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Local Coastal Plan Update

Elizabeth Bar-El, AICP Senior Planner, Project Manager Cary Fukui Assistant Planner

Planning Commission Meeting January 6, 2016

The California Coastal Act of 1976: What is it and What does it do?

• California Coastal Commission (CCC) was established in

1972 by voter initiative (Prop 20).

• Its mission: "To protect, conserve, restore, and enhance the

environment of the California coastline."

• 1976 Coastal Act: extended CCC indefinitely, tasked with

protecting coastal resources, including:

• shoreline public access and recreation,
• lower cost visitor accommodations,
• terrestrial and marine habitat
• visual resources, landform alteration, agricultural lands,
• commercial fisheries, industrial uses, water quality, offshore
• il and gas development, transportation, development

design, power plants, ports, and public works.

The California Coastal Act of 1976: What is it and What does it do?

• The CCC exercises its purview through the Coastal

Development Permit process.

• The Coastal Act provides for local jurisdictions to

develop a Local Coastal Plan for their coastal zones and submit to the CCC to certify that the LCP complies with the State Coastal Act.

• Once certified, coastal development permits are

processed locally as part of the City permit process.

• Santa Monica last prepared a plan in 1992. The full

LCP was not certified.

• 1. Land Use Plan (LUP)

Issues, Goals, Policies

• 2. Implementation Plan (IP)

Coastal Zoning Ordinance Santa Monica has a certified LUP that guides coastal approvals. Santa Monica does not have an Implementation Plan. Local Coastal Plan

• The LUP does not reflect the current conditions
• f Santa Monica;
• The LUP needs to be updated to reflect City

primary policy objectives;

• The City received a $225,000 grant from the

Coastal Commission for the project

• A certified Implementation Plan is needed for

the CCC to transfer coastal permitting authority to the City rather than a two-step sequence

Why Update the LCP Now?

Planning will review for: consistency with certified LCP Zoning compliance review will be conducted simultaneously with the coastal IP review. CCC retains authority over: Submerged lands, tidelands. Appealable to CCC:

• Area within 300 feet of bluffs
• r to first public road.

All other: Council has final decision.

With a certified LCP: A New City Process

• Evaluate projects based on current conditions and data
• Coastal Zoning Ordinance requirements that are consistent

with the City’s planning direction

• Land use policies that comply with State Coastal Act and

regulate coastal activity based on best management practices for stewarding coastal resources through changing climate conditions. With a certified LCP: An ordinance that fosters coastal stewardship

City Staff Liz Bar-El, Project Manager Cary Fukui, Project Assistant Consultants Dudek (Alison Evans, PM) Lisa Wise, Alan Seltzer David Revell, Ph.D. City Interdepartmental Team PCD OSE CCS HED Public Works City Manager City Attorney Coordination with CCC Staff The LCP Team Structure

Where we are at in the process: November 12, 2014: August 27, 2015: September 1, 2015: October 27, 2015: November 2015: December 2015: January 2016: CCC Grant Awarded to Santa Monica RFP Released Hired LCP Assistant Planner Dudek Contract complete; NTP Identified issues; 1st meeting with CCC staff Outreach planning; web page created Planning Commission presentation

Key Issues for the LCP Update

• Focus on Mobility and

Access; Broaden from Focus

• n Beach Parking
• Consistency with Specific

Plans

• Anticipate Sea Level Rise and

Climate Change Impacts; Plan for Adaptation

• Address Low-Cost Visitor

Accommodations

Current LCP is auto-oriented:

The previous LCP was written in 1992 and does not reflect transportation conditions in Santa Monica Shift to multi-modal mobility Policies to reflect goals and values

Mobility & Access

LUCE Downtown Specific Plan Civic Center Specific Plan Pedestrian Action Plan Bike Action Plan

City’s Active Transportation Policy Planning

New LCP will reflect and support these policies to develop Coastal Area regulations.

An Integrated Approach to Parking Parking for the beach need not be at the beach: The 1992 LCP views beach parking as that which is west of PCH. Most parking lots in Downtown Santa Monica are no more than a ¼ mile walk from the beach

Sea Level Rise & Climate Adaptation New Design Guidelines and Potential Regulations: Work with the USC Sea Grant Team (OSE project) to assess the risk

• f Sea Level Rise and impact from storm events in Santa Monica

Develop Appropriate Regulations for Affected Land Uses Protect Important Infrastructure and Plan.

Sea Level Rise & Climate Adaptation

North Beach South Beach

100 YR storm in 2016 (0cm SLR) 100 YR storm in 2030 (50cm SLR) 100 YR storm in 2050 (100cm SLR) 100 YR storm in 2100 (200cm SLR)

Low-Cost Accommodation The Coastal Commission is interested in maintaining and encouraging low-cost accommodations through tools such as: Evaluating in-lieu fee for removing low-cost accommodations Planning for future use of collected fees Identifying affordable options within close proximity to access the beach, even if not directly in the coastal zone.

Project Highlights & Timeline January to April 2016: April to June 2016: June to July 2016: July to October 2016:

• Nov. to December 2016:

January 2017: February 2017: April/May 2017: May 2017: Community Outreach Phase I Prepare LUP Framework and IP Outline Release Framework; Commission/Council presentations Prepare and Release Draft LCP Community Outreach Phase II Release Final Draft PC Recommendation Hearing City Council Adoption Hearing Submit to CCC for Certification

Three Topics for Outreach Phase I:

1: Introduction to the Local Coastal Plan 2: Coordinated outreach with the Downtown Specific Plan: Approach to visitor services and accommodations; mobility and parking 3: Presentation in coordination with USC Sea Grant and OSE to model future coastal scenarios based on changing climate conditions

OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY

Thank You

Elizabeth Bar-El, AICP Senior Planner Cary Fukui Assistant Planner

Planning Commission Meeting Local Coastal Plan Update January 6, 2016