 30000–30900 — California Coastal Act of 1976
  1. Public Resources Code §§ 30000–30900 — California Coastal Act …
  2. ▸ DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900]
    Overview
    1. CHAPTER 1. Findings and Declarations and General Provisions [3…
    2. CHAPTER 2. Definitions [30100 - 30122]
    3. CHAPTER 2.5. Revisions to the Coastal Zone Boundary [30150 - 3…
    4. ▸ CHAPTER 3. Coastal Resources Planning and Management Policies …
      Overview
      1. ARTICLE 1. General [30200- 30200.]
      2. ARTICLE 2. Public Access [30210 - 30214]
      3. ARTICLE 3. Recreation [30220 - 30224]
      4. ARTICLE 4. Marine Environment [30230 - 30236]
      5. ARTICLE 5. Land Resources [30240 - 30244]
      6. ARTICLE 6. Development [30250 - 30255]
      7. ▸ ARTICLE 7. Industrial Development [30260 - 30265.5]
        Overview
        1. § 30260
        2. § 30261
        3. § 30262
        4. § 30263
        5. § 30264
        6. § 30265
      8. ARTICLE 8. Sea Level Rise [30270- 30270.]
    5. CHAPTER 4. Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and …
    6. CHAPTER 5. State Agencies [30400 - 30421]
    7. CHAPTER 6. Implementation [30500 - 30534]
    8. CHAPTER 7. Development Controls [30600 - 30627]
    9. CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721]
    10. CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 …
    11. CHAPTER 10. Severability [30900- 30900.]

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