Casa Blanca Beach etc. v. County of Santa Barbara

Filed 5/30/24; certified for publication 6/25/24 (order attached)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

CASA BLANCA BEACH 2d Civ. No. B314102 ESTATES OWNERS’ (Super. Ct. No. 18CV04772) ASSOCIATION, (Santa Barbara County)

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

COUNTY OF SANTA

BARBARA et al.,

Defendants and Respondents.

In the midst of administrative proceedings, Casa Blanca Beach Estates Owners’ Association (Casa Blanca) sought declaratory relief against the County of Santa Barbara (County) and the California Coastal Commission (Commission) regarding the timing of its obligation to construct a beach access walkway pursuant to an offer to dedicate recorded in 1990. The trial court correctly found Casa Blanca failed to exhaust its administrative remedies and entered judgment in favor of respondents. We will affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

More than 30 years ago, the County of Santa Barbara Planning Commission approved the development of a 12-lot oceanfront subdivision in Carpinteria. Casa Blanca is the non- profit…