The Los Angeles City Council voted to deny an appeal by a recycling center operator and move to revoke the site's conditional use permit after testimony from neighbors and police linking the operation to repeated nuisance and criminal activity.

Councilmember Mark Ridley‑Thomas, citing long‑running violations of permit conditions, urged adoption of the Planning and Land Use Management Committee's recommendation to revoke the permit. "This has been a long standing problem in CD 8," Ridley‑Thomas said, noting repeated violations of the conditions attached to the permit.

Four neighbors spoke during the public hearing describing vandalism, trespass, property damage and repeated disturbances they attributed to the recycling operation. One resident said the center's patrons had forced open a locked trunk, broken car windows and left a dead dog in one incident. The operator's representative, who said the business complied with required city forms and fees, disputed some enforcement claims and described efforts to keep the site clean and within operating hours.

Members of the Planning and Land Use Management Committee and the zoning administrator testified that some conditions had been met while others had not, and LAPD representatives reported a correlation between activity at the site and neighborhood violations. Councilwoman Myskowski said evidence showed "others had not been met, and we must obtain compliance with all the conditions."

The council voted to deny the appeal and approved the committee recommendation that building and safety work with the operator to find a more appropriate, industrial location for the recycling operation. The action included authority to revoke within 60 days if the operator did not secure relocation or come into full compliance. The roll call was 11 ayes.