California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 5.5 - California Coastal Commission
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Article 2 - Definitions
Section 13011 - First Public Road Paralleling the SEA
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
The "first public road paralleling the sea" means that road nearest to the sea, as defined in Section 30115 of the Public Resources Code, which:
(a) Is lawfully open to uninterrupted public use and is suitable for such use;
(b) Is publicly maintained;
(c) Is an improved, all-weather road open to motor vehicle traffic in at least one direction;
(d) Is not subject to any restrictions on use by the public except when closed due to an emergency or when closed temporarily for military purposes; and
(e) Does in fact connect with other public roads providing a continuous access system, and generally parallels and follows the shoreline of the sea so as to include all portions of the sea where the physical features such as bays, lagoons, estuaries, and wetlands cause the waters of the sea to extend landward of the generally continuous coastline.
1. Amendment filed 4-21-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 17).
Note: Authority cited: Section 30333, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 30601, 30603, 30604, and 30212, Public Resources Code.
