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Malibu Planning Commission
Regular Meeting Agenda


Monday, November 4, 2024

6:30 P.M. – REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
City Hall – Council Chambers

23825 Stuart Ranch Road

Zoom Meeting Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82183566306
Call to Order – Chair
 
Roll Call – Recording Secretary
 
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda
 
Report on Posting of Agenda
 
1.
Ceremonial/Presentations
 
None.
   
2.
Written and Oral Communications from the Public
 
A.
Communications from the public concerning matters which are not on the agenda but for which the Planning Commission has subject matter jurisdiction. The Commission may not act on these matters except to refer the matters to staff or schedule the matters for a future agenda.
    
B.
Planning Commission and staff comments and inquiries
    
3.
Consent Calendar
 
A.
Previously Discussed Items
None.
    
B.
New Items
1.
Administrative Coastal Development Permit Amendment No. 23-001, Site Plan Review No. 24-001 and Demolition Permit No. 24-046 – An application to amend Administrative Coastal Development Permit No. 20-069 for the construction of a new single-family residence and associated development; including a site plan review for height over 18 feet not to exceed 24 feet for a flat roof

Location: 28926 Boniface Drive, partially within the appealable coastal zone
APN: 4466-017-013
Owner: Sea and Tree, LLC
Case Planner: Associate Planner Allen, 456-2489, ext. 233

Recommended Action: Receive and file the Planning Director’s report on the approval of Administrative Coastal Development Permit Amendment No. 23-001.

 
2.
Administrative Coastal Development Permit No. 24-016 – An application to install a new onsite wastewater treatment system

Location: 6722 Fernhill Drive, within the appealable coastal zone
APN: 4466-007-022
Owner: Adam Cahan
Case Planner: Associate Planner Allen, 456-2489, ext. 233

Recommended Action: Receive and file the Planning Director’s report on the approval of Administrative Coastal Development Permit No. 24-016.
   
3.
Administrative Coastal Development Permit No. 24-005 – An application for the installation of a new onsite wastewater treatment system

Location: 6645 Dume Drive, partially within the appealable coastal zone
APN: 4468-009-009
Owners: Joseph and Katherine M Sumner
Case Planner: Assistant Planner Azzaz, 456-2489, ext. 302

Recommended Action: Receive and file the Planning Director’s report on the approval of Administrative Coastal Development Permit No. 24-005.
  
4.
Approval of Minutes

Recommended Action: Approve the minutes of the October 21, 2024 Regular Planning Commission meeting.

Staff Contact: Senior Management Analyst Evans, 456-2489, ext. 246
          
5.
De Minimis Waiver No. 21-028An application for a new onsite wastewater treatment system for a Woolsey Fire affected parcel

Location: 4417 Vista Del Preseas, not within the appealable coastal zone
APN: 4473-009-007
Owner: Shubham Singhal
Case Planner: Contract Planner Shah, 456-2489, ext. 385

Recommended Action: Receive and file the Planning Director’s report on the issuance of De Minimis Waiver No. 21-028 for a new onsite wastewater treatment system for a Woolsey Fire affected parcel.
    
4.
Continued Public Hearings
 
A.
Administrative Plan Review No. 21-093 and Variance No. 24-014 – An application to allow for an emergency pull-out area (Continued from October 21, 2024)

Location: 27254 Pacific Coast Highway
APN: 4460-029-017
Owner: Betsee Isenberg Trust
Case Planner: Associate Planner Allen, 456-2489, ext. 233

Recommended Action: 1) Consider Planning Commission Resolution No. 24-66 determining the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, and 2) consider Administrative Plan Review No. 21-093 for the construction of retaining walls to create an emergency pull-out area along Escondido Beach Road, including Variance No. 24-014 for construction on steep slopes, located within the Single-Family Medium Density zoning district at 27254 Pacific Coast Highway (Betsee Isenberg Trust).
    
5.
New Public Hearings
 
A.
Coastal Development Permit No. 23-026 and Variance No. 24-011 – An application for the construction of a test water well to establish a water supply to a proposed development; including a variance for encroachment into an Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area buffer

Location: 5801 Foxview Drive, partially within the appealable coastal zone
APN: 4470-004-022
Owner: Monica B. Bagramyan
Case Planner: Senior Planner Eaton, 456-2489, ext. 273

Recommended Action: Consider Planning Commission Resolution No. 24-65 determining the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act and approving Coastal Development Permit No. 23-026 for the construction of a test water well to provide a water supply to a proposed new single-family residence that could not obtain water service from Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 29; including a variance for encroachment into an Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area buffer located on a residentially zoned parcel within the Rural Residential, Five-Acre zoning district at 5801 Foxview Drive (Bagramyan).
          
B.
Coastal Development Permit No. 20-056, Variance Nos. 21-024, 21-027, and 24-022, Site Plan Review No. 21-017, and Minor Modification No. 21-009, and Code Violation No. 24-070 - An application for the construction of a new two-story, single-family residence with an attached three-car garage, onsite water treatment system (OWTS), hardscape, landscaping, and grading; including variances for development on slopes greater than 2.5 to 1, a reduction of the required 100-foot setback from an Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area and a reduction of the parkland setback; a site plan review for construction above 18 feet in height not to exceed 24 feet for a flat roof, and a minor modification for a reduction of the front yard setback

Location: 5610 Kanan Dume Road, within the appealable coastal zone
APN: 4467-033-030
Owner: Malibu Kanan, LLC
Case Planner: Senior Planner Brooks, AICP, 456-2489, ext. 276

Recommended Action: Consider whether to approve or deny Coastal Development Permit No. 20-056 to construct a new 7,150 square foot, two-story single-family residence, attached three-car garage, OWTS, grading, hardscape, and landscaping; including Variance (VAR) No. 21-024 for development on slopes greater than 2.5 to 1, VAR No. 21-027 for required fuel modification to encroach into the 100-foot Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area buffer, and VAR No. 24-022 for fuel modification to encroach into the parkland setback, Site Plan Review No. 21-017 for construction above 18 feet in height not to exceed 24 feet for a flat roof, and Minor Modification No. 21-009 for a reduction of the required front yard setback, and provide direction to staff to bring back a resolution consistent with the Planning Commission’s decision (Malibu Kanan, LLC).
     
6.
Old Business
 
None.
  
7.
New Business
 
None.
    
8.
Planning Commission Items
 
A.
Proposed 2025 Calendar of Planning Commission Meetings

Recommended Action: Approve the proposed 2025 Calendar of Planning Commission meetings and reconsider the status of the December 16, 2024 Regular Planning Commission meeting.

Staff Contact: Senior Management Analyst Evans, 456-2489, ext. 246
     
Adjournment
 
Future Meetings
Monday, November 18, 2024 6:30 p.m. Regular Planning Commission Meeting City Hall Council Chambers
Monday, December 2, 2024 6:30 p.m. Regular Planning Commission Meeting City Hall Council Chambers
Monday, December 16, 2024 6:30 p.m. Regular Planning Commission Meeting (Tentative)

Guide to Planning Commission Proceedings

The Oral Communication portion of the agenda is for members of the public to present items, which are not listed on the agenda but are under the subject matter jurisdiction of the Planning Commission. No action may be taken under, except to direct staff unless the Commission, by a two-thirds vote, determines that there is a need to take immediate action and that need came to the attention of the City after the posting of the agenda. Although no action may be taken, the Commission and staff will follow up, at an appropriate time, on those items needing response. Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. Members of the public may speak during the meeting in-person or through the Zoom application. In order to participate remotely, you and must be present in the Zoom meeting and use the Raise Hand feature to request to speak when the Chair calls the item.  In order to participate in-person, each speaker must complete and submit to the Recording Secretary a Request to Speak form prior to the beginning of the item being announced by the Chair. In person participants may surrender their time by donating one minute to another speaker, not to exceed a total of eight minutes. The speaker wishing to donate time must be present when the item is heard and their form must be submitted with the speaker form for the individual they are donating time to. Speakers are taken in the order slips are submitted. In-person speakers will be called prior to Zoom speakers.

Items in Consent Calendar Section A have already been considered by the Commission at a previous meeting where the public was invited to comment, after which a decision was made. These items are not subject to public discussion at this meeting because the vote taken at the previous meeting was final. Resolutions concerning decisions made at previous meetings are for the purpose of memorializing the decision to assure the accuracy of the findings, the prior vote, and any conditions imposed.

Items in Consent Calendar Section B have not been discussed previously by the Commission. If discussion is desired, an item may be removed from the Consent Calendar for individual consideration. Commissioners may indicate a negative or abstaining vote on any individual item by so declaring prior to the vote on the motion to adopt the entire Consent Calendar. Items excluded from the Consent Calendar will be taken up by the Commission following the action on the Consent Calendar. The Commission first will take up the items for which public speaker requests have been submitted.

For Public Hearings involving zoning matters, the appellant and applicant will be given 15 minutes each to present their position to the Planning Commission, including rebuttal time. All other testimony shall follow the rules as set forth under Oral Communication.

Old Business items have appeared on previous agendas but have either been continued or tabled to this meeting with no final action having been taken. Public comment shall follow the rules as set forth under Oral Communication.

Items in New Business are items, which are appearing for the first time for formal action. Public comment shall follow the rules as set forth under Oral Communication.

Planning Commission Items are items, which individual members of the Planning Commission may bring up for action, to propose future agenda items or to suggest future staff assignments. No new items will be taken-up after 10:30 p.m. without a majority vote of the Planning Commission.

Planning Commission meetings are aired live and replayed on City of Malibu Government Access Channel 3 and are available on demand on the City’s website at www.malibucity.org/video. Copies of the staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business described are available upon request by emailing [email protected].


The City Hall phone number is (310) 456-2489. To contact City Hall using a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD), please call (800) 735-2929 and a California Relay Service operator will assist you. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Environmental Sustainability Director Yolanda Bundy, (310) 456-2489, ext. 229. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. [28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADD Title II].

Requests to show an audio or video presentation during a Commission meeting should be directed to the Media Team at [email protected]. Material must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. on the meeting day.