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Malibu council adopts Palisades fire rebuild rules but defers two technical items
Summary
Council approved a package of Palisades fire rebuild policies (including clarifications on bulk/volume, rooftop decks, basements and a 10% like-for-like rule) but deferred final language on what counts as a "lawfully erected" structure and on FEMA/wave-uprush technical requirements for later council review.
The Malibu City Council voted Sept. 25 to adopt a staff package of policy clarifications addressing Palisades fire rebuilds, implementing a like-for-like approach with limited additions but adding rules meant to protect neighborhood views and limit unintended increases in building bulk.
Staff described edits that clarify how bulk and height interact, explicitly include basements and subterranean garages in rebuild calculations, require a planning-phase survey in some cases, and call for rooftop decks to comply with the city’s dark-sky rules. "If your square footage puts you over the bulk limit, then you can't get height," staff explained as the intent…
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