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8 SandBar 1 (2009-2010)

handle is hein.journals/sndbr8 and id is 1 raw text is: Legal Reporter for the National Sea Grant College Program Our coastal resources face a variety of com- peting uses, including fisheries and aquacul- ture, seafood processing, trade, energy pro- duction, tourism, and recreation. Develop- ment pressures and shifting coastlines threat- en water-dependent industries and water and beach access for coastal residents. Ad- ditionally, our coasts face immense popula- tion pressures. In fact, more than fifty percent of our nation's residents live in coastal coun- ties. In this edition of The SandBar, we have focused on various issues surrounding coastal development. One of the most critical chal- lenges to coastal development is public access to the coasts. While the public has the right of access to the shore through common law, landowners along the coast enjoy private proper- ty rights. In this issue, a feder- al district court case highlights the problem. In that instance, the court struck down the New Jersey's public access require- ments for municipalities. The cases also highlight chal- lenges of local zoning boards struggling to balance the rights of coastal landowners to develop their property and the need to pre- serve the coast from undue development. For instance, a Connecticut court affirmed a local board's variance allowing construction within a setback, while a Massachusetts court over- turned a board's decision allowing a septic system in a coastal dune. Please enjoy the issue, and, as always, feel free to contact us with any thoughts and comments that you might have. We are here to serve you, so please let us know how we are doing.9 Beach scene courtesy of ©Nova D eelopment Corp. Coastal Development Issue A IDBAR

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