This bill [Assembly Bill 976] gives the Coastal Commission authority to come on to your property and determine that you are in violation of the Coastal Act based upon their opinion of the law or twisted view of the Public Resources Code.
They then determine that you are guilty and can impose any fine on you up to whatever they choose. What they don’t say is the Coastal Commission for years has operated under unwritten policies known only to themselves.
At the direction of the Director of the Coastal Commission, policies can be enforced by them or changed or deleted at their own whim.
For example, roses are an invasive species. You can only use 10,000 square feet of your property for your home even if you have 100 acres, or 40 acres or five acres. If you clear you property when you build a home to comply with the State Fire Marshall’s requirements, the commission will force you to pay to a state conservancy, a habit mitigation fee for brush clearance.
This is what they are doing now! Your constitutional right to a fair trial has just been removed to environmental abuse.
Any questions, just call me. I have been Land Use Chairman for Association of Realtors for many years, legislative Bill Reader for the California Association of Realtors for three years, presidentof Concerned Citizens for Property Rights for more than 25 years. I have been accepted by the Superior Court County of Los Angeles as an “expert witness” in all real estate matters.
Tom Bates