STATE OF CALIFORNIA – NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY Edmund G. Brown, Jr, Governor CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION Filed: 11/17/10 SOUTH CENTRAL COAST AREA th 89 SOUTH CALIFORNIA ST., SUITE 200 180 Day: 5/16/11 VENTURA, CA 93001 Staff: D. Christensen (805) 585 - 1800 Staff Report: 1/26/11 Th 8a-f Hearing Date: 2/10/11 STAFF REPORT: REGULAR CALENDAR APPLICATION NUMBERS: 4-10-040, 4-10-041, 4-10-042, 4-10-043, 4-10-044, 4-10-045 APPLICANTS: Lunch Properties LLLP, Vera Properties LLLP, Mulryan Properties LLLP, Morleigh Properties LLLP, and Ronan Properties LLLP, respectively AGENTS: Schmitz & Associates Inc. (Lunch Properties LLLP) Jim Vanden Berg (Vera Properties LLLP) Stanley Lamport of Cox, Castle, & Nicholson LLP (Mulryan Properties LLLP) Timi Hallem and Susan Hori of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP (Morleigh Properties LLLP) Paul Weinberg (Ronan Properties LLLP) PROJECT LOCATION: North of Sweetwater Mesa Road, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County APNs: 4453-005-037, 4453-005-018, 4453-005-092, 4453-005-091, 4453-005-038 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS: These applications are for: (1) five new single family residences ranging from 7,220 sq. ft. to 12,785 sq. ft. in size on five adjoining parcels, each of which claims to be owned by a different LLLP; (2) 28,050 cu. yds. of grading (26,250 cu. yds. cut; 1,800 cu. yds. fill; 21,600 cu. yds. excess) for the residence development areas and private driveways; (3) a 6,010 linear ft., 20 ft. wide access road (includes residential driveways) extending from Sweetwater Mesa Road in Malibu to the development sites with 43,050 cu. yds. of grading (20,100 cu. yds. cut, 22,950 cu. yds. fill), 123 caisson piles up to 79 ft. deep and up to 5 ft. in diameter, and 960 linear ft. of retaining walls; (4) three Fire Department staging areas utilizing 10,000 cu. yds. of excess excavated material, (5) placement of 13,950 cu. yds. of excess excavated material upon a 1.88 acre grassland mesa area; (6) a new 7,800 linear ft. waterline with 900 linear ft., 10 ft. wide maintenance road; and (7) a lot line adjustment between two of the subject parcels. Total project grading is approximately 95,050 cu. yds. (46,350 cu. yds. cut, 48,700 cu. yds. fill). Due to the related nature of the six coastal development permit (“CDP”) applications, all of the proposed development will be addressed in one staff report. The project descriptions for each separate application are provided below. CDP Application No. 4-10-040 (Lunch Properties LLLP) (APN 4453-005-037) The applicant is proposing to construct a 22-ft. high, three-level, 12,004 sq. ft. single-family residence with 629 sq. ft. storage space and an attached 2,128 sq. ft. garage on an approximately 20-acre parcel, swimming pool, 200-ft. long driveway, septic system, and 4,800 CDP Applications 4-10-040, 4-10-041, 4-10-042, 4-10-043, 4-10-044, 4-10-045 Page 2 cu. yds. grading (4,000 cu. yds. cut; 800 cu. yds. fill). The proposed development area is approximately 10,000 sq. ft. in size. The proposed project also includes an approximately 2,500 ft. long, 20 ft. wide shared access road to connect Sweetwater Mesa Road in the City of Malibu north to the subject property, involving 10,750 cu. yds. grading (4,800 cu. yds. cut; 5,950 cu. yds. fill), approximately 500 lineal feet of 5 to 17-ft. high retaining walls, drainage improvements, entry gate, and two Fire Department staging areas (2,800 sq. ft. and 6,200 sq. ft. in size) that will require 700 cu. yds. of grading (fill). The proposed access road will disturb an approximately 4-acre area. In addition, the water line extension proposed as part of CDP Application No. 4-10- 041 below will also serve the proposed residential project. CDP Application No. 4-10-041 (Vera Properties LLLP) (APN 4453-005-018) The applicant is proposing to construct a 22-ft. high, two-level, 12,785 sq. ft. single-family residence with 2,116 sq. ft. storage space and 1,694 sq. ft. detached garage on an approximately 20-acre parcel, swimming pool, 1,595 sq. ft. terraces, septic system, 292 ft. long, 20-ft. wide access drive, approximately 380 linear feet of 5 to 10-ft. high retaining walls, and 10,700 cu. yds. (cut) of total grading. The applicant is proposing a 10,000 sq. ft. development area that will require 5,400 cu. yds. (cut) of the total grading amount. Construction of the proposed 280-ft. long driveway will involve 5,300 cu. yds. (cut) of the total grading amount, and result in disturbance of an 14,000 sq. ft. (0.32 acres) area. The proposed project also includes extension of an 8-inch diameter water line down to the subject property and the four other adjacent properties from an existing municipal water main beneath Costa Del Sol Way to the north. The total length of the proposed water line is approximately 7,800 feet. In addition, a 10-ft. wide maintenance road is proposed along a 900-ft. long portion of the proposed water main alignment. The proposed road will commence where the existing dirt road ends, but the proposed road will end about 1,000 feet shy of the northernmost proposed residential development due to the extreme steepness of that segment of the terrain. According to preliminary grading plans, the proposed 900-ft. long maintenance road will require a 60-ft. long, 2 to 6-ft. high retaining wall and approximately 1,145 cu. yds. grading (1,135 cu. yds. cut; 10 cu. yds. fill) on steep slopes. The gradient of the cut slopes will range from 1:1 to 0.5:1. Approximately 20,000 sq. ft. of vegetation removal will be associated with construction of the proposed water line maintenance road. CDP Application No. 4-10-042 (Mulryan Properties LLLP) (APN 4453-005-092) The applicant is proposing to construct a 28-ft. high, two-level, 7,220 sq. ft. single-family residence on an approximately 40-acre parcel, with a 1,398 sq. ft. attached garage, 3,709 sq. ft. terraces, swimming pool, septic system, 850 linear foot shared access road, two Fire Department hammerhead turnarounds, and 5,950 cu. yds. of total grading (3,800 cu. yds. cut; 2,150 cu. yds. fill). The applicant is proposing a 10,000 sq. ft. development area that will require 2,000 cu. yds. (1,600 cu. yds. cut; 400 cu. yds. fill) of the total grading amount. The proposed access drive will involve 3,950 cu. yds. (2,200 cu. yds. cut, 1,750 cu. yds. fill) of the total grading amount and will disturb an approximately 1-acre area. The proposed project includes a 20,000 sq. ft. Fire Department staging area involving 9,400 cu. yds. grading (fill). Since there will be excess excavated material generated by the five residential development projects that are the subject of this staff report, the applicant is proposing to place and contour grade 13,950 cu. yds. of excess material upon a grassland mesa area CDP Applications 4-10-040, 4-10-041, 4-10-042, 4-10-043, 4-10-044, 4-10-045 Page 3 surrounding the 20,000 sq. ft. Fire Department staging area. The applicant has also proposed to re-vegetate this fill area with a mix of native shrub species and oak trees. In addition, the water line extension proposed as part of CDP Application No. 4-10-041 above will also serve the proposed residential project. CDP Application No. 4-10-043 (Morleigh Properties LLLP) (APN 4453-005-091) The applicant is proposing to construct a 28-ft. high, three-level, 8,348 sq. ft. single-family residence on an approximately 40-acre parcel, with a 753 sq. ft. attached garage, swimming pool, septic system, a 1,600-ft. long shared access road that extends from the road proposed as part of CDP Application 4-10-040 north to the proposed development area, two Fire Department hammerhead turnarounds, approximately 950 linear feet of 5 to 18-ft. high retaining walls, and 18,050 cu. yds. of total grading (14,350 cu. yds. cut; 3,700 cu. yds. fill). The applicant is proposing a 10,000 sq. ft. development area that will require 1,300 cu. yds. (cut) of grading. The proposed access road and driveway will involve 16,750 cu. yds. of grading (13,050 cu. yds. cut; 3,700 cu. yds. fill) and will disturb an approximately 2-acre area. In addition, the water line extension proposed as part of CDP Application No. 4-10- 041 above will also serve the proposed residential project. CDP Application No. 4-10-044 (Ronan Properties LLLP) (APN 4453-005-038) The applicant is proposing to construct a 28-ft. high, three-level, 12,143 sq. ft. single-family residence, 2,232 sq. ft. storage space, 3,161 sq. ft. terraces, and 1,762 sq. ft. detached two- level garage on an approximately 27-acre parcel, swimming pool, septic system, 35 linear ft. of 1 to 5.5-ft. high retaining wall, 780 linear ft. access drive, one Fire Department hammerhead turnaround, and 16,000 cu. yds. of total grading (3,850 cu. yds. cut; 12,150 cu. yds. fill). The applicant is proposing a 10,000 sq. ft. development area that will require 3,650 cu. yds. (cut) of the total grading amount. The proposed access drive will involve 12,350 cu.