DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT 30000-30900›CHAPTER 3. Coastal Resources Planning and Management Policies 30200-30265.5›ARTICLE 5. Land Resources 30240-30244

§ 30240

California Public Resources Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Environmentally sensitive habitat areas shall be protected against any significant disruption of habitat values, and only uses dependent on those resources shall be allowed within those areas.

(b) Development in areas adjacent to environmentally sensitive habitat areas and parks and recreation areas shall be sited and designed to prevent impacts which would significantly degrade those areas, and shall be compatible with the continuance of those habitat and recreation areas.

(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 285, Sec. 4.)

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