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The California Coastal Commission (CCC) is a state agency within the California Natural Resources Agency with quasi-judicial control of land and public access along the state's 1,100 miles (1,800 km) of coastline. Its mission as defined in the California Coastal Act is "to protect, conserve, restore, and enhance the environment of the ...
California Coastal Commission v. Granite Rock Co., 480 U.S. 572 (1987), is a United States Supreme Court case addressing the question of whether United States Forest Service regulations, federal land use statutes and regulations, or the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, preempt the California Coastal Commission's imposition of a permit requirement on operation of an unpatented mining claim ...
In Nollan v.California Coastal Commission, 483 U.S. 825 (1987), the United States Supreme Court ruled that a California Coastal Commission regulation which required private homeowners to dedicate a public easement along valuable beachfront property as a condition of approval for a construction permit to renovate their beach bungalow was unconstitutional.
Meanwhile, the Coastal Act, which was created by Proposition 20 in 1972, gives the California Coastal Commission near-dictatorial powers to approve or deny development as far as five miles inland ...
The California Coastal Commission also raised concerns this year over the launches after residents reported that sonic booms were jolting and startling residents and wildlife across the coast ...
In September, the coastal commission learned about unpermitted work on the pipeline near the coast. It issued a violation notice on Sept. 27 and warned the company to stop.
Granite Rock filed suit, claiming that the Coastal Commission permit requirement was preempted by the Forest Service review. When Granite Rock prevailed in the lower courts, the Coastal Commission appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. California sought to change the division of power between the federal government and the states ...
The California Coastal Commission has been called "the single most ... The couple applied for an after-the-fact permit, which the commission approved in 2016 only on the condition that they cut ...