California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 5.5 - California Coastal Commission
Chapter 8 - Implementation Plans
Subchapter 1 - Local Coastal Programs (LCPs) and State University or College Long Range Development Plans (LRDPs)
Article 10 - Review of Land Use Plans: Determination of Substantial Issue
Section 13529 - Determination of Substantial Issues

(a) Not more than 60 days after the land use plan was properly submitted to the Commission, following the close of a public hearing conducted pursuant to the requirements of Section 13526, the Commission shall make a determination on substantial issue as provided in Public Resources Code Section 30512(a)(1).

(b) A majority of Commission members present shall be required to find no substantial issue is raised by a Land Use Plan that has been submitted for Commission review pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 30512(a). The motion shall be on the question of whether the Land Use Plan (or portions thereof) raises no substantial issue.

(c) If the Commission determines that the land use plan raises no substantial issue, it shall adopt findings for land use plan certification pursuant to Section 13540(a). A majority of the members prevailing on the motion shall be required to adopt the findings. The executive director shall transmit the findings to the local government within ten (10) days of adoption.