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Modified Vent Ana Expansion Approved 25c • VOLUME 2. No.2 BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA 93920 FEBRUARY, 1979 • MODIFIED VENT ANA • EXPANSION APPROVED • "Massive" State Staff Conditions Rejected By GARY KOEPPEL Burlingame. The members of the state Coastal Commis­ sion voted 10-2 to approve 16 of the 36 units requested by Ventana Inn. • In a preceding "substitute" motion, the Commissioners voted 7-5 to reject their staffs surprise recommendation to approve the project if Ventana would agree to increase the total number of various types of lodging units from the 36 requested to the 136 the staff conditioned. No action was taken on the project as proposed by SNOW IN BIG SUR.. To the surprise and delight of Coast Ridge. Turn to page 2 for story and additional Ventana. • children of all ages. a January mantle of snow covered the photos. Photo by Sterling Doughty. The decision coneludes three years of permit process and reams of environmental documentation. Inconclusive is the ultimate fear ofthe remaining 20 units. which Commissioners felt should be determined by the Local Coastal Program planning process. Regarding the economic viability and future of Ventana , CAC Rejects CZ Rezoning Bid Commissioner the Gazette learned a few days after the vote that the • lenders will remain faithful to the resort if assured a workable plan for the alotted 16-unit expansion. At the the new zoning overlay. County would not be able to Leavy To Meet meeting of . Criticized as "an use the polities before Controversial Conditions Citizen unnecessary of completion of the LCP. With Locals The state Coastal Staff approval of the 36 units was rigidly mittee, which is working on government'. and conditioned by requiring the following additional develop­ the .Local Plan, the "redundant," the In another matter the voted to retain Coastal Zad ments: 9-7 not to would l,eavy and one or more com· --30 tent cabins • ... "q·",,,lftfF of the a use permit and its traditional meeting schedule of each second and missioners and staff would --40 bed hostel Board ,:UllILnl~r step in the permit fourth Tuesday. like to meet with all in· --30 units of employee housing procedure. terested persons Saturday. --20 parking spaces to provide public access to the Coast Advocates for recom­ Meetings are held at 7:30 March 10. 1979 at 10 a.m, at Ridge Road Committee member Zad mending the new zoning to 10:30 at the Big Sur the Big Sur Inn, to answer --a regularly scheduled public transit system had introduced a argued that, with it, the Grange Hall, and the public questions and invite com­ Another condition required that all of the "conditioned motion at the last meeting county would be required to is not only invited but also ments on coastal permit pro­ projects" would need all required local government • which, if would screen applications with the encouraged to attend and cedures and Local Coastal approvals. and their construction would need to be have set the wheels of prOVISIOns outlined in . participate in the Program (LCP) considera­ completed "prior to or contemporaneously with" completion government in mo.tion Chapter 3 of the California development of the Local tions. of the Inn units. toward formal adoption of Coastal Act. Without it, the Coastal Plan. This informal session is Michael Fisher, Chief of the state Coastal Staff and author the result of a number of of the Staff Report, said that the conditions were intended to people having requested the "mitigate the impacts on the highway and assure Lawsuit Challenges Commission opportunity of more direct accommodation for people with lower income." • and accessible dialog with Fisher said he didn't regard the project as a "biggie," but the Coastal Commission, to he stated that "only as conditioned do we recommend the full Policy of Required Dedications ask questions and suggest 36 units." jm provements. Myron Etiellne, the attorney for Ventana, requested that The Pacific Legal repair or maintain property relationship to the govern­ the conditioned projects should not be linked to their Foundation has filed a major within the Coastal Zone." ment approvals sought, and To avoid parking conges­ application, but if required. that they should first be lawsuit .the that the Commission policies tion, please park down the submitted to the county Planning Department. California Com- REQUIRED are actually working against Highway and walk up to the Etienne called "unreasonable" the staffs conditions of missions which challenge DEDICA nONS the preservation of sensitive Inn's restaurant. Continued on page 20 their policy of reqUIrmg Includeq as plaintiffs are coastal resources." dedications for public access the recently-formed routes as a condition -for California Coastal Council, a obtaining a permit for non-profit organizatio!l CONSTITUTIONAL building or remodeling. whose membership exceeds GUARANTEES .. The suit addresses actions 6,000, and eleven coastal The suit further charges the State and Regional property owners, including that the access missions which actor Burgess Meredith. requirements are "threaten private property The property owners ha ve "misapplication and and violate the true submitted declarations that misconstruction of the Act," intent of the California they were told by the and it asks for judicially Coastal Act of 1976." Commission that they could mandated guidelines to The complaint charges not improve their properties define "under what cir- • that "the Commissions are unless they dedicated part of , cumstances the Com- acting beyond their their land for public access. missions may exact public authority under the The lawsuit, filed on easements. " California Coastal Act in January 9 in the Los According to the suit, this requiring private property Angeles Superior Court, is necessary "not only to owners to dedicate public contends that "the Coastal assure that fragile coastal easements in for Commission actions have no zone resources are • Commission approval to rational or reasonable protected, maintained, enhanced, and restored, but to protect the rights of This Issue: coastal landowners." Snows of Big Sur. .. ..... 2 Big Sur Historical Soc ..... 13 The Pacific Legal Edi~oriol .. ' ......•..... 4 Pica Blanco .......... , . 14 Foundation contends that Point Lobos Zoning ....... 7 ROBINSON JEFFERS. 10-11 the "taking" of these lands ,. Rescues of the Past. 8 Classllieds ........... ,.19 without compensation is a Mountain Lions?!!!. .. " . 12 Local News ... 1,3,9,16,20 violation of constitutional VENTANA EXPANSION. The new units meadow near the existing 24 rooms .. guarantees. of the Ventana Inn wfil be built in the 1 Page 2 BIG SUR GAZETTE February, 1979 .,.,.~ , ,j • • • • • or Me and Mrs. RIChard Hendrix pose s'''''nr,~"W,,,'t,h" their newlY'made Big Photo by Ronnl Bloom-Webster • in the snow by PrlnClpal80b Douglas Michael Ealon, Jonathan Newell, Mark Newell, Wilkerson, Jonathan McQueen, Siocy Benson, Photo by Bob DOllglos • • • Jonathon Newell and Jonathan McQueen enjoy 0 good old·fashloned snowballllghl. saw the of the season, were far. The storm that IJUllIntleU There were the roof with bail feet around foot elevations Cone Peaks. inches or more road to above 3,000 feet, closed for the chance for coastal folk to there are their taste of winter the with snowballs, snowmen, and even a tOltlol~gB,n e was to "",mn,@t't ton on the tree summits. In March of flammable fuel 1976 a snowfall made fire left a of inches down the affected to Even the old which Post homestead Marble- • most had many old timers remember the winter, when snow virtually to sea and chains were needed to drive on the new The recent history Tracks a winter wonderland, Photo by Greg 0, Webster , February, 1979 BIG SUR GAunt Page 3 ~\~ ~1j~ VOLUH!!/J COAST ~ • TRAFFIC FATALITY • • CHP watches rescue efforts while Sheriffs Search and Rescue members prepare descend cliff. Below: MAST embankment. seconds, the rolled the the Li down • I • • in Newsroom number: 687 .. 2222 • Patrolman Ken for at passage. Search and Rescue Team. he saw The officer said he ran to a Big Sur Construction & Supply Inc. where he could ,-V"."""".", Macklin and LICENSED CONTRACTORS in the surf to other then ran in Big Sur lTill1<UJ"Urt Creek, six back to the • of Carmel that DIAL 911 667-2211 Support Tour in case of emergency boy VDLl/H!tt,! .. According to the sheriffs \\~ ~Ul\ was department, the boat's for the boy. engine failed about three, • Knowing that currents in eighths of a mile offshore, that area ran to the south, allowing the boat to drift CAMPI.NG presents Wright climbed a bluff to into the surf, where it PERMITTED scan the surf south of the capsized. Full Moon Celebration Send ONL.Y FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1979 • tax-deductible in Gourmet Dinner & Dancing in the Mall Slow Traffic donations to: campgrounds Dinner 7·9 • Advance Reservations Dance to "Super Natura]" eHIEF featuring Flash & Brian Chester Please Vse WALTER TROTTER JAZZ • ROCK • LATIN Turnouts Big Sur, CA 93920 Door Charge forpancing Only After Dinner • RIGHWA Y ONE 8< RIO RD. • Jl Country Inn anJ 1testaurant in 'Big Sur Ventana Inn -- an authentic year-round country inn providing oce&n-view peace and privacy. Featuring Japanese hot baths, saunas, heated swimming pool, and complimentary continental • breakfast. Ventana :Restaurant award-winning cuisine in an elegant, yet informal, ocean-view setting. Cocktails, lunch and dinner, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., every day of the year. Ventana Store a country store of yesteryear, located adjacent to the Res­ • talJrant offering new standards of quality and uniqueness to gift-giving. 28 miles South of Carmel on Highway One For Information & Reservations, Call (408) 667-2331 or Write: Ventana, Big Sur, CA 93920 .. Page 4 IIG SUR GAImE February, 1979 lIiewpninhi Here are some rules: 'lltems nub lItempn!nts Letters, preferably typed, should not exceed 300 words.
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