Planning Commission Regular Meeting - 6/3/2025 1:30:00 AM

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON DURING THE MEETING: In order to participate in-person, each speaker must complete and submit to the Recording Secretary a Request to Speak form. In-person participants may also surrender their opportunity to speak on a particular item to donate one minute to another in-person speaker, not to exceed a total of eight minutes.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY DURING THE MEETING: The City has been experiencing extreme technical issues with its broadcast and Zoom capabilities. It is strongly recommended that those who wish to participate do so in person as Zoom participation is not guaranteed. While the City intends to allow Zoom participation if possible, the meeting will not be cancelled or continued if technical difficulties impact the ability to accept public participation over Zoom. In such case only in-person participation will be allowed. In order to participate remotely, you must be present in the Zoom meeting and use the Raise Hand feature to request to speak when the Chair calls the item. When you join the Zoom meeting you may see a pop-up asking you to enter an email address, but a valid email address is not required. 
 

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Malibu Planning Commission
Regular Meeting Agenda


Monday, June 2, 2025

6:30 PM – REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
City Hall – Council Chambers
23825 Stuart Ranch Road

Zoom Meeting Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88925282210

 

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.
Subject to the rules of the Brown Act and the Planning Commission’s Rules of Procedure and Decorum, the time allotted per Planning Commissioner to respond to public comment and ask staff to follow-up is three (3) minutes.
B.
Planning Director Report
3.
Consent Calendar
 
A.
Previously Discussed Items
None.
  
B.
New Items
1.
Extension of Coastal Development Permit No. 17-076, Coastal Development Permit Amendment No. 21-002, Variances Nos. 17-028, 17-029, 17-030, and 17-042, Site Plan Review No. 17-047 and Minor Modification No. 17-015 – A request for a one-year time extension for the construction of a new single-family residence and associated development and amendment of Coastal Development Permit Amendment No. 13-011 to modify Condition No. 14

Location: 4140 Encinal Canyon Road
APN: 4473-025-013
Owner: Ermabella Estates, LLC
Case Planner: Associate Planner Brown, 456-2489, ext. 268

Recommended Action: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 25-53 granting a one-year extension of Coastal Development Permit No. 17-076 for construction of a new 4,724 square foot, two-story, single family residence, with a 447 square foot attached two-car garage, water feature, swimming pool, spa, decks, rooftop deck, grading, retaining walls, entry gate, landscaping, hardscape, permanent water well, two 10,000-gallon water tanks and onsite wastewater treatment system; including Variance No. 17-028 for development in Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area, Variance No. 17-029 for a greater than 50 percent reduction of the front yard setback for two water tanks, Variance No. 17-030 for construction on slopes steeper than 2.5 to 1, Variance No. 17-042 for retaining walls in excess of six feet in height up to 15.2 feet, Site Plan Review No. 17-047 for the residence to reach a maximum height of 24 feet with a flat roof, Minor Modification No. 17-015 for an up to 50 percent reduction of the required front yard setback for the residence, and Coastal Development Permit Amendment No. 21-002 to modify Condition No. 14 incorporated in Planning Commission Resolution No. 18-13 located in the Rural Residential, Five-Acre zoning district at 4140 Encinal Canyon Road (Ermabella Estates, LLC).
    
2.
Approval of Minutes

Recommended Action: Approve the minutes of the May 19, 2025 Regular Planning Commission meeting.

Staff Contact: Senior Management Analyst Evans, 456-2489, ext. 246
    
4.
Continued Public Hearings
 
A.
Coastal Development Permit No. 23-018 and Minor Modification No. 23-001 – An application for a new pool, new onsite wastewater treatment system, detached second unit, detached subterranean recreation room, conversion of flat roofed areas of main house to deck areas with guard rails, trellis, landscaping, and outdoor lighting, for an existing single-family residence; including a minor modification for a 50 percent setback reduction to the front yard (Continued from May 19, 2025)

Location: 29042 Cliffside Drive, within the appealable coastal zone
APN: 4466-009-022
Owner: Cliffbuster, LLC
Case Planner: Contact Planner Casswell, 619 483-3950

Recommended Action: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 25-49 determining the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, and approving Coastal Development Permit No. 23-018 for a new pool, new Onsite Wastewater Treatment System, a 900 square foot detached second unit, 1,845 square foot detached subterranean recreation room, conversion of flat roofed areas of main house to deck areas with guard rails, trellis, landscaping, and outdoor lighting for an existing single-family residence; including Minor Modification No. 23-001 for a 50 percent setback reduction to the front yard for a property located in the Rural Residential, One-Acre zoning district at 29042 Cliffside Drive (Cliffbuster, LLC).
    
B.
Coastal Development Permit No. 16-077 – An application to permit the construction of a concrete bulkhead to protect the onsite wastewater treatment system and foundation that took place under an Emergency Coastal Development Permit No. 16-004 (Continued from May 5, 2025)

Location: 18824 Pacific Coast Highway, within the appealable coastal zone
APN: 4449-001-013
Owner: Ronald Kurstin Living Trust
Case Planner: Principal Planner Eaton, 456-2489, ext. 273

Recommended Action: Continue this item to the June 16, 2025 Regular Planning Commission meeting.
     
C.
Coastal Development Permit No. 24-056 – An application for the replacement of a deteriorated Southern California Edison power pole (Continued from May 19, 2025)

Nearest Location: 28869.5 Grayfox Street, within the appealable coastal zone
Nearest APN: 4466-008-014
Owner: Southern California Edison
Case Planner: Assistant Planner Azzaz, 456-2489, ext. 302

Recommended Action: Continue this item to a date uncertain.
    
5.
New Public Hearings
 
A.
Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-002 – An amendment to the Malibu Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning) Modifying Standards and Procedures to Stimulate Economic Recovery for Local Businesses as a result of Impacts from the 2025 Palisades Fire, Specifically Related to Temporary Use Permits and Sign Permits

Applicant: City of Malibu
Location: Citywide
Case Planner: Principal Planner Eaton, 456-2489, ext. 273

Recommended Action: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 25-59 and consider an Ordinance for a Zoning Text Amendment to amend Title 17 (Zoning) of the Malibu Municipal Code to modify standards and procedures to stimulate economic recovery for local businesses as a result of impacts from the 2025 Palisades Fire, specifically related to Temporary Use Permits and Sign Permits and provide a recommendation to the City Council regarding the amendments.
                
6.
Old Business
 
None.
    
7.
New Business
 
None.
  
8.
Planning Commission Items
 
A.
Planning Commission and staff comments and inquiries
Adjournment
 
Future Meetings

Monday, June 16, 2025

6:30 p.m.

Regular Planning Commission Meeting

City Hall Council Chambers

Monday, July 4, 2025

 

CANCELLED

 

Monday, July 21, 2025

6:30 p.m.

Regular Planning Commission Meeting

City Hall Council Chambers


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, although it is strongly recommended that those who wish to participate do so in person. While the City intends to allow Zoom participation, the meeting will not be cancelled or continued if technical difficulties impact the ability to accept public comment over Zoom. In order to participate remotely, you 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.