The most obvious answer, not suggested yet, is not having to put with the California Coastal Commission. Slap a high price on the land, sell the dream, and make

The most obvious answer, not suggested yet, is not having to put with the California Coastal Commission. Slap a high price on the land, sell the dream, and make the permitting and construction someone else's problem. An unimproved plot in an area under the jurisdiction of the CCC is in some ways a liability.