In order to carry out the purposes and provisions herein stated, the city is divided into several zones, known and designated as follows:

Properties contained within the Glendale Town Center specific plan area which are generally bounded by Brand Boulevard on the east; Colorado Street on the south; Central Avenue on the west; and the Glendale Galleria, north of Harvard Street, on the north as specified in the plan document shall be governed by the development standards and processes contained herein. Said development plans are by this reference incorporated therein as if fully set forth and shall be on file in the office of the director of community development. The specific plan and more particularly the development standards may be amended from time to time as provided under the California Government Code and the city of Glendale Charter, Glendale Municipal Code, and Glendale Town Center specific plan. This chapter shall also be applicable for those properties unless otherwise specified within the specific plan. Wherever the regulations of this specific plan contain provisions which establish regulations, including, but not limited to, heights, densities, uses, parking, signs, open space and landscaping requirements, which are different from, more restrictive or more permissive than would be allowed pursuant to the provisions contained in the Glendale Municipal Code, this specific plan shall prevail and supersede the applicable provisions of the Glendale Municipal Code and those relevant ordinances. As this specific plan does not replace the Glendale Municipal Code CBD Zone in its entirety, both the Town Center specific plan and the Glendale Municipal Code must be used together. All other provisions of this chapter shall apply in the specific plan area including, but not limited to, definitions, changes of zone and amendments, variances, home occupation permits, appeals, and design review.

Properties contained with the downtown specific plan which are generally bounded to the north by Glenoaks Boulevard, to the west by Central and Columbus Avenues, to the east along Maryland and Glendale Avenues, and to the south by Elk Avenue as specified in the plan document shall be governed by the development standards and processes contained in the downtown specific plan and in this title. Said development standards and processes in the downtown specific plan are by this reference incorporated herein as if fully set forth and shall be on file in the office of the director of community development. The specific plan and more particularly the development standards may be amended from time to time as provided under the California Government Code and the city of Glendale Charter, Glendale Municipal Code, and downtown specific plan. This chapter shall also be applicable for those properties unless otherwise specified within the specific plan. Wherever the regulations of the specific plan contain provisions which establish regulations, including, but not limited to, heights, densities, uses, parking, signs, open space and landscaping requirements, which are different from the provisions contained in the Glendale Municipal Code, the regulations of the specific plan shall prevail and supersede the applicable provisions of the Glendale Municipal Code and those relevant ordinances. As the specific plan does not replace the Glendale Municipal Code in its entirety, both the downtown specific plan and the Glendale Municipal Code must be used together. All other provisions of this title shall apply in the specific plan area including, but not limited to, definitions, changes of zone and amendments, variances, home occupation permits, appeals, and design review. For the purposes of title 30, the downtown specific plan (DSP) zone is considered a mixed use zone.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, solar energy equipment, as defined in this title, shall be subject to the provisions of Section 30.30.050 of this title.

The boundaries of the zones and the applicable height districts are hereby established as set forth on maps entitled “1986 Zoning and Height District Map, Glendale, California” on file in the office of the planning division, which map is hereby adopted and made a part of this code together with such other maps and changes as may hereafter be adopted as part of this title.

Except where referenced on the zoning map to a street line or other designated line by dimensions shown on such map, the zone boundary lines are intended to follow lot lines or the center line of streets or alleys or transportation right-of-way lines as they existed at the time of the establishment of the map or any amendments of same. Where a street or lot layout actually on the ground or as recorded differs from the street and lot lines as shown on the zoning map, the director of community development, on application, shall interpret the map in such a way as to carry out the intent and purpose of this zoning ordinance.

All territory hereafter annexed to the city of Glendale shall upon annexation be zoned in accordance with a pre-zoning plan adopted in the manner required by law for change of zone. Said pre-zoning plan shall be prepared and adopted as a part of the official annexation proceedings, and shall take into account all applicable city plans, policies and documents.