Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

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Luckily for dune users. it is illegal for th e Coasta l Com mission to close a ny property; i t's not a llowed u nder th e Coasta l Act. The Co m mission ca lled for fast action o n a p la n to cont rol wha t wa s descr ib ed as " automoti ve choas" i n th e dune a nd beach a reas o f Sa n L uis Obispo County, T he proposed mo rat orium was h eated lyde ba red o n Thursda y, Feb . 18, a t th e cou n ty ad m in istra tion buildin g in Sa n ta Barb a ra . T he hearin g was on the Sa n Lu is Obispo Cou n ty coasta l land use p lan. T he Co m m iss io n sen t back to th e co u n ty the full pla n and ca lle d for a modi fied pl an to impose severe restrict io ns o n dun e use rs. All Co mm issioners indicated t hey wanted a moratori um. u nti l a manage men t pla n co u ld be put in to effec t. Ra y Gor ma n. leg a l adviser for th e comm issio n, said S.L.O. Co u n ty cou ld impose a closu re u nder its Genera l Po lice Power s; however . they can not exercise th is a u thori ty o n sta te property. It was qu it e a baili e o f restim on y before the decision. Dune user s wer e represented by Bob Ba rn es a nd T erry H inkle of Fun Renta ls in Oceano ; Em il , Dave a n d Dan a Min icu cci o f Sand C enter; Denn is Addy, O cean o Rentals ; Mike Bishop of Santa Barbara ATC club; Ra n ce Lewis a n d Ro y Sphu ler of the California Assoc iation o f 4-WD; Bill Salmon of CO RVA ; a n d P err y Kl in e o f Flow It was q uite evident tha t th e motorcycle fa ctori es k now how importa nt keep in g P ismo open is to th em , with 70%of off-roa d sa les bein g Dynamics. three-wheeler s. Mi chael Kersey of Yamaha , J effer y Shetler of Kaw a sa ki a nd Paul Golde of th e Motorcyle Ind ustry Council rep resen ted th e manufa cturer s. Spea kers we re told wee ks befo re that their speeches had to be limited to 15 mi nu tes. All the o ff-readers h ad speeches prepa red a t the IS- m i n u te len gth ; ho we ver, wh en it ca me time to deli ver th em . the rul e changed to allo w o n ly 3 min u te speeches! All th e o ff-rea ders had to c ut th eir ti m e by a . fift h a nd much informa tion was not given . Curious ly, a ll the environ menta l g roups ha d beautifu l. in forrna rive p ropaganda co mplete wi t h slide shows. a nd they wer e, (yep, you g uessed it) three minutes long. So unds lik e a ra ilroad job! First spea ker for off-reade rs wa s Ra n ce Lew is. head o f the local Ca liforn ia Associ ation o f 4-whee l Drives. He gave as good a p rese nta tion as co u ld be g iven in th e limited time. using slides a nd o ver hea d projectors to address a plan to co n trol d un e access, Bob Barn es gave a fiery speech on a new stag in g a rea . close to town instead o f Oso Flaco as th e county prefers, Bob also presented severa l th ousand sig ne d let ter s from co ncerned off-reader s a ll o ver th e state. The Sta te Pa rk s a nd Rerrea rio n Departm ent. wh ich OW tlS th e beach fro m pa rk, 0 P POSI'S a morat orium, accordi ng to Ross H enry from the _Sta te, Don S h uJ~l. o f th e Department of Fish a nd G am e. co m p la ine d th at th e co u n ty 's proposed sta g in g a rea a t O so Fl aco La ke was a po o r O lll' beca use of th e ex tre rne lv sensitivewetla nd area. H e called fo r clos ure of a ll vegeta ted areas arou nd t he d unes. T here was a lo t of tes timony describing destr uction of t he d u nes caused by 4-WD .s. d u ne bu g g ies a nd especia lly 3-wheelers. The Fis h a nd Game De pa rt men t wa rned tha t P ismo Dunes is one of the five Sta te areas in greatest need of protection.' J a m es R ye rson . of the Coasta l Commission Staff, sta ted that the situa tion is c u rre n t lv o u t of co ntrol. Steven La Ma rine gave a we ll prepared slide show, p icturin g th reewheel er s Iiuerin g, tea ring down fen ces, raci ng u p st ree ts i n to wn a nd makin g trai ls in th e green a reas , If he made o ne o f yo u bOlOS a m ovie star, th anks a lot ! Your pin -h eaded acti viti es m a y have persu aded the Com mission to close th e dunes! Lo ca l int ere sts were d ivided , T he Ch amber o f Co m me rce wan ts 10 have n o restricti o ns of o ff-road ve h icles. ci ti ng loses o f mi l lion s to loca l bu sinessmen , Th e O ceano Impro vement Associ at ion however , wan ts 10 close th e maj or vehicl e access at O ceano ramp. P atricia Beck o f the Counrv P lann er s Depa rtment sa id th a t o n a ho lida y weekend 20.000 to 50 ,000 peop le camp on th e beach . She stat ed th e cou nty doesn' t want to ban offroa d vehicles, just li mi t them to rhe carryi ng capaci ty o f th e a rea. J a mes Rye rson a lso wen t o n to say th at the Coasta l Co m m ission agreed with the co u n ty o n a ll but three a reas; I. the Co m m issio n does n o t h a n ' t hea ut hority to im pose a m orat o r iurn l ik e th e cou n ty proposes: 2. closing down coasta l access to o ne ki nd of recr ea tio n con flicts w ith th e Coastal Pl an ; 3. the Com mision staff o pposes off- road vehi cle access a t O so Fla co La ke. as p roposed by th e cou n ty. Groups lik e Dun e Awa ren ess a nd Sa n ta Barbara ATC Clu b a re coop' er aring with Pa rk s an d Recrea tio n to set up a n interi m p a trol o f th e dun es. An yone ca ug h t m akin g new tra il s in the green a reas wou Id be fined S500 w ith a possible six mo nths jail senten ce for d isrro ying p u blic pro pert y. T he du ne partol wi ll be experienced rider s o n 250 Rs. L i tter in g laws will be str ictly en forced . If yo u are ca ught litter in g , yo u will be su bject to 1111' sa me mi sdem ean or cha rges a s destruction of pub lic propert y. Park rangers a re a lready writ in g ci ta tion s for a ny modified ex ha us t a nd no flags in t he d u nes . T hese added enforcemen t ru les an' to keep the du nes open . \ \ '1' musl a bi de bv the m if we don ' t want com p lete du ne closu re , T he entire pl an , includ in g the d u ne dos ing, wi ll bl' back before th e Co m m ission mem bers in IwO or three mon ths for wha t Commission members said they hoped wou ld be final action. Ti ps for d um' users: I. leave you r exhaus t stock - the ra ngers a n ' wr itin g S40 tic kets a ll day long; 2. keep a 10-fo o t flag. orange of red . o n eac h un it; 3. no lit ter in g - if you haul it in . haul it o UI; 4. wear helmet s - th e sa nd is so ft. but if vo u r bike lands o n yo ur h ea d . yo u' ll' 'nol likt'l y to walk a wa y (sure yo u lo ok cool in a baseball ca p . hut yo u' ll bt' co ol in th e ground: 5. SIX limit is 15 m ph o n rhebearh ,t'd an d within 50 feel of ca m p sill'S: fi . re mem ber - enjoy, d o n 't dt 'strov! An' Threewheelers are an ATVantage.

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