Beach homeowners fear they might not be able to refinance or rebuild their homes following a disaster after county leaders approved an ordinance Tuesday that left practically all homes on Beach Drive and Las Olas Drive in Aptos in violation of new development rules.
Residents who fear Santa Cruz County’s coast turning into Malibu are urging county leaders to pass an ordinance to scale back giant homes on bluffs and beaches.
This amendment will impact (negatively) the use of your coastal property by amending the definition of the “Site Area, Net” for residential properties. It will exclude the area from the top of a coastal bluff to the bayward property line, not including coastal arroyos, from being considered in a parcel’s size when determining the allowable size of your home.
PLEASURE POINT “” At first glance, the Porters seem like they’d fit right in here.
Proposed major amendment to the Santa Cruz County certified Local Coastal Program to be presented for public hearing and Commission action at the California Coastal Commissions August 10, 2006 meeting.
UC Santa Cruz lectuuer emeritus Gerald Weber presents theory that sand source north of Ano Nuevo may finally have run out.