The coastal consistency review process, or consistency review process, helps ensure your project meets the statewide standards and coastal district policies. It also serves as the review process for most permits you will need from state resource agencies. This 5-step process advances your project through review and approval requirements in a timely fashion. The consistency review process is a coordinated review process that benefits applicants and project reviewers alike. Applicants have a single, primary point of contact for their projects.
Reviewers benefit by comprehensively reviewing a project only once.
This booklet explains the consistency review process in more detail and how you can get your project approved with a minimum of difficulty. The Division of Governmental Coordination, as well as state resource agencies and coastal districts, are available to help you understand and navigate your project through the consistency review process.