Pub. Resources Code § 21080.9
CEQA: General Provisions, Exemptions and Review

Pub. Resources Code § 21080.9

Local coastal program exemptionDIVISION 13. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › CHAPTER 2.6. General

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Local preparation and adoption of coastal programs is exempt from CEQA, but Coastal Commission certification is not.

  • Local exemption. CEQA does not apply to local government or state university activities and approvals necessary to prepare and adopt a local coastal program or long-range land use development plan. § 21080.9
  • Commission certification covered. Certification by the California Coastal Commission under Chapter 6 of Division 20 remains subject to CEQA. § 21080.9
  • Section 21080.5 treatment. For purposes of § 21080.5, a certified program or plan is a plan for use in the Commission’s regulatory program. § 21080.9

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§ 21080.9

This division shall not apply to activities and approvals by any local government, as defined in Section 30109, or any state university or college, as defined in Section 30119, as necessary for the preparation and adoption of a local coastal program or long-range land use development plan pursuant to Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000); provided, however, that certification of a local coastal program or long-range land use development plan by the California Coastal Commission pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 30500) of Division 20 shall be subject to the requirements of this division. For the purpose of Section 21080.5, a certified local coastal program or long-range land use development plan constitutes a plan for use in the California Coastal Commission’s regulatory program.

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History. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 961.)

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