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Committee approves General Plan amendment and zone change for Venice auxiliary pumping plant
Summary
The committee adopted a General Plan amendment and zone change to PF‑1 to allow construction of a Venice auxiliary wastewater pumping plant, finding the project was previously analyzed in a certified EIR and that no subsequent EIR was required; an adjacent homeowner pressed for enforceable relocation protections during long construction.
City Planning staff presented a General Plan amendment and zone change to PF‑1 to facilitate construction of the Venice Auxiliary Pumping Plant, a wastewater pump intended to convey wastewater to the Hyperion Treatment Plant. The Planning Commission recommended approval and staff said the project had been assessed in a previously certified Environmental Impact Report.
Ira Brown, city planner, told the committee the project was reviewed in the Venice Auxiliary Pumping Plant EIR certified on Aug. 8, 2017, with addenda through 2024, and that no subsequent EIR was required. An adjacent homeowner, Kenya Lee, spoke during public comment and said the project’s anticipated multi‑year construction — demolition, excavation and pile‑driving — lacked enforceable protections for residents and requested relocation triggers and written commitments if construction renders homes uninhabitable.
The committee adopted the Planning Commission recommendations and approved the General Plan amendment and zone change, subject to modified conditions of approval and findings as set out in the Planning Commission report. Staff and the applicant will proceed under the project’s adopted EIR and the usual building and permitting processes.
