Large pads with markers were put on tables throughout Westminster Elementary School and each table had a category for people to record their community concerns on the pad.

LA Department of Planning members held an open house for Venetians Wednesday night to record their concerns for the revision to the Local Coastal Plan (LCP)

John Hersey of Planning said there were two chapters to be added to the Local Coastal Plan–Climate Change and Sea Level Change. “We want to also, if possible, address the concerns that people have. We will be trying to eventually bring the LCP, the Venice Coastal Specific Plan, and Building and Safety rules into agreement. Right now they disagree in some areas.

“We will have meetings with individual communities to get their concerns for their particular community. For example if a community only wants two stories but the height limit is in conflict, we will address that.” One of the concerns the Update has is preferential parking and John Hersey said that would still be up to the Coastal Commission.

The LA City Planning department is operating right now on support from the California Coastal Commission.