SANTA CRUZ – Updates to the California Coastal Commission's permit and appeal jurisdiction map layouts can be considered for approval on the governing body's hybrid meeting Wednesday for 4 California cities, including town of Santa Cruz.
The Areas of licensing and appellate jurisdiction are those inside the coastal zone – or the world generally roughly 1,000 meters inland from the mean high tide line – lying between the ocean and the primary public road, inside 300 feet of a beach, or mean high tide line, where there isn’t any beach, inside 300 feet from a coastal bluff or inside 100 feet of a wetland, estuary or stream, flooded land or public trust land.
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According to the Report on the agenda of the meetingCoastal Commission staff recommend that commissioners approve the revised map layouts for allowing and appellate courts, which include additional text in the shape of a map note for the 4 cities. The report states that the inclusion of the required text corrects an oversight.
Staff also recommends adding text to the maps that shows the general public where to search out details about map symbols.
The text states: “This map and the jurisdictional boundaries presented listed here are part of a bigger series of maps depicting the regulatory boundaries inside Santa Cruz County. For map symbology and appropriate usage information, see the Santa Cruz County Index Map.
According to the report, updating the layout of town's permitting and appeal jurisdiction maps is consistent with the Coastal Commission's current template and doesn’t change the commission's jurisdiction or the boundaries of the governing body's permitting and appeal jurisdiction in any way. The City of Santa Cruz map was adopted by the Coastal Commission in April 2013.
The updated layout for the City of Santa Cruz is included within the meeting agenda packet together with updated maps of Redondo Beach, Seaside and Newport Beach.
Information concerning the meeting and submitting public comments might be found at Coastal.ca.gov.
When you go
What: California Coastal Commission hybrid meeting
When: Wednesday, 9 a.m
Where: On-line
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