Malibu Municipal Code § 19.3 Lcp Amendment Hearing and Notice

Notice of the availability of review drafts of the proposed LCP amendment materials and transmittal of said documents pursuant to noticing requirements in (a) and (b) of this section shall be made as soon as such drafts are available, but at a minimum at least six (6) weeks prior to any final action on the documents by the City. Review drafts shall also be made readily available for public perusal in local libraries, in the City administrative offices, and at the Coastal Commission District office.

A. At a minimum, all notices for public review sessions, availability of review drafts, studies, or other relevant documents or actions pertaining to the proposed amendment of the LCP shall be mailed to:

1. Any member of the public who has so requested;

2. Each local government contiguous with the area that is the subject of the Amendment;

3. Local governments, special districts, or port or harbor districts that could be directly affected by or whose development plans should be considered in the Amendment;

4. Regional, state and federal agencies that may have an interest in or be affected by the amendment;

5. Local libraries and media;

6. The Coastal Commission.

B. Proposed LCP amendment documents including review drafts shall be made available at no cost to relevant state agencies and to other interested persons and agencies upon request.

Notice of public hearings shall be given at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing. Such notice shall state the nature of the proposed change, location of the affected area, and the time(s) and place(s) of the scheduled hearing(s) and for accepting comments on the proposed amendment.

A. For Amendments to the LCP Land Use Plan or text of the Implementing Ordinances, the notice shall be provided by mail to parties identified in section 19.3.1(A) of the Malibu LIP above and one of the following additional procedures:

1. By placing a display advertisement of at least one-fourth page in a newspaper having the greatest circulation within the area affected by the proposed action; or

2. By placing an insert within any generalized mailing sent by the City to property owners and tenants in the area affected by the proposed action.

B. For Amendments to the LCP Zoning Map that propose to reclassify property, the notice shall be provided by mail to parties identified in section (a) above and by one of the following additional procedures:

1. Notice for the hearing shall be mailed, post prepaid, to all owners and tenants of property within a radius of five hundred (500) feet of the exterior boundaries of the property or properties involved in the amendments, excluding roads. In addition, a legal advertisement shall be placed in the newspaper of greatest circulation within the area affected by the proposed action.

2. In the event the number of owners to whom notice would be sent pursuant to (1) above is greater than one thousand (1,000), notice may at the discretion of the City be given at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing by either of the alternate procedures explained in Section (A) above.

C. Following a public hearing, the Planning Commission shall recommend approval, modification or denial of the proposed amendment to the City Council. The recommendation shall be by resolution carried by the affirmative vote of not less than the majority of the entire Commission. It shall be transmitted to the City Council within forty (40) days after the rendering of a decision. Such decision is final and conclusive and may not be reconsidered except upon referral by the City Council.