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Article: Fenced out in Torrance.(coastal commission)(California. Coastal Act of 1976)
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- California Planning & Development Report
- Article date:
- February 1, 2009
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The Coastal Commission has no jurisdiction over a fence at the base of a coastal bluff in Torrance because a 1988 boundary agreement among state entities and landowners authorized the fence, the Second District Court of Appeal ruled.
The court said it did not matter that the Coastal Commission was not party to the 1988 agreement, and the court rejected the Commission's argument that an exception in the Coastal Act for boundary settlements did not apply to physical activities that could impact the environment.
Located at the back of a public beach, the fence has a long history. After two people fell to their deaths while climbing on the unstable bluffs ...