West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission will hear an appeal for 1511 Abbot Kinney 1 October, 4:30 pm at the Henry Medina Building, 11214 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, 90064.

Jim Murez, former member of Land Use and Planning Committee (LUPC), has appealed decision by Planning to approve project. Project was disapproved by LUPC and the Venice Neighborhood Council earlier this year.

This was a project granted as artist-in-residency use which is very lenient with parking. Now owner wants to use this leniency and change use to retail.

Applicant wants conversion/change of use of the first and second floor of an existing three-story, 4281-square-foot Artist-in-Residence (AIR) building. The first floor will contain 1,036 square Feet of retail area with the remainder being used for parking. The second floor will contain 1,323 square feet of retail space. A 1,106-square-foot AIR unit will remain on the third floor.

Comments or questions should be addressed to Gregory Shoop at 213-978-1243, Gregory.shoop@lacity.org. Refer to DIR-2013-4118-SPP-1A, ZA-2014-277-CDP.