Update got documents … the paper work at press time. Not the best time. Apparently, there was a restaurant there before the T-Shirt establishment and restaurant was the last legally permitted use.

Update thinks it was the original place for the Cheese and Olive restaurant and deli, owned by Nick the Greek, Nicholas Kokkinakis.

Many appeals have occurred as stated in Roxanne Brown’s article. Determination paper work does not record any renovation beyond a remodel. Was this a “Venice remodel” as Roxanne implies?

Zoning Administrator approved a Conditional Use to permit the sale and dispensing of beer and wine for on-site consumption, in conjunction with a proposed 1,560 square-foot· restaurant within the C4-1-0 Zone, with seating for 44 patrons indoors and 12 patrons on the patio, with hours of operation from 11 am to 11 pm Monday through Thursday, 11 am to 12 midnight Friday, 9 am to 12 midnight Saturday, 9 am to 11 pm Sunday, and opening at 9 am during five weekday special events per calendar year, subject to modified Conditions of Approval. Retractable windows and doors are to be opened no earlier than opening time and be closed by 9 pm Sunday thru Thursday and 10 pm Friday and Saturday.

Deliveries to the restaurant are to be made from Washington Boulevard with the vendors using the front door before the restaurant opens, and the back door after opening. Loading and unloading from the alley may occur only between 11 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, and 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday. All vendors making deliveries shall be made aware of these restrictions.

West LA Area Planning Commission denied an appeal to above 14 June 2013 decision. So above conditions stand and cannot find any other planning documents to refute the above conditions.

Coastal Commission Permit
Permit exemption from Coastal Commission states that “The proposed development is an interior modification to an existing use with no change in the density or intensity of use (Coastal Act Section 30106).” The following is from the Permit exemption.

“Project Description: Tenant improvements to an existing vacant restaurant building. There are a total of 43 restaurant seats, including 5 bar, 13 fixed and 25 additional non-fixed seats and a 10’1″ wide nonconforming loading zone in the rear. Improvements do not change the use or intensity of use of the restaurant site.

Please be advised that only the project described above is exempt from the permit requirements of the Coastal Act.”

Some Questions
Is the loading zone still there? Are there going to be only 43 seats? If one adds square footage to the building, does that disqualify “existing?”