Nollan v. California Coastal Commission (1986)
- Docket
- 86-133
- Decided
- 1986-01-01
Summary
Question: Did the requirement constitute a property taking in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments? Conclusion: Justice Scalia held, in a 5-4 opinion, that the Coastal Commission could only place conditions on the Nollans’ development permit to rebuild their home where those conditions substantially furthered government interests that would justify denial of the permit entirely. Because the Nollans’ request to rebuild their home did not further the government’s interest in overcoming a perceived psychological barrier to using the beach, the condition was a regulatory taking without compensation, in violation of the Fifth Amendment.