In Malibu since the coastal commission virtually shut down remodeling private homes, homeowners now burn their house down instead of contracting a knockdown in order to upgrade their home. A firefighter from the area once told me that except for the big wildfires, almost all fires in Malibu are arson. The same coastal commission has denied permission for the firehouse to install a clothes washing machine, so the heroes have to drag their firewear down to coin laundry’s in Santa Monica, imagine that!. sewer problems etc. Of course it just fine to allow tons of horse poop run down into the ocean...ahh the limo liberals...
In my esteemed county they've addressed that little property rights loophole and have fixed California's oversight. Here's how it works. They "grandfather" the property, usually waterfront, from new more oppressive zoning after threatening the owners with gloom and doom junk science giving the homeowner a false sense of security. Then comes time for a rebuild/remodel for WHAT EVER REASON, they then play the "Critical Areas Ordinance" on the unsuspecting homeowner. This gives them the authority to prevent any building and or the opportunity to utilize their preferred remedy, Critical Areas MITIGATION which equals extortion.