Bill Text: CA AB2820 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Coastal development: permit applications and appeals: notice.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-16 - From printer. May be heard in committee March 17. [AB2820 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2820-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2820

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Introduced by Assembly Member Davies

February 15, 2024

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An act to amend Section 30621 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2820, as introduced, Davies. Coastal development: permit applications and appeals: notice.

Existing law establishes in the Natural Resources Agency the California Coastal Commission. Existing law requires the commission to have the primary responsibility for the implementation of the California Coastal Act of 1976 and designates it as the state coastal zone planning and management agency, as provided. Existing law, among other things, requires anyone wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone, in addition to obtaining any other permit required by law from any local government or from any state, regional, or local agency, to obtain a coastal development permit from the commission or a local government, as provided. Existing law authorizes an appeal to the commission for any action taken by a local government on coastal development permit applications, requires the commission to hear the appeal, and establishes specified appeal procedures, as provided. Existing law requires the commission to provide for a de novo public hearing on an application for a coastal development permit and an appeal brought pursuant to the act and requires the commission to give to an affected person written notice containing specified information.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the above-described provision involving this notice requirement.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 30621 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

30621.

 (a) The commission shall provide for a de novo public hearing on applications an application for a coastal development permits permit and any appeals an appeal brought pursuant to this division and shall give to any an affected person a written public notice of the nature of the proceeding and of the time and place of the public hearing. Notice shall also be given to any a person who requests, in writing, such that notification. A hearing on any a coastal development permit application or an appeal shall be set no later than 49 working days after the date on which the application or appeal is filed with the commission.

(b) An appeal that is properly submitted shall be considered to be filed when any of the following occurs:

(1) The executive director determines that the appeal is not patently frivolous pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 30620.

(2) The five-day period for the executive director to determine whether an appeal is patently frivolous pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 30620 expires without that determination.

(3) The appellant pays the filing fee within the five-day period set forth in subdivision (d) of Section 30620.