Improving Marin's Master Plans

Marin County is currently revising its Countywide Plan, which was last updated in 1984. Marin’s Local Coastal Plan is set to be revised soon. The Point Reyes National Seashore is also revising its General Management Plan. All these are multi-year endeavors, tedious, detailed, and very important. Countywide Plan Revision National Seashore General Management Plan Marin’s Local Coastal Plan

Countywide Plan Revision

Marin County is revising its 1994 Countywide Plan. This is the policy document that sets a vision for the County's actions and lawmaking for the next 10 to 20 years. Major issues still to be resolved include whether the new Countywide Plan will protect Marin’s streams and creeks from degradation, and whether it will protect agricultural lands against conversion to residential estates.
For more on the hearing process, to see the latest draft of the plan, and to sign up to be notified of public hearings, go to http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/cd/main/fm/index.cfm

EAC's CWP Comments Letter 4/6/04

National Seashore General Management Plan

The National Seashore is revising the General Management Plan, which will determine how the park is managed for the next 15 to 20 years.

The Park’s General Management Plan
Read EAC's initial comment letter

Marin’s Local Coastal Plan

The1976 California Coastal Act (link = http://www.coastal.ca.gov/web/ccatc.html), requires coastal counties to manage their coastal resources through a Local Coastal Program (LCP). The LCP lays the ground rules for future development in the coastal zone and governs decisions that determine the short and long term conservation and use of coastal resources.
Marin County's Local Coastal Program is divided into two units: Unit I and Unit II. Unit I was certified in 1980 and includes the communities of Muir Beach, Stinson Beach, Seadrift, and Bolinas. Unit II was certified in 1981 and includes the communities of Olema, Point Reyes Station, Inverness, Dillon Beach and Oceana Marin, Marshall, and Tomales. The primary goal of the LCP is to ensure that the local government's land use plans, zoning ordinances, zoning district maps, and implemented actions meet the requirements of, and implement the provisions and polices of the Coastal Act at the local level.

Marin County plans to propose revisions to the Local Coastal Plan in late 2006. Use the links below to read the existing LCPs:

Unit I
Unit II

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