Marin County Local Coastal Program Unit 1 - Amended

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MARIN COUNTY
LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM
UNIT 1 - Amended

MARIN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 308
San Rafael, California 94903

M A R I N C O U N T Y

L O C A L C O A S T A L P R O G R A M

U N I T I

Amended

ADOPTED BY MARIN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

August 21, 1979

CERTIFIED BY STATE COASTAL COMMISSION

April 1, 1980

The following document is the current amended version of the 1981 Marin
County LCP Unit I, which reflects all policy text amendments approved by
the California Coastal Commission from 1982 to 2004. Following each
amended policy is a note that provides the details of the
Resolution(s)/Ordinance(s) passed by the Marin County Board of
Supervisors that proposed and adopted each text amendment, as well as
the corresponding action(s) of the California Coastal Commission. All
information contained herein is current as of April 16, 2010, and is the
most accurate portrayal of the amended LCP Policies to the best
knowledge of the Marin County Community Development Agency at this
time.
Original LCP Unit I Prepared by:
The Marin County Comprehensive Planning Department (1979):

Marjorie Macris, AICP Director

Allen Meacham Coastal Planner

Malcolm Sproul Coastal Planner

Liz Scott/Irene Laycock Senior Typist

Larry Smith Graphics

Carol Horowitz Editor

The preparation of this planning document was funded by a
grant administered by the Office of Coastal Zone
Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, under the Coastal Zone Management Act of
1972. CZM 78-115.

Amended LCP Unit I Prepared by:
The Marin County Community Development Agency (2010):

Brian Crawford Director

Thomas Lai Deputy Director

Jack Liebster Principal Planner

Kristin Drumm Senior Planner

Alisa Stevenson Assistant Planner

Don Allee Senior Clerk/Typist
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................v
I. PUBLIC ACCESS AND RECREATION........................................................................................- 3 -
PUBLIC ACCESS................................................................................................................................- 3 -
Existing Public Access.....................................................................................................................- 3 -
Proposed Access...............................................................................................................................- 5 -
• LCP POLICIES ON PUBLIC ACCESS.............................................................................- 7 -
RECREATION AND VISITOR SERVING FACILITIES................................................................- 11 -
• LCP POLICIES ON RECREATION AND VISITOR SERVING FACILITIES.............- 13 -
STATE AND FEDERAL PARKLANDS..........................................................................................- 14 -
• LCP POLICIES ON STATE AND FEDERAL PARKLANDS........................................- 14 -
II. NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION....................................................................................- 15 -
STREAM PROTECTION..................................................................................................................- 15 -
Pine Gulch Creek............................................................................................................................- 15 -
Redwood Creek..............................................................................................................................- 17 -
• LCP POLICIES ON STREAM PROTECTION................................................................- 19 -
LAGOON PROTECTION.................................................................................................................- 21 -
• LCP POLICIES ON LAGOON PROTECTION...............................................................- 25 -
DUNE AND SANDY BEACH PROTECTION................................................................................- 28 -
• LCP POLICIES ON NATURAL DUNE AND SANDY BEACH PROTECTION..........- 29 -
HABITAT PROTECTION.................................................................................................................- 30 -
Coastal Communities......................................................................................................................- 30 -
Duxbury Reef.................................................................................................................................- 31 -
• LCP POLICIES ON HABITAT PROTECTION..............................................................- 34 -
AGRICULTURE................................................................................................................................- 34 -
• LCP POLICIES ON AGRICULTURE.............................................................................- 35 -
III. SHORELINE PROTECTION AND HAZARD AREAS...........................................................- 37 -
Seacliff Retreat...............................................................................................................................- 37 -
Seismicity.......................................................................................................................................- 38 -
Shoreline Erosion:..........................................................................................................................- 39 -
Protection of Existing Structures and County Liability..................................................................- 40 -
• LCP POLICIES ON SHORELINE PROTECTION AND HAZARD AREAS................- 40 -
IV. PUBLIC SERVICES AND NEW DEVELOPMENT.................................................................- 44 -
PUBLIC SERVICES..........................................................................................................................- 44 -
Water Supply..................................................................................................................................- 44 -
Sewage Disposal.............................................................................................................................- 46 -
Transportation.................................................................................................................................- 46 -
• LCP POLICIES ON PUBLIC SERVICES........................................................................- 48 -
NEW DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE......................................................................................- 51 -
Historical Resources.......................................................................................................................- 51 -
Archaelogical Resources................................................................................................................- 56 -
Visual Resources............................................................................................................................- 56 -
Housing...........................................................................................................................................- 56 -
Grading...........................................................................................................................................- 63 -

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• LCP POLICIES ON NEW DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE....................................- 64 -
LOCATION AND DENSITY OF NEW DEVELOPMENT.............................................................- 67 -
Priority Uses...................................................................................................................................- 67 -
Muir Beach.....................................................................................................................................- 68 -
Stinson Beach.................................................................................................................................- 68 -
Seadrift............................................................................................................................................- 70 -
Bolinas............................................................................................................................................- 77 -
Non-Community Plan Areas...........................................................................................................- 78 -
• LCP POLICIES ON LOCATION AND DENSITY OF NEW DEVELOPMENT...........- 78 -
APPENDICES......................................................................................................................................- 86 -

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LIST OF FIGURES
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1: Unit 1 Local Coastal Program Boundary...............................................................................- 2 -
2: Duxbury Reef Reserve and Extension Area of Special Biological Significance................- 33 -
3: Concentrations of Low and Moderate Income Housing Units............................................- 59 -
4: Areas of the Seadrift Subdivision........................................................................................- 82 -

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LIST OF TABLES
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1. Location of Moderate Cost Housing Units in the Coastal Zone............. 58
2. Coastal Housing Conditions.............................................................. 58
3. Employment, Housing, Population Forecast........................................ 60
4. Buildout Potential in Stinson Beach................................................... 69
5. Buildout Potential in Bolinas............................................................. 78

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