Malibu May File Two Lawsuits, Defendants TBA

Written by on September 21, 2018

Malibu’s city council has set aside some time at its next meeting …. to talk about filing lawsuits.

Two lawsuits … to be precise.

The details are secret … the city council agenda was amended yesterday to add … and we quote … “Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956 point 9(d)(4). Number of cases: 2.”

The city manager has been reporting that legal negotiations have been under way for months with the two owners of adjacent restaurants … near the Malibu Pier.

Nobu and Soho House share a parking lot … and that parking lot has become a major point of frustration for many Malibu residents.

Particularly … the Nobu restaurant …. a source of frustration for the Planning Commission and the public alike.

Too many cars … and the restaurant is in apparent violation of its use permit.

A cease a desist letter has already been served on the adjacent Nobu hotel … which installed a swimming pool without a permit.

The Planning Commission has been told that the city attorney is handling a zoning enforcement caee.

That may be the reason why the city council will discuss filing two lawsuits next week,

Or … it could be another legal volley against the Coastal Commission … over parks being plopped on private streets in Malibu.

Or .. it could be something else …

Or … the council may reject the possible lawsuits and we may never find out what is happening.

We do know this.

The city council meeting was already scheduled for Wednesday at 5 p-m.

The secret session with the city attorney is the first item… and it has been amended to include possible filing of litigation … something that is highly unusual.

No telling how long that meeting will be.

The controversial short term home rental ordinance will get pushed back … to after that.


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