Section 13544.5 - Effective Date of Certification of a Land Use Plan(a) After the certification or conditional certification of a land use plan, the executive director of the Commission shall transmit copies of the resolution of certification and any suggested modifications and findings to the local government that submitted the land use plan. The findings and any suggested modifications shall be posted to the Commission's website.(b) When the Commission has certified a land use plan or amendment pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 30600.5 without modifications, the certification is effective immediately.(c) When the Commission has conditionally certified a land use plan or amendment on the acceptance of modifications, the certification is not effective, including for the transfer of coastal development review authority pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 30600.5, until all of the following occur: (1) The local government with jurisdiction over the area governed by the certified land use plan, by action of its governing body, acknowledges receipt of the Commission's resolution of certification including any terms or modifications which may have been required for final certification; accepts and agrees to any such terms and modifications and takes whatever formal action is required to satisfy the terms and modifications (e.g. adoption of plan changes) and agrees to issue coastal development permits for the total area included in the certified land use plan, as amended, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 30600.5;(2) The executive director of the Commission determines in writing that the local government's action is legally adequate to satisfy any specific requirements set forth in the Commission's certification; and(3) The executive director of the Commission reports the determination to the Commission at its next regularly scheduled public meeting.(d) If the executive director finds that the local government action does not conform to the provisions of the Commission's action to certify the land use plan, the Commission shall review the local government's action and notification procedures pursuant to Articles 9-12 as if it were a resubmittal.(e) Notice of the certification of a land use plan shall be filed with the Secretary of the Resources Agency for posting and inspection as provided in Public Resources Code Section 21080.5(d)(2)(E).Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 13544.5
1. Amendment of first paragraph and subsection (d) filed 7-30-2019; operative 1-1-2020 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(2) (Register 2019, No. 31).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 11-27-2019; operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 48). Note: Authority cited: Section 30501, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 21080.5 and 30600.5, Public Resources Code.