Malibu Municipal Code § 1.4 Goals, Objectives, Policies

1.4.1.¶

LU GOAL 1. The Natural and Environmental Resources of Malibu are Protected and Enhanced.

LU OBJECTIVE 1.1: DEVELOPMENT THAT DOES NOT DEGRADE THE ENVIRONMENT.

LU Policy 1.1.1:	The City shall protect the natural environment by regulating design and permitting only land uses compatible with the natural environment.
LU Policy 1.1.2:	The City shall ensure that land uses avoid or minimize adverse impacts on water quality and other natural resources, such as undisturbed watershed and riparian areas.
LU Policy 1.1.3:	The City shall control surface runoff into coastal waters, wetlands, and riparian area.
LU Policy 1.1.4:	The City shall preserve the City's rural residential character.
LU Policy 1.1.5:	The City shall require careful site planning which blends development with the natural topography.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 2: Identify impacts of proposed development on the sensitive environmental resources within Malibu (Table 3-5) and impose all feasible mitigation measures as conditions of development.

LU Implementation Measure 3: Monitor the cumulative impacts of development on sensitive environmental resources and develop environmental protection guidelines to regulate development and avoid destruction or depletion of the resources.

LU Implementation Measure 4: Regulate grading and excavation to minimize impacts of construction on water quality and natural resources. These regulations shall require the use of best management practices (BMPs) to control erosion and manage storm water. These BMPs may include the use of seasonal and mandatory year round control measures such as tarps, sandbag dams, on site retention of first flush rain, temporary drainage courses and erosion control measures, de-silting pounds, sediment traps, filter fencing, straw bales and catch basin filtration.

LU Implementation Measure 5: Minimize the deleterious effects of runoff by limiting impermeable lot coverage to no more than 45% of lot for single-family lots one-quarter acre or smaller, 35% for lots between one-quarter and one-half acre, and 30% for lots greater than one-half acre. The maximum impermeable lot coverage for single-family development shall be 25,000 square feet. Pools and spas shall not be included within the calculation for the amount of impermeable lot coverage. These limits shall not apply to beach front lots.

LU Implementation Measure 6: Evaluate any increase in peak flow rate from surface runoff for proposed development and mitigate any adverse impacts to property or the environment. Require a drainage control system, including on-site retention or detention where appropriate for all new development. Storm runoff control systems shall be designed to ensure that the maximum rate of storm water runoff does not exceed peak level that existed prior to development.

LU Implementation Measure 7: Prohibit grading during the raining season (from November 1 to March 31) in areas which might negatively impact Resource Protection Areas (RPAs) unless a delay in grading until after the rainy season is determined to be more environmentally damaging. Where grading is permitted during the rainy season, sediment basins (including debris basins, desilting basins, or silt traps) shall be required on the project site prior to or concurrent with the initial grading operations and maintained through the development process.

LU Implementation Measure 8: Require cut and fill slopes to be stabilized with planting at the completion of final grading. In RPAs, planting on cut and fill slopes shall be of native plant species using accepted planting procedures, consistent with fire safety requirements. Such planting should be adequate to provide 50% permanent coverage within 365 days and full coverage within 3 years. Planting shall be repeated if necessary to provide such coverage. This requirement should apply to all disturbed soils. Jute netting or other stabilization techniques may be used as necessary as temporary methods.

LU Implementation Measure 9: Require that development not interfere with public and private views and view corridors to the greatest extent feasible.

LU Implementation Measure 10: Locate development to minimize vegetation clearance, consequent soil erosion, and adverse impacts on wildlife and visual resources by clustering development near existing roads on areas of relatively gentle slopes, as far as feasible outside of riparian areas in canyons, and outside areas which serve as primary wildlife corridors.

LU OBJECTIVE 1.2: PRESERVE AND PROTECT RESOURCE PROTECTION AREAS.

LU Policy 1.2.1:	The City shall prohibit development in Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas (ESHA) unless no feasible alternative is available.
LU Policy 1.2.2:	The City shall require development in and adjacent to Resource Protection Areas (RPA) to be designed to mitigate environmental impacts to the fullest extent feasible.
LU Policy 1.2.3:	The City shall require any proposed new public access to and through ESHAs to be consistent with the natural resources of the area.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 11: Keep a current database (inventories and/or maps) of RPAs, including ESHAs, significant watersheds, wildlife habitat linkages, disturbed sensitive resource areas, blueline streams and significant oak woodlands; consult the database when evaluating any proposed development.

LU Implementation Measure 12: Require all proposed development in or adjacent to ESHAs be reviewed by the City Biologist or equivalent professional.

LU Implementation Measure 13: Where proposed development lies within an ESHA because no feasible alternative site exists, in addition to review of other potentially significant environmental impacts require applicants to conduct studies of biological resources to determine potential adverse environmental impacts of proposed development and impose all feasible mitigation measures.

LU Implementation Measure 14: Site and design development in areas adjacent to ESHAs and public parks to avoid impacts which might degrade those areas and to be compatible with the continuation of the existing habitat areas.

LU Implementation Measure 15: Maintain natural vegetation buffer areas that protect sensitive riparian habitats by requiring development other than driveways and walkways to be set back at least 100 feet from outer limits of sensitive riparian habitats, where feasible.

LU Implementation Measure 16: Require environmentally sensitive walkways, board-walks, parking, trash receptacles and restrooms where necessary and appropriate to access public parklands.

LU Implementation Measure 17: Develop programs to purchase conservation easements, accept donations of land or conservation easements, use transfer of development rights, develop impact mitigation fees, encourage formation of a local open space district, explore inter-governmental agreements, and seek funding from state and federal agencies for open space and natural resources protection.

LU OBJECTIVE 1.3: LAND USES CONSISTENT WITH FLOOD, GEOLOGIC AND FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.

LU Policy 1.3.1:	The City shall regulate development in floodways.
LU Policy 1.3.2:	The City shall require proposed development to avoid geologic safety hazards created by development.
LU Policy 1.3.3:	The City shall require fire protection measures for development.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 18: Implement the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) program in Flood Hazard Overlay Areas.

LU Implementation Measure 19: Amend the Building Code to regulate development to respond to local conditions that require special consideration, such as impacts of septic systems on ancient and active landslides, unusual drainage problems, fire hazards and similar conditions.

LU Implementation Measure 20: Develop a system of incremental and progressive reviews of known or suspected geologic and liquefaction hazards in connection with development applications so that review is proportionate to the risk of such hazards.

LU Implementation Measure 21: Require study of potential soil creep, settling, mass movement and their attendant hazards as part of geologic review for proposed development in areas where appropriate due to known or suspected hazards.

LU Implementation Measure 22: Require applicants to execute release and assumption of risk from flood, geologic and fire hazards where appropriate.

LU Implementation Measure 23: Implement regulations, such as those of the Los Angeles County Consolidated Fire Protection District, to minimize the risk of loss of life and property as a result of fire.

LU Implementation Measure 24: In consultation with the appropriate park agency, all development within 200 feet of public park lands, require a fire vegetation clearance prescription analysis and require appropriate landscaping or vegetation clearance as a condition for development.

LU OBJECTIVE 1.4: DEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL TOPOGRAPHY AND VIEWSHED PROTECTION.

LU Policy 1.4.1:	The City shall preserve significant ridgelines and other significant topographic features (such as canyons, knolls, hills and promontories).
LU Policy 1.4.2:	The City shall minimize the visual impact of hillside development.
LU Policy 1.4.3:	The City shall minimize the alteration of existing land forms and require design consistent with natural topography and processes of the site (i.e. geological, soils, hydrological, water percolation and runoff).
LU Policy 1.4.4:	The City shall require development to protect significant natural drainage courses and, where safety considerations necessitate modification, require that projects provide a natural appearance.
LU Policy 1.4.5:	The City shall require hillside management review of all hillside development prior to project approval.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 25: Map significant ridgelines and other significant topographic features.

LU Implementation Measure 26: Develop a hillside management ordinance for residential and commercial lots that:

•	Regulates grading and the use of retaining walls to preserve natural topography;
•	Establishes a slope density formula that reduces the effective lot area of lots with an average slope greater than 10% by a factor of 1.1 for 10.1—15% average slope, 1.3 for 15.1—20% average slope, 1.5 for 20.1—25% average slope, 1.7 for 25.1—33% average slope and 1.95 for slopes over 33%;
•	Precludes development on slopes greater than 40%;
•	Protects significant ridgelines, hilltops and promontories by requiring appropriate setbacks;
•	Facilitates reclamation and enhancement of visually degraded areas;
•	Minimizes raw cut slopes; and
•	Locates development so that structures blend in with the hillside and do not exacerbate existing hazards.

LU Implementation Measure 27: Locate development as close as feasible to existing roadways, services, and existing development to minimize the effects on sensitive environmental resources and surrounding RPAs. However, protection of ridgelines and public ocean and ridgeline views shall have priority over any increase in grading required by this policy.

LU Implementation Measure 28: Site and design development to protect public views from scenic roadways to and along the shoreline and to scenic coastal areas, including public parklands.

LU Implementation Measure 29: Require setbacks from blueline streams to protect natural drainage systems.

LU Implementation Measure 30: Design stream road crossings using the least environmentally damaging method. Road crossings of streams shall be accomplished by bridging, unless other methods are determined to be less damaging. Bridge columns shall be located outside stream courses if feasible.

LU OBJECTIVE 1.5: INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

LU Policy 1.5.1:	The City shall scrutinize proposed development for any potential individual or cumulative adverse environmental impact, in addition to those impacts that are peculiar to development otherwise consistent with the General Plan.
LU Policy 1.5.2:	The City shall reevaluate every five years the cumulative impacts predicted by general plan buildout and the effectiveness of mitigation measures imposed to implement the Plan.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 31: Maintain an Environmental Review Board (ERB) comprised of qualified professionals with technical expertise in resource management as a technical advisory committee. The ERB shall review and make recommendations on proposed development in or adjacent to an ESHA and development that may have a potential adverse environmental impact or which impose special environmental problems.

LU Implementation Measure 32: Identify and evaluate individual, cumulative and secondary adverse environmental impacts of proposed development.

LU Implementation Measure 33: Develop local California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and ERB guidelines, to assure comprehensive and timely environmental analysis setting forth procedures to determine whether proposed development may have potential significant adverse environmental impacts.

LU Implementation Measure 34: Establish criteria for minimum qualifications of independent consultants and specialists.

(Resolution No. 13-35, 8/26/13)

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1.4.2. LU GOAL 2. Manage Growth to Preserve a Rural Community Character.¶

LU OBJECTIVE 2.1: DEVELOPMENT OF A TYPE, AMOUNT AND LOCATION CONSISTENT WITH MALIBU LIFESTYLE.

LU Policy 2.1.1:	The City shall promote an aesthetically pleasing and visually stimulating environment whose architecture, common and open spaces inspire and uplift the human spirit.
LU Policy 2.1.2:	The City shall seek public input about proposed development and value the democratic participation of all citizens.
LU Policy 2.1.3:	The City shall proportion commercially zoned properties based on community need.
LU Policy 2.1.4:	The City shall require development to be landscaped so that the project blends in with the environment and neighborhood.
LU Policy 2.1.5:	Consistent with the primary objective of protecting RPAs, the City shall protect and preserve public and private ocean and mountain views, by striking an equitable balance between the right to reasonable use of one's property including the maintenance of privacy and the right to protection against unreasonable loss of views.
LU Policy 2.1.6:	The City shall encourage pedestrian friendly design in concentrated commercial areas.
LU Policy 2.1.7:	In the event that current building permit activity for new residential or commercial structures (not remodels) pursuant to this Plan exceeds the historic growth rate for such uses, the City shall develop and implement a permit allocation system to manage the orderly development of the City in accordance with the historic growth rate. The City shall develop and adopt standards to determine when the permit allocation system shall be implemented, based upon historic growth trends and Plan buildout data. Calculation of these standards shall exclude permits for structures rebuilt due to disaster, any periods in which the City's development moratorium was in effect, and County-issued permits during the incorporation process (December 1987—March 1991).

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 35: Prior to any required public hearing, require proponents to inform all interested persons about proposed development applications through the use of (a) site signs; (b) direct mail notification to affected residents, landowners and any person or group requesting notification; and (c) neighborhood meetings.

LU Implementation Measure 36: Require commercial development to be designed with a residential scale compatible with the surrounding residential neighborhoods.

LU Implementation Measure 37: Permit creative styling of structures to encourage a limited number of visual landmarks in areas that would not distract from the natural scenery.

LU Implementation Measure 38: Permit walkways and pedestrian paths made of natural materials to be used as part of commercial developments required open space.

LU Implementation Measure 39: Regulate on-premise signs so that they are coordinated with the environment and do not detract from the scenery.

LU Implementation Measure 40: Adopt landscaping requirements and where feasible and excluding private garden areas favor use of native plants.

LU Implementation Measure 41: Develop a master landscape plan for PCH and entryways to individual neighborhoods to provide visual continuity and enhance community identity.

LU Implementation Measure 42: Adopt a view protection ordinance that defines a primary view which shall be protected against proposed development including new vegetation wherever it is possible to do that without creating other significant adverse environmental impacts or unreasonably restricting the property owner's use of his/her property.

LU Implementation Measure 43: Require an applicant for proposed development on a beach front lot which development is either seaward of an existing structure or on a vacant lot to submit along with an application for development, a written determination from the State Lands Commission whether the development would encroach on to state tidelands and, if so, whether the State Lands Commission has approved such encroachment.

LU OBJECTIVE 2.2: DEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THE TRAFFIC SYSTEM AND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH ADEQUATE CAPACITY TO SERVE ALL RESIDENTS.

LU Policy 2.2.1:	The City shall require adequate infrastructure, including but not limited to roads, water, and wastewater disposal capacity, as a condition of proposed development.
LU Policy 2.2.2:	The City shall maintain the City's fiscal integrity and ensure that revenues and fees generated by new development are sufficient to offset associated City costs.
LU Policy 2.2.3:	The City shall only permit development which is consistent with the capital improvement plan and economic health of the City.
LU Policy 2.2.4:	The City shall manage development in accordance with the efficient operation of the traffic system and service infrastructure.
LU Policy 2.2.5:	The City shall evaluate effect on road capacity of traffic impacts from all sources when determining the type and intensity of land use.
LU Policy 2.2.6:	The City shall coordinate with utility providers to underground all utility transmission lines and pipes when and where feasible, unless above-ground location is required for geotechnic or hydrologic safety.
LU Policy 2.2.7:	The City shall implement the recommendations of the 1992 Malibu Wastewater Management Study or equivalent program.
LU Policy 2.2.8:	The City shall require adequate wastewater management for development.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 44: Prior to approval of a specific plan, subdivision map, lot split, or other development project, require applicant to demonstrate by substantial evidence that the holding capacity of the area and infrastructure are sufficient to sustain the uses and intensity of development proposed by the applicant.

LU Implementation Measure 45: Require fiscal/service impact analyses for proposed development. Where anticipated costs of services exceed projected revenues and fees, require development to use appropriate financing mechanisms to defray the anticipated costs of municipal services.

LU Implementation Measure 46: Adopt a wastewater treatment ordinance which appropriately and safely regulates wastewater management through on-site systems or small volume neighborhood collection systems in accordance with the City's development pattern consistent with the 1992 Wastewater Management Study. This program may include the use of state of the art technologies to eliminate pathogens from wastewater prior to release into the environment.

LU Implementation Measure 47: Adopt greywater ordinance which appropriately and safely encourages and regulates use of greywater systems.

LU Implementation Measure 48: Disseminate information to the community regarding options for wastewater management and use of greywater systems, including site evaluation criteria and standards for installation and maintenance of on-site septic systems.

LU Implementation Measure 49: Establish water retention/detention standards.

LU Implementation Measure 50: Coordinate with utility providers to implement the Public Utility Commission's Rule 20A Underground Utility Program.

LU Implementation Measure 51: Require development to underground utilities where the cost does not exceed 10% of the total project cost.

LU OBJECTIVE 2.3: DEVELOPMENT OF APPROPRIATE SCALE AND CONTEXT.

LU Policy 2.3.1:	The City shall protect and preserve the unique character of Malibu's many distinct neighborhoods.
LU Policy 2.3.2:	The City shall discourage "mansionization" by establishing limits on height, bulk, and square footage for all new and remodel single-family residences.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 52: Adopt community design standards that recognize Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) as a residential corridor with centers at Las Flores, Civic Center, Point Dume and Trancas. Each center should have its own character, identity and scale with landscaping along PCH having an overall unifying theme.

LU Implementation Measure 53(a): Develop checklist of development standards to assist staff and applicants in reviewing development permits.

LU Implementation Measure 53(b): Establish an administrative procedure and guidelines to interpret and balance specific standards in the General Plan where uniform application of the standards appears to produce an outcome inconsistent with the intended purpose of the standard or may defeat another policy of the General Plan. This measure shall be applied in a manner to achieve the most environmentally protective result feasible.

LU Implementation Measure 54: Permit individual neighborhoods to propose custom development standards. Adopt appropriate neighborhood standards.

LU Implementation Measure 55: Develop community design standards for multifamily residential buildings with community input.

LU OBJECTIVE 2.4: RURAL RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS IN WESTERN MALIBU.

LU Policy 2.4.1:	The City shall preserve and protect vistas and large open areas that contribute to the rural feeling of the area.
LU Policy 2.4.2:	The City shall limit nonresidential uses to those compatible with the rural residential character of the surrounding neighborhoods.
LU Policy 2.4.3:	The City shall maintain large lots and encourage residential and compatible agricultural uses.
LU Policy 2.4.4:	The City shall encourage the provision of open space areas suitable for horses and other farm animals where consistent with resource protection policies.
LU Policy 2.4.5:	The City shall promote a system of equestrian and pedestrian trails.
LU Policy 2.4.6:	The City shall avoid improvements which create a suburban atmosphere such as sidewalks and street lights.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 56: Cluster accessory structures to preserve open space.

LU Implementation Measure 57: Develop a master plan of trails as detailed in the Open Space Element.

LU Implementation Measure 58: Cooperate with the National Park Service to promote an integrated system of trails throughout the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

LU Implementation Measure 59: Distinguish rural residential neighborhoods for purposes of infrastructure design standards, including conforming Building Code and public works standards to preserve the rural atmosphere.

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1.4.3.¶

LU GOAL 3. Recreational Opportunities Consistent with Protection of the Natural Resources and Residential Character of Malibu.

LU OBJECTIVE 3.1: PASSIVE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES COMPATIBLE WITH FRAGILE NATURAL RESOURCES.

LU Policy 3.1.1:	The City shall ensure visitor serving and recreational uses are compatible with the natural resources and aesthetic values of the area.
LU Policy 3.1.2:	The City shall encourage appropriate passive uses of parks and beaches such as biking, bird watching, hiking, horseback riding, kayaking, scientific study, surfing, swimming and tide pool viewing.
LU Policy 3.1.3:	The City shall prohibit development on public beaches other than that necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare or to provide small scale beach related commercial uses.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 60: Minimize destruction of natural areas and, where possible, prohibit transformation of natural areas to commercial ones by limiting development to that which is necessary for public access and safety.

LU Implementation Measure 61: Prohibit camping, except in designated areas.

LU Implementation Measure 62: Work with public agencies and private recreational clubs and groups to promote use of parks and beaches for passive recreation.

LU OBJECTIVE 3.2: VISITOR-SERVING RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES CONSISTENT WITH THE RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF MALIBU.

LU Policy 3.2.1:	The City shall permit the development of commercial recreational and visitor servicing facilities at suitable locations which provide convenient public access, adequate infrastructure, convenient parking and, when feasible, are located where existing low cost recreational uses will be enhanced.
LU Policy 3.2.2:	The City shall solicit input from residents with respect to all operational aspects of recreational facilities including hours of use, location of any parking in residential areas, accessways, restrooms and trash receptacles.
LU Policy 3.2.3:	The City shall require adequate parking for recreational facilities to avoid public parking in residential areas.
LU Policy 3.2.4:	The. City shall ensure recreational uses do not materially impair the privacy of nearby property owners.
LU Policy 3.2.5:	The City shall ensure that recreational uses do not exceed the capacity of the area and infrastructure.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 63: Work with public agencies to mitigate the impact of recreational uses upon the privacy of neighbors and the natural resources including the use of landscape treatments and screening devices.

LU Implementation Measure 64: Require noticed public hearings prior to approval of plans for recreational facilities.

LU Implementation Measure 65: Identify access to recreational facilities through a program of uniform signage.

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1.4.4.¶

LU GOAL 4. Commercial Uses and Structures in Harmony with the Rural Residential Character and Natural Environment of the Community.

LU OBJECTIVE 4.1: COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES OF A LIMITED HEIGHT AND BULK EQUIVALENT TO THE ADJACENT RESIDENCES.

LU Policy 4.1.1:	The City shall encourage park-like settings by requiring that structures be oriented toward open plaza areas rather than streets and parking areas and incorporating additional amenities such as benches and play areas for children.
LU Policy 4.1.2:	The City shall encourage redesign and adaptive reuse of existing structures.
LU Policy 4.1.3:	The City shall prohibit strip center commercial development.
LU Policy 4.1.4:	The City shall require signage to be in harmony with the natural environment and the residential character of the community.
LU Policy 4.1.5:	The City shall prohibit undue concentration of businesses which sell alcohol for off-site consumption.
LU Policy 4.1.6:	The City shall promote extensive landscaping in new projects while emphasizing low volume irrigation and the use of native, fire-resistant and drought-tolerant plant materials.
LU Policy 4.1.7:	The City shall require visually aesthetic screening of service areas and well landscaped parking lots.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 66: Develop comprehensive commercial design guidelines that respect Malibu's rural character including building design of a residential low-rise, small-scale, arcades and/or courtyards or other pedestrian scaled elements, designs that compliment surrounding natural areas and parking that includes native landscaping, on-site water retention and natural drainage courses where feasible.

LU Implementation Measure 67: Require a commercial planned development permit for any commercial development or change of use of existing development to assure compliance with current codes to enhanced and upgrade the environment of the commercial areas.

LU Implementation Measure 68: Require that adjacent commercial centers provide reciprocal pedestrian access to reduce vehicle trips and integrate adjacent centers.

LU Implementation Measure 69: Require non-automobile circulation within commercial developments.

LU Implementation Measure 70: Require applicants to prepare a traffic study for all new commercial developments which will generate 50 or more trips during peak traffic hours, and based on the study, mitigate (a) any impact to intersection, where the change in the volume capacity ratio is greater than or equal to 2% or (b) any impact which worsens an intersection's LOS F rating.

LU Implementation Measure 71: Permit minor modifications to development standards to accommodate renovation and adaptive reuse of existing commercial/retail buildings.

LU Implementation Measure 72: Regulate size, height, location and placement of on-premise signs and prohibit off-premise advertising signs.

LU Implementation Measure 73: Require a conditional use permit for sale of alcohol for off-site consumption and permit no more than 1 off-sale license per 2,500 residents.

LU Implementation Measure 74: Require landscape plans designed by State-licensed landscape architects in connection with all new or remodel commercial developments.

LU OBJECTIVE 4.2: COMMERCIAL USES CONCENTRATED IN CERTAIN AREAS TO PREVENT SPRAWL THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

LU Policy 4.2.1:	The City shall designate commercial areas which are accessible to major streets and adequately buffered from single-family residential uses.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 75: Require commercial development to provide ingress and egress to parking areas in a manner that is not unreasonably intrusive to residential areas.

LU Implementation Measure 76: Limit commercial development west of Portshead Road to designated commercial areas.

LU Implementation Measure 77: Allow waivers of parking requirements where reciprocal parking agreements can provide adequate parking for multiple uses.

LU OBJECTIVE 4.3: A SPECIFIC PLAN IN THE CIVIC CENTER AREA.

LU Policy 4.3.1:	The City shall, prior to adoption of a specific plan, review any proposed development in the Civic Center Area to ensure safety, health and circulation impacts are mitigated to the extent feasible, including but not limited to high water table, threat of liquefaction, flooding and traffic congestion.
LU Policy 4.3.2:	The City shall require buildings within the Civic Center Area to reflect (a) the uniqueness of this location as the City's town center, (b) its close proximity to the beach and ocean, and (c) a "community village" character with small-scale, low-rise buildings. Development in the Civic Center will be guided by those policies and implementation measures in the Plan that are generally applicable to commercial development.
LU Policy 4.3.3:	The City shall integrate the Civic Center Area including adjacent parkland and the Malibu Lagoon.
LU Policy 4.3.4:	The City shall take the lead to restore and preserve the natural state of the Malibu Lagoon.
LU Policy 4.3.5:	The City shall develop the Civic Center Area so that it is pedestrian oriented.
LU Policy 4.3.6:	The City shall encourage the use of scenic walkways and shuttle service, as appropriate, for circulation within the area.
LU Policy 4.3.7:	The City shall encourage well-screened and landscaped centralized or clustered parking.
LU Policy 4.3.8:	The City shall encourage architectural design features such as towers, cupolas, roof parapets, kiosks, changes in roof elevations and roof monuments which do not add square footage, floor area or stories to the building.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 78: Development in the Civic Center will be guided by those policies and implementation measures in the Plan that are generally applicable to commercial development.

LU Implementation Measure 79: Require development in the Civic Center area to minimize impacts on Malibu Lagoon through all feasible mitigation measures, including development impacts fees where appropriate.

LU Implementation Measure 80: Prepare and implement a specific plan using a process which promotes community input The specific plan shall link individual development projects to one another architecturally and by design elements such as common signage, landscape features, pedestrian walkways, lighting and paving materials.

LU Implementation Measure 81: Cooperate with other agencies and seek grant funding to assist in restoration of lagoon and other environmentally sensitive improvements.

LU Implementation Measure 82: Provide a basis for levying fees to ensure that all development shares fairly in the financing of the specific plan and necessary infrastructure improvements.

LU OBJECTIVE 4.4: SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES APPROPRIATE TO MALIBU.

LU Policy 4.4.1:	The City shall encourage establishment and continued operation of small neighborhood and community serving businesses.
LU Policy 4.4.2:	The City shall limit commercial uses to neighborhood serving uses in the Las Flores, Point Dume and Trancas commercial areas.
LU Policy 4.4.3:	The City shall regulate design of new bed and breakfast inns to foster "country-inn type" establishments and regulate the size and design of other hotel development to ensure development compatible with a rural residential community and discourage convention hotel developments by limiting on the same site ancillary uses such as banquet and meeting rooms and limiting restaurants to a capacity necessary to serve guests of the hotel only.
LU Policy 4.4.4:	The City shall permit commercial uses such as home offices, art studios, family day care facilities, equestrian and other similar uses in residential areas if they do not result in any substantial diminution in the quiet rural residential character of the area.
LU Policy 4.4.5:	The City shall encourage filming in Malibu in a manner that is not disruptive to the community.
LU Policy 4.4.6:	The City shall favor non-polluting industrial land uses required to support the service infrastructure.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 83: Work with the Chamber of Commerce and other community civic organizations to develop and implement an economic development plan.

LU Implementation Measure 84: Develop a business licensing program to assure compliance with zoning and safety codes and to raise revenue to promote the business community.

LU Implementation Measure 85: Support the Chamber of Commerce's Shop Malibu campaign and other public information programs designed to support local businesses and contractors.

LU Implementation Measure 86: Limit industrial uses to those compatible with the City's residential character and which serve the needs of the residents.

LU OBJECTIVE 4.5: ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE, EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF COMMERCIALLY GENERATED SEWAGE AND WASTEWATER THAT MEETS ALL HEALTH STANDARDS.

LU Policy 4.5.1:	The City shall require commercial wastewater to be managed on-site unless an environmentally acceptable alternative exists.
LU Policy 4.5.2:	The City shall allow cooperative wastewater treatment among commercial neighbors.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 87: Require all sewage and wastewater created on commercial property to be processed on-site septic system or by a neighborhood sewage treatment facility or in a cooperative system with neighboring properties in a manner that avoids raising the water table.

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1.4.5.¶

LU GOAL 5. Protect Agriculture which Requires or is Enhanced by Malibu's Unique Climate.

LU OBJECTIVE 5.1: RURAL CHARACTER PRESERVED THROUGH AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL LAND USES.

LU Policy 5.1.1:	The City shall permit compatible agricultural and horticultural uses within the rural residential zones in order to maintain the rural traditions in the area.
LU Policy 5.1.2:	The City shall prohibit development and proposed uses adjacent to agricultural and horticultural uses that degrade or substantially interfere with existing agricultural and horticultural uses.
LU Policy 5.1.3:	The City shall encourage agricultural and horticultural uses that require limited land area such as greenhouses and nurseries.
LU Policy 5.1.4:	The City shall develop an integrated pest management program to limit adverse impacts from herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 88: Develop incentive and protection measures, such as regulating adjacent uses to assure that new uses do not interfere with productivity and permitting necessary accessory structures by right in Rural Residential zones, to encourage land use for production of tropical fruits, nuts and flowers where sensitive natural biota communities will not be adversely impacted.

LU Implementation Measure 89: Permit non-retail greenhouses and nurseries in all rural areas to encourage land use for production of tropical fruits, nuts and flowers where sensitive natural biota communities will not be adversely impacted.

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1.4.6. LU GOAL 6. Private Property Rights Protected.¶

LU OBJECTIVE 6.1: THE RIGHT TO REASONABLE USE OF ONE'S PROPERTY INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO QUIET ENJOYMENT AND PRIVACY PROTECTED.

LU Policy 6.1.1:	The City shall use development standards and procedures that protect the property owners' reasonable use of their land consistent with the goals and policies of this General Plan.
LU Policy 6.1.2:	The City shall allow a parcel legally created and existing as of March 26, 1993, regardless of size, to be used for any purpose permitted by right or, if permits obtained, any conditionally permitted use, in the zone district in which the parcel is situated, provided that such use or any new construction complies with the requirements of the zoning ordinance.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 90: Establish an administrative procedure and guidelines to assure that general plan standards, including land use policy map designations, are applied consistent with applicable laws, including the California and United States Constitutions. This procedure shall include review of appropriate density at the request of the property owner in areas where improvements were installed pursuant to a County initiated assessment district.

LU Implementation Measure 91: Prohibit demolition of a legally constructed residential improvement as a condition of development, unless required for the protection of public health or safety.

LU Implementation Measure 92: Allow lot line adjustments between parcels legally created and existing as of March 26, 1993, regardless of size, where the smallest resulting lot is no smaller than the smallest lot prior to the lot line adjustment and where the parcels otherwise qualify for the lot line adjustment.

LU Implementation Measure 93: Wherever possible, develop access to parks or trailheads in ways which will not infringe upon the privacy of neighboring residents.

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1.4.7.¶

LU GOAL 7. Development of Land Adjacent to Malibu is Compatible with the Natural Environment, Residential Character and Infrastructure of the City.

LU OBJECTIVE 7.1: A SPHERE OF INFLUENCE WHICH REFLECTS THE CITY'S PROBABLE, ULTIMATE PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES AND SERVICE AREA.

LU Policy 7.1.1:	The City shall establish that Malibu's planning area as the area bounded by Topanga Canyon to the East, the highest ridgelines to the North, and Pt. Mugu to the West, including all 63 watersheds.
LU Policy 7.1.2:	The City shall cooperate with surrounding cities and the County to define mutually agreeable sphere of influence boundaries.
LU Policy 7.1.3:	The City shall promote an appreciation for the bioregional context in which the City is situated.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 94: Collaborate with surrounding cities and County to prepare a joint application to LAFCO for a sphere of influence.

LU Implementation Measure 95: Petition LAFCO to establish a sphere of influence as the Malibu Coastal Zone including the area from the Ventura County line boundary to the Los Angeles city limits from the Pacific Ocean to the south and extending approximately five miles inland.

LU OBJECTIVE 7.2: A COOPERATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND ALL LAND-USE REGULATORY AGENCIES IN THE LAND-USE PLANNING AREA.

LU Policy 7.2.1:	The City shall work with appropriate jurisdictions, agencies and private groups to help ensure that development of land adjacent to Malibu is compatible with the natural environment, rural and residential character and infrastructure.
LU Policy 7.2.2:	The City shall monitor actions and occurrences in the planning area which might impact public health, safety or welfare and consider joint powers agreements with other governmental entities and other actions that may be desirable to protect the City's interests and for the City's benefit.

To implement these policies the City shall:

LU Implementation Measure 96: Participate with other jurisdictions in the planning area, including the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura and the Cities of Agoura Hills, Calabasas and Westlake Village, to develop and adopt guidelines for orderly development and protection of watersheds.

LU Implementation Measure 97: Pursue establishment of inter-jurisdictional agreements for the mitigation of development impacts.

LU Implementation Measure 98: Support educational seminars and programs and provide model projects to educate and demonstrate the innovations and environmental issues.

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