Sea Level Rise Disclosure in Statewide Buyer and Seller Advisory

Smart Coast California | May 4, 2021

A disclosure for Sea Level Rise is now within the Statewide Buyer and Seller Advisory (SBSA). The revised SBSA will be released in June 2021. Smart Coast California worked for over a year with C.A.R. on language for this disclosure (below). Thank you to everyone who was instrumental in making this happen.

7. SEA LEVEL RISE/COASTAL PROPERTIES: Sea level rise has the potential to affect coastal residents, recreation, and development. Coastal communities may or may not have addressed the potential impact. The following is a non-exclusive list of issues that may be impacted by sea level rise: (i) Shoreline, beach and bluff erosion; and sand replacement requirements; (ii) The effectiveness of seawalls and bulkheads, whether built with or without permits; (iii) Seaward construction, development or improvement to existing structures; (iv) The enactment of geological hazard abatement districts and assessments; and (v) The determination of the "mean high tide line" which is used to figure out the property's boundary. Buyer is advised to consult with appropriate professionals, including having a geological inspection, to identify the affect of the listed conditions, if any, on the property. Brokers do not have expertise in this area.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of potential resources provided as a starting point for Buyer investigations into sea level rise, and not as an endorsement or guarantee that any federal, state, county, city or other resource will provide complete advice.

A. California Coastal Commission contact information: https://www.coastal.ca.gov/contact/#/

B. State Lands Commission contact information: https://www.slc.ca.gov/contact-us/

C. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (sea level rise page): https://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=csc_search_all&query=sea=level=rise&submit=submit

D. California Coastal Commission (sea level rise page): https://www.coastal.ca.gov/climate/slr/

E. Coastal Adaptation Planning Guidance: Residential Development (draft); California Coastal Commission: https:// www.coastal.ca.gov/climate/slr/vulnerability-adaption/residential/

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