Local Coastal Program
How the Beach Area is Managed
The California Coastal Commission has jurisdiction over land use projects within one-mile of the Ocean. However, the Coastal Commission will transfer most permitting authority to local jurisdictions if they obtain a certified Local Coastal Program.
Carmel-By-The-Sea’s Local Coastal Program (LCP) was certified by the Coastal Commission in 2004. The LCP includes the following General Plan Elements: Land Use, Circulation, Coastal Access and Recreation, and Coastal Resource Management; Carmel Municipal Code Chapter 17 (Implementation Plan); and, the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance Appendices listed below.
Appendix A: Shoreline Management Plan (Chps 1-3)
Appendix B: Shoreline Management Plan (Chps 4-8)
Appendix C: Residential Design Guidelines – Concept
Review
Appendix D: Residential Design Guidelines - Final
Review
Appendix E: Commercial Design Guidelines
Appendix F: Public Way Design Guidelines
Appendix G: Archaeological Resource Management Reports
(ARMR)
Appendix H: Storm Water Standards and Programs
Appendix I: Secretary of the Interior’s Standards