Section 13505 - LCP Work Programs for State or Federal FundingIn addition to any requirements of the appropriate state and federal agencies, any grant of state or federal funding available to the Commission for disbursement to local governments for the preparation of local coastal programs shall be based on either an initial application or a work program approved by the Commission.
(a) An initial application may be made for purposes of obtaining funding for the preparation of a work program. The initial application shall describe the tasks and costs to be incurred by the local government for the development of the total work program for the preparation of the local coastal program. Such an initial application may be approved by the Commission, after public hearing, authorizing a grant to cover the minimum costs of developing the total work program.(b) A total work program must be submitted by any local government seeking state or federal funding from the Commission for the preparation of the local coastal program. The total work program shall include:
(1) an identification of coastal planning issues, pursuant to Section 13503;(2) an outline of the methodology proposed to address the planning issues, pursuant to Section 13511;(3) a description of the major tasks required to bring local plans, zoning, and, if required, other implementing actions into conformity with the Coastal Act policies and to assemble sufficient information for a thorough and complete review of such plans;(4) the methods proposed for involving the public and affected agencies and districts in the LCP preparation;(5) a time line indicating approximate dates of completion for major work items, and the schedule proposed for submitting local coastal program documents to the Commission; and(6) an estimated budget for the local coastal program work items. If the total work program is phased over several years, the Commission may approve it in phases. The total work program may propose completion of the land use plan stage only, with a subsequent work program for zoning tasks.(c) A proposed total work program and any annual increment thereof shall be submitted by the local government to the Commission. The Commission shall hold a public hearing, combined with any such hearing on the issue identification pursuant to Section 13504, and shall transmit any recommendation to the local government. Unless there are unusual circumstances, the Commission hearing and action on the work program shall take place within 75 days of the work program submittal by the local government. The Commission may, prior to Commission hearings and action on the total work program, authorize a portion of the work program on an emergency basis if it finds that:
(1) such interim authorization is necessary to maintain on-going LCP staff or to expedite work on the LCP;(2) the tasks identified are essential, non-controversial aspects of the total work program; and(3) the amount of money authorized is the minimum needed during the interim period (not to exceed three (3) months) and is commensurate with the relative importance and complexity of the issues being addressed.(d) The Commission shall approve the work program and authorize the grant for disbursement of state or federal funds to the local government where it finds, after public hearing, that: (1) the scope of tasks outlined appears to address adequately the policies of Chapter 3 of the Coastal Act, including uses of more than local importance and potential cumulative impacts or conflicts with other jurisdictions;(2) the costs of undertaking such tasks are reasonably related to the amount of work needed to resolve coastal planning issues;(3) tasks to be contracted for under such grants are not already required under other statutes or more appropriately undertaken by other agencies; and(4) the work program includes measures for involving the public and other agencies adequate to comply with the Coastal Act and with the requirements of the funding authority. If any issues not included in the work program are later determined to require further analysis as part of the local coastal program preparation, the work program shall be renegotiated to include the additional items and any additional funding assistance that may be required.(e) Where a local government has requested the Commission to prepare a local coastal program pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 30500(a), the Commission staff, after consultation with the local government, shall prepare a work program and submit it for review and approval in accordance with the provisions of this Article.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 13505
Note: Authority cited: Section 30501, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 30340, 30340.5 and 30340.6, Public Resources Code.