Supreme Court Ruling Allows Housing Construction in Los Osos to Continue

LOS OSOS, Calif. (KEYT) - A number of residential developments in Los Osos will finally be able to proceed after nearly a decade of legal battles with the California Coastal Commission.

The California State Supreme Court issued a ruling last week against the Coastal Commission, stating it overstepped its authority.

An overall eight-house project begun in 2003 headed by Shear Development Company, LLC stalled when their last three property permits were denied by the Commission in 2017.

After the development permits were fully approved by the County of San Luis Obispo, the Coastal Commission stepped in and denied the permits.

The Commission claimed these lots were in Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas.

The State Supreme Court’s ruling last week in Shear Development Co., LLC v. California Coastal Commission was in Shear Development’s favor.

The State Supreme Court says the California Coastal Commission must allow the County their approvals of projects that conform to their Local Coastal Program.

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