Sierra Club v. California Coastal Commission

Opinion

CHIN, J.

This case requires us to consider the California Coastal Commission’s (Commission) exercise of permit authority under the California CoasM Act of 1976 (Coastal Act) (Pub. Resources Code, § 30000 et seq.) 1 in connection with a proposed development project that straddles the coastal zone boundary. In issuing a permit in this case, the Commission found that as conditioned, the part of the proposed project within the coastal zone is in conformity with the Coastal Act’s policies and requirements. The opponents of the permit request contend that the Commission, based on an incorrect…