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Board splits on two coastal planning appeals: approves one residence permit, denies a short‑term rental exception
Summary
Supervisors reviewed two separate coastal planning appeals. They upheld the hearing officer and approved a coastal minor use permit for a new residence in Cayucas, but they also upheld an appeal and denied a short‑term vacation‑rental permit in the Adelaide/Willow Creek area because the required 1,500‑foot separation was not justified.
The Board of Supervisors considered two planning appeals with opposite outcomes: a Cayucas coastal development case was approved, and a North County vacation‑rental appeal was upheld and the permit denied.
Cayucas residence (item 32) - Background: Suzanne and Jimmy Heskett sought a minor use permit and coastal development permit to construct a single‑family residence; an adjacent neighbor, Gretchen Friedman, appealed citing private civil litigation and asserted encroachments on her property. The court had issued a stipulated preliminary injunction preserving the status quo regarding encroachments while litigation proceeds. - Staff analysis and board decision: County staff and the planning hearing officer found the application complies with…
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