Such access would provide for walking along a beach or a city waterfront or to a vantage point from which to view the seashore. Similar activities requiring access would include bicycling, birdwatching, photography, nature study, beachcombing, fishing and hunting. For those activities, there are several methods of providing access which will receive priority attention of the Coastal Management Program. While such publicly owned lands referenced in the policy shall be retained in public ownership, traditional sales of easements on lands underwater to adjacent onshore property owners are consistent with this policy, provided such easements do not substantially interfere with continued public use of the public lands on which the easement is granted. Also, public use of such publicly owned underwater lands and lands immediately adjacent to the shore shall be discouraged where such use would be inappropriate for reasons of public safety, military security, or the protection of fragile coastal resources.
Pedestrian access is diminished or blocked completely by public or private development.
The existing level of public access within public coastal lands or waters shall not be reduced or eliminated. Access is reduced or blocked completely by any public developments. Such access shall not be required to be open to public use until a public agency or private association agrees to accept responsibility for maintenance and liability of the accessway. The State will not undertake or directly fund any project which increases access to a water-related resource or facility that is not open to all members of the public. If not, the proposed level of access to be provided shall be deemed inconsistent with the policy.