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CA Pub Res Code § 30320 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 2.5 - Fairness and Due Process|Section 30320.

30320.  (a) The people of California find and declare that the duties, responsibilities, and quasi-judicial actions of the commission are sensitive and extremely important for the well-being of current and future generations and that the public interest and principles of fundamental fairness and due process of law require that the commission conduct its affairs in an open, objective, and impartial manner free of undue influence and the abuse of power and authority. It is further found that, to be effective, California’s coastal protection program requires public awareness, understanding, support, participation, and confidence in the commission and its practices and procedures. Accordingly, this article is necessary to preserve the public’s welfare and the integrity of, and to maintain the public’s trust in, the commission and the implementation of this division.(b) The people of California further find that in a democracy, due process, fairness, and the responsible exercise of authority are all essential elements of good government which require that the public’s business be conducted in public meetings, with limited exceptions for sensitive personnel matters and litigation, and on the official record. Reasonable restrictions are necessary and proper to prevent future abuses and misuse of governmental power so long as all members of the public are given adequate opportunities to present their views and opinions to the commission through written or oral communications on the official record either before or during the public hearing on any matter before the commission.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1114, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30321 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 2.5 - Fairness and Due Process|Section 30321.

30321.  For purposes of this article, “a matter within the commission’s jurisdiction” means any permit action, federal consistency review, appeal, local coastal program, port master plan, public works plan, long-range development plan, categorical or other exclusions from coastal development permit requirements, or any other quasi-judicial matter requiring commission action, for which an application has been submitted to the commission.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1114, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30322 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 2.5 - Fairness and Due Process|Section 30322.

30322.  (a) For purposes of this article, except as provided in subdivision (b), an “ex parte communication” is any oral or written communication between a member of the commission and an interested person, about a matter within the commission’s jurisdiction, which does not occur in a public hearing, workshop, or other official proceeding, or on the official record of the proceeding on the matter.(b) The following communications are not ex parte communications:(1) Any communication between a staff member acting in his or her official capacity and any commission member or interested person.(2) Any communication limited entirely to procedural issues, including, but not limited to, the hearing schedule, location, format, or filing date.(3) Any communication which takes place on the record during an official proceeding of a state, regional, or local agency that involves a member of the commission who also serves as an official of that agency.(4) Any communication between a member of the commission, with regard to any action of another state agency or of a regional or local agency of which the member is an official, and any other official or employee of that agency, including any person who is acting as an attorney for the agency.(5) Any communication between a nonvoting commission member and a staff member of a state agency where both the commission member and the staff member are acting in an official capacity.(6) Any communication to a nonvoting commission member relating to an action pending before the commission, where the nonvoting commission member does not participate in that action, either through written or verbal communication, on or off the record, with other members of the commission.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 798, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30323 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 2.5 - Fairness and Due Process|Section 30323.

30323.  For purposes of this article, an “interested person” is any of the following:(a) Any applicant, an agent or an employee of the applicant, or a person receiving consideration for representing the applicant, or a participant in the proceeding on any matter before the commission.(b) Any person with a financial interest, as described in Article 1 (commencing with Section 87100) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code, in a matter before the commission, or an agent or employee of the person with a financial interest, or a person receiving consideration for representing the person with a financial interest.(c) A representative acting on behalf of any civic, environmental, neighborhood, business, labor, trade, or similar organization who intends to influence the decision of a commission member on a matter before the commission.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1114, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30324 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 2.5 - Fairness and Due Process|Section 30324.

30324.  (a) No commission member, nor any interested person, shall conduct an ex parte communication unless the commission member fully discloses and makes public the ex parte communication by providing a full report of the communication to the executive director within seven days after the communication or, if the communication occurs within seven days of the next commission hearing, to the commission on the record of the proceeding at that hearing.(b) (1) The commission shall adopt standard disclosure forms for reporting ex parte communications which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following information:(A) The date, time, and location of the communication.(B) (i) The identity of the person or persons initiating and the person or persons receiving the communication.(ii) The identity of the person on whose behalf the communication was made.(iii) The identity of all persons present during the communication.(C) A complete, comprehensive description of the content of the ex parte communication, including a complete set of all text and graphic material that was part of the communication.(2) The executive director shall place in the public record any report of an ex parte communication.(c) Communications shall cease to be ex parte communications when fully disclosed and placed in the commission’s official record.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 125, Sec. 1. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30325 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 2.5 - Fairness and Due Process|Section 30325.

30325.  Nothing in this article prohibits any person or any interested person from testifying at a commission hearing, workshop, or other official proceeding, or from submitting written comments for the record on a matter before the commission. Written comments shall be submitted by mail or delivered to a commission office, or may be delivered to the commission at the time and place of a scheduled hearing.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1114, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30326 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 2.5 - Fairness and Due Process|Section 30326.

30326.  Any person, including a commission member, may request the commission staff to conduct a workshop on any matter before the commission or on any subject that could be useful to the commission. When the executive director determines that a request is appropriate and feasible, a workshop shall be scheduled at an appropriate time and location.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1114, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30327 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 2.5 - Fairness and Due Process|Section 30327.

30327.  (a) No commission member or alternate shall make, participate in making, or any other way attempt to use his or her official position to influence a commission decision about which the member or alternate has knowingly had an ex parte communication that has not been reported pursuant to Section 30324.(b) In addition to any other applicable penalty, including a civil fine imposed pursuant to Section 30824, a commission member who knowingly violates this section shall be subject to a civil fine, not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500). Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the court may award attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing party.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 798, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30327.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 2.5 - Fairness and Due Process|Section 30327.5.

30327.5.  (a) An interested person shall not give, convey, or make available gifts aggregating more than ten dollars ($10) in a calendar month to a commissioner or a member of the commission’s staff.(b) A commissioner or member of the commission’s staff shall not accept gifts aggregating more than ten dollars ($10) in a calendar month from an interested person.(c) For purposes of this section, “interested person” shall have the same meaning as the term is defined in Section 30323.(d) For purposes of this section, “gift” means, except as provided in subdivision (e), a payment, as defined in Section 82044 of the Government Code, that confers a personal benefit on the recipient, to the extent that consideration of equal or greater value is not received and includes a rebate or discount in the price of anything of value unless the rebate or discount is made in the regular course of business to members of the public without regard to official status. A person, other than a defendant in a criminal action, who claims that a payment is not a gift by reason of receipt of consideration has the burden of proving that the consideration received is of equal or greater value.(e) For purposes of this section, “gift” does not include any of the following:(1) A gift that is not used and that, within 30 days after receipt, is either returned to the donor or delivered to a nonprofit entity exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, without being claimed as a charitable contribution for tax purposes.(2) A gift from an individual’s spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, parent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle, or first cousin, or the spouse of one of those individuals. However, a gift from one of those people shall be considered a gift if the donor is acting as an agent or intermediary for a person not covered in this paragraph.(3) A cost associated with the provision of evidentiary material provided to the commission and its staff.(4) An educational or training activity that has received prior approval from the commission.(5) A field trip or site inspection that is made available on equal terms and conditions to all commissioners and appropriate staff.(6) A reception or purely social event that is not offered in connection with or is not intended to influence a decision or action of the commission and that is open to all commissioners, members of the staff, and members of the public and press.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 188. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30327.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 2.5 - Fairness and Due Process|Section 30327.6.

30327.6.  (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person who for compensation attempts to influence or affect the outcome of a commission decision or action and who violates Section 30327.5 may, in addition to any other applicable penalty, be barred from any activity seeking to influence or affect the outcome of a commission decision or action for a period of up to one year from the date of the finding of the violation. Each violation shall be grounds for the person being barred from any activity seeking to influence or affect a commission decision or action for an additional year from the date of conviction.(2) This section does not prohibit an individual from representing himself or herself in seeking to influence or affect the outcome of a commission decision or action if that individual is acting solely on his or her own personal behalf and not on behalf of another person or entity.(b) A person who violates Section 30327.5 shall, in addition to any other applicable penalty, be subject to a civil fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 189. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30328 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 2.5 - Fairness and Due Process|Section 30328.

30328.  If a violation of this article occurs and a commission decision may have been affected by the violation, an aggrieved person, as described in Section 30801, may seek a writ of mandate from a court requiring the commission to revoke its action and rehear the matter.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1114, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30329 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 2.5 - Fairness and Due Process|Section 30329.

30329.  Notwithstanding Section 11425.10 of the Government Code, the ex parte communications provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Article 7 (commencing with Section 11430.10) of Chapter 4.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) do not apply to proceedings of the California Coastal Commission under this division.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 83. Effective January 1, 1996. Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 98 of Ch. 938.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30330 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 30330.

30330.  The commission, unless specifically otherwise provided, shall have the primary responsibility for the implementation of the provisions of this division and is designated as the state coastal zone planning and management agency for any and all purposes, and may exercise any and all powers set forth in the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.) or any amendment thereto or any other federal act heretofore or hereafter enacted that relates to the planning or management of the coastal zone.In addition to any other authority, the commission may, except for a facility defined in Section 25110, grant or issue any certificate or statement required pursuant to any such federal law that an activity of any person, including any local, state, or federal agency, is in conformity with the provisions of this division. With respect to any project outside the coastal zone that may have a substantial effect on the resources within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, established pursuant to Title 7.2 (commencing with Section 66600) of the Government Code, and for which any certification is required pursuant to the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.), such certification shall be issued by the Bay Conservation and Development Commission; provided however, the commission may review and submit comments for any such project which affects resources within the coastal zone.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1331.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30331 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 30331.

30331.  The commission is designated the successor in interest to all remaining obligations, powers, duties, responsibilities, benefits, and interests of any sort of the California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission and of the six regional coastal zone conservation commissions established by the California Coastal Zone Conservation Act of 1972 (commencing with Section 27000).(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30333 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 30333.

30333.  (a) Except as provided in Section 18930 of the Health and Safety Code, the commission may adopt or amend, by vote of a majority of the appointed membership of the commission, rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and provisions of this division, and to govern procedures of the commission.(b) Except as provided in Section 18930 of the Health and Safety Code and paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 30620, these rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. These rules and regulations shall be consistent with this division and other applicable law.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 472, Sec. 6. (SB 814) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30333.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 30333.1.

30333.1.  The commission shall periodically review its regulations and procedures and determine what revisions, if any, are necessary and appropriate to simplify and expedite the review of any matter that is before the commission for action pursuant to this division. The commission shall implement, within 60 days of the review, any revisions it determines to be appropriate, so that its regulations and procedures may continue to be as simple and expeditious as practicable.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 294, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30333.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 30333.2.

30333.2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18900) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, the commission shall not adopt nor publish a building standard, as defined in Section 18909 of the Health and Safety Code, unless the provisions of Sections 18930, 18933, 18938, 18940, 18943, 18944, and 18945 of the Health and Safety Code are expressly excepted in the statute under which the authority to adopt rules, regulations, or orders is delegated. A building standard adopted in violation of this section shall have no force or effect. A building standard expressly required by a provision of federal law, specifically requiring that building standard, shall be adopted and published in the State Building Standards Code within the time required by federal law.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 294, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30334 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 30334.

30334.  The commission may do the following:(a) Contract for any private professional or governmental services, if the work or services cannot be satisfactorily performed by its employees. (b) Sue and be sued. The Attorney General shall represent the commission in any litigation or proceeding before any court, board, or agency of the state or federal government.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 285, Sec. 17.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30334.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 30334.5.

30334.5.  In addition to the authority granted by Section 30334, the commission may apply for and accept grants, appropriations, and contributions in any form.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1331.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30335 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 30335.

30335.  The commission shall appoint an executive director who shall be exempt from civil service and shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointing power. The commission shall prescribe the duties and salaries of the executive director, and, consistent with applicable civil service laws, shall appoint and discharge any officer, house staff counsel, or employee of the commission as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this division.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1173, Sec. 9.)
CA Pub Res Code § 30335.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Creation, Membership, and Powers of Commission and Regional Commissions|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 30335.1.

30335.1.  The commission shall provide for appropriate employees on the staff of the commission to assist applicants and other interested parties in connection with matters which are before the commission for action. The assistance rendered by those employees shall be limited to matters of procedure and shall not extend to advice on substantive issues arising out of the provisions of this division, such as advice on the manner in which a proposed development might be made consistent with the policies specified in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 30200).(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 285, Sec. 18.)