CA Gov't Code Section 67840.5

(a)

Except for appeals to the board, as provided in Section 67840.7, after the portion of a general plan applicable to the base has been certified and all implementing actions within the area affected have become effective, the development review authority shall be exercised by the respective county or city over any development proposed within the area to which the general plan applies.

(b)

Subdivision (a) shall not apply to any development proposed or undertaken on any tidelands, submerged lands, or on public trust lands, whether filled or unfilled, lying within the coastal zone.