Call To Action From the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association

The Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association is sending out this e-mail alert about a planned development on Sunnyslope and Ventura Boulevard that may challenge the size limitations imposed on buildings in Sherman Oaks.

CALL TO ACTION –
EMAILS AND LETTERS NEEDED!!!
 A property owner has filed a request for rezoning in a Sherman Oaks residential neighborhood. If approved, a mixed-use commercial use would be allowed in a neighborhood with single family homes, not only north of Ventura Boulevard, but also north of the alley behind Ventura Boulevard! 
     Currently, the land is zoned for parking – a much needed resource in Sherman Oaks.  If the City approves this project, it will create a dangerous precedent, encouraging any property owner north and south of the alleys behind Ventura Boulevard to file to change zoning from residential to commercial.  
     Our neighborhood committee, led by Marshall Long, Ellen Vukovich, and Committee Chair Michael Bernback, is consulting with attorneys about whether or not this proposed project is in violation of the City Specific Plan.  The applicant has not filed for an Exception to the Plan to build over the legal height limits in this area, but asks the City to grant the variance, thus bypassing the requirements under the Plan.
     The subject property is in Council Member Paul Krekorian’s District.  To date, his office has not indicated the Council Member’s position on this project.  Krekorian promised your Association that “No Exceptions” would be granted to the Specific Plan.  Therefore, does this application present a new way to bypass the Specific Plan?
     The neighbors need your support by writing or emailing the city’s Hearing Officer, Dan O’Donnell, and City Council Member Krekorian, at the contact information below.
     Correspondence must be sent no later than Tuesday, August 2, 201. Emails no later than Thursday, August 4, 2011. Please also email copies to Michael Bernback at michaelbernback@sbcglobal.net
 
Include all information below and send to:
 
Dan O'Donnell-Hearing Officer
Department of City Planning
6262 N. Van Nuys Blvd. Suite 430
Van Nuys, CA 91401

Dan.Odonnell@lacity.org
 
Re: Case#APCSV-2010-3373-ZC-ZAD-SPP
Address: 4216 N Sunnyslope Avenue
 
Council Member Paul Krekorian
200 N. Spring St. Room 425
Los Angeles, CA 90012
 
Paul.Krekorian@lacity.org
 
Re: Case#APCSV-2010-3373-ZC-ZAD-SPP
Address: 4216 N Sunnyslope Ave. Sherman Oaks
 
     There will be a public hearing 1:30 pm Friday, August 5, 2011, at the Marvin Braude Constituent Service Center, First Floor Conference Room, 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard, Van Nuys. Hopefully, you can attend the hearing and speak against this project.