S.B. 393 - Coastal Zone Management Summary

• Adds "coastal hazards" to state policy definition to include tsunami, hurricane, wind, wave, storm surges, high tide, flooding, erosion, sea level rise, subsidence, and pollution.

• Establishes new coastal zone management objective to protect beaches and coastal dunes for public use, ecosystem benefits, and natural barrier protection against coastal hazards, with coordination and funding for beach management.

• Prohibits private shoreline hardening structures (seawalls, revetments) at sites with sand beaches and requires minimization of public shoreline hardening at such locations.

• Modifies single-family residence exemption from coastal development review to exclude parcels impacted by waves, storm surges, high tide, or shoreline erosion.

• Raises minimum shoreline setback requirement from 20 feet to 40 feet inland from the shoreline; restricts variance approval for structures that may artificially fix the shoreline, particularly at sand beaches.

• Effective July 1, 2050.