A few months ago, when construction crews began to add mass to this small house on the corner of Peach Avenue and Victory Blvd., we cautiously hoped to see something neat and landscaped emerge in this “Jack in the Box” adjacent home.
Alas, it was not to be. The workers poured concrete all around the perimeter of the house, entombing the back, side and front yards. Grass, trees, shrubs, flowers…..this home will have none of it.
Is this legal? Even if it is, the cruel and ugly addition to the neighborhood will engender more hostility and alienation. Just what’s needed on the happy corner of Sepulveda and Victory.
Here in Van Nuys 
anyone drive by this place in the past few days. looks like someone decided to make it another lane on victory and destoryed much of the fence/garage. I wonder what happened
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Patrick-
This is habitat for inhumanity.
Andrew
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This infuriates me. One of our Habitat for Humanity Houses’ backyard ended up like this.
I would bet that the property is zoned commercial. You might expect to see a palm reader any day now.
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Douglas, your there are limits to the types of home-based businesses are permitted in residential zones. I would bet that the limo business crosses the boundary because of the storage of what amount to commercial vehicles. We have denied requests for these sorts of businesses in the city for which I work.
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At least the owner won’t have to worry about being underparked.
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Is that rollout bricks?
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At last! After all those politicians blowing hot air, finally a conrete plan to fix L.A.!
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They should concrete over the whole damn house and be done with it.
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Douglas-
Not exactly fertile grounds for the “Van Nuys Gardener”?
Andrew
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Hmmm…I foresee the beginnings of a home-based limo business, which seem to be popping up all over the valley. While the house in our neighborhood isn’t that bad, the site of 2-3 HUGE Hummer limos dwarfing the house is a little less than edifying.
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