News of Venice, CA and Marina del Rey CA
Marie Hammond asked the question: What impact will the new Short-Term Rental (STR) ordinance, when operative, have on the Venice rental market? Hammond provided the AirBnB map showing 1500 units in Venice as of January 2016. The information also shows that the City Planning Commission considers Venice a focal point for the STR market. Will this put a glut of vacancies in Venice? Will the rents go down?
Short-term rental ordinance hearing will be heard by the City Planning Commission Thursday, 10 am, Council Chambers, room 340, Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street. The short-term rental ordinance is now referred to as the Los Angeles Home-Sharing Ordinance.
217 North Venice Blvd will be heard at 9:30 am, July 7, at West LA Municipal Building, 1645 Corinth Ave, LA 90045.
Owner wants to construct a new, approximately 3,400 square-foot, three-story duplex with two dwelling units and 672 square- foot attached garage with four parking spaces, within the dual permit jurisdiction of the California Coastal Zone. Owner also wants a Zone Variance to allow the construction, use, and maintenance of a three-story duplex in conjunction with a request to allow vehicle back-up onto North Venice Boulevard, otherwise not permitted by Section 12.21-A,5(i)(1), on a 3,166 square-foot lot in the R3-1-O Zone.
Comments and questions can be submitted to Zoning Administrator Theodore Irving at 213-978-1366; Theodore.Irving@lacity.org. Reference Case: ZA 2015-2913(CDP)(ZV)(SPP)(MEL)
Whole Foods, at 201 – 225 Lincoln and 705, 711, and 561 Rose Ave will be heard at 9 am, 14 July, at West LA Municipal Building, 1645 Corinth Ave., LA 90045.
Owner seeks approval for continuing the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption and beer and wine for on-site instructional tasting of alcoholic beverages, in conjunction with an existing Whole Foods Market operating between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. daily.
Comments and questions may be submitted to Zoning Administrator Kenton Trinh, 213-978-1290; Kenton.Trinh@lacity.org. Reference Case: ZA 2007-5397(CUB)(PA1
628 San Juan Ave will be heard at 9 am, 7 July at West LA Municipal Building, 1645 Corinth Ave., LA 90025.
Owner seeks to convert an existing duplex into a single-family dwelling and add 604 feet on a RD1.5-1 lot located within the single-jurisdiction area of the California Coastal Zone.
Comments and questions can be addressed to the Zoning Administrator Kellen Hoime, 213-473-9769; Kellen.Hoime@lacity.org. Reference Case: ZA 2014-4054(CDP)
2812, 2814, 2816, 2818 Grand Canal will be heard at 10 am, 18 July at West LA Municipal Building, 1645 Corinth Ave, 90025.
Owner wants to demolish a four-unit, multi-family residential structure with two detached garages and construct of a new three-story, 4,632 square-foot, single-family dwelling with an attached two-car garage; three parking spaces are provided onsite.
Comments and questions may be addressed to Zoning Administrator at 213-978-1186; Juliet.oh@lacity.org. Reference Case: DIR-2016-0051-CDP-SPP- MEL
Wharo Restaurant on Lincoln will be heard 11 July at 10:30 am, at West LA Municipal Building, 1645 Corinth Ave, LA 90025.
Owner wants to allow the continued sale of beer and wine for on-site consumption in conjunction with an existing 1,850 square-foot restaurant with 48 indoor seats having hours of operations from 11 am to 11 pm daily.
Comments and questions can be directed to Zoning Administrator Nina Idemudia at 213-202-5440; Nina.idemudia@lacity.org. Reference Case: ZA 2009-2865-CUB-PA1
Public Hearing regarding “Development Impact Fee Program Update” will be 23 June, 6 to 8 pm, Henry Medina Building, 11214 Exposition Blvd, 909064. This has to do with the Coastal Transportation Corridor Specific Plan and West LA Transportation Improvement and Mitigation Plan Updates.
Summary of Specific Plan Update are:
1. Updated Development Impact Fees
2. Updated lists of transportation improvements to the funded, in part, by fees
3. Streetscape Plans
Visit http://planning.lacity.org under “What’s New” for details.
811 Marco Place was scheduled to be heard by Theodore Irving 10 am, 16 June at West LA Municipal Building, 1645 Corinth Ave, LA 90025. It has been cancelled.
Owner wants to demolish an existing single-family residence with a detached garage, and build a two-story, 3,077 square-foot single-family dwelling with a maximum of 28 feet in height, with a detached two-car garage, located on a 3,150 square-foot lot in the R2-1 Zone.
Questions and comments can be directed to Theodore Irving, 213-978-1366, Theodore.Irving@lacity.org. Reference ZA 2015-0440(CDP)(SPP)(MEL).
1057 Indiana Ave will be heard 2 June, 10:30 am, at West A Municipal Bldg, 1645 Corinth Ave, LA 90025.
Owner wants a 5-foot rear yard in lieu of a 15-foot rear yard.
Comments and questions can be addressed to Theodore Irving, 213-978-1366, Theodore.irving@lacity.org. Reference ZA2016-0416(ZAA)
52-54 Windward Ave will be heard 13 June at 1 am, West LA Municipal Building, 1645 Corinth Ave, LA 90025.
Owner seeks approval of plans to review the effectiveness and compliance of the conditions of the previous grant and to allow for the continued sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption, in conjunction with an existing 5,894 square foot bar/lounge (2,659 square-foot ground level bar and a 3,235 square-foot basement bar having a 451 square-foot dance floor) featuring a disc jockey on the first floor, live entertainment and dancing on the basement, and the continued use of the pool table; and 2) Modification of Condition No. 7 of Case No. ZA 2009-2124(CUB)(CUX)(ZV)(CDP)(SPP)(PA1), to allow a decrease of patron seating from 74 to 66 seats on the ground level bar and 71 to 56 on the basement level bar; and proposed hours of operation for the ground floor from11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., daily and 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., daily for the basement.
Comments and questions can be addressed to Lisette Covarrubias, 213-202-5439, lisette.covarrubias@lacity.org. Reference ZA-2009-2124-CDP-CUB-CUX-ZV- SPP-PA2.
20 Sunset Ave will be heard 20 June at 10 am, West LA Municipal Bldg, 1645 Corinth Ave, LA 90025.
The remodel and second-story addition to a one-story, single-family dwelling; resulting in a two-story, single-family dwelling with a roof deck and basement level, providing four parking spaces. The project will maintain an existing detached accessory structure comprised of a second-story recreation room above a two-car garage.
Owner wants a Coastal Development Permit for the proposed remodel and second story addition, within the single- permit jurisdiction of the California Coastal Zone. Owner wants a height adjustment of 30 feet in lieu of permitted 28.
Questions and comments can be directed to Juliet Oh, 213-978-1186, Juliet.oh@lacity.org Reference DIR-2015-3309-CDP-SPPA- SPP
Note: This is a press release from Noaki Schwartz, public information officer for California Coastal Commission.
The Coastal Commission has asked the city of Los Angeles to stop its practice of approving the demolition and reconstruction of homes in Venice by mischaracterizing them as remodels.
“It’s been deeply frustrating for all parties and could easily be avoided at the city level,” said Commission Chair Steve Kinsey, who sent a letter to the city’s planning director urging action on the matter (attached).
The commission, at its April hearing, considered 13 projects that had been recently appealed to the state agency by Venice residents. The city of Los Angeles determined the projects were minor remodels even though more than 50 percent of the structure was being demolished and reconstructed. This mischaracterization created a loophole whereby homeowners did not get the necessary coastal development permit from the commission to build substantially larger houses.
After hours of testimony which included weeping homeowners, images of houses stripped to their foundations and frustrated Venice neighbors who see the quirky and unique character of their community disappearing, the commission denied the vast majority of exemption requests. Go to http://www.coastal.ca.gov/meetings/mtg-mm16-4.html to see those projects that were denied/approved.
In his May 6 letter, Kinsey alerted the city to the problem and urged its immediate attention.
“The commission would like to work with the city of avoid these types of appeals in the future, which result in increased workload for both our staffs, costly delays and confusion for applicants, and anger and frustration by applicants,” Kinsey wrote.
An appeal hearing for 811 – 815 Ocean Front Walk will be heard 4:30 pm, 18 May, at West LA Parking Enforcement Facility, 11214 West Exposition Blvd, 90064.
Applicant is 811 Ocean Front Walk LLC, 815 Ocea Front Walk LLC, Gary L. Sutter, Vera J. Sutter Representative is John Reed, Reed Architectural Group, Inc.
Appellant is Power and Bill Przylucki, Robin Rudisill, Mark Kleiman, Gabriel Ruspini, Todd Darling, Lydia Ponce, Sue Kaplan, George Gineris, Laddie Williams
Zoning Administrator is Jonathan Hershey 213-978-1337.
Zoning administrator will hear 2100 – 2106 Narcissus Court at 9:30 am, 29 May at West LA Mu nicipal Building, 1645 Corinth Ave, 90025.
A Coastal Development Permit is sought for the proposed demolition of an existing single-family residence and the construction of an industrial building sited on a 5,405 square-foot lot zoned M1-1, within the single-jurisdiction area of the California Coastal Zone. A Project Permit Compliance from the Venice Coastal Zone Specific Plan and a Mello determination are also sought.
Comments and questions may be addressed to Matthew Quan, 213-978-1320 or matthew.quan@lacity.org.
Zoning administrator will hear 519-521 Boccaccio Ave 10 am, 19 May at West LA Municipal Building, 1645 Corinth Ave, 900945.
A Coastal Development Permit is sought for the demolition of an existing duplex and the construction of an industrial building in a single-jurisdiction area of the California Coastal Zone on a 5,000 square-foot lot zoned M1- 1. Also a Project Permit Compliance from the Venice Coastal Zone Specific Plan is sought along with a Mello determination.
Comments and questions may be addressed to Matthew Quan, 213-978-1320 or matthew.quan@lacity.org.