DeCicco v. California Coastal Commission

Opinion

GILBERT, P. J.

A county’s approval of a “principal permitted use” development within a coastal zone is not appealable to the California Coastal Commission. But when the development project also requires approval of a subdivision, the California Coastal Commission has appellate jurisdiction.

This case arises under the California Coastal Act of 1976 (Pub. Resources Code, § 30000 et seq.).1 Appellants filed a writ of mandate challenging the California Coastal Commission’s (Commission) appellate jurisdiction over their coastal development project. The Commission demurred on the ground…