Malibu Municipal Code § 13.29 Onsite Wastewater Treatment

13.29.1 Applicability.¶

These regulations shall apply to all applications for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS) for failed systems or to comply with Regional Water Quality Control Board requirements to upgrade existing systems for existing single family residential uses that does not include other development as defined in Chapter 2 of the Malibu LIP (Definitions). An application for an OWTS Coastal Development Permit (OWTS CDP) shall be made to the Planning Manager.

A. Applications for OWTS CDPs shall be to the Planning Manager on forms provided by the Planning Division.

B. The Planning Manager shall refer the application to the City's Environmental Health Administrator Building Division Manager and City Biologist for verification of the facts and design of the proposed system.

C. Public notice for an OWTS CDP within the Appeal Zone shall be provided in the same manner as for an administrative coastal development permit. Public notice shall be provided for an OWTS CDP outside of the Appeal Zone by posting notice on the project site, at a conspicuous place easily read by the public which is also as close as possible to the site of the proposed development. Such notice shall contain a general description of the nature of the proposed development.

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13.29.2 Findings and Permit Issuance.¶

The Planning Manager may approve an application for an OWTS CDP if the following findings can be made:

A.	The proposed OWTS is consistent with the LCP and all applicable LCP provisions, local laws and regulations regarding OWTSs; and
B.	The proposed OWTS does not require a new or upgraded shoreline protective device; and
C.	The proposed OWTS is necessary to protect public health and/or improve water quality; and
D.	The proposed OWTS CDP has been conditioned in accordance with the LCP.
Upon approving an OWTS CDP, the Planning Manager shall issue a written document that at a minimum includes the following information:
A.	Location of the project;
B.	The date of issuance;
C.	An expiration date;
D.	The scope of work to be performed;
E.	Terms and conditions of the permit; and
F.	Findings.

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13.29.3 Reporting of OWTS CDPs¶

A. The Planning Manager shall report in writing to the Planning Commission at each meeting the permits approved under this section in the same manner as for an administrative permit, consistent with LIP Section 13.13.6.

B. Appeals. Local appeals shall be processed consistent with LIP Section 13.20.1; notice of all local appeals shall be provided in the same manner as for an administrative permit. If the project is located in the appealable zone, Coastal Commission appeals shall be processed consistent with LIP Section 13.20.2.

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