Editing Carmel-by-the-Sea, California (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Carmel Beach May 2013 (cropped).JPG|thumb|left|[[Carmel Bay]] viewed from the beach]]
Carmel is located on the [[Monterey Peninsula]], situated on the southern portion of [[Monterey Bay]], on the [[Central Coast of California]].

[[Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve]], [[Carmel Bay State Marine Conservation Area]], [[Point Lobos State Marine Reserve]] and [[Point Lobos State Marine Conservation Area]] are marine protected areas in the waters around Carmel.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Carmel-by-the-Sea is situated in a moderate [[Seismology|seismic]] risk zone, the principal threats being the [[San Andreas Fault]], which is approximately thirty miles northeast, and the Palo Colorado Fault which traces offshore through the [[Pacific Ocean]] several miles away. More minor potentially active faults nearby are the Church Creek Fault and the San Francisquito Fault.<ref>Spangle, 1975</ref>

===Climate===
[[File:Carmel Point at Scenic Road.jpg|thumb|right|View from [[Carmel Point]]]]
Carmel-by-the-Sea experiences a cool summer [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Csb'') normal in coastal areas of California.  Summers are typically mild, with overcast mornings produced by [[marine layer]] clouds which can bring drizzles that typically give way to clear skies in the afternoon.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

September and October ([[Indian summer]]) offer the most pleasant weather of the year,<ref>{{Cite NIE |wstitle= Indian Summer |volume=X | page = 581 |short= 1}}</ref> with an average high of {{convert|72|°F}}.  The wet season is from October to May.

Average annual rainfall in Carmel-by-the-Sea is {{convert|20|in|mm|-2}} per year, and the average temperature is {{convert|57|°F}}.

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|location = Carmel-by-the-Sea
|single line = Y
|Jan high C = 15.6
|Feb high C = 16.1
|Mar high C = 17.8
|Apr high C = 18.3
|May high C = 19.4
|Jun high C = 20.0
|Jul high C = 21.1
|Aug high C = 21.7
|Sep high C = 21.1
|Oct high C = 17.8
|Nov high C = 16.7
|Dec high C = 15.6
|year high C = 18.4
|Jan low C = 6.1
|Feb low C = 7.2
|Mar low C = 8.3
|Apr low C = 8.9
|May low C = 10.0
|Jun low C = 11.1
|Jul low C = 11.7
|Aug low C = 11.7
|Sep low C = 10.6
|Oct low C = 8.3
|Nov low C = 7.8
|Dec low C = 6.1
|year low C = 9.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.19
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.75
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.53
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.48
|May precipitation inch = 0.50
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.20
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.09
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.11
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.28
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.06
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.43
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.73
|year precipitation inch = 20.35
|source 1 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.intellicast.com/local/history.aspx?location=USCA9879 |title=Carmel-by-the-Sea historic weather averages |access-date=February 12, 2010 |publisher=Intellicast |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605124227/http://www.intellicast.com/local/history.aspx?location=USCA9879 |archive-date=June 5, 2011 }}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

=== City planning ===
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Carmel has historically pursued a strategy of planned development to enhance its natural coastal beauty and to retain its character, which the city's general plan describes as "a village in a forest overlooking a white sand beach".{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} Carmel-by-the-Sea was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] in 1916 and by 1925 it adopted a vision of its future as "primarily, essentially and predominantly a residential community" (Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council, 1929).

New buildings must be built around existing trees and new trees are required on lots that are deemed to have an inadequate number.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pridgen |first=Andrew |date=April 15, 2023 |title=After wild winter, Carmel reconsiders its relationship with its trees |url=https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/carmel-reviews-tree-laws-after-wild-winter-17897683.php |access-date=April 16, 2023 |work=SFGATE |language=en-US}}</ref>

The one-square-mile village has no street lights or parking meters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/travel/25hours.html?bl&ex=1233032400&en=11a2bd70cd486544&ei=5087%0A|title=36 Hours in Carmel-by-the-Sea|last=Gross|first=Jaime|date=January 25, 2009|newspaper=NY Times|access-date=February 9, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531015343/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/travel/25hours.html?bl&ex=1233032400&en=11a2bd70cd486544&ei=5087%0A|archive-date=May 31, 2013}}</ref> In addition, the businesses, cottages and houses have no [[house numbering|street numbers]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Drost |first1=Philip |title=A city in California has no house numbers. Here's why they're finally addressing it |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/carmel-no-addresses-1.7091347 |website=CBC Radio |access-date=January 23, 2024 |date=January 22, 2024}}</ref>