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Measure C Annexation of 152 Acres for Malibu Valley Inn Project City of Calabasas Advisory Vote Only 2,486 / 40.22% Yes votes ...... 3,695 / 59.78% No votes
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Should Calabasas annex 152 acres on Mulholland Highway east of Las Virgenes Road for the Malibu Valley Inn & Spa – a 203-room resort, 5 estate homes, facilities for swimming, equestrian use, tennis, fitness spa, restaurant, winery, shops, conference rooms, and underground parking as described in the project’s draft environmental impact report – in lieu of up to 81 estate homes on 443 acres if not annexed
1988 Approvals. The land to be annexed includes the Malibu Valley Farms horse facility, 4 single-family lots, and vacant land. In 1988, Los Angeles County approved a tentative subdivision map, and other permits allowing development of 81 additional single-family lots on 443 acres. In 2003, the property owner successfully defended a lawsuit challenging the subdivision, the approval of which currently expires in 2008. Some lots will require Coastal Commission approval. Utility construction for this subdivision has begun. According to the environmental impact report (EIR) for the subdivision: it requires 2,200,000 cubic yards of grading on 126 acres and removal of up to 78 oak trees; 25 houses could be seen from Mulholland Highway; and 170 acres would require brush clearance for fire safety. The draft EIR for the annexation says the subdivision would generate 948 weekday vehicle trips (up to 95 in the peak hour). The subdivision was consistent with 1988 zoning and planning, but not with the County’s North Area Plan, adopted in 2000 as an amendment to the County’s general plan, which regulates land use in unincorporated areas. Calabasas would receive no property taxes from the subdivision, but will receive sales taxes when its residents shop in Calabasas. Because the subdivision map is vested, further mitigation of the subdivision’s traffic, aesthetic and other impacts may not occur except as to Coastal Commission approvals. 2005 Proposal. The proposed resort would include 81.7 acres, 203 guest units, swimming and tennis club, spa and fitness center, 2 restaurants, retail stores, horse facilities, small winery, and 4-acre vineyard. The resort would include a reception building, conference center, above- and below-ground parking and five new single-family lots, for total new construction of 341,489 square feet. The resort, Malibu Valley Farms on 60.11 acres, and an additional area of 10.2 acres to be developed as four single-family lots would also be annexed. More than 300 acres would remain undeveloped.
According to the draft EIR for the annexation: it requires 500,000 cubic yards of grading on The City would receive hotel bed taxes and part of sales and property taxes if the project is annexed. EIR and annexation approvals would provide opportunities for further mitigation of traffic, aesthetic and other impacts.
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A YES vote advises the City Council to replace an approved 81-lot subdivision in Los Angeles County with an Inn and Spa in the City of Calabasas.
Replacing the subdivision with the Malibu Valley Inn and Spa:
1) Reduces both grading and disturbed area by over 400%
OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS
EQUESTRIAN BENEFITS
BETTER USE
REVENUE
COMMUNITY SUPPORT Please vote - and join us in advising the City Council to continue to move for annexation of the Malibu Valley Inn & Spa.
ROBERT POPE
DEIRDRE WAITT
SHERRY L. RADIS
STEPHANIE REZNICK
SARA HYMAN
| Vote NO because:
Over 3,000 additional weekend car trips and almost 2,000 weekday car trips per day on Las Virgenes/Malibu Canyon Road would create even worse traffic backups and smog and may cost millions to taxpayers for unmitigated and underfunded improvements. It goes against the Los Angeles County North Area Plan and the Calabasas General Plan, which state that annexation should not occur for the purpose of increasing density, that development must conform to the land, and that resource protection has priority over development. It is 2 times larger than The Commons. Unlike The Commons, however, it is not in the right location. This dense urban development is not compatible with state and national parkland on a scenic highway in the heart of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Commercial zoning can be sold with the land.
It is not an "equestrian resort".
Calabasas will not benefit from the tax revenues.
The threat of 81 homes is overstated.
The project is opposed by
MARY HUBBARD
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