Los Angeles Zoning Decisions: May 2026

In May 2026, Los Angeles held 14 public meetings covering zoning matters. 9 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 6 approved (67% approval rate), 3 denied. Activity was down 8% compared to April (149 activity items across 8 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Haul Route Appeal Denial at 3842-3852 W Roble Vista Drive

Denied.

Council denied appeals filed by Eric Zimmerman and Lazaros Papademetropolis challenging the haul route approval for a 27-unit apartment development plus 2 ADUs. The project involves exporting 23,000 cubic yards of earth. Council sustained the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners' determination and approved a statutory CEQA exemption (ENV-2025-3598-SE). Conditions were modified to remove pedestrian crossing guard requirement and require two flag attendants.

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CEQA Appeal - 23139/23141 W Collins St Flag Lot Subdivision

Denied.

Denied CEQA appeal filed by David Lowery challenging Class 32 categorical exemption for flag lot subdivision in Walnut Acres neighborhood (CD3). Project allows reduced midpoint lot width of 20 feet instead of required 70 feet for parcel B.

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Hotel Restaurant Worker Exemption (Motion 20B)

Denied.

Council Member Rodriguez's motion to exempt restaurant workers in hotels from the Olympic wage ordinance was defeated. The amendment would have defined restaurants separately from core hotel functions and reverted those workers to regular minimum wage ($17.87) instead of hotel minimum wage ($22.50).

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4th and Central Mixed-Use Project - Tract Map Appeal

Approved.

Denied appeal filed by Little Tokyo Community Council and sustained the City Planning Commission's approval of vesting tract map 82974-CN-HCA for a 10-building mixed-use development with 1,589 residential units on approximately 8 acres adjacent to Little Tokyo Metro Station. Project includes 250+ affordable units, 500,000+ sq ft of office/retail space. Developer: LA Cold Storage (Larry Rausch). Vote was with Council Member Rahman absent.

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Olympic Wage Ordinance Amendment

Approved.

Council approved amendment to the Olympic wage ordinance delaying the $30/hour minimum wage for LAX airport and hotel workers until 2030, rather than implementing before the 2028 Olympics. Original law passed months prior after nearly two years of advocacy. Amendment motion by Harris Dawson, seconded by Lee.

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Olympic Wage Ordinance Modification (Substitute Motion 20A)

Approved.

Council approved a substitute motion to instruct the City Attorney to draft amendments to the hotel and airport worker minimum wage ordinance. The motion would adjust wage schedules and insurance provisions to levels below current law, with negotiations ongoing through Tuesday.

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Wood-Burning Barbecue Restriction Amendment (Item 5)

Approved.

Council Member Rodriguez introduced amendments 5A and 5B to remove recommendation number four from a fire prevention report that would have restricted residential barbecuing during red flag days. LAPD was also removed from enforcement activities.

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DWP Data Center Ordinance Funding

Approved.

Requested Department of Water and Power to provide $500,000 to Department of City Planning for data center environmental review and ordinance development.

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Showing the 8 most significant of 9 recorded zoning decisions. See all Los Angeles meetings →

Zoning Changes

• Unrestricted public space → LAMC 41.18 restricted zones at San Fernando Valley - 26 locations in Council District 6 (Councilmember Imelda Padilla)
• Industrial (cold storage facility) → Mixed-use with height district change, approximately 8 acres at 4th and Central Streets, Arts District, Downtown LA (LA Cold Storage)
• RA-1 (Residential Agricultural) → RA-1 with ZAA for flag lot configuration (20 ft midpoint width in lieu of 70 ft), approximately 36,000 square feet acres at 23139 and 23141 W Collins St, Walnut Acres (CD3) (BMR Enterprises (Aaron Belliston))

Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 21 instances
• commercial: 15 instances
• residential: 13 instances
• density: 9 instances
• land use: 5 instances

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