Californi Coastal Commission Conservation Voting Chart
An analysis of voting by the California Coastal Commissioners
Proposed Ordiance To Regulate Vacation Homes In The County
The County of Santa Cruz is proposing an ordinance to regulate vacation homes in the county.
You may review information about the proposal and scheduled meeting dates at:
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Supervisor-Leopold-Newsletter.html?soid=1101931445675&aid=VnnuBoaoXew
Surf Pioneer O’Neill Wins OK To Build Seawall
“Jack’s house is the most famous house in surfing,” said Mark Massara, a local surfer and environmentalist who has lobbied for a seawall on O’Neill’s behalf.” (Massara is also the Sierra Club California Coastal Program Director.)
Surf Legend Jack O’Neill’s Home Threatened By Surf: Founder Of O’Neill Sports Em
Surfrider Foundation regional manager Sarah Damrom, whose organization fought unsuccessfully to stop the county seawall, reluctantly said she would not oppose O’Neill’s plans. “We don’t support armoring the coast there. However fighting things piecemeal doesn’t seem like it’s going to solve the problem,” she said.
County Moves Ahead With Vacation Rental Rules
County leaders agreed Tuesday to craft rules governing vacation home rentals around Santa Cruz County after frustrated residents asked that something be done to rein in the parties, parking problems and other issues stemming from the influx of tourists to their neighborhoods.
Coastal Residents Urge Crackdown On Vacation Rentals, County To Consider Regulat
At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Leopold will officially ask county planners to firm up details of an ordinance regulating vacation homes in the beach communities of Pleasure Point and the Santa Cruz harbor and everything in between.
Application For Bluff Top Protection And Sea Cave Plug, 101 Grand Ave., Capitola
Click on Planning Commission Agenda Packet, then go to page 30 to view application
Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Dealing With A Retreating Coastline
The beach at Santa Cruz was a 10-mile hike to the west 18,000 years ago at the end of the last Ice Age
Our Ocean Backyard: Hazards Of Living On The Edge
Ocean-front homes just look a lot more appealing to potential buyers in June, July and August than in December and January. Some very creative words are often used to describe those shoreline homes in the real estate ads: “on the sand” and “steps to the beach”, being good examples.
Coastal Panel OKs Pleasure Point Rules
Per the new district, new homes and remodels in the Pleasure Point area are subject to a series of rules that seek to stave off large, cookie-cutter homes.
A grandfather clause allows most existing homes to be built back to their current specs in the event of damage.