Land Use and Planning Committee (LUPC), last Tuesday meet at 512 Rose, approved the expansion for Extra Space Storage at 658 Venice Blvd and approved building of a single family house at 733 Oxford but wanted 731 Oxford to be returned for community input.

Extra Space Storage plans to repair all the fire damage, install more sprinklers, and increase storage space by 7000 square feet. The plan is to build a second story over the parking lot on the west side of current structure. Parking would be underneath the addition, where it is presently, and seven extra parking spaces would be added to accommodate the additional square footage.

LUPC member Kathleen Rawson brought up the suggestion that if Extra Space has empty parking spaces during the week that they might be offered to neighbors since parking in area is in great demand.

Oxford Triangle neighbors objected to a third story on two houses planned for the area. LUPC recommended that the owner return to the neighbors after the Planning hearing to discuss scaling back the 731 Oxford house. According to Robin Rudisill, chair of LUPC, Planning at the hearing Thursday (2 July) said they would hold the case over until the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) had time to weigh in on the project. Next VNC meet is 21 July.