Keep California’s Coast Open to All!
California's coast belongs to everyone. For 50 years, the Coastal Act has protected that promise. AB 1740 (Zbur) would unravel it.
The Coastal Act already supports housing and transit-oriented development in the coastal zone. What it requires is public oversight. AB 1740 eliminates that oversight for Santa Monica – exempting building expansions, parking changes, and housing development from Coastal Development Permit requirements – and sets a statewide precedent by blocking the Coastal Commission from requiring replacement public parking.
Worse, the bill rewards delay: if Santa Monica misses its LCP deadline, an automatic two-year housing exemption kicks in along the Wilshire/Pico corridor. The Commission can't force the city to act. Developers will exploit that gap.
Santa Monica already has a signed MOU to complete its LCP by December 2027 — a year ahead of the bill's own deadline. The process exists. AB 1740 is unnecessary.
Say NO. Protect our coast.
The Coastal Act already supports housing and transit-oriented development in the coastal zone. What it requires is public oversight. AB 1740 eliminates that oversight for Santa Monica – exempting building expansions, parking changes, and housing development from Coastal Development Permit requirements – and sets a statewide precedent by blocking the Coastal Commission from requiring replacement public parking.
Worse, the bill rewards delay: if Santa Monica misses its LCP deadline, an automatic two-year housing exemption kicks in along the Wilshire/Pico corridor. The Commission can't force the city to act. Developers will exploit that gap.
Santa Monica already has a signed MOU to complete its LCP by December 2027 — a year ahead of the bill's own deadline. The process exists. AB 1740 is unnecessary.
Say NO. Protect our coast.
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Keep California’s Coast Open to All!
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Keep California’s Coast Open to All!
California's coast belongs to everyone. For 50 years, the Coastal Act has protected that promise. AB 1740 (Zbur) would unravel it.
The Coastal Act already supports housing and transit-oriented development in the coastal zone. What it requires is public oversight. AB 1740 eliminates that oversight for Santa Monica – exempting building expansions, parking changes, and housing development from Coastal Development Permit requirements – and sets a statewide precedent by blocking the Coastal Commission from requiring replacement public parking.
Worse, the bill rewards delay: if Santa Monica misses its LCP deadline, an automatic two-year housing exemption kicks in along the Wilshire/Pico corridor. The Commission can't force the city to act. Developers will exploit that gap.
Santa Monica already has a signed MOU to complete its LCP by December 2027 — a year ahead of the bill's own deadline. The process exists. AB 1740 is unnecessary.
Say NO. Protect our coast.
The Coastal Act already supports housing and transit-oriented development in the coastal zone. What it requires is public oversight. AB 1740 eliminates that oversight for Santa Monica – exempting building expansions, parking changes, and housing development from Coastal Development Permit requirements – and sets a statewide precedent by blocking the Coastal Commission from requiring replacement public parking.
Worse, the bill rewards delay: if Santa Monica misses its LCP deadline, an automatic two-year housing exemption kicks in along the Wilshire/Pico corridor. The Commission can't force the city to act. Developers will exploit that gap.
Santa Monica already has a signed MOU to complete its LCP by December 2027 — a year ahead of the bill's own deadline. The process exists. AB 1740 is unnecessary.
Say NO. Protect our coast.
