CITY OF MALIBU NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION Notice is hereby given that the City of Malibu has completed an Initial Study for the following project in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): Project Title Malibu Inn Motel Application Nos. Initial Study No. 20-003, Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 20-003, Coastal Development Permit No. 09-067, Variance Nos. 18-029, 18-030 and 18-031, Site Plan Review No. 18- 025, Conditional Use Permit No. 18-002, and Joint Use Parking Agreement No. 18-001 Location 22959 Pacific Coast Highway Assessor’s Parcel Number 4452-019-005 Zoning Commercial Visitor Serving-1 (CV-1) Project Applicant Burge and Associates Architects, Inc. Property Owner Surfrider Plaza, LLC Project Description: An application for the construction of a new 7,693 square foot motel above a new subterranean parking garage, surface parking lot, grading, retaining walls, landscaping and a new onsite wastewater treatment system; including variances for non-exempt grading in excess of 1,000 cubic yards per acre of commercial development, construction on slopes steeper than 2.5 to 1, surface parking within the required front yard setback, and retaining walls in excess of six feet in height, a site plan review for a building height in excess of 18 feet, not to exceed 28 feet for a pitched roof, a conditional use permit for a new commercial development over 500 square feet and a motel in the CV-1 zoning district, and for a Joint Use Parking Agreement to share parking spaces with the adjacent lot to the east (Malibu Inn) Public Review: The purpose of this review is to allow public agencies and interested members of the public the opportunity to share expertise, disclose agency analysis, check for accuracy, detect omission, discover public concerns and solicit counter proposals pursuant to CEQA Section 15200 (Purposes of Review). The Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration will be circulated for a 30-day review period. Written comments will be received by the City of Malibu Planning Department until 4:30 p.m. on the ending date of the public review period. Review Period: Begins: February 18, 2021 Ends: March 18, 2021 Where to Send Comments and Where Documents are Available for Review: Post: City of Malibu Fax: (310) 456-3356 Planning Department Email: [email protected] 23825 Stuart Ranch Road Malibu, CA 90265 City of Malibu Website: malibucity.org/ceqa Public Hearing: A public hearing for the City of Malibu Planning Commission to receive comments on the document and to adopt the Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration will be scheduled and noticed at a later date. Contact: For more information regarding this notice, please contact the following staff member: Adrian Fernandez, Principal Planner (310) 456-2489, extension 482 [email protected] _________________________________ Richard Mollica, Planning Director Date: February 18, 2020 City of Malibu Planning Department 23825 Stuart Ranch Road Malibu, CA 90265-4861 DRAFT INITIAL STUDY & MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION Malibu Inn Motel Project 22959 Pacific Coast Highway 1 INTRODUCTION This Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) has been prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) of 1970, as amended, and the CEQA Guidelines as revised. Section 15063(c) of the CEQA Guidelines indicates that the purposes of an Initial Study are to: 1. Provide the Lead Agency (i.e., the City of Malibu) with information to use as the basis for deciding whether to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) or Negative Declaration; 2. Enable an applicant or Lead Agency to modify a project, mitigating adverse impacts before an EIR is prepared, thereby enabling the project to qualify for a Negative Declaration; 3. Assist the preparation of an EIR, if one is required, by: ➢ Focusing the EIR on the effects determined to be significant; ➢ Identifying the effects determined not to be significant; ➢ Explaining the reasons why potentially significant effects would not be significant; and ➢ Identifying whether a program EIR, tiering, or another appropriate process can be used for analysis of the project's environmental effects. 4. Facilitate environmental assessment early in the design of a project. 5. Provide documentation of the factual basis for the finding in a Negative Declaration that a project will not have a significant effect on the environment; 6. Eliminate unnecessary EIRs; and 7. Determine whether a previously prepared EIR could be applicable to the project. Malibu Inn Motel Project Draft IS/MND 1 Introduction TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Site and Existing Uses ...................................................................................... 5 1.2 Surrounding Land Uses ................................................................................................ 7 1.3 Project Description ....................................................................................................... 7 A. Project Design ................................................................................................. 10 B. Access and Parking ........................................................................................ 12 C. Onsite Wastewater Treatment System ............................................................ 12 D. Landscaping and Hardscapes ......................................................................... 13 E. Grading ........................................................................................................... 14 F. Retaining Wall ................................................................................................. 14 G. Site Lighting .................................................................................................... 14 H. Signage ........................................................................................................... 15 I. Construction and Staging ................................................................................ 15 1.4 Project Approvals ....................................................................................................... 15 2 EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS .............................................................. 17 3 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED .............................................. 18 4 DETERMINATION .............................................................................................................. 19 4.1 Aesthetics ................................................................................................................... 20 4.2 Agricultural and Forestry Resources ........................................................................... 26 4.3 Air Quality ................................................................................................................... 28 4.4 Biological Resources .................................................................................................. 35 4.5 Cultural Resources ..................................................................................................... 38 4.6 Energy ........................................................................................................................ 41 4.7 Geology and Soils ...................................................................................................... 43 4.8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ....................................................................................... 50 4.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials .............................................................................. 54 4.10 Hydrology and Water Quality ...................................................................................... 58 4.11 Land Use and Planning .............................................................................................. 70 4.12 Mineral Resources...................................................................................................... 73 4.13 Noise ....................................................................................................................... 74 4.14 Population and Housing ............................................................................................. 80 4.15 Public Services ........................................................................................................... 81 4.16 Recreation .................................................................................................................. 84 4.17 Transportation ............................................................................................................ 85 4.18 Tribal Cultural Resources ........................................................................................... 91 4.19 Utilities and Service Systems ..................................................................................... 94 4.20 Wildfire ....................................................................................................................... 99 4.21 Mandatory Findings of Significance .......................................................................... 102 5 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................. 104 Malibu Inn Motel Project Draft IS/MND 2 Introduction LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Regional Setting and