Kim’s market is still scheduled to be heard 22 March but it is unlikely that it will be heard then. The market at 600 Mildred seeks a change of use from a market/deli/take-out to a market/restaurant with 600 square feet of service area.

The owners and the architect said at a meet and greet last Tuesday that they were going to cancel the 22 March date and proceed thru the Venice Neighborhood Council channels The notice was also only sent to a 100-foot radius and law requires a 500-foot radius 30 days prior to any zoning hearing.

Linda Lucks, president of the Venice Neighborhood Council, wrote the following to planning and to all concerned.

It has come to my attention via the ZA Staff, Michael O’Brien, that notice was sent to property owners within a 100-foot radius, rather than the 500-foot radius required for a CUB.

Mr. O’Brian agreed that this hearing and every CUB notice requires a mailing radius of 500 feet. He is in the process of contacting the mailing service to determine how this happened.

He stated that the notices will have to be redone and mailed, which probably will result in the hearing being delayed from the current May 22nd date (30 days notice is required, so it will).

I strongly urge you to work with the Venice Neighborhood Council Land Use and Planning Committee and the community to move forward in a legal and correct manner.