Brooks, 700 block, was mentioned Tuesday night at the VNC meet as being a block bursting with small lot subdivision products. Brooks is zoned RD1.5, and according to one homeowner, the lots are 40 x 100. So they can certainly put two units on each lot. In some instances it looked like, an older house was left, while a new house was built in front. Others contained two separate units. Beachhead this issue has an article by Anthony Castillo called “Boxes Blight Brooks” and half the front page is devoted to photos. Web page is: http://www.freevenice.org/Beachhead-21st/Beachhead-April2014.pdf

A special Venice Neighborhood Council meet was held Tuesday night and was designed to “catch up” with the overflow that the Venice neighborhood council has had. Next meet will be 29 April 7 pm at the Westminster Elementary School, 1010 Abbot Kinney.

Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) approved a motion to send letters to the Los Angeles City Council requesting them to enact a moratorium on the Small Lot Subdivision (SSL) ordinance until a complete staff report can be commissioned to review the merits of the 2004 ordinance and to see if current construction is meeting the intent of ordinance. The motion included a statement that the process would include Town Hall meetings in the seven geographical planning areas to hear input from NC members and the public.

The VNC also passed a motion requesting the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Directors oppose further iPad purchase currently known as the Common Core Technology.

Primitivo restaurant was approved for a full line of liquor and conditions similar to Joe’s restaurant. The omni-directional antenna was approved for 2017 Ocean Front Walk. The 1421 Abbot Kinney change of use from artist-in-residence to commercial/retail was not approved. Jim Murez, project staff, for this said he had tried several times to no avail to get hold of owner to see what was wanted.