3.6 Land and Water Use
As evidenced in the City's General Plan and LCP, beach replenishment is an important goal of coastal
planning for the City of Oceanside.
North Carlsbad
On-site and Adjacent Land Use
The North Carlsbad receiver site, located within the jurisdiction of the City of Carlsbad, stretches for
approximately 4,000 feet (0.8 mile) from just south of the Buena Vista Lagoon to Carlsbad Village Drive
(Elm Avenue). Carlsbad State Beach is located immediately south of the receiver site. The receiver site
is moderately utilized for beach activities due to its confined location between Buena Vista Lagoon and
Carlsbad State Beach and proximity to local residences. The Parks and Recreation Department reported
651,622 visitors to Carlsbad State Beach in fiscal-year 1997-1998 (California Department of Parks and
Recreation 1999). Access to the site is via public accessways from Ocean Street and Carlsbad Boulevard.
Several lifeguard towers exist, and there is also occasional rip-rap to protect beach front properties. The
area located adjacent to the proposed receiver beach site is comprised of new and older residential uses
and a military (Army/Navy) preparatory school. Beach surf breaks (e.g., Offshore and Tamarack) are
scattered along the shore near the proposed receiver site; however, no nearshore reefs supporting surf
breaks are located in the vicinity. Surfing conditions in this area are primarily dependent upon shifting
formations of nearshore sandbars.
The site is located within the Coastal Zone as designated in the City of Carlsbad General Plan (1994). The
objective of the Coastal Zone is to identify areas subject to the requirements of the California Coastal Act
of 1976. Any project within the Coastal Zone is subject to review by the City of Carlsbad and the CCC.
In compliance with the California Coastal Act of 1976, the City certified an LCP in 1980. Subsequent
amendments to the LCP in 1982, 1985, 1988, and 1996 have produced a substantive LCP, comprised
of five segments. The proposed receiver site is located within the Mello II Segment (City of Carlsbad
1996). In general, the LCP requires that development not impact biological or cultural resources, interfere
with the public access to and along the shoreline, or impact visual or natural resources in the Coastal Zone.
The North Carlsbad receiver site involves ungranted sovereign land under the CSLC's jurisdiction;
authorization from the CSLC would be required for implementation of the proposed action. The owner
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