The California Coastal Act, Public Resources Code sections 30000 through 30900, requires Coastal Development Permits for nearly all work in the coastal zone and gives the Coastal Commission appeal jurisdiction over local decisions.
Public Resources Code 30600 requires a Coastal Development Permit for any development in the coastal zone. Section 30603 gives the California Coastal Commission appellate authority over locally issued CDPs in specified geographic areas, including the area between the sea and the first public road. Section 30519 conditions local permitting authority on having a certified Local Coastal Program. The Coastal Commission retains original jurisdiction over tidelands, submerged lands, and public trust lands under section 30519(b). Statewide policies on public access (30210), wetlands (30233), and visual resources (30251) bind every coastal city and county.
Public Resources Code 30820 imposes civil penalties up to $30,000 per violation, plus $1,000 to $15,000 per day for knowing and intentional violations under section 30820(b). Restoration orders, misdemeanor charges, and administrative penalties under section 30821 are also available.
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Murrieta, CA
Murrieta is served primarily by Rancho California Water District, Western Municipal Water District, and Eastern Municipal Water District. Each enforces tiere...
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Murrieta regulates trimming of public trees in rights-of-way and may require permits through Public Works. Private yard tree trimming is generally unregulate...
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Artificial turf is allowed in Murrieta yards under California Civil Code section 4735 and Government Code section 53087.7, which prohibit HOAs and municipali...
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Murrieta has no cryptocurrency-mining ordinance and no mining use in its Development Code. A commercial mining facility is treated as an unlisted data-center...
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Murrieta's noise ordinance, Development Code Section 16.30.090, caps exterior noise at the receiving property: 45 dB night and 50 dB day at homes, 55/60 at c...
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Murrieta has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use in its Development Code. Under Table 16.12-1 a data center is an unlisted use in the BP, GI, a...
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