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Venice HAPB continues review of proposed 3‑story mixed‑use building at 256 Nokomis Ave
Summary
The Historic Architectural and Preservation Board continued a public hearing Oct. 9 on a proposed three‑story, Venetian‑themed mixed‑use building at 256 Nokomis Avenue (PLAR00193). Staff and the applicant presented revised elevations; board members cited unresolved massing, facade plane, and secondary‑materials issues and sent the item to the Nov.
The Historic Architectural and Preservation Board on Oct. 9 continued the public hearing on a proposed three‑story, Venetian‑themed mixed‑use building at 256 Nokomis Avenue South (PLAR00193), moving the case to the board’s Nov. 13 meeting at 9 a.m. for additional design revisions.
Brittany Smith, planner with the City of Venice Planning Department, told the board the applicant had submitted revised elevations that respond to comments from the board’s Sept. 25 hearing but that staff had limited time for a full review before the Oct. 9 agenda. She summarized the applicant’s changes as reductions to the parapet, revised roofing treatment, wider arch columns, adjustments to window alignments on the north elevation and simplified railings.
The applicant’s design professional, Belkas “Beca” Vassella, said the team had removed the original molding parapet, replaced it with a metal roofing style that mimics…
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