30310. In making their appointments pursuant to this division, the Governor, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Speaker of the Assembly shall make good faith efforts to assure that their appointments, as a whole, reflect, to the greatest extent feasible, the economic, social, and geographic diversity of the state. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. […]
30312. The term of office of commission members shall be as follows: (a) (1) A person appointed by the Governor and qualified for membership because the person holds a specified office as a locally elected official shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. However, the membership shall cease 60 days after the member’s term of office […]
30313. (a) Vacancies that occur shall be filled within 30 days after the occurrence of the vacancy, and shall be filled in the same manner in which the vacating member was selected or appointed. (b) The executive director of the commission shall notify the appropriate appointing authority of any expected vacancies on the commission. If the expected […]
30314. (a) Except as provided in this section, members or alternates of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties to the extent that reimbursement for those expenses is not otherwise provided or payable by another public agency or agencies, and shall […]
30315. (a) The commission shall meet at least 11 times annually at a place convenient to the public. Each meeting shall occur not more than 45 working days after the previous meeting. All meetings of the commission shall be open to the public. (b) A majority of the total appointed membership of the commission shall constitute a […]
30315.1. Adoption of findings for any action taken by the commission requires a majority vote of the members from the prevailing side present at the meeting of the commission, with at least three of the prevailing members present and voting. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 590. Effective January 1, 2007.)
30315.5. Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall make the notice of any public meeting or hearing of the commission available in both English and Spanish, and may also make the notice available in any other language. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 866, Sec. 1. (AB 288) Effective January 1, 2015.)
30316. The commission shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 285, Sec. 12.)
30317. The headquarters of the commission shall be in a coastal county, but it may meet and may exercise any or all of its powers in any part of the state. The commission may maintain regional offices, if it finds that accessibility to, and participation by, the public will be better served or that the […]
30318. Nothing in this division shall preclude or prevent any member or employee of the commission who is also an employee of another public agency, a county supervisor or city councilperson, member of the Association of Bay Area Governments, member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, delegate to the Southern California Association of […]
30319. Any person who applies to the commission for approval of a development permit shall provide the commission with the names and addresses of all persons who, for compensation, will be communicating with the commission or commission staff on the applicant’s behalf or on behalf of the applicant’s business partners. That disclosure shall be provided […]
30319.5. An applicant whose permit is denied due to the applicant’s failure to comply with Section 30319 may not apply to the commission for approval of an identical or similar project for two years from the date of the permit denial. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 97, Sec. 8. (SB 1497) Effective January 1, 2023.)
