Local Coastal Programs (LCPs) are basic planning tools prepared by local governments and used in partnership with the Coastal Commission to guide development in California's coastal zone. LCPs consist of Land Use Plans and Zoning Ordinances and contain the ground rules for future development and protection of coastal resources in each of California's 61 coastal cities and 15 coastal counties. Following adoption by a city council or county board of supervisors, an LCP is submitted to the Coastal Commission for review and compliance with Coastal Act requirements. As of 2008, approximately 72% of the LCPs have been certified, representing close to 90 percent of the geographic area of the coastal zone [chk/update]. Many of the 75 coastal counties and cities have elected to divide their coastal zone jurisdictions into separate geographic segments, resulting in some 126 separate LCP segments. This shapefile represents the first statewide digital version of the LCP segment boundaries and boundaries of uncertified LCP areas, and also includes Non-LCP areas such as federal, tribal, and military lands.