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Planning commission grants variance to allow metal multipurpose building at 240 Base Ave E
Summary
The commission approved a variance to the Venice Historic Precedent architectural standards to permit a metal multipurpose building and broader redevelopment at 240 Base Avenue East, despite neighborhood concerns about compatibility and building type.
The Venice Planning Commission voted 6-1 to approve Variance Petition 25-22VZ for 240 Base Avenue East, allowing an exception to the Venice Historic Precedent (VHP) architectural standards in the Airport Avenue zoning district to permit a metal multipurpose building and associated redevelopment.
Attorney Jeffrey Boone, representing applicant Walt Katonis of Technology Development Properties LLC, told the commission the 0.74-acre property is “run down” and that the owner bought it in 2020. Boone said the applicant seeks a multipurpose building (approximately 7,500 square feet when completed, with roughly 5,100 square feet currently under roof) to host robotics, drone testing, community maker-space activities, equipment repair and…
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