HEARING TO TAKE UP VARIANCE FOR STORAGE AT FITNESS CLUB SITE.Byline: Holly Edwards Staff Writer SHERMAN OAKS - Residents can comment at a public hearing Monday on a developer's plan to replace a popular fitness center with a Spanish colonial-style self-storage facility. The developer, Extra Space Self Storage, has requested a zoning variance that would allow the facility to be built at 5300 Coldwater Canyon Ave., a Sherman Oaks neighborhood dominated by apartment buildings and condominiums. Company officials said the storage facility would be designed to resemble a stylish condo complex, complete with creeping ivy, wrought-iron gates and balconies. But opposition to the proposal is mounting among nearby residents who fear the facility would diminish their property values and undermine the neighborhood's character. Members of the L.A. Fitness Sports Club A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple sports, which fields many teams and has varied sports departments in several sports, working under the same umbrella organization. are also fighting to keep their favorite workout spot. ``I don't feel this is consistent with the neighborhood, and who knows if the company will keep its promise to build this gorgeous storage facility,'' said Jan Ballin, 64, who walks from her house to the fitness center several times each week. ``And it would be a shame to lose this fitness center, which has a special multiethnic mul·ti·eth·nic adj. Of, relating to, or including several ethnic groups. Adj. 1. multiethnic - involving several ethnic groups multi-ethnic , multiage group quality to it.'' However, city officials point out that the fitness club owners want to move to a larger facility, and that the property owner has a right to sell the land. ``People don't understand that denying the application for a variance doesn't necessarily mean the club will stay,'' said Bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. Kopp, San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. planning deputy for Councilman Jack Weiss Jack Weiss, is a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 5th district. Weiss was elected in 2001 and reelected in 2005. The 5th district includes parts of the Westside and the San Fernando Valley. . ``The club is still looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a larger location, and the property owner has the right to put the land up for sale.'' L.A. Fitness Sports Club officials declined to comment on the proposal. The public hearing before a zoning administrator is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Airtel Plaza Hotel The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel with a height of 250 feet (76 m) and length of 400 feet that (122 m) occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South in Manhattan. , 7277 Valjean Ave., in Van Nuys. CAPTION(S): map Map: L.A. Fitness Club Dan DeLorenzo/Staff Artist |
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