. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. CAMA not only sets state regula- tions; it also requires local land-use plans. The plans are crucial to some development proposals, as the state cannot grant a permit that would conflict with a local land-use plan. Also, federal permits must meet state and local consistency criteria. Stick, the former CRC chairman, wrote a handbook for public participa- tion in land-use planning because he saw too many communities use static plans. "The land-use plans are the key to the whole thing," Stick says.
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. CAMA not only sets state regula- tions; it also requires local land-use plans. The plans are crucial to some development proposals, as the state cannot grant a permit that would conflict with a local land-use plan. Also, federal permits must meet state and local consistency criteria. Stick, the former CRC chairman, wrote a handbook for public participa- tion in land-use planning because he saw too many communities use static plans. "The land-use plans are the key to the whole thing," Stick says. Counties are required to have plans in place, but towns and cities are not. Local enthusiasm for the plans varies, and the CRC is reviewing the process. "Some use land-use planning as a sophisticated tool to implement their vision," Jones says. Other communities simply meet the state standard, then let the plans gather dust. "They don't have a lot of day-to- day impact on the growth and develop- ment of a community," Kirkman says. For example, eastern Carteret County has no zoning in communities along Core Sound. While fishing families have much to lose if pollution diminishes water quality, these commu- nities are skeptical of government regulation, Kirkman says. Beach Access, Reserves Added State officials love to speak of successful CAMA programs, such as the beach access and coastal reserve programs. "We've had success in non- regulatory areas that we don't get a whole lot of credit for," Jones says. The ocean has always been considered a public resource, but as. Some coastal projects include the movement of sand. Division of Coastal Management beachfront property became more valuable, access became more difficult. The state initiated a grant program to encourage communities to purchase strips of land and build public walkways over dunes. "We have such a tradition of the public being allowed to use our beach resources," Moffitt says.
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