AERIAL VIEW OF OXNARD PLAIN, A PRIME AGRICULTURAL AREA IN VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, NORTH OF LOS ANGELES NOW BEING DEVELOPED FOR HOUSING. SOME 84 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S RESIDENTS LIVE WITHIN 30 MILES OF THE COAST, AND THIS CONCENTRATION HAS RESULTED IN INCREASED LAND USE PRESSURES. RESTRICTIONS ON COASTAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN 1,000 YARDS OF THE SHORELINE WERE TIGHTENED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COASTAL ZONE CONSERVATION ACT IN NOVEMBER, 1972

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