Supervisors Approve Canyon Development
The County Board of Supervisors Thursday approved a 69-home development in Malibu’s scenic Encinal Canyon after the developer abandoned plans to include an 18-hole golf course, tennis courts and restaurant.
Opponents of the project were relieved that the developer, Anden-VMS Ranch Malibu Venture, scaled down the development, but they argued that the 1.9 cubic yards of grading needed to build the homes will alter the fragile character of the area.
“Sixty-nine homes is the absolute maximum the zoning will allow if it were a perfect situation, but this is not a perfect situation,” Sally Womack, a member of the West Malibu Community Council, told the supervisors.
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