19.83.002 Definitions.
“Aggrieved person” means any person who, in person or through a representative, appeared at a public hearing of the City in connection with the decision or action appealed, or who, by other appropriate means prior to a hearing, informed the City of the nature of his concerns, or who for good cause was unable to do either.
“Allowable use” means any use allowed by right that does not require a public hearing or any discretionary or nondiscretionary permit of the approving authority.
“Appealable development” means, in accordance with Public Resources Code Section 30603(a), any of the following:
1. Developments approved by the local government between the sea and the first public road, or within 300 feet of the inland extent of any beach or of the mean high tide line of the sea where there is no beach, whichever is the greater distance.
2. Developments approved by the local government, not included within subsection (1) of this definition, located on tidelands, submerged lands, or public trust lands; within 100 feet of any wetland, estuary, or stream; or within 300 feet of the top of the seaward face of any coastal bluff.
3. Any development that constitutes a major energy facility. The phrase “major public works project or a major energy facility” is as used in Public Resources Code Section 30603(a)(5), or “energy facility,” as defined by Public Resources Code Section 30107, with a value exceeding $100,000, as adjusted from the 1982 base year per the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index.
“Appellant” means any person who may file an appeal and includes an applicant, any aggrieved person, or any two members of the Coastal Commission.
“Applicant” means the person, partnership, corporation, or state or local government agency applying for a coastal development permit.
“Approving authority” means the City officer, Planning Commission, or Council approving a coastal development permit.
“Categorically excluded development” means a development (upon request of the City, public agency, or other person) that the Coastal Commission has determined, pursuant to Section 30610(e) of the Public Resources Code, to have no potential for significant adverse environmental effects and therefore has been issued an exclusion from the coastal development permit requirements in accordance with the applicable regulations.
“Coastal Commission” means the California Coastal Commission.
“Coastal development permit” means a letter or certificate issued by the City, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, after the applicant has submitted all necessary supplementary documentation required to satisfy the conditions precedent in the notice to issue a coastal development permit.
“Conditional use” means any use that requires a public hearing.
“Development” means, on land, in or under water, the placement or erection of any solid material or structure; discharge or disposal of any dredged material or of any gaseous, liquid, solid, or thermal waste; grading, removing, dredging, mining, or extraction of any materials; change in the density or intensity of use of land, including, but not limited to, subdivision pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (commencing with Section 66410 of the Government Code); and any other division of land, including lot splits, except where the land division is brought about in connection with the purchase of such land by a public agency for public recreational use; change in the intensity of use of water, or of access thereto; construction, reconstruction, demolition, or alteration of the size of any structure, including any facility of any private, public, or municipal utility; and the removal or harvesting of major vegetation other than for agricultural purposes, and kelp harvesting.
“Development permit procedures” are instructions regarding how to process plans, proposals and permits through the City’s entitlement process.
“Emergency” means a sudden, unexpected occurrence demanding immediate action to prevent or mitigate loss or damage to life, health, property, or essential public services.
“Emergency development” means work undertaken to resolve problems resulting from a situation falling within the definition of “emergency.”
“Local coastal program” means the City’s Land Use Plan, zoning ordinances, zoning maps, and other implementing actions certified by the Coastal Commission as meeting the requirements of the California Coastal Act of 1976.
“Notice to issue coastal development permit” means a letter or certificate issued by the City, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, approving a development, subject to fulfillment of conditions prior to issuance of a coastal development permit, but if such conditions are fulfilled, as being in conformance with and adequate to carry out the LCP.
“Other permits and approvals” means permits and approvals, other than a coastal development permit, required to be issued by the approving authority before a development may proceed.
“Permitted use” means any use allowed by right that does not require a public hearing, but does require a discretionary or nondiscretionary permit (e.g., building permit) to be issued by the approving authority.
“Sea level rise” means a change in the mean level of the ocean. Accepted sea level rise scenarios shall be based on best available science (such as the 2010 Sea Level Guidance from the California Ocean Protection Council) and are presently projected at a range of between 10 and 17 inches for 2050.
“Structure,” as used in this chapter, includes, but is not limited to, any building, road, pipe, flume, conduit, siphon, aqueduct, telephone line, and electrical power transmission and distribution line. (Ord. 3352 § 2, 2015; Ord. 3238 § 2 (Exh. B, C), 2012; Ord. 2532, 1992; Ord. 2168 § 1, 1986; Res. 11903, 1985).