David Ewing of Penmar Park area …
Thanks for the update on Mass, Scale & Character. These policies have been largely ignored lately by the Planning Dept and LUPC, but they are of central importance to Venice planning. They appear not only in the Venice Coastal Zone Specific Plan and the Venice Community Plan, but also the Certified Venice Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan, a joint City/State policy document. In many ways, mass and scale were at the heart of the intentions of these plans when they were created. The focus was on protecting the character of Venice as a unique coastal community, which gave it special standing under the California Coastal Act.
It is unfortunate that the City never completed a satisfactory Land Implementation Plan to complete the job of codifying the mass, scale, and character policies. That failure made them orphans, because applying them requires human judgment rather than simply checking numbers. Instead, those whose job it is to enforce them have simply shrugged them off and ignored them. The only time they get enforced is when one of us appeals a case to the Planning Commission.
Hopefully the work of this committee will produce an approach that makes them easier to apply and promotes fairness in how these cases are handled. Venice deserves these protections.
Dennis Hathaway, president of Billboard Blight, of Penmar Park area …
This might be of interest to your readers, because the site of the proposed new digital billboard is Lincoln and Mindanao.
Heather Kahler of Triangle …
We have even had issues with a Scopa employee egging my husband’s car because he told him to slow down when rushing up our street. He later parked in front of our house, at least till 11pm when we went to bed. Next morning, there was an egg on my husband’s car….presumably from Scopa’s kitchen, as I believe few patrons would bring a raw egg home in their doggie bag.
Why on earth do the owners who stand to earn a ton of business from locals in the neighborhood, treat us with such disrespect as to pretend they don’t have their own parking? The employees leave their cars for eight hours at a time. I’d rather have patrons park on the street because at least they leave after an hour or so. The fact is that they have ample parking, but use it as a money maker instead of for its employees or making it free for patrons.
Just another outsider moving in with total disregard for the people already here who over many years have been the backbone of community. No different than people from the eastern Los Angeles cities or valleys, coming to the beach, then leaving all their trash and nonsense for the coastal people and residents to live in.
Debbie Rochlin, editor Mar Vista News
Incident #1
Yesterday, January 31st, apparently there was a couple, an African-American male & a Caucasian female that knocked at the door of a house near the intersection of Barrington & Charnock. They assumed no one was home, broke the front door down and found out the occupants were in the house. There was a physical altercation before either the couple or the robbers ran off. It is reported that everyone is OK.
The officers alerted nearby neighbors, to the fact that there are teams of burglars that are now targeting Mar Vista! These teams were targeting Westchester but are now here! The police have caught 2 of these teams & are very serious to catch the other teams. If you see a crime in progress, don’t hesitate to call 911. If you hear of something after the fact please call the dispatch number at 1-877-ASK-LAPD.
Incident #2
Another home, near the intersection of Barry and Victoria, whose owner was away, had the front door broken down and the house was robbed. Neighbors don’t know the extent of what was taken, but it was in daytime.
If you have any information that can help, please call LAPD Pacific Division at (310) 482-6334.
Comment: Take care Venetians these guys go from area to area.
Julie Jungwirth of Harbor Crossing …
The article on Mass, Scale and Character made my hands and body shake. My reply is. “What bullsh-t. I better stop now or will have a stroke.
Cheri Noda of Triangle …
Feb 1, I was sitting on the corner of Berkeley Drive and Carter Ave. There is a stop sign and out of all the cars that rolled thru between 3 and 3:30 pm, I counted 7 cars that did not stop at both corners. Now am upset because this is dangerous and I saw neighborhood people that did not stop. Am sure we all want to get where we want to get to, but in a hurry will not be the answer. We are going to have to slow down and be careful of not only ourselves but s others. Please slow down and stop at that sign…….so you can get home safe.
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Comments–3 February 2014
David Ewing of Penmar Park area …
Thanks for the update on Mass, Scale & Character. These policies have been largely ignored lately by the Planning Dept and LUPC, but they are of central importance to Venice planning. They appear not only in the Venice Coastal Zone Specific Plan and the Venice Community Plan, but also the Certified Venice Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan, a joint City/State policy document. In many ways, mass and scale were at the heart of the intentions of these plans when they were created. The focus was on protecting the character of Venice as a unique coastal community, which gave it special standing under the California Coastal Act.
It is unfortunate that the City never completed a satisfactory Land Implementation Plan to complete the job of codifying the mass, scale, and character policies. That failure made them orphans, because applying them requires human judgment rather than simply checking numbers. Instead, those whose job it is to enforce them have simply shrugged them off and ignored them. The only time they get enforced is when one of us appeals a case to the Planning Commission.
Hopefully the work of this committee will produce an approach that makes them easier to apply and promotes fairness in how these cases are handled. Venice deserves these protections.
Dennis Hathaway, president of Billboard Blight, of Penmar Park area …
This might be of interest to your readers, because the site of the proposed new digital billboard is Lincoln and Mindanao.
Heather Kahler of Triangle …
We have even had issues with a Scopa employee egging my husband’s car because he told him to slow down when rushing up our street. He later parked in front of our house, at least till 11pm when we went to bed. Next morning, there was an egg on my husband’s car….presumably from Scopa’s kitchen, as I believe few patrons would bring a raw egg home in their doggie bag.
Why on earth do the owners who stand to earn a ton of business from locals in the neighborhood, treat us with such disrespect as to pretend they don’t have their own parking? The employees leave their cars for eight hours at a time. I’d rather have patrons park on the street because at least they leave after an hour or so. The fact is that they have ample parking, but use it as a money maker instead of for its employees or making it free for patrons.
Just another outsider moving in with total disregard for the people already here who over many years have been the backbone of community. No different than people from the eastern Los Angeles cities or valleys, coming to the beach, then leaving all their trash and nonsense for the coastal people and residents to live in.
Debbie Rochlin, editor Mar Vista News
Incident #1
Yesterday, January 31st, apparently there was a couple, an African-American male & a Caucasian female that knocked at the door of a house near the intersection of Barrington & Charnock. They assumed no one was home, broke the front door down and found out the occupants were in the house. There was a physical altercation before either the couple or the robbers ran off. It is reported that everyone is OK.
The officers alerted nearby neighbors, to the fact that there are teams of burglars that are now targeting Mar Vista! These teams were targeting Westchester but are now here! The police have caught 2 of these teams & are very serious to catch the other teams. If you see a crime in progress, don’t hesitate to call 911. If you hear of something after the fact please call the dispatch number at 1-877-ASK-LAPD.
Incident #2
Another home, near the intersection of Barry and Victoria, whose owner was away, had the front door broken down and the house was robbed. Neighbors don’t know the extent of what was taken, but it was in daytime.
If you have any information that can help, please call LAPD Pacific Division at (310) 482-6334.
Comment: Take care Venetians these guys go from area to area.
Julie Jungwirth of Harbor Crossing …
The article on Mass, Scale and Character made my hands and body shake. My reply is. “What bullsh-t. I better stop now or will have a stroke.
Cheri Noda of Triangle …
Feb 1, I was sitting on the corner of Berkeley Drive and Carter Ave. There is a stop sign and out of all the cars that rolled thru between 3 and 3:30 pm, I counted 7 cars that did not stop at both corners. Now am upset because this is dangerous and I saw neighborhood people that did not stop. Am sure we all want to get where we want to get to, but in a hurry will not be the answer. We are going to have to slow down and be careful of not only ourselves but s others. Please slow down and stop at that sign…….so you can get home safe.
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