SDCTA Opposes Del Mar Municipal Code Amendment to Development Regulations for Beachfront Property Initiative on November 6, 2018 Ballot
While the initiative would streamline development regulations, the process would also create legal exposure for the City of Del Mar if any of the 28 property owners who pay taxes on their land and for whom this policy creates a potential “taking” decide to request the courts to clarify. These very specific decisions are technical issues that ought to be made by policymakers, not at the ballot box. From a governance standpoint, this is an issue that the City Council can clarify through normal legislative activity.