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Commission approves consolidated wastewater system, grants variance near Blue Line Stream for beachfront rebuild
Summary
The commission approved a coastal development permit and variance to allow a consolidated advanced on-site wastewater treatment system (AWTS) within a reduced buffer of a Blue Line Stream for a Woolsey fire rebuild on Malibu's west side.
The Malibu Planning Commission on Feb. 3 approved an application to replace two destroyed septic systems with a single advanced on-site wastewater treatment system (AWTS) at a West-side beachfront property, granting a variance for encroachment into the 100-foot environmentally sensitive habitat area (ESHA) buffer.
Fletcher Scott and planning staff explained the parcel’s constraints: a Blue Line Stream that wraps the property’s western and northern edges, coastal bluff setbacks to the south, steep slopes and limited room for system siting. The…
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