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 11 - Commission Action on Land Use Plans and LRDPs
Section 13532 - Staff Recommendation

(a) The executive director shall prepare a staff recommendation which shall set forth specific findings, including a statement of facts and legal conclusions as to whether or not the proposed land use plan or LRDP conforms to the requirements of the California Coastal Act of 1976 and of these regulations. The proposed findings shall include any suggested modifications necessary to bring the land use plan or LRDP into compliance with the California Coastal Act of 1976, unless the local government has requested that such modifications not be part of the Commission's action. The proposed findings shall also include any additional documentation, governmental actions, or other activity necessary to carry out the requirements of the Coastal Act.

(b) In order to assure adequate notification, the final staff recommendation shall be posted to the commission's website and distributed by any reasonable means to all commissioners, to the governing authority, to all affected cities and counties, and to all other agencies, individuals and organizations who have so requested or who are known by the executive director to have a particular interest in the LCP or LRDP, within a reasonable time but in no event less than 7 calendar days prior to the scheduled public hearing.