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City Council Meeting, May 5, 2026

Denied: Haul route appeal for 3842 & 3852 W Roble Vista Drive housing project, 14-0

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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…

Meeting key facts
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)

Denied

Haul route appeal for 3842 & 3852 W Roble Vista Drive housing project

Vote: 14-010 conditions attached
Approved

LAPD RAND study implementation report

Vote: 14-0
Approved

Item 15 as amended (motion 15C)

Vote: 14-0
Amended

Item 25 - emergency authority extension to 60 days

Approved

LA Alliance settlement - attorney fees

Vote: 13-1
Approved

LA Alliance settlement - monitor Nardello and Company

Vote: 14-0
Approved

LA Alliance settlement amendment

Vote: 11-3

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Development Activity (1)

Roble Vista Drive housing development

Residential

Market Signals (3)

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Agenda results

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District CD 4Case 18-0028-S1
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District CD 5Case 24-1400
No vote recorded

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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