Kirkorowicz v. California Coastal Commission

Opinion

WORK, J.

The California Coastal Commission (Commission) appeals a judgment issuing a peremptory writ of administrative mandamus directing it to set aside its decision denying brothers Christopher and Gregory Kirkorowicz a coastal development permit (CDP) to expand horse stables and boarding facilities on their Encinitas property and to rehear the matter to determine whether the property includes protected wetlands. Challenging the trial court’s determination that the record lacks substantial evidence to support a finding the property does contain a jurisdictional wetland, the Commission…