From the
1976 State of California COASTAL ACT

Public Access

Development shall not interfere with the public's right of access to the sea where acquired through use or legislative authorization, including, but not limited to, the use of dry sand and rocky coastal beaches to the first line of terrestrial vegetation. (Section 30211)

Wherever appropriate and feasible, public facilities, including parking areas or facilities, shall be distributed throughout an area so as to mitigate against the impact, social and otherwise, of overcrowding or overuse by the public of any single area. (Section 30212.5)

Recreation

The use of private lands suitable for visitor-serving commercial recreational facilities designed to enhance public opportunities for coastal recreation shall have priority over private residential, general industrial, or general commercial development, . . . (Section 30222.5)

Development

(Coastal Act #30251). (The development should) ... protect the visual qualities of coastal areas, protect views to and along the ocean and scenic coastal areas, minimize the alteration of natural land forms and be visually compatible with the character of surrounding areas, and where feasible restore and enhance visual quality in visually degraded areas."