Glendale City Zoning Code

Mixed use projects (a project combining different land uses);

New construction and change of use to a use which requires a greater number of parking spaces than the previous uses, when the new construction or change of use is on a site near an off-street public parking facility;

Uses adjacent local or regional transit lines; or

Any other circumstance where the applicant wishes to request a parking reduction.

For any project located entirely or partially in the Central Glendale Redevelopment Project Area, as adopted by the Legislative Body/Glendale redevelopment agency, for which an associated application for design review is required, the city council may grant parking reductions upon making the findings of the fact listed below. In granting a request for parking reduction, the city council may impose conditions to safeguard and protect the public health, safety and promote the general welfare.

For any project located entirely or partially in the DSP zone, for which an associated application for design review is required for which the city council is the design review authority, the director of community development may grant parking reductions, for which there is no public hearing, upon making the findings of the fact listed below. In granting a request for parking reduction, the director of community development may impose conditions to safeguard and protect the public health, safety and promote the general welfare.

In cases involving a parking reduction permit and a variance related to a use, the director of community development may authorize the entitlement requests to be considered by the planning commission rather than both the hearing officer and the planning commission. In all other cases, the hearing officer may grant requests for parking reductions upon making the findings of fact listed below. In granting a request for parking reduction, the hearing officer may impose conditions to safeguard and protect the public health, safety and promote the general welfare.

For mixed use projects, a request for parking reduction may be granted where the review authority determines that a reduction is justified based on characteristics of the uses, an hourly parking demand studies published by the urban land institute, or other appropriate source as determined by the director of community development.

For the proposed intensification of use within an existing building that is determined by the review authority to be located within a reasonable distance of an off-street city parking facility, a request for parking reduction may be granted by the review authority, based on the type of use and its associated parking characteristics, including:

For a commercial or residential use proposed adjacent to local or regional mass transit lines or routes. A request for parking reduction may be granted when the review authority determines that the reduction is justified based on documented mass transportation use characteristics of the patrons and employees of the use.

For any other circumstance where the applicant wishes to request a parking reduction, such reduction may be granted where the review authority finds that: