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16 , 2003
Coastal activists traveled to San Diego to testify on behalf of this last great coastal open space in what Coastal Program Director Mark Massara called the “most important meeting, project and decision of the year for the Coastal Commission.”
Rather than vote on the development as it was submitted, the Commission convinced the developer to withdraw the application and go back to work with commission staff in order to make future development comply with Coastal Act requirements. The developer had proposed to as build a hotel on in an area that has been determined to be Endangered Species Habitat Area as well as build an enormous new seawall to enable new residential development, both clearly in opposition to California’s Coastal Act. The Coastal Act only allows construction of seawalls as a last resort for “existing structures” and never for new development. This doesn’t end the story for development in the Headlands, but stands as a significant victory for our coastal activists, who managed to win in spite of being considerably outnumbered by local residents brought in to testify in favor of the development. The developer is expected to appear before the Coastal Commission with a renewed application in January of 2004. Up to Top |
It's "back to the drawing board" for a developer with plans to build a resort and seawall at Dana Point Headlands, one of the last great coastal open spaces in Southern Orange County.