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Venice council approves comp‑plan change to allow more housing in mixed‑use corridor over neighborhood objections
Summary
Council approved a final reading of ordinance 2025‑07 to increase potential residential capacity in a mixed‑use corridor east of Avenida Del Circo, overriding sustained neighborhood concern about traffic, density and compatibility. The measure passed 4‑2 after weeks of debate and a failed amendment to lower the allowed density.
The Venice City Council voted 4‑2 on second and final reading to adopt ordinance 2025‑07, amending the city’s comprehensive plan to allow additional residential capacity in a Mixed Use Corridor (MUC) east of Avenida Del Circo.
The ordinance changes land‑use rules to permit higher residential density on the property and includes a provision, added by the Planning Commission, limiting new multifamily development to no more than 32 dwelling units per acre.
Neighbors, planning staff and the applicant offered sharply contrasting views about whether the change would worsen local traffic and alter neighborhood character. “This density will change the character of the neighborhood significantly,” said Joan Iacono of the group Venice Thrives during the public…
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