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This NONCOMMERCIAL site is a harmless hobby of George Garrigues, who has lived in the Westside Village district of Palms for 12 years. These pages have no connection with any organization.
Send him e-mail with corrections and comments.
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NEW BLDGS. ON MOTOR AVE. ARE HEADING FOR APPROVAL Story below
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Condominium bldg. is planned for Keystone Ave.; delay will be sought over a change in the setback line
Story below
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NEW BLDGS. WILL CHANGE THE
LOOK-AND-FEEL OF MOTOR AVE.
One of them may be considered by city planners on Oct. 4
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One thing is certain — Motor Avenue north of Palms Blvd. will not be the same in a few short years. There should be more shops, more pedestrians and a bigger traffic problem.
Two large apartment-commercial projects are moving forward — and one of them has had considerable opposition. fueled by complaints from the president of the Pacific Television Center (pictured). from a neighboring property owner and from some Cheviot Hills homeowners.
Richard Neri, the center's president, wrote in an Aug. 1 e-mail to Councilman Jack Weiss's office that the construction of the building on the northeast corner would "block several of our dishes on the south side of our property. This will force us to either find alternate solutions with greater expense or simply relocate."
He made other objections similar to those raised by Milton Sidley, owner of the property where the Pacific TV Center has its offices and studios.
It was Sidley who fruitlessly attempted to stop the Palms Neighborhood Council from |
considering the matter at its Aug. 2 meeting.
And several Cheviot Hills homeowners have turned out at community meetings to voice their complaints. Most vocal among them have been Lucie Bava and Steve Wallach.
The Cheviot Hills Homeowners' Assn. voted in May and June 2006 to oppose the project.
The application by developer Claire Heron may be in front of the West L.A. Area Planning Commission after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, in the West L.A. Civic Center.
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2nd project would result in more foot and auto traffic
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The other development being considered for that block — on the west side of Motor Ave. north of Palms — has drawn no discernible opposition, even though it will result in a proportionally greater traffic flow.
The building proposed at 3417-3447 Motor Ave., with its 50 two-bedroom and 35 one-bedroom apartments, would result in an increase of 597 automobile trips a day, the city Traffic Department has estimated.
Developer James Frost told the Palms Neighborhood Council at its Sept. 6 meeting that nearby business people felt the additional foot traffic along Motor would help improve the commercial climate. |
That's why he determined to triple the proposed commercial street frontage from 50 to 150 feet for stores and shops.
In response to comments from nearby apartment tenants, Frost has promised to pave the alley at the rear of the property.
A large billboard installation, which still has 16 years on its lease, will be split into two parts, to be mounted on the north and south sides of the new structure.
The Palms Representative Assembly, which is the governing body of the neighborhood council. has voted to approve both buildings. |
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DELAY WILL BE SOUGHT IN CONDOMINIUM PLAN FOR KEYSTONE AVE.
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| A city official will hold a public hearing after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, on the construction of a five-unit condominium bldg. at 3509 S. Keystone Ave. (the west side of the street), one block east of Overland and south of Palms Blvd.
 There would be 12 parking spaces for five units on an approx. 5,000- net-sq.-ft. site in an R3-1 zone. The developer has also requested removal of a building-line requirement.
A delay will be sought so the Palms Neighborhood Council can consider the impact of changing the building setback from the present 20 feet to a proposed 15 feet.
All the other properties on that street — which was once scheduled for widening — are set back 20 feet from the sidewalk line (see photo at right).
The environmental impact of the plan will also be considered.
The Sept. 19 Shearing will be in City Hall Room 1050, downtown. The tentative tract no. is 65309, and the environmental report no. is 2006-843-MND.
The contact person for the developer is Camille Zeitouny at (818) 430-5808.
A large parkway tree, which has completely buckled the sidewalk, will be removed, Zeitouny told The Sun.
Information can also be obtained (but not very easily) by calling the city Planning Department at (213) 978-1361 and trying to track down Julia Witz, a consultant who is working on a backlog of cases for the city planners.
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