U2 Guitarist’s Plans to Build Modest Compound Rejected

Associated PressThe Edge

By Mark Gongloff

If you think it's easy being The Edge, international rock legend, think again. Not only is the U2 guitarist partly responsible for what might be the most widely mocked play in Broadway history, now he cannot even go lick his wounds in the Malibu mansion, er, mansions of his humble dreams.

The California Coastal Commission has rejected his plans to build not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, but 5 mansions on a ridge over the ocean in Malibu.

Not all of the mansions will be The Edge's; there are other property owners in the project, identified as "family, friends and business associates," according to the LA Times.

The Edge, born David Evans, has been fighting for more than five years to develop his wee 156-acre plot and has argued that it will be environmentally friendly, once you clear out all the pesky flora and fauna that happens to live there. The LA Times writes:

Evans’ house is planned as a 12,785-square-foot contemporary abode, called “Leaves in the Wind,” so named for the undulating green roof meant to emulate fluttering leaves. A website explains that the five houses were designed to meet the highest environmental standards by incorporating recycled and renewable materials, rainwater catchment systems, solar panels and native landscaping.

The Coastal Commission ain’t buying it:

“In 38 years of this commission’s existence, this is one of the three worst projects that I’ve seen in terms of environmental devastation,” Peter Douglas, the agency’s executive director, said in an interview after the vote. “It’s a contradiction in terms — you can’t be serious about being an environmentalist and pick this location” given the effects on habitat, land formation, scenic views and water quality.”Associated PressThe Edge

By Mark Gongloff

If you think it's easy being The Edge, international rock legend, think again. Not only is the U2 guitarist partly responsible for what might be the most widely mocked play in Broadway history, now he cannot even go lick his wounds in the Malibu mansion, er, mansions of his humble dreams.

The California Coastal Commission has rejected his plans to build not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, but 5 mansions on a ridge over the ocean in Malibu.

Not all of the mansions will be The Edge's; there are other property owners in the project, identified as "family, friends and business associates," according to the LA Times

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