Coastal beach definition
Coastal beach. (or beach) means the sandy area between the low tide and the first line of terrestrial vegetation or development or the toe of an adjacent coastal bluff or seawall, whichever is the most landward.
Coastal beach means unconsolidated sediment subject to wave, tidal or coastal storm action which forms the gently sloping shore of a body of salt water and includes tidal flats. Coastal beaches extend from the mean low water line landward to the dune line, coastal bank line or the seaward edge of existing manmade structures when these structures replace one of the above lines, whichever is closest to the ocean.
Coastal beach means the land between the edge of the sea and the first line of terrestrial vegetation or development or the toe of an adjacent sensitive coastal bluff or seawall, whichever is most seaward.