A.V. ICE RINK, ROLLER HOCKEY CENTER PROPOSED : CITY STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer A Panorama City developer has proposed building a $5 million ice rink and roller hockey roller hockey n. Hockey played on a hard surface in which two opposing teams of roller skaters, using curved sticks, try to drive a ball into the opponents' goal. complex across the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. from Lancaster City Park. Steven Biafora, owner of J & S Properties, is seeking a conditional use permit to build a 85,148-square-foot complex between the freeway and 15th Street West, north of Avenue L. Plans for the complex include two National Hockey League-size ice rinks and one roller hockey rink. ``It will be a family-oriented, state-of-the-art facility,'' Biafora said. The request for the conditional use permit will come before the Lancaster Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 44933 Fern Ave. City staff is recommending approval of the project, citing compliance with zoning - the land is zoned for general commercial uses - and is in keeping with the city's General Plan goal of developing recreational facilities. Plans call for using one ice rink for public skating. The other ice and the roller hockey rink would be used for hockey league games and practices and by hockey schools. The complex would include seating for 354 spectators. The complex would have a pro shop, locker rooms, a snack bar and video games See video game console. . Plans also call for 24-hour on-site security and Biafora has offered to house a sheriff's substation at the site. ``Lancaster holds the demographics for us,'' Biafora said. ``The place is growing. There are 2,600 in-line roller skaters The following is a list of notable roller skaters. The list is sorted by roller skating disciplines (inline speed skating, roller inline hockey, downhill, artistic roller skating), gender and competing nationality. there.'' Biafora is hoping to have the complex open in August or September. The complex is planned for six acres of a 13-acre parcel. The site is bordered by Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. hospital to the north, City Park and the Antelope Valley Freeway to the east, homes and vacant land to the south, and the Somerset Condominiums and vacant land to the west. |
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