RSAP 101: Understanding the RSAP and creating your plan
This set of resources is designed to help you understand the RSAP and how to use the Guidelines to create a Plan. This section provides overview materials, data requirements for the RSAP, and more. Whether you are just beginning or need help with certain stages, these materials will assist you.
Guides and Resources
- RSAP Overview (2-pager)
- Sea level rise project alignment questionnaire
- Community engagement planning tool
- Approval process for use of alternative or supplemental data
Plan initiation information
- Preliminary consultation packet
- Notice of Intent Template
RSAP Peer Learning Community
We are pleased to announce the launch of the RSAP Peer Learning Community, a pilot program supporting jurisdictions engaged in subregional shoreline adaptation planning under SB 272!
The community aims to offer a trusted space for jurisdictions to share progress, lessons learned, successes, and challenges in a focused peer setting, with the goal of improving coordination and adaptation planning outcomes. The community will meet online quarterly starting in July and will evolve with the needs of the jurisdictions in attendance.
While we recognize there is broad interest in subregional planning, this pilot is intended specifically for local governments developing, or planning to develop, subregional plans. If you believe you should have received an invitation, please email subregionalplan@bcdc.ca.gov.
Webinars
- Webinar: Introduction to the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP)
This webinar is an overview of why shoreline adaptation is urgent, what Senate Bill 272 requires, how the RSAP supports locally driven planning within a regional framework, and the tools and assistance BCDC offers. Access the Webinar Q&A (PDF) and presentation (PDF).
- Webinar: Creating Subregional Plans: A Local Government Primer
This webinar covered how to navigate each section of the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP), apply the RSAP Guidelines and Minimum Standards, and how BCDC can support local governments in developing Subregional Plans. Access the Webinar Q&A (PDF) and presentation (PDF).
- Webinar: RSAP Atlas – Data and Mapping Tool for Planning
This webinar introduced the RSAP Atlas, an interactive online mapping and data tool that supports shoreline adaptation planning. We covered the coastal flood hazards included in the Atlas, the statewide guidance it follows, and demonstrated how local governments and consultants can use it to explore risks, identify vulnerable areas, and gather information to inform Subregional Plans. Access the Webinar Q&A (PDF) and presentation (PDF).
- Webinar: Getting Started: Engage, Fund, Initiate Plansopens in a new window
This webinar walked through how to engage early with BCDC and the formal steps needed to achieve an approved Subregional Plan. The Ocean Protection Council shared details on SB1 grant funding opportunities. Access the Webinar Q&A (PDF) and presentation (PDF). - Webinar: Understanding Elements A & B
This webinar walked through what the RSAP Guidelines Element A (Planning Context) and Element B (Existing Conditions) require for compliance. How to utilize and document existing plans and data and how to find and document the planning area, community context, and existing assets. Access the Webinar Q&A (PDF) and presentation (PDF). - Webinar: Understanding Element C
This webinar explored what RSAP Guidelines Element C (Vulnerability Assessment) requires for compliance, how to identify and evaluate how people, assets, and systems may be affected by coastal flood hazards and sea level rise and included an RSAP Atlas exercise on identifying priority areas. Access the Webinar Q&A (PDF), presentation (PDF), and RSAP Atlas exercise worksheet (PDF).
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This webinar covered how to apply the Equity Assessment Standard in the RSAP Guidelines, including how equity is intentionally woven throughout the broader RSAP framework and planning process. It also featured our Environmental Justice Advisors, who shared real-world examples of meaningful community engagement in practice and how to center frontline communities in adaptation planning. Access the Webinar Q&A (PDF) and presentation (PDF).
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