Publications, Data, and Maps

An Annotated Catalog of Marina and Recreational Boater Pollution Education Materials.

Broad Beach Public Access Easement Graphics, California Coastal Commission, Public Access Program, July 2004. This is in PDF. To read/print this, you need the free Adobe Reader, version 6.0. To get it, click here.

Carbon Beach Public Access Easement Graphics (Improved)

California Beach Restoration Study (from the California Dept. of Boating and Waterways and the State Coastal Conservancy)

California Coastal Access Guide, California Coastal Commission, published by University of California Press, 2003 [Updated edition].

California Coastal Management Program Notices & Documents:

• Notice of Proposed Change to the California Coastal Management Program, December 22, 2003
• Notice of Proposed Change to the California Coastal Management Program, March 28, 2003
• Final Evaluation Findings for the California Coastal Management Program, December 1996 through May 2001 (from the U.S. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management)

California Coastal Commission Strategic Plan, June, 1997.

California Coastal Commission: Why it Exists and What it Does. See it in PDF or e-mail us to request a free copy.

The California Coastal Commission Permit Appeal Process: Frequently Asked Questions [PDF]

State of California Coastal Impact Assistance Program Draft Plan (from the California Resources Agency)

California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Revised Draft Master Plan Framework (from the California Dept. of Fish and Game)

California Offshore Oil & Gas Leasing and Development Status Report

Updated 2006 Assessment of the California Coastal Management Program (CCMP) [DRAFT for Public Review and Comment]

Coastal Catch: ‘Marine Forests' Ignores the History, Purpose of State’s Separation of Powers Clause (Article by Peter Douglas, Executive Director)

Coastal Commission Comments on the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals, Statement for The Report of the Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals to the Marine Mammal Commission

International Trade and Investment Rules and State Regulation of Desalination Facilities, prepared by The Harrison Institute for Public Law Georgetown University Law Center at the request of the California Coastal Commission, March 2004

Local Coastal Program (LCP) Post-Certification Guide for Coastal Cities and Counties, revised May 6, 2002 [in PDF]

Local Coastal Planning Program, Detailed LCP (Local Coastal Program) Status and History as of June 30, 2008 and LCP Status Summary Chart [In PDF]

Local Coastal Program (LCP) Status Maps current as of July 1, 2008 [in PDF]:

• North Coast Area
• North Central Coast Area
• Central Coast Area
• South Central Coast Area
• South Coast Area
• San Diego Coast Area

Long Beach LNG Import Project, FERC Docket No. CP04-58-000, et al./POLB Application No, HDP 03-079: Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (“EIS/EIR”)

Marina del Rey Periodic LCP Review

Malibu LCP Related Documents:

• City of Malibu Local Coastal Program/Land Use Plan, adopted by the California Coastal Commission on September 13, 2002
• City of Malibu Local Coastal Program LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN , adopted by the California Coastal Commission on September 13, 2002
• the zoning, ESHA overlay and other LCP maps (Final Version)
• Malibu Post-LCP Jurisdiction Maps (Final Version)

Marine, Coastal & Watershed Resource Directory (Find groups & organizations.)

Marine Mammals:

Coastal Commission Comments on the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals, Statement for The Report of the Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals to the Marine Mammal Commission

Monterey County Periodic LCP Review Related Reports

Natural History of Fire & Flood Cycles. Prepared as a presentation to the Post-Fire Hazard Assessment Planning and Mitigation Workshop at the University of California, Santa Barbara, August 18, 1995.

Navy Sonar:

Nonpoint Source Program Strategy and Implementation Plan, 1998-2013 (Volume I)  and Volume II: California Management Measures for Polluted Runoff [Public Review Draft Document]

Notice of Availability of 1994 Coastal Zone Aerial Photography. California Coastal Commission, Technical Services Division. March 22, 1996.

[Ordering information for the] Orange County Beach Access Map, includes detailed descriptions, facilities and parking information)

Overview of Sea Level Rise and Some Implications for Coastal California: Briefing to the California Coastal Commission on Sea Level Rise (June 2001)

Procedural Guidance for Evaluating Wetland Mitigation Projects in California's Coastal Zone. California Coastal Commission. September, 1995

Procedural Guidance for the Review of Wetland Projects in California's Coastal Zone. California Coastal Commission. June 15, 1994.

Procedural Guidance Document: Monitoring [Shoreline Protection and Beach Nourishment Projects], California Coastal Commission, January, 1997

Proposed Action Plan for Implementing Recommendations of the Santa Monica Mountains/Malibu Regional Cumulative Assessment Project (ReCAP)

Protecting Views from the Ocean Under the Coastal Act, May 2004

Public Access Action Plan (June 1999)

Report on In-Lieu Fee Beach Sand Mitigation Program: San Diego County, California Coastal Commission, January 1997 (revised September, 1997)

ReCAP...what is it? Overview of ReCAP Pilot Project. California Coastal Commission (1997).

ReCAP Pilot Project. Findings and Recommendations: Monterey Bay Region. California Coastal Commission Regional Cumulative Assessment Project. September, 1995.

ReCAP Pilot Project Findings and Recommendations: Monterey Bay Region. Executive Summary. California Coastal Commission Regional Cumulative Assessment Project. September, 1995.

(ReCAP) Findings and Recommendations for the Santa Monica Mountains/Malibu Regional Cumulative Assessment Project  (June 1999)

Repair, Maintenance and Utility Hook-Up Exclusions from Permit Requirements (Adopted September 5, 1978)

Restoration of Unpermitted Development within the California Coastal Zone. Prepared as a presentation to the Society for Ecological Restoration Conference, Seattle, Washington, September, 1995.

Questions and Answers on El Niño, California Coastal Commission (includes preparedness checklists for shoreline property, slope protection & preparedness, and general property preparedness), 1997.

Seawater Desalination And the California Coastal Act. March, 2004 [This supersedes the report immediately below.]

Seawater Desalination and the California Coastal Act. August, 2003

Seawater Desalination in California. California Coastal Commission. October, 1993.

SONGS Related Information:
The Commission’s technical oversight and independent monitoring program provides for periodic review of the status and performance of the SONGS (San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station) mitigation projects.

• Public Workshop on the San Dieguito Wetland Restoration Project (February 18, 2004). Slide presentations made at the workshop sessions are:

1. Introduction (Schroeter, General Session)
2. Wetland Status (Kay, General Session)
   Wetland Status (Tanious, Technical Session)
3. Effect of Restoration-Human Health (Ambrose, Technical Session)
4. Wetland Monitoring (Page, General Session)
   Wetland Monitoring (Page, Technical Session)
5. Coastal Trail  (Carter, General and Technical Sessions)
6. Least Terns (Loeffler, Technical Session)

• Final Report on the Findings and Recommendations of the Experimental Phase of the SONGS Artificial Reef Mitigation Project (August 1, 2005)
• Proceedings from the Fourth Annual Public Workshop of the SONGS Mitigation Project Condition C: Kelp Forest Mitigation (March 18, 2004) [7.7MB]
• Proceedings from the Second Annual Public Workshop for the SONGS [San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station] Mitigation Project (February 27, 2002)

Status of the LCP Program: FY 97-98 Annual Report. California Coastal Commission. October 1, 1998.

Status of the LCP Program: FY 98-99 Annual Report. California Coastal Commission. January 13, 2000.

Tsunami Workshop from the September 2005 Coastal Commission Meeting. [This Workshop Agenda contains links to PowerPoint presentations given that day.]

Update on the Status of the Coastal Commission’s Budget at Year End FY 07-08 and Pending Budget for FY 08-09

W.A.T.E.R. (Watershed Analysis Tool for Environmental Review) -- GIS data layers, satellite images and scanned aerial photographs covering much of the California Central Coast [Click on Downloads in the left hand frame.]

Wildfire Hazards Survey in the California Coastal Zone. California Coastal Commission, June, 1995

Workshop on Conflict of Interest, Bias, and Related Issues (PowerPoint presentation given at the California Coastal Commission Meeting on Thursday, June 9, 2005)

Press Releases & Communications

Update on the Status of the Coastal Commission’s Budget at Year End FY 07-08 and Pending Budget for FY 08-09
Press Release (June 25, 2008): WHALE TAIL^SM License Plated Are Still Afloat
Press Release: California Coastal Commission Initiates Enforcement Action Against 5 Property Owners Who Illegally Bulldozed Sand Dunes in Newport Beach
Governor's Press Release: Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Three Members of the California Coastal Commission, May 25, 2004
Press Release: Coastal Commission Chair Applauds Action to Protect Coastal Resources
Press Release: California Coastal Commission Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Refusal To Hear Appeals Of Cases Upholding Public Access
Letter to City of Malibu City Attorney Regarding Coastal Development Permits
Letter to Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Comment on Proposed Federal Rule Change Regarding Geologic and Seismologic Characteristics for Siting and Design of Dry Cask Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations (ISFSI) and Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) Installations.
Press Release: California Coastal Commission Obtains $25,000 Penalty to Open Public Access Trail in Asilomar Dunes