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Environmental

Oct. 25, 2014

In rare move, state appellate court reverses itself on land dispute

Court rehears a case and rules Coastal Commission overreached when it required a land owner to grant public access to its beachfront property as a condition of a construction permit.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In an unusual move, a state appellate court reversed itself in a published opinion on Thursday, dealing a blow to the California Coastal Commission in a dispute over whether it could require a landowner to grant public access to private beachfront property.


The 2nd District Court of Appeal in a published decision in March had unanimously sided with the commission and upheld its requirement that a San ...

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