78-622: Del Mar Union School District ( DMUSD ) is a public school district based in Del Mar in San Diego County, California . The district was founded in 1906. For many years, the district was small, serving approximately 1,000 students in the City of Del Mar. However, in the 1990s, the district's boundaries were expanded to include the newly developed Carmel Valley subdivision in the City of San Diego. Today, approximately 4,000 children attend
156-470: A barrier of concrete with a path on top. The commission has denied the petitions because of the anticipated loss of beach sand and because the county would shoulder the cost, not the homeowners. The county's responsibility for maintaining the bluff comes from a legal settlement dating to the early days of the development. The county's cost for the new structure was estimated to be $ 10 million for construction and another $ 15 million in mitigation fees to be paid to
234-625: A community that would preserve the area's natural beauty. But the plan for Sea Ranch eventually grew to encompass 10 miles (16 km) of the Sonoma County coastline that would have been reserved for private use. This and other similar coastal projects prompted opponents to form activist groups. Their efforts eventually led to putting Proposition 20 on the ballot. Proposition 20 gave the Coastal Commission permit authority for four years. The California Coastal Act of 1976 extended
312-495: A constituency that is important to Democrats." Development activities are broadly defined by the Coastal Act to include (among others) construction of buildings, divisions of land, and activities that change the intensity of use of land or public access to coastal waters . Development usually requires a Coastal Development Permit from either the Coastal Commission or the local government if such development would occur within
390-540: A few occasions throughout the year and rarely drop below 41 °F (5 °C). The average yearly temperature in Del Mar is approximately 65 °F (18 °C). Del Mar regularly receives heavy marine layer clouds due to its position between two lagoons and bordered to the west by the Pacific Ocean. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , at the 2020 census the population was 3,954. The racial makeup of Del Mar
468-584: A law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles stated that "The commission is the single most powerful land use authority in the United States given the high values of its jurisdiction and its high environmental assets." and that, because its members are appointed by the governor and the State Senate and Assembly leaders (which have generally been Democrats), "The commission reflects
546-500: A local agency (a County, City, or Port) has a Local Coastal Program (LCP) which has been certified by the commission, that agency takes over the responsibility for issuing Coastal Development Permits. For areas with Certified LCP's, the Commission does not issue Coastal Development permits (except in certain areas where the Commission retains jurisdiction, i.e. public trust lands), and is instead responsible for reviewing amendments to
624-470: A local agency's LCP, or reviewing Coastal Development Permits issued by local agencies which have been appealed to the commission. A Local Coastal Program is composed of a Land Use Plan (LUP) and an Implementation Plan (IP). A Land Use Plan details the Land Uses which are permissible in each part of the local government's area, and specifies the general policies which apply to each land use. The LUP can be
702-592: A mandate to encourage public access on the California coast and that means doing everything we can to ensure people can actually afford to stay there," said Dayna Bochco, who chairs the commission. In 2022, the commission forced San Diego to require off-street parking for accessory dwelling units within the Coastal Zone in order to reduce potential demand for public parking close to beaches, so that non-residents can find convenient beach parking. In 2023,
780-537: A part of a local government's general plan. The Implementation Plan is responsible for implementing the policies contained in the LUP. The IP is generally a part of the city's zoning code. The Local Coastal Program (LCP) for a run-down gateway to Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard is designated for visitor-serving commercial uses and harbor-related uses that support recreational boating and fishing. The county owns and manages
858-418: A permit for townhomes built in 1984, the owners of the 1984 townhomes sued. The Commission reasoned that the Coastal Act states that the Commission "shall" issue permits for coastal armoring designed to protect "existing structures," which the Commission interpreted as existing at the time of the passage of the Coastal Act, 1977. In 2023, the judge ruled for the plaintiffs, stating that the Commission's position
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#1732797736224936-476: A population of 4,161. The population density was 2,341.9 people per square mile (904.2 people/km ). The racial makeup of Del Mar was 3,912 (94.0%) White , 10 (0.2%) African American , eight (0.2%) Native American , 118 (2.8%) Asian , three (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 25 (0.6%) from other races , and 85 (2.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 175 people (4.2%). There were 2,064 households, with 340 (16.5%) having children under
1014-400: A public works project that would meet regional public needs. The Commission recommended cities implement managed retreat philosophies allowing oceans to naturally erode developments thereby nourishing beaches with reclaimed sand made of disintegrated former properties. In 2019, after the Commission allowed a new seawall to be constructed to protect apartments built in 1972, but denied
1092-480: A small boutique style hotel to a beach property, they will be required (in 2021) to pay $ 150,000 into a fund which will help to provide for lower cost accommodations in the region. In 2019, the commission fined a hotel builder $ 15.5 million after it "replaced two of the only low-cost motels in Santa Monica with a luxury boutique hotel, without a permit," the commission said in a statement. "We as an agency have
1170-600: A third of the backlog of over 2,000 unresolved enforcement cases. The first notable fines were issued in December 2016 against Malibu property owners Dr. Warren M. Lent and his wife, for $ 4.2 million, and Simon and Daniel Mani, owners of the Malibu Beach Inn, who settled amicably for $ 925,000. The difference in severity of the fines were attributed to the "egregious" nature of the Lent case. A "local coastal program"
1248-417: A three-bedroom house. The Coastal Commission had asserted that the public-easement condition was imposed to promote the legitimate state interest of diminishing the "blockage of the view of the ocean" caused by construction of the larger house. The court, in a narrow decision, ruled that an "essential nexus" must exist between the legitimate state interest and the permit condition imposed by government, otherwise
1326-502: Is "to protect, conserve, restore, and enhance the environment of the California coastline". Protection of coastal resources includes shoreline public access and recreation, lower cost visitor accommodations, terrestrial and marine habitat protection, visual resources, and regulation of agricultural lands, commercial fisheries, and industrial infrastructure. By regulating land use within a defined coastal zone extending inland from 3,000 ft (910 m) up to 5 mi (8.0 km), it has
1404-613: Is one of only two locations where the Torrey pine tree naturally occurs. The Torrey pine is the rarest pine in the United States; only two populations of this endangered species exist, in Del Mar and on Santa Rosa Island . The Soledad Valley at the south of Del Mar severs two colony segments. At the southern edge of Del Mar is the Los Peñasquitos Lagoon . To the north is the San Dieguito Lagoon and
1482-419: Is the official name for a zoning plan controlled by the commission but administered by a local agency. The commission can retake granular control of any project if it is appealed. An appeal will take approximately 6–8 months on average to reach a final decision and may take longer to resolve more complicated appeals. The commission is the primary agency which issues Coastal Development Permits. However, once
1560-847: The 77th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Tasha Boerner . In the United States House of Representatives , Del Mar is in California's 49th congressional district , represented by Democrat Mike Levin . Del Mar is served by the Del Mar Union School District , which includes eight K–8 schools. High school education is provided by the San Dieguito Union High School District . The North County Transit District operates their BREEZE bus service. The historic Del Mar station once served passengers on
1638-622: The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Surf Line and the Amtrak San Diegan intercity service between the early 1900s until its closure in 1995, due to the opening of the new Solana Beach Transit Center two miles north. That station provides Coaster commuter rail and Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner service. This trainline is the second busiest passenger rail corridor in the United States. The railroad tracks were built adjacent to coastal bluffs some 40 feet (12 m) above
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#17327977362241716-495: The California Coastal Commission , and residents have opposed the district's plans to install a chain-link fence that would stop pedestrians from crossing the tracks to get to the beach. The district considered this to be a safety issue as trespassers along the right-of-way have been hit by trains. This mile-and-a-half stretch (2.4 km) along the southern half of the city does not have legal access to
1794-486: The San Dieguito River , which empties into the Pacific Ocean at Del Mar. The bluffs along Del Mar's south beach are subject to collapse. Properties on the bluffs are subject to the impacts of climate change , such as sea level rise and coastal erosion . The transportation infrastructure is under threat. The city has a climate change adaptation plan which excludes the option of a managed retreat ,
1872-504: The poverty line , including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over. The City of Del Mar is governed by a city council of five elected representatives. Each year a new mayor is chosen from among the councilmembers. Tracy Martinez is the mayor in 2023. In the California State Legislature , Del Mar is in the 38th Senate District , represented by Democrat Catherine Blakespear , and in
1950-462: The 1,100 miles (1,800 km) of coastline. The commission's total budget for fiscal year 2019-2020 was $ 32,086,000 The total compensation of the commission's executive director John L. Ainsworth was $ 254,000 in 2019, Charles F. Lester's was $ 177,000 in 2015, and Peter M. Douglas's was $ 213,000 in 2011. Including the proposed budget for fiscal year 2021–22, the cumulative expenses of the Commission since 2007 exceed $ 348 million. The Supreme Court of
2028-443: The 1976 California Coastal Act specifically prohibits State Route 1 from being widened beyond one lane in each direction within rural areas inside the Coastal Zone. The Coastal Commission also had the power to block a proposed southern extension of State Route 241 to Interstate 5 at San Onofre State Beach in San Diego County . The Coastal Commission has the ability to overrule local elected representatives and has also gained
2106-589: The CCC's remit. Under the legislative proposals, housing that complies with zoning rules and environmental protection laws, would be fast-tracked in areas of the state that have not met their state-set housing goals. By exempting these housing developments from lengthy public hearings and environmental legal challenges, the proposals would effectively cut the CCC out of the housing permitting process. The CCC delayed approval for 141 units of affordable housing on Venice Beach in 2022. The affordable housing project had been in
2184-602: The California Coastal Act, especially the Chapter 3 policies. The agency has sought enforcement through the courts as it originally did not have the power to issue fines on its own to alleged violators. A bill in the California legislature to grant the commission a broad power to issue fines was defeated in September 2013. However legislation attached to the state budget in the summer of 2014 finally granted
2262-476: The Coastal Commission's authority indefinitely. Jerry Brown , in his first term as governor, signed the California Coastal Act into law, but two years later, became frustrated with the commission and called them "bureaucratic thugs." Peter M. Douglas helped write the act in addition to prop 20 and was subsequently employed as the Executive Director of the Coastal Commission for 26 years. In 2011
2340-549: The Coastal Zone. The Coastal Zone is specifically defined by law as an area that extends from the State's seaward boundary of jurisdiction, and inland for a distance from the Mean High Tide Line of between a couple of hundred feet in urban areas, to up to five miles in rural areas. The state authority controls construction along the state's 1,100 miles (1,800 km) of shoreline. One of the provisions passed under
2418-515: The Commissioners chose Charles Lester as Douglas's replacement, but then fired him in 2016. Accounting for 164 percent inflation, the commission's total funding declined 26 percent from $ 22.1 million in 1980 ($ 13.5 million in then-current dollars) to $ 16.3 million in 2010. The commission's full-time staff fell from 212 in 1980 to 125 in 2010. There are 16 Commission employees working in the enforcement function to investigate violations along
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2496-571: The Save San Onofre Coalition, Orange County tollway officials withdrew their approval in 2016 and agreed in a legal settlement to preserve San Onofre State Beach. About 60 oceanview homes in Dana Point sit precariously on a landslide-prone bluff. Since 2012 Orange County has submitted two petitions to the commission to replace the boulders below the bluff along the beach into a "revetment" a combination of boulders backed by
2574-606: The Sea") is a beach city in San Diego County, California , located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Established in 1885 as a seaside resort, the city incorporated in 1959. The population was 3,954 at the 2020 census , down from 4,161 at the 2010 census . The San Diego County Fair is an annual fair held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds . Horse racing is hosted at the Del Mar Racetrack every summer. Del Mar
2652-552: The United States ruled in the 1987 case of Nollan v. California Coastal Commission that a requirement by the agency was a taking in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. The Coastal Commission had required that a lateral public easement along the Nollans' beachfront lot be dedicated to facilitate pedestrian access to public beaches as a condition of approval of a permit to demolish an existing bungalow and replace it with
2730-478: The ability to fine private citizens. The agency has sought enforcement through the courts as it originally did not have the power to issue fines on its own to alleged violators. A bill in the California legislature to grant the commission a broad power to issue fines was defeated in September 2013. However legislation attached to the state budget in the summer of 2014 finally granted the authority to impose fines on violators of public-access which could apply to about
2808-474: The age of 18, and 927 (44.9%) with opposite-sex married couples living together, 114 (5.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 57 (2.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 124 (6.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 19 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . There were 707 households (34.3%) comprising one individual, and 209 (10.1%) comprising one individual 65 years of age or older. The average household size
2886-502: The authority to control construction of any type, including buildings, housing, roads, as well as fire and erosion abatement structures, and can issue fines for unapproved construction. It has been called the single most powerful land-use authority in the United States due to its purview over vast environmental assets and extremely valuable real estate. Critics say that the CCC has exceeded its mission, as well as exacerbated California's housing shortage by limiting housing supply in some of
2964-422: The authority to impose fines on violators of public-access which could apply to about a third of the backlog of over 2,000 unresolved enforcement cases. The first notable fines were issued in December 2016 against Malibu property owners Dr. Warren M. Lent and his wife, for 4.2 million dollars, and Simon and Daniel Mani, owners of the Malibu Beach Inn, who settled amicably for $ 925,000. The difference in severity of
3042-406: The beach for 1.7 miles (2.7 km). Coastal erosion eats away at the bluffs each year. The North County Transit District drove steel beams into the beach at the base of the bluffs in September 2020 to stabilize the face of the bluffs for 20 or 30 years. The city wanted to require the transit agency to cover the shotcrete wall on the bluff with natural soil and native plantings. The city council,
3120-544: The beach in Hollister Ranch unless the public were allowed access through their property. Alternatively, the Remmengas were given the option to pay the commission $ 5,000 which was said to help fund public pathways to the beach. The California Courts of Appeal held that "even if an individual project does not create an immediate need for a compensating accessway, one may be required of it if its effect together with
3198-424: The beach. San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is conducting a $ 3 million study on relocating the rail line farther inland through the city. On August 16, 2020, the California Coastal Commission emphasized the need to move the railroad tracks inland due to the persistent coastal erosion which eats away at the bluff each year. The accelerating rate of sea level rise due to global warming adds urgency to
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3276-513: The beach. Due to offshore reefs and wave patterns, this section has some of the best surfing in San Diego County. In 2023, the city was out of compliance with the state Housing Element Law. They submitted a housing plan to the state that did not meet guidelines for future housing. They were working with the state to get in compliance, but until they did, they couldn't block new housing projects based on city zoning laws alone. Del Mar
3354-534: The building restriction "is not a valid regulation of land use but an out-and-out plan of extortion." The commission won its attempt to require a permit for activity on a pharmaceutical limestone quarry owned by Granite Rock Company of Watsonville, California , in the United States Supreme Court case California Coastal Comm'n v. Granite Rock Co. Granite Rock's approved Forest Service permit to excavate pharmaceutical limestone expired by
3432-405: The commission can carry responsibilities which are highly politicized. The 12 appointed commissioners control zoning , compel property alterations, impose fines, bestow construction approvals or vetoes, and require public thoroughfares on private property. Separate from the appointed Commissioners are the commission's employed staff, numbering some 164 people during 2021–22. Jonathan Zasloff,
3510-579: The commission rejected a proposal for a freeway through San Onofre State Park in San Diego County. The decision was upheld by the U.S. Department of Commerce for this alternate route to congested Interstate 5 , Southern California's main north–south artery. In agreeing to end lawsuits brought by the state of California, the California Parks and Recreation Commission, the Native American Heritage Commission and
3588-678: The commission required restaurants on the San Diego beach to replace any street parking spaces "lost" to permanent outdoor dining structures (San Diego's "Spaces as Places" outdoor dining program) that had grown extremely popular after first being implemented on a temporary basis during the COVID pandemic with other parking spaces no more than 1,200 feet away. In 2018, a high-profile case was resolved without litigation: at tech billionaire Sean Parker 's 2013 wedding in Big Sur , where extensive staging
3666-460: The commission's fine of $ 1.9 million and will follow the restoration order requiring LADWP to apply for a coastal development permit to complete the project and to restore 9 acres (3.6 ha) of habitat within the coastal zone and an additional 17 acres (6.9 ha) outside the zone. In the 1980s, the commission denied the Remmenga family's petition to build a home 1 mi (1.6 km) from
3744-474: The cumulative impact of similar projects would in the future create or increase the need for a system of such compensating accessways." Jeff Peck and his business partner, Steve Barber, bought a large Half Moon Bay property for $ 3 million in 1999. Peck intended to build homes where his 17-year-old autistic daughter, Elizabeth, could live independently among friends after he dies. He proposed building 225,000 sq ft (20,900 m ) of office space on
3822-564: The district's eight schools. The district is well regarded for its high standardized test scores. In 2006, the district scored 939 on the Academic Performance Index , higher than any other district in San Diego County . This top-ranking was repeated in 2007. Individually, Sage Canyon School has posted the highest Base APIs scores in the County from 2004 to 2008. The district consists of nine K-6 schools: Together with
3900-402: The downtown project because of insufficient plan conformity with height and density specifications. Commission district supervisor Ryan Maroney said the mass and scale of a building would impact the "coastal resources" of views, community character and aesthetics. In 2023, the commission lobbied against California state legislative proposals that would ease housing construction in areas under
3978-526: The environment. San Luis Obispo County gave the McCarthys a permit, but the commission vetoed it in 2021. In 2016, the commission denied a controversial proposal for 895 homes, a hotel, and shops from being built on an Orange County oil field overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The Los Angeles Times said the denial was an expression of frustration with competing staff and developer proposals. The site had been disturbed by nearly 70 years of oil production but
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#17327977362244056-400: The fines were attributed to the "egregious" nature of the Lent case. According to the commission, the California Coastal Act requires that "overnight accommodations in the Coastal Zone are [be] available at a range of price points." When permitting new hotels, they usually try to require 25% of bookings at expensive hotels be offered at lower rates, or, in the case of a developer who is adding
4134-449: The harbor and wanted to amend the LCP to allow a mixed-use development with up to 400 apartments as their selected developer said the project was only feasible with the housing. In 2020, the commission refused to override the denial by the city of Oxnard of land-use changes as that is only intended to be used in rare instances when a local government is standing in the way of the development of
4212-509: The issue. A tunnel under Del Mar which would cost more than $ 3 billion is being considered. California Coastal Commission The California Coastal Commission ( CCC ) is a state agency within the California Natural Resources Agency with quasi-judicial control of land and public access along the state's 1,100 miles (1,800 km) of coastline. Its mission as defined in the California Coastal Act
4290-750: The mayor of Malibu commented: "The commission basically tells us what to do, and we're expected to do it. And in many cases that extends down to the smallest details imaginable, like what color you paint your houses, what kind of light bulbs you can use in certain places." The agency is tasked with protection of coastal resources, including shoreline public access and recreation, lower cost visitor accommodations, terrestrial and marine habitat protection, visual resources, landform alteration, agricultural lands, commercial fisheries , industrial uses, water quality, offshore oil and gas development, transportation, development design, power plants, ports, and public works. The commission's responsibilities are described in
4368-569: The population is on the coast and nearby bluff which are vulnerable to sea level rise caused by climate change. In 2019, the city refused to develop a managed retreat strategy for moving infrastructure and population centers from the water. This decision was made against the recommendation of the California Coastal Commission . Instead the city is planning on using other climate change adaptation strategies, such as seawalls and beach nourishment . The Surf Line railroad tracks are adjacent to coastal bluffs some 40 feet (12 m) above
4446-563: The process of replacing wooden power poles with steel poles to reduce wildfire risk, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) graded fire roads and created new roads on Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas in Topanga State Park which destroyed almost 200 endangered Braunton's milkvetch plants on 9 acres (3.6 ha)(10% of those plants in the area). The city agreed that its utility will pay
4524-639: The project began under Executive Director Peter M. Douglas . In 2014, the McCarthy family sought permitting to construct a home on their property in San Luis Obispo County . The commission first denied permission telling the McCarthys to relocate a path that ran through the family's property. When the family offered a route to relocate the path and offered to pay for the work, the commission denied their petition because of impacts which included "lesser views for hikers" and significant impacts to
4602-690: The project's potential effect on traffic, noise, light, and views. In 2020, the commission required the elimination of basements for planned homes in Monterey because there was no way to be completely certain there were no artifacts on the sites in an archaeologically sensitive area, reversing the Monterey County Board of Supervisors' split approval of the projects. In 2020 and 2021, Santa Cruz city planners advocated housing projects including 175 apartments to be built downtown adjacent to Santa Cruz's main bus station. The commission opposed
4680-409: The property to help fund homes that would also be built to house 50 disabled people. The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the project in 2011. In 2012 commissioners agreed with appeals filed against the project, saying the proposal would have too large of an impact on utilities, environment and traffic. Peck then filed a civil lawsuit against the commission and a complaint with
4758-499: The reuse plan in 1987 and local agencies approved a master plan in the 1990s. Critics of the development argued the Navy building should be built at a more secure site on a local base and that the downtown property should be developed as parkland for a more civic use, while plan supporters said the development will mean more economic development and additional reasons for visitors to go to the waterfront. The commission's legal opposition to
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#17327977362244836-684: The schools in the Solana Beach School District , the Del Mar Union elementary schools generally feed into Carmel Valley Middle School , Pacific Trails Middle School, or Earl Warren Middle School and onto either Torrey Pines High School or Canyon Crest Academy , all part of the San Dieguito Union High School District . This California school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Del Mar, California Del Mar ( Spanish pronunciation: [del ˈmaɾ] ; Spanish for "Of
4914-457: The state Department of Fair Employment and Housing claiming that the commission's action discriminated against developmentally disabled people. Supporters of the development said the Coastal Commission had never approved any affordable housing for the disabled in the organization's 40-year history. That accusation was based on a cursory database search and does not prove anything, said Charles Lester, commission executive director in 2012. In 2008,
4992-422: The state's most affluent areas, and harmed the environment by defending parking infrastructure, blocking public transit and scuttling dense housing development, while proponents say that the Commission has protected open space, views, habitats, endangered species, and public coastal access. The commission is composed of 12 voting members, 6 chosen from the general public, and 6 appointed elected officials. Being on
5070-467: The state. In 2014, the commission appealed a San Diego project by the United States Navy because of environmental impacts. The Navy had awarded a 99-year lease to a developer to build a multi-use development including a 373,000 sq ft (34,700 m ) regional Navy headquarters at no cost to the public to replace buildings that dated to the 1920s. The U.S. Congress had authorized
5148-548: The strategy was recommended by the California Coastal Commission in 2019. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km ), of which 1.7 square miles (4.4 km ) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ) of it (3.94%) is water. Del Mar's climate is considered mediterranean-subtropical with warm, dry summers and mild, humid winters. Temperatures exceed 85 °F (29 °C) only on
5226-614: The time the case was decided. Critics of the commission's authority say it has exceeded its mission, violated the constitutional property rights of citizens, worsened the California housing shortage by limiting dense housing development and harmed the environment by defending parking infrastructure and blocking public transit projects. Proponents say that the Commission has protected open space, views, habitats, endangered species, and public coastal access, and therefore argue that it should be given even greater authority to control housing projects within its jurisdiction. Jeff Jennings,
5304-512: The works since 2022. By 2023, the CCC had yet to approve the development. In 2024, the CCC hired lobbyists to push back against California legislative proposals to ease housing construction in the state. In 2024, the CCC expressed opposition to the conversion of two lanes on a six-lane freeway in Monterey County into bus/carpool lanes. CCC argued that the bus/carpool lanes "would cause substantial impacts to coastal resources" and that
5382-694: Was 2.02. There were 1,098 families (53.2% of all households); the average family size was 2.57. The population comprised 564 people (13.6%) under the age of 18, 205 people (4.9%) aged 18 to 24, 1,071 people (25.7%) aged 25 to 44, 1,455 people (35.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 866 people (20.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males. There were 2,596 housing units at an average density of 1,461.1 units per square mile (564.1 units/km ), of which 1,113 (53.9%) were owner-occupied, and 951 (46.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate
5460-522: Was 2.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.9%. Of the population, 2,398 people (57.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,763 people (42.4%) lived in rental housing units. The 2000 census , reported 4,389 people, 2,178 households, and 1,083 families residing in the city, with an average family size of 2.61. The age distribution was reported as 13.6% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 33.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
5538-424: Was 3,352 (93.1%) White (alone), 22 (0.1%) Black or African American (alone), 9 (0.002%) American Indian and Alaska Native (alone), 152 (4.2%) Asian (alone), 49 (1.2%) of any other race (alone), and 356 (9.9%) two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 274 (14.4%). The median household income of Del Mar in 2018-2022 was $ 185,335, in 2022 dollars. The 2010 United States Census reported that Del Mar had
5616-408: Was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 120,001, and the median income for a family was $ 130,270. Males had a median income of $ 81,250 versus $ 70,069 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 92,425. About 7.8% of families and 8.7% of the population were below
5694-552: Was a bill which would have created a state fund used to purchase threatened properties from homeowners, then rent them back to the resident to live in until it is no longer safe to do so. The California Coastal Commission was established in 1972 by voter initiative via Proposition 20 . This was partially in response to the controversy surrounding the development of Sea Ranch , a planned coastal community in Sonoma County . Sea Ranch's developer-architect, Al Boeke , envisioned
5772-433: Was an “erroneous and unreasonable” interpretation of the law. The Commission appealed the ruling, and observers have stated that the final result of this litigation will have far-reaching consequences on the future of California's coast. Currently, 14% of the whole of the California coastline, and 38% of Southern California beaches are protected with seawalls. One proposal to remedy this situation and allow managed retreat
5850-473: Was first settled in the early 1880s by Theodore M. Loop, a railroad official, and his wife Ella. Ella gave the site its name, inspired by Bayard Taylor 's poem "The Fight of Paso del Mar". In 1885, Colonel Jacob Taylor purchased 338 acres (1.37 km ) from Enoch Talbert, with visions of building a seaside resort for the rich and famous. The United States Navy operated a Naval Auxiliary Air Facility for blimps at Del Mar during World War II . Much of
5928-494: Was installed in an ecologically sensitive area without a proper permit, Parker cooperated with the Commission and created a mobile app named YourCoast to help visitors discover 1500 access points to beaches as well as report violations. He also paid $ 2.5 million in penalties even though the property owner was at fault and had illegally closed the area to the public for six years. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Half Moon Bay
6006-456: Was ordered to pay $ 1.6 million in penalties for failing to provide public access to its nearby beaches in 2019. Cars of hotel guests and golfers would be parked in public spaces by the valets or public access was simply denied to those spaces. In 2020, the commission fined 33 Newport Beach residents a total of $ 1.7 million because their yards encroached on the beach, and required that the beach be returned to its natural state. In 2019, during
6084-477: Was still a crucial ecological refuge for plants and animals. In 2018, the commission approved 120 new oil wells in southeast Long Beach. The commission defended the approval, saying that the oil company swapped 150 acres of wetland to the city of Long Beach in exchange for the right to set up new oil wells. In 2020, the commission delayed construction of a two-story Newport Beach office building and garage with space for two tenants because neighbors objected to
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