Getting Started:North Glendale Community Plan

Glendale, CaliforniaAlan Loomis, Principal Urban Designer, City of Glendale

Glendale in the Region30 sq mi / 205,000 pop

Glendale in the RegionGlendale & Los Angeles

Glendale in the RegionMountain Ranges

Establish land uses and height/density by district

Require open space in all new development

Paseos

Courtyards

PlazasStreets

Establish guidelines to encourage design excellence and augment height/density standards

Entry Locations

Terminated Vistas

Establish guidelines to encourage design excellence and augment height/density standards

Frontages

Stoops Arcades Storefronts

• La Crescenta• Valleys & Canyons

• Northwest Neighborhoods• San Fernando Rd Corridor

• Greater Downtown• Downtown

The Transect

Topographic TransectBased on Patrick Geddes, Team 10 and Ian McHarg

a “Rural Suburb”

Crescenta Valley is…

FOOTHILL BL

2 GLENDALE FW

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210 FOOTHILL FWY

Heritage & History

Crescenta Valley is…

Montrose

Crescenta Valley is…

Neighborhoods

Crescenta Valley is…

Schools

Crescenta Valley is…

Parks & Open Space

Crescenta Valley is…

Nature, Trees & Wildlife

Crescenta Valley is…

• D - Hospital District• T6 - Village Center• T5 - Neighborhood Centers

& Corridors • T4 - Multi-Family• T3 - Single-Family• T2 - Edge• T1 – Preserve

T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 DC

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Adams Hill & Flats

Northwest Neighborhoods

North Glendale / La Crescenta

Greater Downtown

Valleys & Canyons

San Fernando Rd Corridor

Design Review - Current Alignment

Zoning Code

Design Guidelines

General Plan

Design Review - Future Alignment

General Plan Framework

Community Plan / Private Design Guidelines

Zoning Code

Community Plan / Public Design Guidelines