3.6 Land and Water Use
In the Land Use Element, Section 3.17 Coastal Preservation, are the following policies:
A.
The City shall attempt to preserve shoreline beach area as a valuable
recreational asset and visitor inducement.
B.
The City shall continue with periodic replenishment of beach sand by the
Federal government until permanent beach sand management systems are
decided on and implemented.
Within the LCP, two of the major coastal access findings state:
I.B.3. Lateral access along the beach is presently restricted because of the severely
eroded condition of the beach from the southerly end of the Strand to the
Buena Vista Lagoon. Restoration of the beach will greatly improve lateral
access, as well as enlarging the usable beach area.
I.B.4. Existing rock seawalls may, in some instances, inhibit lateral access,
especially at high tide. However, the presence of the seawalls bears a direct
relationship to the beach erosion problem which both necessitates shoreline
protection and inhibits lateral access. Restoration of the beach may diminish
this problem.
In the City's LCP, the following recreation-related findings are presented:
II.B.1. There has been a periodic decline in beach usage in Oceanside which
corresponds to the seriousness of the beach erosion problem.
II.B.6. Future growth in beach usage in Oceanside will depend upon:
a.
Restoration of the beach.
II.C.5. The City shall continue to take the initiative to resolve the problem of beach
erosion.
Regional Beach Sand Project EIR/EA
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