Plans and Documents

On July 13, 2021, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution 2021-52 placing recently certified Local Coastal Program (LCP) Amendments into effect 30 days from the action (August 12, 2021).

Resolution 2021-52 Placing Certified Local Coastal Program Amendments into Effect

The existing certified LCP environmental hazards policies will continue in effect until amended.

Thus, the currently certified Local Coastal Program consists of the following documents:

Newly Certified Documents:
Marin County 2019 Land Use Plan (not including Environmental Hazards)
Marin County 2019 Implementation Plan (not including Environmental Hazards)

Excerpts from 1982 Marin LCP
Marin 2004 Land Use Plan, Unit I (Environmental Hazards only)
Marin 2004 Land Use Plan, Unit II (Environmental Hazards only
Title 22I, Section 22.56.130I (Subsections H, K, and L)

This approach allows newly certified components of Marin’s LCP, including many new and improved policies and code provisions designed to protect natural resources, preserve agricultural uses and clarify permit processes among other benefits, to be put into effect  in combination with environmental hazard policies from the earlier-certified LCP, which would continue to govern those issues.

The information contained on the Comment Letters page are letters received from agencies, organizations and members of the public relating to the Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA) process.  The page may be reached via the following link:

• Comment Letters

Note: The final Amendments 3 and 7 are presented below in combined form for ease of reference, and as the separate Amendments, both in “clean” and “track changes” form. Staff reports can be viewed in the respective dated panels below, while Comment Letters are available in the Panel above.

• Resolution of Submittal R2018-133 Adopted Dec 11 2018
• Compiled Marin 12.11.18 Adopted Revisions to CCC Modified LCPAs 3 and 7
• Combined Marin LCPAs 3 (shaded) and 7
• LCPA 7 Commercial Core maps
• Final Amendment Clean 3 IPA AG 12.12.11
• Final Amendment Clean 7 Remaining IPA
• Final Amendment 3IPA AG 12.12.11 tracked changes
• Final Amendment 7 Remaining IPA tracked changes
• Response to Public Comment Memo 12.20.18

• Board Memorandum for 12/11/2018
• Board Letter 12/4/2018
• Supplemental Memorandum
• Revisions to Supplemental Memorandum
• Attachment 1 - FINAL BOS Resolution 12/4/2018
• Attachment 2 - FINAL Recommended Revised Policies re: Amendments 3 & 7
• Attachment 3 - Commercial Core Maps
• Attachment 4 - California Coastal Commission Letter 5/9/2017
• Attachment 5 - Proposed Amendments re: Land Use Tables 5-3
• Attachment 6 - Maps re: Moonrise Kingdom Redesignation
• Attachment 7 - Amendment 3:  IPA AG
• Attachment 8 - Amendment 7:  Remaining IPA
• Attachment 9 -California Coastal Commission Email 10/9/2018

• Staff_Report
• Attachment 1 - Maps showing Proposed locations of the Village Commercial Core Area
  
• Attachment 2 - Letter from the California Coastal Commission, dated May 9, 2017
• Attachment 3 - Proposed Amendments to Section 22.62.080, Tables 5-3-c, 5-3-d, 5-3-e and 5-3-f.
  
• Attachment 4 - Maps showing certified Moonrise Kingdom Redesignation
• Attachment 5 - Marin County IP Amendment #3 with CCC Modifications: IPA for the LUP Agriculture Chapter
• Attachment 6 - Marin County IP Amendment #7 with CCC Modifications: Remaining non-hazard IPA sections
• Supplement to the Staff Report

Board of Supervisors Hearing on Accepting LCP Amendments 4/24/2018 

• Board Letter
• Attachment 1 - Board Resolution
• Attachment 2 - Staff Analysis of Modifications to LCP Amendments
• Attachment 3 - Hazard Areas Map
  
• Attachment 4 - Summary Contrasting LCP Amendments and Current Certified LCP CORRECTED
  
• Attachment 5 - Marin County LUP Amendment #1
• Attachment 6 - Marin County LUP Amendment #2 (Agriculture)
• Attachment 7 - Marin County IP Amendment #3: IPA for the LUP Agriculture Chapter
• Attachment 8 - Marin County IP Amendment #6: Permitting and Administration
• Attachment 9 - Marin County IP Amendment #7: Remaining non-hazard IPA sections
• Attachment 10 - California Coastal Commission Letter, dated Dec. 15, 2017
• Attachment 11 - Letters received as of April 17, 2018
• Public Notice
  

Board Letter for March 20, 2018 LCP Review Workshop

• Attachment 1 - ERRATA
• Attachment 1 - Analysis of Remaining Issues regarding the CCC Modifications
• Attachment 2 - Hazard Areas Map
• Attachment 3 - Adopted 5.16.17 Board Findings re LUP Mods
• Attachment 4 - May 16, 2017 BOS Resolution Accepting Marin Co. LUP Amendments #1 and #2 as Modified by CCC
• Attachment 5 - CCC Staff Letter, May 9, 2017
• Attachment 6 - CCC Staff Letter, Dec. 15, 2017

Additional Links

• CCC Revised Findings Staff Report and Addendum July 14, 2017
• CDA Director Letter on proposed CCC Revised Findings, July 10, 2017
• Commission Chair Steve Kinsey Letter, July 13, 2017
• Summary of changes to LUPA
• Summary of changes to IPA
• CCC Approved Marin County Land Use Plan Amendments
• CCC Approved Marin County Implementation Plan Amendments

• CCC Revised Findings Staff Report and Addendum July 14, 2017
• CDA Director Letter on proposed CCC Revised Findings, July 10, 2017
• Commission Chair Steve Kinsey Letter, July 13, 2017
• CCC Approved Marin County Land Use Plan Amendments
• CCC Approved Marin County Implementation Plan Amendments

• Marin County Letter to Coastal Commission disputing Agriculture Findings, July 10, 2017
• Board Letter
• CCC Approved Marin County Land Use Plan Amendments
• CCC Approved Marin County Implementation Plan Amendments
• Attachment 1: BOS Findings - Action on Coastal Commission Modifications
• Attachment 2: Resolution Accepting Marin County Land Use Plan Amendments #1 and #2 as Modified by the California Coastal Commission
• Attachment 3: Memorandum by Steven H. Kaufmann
• Attachment 4: Summary of Changes to the LUPA
• Attachment 5: Summary of Changes to the IP (informational)
• Attachment 6: Letters Received after November 2016
• Board Letter Supplement: Correction to Attachment 1
• California Coastal Commission Letter, dated 5/9/2017
• All Maps
• Legal Notice
• Staff Presentation

Coastal staff draft changes to Marin’s LCPA now available for comment

• CCC Approved Marin County Land Use Plan Amendments (11/2/2016)
• CCC Approved Marin County Implementation Program Amendments (11/2/2016)
• CCC Staff Report LCP Amendment Number LCP-2-MAR-15-0029-1
• CCC Staff Report Addendum for W10a LCP Amendment Number LCP-2-MAR-15-0029-1
• Marin County Letter to CCC for Weds. Nov. 2, 2016 hearing in Half Moon Bay
• Marin County Land Use Plan Amendments 2015-2016 Compiled CCC Staff Recommendations
• Marin County Implementation Program Amendments 2015-2016 Compiled CCC Staff Recommendations

We invite your comments. They may be submitted at marinlcp@marincounty.org

• Staff Report
  
• Comment Letter
  

• California Coastal Commission filing LCPA Status Letter June 17, 2016
• County's Response to California Coastal Commission filing letter June 20, 2016

Marin County June 3, 2016 Response to the California Coastal Commission Staff Filing Status Letter. Document and attachments are available below:

• Marin County Response to the California Coastal Commission filing letter May 6, 2016
• Marin County Land Use Plan Amendments 2015 - 2016 (Compiled)
• Marin County LCP Implementation Program Amendments 2015 - 2016 (Compiled.FINAL)
• "Supplemental Visual Impact Analysis"
• "Supplemental Visual Impact Analysis Videos"
• "20160510 All LCPA Maps.pdf" (Including "Categorical Exclusion Area Maps (Maps 27a - 27k)")
• "Attachment 7 FINAL Remainder of IPA rev.pdf"
• Title 22 of the Marin County Code Revisions to April, 1981"

The Marin County Board of Supervisors approved a set of Local Coast Program Amendments on April 19, 2015.  These documents are available below:

• Board Letter
• Attachment 1:  Staff Recommendation
• Attachment 2:  Final BOS Resolution approving the resubmittal of amendments to the Marin County LCP to the CCC
• Attachment 3:  Full Text of IPA Code Showing Commission Staff Modifications to Board of Supervisors Adopted Text
• Amendment 4: The Environmental Hazards (EH) Chapter of the LUPA
• Amendment 5: Specific Chapters and Sections of the Marin County Development Code comprising a portion of the IPA for the LUPA Environmental Hazards Chapter
• Amendment 6: Coastal Permitting and Administration sections of the IPA Code (Chapters 22.68 and 22.70)
• Amendment 7: All remaining sections of the Marin County Development Code comprising the IPA (e.g., excluding IPA sections regarding Agriculture, Environmental Hazards and Permit Administration)
• Attachment 8 (7a):  Marin County Code Section 7.28; State of California Well Standards
• Draft Maps and Frequently Asked Questions of the Proposed Village Commercial Core Area Described in Land Use Policy C-PK-3
• Staff Report Supplement
• (For Reference) Chapter 23.09 - Floodplain Management

Board of Supervisors Adopted Parts of LCPA (August 24, 2015)

• LCPA Land Use Plan – clean (Adopted 8/25/2015)
• LCPA Development Code - Agriculture Only - Clean (Adopted 8/25/2015)

Board of Supervisors Hearing Materials

• Board of Supervisors Hearing Material from 8/25/2015
• LCPA Land Use Plan – clean (Adopted 8/25/2015)
• LCPA Land Use Plan – track changes(Adopted 8/25/2015)
• LCPA Development Code – Agriculture Only – Clean (Adopted 8/25/2015)
• LCPA Development Code – Agriculture Only – track changes (Adopted 8/25/2015)
• Staff Report Supplement (8/25/2015)
• Staff Report
• Staff Recommendation (8/25/2015)
• LCPA Maps (dated 8/25/2015)
• LCPA Appendices (dated 8/25/2015)
• Resolution 2015-106 (Adopted 8/25/2015)
• Public letters

Previously Adopted Documents

• LCPA Land Use Plan (Adopted by BOS 7/30/2013)
• LCPA Development Code (Adopted by BOS 7/30/2013)
• Other Referenced Provisions
• Background Reports (dated 7/30/2013)
• Comparisons (dated 8/15/2013)
• Comment and Response Summary

• Letter to California Coastal Commission, dated April 13, 2015
• Coastal Commission Staff Report on the Implementation Plan (April 13, 2015 CCC Hearing)
• Coastal Commission Suggested Modifications to the Land Use Plan (Certified May 15, 2014)
• Coastal Commission Staff Report on the Land Use Plan (May 15, 2014 CCC Hearing)
• Marin County Presentation (May 15, 2014 CCC Hearing)

• LCP Unit I (amended)
• LCP Unit II (amended)
• Title 22I - Zoning (Interim)
• Resolutions Amending Unit I and II
• Categorical Exclusion Orders

Side-by-Side Comparisons

• LCP Unit I Policies vs. Board-Adopted LCPA Policies (7/30/2013)
• LCP Unit II Policies vs. Board-Adopted LCPA Policies (7/30/2013)
  

Crossout/Underline Comparisons

• Comparison. Agriculture Unit I and II Policies and Proposed Amendments  (Crossout/Underline Document)
• Comparison. Biological Resources Unit I and II Policies and Proposed Amendments (Crossout/Underline Document)
• Comparison. Environmental Hazards and Shoreline Structures Unit I and II Policies and Proposed Amendments (Crossout/Underline Document)

Crosswalk Comparison

• Certified Interim Title 22 Code vs. Board-Adopted LCPA Development Code

The PC-Approved LCP Amendments (LCPA)

• 3 parts, approved by Planning Commission 2/13/2012:
  • Land Use Plan + Development Code Amendments
  • LCP maps (all)
  • Appendix (June 2011)

• Bolinas Lagoon Restoration: Recommendations for Restoration and Management
• Coastal Cliff and Bluff Erosion Background Report (June 2003)
• LCP Water Well Study (July 1983)
• Marin County Agricultural Analysis, Strong Associates (November 2003)
• LCP Framework

• California Coastal Commission Home
• California Coastal Act
• California Coastal Act (excerpt, Chapter 3 policies)
• Administrative Regulations
• Glossary
• Statewide Interpretive Guidelines (excerpt)

• KWMR Interview with Jack Liebster (12/23/2008)