Land Use & ZoningIntermediateCalifornia Exam

The California Coastal Commission primarily regulates:

AAll property sales within 50 miles of the coast

BDevelopment and land use within the coastal zoneCorrect

CFlood insurance requirements statewide

DEnvironmental impact reports for all new construction

Why Development and land use within the coastal zone Is Correct

Answer B: Development and land use within the coastal zone

The California Coastal Commission regulates development in the coastal zone to protect coastal resources and public access. Most development in the coastal zone requires a Coastal Development Permit from the Commission or a local government with a certified Local Coastal Program.

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Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

Eminent Domain

The power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.

Variance

Official permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.

Adverse Possession

A doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.