PROTECT THE PROPERTY RIGHTS OF MALIBU COAST GRAPE GROWERS
The Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles
The Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the great state of California offer protections to their citizens from Government overreach.
When a hand full of politicians are behaving badly, then conspire to break the law, we must hold them accountable.
After the Santa Monica Mountains North Area Plan Update public hearings closed, Supervisor Shelia Kuehl abruptly added a prohibition on all new vineyards and any vineyard expansions in the Santa Monica Mountains North Area. We believe she violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Grape farmers in the Santa Monica Mountains are being SINGLED OUT by this arbitrary law when grape farming is permitted in all other parts of Los Angeles County. In fact, even in other parts of Supervisor Keuhl’s 3rdDistrict, grape farming is permitted with no restrictions.
Vineyards are part of the long history of the Santa Monica Mountains dating back more than 200 years. Viticulture in the Santa Monica Mountains has received direct recognition from the Federal Government as a unique grape growing region known as the Malibu Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA). This recognition evinces a federal intent to recognize, protect, and promote viticulture in the area. Grape vines are members of the plant family “Vitis” which are native plants to the Santa Monica Mountains. Why is Supervisor Kuehl attempting to ban a native species?
The Vineyard Ordinance violates the equal protection rights of the vineyard owners that are protected by the United States Constitution and the California Constitution.
Visit the WWW.MALIBUCOASTAVA.COM for more information.
Petition by
To:
The Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles
From:
[Your Name]
To the County of Los Angeles Supervisors,
The ban on vineyards in the Malibu Coast North Area is unjust and has no basis in science. As just and right representatives of the County of Los Angeles, we are calling for the removal the prohibition on new vineyards and vineyard expansions from the North Area Plan Ordinance. Stop singling out Malibu Coast Grape Growers.
Grape farmers in the Santa Monica Mountains are being SINGLED OUT by this arbitrary law when grape farming is permitted in all other parts of Los Angeles County.
The Vineyard Ordinance violates the equal protection rights of the vineyard owners that are protected by the United States Constitution and the California Constitution.
Remove the ban on new vineyards and vineyard expansion!