nollan california coastal argued march decided june california coastal commission granted permit appellants replace small bungalow beachfront lot larger house upon condition allow public easement pass across beach located two public beaches county superior granted appellants writ administrative mandamus directed permit condition struck however state appeal reversed ruling imposition condition violate takings clause fifth amendment incorporated fourteenth amendment held although outright taking uncompensated permanent easement violate takings clause conditioning appellants rebuilding permit granting easement lawful regulation substantially furthered governmental purposes justify denial permit government power forbid particular land uses order advance legitimate purpose includes power condition use upon concession owner even concession property rights long condition furthers governmental purpose advanced justification prohibiting use pp commission imposition condition treated exercise regulation power since condition serve public purposes related permit requirement put forth justify protecting public ability see beach assisting public overcoming perceived psychological barrier using beach preventing beach congestion none plausible moreover commission justification access requirement unrelated regulation part comprehensive program provide beach access arising prior coastal permit decisions simply expression belief public interest served continuous strip publicly accessible beach although state free advance comprehensive program exercising eminent domain power paying access easements compel coastal residents alone contribute realization goal pp scalia delivered opinion rehnquist white powell joined brennan filed dissenting opinion marshall joined post blackmun filed dissenting opinion post stevens filed dissenting opinion blackmun joined post robert best argued cause appellants briefs ronald zumbrun timothy bittle andrea sheridan ordin chief assistant attorney general california argued cause appellee brief john van de kamp attorney general gregory taylor assistant attorney general anthony summers supervising deputy attorney general jamee jordan patterson briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed solicitor general fried assistant attorney general habicht deputy solicitor general ayer deputy assistant attorneys general marzulla hookano kmiec richard lazarus peter steenland breezy point cooperative walter pozen briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed commonwealth massachusetts et al james shannon attorney general massachusetts lee breckenridge nathaniel lawrence assistant attorneys general attorneys general respective follows siegelman alabama john steven clark arkansas joseph lieberman connecticut charles oberly delaware robert butterworth florida warren price iii hawaii neil hartigan illinois thomas miller iowa robert stephan kansas william guste louisiana james tierney maine joseph curran maryland hubert humphrey iii minnesota william webster missouri robert spire nebraska stephen merrill new hampshire cary edwards new jersey robert abrams new york lacy thornburg north carolina nicholas spaeth north dakota dave frohnmayer oregon james rhode island michael cody tennessee jim mattox texas jeffrey amestoy vermont kenneth eikenberry washington charles brown west virginia donald hanaway wisconsin council state government et al benna ruth solomon joyce holmes benjamin designated california cities counties clement shute natural resources defense council et al fredric woocher briefs amici curiae filed california association realtors william pfeiffer national association home builders et al jerrold fadem michael berger gus bauman justice scalia delivered opinion james marilyn nollan appeal decision california appeal ruling california coastal commission condition grant permission rebuild house transfer public easement across beachfront property cal app cal rptr california rejected claim imposition condition violates takings clause fifth amendment incorporated fourteenth amendment ibid noted probable jurisdiction nollans beachfront lot ventura county california north property faria county park oceanside public park public beach recreation area another public beach area known locally cove lies feet south lot concrete seawall approximately eight feet high separates beach portion nollans property rest lot historic mean high tide line determines lot oceanside boundary nollans originally leased property option buy building lot small bungalow totaling square feet time rented summer vacationers years rental use however building fallen disrepair longer rented nollans option purchase conditioned promise demolish bungalow replace order cal pub res code ann west required obtain coastal development permit california coastal commission february submitted permit application commission proposed demolish existing structure replace house keeping rest neighborhood nollans informed application placed administrative calendar commission staff recommended permit granted subject condition allow public easement pass across portion property bounded mean high tide line one side seawall side make easier public get faria county park cove nollans protested imposition condition commission overruled objections granted permit subject recordation deed restriction granting easement app june nollans filed petition writ administrative mandamus asking ventura county superior invalidate access condition argued condition imposed absent evidence proposed development direct adverse impact public access beach agreed remanded case commission full evidentiary hearing issue remand commission held public hearing made factual findings reaffirmed imposition condition found new house increase blockage view ocean thus contributing development wall residential structures prevent public psychologically realizing stretch coastline exists nearby every right visit new house also increase private use shorefront effects construction house along area development cumulatively burden public ability traverse along shorefront therefore commission properly require nollans offset burden providing additional lateral access public beaches form easement across property commission also noted similarly conditioned coastal development permits along tract land conditioned approved commission administrative regulations place allowing imposition condition remaining involved shorefront property nollans filed supplemental petition writ administrative mandamus superior argued imposition access condition violated takings clause fifth amendment incorporated fourteenth amendment superior ruled favor statutory grounds finding part avoid issues constitutionality california coastal act cal pub res code ann et seq west authorized commission impose public access conditions coastal development permits replacement existing home new one proposed development adverse impact public access sea app view administrative record provide adequate factual basis concluding replacement bungalow house create direct cumulative burden public access sea accordingly superior granted writ mandamus directed permit condition struck commission appealed california appeal appeal pending nollans satisfied condition option purchase tearing bungalow building new house bought property notify commission taking action appeal reversed superior cal app cal rptr disagreed superior interpretation coastal act finding required coastal permit construction new house whose floor area height bulk larger house replacing conditioned grant access cal see cal pub res code ann also ruled requirement violate constitution reasoning earlier case appeal grupe california coastal cal app cal rptr case found long project contributed need public access even project standing alone created need access even indirect relationship access exacted need project contributed imposition access condition development permit sufficiently related burdens created project constitutional cal app cal see grupe supra cal see also remmenga california coastal cal app cal rptr appeal dism appeal ruled record established situation respect nollans house cal app cal ruled nollans taking claim also failed although condition diminished value nollans lot deprive reasonable use property cal see grupe supra cal since appeal view statutory constitutional obstacle imposition access condition superior erred granting writ mandamus nollans appealed raising constitutional question ii california simply required nollans make easement across beachfront available public permanent basis order increase public access beach rather conditioning permit rebuild house agreeing doubt taking say appropriation public easement across landowner premises constitute taking property interest rather justice brennan contends mere restriction use post use words manner deprives ordinary meaning indeed one principal uses eminent domain power assure government able require conveyance interests long pays sackman nichols eminent domain rev ed see perhaps point obvious never confronted controversy required us rule upon cases analysis effect governmental action leads conclusion repeatedly held property reserved owner private use right exclude others one essential sticks bundle rights commonly characterized property loretto teleprompter manhattan catv quoting kaiser aetna loretto observed governmental action results permanent physical occupation property government others see cases uniformly found taking extent occupation without regard whether action achieves important public benefit minimal economic impact owner think permanent physical occupation occurred purposes rule individuals given permanent continuous right pass fro real property may continuously traversed even though particular individual permitted station permanently upon premises justice brennan argues might ordinarily case california constitution prohibition individual exclu ding right way navigable water whenever required public purpose art produces different result post see also post number difficulties argument obviously right way sought naturally described one navigable water street sea along least highly questionable whether text california constitution prima facie application situation us even however several california cases suggest justice brennan interpretation effect clause erroneous obtain easements access across private property state must proceed eminent domain power see bolsa land burdick cal oakland oakland water front cal heist county colusa cal app cal rptr aptos seascape santa cruz cal app cal rptr none cases specifically addressed argument art allowed public cross private property get navigable water provision meant justice brennan believes hard see invoked see also op cal atty spite sweeping provisions art injunction therein legislature give provisions liberal interpretation reported cases california adopted general rule one may trespass private land get navigable tidewaters purpose commerce navigation fishing light uncertainties given fact justice blackmun notes appeal rest decision art post assuredly take upon resolve question california constitutional law first instance see jenkins anderson doubly inappropriate since commission advance argument appeal nollans argued superior claim public right access asserted quiet title action see points authorities support motion writ administrative mandamus super ct cal commission possessing claim easement probably standing california law bring see cal code civ proc ann west given requiring uncompensated conveyance easement outright violate fourteenth amendment question becomes whether requiring conveyed condition issuing permit alters outcome long recognized regulation effect taking substantially advance legitimate state interests den owner economically viable use land agins tiburon see also penn central transportation new york city use restriction may constitute taking reasonably necessary effectuation substantial government purpose cases elaborated standards determining constitutes legitimate state interest type connection regulation state interest satisfies requirement former substantially advance latter made clear however broad range governmental purposes regulations satisfies requirements see agins tiburon supra scenic zoning penn central transportation new york city supra landmark preservation euclid ambler realty residential zoning laitos westfall government interference private interests public resources harv envtl rev commission argues among permissible purposes protecting public ability see beach assisting public overcoming psychological barrier using beach created developed shorefront preventing congestion public beaches assume without deciding case commission unquestionably able deny nollans permit outright new house alone reason cumulative impact produced conjunction construction substantially impede purposes unless denial interfere drastically nollans use property constitute taking see penn central transportation new york city supra commission argues permit condition serves legitimate purpose refusal issue permit found taking refusal issue permit constitute taking agree thus commission attached permit condition protected public ability see beach notwithstanding construction new house example height limitation width restriction ban fences long commission exercised police power assumed forbid construction house altogether imposition condition also constitutional moreover come closer facts present case condition constitutional even consisted requirement nollans provide viewing sport property passersby whose sighting ocean new house interfere although requirement constituting permanent grant continuous access property considered taking attached development permit commission assumed power forbid construction house order protect public view beach must surely include power condition construction upon concession owner even concession property rights serves end prohibition designed accomplish purpose legitimate exercise police power rather taking strange conclude providing owner alternative prohibition accomplishes purpose evident constitutional propriety disappears however condition substituted prohibition utterly fails end advanced justification prohibition essential nexus eliminated situation becomes california law forbade shouting fire crowded theater granted dispensations willing contribute state treasury ban shouting fire core exercise state police power protect public safety thus meet even stringent standards regulation speech adding unrelated condition alters purpose one may legitimate inadequate sustain ban therefore even though sense requiring tax contribution order shout fire lesser restriction speech outright ban pass constitutional muster similarly lack nexus condition original purpose building restriction converts purpose something purpose becomes quite simply obtaining easement serve valid governmental purpose without payment compensation whatever may outer limits legitimate state interests takings context one short unless permit condition serves governmental purpose development ban building restriction valid regulation land use plan extortion associates atkinson see brief amicus curiae see also loretto teleprompter manhattan catv iii commission claims concedes much may sustain condition issue finding reasonably related public need burden nollans new house creates contributes accept purposes discussion commission proposed test close fit condition burden required find case meet even untailored standards commission principal contention contrary essentially turns play word access nollans new house commission found interfere visual access beach turn along shorefront development interfere desire people drive past nollans house use beach thus creating psychological barrier access nollans new house also process altogether clear commission opinion presumably potent enough offset effects psychological barrier increase use public beaches thus creating need access burdens access alleviated requirement nollans provide lateral access beach rewriting argument eliminate play words makes clear nothing quite impossible understand requirement people already public beaches able walk across nollans property reduces obstacles viewing beach created new house also impossible understand lowers psychological barrier using public beaches helps remedy additional congestion caused construction nollans new house therefore find commission imposition permit condition treated exercise power purposes conclusion point consistent approach taken every considered question exception california state courts see parks watson bethlehem evangelical lutheran church lakewood aunt hack ridge estates planning longboat key lands end app pioneer trust savings bank mount prospect lampton pinaire app schwing baton rouge la app application denied la howard county jjm md collis bloomington state ex rel noland louis county mo billings properties yellowstone county mont simpson north platte neb briar west lincoln neb associates atkinson longridge builders planning bd princeton jenad scarsdale mackall white app div appeal denied frank ansuini cranston college station turtle rock tex call west jordan utah board supervisors james city county rowe jordan menomonee falls appeal dism see also littlefield afton brief national association home builders et al amici curiae justice brennan argues imposition access requirement irrational version commission argument reason requirement absence person looking toward beach road see street residential structures including nollans new home conclude public beach nearby however person sees people passing repassing along dry sand behind nollans home realize public beach somewhere vicinity post commission action however based opposite factual finding wall houses completely blocked view beach person looking road able see app even commission made finding justice brennan proposes however certain suffice share justice brennan confidence commission little difficulty future utilizing expertise demonstrate specific connection provisions access burdens access post avoid effect today decision view fifth amendment property clause pleading requirement compliance exercise cleverness imagination indicated earlier cases describe condition abridgment property rights police power substantial advanc ing legitimate state interest inclined particularly careful adjective actual conveyance property made condition lifting restriction since context heightened risk purpose avoidance compensation requirement rather stated objective left commission justification access requirement unrelated regulation finally commission notes several existing provisions pass repass lateral access benefits already given past faria beach tract applicants result prior coastal permit decisions access required condition permit part comprehensive program provide continuous public access along faria beach lots undergo development redevelopment app reversed footnotes justice brennan also suggests commission public announcement intention condition rebuilding houses transfer easements access caused nollans reasonable claim expectation able exclude members public walking across beach post cites opinion ruckelshaus monsanto support peculiar proposition unilateral claim entitlement government alter property rights monsanto however found merely takings clause violated giving effect government announcement application right valuable government benefit emphasis added obtaining registration insecticide confer upon government license use disclose trade secrets contained application see also bowen gilliard ante right build one property even though exercise subjected legitimate permitting requirements remotely described governmental benefit thus announcement application granting permit entail yielding property interest regarded establishing voluntary exchange found occurred monsanto nollans rights altered acquired land well commission begun implement policy long commission deprived prior owners easement without compensating prior owners must understood transferred full property rights conveying lot contrary justice brennan claim post opinions establish standards applied due process equal protection claims contrary verbal formulations takings field generally quite different required regulation substantially advance legitimate state interest sought achieved agins tiburon state rationally decided measure adopted might achieve state objective post quoting minnesota clover leaf creamery justice brennan relies principally equal protection case minnesota clover leaf creamery supra two substantive due process cases williamson lee optical oklahoma lighting missouri support standards adopt reason believe language cases gives reason disbelieve long regulation property issue standards takings challenges due process challenges equal protection challenges identical reason believe long regulation speech issue standards due process challenges equal protection challenges first amendment challenges identical goldblatt hempstead appear assume inquiries assumption inconsistent formulations later cases nollans singled bear burden california attempt remedy problems although contributed coastal landowners state action even otherwise valid might violate either incorporated takings clause equal protection clause one principal purposes takings clause bar government forcing people alone bear public burdens fairness justice borne public whole armstrong see also san diego gas electric san diego brennan dissenting penn central transportation new york city basis nollans challenge one expect regime kind leveraging police power allowed produce stringent regulation state waives accomplish purposes leading lesser realization goals purportedly sought served result lenient nontradeable development restrictions thus importance purpose underlying prohibition justify imposition unrelated conditions eliminating prohibition positively militates practice justice brennan notes commission also argued construction new house increase private use immediately adjacent public tidelands turn might result disputes nollans public location boundary post quoting app risk boundary disputes however inherent right exclude others one property construction justify mandatory dedication sort buffer zone order avoid boundary disputes construction addition house near public street moreover buffer zone boundary well unless zone land limits neighbors course case creation achieves nothing except shift location boundary dispute private owner land true distinctive situation nollans property seawall established clear demarcation public easement since lands condition applies convenient reference point avoidance boundary disputes even obviously others purpose regulation justice brennan justice marshall joins dissenting appellants case sought construct new dwelling beach lot diminish visual access beach move private development closer public tidelands commission reasonably concluded buildout individually cumulatively threatens public access shore sought offset encroachment obtaining assurance public may walk along shoreline order gain access ocean finds illegitimate exercise police power maintains reasonable relationship effect development condition imposed first problem conclusion imposes standard precision exercise state police power discredited better part century furthermore even cramped standard permit condition imposed case directly responds specific type burden access created appellants development finally review factors deemed significant takings analysis makes clear commission action implicates none concerns underlying takings clause thus struck commission reasonable effort respond intensified development along california coast behalf landowners make claim reasonable expectations disrupted short given appellants windfall expense public conclusion permit condition imposed appellants unreasonable withstand analysis first demands degree exactitude inconsistent standard reviewing rationality state exercise police power welfare citizens second even nature condition imposed must identical precise burden access created appellants requirement plainly satisfied dispute police power encompasses authority impose conditions private development see agins tiburon penn central transportation new york city gorieb fox also commonplace review rationality state exercise police power demands state rationally decided measure adopted might achieve state objective minnesota clover leaf creamery emphasis original case california employed police power order condition development upon preservation public access ocean tidelands coastal commission chosen denied nollans request development permit since property remained economically viable without requested new development instead state sought accommodate nollans desire new development condition development diminish overall amount public access coastline appellants proposed development reduce public access restricting visual access beach contributing increased need community facilities moving private development closer public beach property commission sought offset diminution access thereby preserve overall balance access requesting deed restriction ensure lateral access right public pass repass along dry sand parallel shoreline order reach tidelands ocean expert opinion coastal commission development conditioned restriction fairly attend public private interests finds fault measure regards condition insufficiently tailored address precise type reduction access produced new development nollans development blocks visual access tells us commission seeks preserve lateral access along coastline thus concludes state acted irrationally narrow conception rationality however long since discredited judicial arrogation legislative authority make scientific precision criterion constitutional power subject state intolerable supervision hostile basic principles government sproles binford cf keystone bituminous coal assn debenedictis takings clause never read require courts calculate whether specific individual suffered burdens excess benefits received long ago declared regard various forms restriction use property interferes way extent owner general right dominion property rest justification upon reasons arisen recent times result great increase concentration population urban communities vast changes extent complexity problems modern city life state legislatures city councils deal situation practical standpoint better qualified courts determine necessity character degree regulation new perplexing conditions require conclusions disturbed courts unless clearly arbitrary unreasonable gorieb citations omitted demand precise fit based assumption private landowners case possess reasonable expectation regarding use land public attempted disrupt fact situation precisely reverse private landowners interlopers public expectation access considerably antedates private development coast article california constitution adopted declares individual partnership corporation claiming possessing frontage tidal lands harbor bay inlet estuary navigable water state shall permitted exclude right way water whenever required public purpose destroy obstruct free navigation water legislature shall enact laws give liberal construction provision access navigable waters state shall always attainable people thereof congress expressly stated passing czma light competing demands urgent need protect give high priority natural systems coastal zone present state local institutional arrangements planning regulating land water uses areas inadequate thus puzzling characterizes justification ante exercise police power provide continuous public access along faria beach lots undergo development redevelopment ibid quoting app commission determination certain types development jeopardize public access ocean development conditioned preservation access essence responsible planning use unreasonably demanding standard determining rationality state regulation area thus hamper innovative efforts preserve increasingly fragile national resource even accept unusual demand precise match condition imposed specific type burden access created appellants state action easily satisfies requirement first lateral access condition serves dissipate impression beach lies behind wall homes along shore private use requires exceptional imaginative powers find plausible commission point average person passing along road front phalanx imposing permanent residences including appellants new home likely conclude particular portion shore open public however person see numerous people passing repassing along dry sand conveys message beach fact open use public furthermore persons go public beach away able look coastline see persons continuous access tidelands observe signs proclaim public right access dry sand burden produced diminution visual access impression beach open public thus directly alleviated provision public access dry sand therefore unrealistically limited conception measures reasonably chosen mitigate burden produced diminution visual access second flaw analysis fit burden exaction fundamental assumes burden coastal commission concerned blockage visual access beach incorrect commission specifically stated report support permit condition commission finds applicants proposed development present increase view blockage increase private use shorefront impact burden public ability traverse along shorefront app emphasis added declared possibility public may get impression beachfront longer available public use due encroaching nature private use immediately adjacent public use well visual block increased residential impacting visual quality beachfront emphasis added record prepared commission replete references threat public access along coastline resulting seaward encroachment private development along beach whose mean line constantly shifting commission observed report faria beach shoreline fluctuates year depending seasons accompanying storms public always able traverse shoreline mean high tide line result boundary publicly owned tidelands privately owned beach stable one existing seawall located near mean high water line beach largest seawall feet mean mark uring period year beach suffers erosion mean high water line appears located either beyond existing seawall ibid expansion private development appellants lot toward seawall thus increase private use immediately adjacent public tidelands potential causing adverse impacts public ability traverse shoreline commission explained placement private use adjacent public tidelands potential creating use conflicts applicants public results new private use encroachment areas private public property create situations landowners intimidate public seek prevent using public tidelands disputes two parties exact boundary private public ownership located applicants project result seaward encroachment private use area clouded title new private use subject encroachment area result use conflict private public entities subject shorefront therefore simply wrong reasonable relationship permit condition specific type burden public access created appellants proposed development even desirous assuming added responsibility closely monitoring regulation development along california coast record reveals rational public action conceivable standard ii fact commission action legitimate exercise police power course insulate takings challenge regulation goes far recognized taking pennsylvania coal mahon conventional takings analysis underscores implausibility holding demonstrates exercise california police power implicates none concerns underlie takings jurisprudence reviewing takings clause claim regarded particularly significant nature governmental action economic impact regulation especially extent regulation interferes expectations penn central character government action case imposition condition permit approval allows public continue access coast physical intrusion permitted deed restriction minimal public permitted right pass repass along coast area seawall mean mark app area widest feet means even without permit condition public right access permits pass average within feet seawall passage closer rocky seawall make appellants even less visible public passage along area farther beach intrusiveness passage even less intrusion resulting required dedication sidewalk front private residences exactions commonplace conditions approval development furthermore line shifts throughout year moving beyond seawall public passage portion year either impossible occur appellant property finally although commission authority provide either passive active recreational use property chose least intrusive alternative mere right pass repass made clear prune yard shopping center robins physical access private property creates takings problem unreasonably impair value use property appellants make tenable claim either enjoyment property value diminished public ability merely pass repass feet closer seawall beyond appellants house located prune yard also relevant acknowledged case public access rested upon state constitutional provision construed create rights use private property strangers case course state also acting protect state constitutional right see supra quoting art california constitution constitutional provision guaranteeing public access ocean legislature shall enact laws give liberal construction provision access navigable waters state shall always attainable people thereof cal art emphasis added provision explicit basis statutory directive provide public access along coast new development projects cal pub res code ann west construed state judiciary permit passage private land necessary gain access tidelands grupe california coastal cal app cal rptr physical access perimeter appellants property issue case thus results directly state enforcement state constitution finally character regulation case unilateral government action condition approval development request submitted appellants state sought interfere property interest responded appellants proposal intensify development coast appellants chose submit new development application claim property interest approval aware approval development conditioned preservation adequate public access ocean state initiated action appellants property nollans proposed intensive development coastal zone never subject provision challenge examination economic impact commission action reinforces conclusion taking occurred allowing appellants intensify development along coast exchange ensuring public access ocean classic instance government action produces reciprocity advantage pennsylvania coal appellants allowed replace beach home residence attached garage resulting development covering square feet lot development obviously significantly increases value appellants property appellants make contention increase offset diminution value resulting deed restriction much less restriction made property less valuable without new construction furthermore appellants gain additional benefit commission permit condition program able walk along beach beyond confines property commission required deed restrictions condition approving new beach developments thus appellants benefit private landowners members public fact new development permit requests conditioned preservation public access ultimately appellants claim economic injury flawed rests assumption entitlement full value new development appellants submitted proposal intensive development coast commission obligation approve argue regulation designed ameliorate impact development deprives full value improvements even novel claim somehow cognizable significant interest anticipated gains traditionally viewed less compelling interests andrus allard respect appellants expectations appellants make reasonable claim expectation able exclude members public crossing edge property gain access ocean axiomatic course state law source strands constitute property owner bundle property rights general proposition law real property constitution left individual develop administer hughes washington stewart concurring see also borax consolidated los angeles rights interests tideland subject sovereignty state matters local law case state constitution explicitly one possessing frontage navigable water state shall permitted exclude right way water whenever required public purpose cal art state code expressly provides save exceptions relevant ublic access nearest public roadway shoreline along coast shall provided new development projects cal pub res code ann west coastal commission interpretative guidelines make clear fulfillment commission constitutional statutory duty requires approval new coastline development conditioned upon provisions ensuring lateral public access ocean app time appellants permit request commission conditioned proposals coastal new development faria family beach tract provision deed restrictions ensuring lateral access along shore finally faria family leased beach property since early part century faria family lessees including nollans interfered public use beachfront within tract long public use limited pass repass lateral access along shore ibid california therefore clearly established power exclusion appellants seek compensation simply strand bundle appellants property rights appellants never acted given state affairs appellants claim deed restriction deprived reasonable expectation exclude property persons desiring gain access sea even somehow concede expectation right exclude appellants clearly notice requesting new development permit condition approval provision ensuring public lateral access shore thus surely expectation obtain approval new development exercise right exclusion afterward respect case quite similar ruckelshaus monsanto monsanto respondent submitted trade data environmental protection agency epa purpose obtaining registration certain pesticides company claimed agency disclosure certain data accordance relevant regulatory statute constituted taking conceded data question constituted property state law also found however certain data submitted agency congress made clear limited confidentiality given data submitted registration purposes observed statute served inform monsanto various conditions data might released stated despite provisions statute monsanto chose submit requisite data order receive registration hardly argue reasonable expectations disturbed epa acts use disclose data manner authorized law time submission long monsanto aware conditions data submitted conditions rationally related legitimate government interest voluntary submission data applicant exchange economic advantages registration hardly called taking standard takings clause analysis thus indicates employs unduly restrictive standard police power rationality find taking neither character governmental action nature private interest affected raise takings concern result invalidates regulation represents reasonable adjustment burdens benefits development along california coast iii foregoing analysis makes clear state taken property appellants imposition permit condition case represents state reasonable exercise police power coastal commission drawn expertise preserve balance private development public access requiring project intensifies development increasingly crowded california coast must offset gains public access normal standard review police power provision eminently reasonable even accepting novel insistence precise quid pro quo burdens benefits reasonable relationship public benefit burden created appellants development movement development closer ocean creates prospect encroachment public tidelands fluctuation mean line deed restriction ensures disputes boundary private public property deter public exercising right access sea furthermore consideration commission action traditional takings analysis underscores absence viable takings claim deed restriction permits public pass repass along narrow strip beach feet closer seawall periphery appellants property appellants almost surely enjoyed increase value property even restriction allowed build significantly larger new home garage lot finally appellants claim disruption expectation interest right exclude public state law even full advance notice new development along coast conditioned provisions continued public access ocean fortunately decision regarding application commission permit program probably little ultimate impact either parcel particular commission program general preliminary study senior lands agent state attorney general office indicates portion beach issue case likely belongs public app since full study completed time appellants permit application deed restriction requested without regard possibility applicant proposing development public land furthermore analysis lands agent also indicated public obtained prescriptive right use faria beach seawall ocean superior explicitly stated ruling commission permit condition issue part opinion intended foreclose public opportunity adjudicate possibility public rights appellants beach acquired prescriptive use respect permit condition program general commission little difficulty future utilizing expertise demonstrate specific connection provisions access burdens access produced new development neither commission report state briefs argument highlighted particular threat lateral access created appellants development project defending action state emphasized general point overall access beach preserved since diminution access created project offset gain lateral access approach understandable given state relied reasonable assumption action justified normal standard review determining legitimate exercises state police power future alerted apparently demanding requirement need make clear provision public access directly responds particular type burden access created new development even believe record case satisfies requirement acknowledge record documentation impact coastal development indicates commission little problem presenting findings way avoids takings problem nonetheless important point insistence precise accounting system case insensitive fact increasing intensity development many areas calls farsighted comprehensive planning takes account interdependence land uses cumulative impact development one scholar noted property exist isolation particular parcels tied one another complex ways property accurately described inextricably part network relationships neither limited usefully defined property boundaries legal system accustomed dealing frequently use given parcel property time effectively use demand upon property beyond border user sax takings private property public rights yale omitted dissent see also williamson lee optical oklahoma law need every respect logically consistent aims constitutional enough evil hand correction might thought particular legislative measure rational way correct lighting missouri recent decisions make plain sit weigh wisdom legislation decide whether policy expresses offends public welfare tate legislatures constitutional authority experiment new techniques entitled standard public welfare notwithstanding suggestion otherwise ante standard reviewing threshold question whether exercise police power legitimate uniform one stated years ago addressing takings challenge government regulation term police power connotes conceptional limit public encroachment upon private interests except substitution familiar standard reasonableness generally refrained announcing specific criteria classic statement rule lawton steele still valid today must appear first interests public require government interference second means reasonably necessary accomplishment purpose unduly oppressive upon individuals even rule applied strict precision often said debatable questions reasonableness courts legislature sproles binford goldblatt hempstead course government action may valid exercise police power still violate specific provisions constitution justice scalia certainly correct observing challenges founded upon provisions reviewed different standards ante consideration factors identified penn central supra instance provides analytical framework protecting values underlying takings clause distinctive approaches utilized give effect constitutional provisions far different however use different standards review address threshold issue rationality government action declared riverside bayview homes requirement person obtain permit engaging certain use property take property sense existence permit system implies permission may granted leaving landowner free use property desired moreover even permit denied may viable uses available owner permit denied effect denial prevent economically viable use land question said taking occurred slightest doubt government refused allow dredging ground impaired navigation bay conditioned approval dredging petitioners agreement comply various measures deemed appropriate promotion navigation list cases cited support approach ante includes instance state sought vindicate preexisting rights access navigable water consists principally cases involving requirement dedication land condition subdivision approval dedication course requires surrender ownership property rather case mere restriction use case pertaining beach access among cited mackall white app div case found subdivision application conditioned upon declaration landowner hinder public using trail used gain access bay trail used despite posted warnings prohibiting passage despite owner resistance use case unlike one neither state constitution state statute administrative practice conduct landowner operated create reasonable expectation right public access may state briefs argument contended merely permit condition serve preserve overall public access offsetting diminution access resulting project inter alia blocking public view beach state position doubt reflected reasonable assumption evaluate rationality exercise police power accordance traditional standard review attempt substitute judgment best way preserve overall public access ocean faria family beach tract commission public access shoreline interpretative guidelines state provision lateral access recognizes potential conflicts public private use creates type access allows public move freely along tidelands area clearly delineated distinguished private use areas thus need determination set forth ublic esources ode measured terms providing access buffers public access tidelands burdens generated access private development app suggests risk boundary disputes inherent right exclude others one property thus serve purpose support permit condition ante commission sought deed restriction however address generalized problem inherent system property address particular problem created shifting line along faria beach unlike typical area boundary delineated reasonably clearly problem faria beach boundary constant area open public use therefore frequently question discussion supra demonstrates commission clearly tailored permit condition precisely address specific problem acknowledges nollans seawall provide clear demarcation public easement thus avoid merely shifting location boundary dispute private owner land ibid nonetheless faults commission every property subject regulation may feature case however challenge permit condition applied nollans property presence absence seawalls property irrelevant see bellefontaine neighbors kelley realty bldg mo app allen stockwell see generally shultz kelley subdivision improvement requirements guarantees primer urban contemp commission acted accordance guidelines determining width area passage prohibiting recreational use property guidelines state may necessary occasion provide less normal accessway along dry sand may necessary protect privacy rights adjacent property owners app also provide advice selecting type public use may permitted pass repass topographic constraints site make use beach dangerous habitat values shoreline adversely impacted public use shoreline accessway may encroach closer feet residential structure accessway may limited right public pass repass along access area purposes guidelines pass repass defined right walk run along shoreline provide public access along shoreline allow additional use accessway severely limits public ability enjoy adjacent state owned tidelands restricting potential use access areas form access dedication used necessary protect habitat values site topographic constraints warrant restriction necessary protect privacy landowner time nollans permit application permit requests development along faria beach conditioned deed restrictions ensuring lateral public access along shoreline app suggests ruckelshaus monsanto distinguishable government regulation property case condition receipt government benefit regulation takes form restriction right build one property remotely described government benefit ante proffered distinction persuasive monsanto nollans hold property whose use subject regulation monsanto may sell property without obtaining government approval nollans may build new development property without government approval obtaining approval much government benefit nollans monsanto somehow suggesting right build one property privileged natural rights status argument curious one traditional labor theory value justification property rights instance see locke second treatise civil government gough ed monsanto superior claim chemical formulae constitute property came virtue monsanto efforts senior lands agent report commission based observations presently faria beach waterward existing seawalls lies mean high tide level fall public domain sovereign category ownership app emphasis added senior lands agent report stated based past experience investigation date property opinion area seaward revetment pacific coast highway faria beach well area seaward revetments built protect faria beach community public owned impliedly dedicated public passive recreational use california appeal noted since permission granted construct building units within land jurisdiction coastal commission addition pressure development along coast expected increase since approximately california population lives within miles coast grupe california coastal cal app cal rptr see also coastal zone management act increasing demands coastal zones resulted loss living marine resources wildlife areas permanent adverse changes ecological systems decreasing open space public use shoreline erosion believe afforded considerable latitude regulating private development without fear regulatory efforts often found constitute taking regulation denies private property owner use enjoyment land found effect taking however believe compensation appropriate remedy constitutional violation san diego gas electric san diego brennan dissenting emphasis added therefore see dissent completely consistent position first english evangelical lutheran church glendale los angeles county justice blackmun dissenting understand opinion case implicate way doctrine certainly reason address issue appeal california rest decision art california constitution parties base arguments doctrine disagree rigid interpretation necessary correlation burden created development condition imposed pursuant state police power mitigate burden problems country faces require creative solutions advanced eye eye mentality close nexus benefits burdens imposes permit conditions creates anomaly ordinary requirement state exercise police power need rationally based see minnesota clover leaf creamery view easement exacted appellants problems development created adequately related governmental interest providing public access beach coastal development nature makes public access shore generally difficult appellants structure part general development particular diminishes public visual access ocean decreases public sense may physical access beach losses access counteracted least part condition appellants construction permitting public passage ensures access along beach traditional takings analysis compels conclusion taking governmental action valid exercise police power far record reveals nonexistent economic effect value appellants property expectations diminished significant nollans notice easement purchased property public use beach permitted decades reasons respectfully dissent justice stevens justice blackmun joins dissenting debate justice brennan illustrates extremely important point concerning government regulation use privately owned real estate intelligent public officials may good faith disagree validity specific types regulation even wisest lawyers acknowledge great uncertainty scope takings jurisprudence yet remarkable ruling first english evangelical lutheran church glendale los angeles county local governments officials must pay price necessarily vague standards area law dissent san diego gas electric san diego justice brennan proposed brand new constitutional rule argued mistake one majority believes california coastal commission made case automatically give rise pecuniary liability temporary taking notwithstanding unprecedented chilling effect rule obviously public officials charged responsibility drafting implementing regulations designed protect environment public welfare six members recently endorsed justice brennan novel proposal see first english evangelical lutheran church supra write today identify severe tension dramatic development law view expressed justice brennan dissent case public interest served encouraging state agencies exercise considerable flexibility responding private desires development way threatens preservation public resources see ante like hat justice brennan donned today better one wore san diego persuaded better legal arguments even position prevailed case however little solace landuse planners still left guessing react next case one case demonstrates rule liability created first english shortsighted one like justice brennan hope broader vision ultimately prevails ante respectfully dissent constitutional rule propose requires finds police power regulation effected taking government entity must pay compensation period commencing date regulation first effected taking ending date government entity chooses rescind otherwise amend regulation