PERMIT MAY ALLOW CLUB TO STAY OPEN.Byline: BRENT HOPKINS Staff Writer VALLEY VILLAGE -- Though Paul Kulak kulak (Russian: “fist”) Wealthy or prosperous landed peasant in Russia. Before the Russian Revolution of 1917, kulaks were major figures in peasant villages, often lending money and playing central roles in social and administrative affairs. feared shutdown and eviction The removal of a tenant from possession of premises in which he or she resides or has a property interest done by a landlord either by reentry upon the premises or through a court action. for months, he said Tuesday that he'll be able to keep his eclectic club, Kulak's Woodshed wood·shed n. A shed in which firewood is stored. intr.v. wood·shed·ded, wood·shed·ding, wood·sheds Slang To practice on a musical instrument. Noun 1. , open. A self-described ``middle-aged folkie folk·ie also folk·y n. pl. folk·ies 1. A folk singer or musician. 2. One who is an enthusiast of folk music. adj. ,'' he opened the space on Laurel Canyon Boulevard Laurel Canyon Boulevard is a major street in the city of Los Angeles, California. It starts off at Polk Street in Sylmar in the northern San Fernando Valley near the junction of the San Diego (Interstate 405) and the Golden State Freeways (Interstate 5). in 1999 as a place for singer-songwriters to showcase their music in front of receptive audiences. But his lack of a proper permit and a long-running dispute with his next-door neighbors put the future of the whimsically furnished joint in question. The nasty dispute threatened to close the club at the end of December, but with the help of sympathetic fans, Kulak says, he's filed for the parking variance he hopes will allow him to obtain a permit. ``Now we can deal with whatever needs to get done and be done with it,'' he said. Kulak's chief opponent, Charles Peyton, who formerly appeared in adult films under the name Jeff Stryker  This article or section indiscriminately cites its . , has waged a multiyear
campaign to shut the club down. He says the music interrupts his work as
he stays late at his neighboring office and vowed to keep fighting Kulak
with restraining orders and lawsuits.
``It's been torture. What music place opens without soundproofing Soundproofing is any means of reducing the intensity of sound with respect to a specified source and receptor. There are several basic approaches to reducing sound: increasing the distance between source and receiver, using noise barriers to block or absorb the energy of the sound ?'' Peyton said. ``If he'd done that, he wouldn't have the other problems. I have no problem with him having cheap rent, but if you're going to have amplified instruments, have a little consideration for your neighbors.'' Kulak said now that he's on track to get his parking straightened out, he will hire an acoustic engineer to determine what soundproofing must be done and make appropriate modifications. City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel, who represents the area and has been the subject of criticism from both sides, welcomed Kulak's application for the parking variance. ``Paul is moving ahead to get his permits and be on the straight and narrow,'' she said. ``He will be able to keep his extraordinary music venue open. Once he's followed all the procedures, as far as we're concerned, that's the end of this.'' brent.hopkins(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3738 |
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