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3842 and 3852 West Roble Vista Drive / Haul Route Appeal

Council File 26-0516

Introduced
2026-04-10
Last changed
2026-05-05
Status
closed
Expires
2028-05-05
Initiated by
Eric Zimmerman
References
Board File No. 250854Environmental Case: ENV-2025-3598-SE

Brief

Councilmember Eric Zimmerman filed an appeal on April 10, 2026 challenging a haul route determination for parcels at 3842 and 3852 West Roble Vista Drive (Environmental Case ENV-2025-3598-SE). The Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration, and the full Council adopted the appeal on May 5, 2026 by a 14-0-1 vote, making the action final.

Full summary

This file concerns two appeals challenging the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners' approval of a haul route and environmental clearance for a residential development at 3842 and 3852 West Roble Vista Drive. The project proposes 27 apartment units plus two Accessory Dwelling Units across four structures — a 3-story 6-unit building, a 4-story 9-unit building, a 4-story 12-unit building with subterranean parking, and a 2-story 2-unit ADU — along with shoring and retaining walls. Three of the 29 total units would be reserved for very-low-income households. The haul route approval would allow the export of 23,000 cubic yards of earth during construction. The Board had granted a Statutory Exemption from CEQA under Public Resource Code Section 21080.66 as the environmental clearance for the project. Two separate appeals were filed: one by Eric Zimmerman (with a supplemental appeal) and one by architect Lazaros Papademetropoulos AIA. The Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration on April 24, 2026, sending the matter directly to the full Council. At the May 5, 2026 Council meeting, Councilmember Nithya Raman moved — seconded by Councilmember Blumenfield — to deny both appeals and sustain the Board's determination. The Council voted 14-0-1 to adopt the motion. Rather than simply upholding the original conditions wholesale, the Council modified the Board's conditions of approval: it removed a requirement for a pedestrian crossing guard and instead required two flag attendants — one at the project site entrance and one at the intersection of Los Feliz Boulevard and Griffith Park Boulevard — with flexibility for additional attendants if traffic hazards or impacts prove greater than anticipated. The Council also confirmed the project's CEQA statutory exemption based on the full administrative record. The action is now final, subject to the reconsideration procedures of Council Rule 51. The file is closed.

Activity (7)

  • 2026-05-05 Council action final.
  • 2026-05-05 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2026-05-01 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 5, 2026.
  • 2026-04-24 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 5, 2026.
  • 2026-04-24 Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of item .
  • 2026-04-10 Appeal document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 2026-04-10 Document submitted by Eric Zimmerman, dated April 10, 2026.

Documents (20)

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