California Public Resources Code CHAPTER 2 - Definitions

• Section 30100.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the interpretation of this division.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
• Section 30100.2.
  “Aquaculture” means a form of agriculture as defined in Section 17 of the Fish and Game Code. Aquaculture products are agricultural products, and aquaculture facilities...
• Section 30100.5.
  “Coastal county” means a county or city and county which lies, in whole or in part, within the coastal zone.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
• Section 30101.
  “Coastal-dependent development or use” means any development or use which requires a site on, or adjacent to, the sea to be able to function at...
• Section 30101.3.
  “Coastal-related development” means any use that is dependent on a coastal-dependent development or use.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1090.)
• Section 30101.5.
  “Coastal development permit” means a permit for any development within the coastal zone that is required pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 30600.(Added by Stats....
• Section 30102.
  “Coastal plan” means the California Coastal Zone Conservation Plan prepared and adopted by the California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission and submitted to the Governor and...
• Section 30103.
  (a) “Coastal zone” means that land and water area of the State of California from the Oregon border to the border of the Republic of Mexico,...
• Section 30103.5.
  (a) Notwithstanding map number 138 adopted pursuant to Section 17 of Chapter 1330 of the Statutes of 1976, as amended by Section 29 of Chapter 1331...
• Section 30105.
  (a) “Commission” means the California Coastal Commission. Whenever the term California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission appears in any law, it means the California Coastal Commission.(b) “Regional commission”...
• Section 30105.5.
  “Cumulatively” or “cumulative effect” means the incremental effects of an individual project shall be reviewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects...
• Section 30106.
  “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...
• Section 30107.
  “Energy facility” means any public or private processing, producing, generating, storing, transmitting, or recovering facility for electricity, natural gas, petroleum, coal, or other source of...
• Section 30107.3.
  “Environmental justice” means the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental...
• Section 30107.5.
  “Environmentally sensitive area” means any area in which plant or animal life or their habitats are either rare or especially valuable because of their special...
• Section 30108.
  “Feasible” means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, social, and technological factors.(Added...
• Section 30108.1.
  “Federal coastal act” means the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.), as amended.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1173, Sec.
• Section 30108.2.
  “Fill” means earth or any other substance or material, including pilings placed for the purposes of erecting structures thereon, placed in a submerged area.(Added by...
• Section 30108.4.
  “Implementing actions” means the ordinances, regulations, or programs which implement either the provisions of the certified local coastal program or the policies of this division...
• Section 30108.5.
  “Land use plan” means the relevant portions of a local government’s general plan, or local coastal element which are sufficiently detailed to indicate the kinds,...
• Section 30108.55.
  “Local coastal element” is that portion of a general plan applicable to the coastal zone which may be prepared by local government pursuant to this...
• Section 30108.6.
  “Local coastal program” means a local government’s (a) land use plans, (b) zoning ordinances, (c) zoning district maps, and (d) within sensitive coastal resources areas,...
• Section 30109.
  “Local government” means any chartered or general law city, chartered or general law county, or any city and county.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
• Section 30110.
  “Permit” means any license, certificate, approval, or other entitlement for use granted or denied by any public agency which is subject to the provisions of...
• Section 30111.
  “Person” means any individual, organization, partnership, limited liability company, or other business association or corporation, including any utility, and any federal, state, local government, or...
• Section 30112.
  “Port governing body” means the Board of Harbor Commissioners or Board of Port Commissioners which has authority over the Ports of Hueneme, Long Beach, Los...
• Section 30113.
  “Prime agricultural land” means those lands defined in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 51201 of the Government Code.(Amended by...
• Section 30114.
  “Public works” means the following:(a) All production, storage, transmission, and recovery facilities for water, sewerage, telephone, and other similar utilities owned or operated by any public...
• Section 30115.
  “Sea” means the Pacific Ocean and all harbors, bays, channels, estuaries, salt marshes, sloughs, and other areas subject to tidal action through any connection with...
• Section 30116.
  “Sensitive coastal resource areas” means those identifiable and geographically bounded land and water areas within the coastal zone of vital interest and sensitivity. “Sensitive coastal...
• Section 30118.
  “Special district” means any public agency, other than a local government as defined in this chapter, formed pursuant to general law or special act for...
• Section 30118.5.
  “Special treatment area” means an identifiable and geographically bounded forested area within the coastal zone that constitutes a significant habitat area, area of special scenic...
• Section 30119.
  “State university” means the University of California and the California State University.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 143, Sec. 214.)
• Section 30120.
  “Treatment works” shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.) and any other...
• Section 30121.
  “Wetland” means lands within the coastal zone which may be covered periodically or permanently with shallow water and include saltwater marshes, freshwater marshes, open or...
• Section 30122.
  “Zoning ordinance” means an ordinance authorized by Section 65850 of the Government Code or, in the case of a charter city, a similar ordinance enacted...

Last modified: October 22, 2018