Watsonville Municipal Code Art. 1 Purpose

The purpose of the Coastal Zone is to provide separate and exclusive regulations for lands within the Coastal Zone; implement the Coastal Land Use Plan and policies; protect and foster agriculture; assure that new development occurs in close proximity to developed areas capable of accommodating it and thereby minimizing energy consumption and vehicle miles traveled; assure that agricultural lands shall not be converted to nonagricultural use until continued or renewed agricultural use is not feasible; protect the coastal visual resources, environmentally sensitive habitat areas, and water resources; and enhance public access to the shoreline and to public recreation facilities.

(§ 1, Ord. 789-88 C-M, eff. December 8, 1988)