Center for a Sustainable Coast v. Coastal Marshlands Protection Committee

HINES, Justice.

This Court granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Coastal Marshlands Protection Committee v. Center for a Sustainable Coast, 286 Ga. App. 518 (649 SE2d 619) (2007) (“CMPC v. CSC”), to determine whether the Court of Appeals correctly construed the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act, OCGA § 12-5-280 et seq. (“CMPA”), as it relates to the regulation of certain activities in upland areas in conjunction with the regulation of activities in the marshlands. Finding that the Court of Appeals properly held that regulation under the CMPA does not extend to residential activities in…