---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 148.730"
title: "33"
number: "148.730"
heading: "What are the land use and coastal zone management criteria?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/148.730"
---

# §148.730. What are the land use and coastal zone management criteria?


In accordance with [§ 148.715(b)](/cfr/33/148.715.md?p=b) of this part, the deepwater port proposal and reasonable alternatives will be evaluated on the basis of how well they:

- (a) Accord with existing and planned land use, including management of the coastal region, for which purpose the proposal must be accompanied by a consistency determination from appropriate State agencies for any designated Adjacent Coastal State;
- (b) Adhere to proposed local and State master plans;
- (c) Minimize the need for special exceptions, zoning variances, or non-conforming uses;
- (d) Plan flood plain uses in ways that will minimize wetlands loss, flood damage, the need for federally-funded flood protection or flood relief, or any decrease in the public value of the flood plain as an environmental resource; and
- (e) Avoid permanent alteration or harm to wetlands, and take positive steps to minimize adverse effects on wetlands.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39178, July 1, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1 (75).

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39178, July 1, 2013]