California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kocarslan v. City of Palos Verdes Estates, B253026 (Cal. App. 2015):
implementing actions become effective, the commission delegates authority over coastal development permits to the local government. [Citations.] . . . An action taken under a locally issued permit is appealable to the commission. [Citation.] Thus, '[u]nder the Coastal Act's legislative scheme, . . . the [local coastal program] and the development permits issued by local agencies pursuant to the Coastal Act are not solely a matter of local law, but embody state policy.' [Citation.]" (Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates, LLC v. City of Los Angeles (2012) 55 Cal.4th 783, 794.)
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