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MyspaceIt looks like the Board of Supervisors is going to have to rescind its controversial approval of the house planned for the top of Farren Road at the eastern most gate of the Gaviota Coast. The 15,000-square-foot glass and steel Ballantyne residence, complete with a large dirt wall to obscure it from view, was approved in 2008 and subsequently appealed by the Gaviota Coast Conservancy for, amongst other things, not having followed proper Environmental Review protocols. The appeal has been upheld all the way to the California Supreme Court—the latest ruling coming down last week—and now the Ballantynes are out of options. According to conservancy attorney Marc Chytilo, the supes must now vacate their prior approval and subject the project to a full environmental review.
Supervisors to Rescind Approval of Monster Ballantyne House
Thursday, April 29, 2010
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This ill concieved project only got this far because Firestone / Gray ("can we finish this hearing now, I've got to get home") / Centeno wanted to push their rabid pro growth agenda on the south county . It was an in your face vote against the majority of south coasters wishes to keep Gaviota rural/ag/preserved.
geeber (anonymous profile)
April 29, 2010 at 6:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Too bad they didn't revoke the entire building permit all together.
TheosOnTheNose (anonymous profile)
April 29, 2010 at 11:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Yeah, geez - these po' folk might have to reduce the size of their house (something THAT big and immodest can't be called a 'home') to only 10,000 sf! OMG!! How will they ever squeeze in the furniture? Does anyone see the problem in electing wealthy, entitled people like Brooks Firestone to make land use decision affecting people they circulate with? Thank goodness Mr. F. only dabbled at playing Supe for one term; but it sure takes a long time to clean up the mess, don't it? Same situation with Bush II - we'll be cleaning up the deficit his no-tax, big budget policies caused for a loooonnnngggg time. Message: don't vote for anyone who has too much unearned money in the bank. (e.g., neither Firestone nor Bush would have succeeded without inheriting wealth and status.)
paguruspagoo (anonymous profile)
April 30, 2010 at 7:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)
"wealthy, entitled people like Brooks Firestone"
Wealthy, entitled, and grossly dishonest. Firestone presented himself as a "moderate" who would be a "bridge" between north and south county -- at the same time that he was throwing lavish fundraising parties for GWB, attended by all the sleaziest Republicans (redundant) around.
truth_machine (anonymous profile)
April 30, 2010 at 12:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)