County of San Diego Local Coastal Program
Project Contact: PDS.LongRangePlanning@sdcounty.ca.gov | (858) 505-6677
Local Coastal Program Status
The County's Local Coastal Program was certified by the California Coastal Commission on February 10, 2021. The County assumed permitting authority within the unincorporated coastal area effective March 15th, 2021. With an updated and certified LCP, the County is responsible for issuing coastal development permits, which will streamline the development review process for property owners by eliminating the need to go to the Coastal Commission for approval.
Local Coastal Program Background
On November 18, 2020, the County Board of Supervisors adopted the
Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan as modified by the
California Coastal Commission.
- Item #15: Link to Board Letter and Attachments
June 26, 2019, the Board of Supervisors adopted the Implementation Plan for the Local Coastal Program. For more information please see below:
On September 12, 2018 (3), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved the Land Use Plan (LUP). On December 13, 2018, the Coastal Commission determined that the approved LUP was legally adequate. A link to the adopted LUP is found below. The next step is for the County to finalize preparation of the Local Coastal Program (LCP) Implementation Plan or IP.
On January 25, 2017 (2), the County Board of Supervisors approved
the LUP for the San Dieguito Community Plan Area. On May 11, 2017, the
Coastal Commission preliminarily certified the LUP, as approved by the
Board of Supervisors and further modified several LUP policies, to put
in place further protections of the Coastal Zone. These policy
modifications included: 1) Excepting within the right-of-way, limiting
the expansion of new multi-use trails to two additional linear miles,
for a total of six linear trail miles, within or adjacent to
Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas (ESHA); 2) adding language to
clarify that approvals of new trails in the coastal zone are
appealable to the Coastal Commission; 3) adding language to consider
sea level when applying future setbacks and buffers; and 4) revising
how building height is measured, while preserving the maximum building
heights currently allowed by the County Zoning Ordinance.
On November 12, 2014, the Coastal Commission awarded a planning grant to the County to update the Local Coastal Program (LCP) for the portion of the County within the coastal zone. The LCP covers approximately two square miles of land in the community of San Dieguito and includes San Dieguito Park. The purpose of the LCP is to guide development within the coastal zone, provide ground rules for future development and protect coastal resources. The LCP includes a Land Use Plan (LUP) and an Implementation Plan (IP) that are reviewed separately by the California Coastal Commission.
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