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Retail tycoon in huge $2.4m mansion fight over gate & pickleball court
- California Coastal Commission fines California tycoon $2.4 million over gates and pickleball court at his Carlsbad mansion.
- Levy contends the Coastal Commission acted with bias, saying they are prosecuting, judging, and benefiting from penalties.
- The case centers on Levy's gates blocking public access to the beach near his $2.8 million home.
- Coastal Commission says Levy's gates prohibited access to the beach and water.
- Levy had previously rented the mansion but now resides in New Zealand, per the suit.
- Levy argues the enforcement hearing shows the Coastal Commission's 'politically charged' stance.
- Levy seeks reimbursement of legal costs and a writ of mandate to cancel the orders.
- The case highlights disputes over beach access rights along California's shoreline.
- Levy insists the pedestrian gate was legally locked to keep trespassers out.
- The mansion sits next to Buena Vista Lagoon and the North Pacific Ocean.
- The property was used for weddings and was rented up to 2016.
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