City Council Meeting, May 5, 2026
Denied: Haul route appeal for 3842 & 3852 W Roble Vista Drive housing project, 14-0
What happened
On May 5, 2026, Los Angeles denied Haul route appeal for 3842 & 3852 W Roble Vista Drive housing project (14-0).
The Los Angeles City Council denied appeals and sustained approval of a haul route to export 23,000 cubic yards of earth for a 27-apartment-unit plus 2-ADU housing development at 3842 and 3852 W Roble Vista Drive (CF 26-0516 / ENV-2025-3598-SE) on a 14-0 vote, with modified condi…
- Jurisdiction
- Los Angeles, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Denied, 14-0
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Haul route appeal for 3842 & 3852 W Roble Vista Drive housing project
Council denied the appeal by Eric Zimmerman (CF 26-0516) and supplemental appeal by Lazaros Papademetropolis (CF 26-0516-S1), sustaining the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners' approval of a statutory CEQA exemption and haul route to export 23,000 cubic yards of earth for a 27-apartment-unit plus 2-ADU development in four structures at 3842 and 3852 W Roble Vista Drive. Project qualifies for by-right density bonus (3 very-low-income units) and AB-130 CEQA exemption. Conditions modified. Vote 14-0.
- Remove condition for a pedestrian crossing guard
- Require two flag attendants (one at project site entrance, one at Los Feliz Blvd/Griffith Park Blvd intersection)
- Additional flag attendants may be required by Building and Safety, DOT, or Bureau of Street Services if needed
- Hauling restricted to 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. other weekdays during school year, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon-Fri when schools not in session
- No hauling Saturdays, Sundays, or city holidays
- Staging offsite only
- Worker vehicles parked offsite and shuttled
- Only one hauling truck on Roble Vista at any time
- Over $500,000 bond for road damage and street cleaning
- Grading/hauling discontinued during high winds and red flag days
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Key Decisions (7)
Haul route appeal for 3842 & 3852 W Roble Vista Drive housing project
LAPD RAND study implementation report
Item 15 as amended (motion 15C)
Item 25 - emergency authority extension to 60 days
LA Alliance settlement - attorney fees
LA Alliance settlement - monitor Nardello and Company
LA Alliance settlement amendment
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Development Activity (1)
Roble Vista Drive housing development
Residential
Market Signals (3)
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Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded vote3852 West Roble Vista Drive entitlement
6648-6670 North Reseda Boulevard subdivision
National Boulevard vacation
Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 4 identified names.
All speaker roles: 6 Staff, 5 Councilmember, 1 Clerk, 1 Attorney, 3 Public, 1 Witness, 1 Unknown, 1 Chair, 1 Applicant Rep.
Identified name roles: 1 Staff, 1 Witness, 1 Councilmember, 1 Applicant Rep.
Speaker sample: Devin Myrick, Staff.
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Zoning terms (10)
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- commercial (4 timestamps)
- residential (2 timestamps)
- public hearing (3 timestamps)
- approved (5 timestamps)
- traffic study (1 timestamps)
- density (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (7)
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