I am pleased to report that the December 10, 2008 California Coastal Commission hearing on “Santa Cruz County IP Amendment: Net Site Area” (ITEM W10g) has now been continued from the presently scheduled hearing date in San Francisco, to a date to be determined in March 2009, in Monterey.
On Wednesday, December 10, 2008 the California Coastal Commission will rule on the Santa Cruz County proposed amendment to our Local Coastal Program (LCP). This amendment will reduce the permissible size of coastal homes. It will also cause many existing homes to become non-conforming and prevent you from replacing it with a like sized home if it is destroyed by fire or other natural disaster.
City’s program to protect its beachfront ““ which includes fees on homeowners for building sea walls ““ awaits review by state Coastal Commission
Solana Beach agreed last year to pay $100,000 to the Surfrider Foundation in return for the group’s endorsement of the city’s shoreline management plan, which is pending before the California Coastal Commission.
SB 1295 is being introduced this month by State Senator Ducheny. The intent of this bill is to change the current procedure used by Coastal Commission staff to appeal coastal permit applications.
CARMEL — State officials blasted Santa Cruz’s parking rules along West Cliff Drive Thursday, saying they get in the way of moonlight walks and late-night surf sessions.
The arrogance of the California Coastal Commission staff knows no bounds. So, hats off to Sen. Denise Ducheny, D-San Diego, for countering the staff’s audacious interpretations of state law.
A Superior Court judge ruling last month invalidated a set of guidelines passed by the Board of Supervisors last year that were aimed at helping new homes to mesh with the beach bungalows and other structures in Pleasure Point, Rio del Mar and other unincorporated areas in coastal stretches of the county.