The California Coastal Commission scuttled the City of Santa Cruz’s plans to extend its controversial oversized vehicle ordinance to a five-year program. County Supervisor Justin Cummings, who sits on the commission, successfully pushed for a two-year extension instead to assess the OVO’s effects on coastal access during the peak tourist season.
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Long-debated oversized vehicle law seeks five-year enforcement horizon
Director of Community Development Lee Butler said the approval allows the city to enforce the ordinance for five years, rather than one, before it needs to renew the coastal development permit again. He said staff made this decision in coordination with the California Coastal Commission to provide the city more time to make adjustments and address issues that will inevitably come up.
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Santa Cruz planning commission mulls renewing city’s oversized vehicle ordinance permit Thursday
If the planning commission approves the permit at its meeting Thursday night, the City of Santa Cruz will have more than three months to address any appeals that may be filed between Thursday and May 11, when the existing permit is set to expire.
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Coastal Commission OKs one-year pilot of Santa Cruz’s disputed oversized vehicle ordinance
After years of questions and division, the City of Santa Cruz will be able to move forward with its law restricting recreational vehicles from parking along its coastal areas. Santa Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings, a newcomer to the California Coastal Commission who voted against the ordinance as a Santa Cruz city councilmember, voted with the 9-2 commission majority Thursday.
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Lookout Update: Oversized vehicle ordinance now in limbo as Coastal Commission block forces rethinking
Last Thursday’s California Coastal Commission ruling is the latest setback in the controversial “RV ban” in the city of Santa Cruz. While the city moves ahead with other homelessness plans, the city council will take up how to deal with the ruling when it returns from summer recess on Aug. 9.