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Planning Commission approves Caltrans PCH safety package with conditions after hours of public testimony
Summary
After hours of public testimony for and against the Pacific Coast Highway package, the Malibu Planning Commission approved Caltranss CDP 25-009 with dark-sky lighting requirements and a condition requiring Caltrans to obtain and consider Pepperdine and public-safety input on a controversial sidewalk segment before any building permit is issued.
The Malibu Planning Commission voted 4-1 on Nov. 3 to approve Caltranss Coastal Development Permit 25-009, a $55 million package of roadway and safety improvements along Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Malibu, but added conditions aimed at limiting light trespass and ensuring Pepperdine University and first-responder input on a contested sidewalk segment.
The project, which Caltrans described as a capital preventative-maintenance package across roughly 15 miles of PCH, includes new and upgraded sidewalks, curb ramps, repaving, median work at select locations, upgraded bike lanes, turn-pocket lengthening, radar feedback signs and a reduced set of new light poles. Commissioners approved staff amendments that require Caltrans to use fully shielded, 3,000-Kelvin fixtures "to the maximum extent feasible," to limit light trespass to…
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