Please send the
following message to the Coastal Commission supporting our appeal of the City's approval of VCHC's oversized and under-parked project at 718-720 Rose Avenue.
Thanks for helping
stop this classic example of over-development, which would set a dangerous precedent for Venice.
Send to: southcoast@coastal.ca.gov
Subject line: I Support the Appeal of the City's Approval of the First Four-Story Building in Oakwood
Appeal No.: A-5-VEN-19-0020
Project name: Venice Community Housing Corp.
Dear Members of the California Coastal Commission,
I am writing to urge a finding of substantial issue in the above case.
The proposed four-story building is incompatible with the mass, scale, and character of the Oakwood district, which is almost entirely one and two story residential structures, and provides insufficient parking for its density and extensive office uses. Further, the gift of 10 feet of the adjoining public sidewalk is misguided and should be rejected in light of the need for expansion of Rose Avenue to provide a proper bike lane.
Thank you for considering my views on this matter.
The Venice Stakeholders Association is dedicated to civic improvement. The VSA supports slow growth, protection of the limits of the Venice Local Coastal Specific Plan, neighborhood safety, better traffic circulation, increased parking for residents, neighborhood beautification projects, historic preservation and protection of coastal waters.
