§ 8174-6.2.5. Residential accessory uses and structures.

(a)

Pursuant to Categorical Exclusion Order E-83-1 (effective 9/30/1986, amendment effective 2/25/1987) the following uses and structures accessory to dwellings are exempt from coastal development permit requirements, except when proposed within a location as described in subsection (b):

(1)

Pet animal keeping consistent with the standards of Section 8175-5.2.4;

(2)

Temporary mobile homes during construction consistent with the standards of Section 8175-5.1(e);

(3)

Exterior storage consistent with the standards of Section 8175-5.1(j);

(4)

Demolition of single-family dwellings, and of accessory structures such as garages, carports and storage sheds;

(5)

Accessory structures normally associated with single-family dwellings, including garages, swimming pools, fences and storage sheds, in accordance with Title 14, California Administrative Code, Section 13250(a) provided that:

i.

The lot contains an existing single-family dwelling;

ii.

The accessory structure is not used for human habitation;

iii.

The accessory structure does not exceed four hundred (400) square feet in aggregate in gross floor area; and

iv.

The structure does not conflict with Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Section 13250(b)(6).

(b)

Residential accessory uses and structures described in subsection (a) shall require a coastal development permit when they are located in the following areas:

(1)

Tidelands, submerged lands, or beaches, or within one hundred (100) feet of such areas;

(2)

Within any ESHA, riparian habitat, river, sand dune, stream, wetland, estuary, marsh, lake, edge of coastal bluff, or one hundred (100) feet of such areas;

(3)

Lands or waters subject to, or potentially subject to, the public trust;

(4)

Lots immediately adjacent to the inland extent of the beach, or of the mean high tide line of the sea where there is no beach;

(5)

Lots between the mean high tide line and the first public road parallel to the sea, or within three hundred (300) feet of the mean high tide line where the nearest public road is not parallel to the sea;

(6)

On slopes greater than twenty (20) percent; or

(7)

Anywhere the policies of the LCP specify a larger geographic area of concern for natural resources, open space, or environmentally sensitive habitat than those areas listed in subsections (b)(1)—(6).

(Ord. No. 4451, § 4, 12-11-2012)