Local architect Cove Britton, who recently lost his bid to become a Santa Cruz County Supervisor, has appealed a court decision which allowed the Board to assume the responsibilities of a building-appeals panel. Santa Cruz County Supervisors disbanded the county Building, Accessibility, and Fire Code Appeals Board last fall. That board allowed residents to appeal decisions made by the Planning Commission, however a judge ruled in May that the Board of Supervisors could assume the panel’s responsibilities. Britton maintains that the court misread the law, and that building experts are needed for such an appeals panel. It could be years before a decision is reached on the matter.
