The I district accommodates public and quasi-public uses and facilities in the city. This district includes emergency communications and services, libraries, museums, maintenance yards, educational (private and public) and religious institutions, community centers, parks, and recreational and governmental facilities.
(Prior code § 9280; Ord. 86 § 3, 1993; Ord. 373 § 6, 2013)
The following uses are permitted in the I district:
A. 
One single-family residence in conjunction with an institutional use and consistent with the provisions of Chapter 17.08;
B. 
Wireless telecommunications antennae and facilities (pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.46 and Section 17.62.040) that comply with the most restrictive design standards set forth in Section 17.96.070;
C. 
Government facilities including police and fire stations and government offices;
D. 
Equestrian and hiking trails (public and private);
E. 
Recreation facilities such as swimming pools, sandboxes, slides, swings, lawn bowling, volleyball courts, tennis courts, and similar uses (subject to provisions of Section 17.34.030 when a facility is located within a side or rear yard adjacent to a residentially-zoned parcel).
F. 
Emergency shelters.
(Prior code § 9281; Ord. 86 § 3, 1993; Ord. 93 § 34, 1993; Ord. 155 § 13, 1996; Ord. 373 § 6, 2013; Ord. 449 § 8, 2019)
The following uses may be permitted subject to obtaining a conditional use permit:
A. 
Public or private educational institutions;
B. 
Towing and automobile storage;
C. 
Maintenance yards;
D. 
Public utility facilities;
E. 
Libraries, museums;
F. 
Community centers;
G. 
Health care facilities;
H. 
Religious institutions;
I. 
Day care facilities, nursery schools;
J. 
Accessory uses when part of an educational or nonprofit use (noncommercial), including animal husbandry with related facilities and activities, agriculture provided no retail sale from the premises, green-houses, and similar uses;
K. 
Educational (nonprofit) activities;
L. 
Emergency communication and service facilities;
M. 
Farmers' markets operated by a nonprofit charitable organization;
N. 
Sports field lighting of the main sports field at Malibu High School (pursuant to the provisions of Malibu Local Coastal Program Local Implementation Plan Sections 4.6.2 and 6.5(G));
O. 
Helipad sites (public agency use only and not for private use);
P. 
Charitable, philanthropic activities;
Q. 
Parks, beaches, and playgrounds;
R. 
Recreation facilities adjacent to a residentially-zoned parcel when located within a side or rear yard (such as swimming pools, sandboxes, slides, swings, lawn bowling, volleyball courts, tennis courts, and similar uses);
S. 
Residential care facilities for the elderly (limited to operation by a nonprofit only).
(Prior code § 9282; Ord. 86 § 3, 1993; Ord. 155 § 14, 1996; Ord. 193 § 7(2)(10), 1999; Ord. 290 § 2, 2006; Ord. 366 § 5, 2012; Ord. 373 § 6, 2013)
A. 
All new lots created within the I district shall comply with the following criteria:
1. 
Minimum lot area: one-half acre.
2. 
Minimum lot width: 80 feet.
3. 
Minimum lot depth: 125 feet.
B. 
In addition to the regulations contained in this chapter, all uses in the I district shall be subject to the applicable standards located in the following chapters:
Chapter 17.40: Property Development and Design Standards;
Chapter 17.48: Parking Requirements;
Chapter 17.52: Sign Standards;
Chapter 17.62: Development Permits;
Chapter 17.66: Conditional Use Permits;
Chapter 17.68: Temporary Use Permits;
Chapter 17.70: Demolition Permits;
Chapter 17.72: Variances and Stringline Modifications.
(Prior code § 9283; Ord. 86 § 3, 1993; Ord. 93 § 35, 1993; Ord. 180 § 7, 1998; Ord. 366 § 5, 2012; Ord. 373 § 6, 2013)