Coastal resources: California Coastal Act of 1976: industrial developments: oil and gas developments: refineries: petrochemical facilities: offshore wind.

(1) The California Coastal Act of 1976 regulates development along the state's coast. The act requires that coastal-dependent industrial facilities be encouraged to locate or expand within existing sites and be permitted reasonable long-term growth where consistent with the act, and, where new or expanded coastal-dependent industrial facilities cannot feasibly be accommodated consistent with other policies of the act, they may nevertheless be permitted if (A) alternative locations are infeasible or more environmentally damaging, (B) to do otherwise would adversely affect the public welfare, and (C) adverse environmental effects are mitigated to the maximum extent feasible.