Oceanside Municipal Code Art. V Repair and Maintenance

(a) A coastal development permit shall be required for any methods of repair or maintenance of a seawall, of the following or other shoreline work:

(1) Repair or maintenance involving substantial alterations of the foundation of the protective work including pilings and other surface or subsurface structures;

(2) The placement, whether temporary or permanent, of riprap, artificial berms of sand or other beach materials, or any other forms of solid materials, on a beach or in coastal waters, streams, wetlands, estuaries and lakes or on a shoreline protective work except for agricultural dikes within enclosed bays or estuaries;

(3) The replacement of twenty (20) percent or more of the materials of an existing structure with materials of a different kind; or

(4) The presence, whether temporary or permanent, of mechanized construction equipment or construction materials of any sand area or bluff or within twenty (20) feet of coastal waters or streams.

(b) Ongoing routine repair and maintenance activities by public agencies and public utilities (such as railroads) involving shoreline works protecting transportation facilities shall be exempt from this chapter.

(Ord. No. 83-11, § 1, 4-13-83; Ord. No. 85-12, § 1, 5-8-85)