Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Public Access to Rio Del Mar Beach Walkway

California appellate court restores public’s right to Santa Cruz County beach walkway

APTOS — A California appellate court has tossed out a pair of lower court rulings and affirmed Santa Cruz County’s right to designate a walkway along the beach in Aptos for public usage. RELATED: Santa Cruz County homeowners hit with $4.7 million in fines, prop up fence amid beach access battles Related Articles Santa Cruz scores first for best beach boardwalk in the U.S. Sperm whales Kiwi and Guava spotted off Cal…

Appeals court rules in favor of public access to Rio Del Mar Beach walkway

A state appeals court has reversed a previous ruling, granting Santa Cruz County a public easement on a disputed walkway at Rio Del Mar Beach in Aptos.

California appellate court restores public’s right to coastal walkway in Rio Del Mar

APTOS — A California appellate court has tossed out a pair of lower court rulings and affirmed Santa Cruz County’s right to designate a walkway along the beach in Aptos for public usage. In 39-page decision handed down Thursday by the state’s Sixth Appellate District, the justices recognized the county’s right-of-way easement and the public’s interest in a 37-foot concrete walkway along the backside of a row of homes next to Seacliff State Beach…

Appeals court rules against Aptos HOA’s privatization of beachfront walkway

The highly publicized battle over an 800-foot stretch of concrete behind a row of homes in Rio Del Mar has been settled, for now. The post Appeals court rules against Aptos HOA’s privatization of beachfront walkway appeared first on Lookout Santa Cruz.

County Wins Appeal on 37-Foot Walk

By Jon Chown Public access to Rio Del Mar Beach has prevailed. A decision handed down Sept. 25 by the 6th District Court of Appeals gives Santa Cruz County a r