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Zoning, Planning and Use

Oct. 13, 2010

Coastal Commission Sued

A San Luis Obispo family is suing the California Coastal Commission, accusing the agency of trying to illegally grab its land by requiring it to agree to a mile-long public easement across its shoreline property in order to make repairs to a dilapidated home and barn.

By Jason W. Armstrong

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A San Luis Obispo family is suing the California Coastal Commission, accusing the agency of trying to illegally grab its land by requiring it to agree to a mile-long public easement across its shoreline property in order to make repairs to a dilapidated home and barn.

Three sisters who own the property through a trust contend the commission is violating their Fifth Amendment rig...

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