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Each city and county in California is required to maintain a General Plan. The City of Glendale is currently updating several chapters (“elements”) of its General Plan—a long-range, comprehensive document that guides the community’s future vision. One of the elements being updated, the Land Use Element, includes new policies aimed at preserving local control and presenting potential options for City Council consideration.

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Request for Proposals (RFP) for Lot 4 has been issued to build dense apartments.

 

Fact:

• City Council authorized the future release of a Request for Proposals to develop City Parking Lot No. 4.

• There is no specific project, design, number of units, or developer proposed at this time.

• No development proposal has been submitted or approved.

 

Link to the November 4th Special Council Meeting.

Click here to view the staff report.  

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The City has approved six-story (95 ft), 3.0 FAR development on Parking Lot No. 4.
 

Fact:

• No development has been approved for Lot 4.

• Lot 4 is zoned Downtown Specific Plan (DSP), Transitional District, which allows projects up 95 ft / 3.0 FAR. These DSP standards were adopted in 2006 and updated in 2019.

• These standards apply to Downtown Specific Plan, not Montrose.

 

Link to the discussion of Downtown Specific Plan.

 

Lot 4 will become dense apartments without parking.
 

Fact:

• No project or specific use has been proposed.

• Any future proposal would require Council approval and may include replacement parking.

 

Click here to view November 4th staff report to City Council.

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AB 2097 and other State laws mean no parking can be required.

 

Fact:

• Although State law (AB 2097) allows qualifying projects to omit parking, the project must still comply with City parking requirements unless the City Council decides otherwise.

• Because the City retains ownership through a ground lease, State streamlining provisions such as AB 2097 and AB 130 can only be applied with City Council approval.

• Any reduction or waiver of parking would be a policy choice by the Council, not automatic.

 

Link to the clarification of AB2097 and AB 130 discussion.

 

The City will require the developer of Lot 4 to replace all 43 parking spaces.
 

Fact:

• The RFP does not guarantee that the existing public parking spaces will be permanently removed.

• The City may require some or all replacement of parking spaces based on Council direction and future data.

 

Click here to view the discussion on parking spaces for Lot 4.

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