The Coastal Commission Just Lost Its Biggest Jurisdictional Fight in Forty Years

Horst Legal CounselReal Estate Disputes, Real Estate Law

If you develop, invest in, or hold property along California’s coast, you already know the California Coastal Commission has enormous influence over what gets built and what doesn’t. For decades, the Commission has exercised broad appellate authority over local permitting decisions, sometimes overriding county approvals on jurisdictional grounds that property owners had limited ability to challenge. The California Supreme Court …