19.83.006 Exemptions.
A. The following shall be considered exemptions from a coastal development permit:
1. Repair and maintenance activities that do not result in an addition to or enlargement or expansion of the object of such activities, except as otherwise specified by the Coastal Commission in Title 14, Division 5.5 of the California Code of Regulations, and any amendments thereafter adopted.
2. Activities of public utilities as specified in the repair, maintenance, and utility hook-up exclusion adopted by the Coastal Commission on September 5, 1978, unless a proposed activity will have a risk of substantial adverse impact on public access, environmentally sensitive habitat area, wetland, or public views to the ocean.
3. Occupancy permits that do not constitute development, including but not limited to occupancy permits that do not involve a change in the density or intensity of use of land and/or the change in the intensity of access to the coast.
4. Improvements to single-family residences, except as otherwise specified by the Coastal Commission in Subchapter 6, Title 14, California Administrative Code, and any amendments thereafter adopted.
5. Improvements to any structure other than a single-family residence or a public works facility, except as otherwise specified by the Coastal Commission in Subchapter 7.5, Title 14, California Administrative Code, and any amendments thereafter adopted.
B. Notice of exempt development shall be as follows: a permit issued by the City for a development that is exempt from the coastal development permit requirements shall be exempt from the notice and hearing requirements of this chapter. The City shall maintain a record for all permits issued for exempt developments that shall be made available to the Coastal Commission or any interested person upon request. This record may be in the form of any record of permits issued currently maintained by the City; provided, that such record includes the applicant’s name, the location of the project, and a brief description of the project. (Ord. 3352 § 2, 2015; Ord. 3238 § 2 (Exh. B, C), 2012; Ord. 2532, 1992; Ord. 2168 § 1, 1986; Res. 11903, 1985).