San Diego County Municipal Code Part NINE Coastal Zone

GENERAL PROVISIONS

9000 Purpose of the Coastal Zone Regulations Implementation Plan

This document establishes the County of San Diego Implementation Plan representing the Coastal Zone Regulations, for the County of San Diego’s Local Coastal Program (LCP), prepared in accordance with the California Coastal Act (CCA) of 1976. As provided by the CCA, an LCP consists of two major components: the Land Use Plan (LUP) and the Implementation Plan (IP). Whereas the LUP designates the kinds, location, and intensity of land and water uses and presents applicable resource protection and development policies, the IP provides development regulations for specific coastal zone activities described within the LUP. Accordingly, the County of San Diego IP describes the various implementation measures needed to carry out the County of San Diego LUP.

The purpose of this Section is to implement the County’s LUP and to protect and promote the public health, safety, peace, comfort, convenience, and general welfare of the County. More specifically, this Section is intended to:

∙ Encourage public access to the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve, San Dieguito Regional Park, and Escondido and Orilia creeks, while minimizing adverse impacts on sensitive habitats.

∙ Minimize safety hazards and impacts from natural and man-induced hazards, including flooding, sea level rise, and geologic instability.

∙ Preserve and enhance existing coastal vistas while recognizing the rights of private property owners.

∙ Provide recreational opportunities, visitor-serving facilities, and public improvements within the funding constraints of the public sector.

∙ Allow land uses that respond to the institutional and natural constraints of the land and that minimize disturbance of surrounding coastal land areas.

∙ Preserve and enhance the unique natural resources, environmental quality, and community character of this Coastal Zone.

∙ Promote the development of run-off control measures and best management practices capable of minimizing water quality impacts, including from siltation and to San Elijo Lagoon and Escondido and Orilia creeks.