§ 8.66.010. Findings and purpose.

The board of supervisors finds that there are insufficient federal and state statutes to adequately protect, preserve, and enhance the unique and beautiful coastline of San Luis Obispo County and the significant resources in the ocean waters within the boundaries of the county such as commercial fishing, recreational fishing, human contact sports, swimming, scuba diving, surfing, tourism, marine habitat, rare and endangered species, domestic water supplies, sea otter refuge, marine research, aquaculture estuarine habitat, shellfish growing, recreational boating, and areas of special biological significance, all of which require protection from contamination.

The board of supervisors further finds that because of the ecological relationship between the ocean waters within the boundaries of the county and the lands and people within the rest of the county, there must be local regulations for the:

(1)

Protection of public health by preventing contamination of domestic water supplies and water use for human contact recreation as well as contamination of fish and shellfish consumed by the public;

(2)

Protection of economic stability and for economic development rights;

(3)

Protection of significant resources, public health and economic stability resulting from contaminants being brought into the area by currents and tidal movements.

(Ord. 2397 § 1 (part), 1989)