Agenda packet, special meeting — Glendale City Council, July 30, 2024

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SPECIAL MEETING: GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL

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JULY 30, 2024

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 Special Public Meeting of the City Council was posted on July 24, 2024, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.

A SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING of the City Council is hereby called to meet at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in the Council Chamber, 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91206 to consider the following item(s) of business, to wit;

1. Community Development, re: Update on the General Plan’s Land Use, Mobility, and Environmental Justice Elements
a. Motion accepting the status report on the preparation of the Land Use, Mobility, and Environmental Justice Elements, and proposed update to the General Plan Land Use Map, subject to Council comments thereon

2. Community Development, re: Public Hearing for Stage I Preliminary Design Review Case No. PDR-002684-2023 for the Development of a New 40-unit, 5-story Multi- Family Development with 73 parking spaces and Public Open Space Area on a 14,988 square-foot (SF) lot located at 126-128 South Kenwood Street a. Motion to Approve Stage I Preliminary Design Review

3. City Attorney, re: Appointment of Interim General Manager of Glendale Water & Power
a. Resolution Finding the Position of General Manager of Glendale Water & Power to be Available Due to a Leave of Absence Pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(g) and Appointing Manny Robledo as Acting General Manager of Glendale Water & Power b. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Glendale Appointing Manny Robledo as Interim General Manager of Glendale Water & Power Pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(h)

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1 CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA

REPORT TO THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA ITEM
Report: Update on the General Plan’s Land Use, Mobility, and Environmental Justice Elements
1) Motion accepting the status report on the preparation of the Land Use, Mobility, and Environmental Justice Elements, and proposed update to the General Plan Land Use Map, subject to Council comments thereon.

COUNCIL ACTION
Item Type: Report Only
Approved for July 30, 2024 calendar

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff and the consultant, Amanda Tropiano from De Novo Planning Group, are presenting a status update on the preparation of the Land Use and associated Land Use Map, Mobility, and Environmental Justice Element. Based on Council’s feedback, staff will continue with the preparation of the draft Land Use, Mobility, and Environmental Justice Elements for public outreach and subsequent presentation to City Boards and Commissions for review and recommendation to the Council for adoption. 3 of 137

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Accept the presentation and report on the Land Use, Mobility, and Environmental Justice Element and provide comments, if any.

ANALYSIS
The City is in the process of preparing comprehensive updates to the Land Use and Mobility Elements of the General Plan and a new Environmental Justice Element, led by the hired consultant, De Novo Planning Group; the last status update was presented to City Council on January 30, 2024. The following is a status update on:
1) Land Use Element, including an outline of proposed policy topic areas and proposed amendments to the Land Use Element Map;
2) Mobility Element, including an outline of proposed policy topic areas; and, 3) Environmental Justice Element, including a discussion of outreach activities and an outline of proposed policy topic areas.

LAND USE ELEMENT
The Land Use Element will include policy guidance, a definition of land use designations, a Land Use Map, and buildout projections to promote thoughtful, equitable, and accessible distribution of different land uses throughout the Planning Area.

Policy Topic Outline
The updated Land Use Element will include goals, policies, and implementation actions which provide direction regarding the City’s long-term physical growth and development.

The Element is expected to include policy direction related to the following topics:
1) Land Use Map
2) Managed Growth
3) Compatible Development
4) Urban Design
5) Economic Development
Land Use Designations
State General Plan law requires that the Land Use Element indicate the maximum densities and intensities permitted within the Land Use Map. The Land Use Designations (see Exhibit 1) in the General Plan will specify the type of allowed uses associated with each designation, as well as any applicable range of development intensity, which is expressed in density and/or floor area ratio. Zoning, specific plans, and individual development projects must be consistent with the intensities allowed under the General Plan.
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0 Proposed revisions to the City’s land use designations include:
1) Revisions to the category definitions to better reflect the City’s current and future land use goals
2) Addition of two new residential categories (High/Very High Density Residential and Very High Density Residential allowing for up to 50 dwelling units per acre and up to 100 dwelling units per acre, respectively) to accommodate stand-alone multifamily residential uses around the future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stops along Glenoaks Boulevard and at the corner of Broadway and Glendale Avenue and between the 134 Freeway and Glenoaks Boulevard, west of Central and east of Pacific Avenues, as well as directly south of the 134 Freeway in the Pacific Avenue Gateway area
3) Division of current Mixed-Use designation into two categories: Mixed-Use Residential (which allows for a mix of residential and nonresidential uses) and Mixed-Use Nonresidential (which allows for a mix of nonresidential uses only) 4) Creation of a new “City-Owned Residential Overlay” to allow for multifamily development at City-owned properties
5) Creation of a new “Specific Plan” designation to improve administration of Specific Plan areas
Proposed Land Use Map Revisions
An essential component of the Land Use Element is the Land Use Map. Glendale’s Land Use Element, including the Land Use Map, was last comprehensively updated in 1986. However, various General Plan Amendments (text and map), Specific Plans (Town Center Specific Plan for the Americana at Brand and Downtown Specific Plan), and Community Plans have been adopted since the last comprehensive update which also guide long-term land use decisions (Current Map - Exhibit 2). Objectives of the Proposed Land Use Map (see Exhibit 3) revisions include:
1) Updates to create consistency with current zoning/built uses 2) Updates to reflect land use changes already approved through other actions (i.e., Community Plans and Specific Plans)
3) Resolving the appropriate designation of parcels with more than one designation/zone
4) Application of new land use designation and standards for areas proximate to the BRT stops and the area north of the 134 Freeway, south of Glenoaks Boulevard, west of Central Avenue and east of Pacific Avenue
5) Application of a new overlay to allow for multifamily development at City-owned properties
6) Application of a new Specific Plan designation to the Downtown and Town Center areas (as identified on the Map; no changes to the actual specific plans or boundaries)
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0 Preparation of the Proposed Land Use Map does not reflect final policy direction or adoption of a new Land Use Map. Rather, the Proposed Land Use Map serves as a starting point for the Project’s environmental analysis. The entire Land Use Element (including the Proposed Land Use Map), Mobility Element, and Environmental Justice Element will be comprehensively analyzed in an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), which will evaluate and document all potential environmental impacts, identify ways to mitigate those impacts, and disclose any significant impacts associated with implementation of the Proposed Land Use Map that cannot be fully mitigated. The EIR includes preparation of detailed technical studies including a traffic impact analysis, noise analysis, and air quality/greenhouse gas emissions analysis.

Realistic Buildout Summary Projections
The “realistic” buildout summary projection represents the reasonably foreseeable development potential that could occur within the community over the coming decades (i.e., through 2045) based on the land use revisions. The “realistic” buildout summary projection is not a goal; it is simply used to help determine reasonably foreseeable private and public development that could occur, together with any additionally needed infrastructure such as roadway improvements and number of parks, all of which would be evaluated in an environmental impact report including mitigation (if any) required to offset significant environmental impacts that could occur with implementation of the General Plan. The buildout calculations are based on the total acreage of each land use category and the applicable permitted maximum density or intensity, as if the City is flat and each parcel meets the minimum lot size and developable standards. However, the development potential of each individual parcel is influenced not only by the land use designation, but by market conditions, physical site characteristics, variation in development typology, environmental constraints, infrastructure requirements, and detailed standards in the zoning code. Therefore, it is not realistic to assume that all parcels would develop to their maximum potential (end of the density or intensity range) under the implementation time frame projected for the updated Land Use Element.

The Proposed Land Use Map revisions would result in allowing for the potential of an additional 5,990 units over what is already allowed in the City’s current General Plan.

This includes modifications in the allowable number of residential units as identified in the table below by proposed land use category, and the locations of such changes are illustrated in the City map in Exhibit 4:

Proposed Land Use Category Change in Allowable Realistic Units Community Commercial Services/Centers +109
High Density Residential (1)
High/Very High Density Residential +271
Low Density Residential +13
Low/Medium Density Residential +281
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Mixed-Use Residential +3,400
Neighborhood Commercial +19
Public/Semi-Public (401)
City-Owned Residential Overlay +1,713
Right-of-Way (113)
Very High Density Residential +642
Very Low Density Residential +14
Total +5,990*
*Individual rows may not sum exactly due to rounding errors within designation categories.

MOBILITY ELEMENT
The Mobility Element will include policy guidance and exhibits to promote safe and efficient multimodal circulation throughout the Planning Area. he Mobility Element builds on the City’s recent transportation planning efforts such as the Bicycle Transportation Plan and the Citywide Pedestrian Plan. The Mobility Element also provides for coordination with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), which serves as the coordinating agency for transportation funding for Los Angeles County and strives to help plan a better street environment for all types of users, as exemplified by the LA Metro Complete Streets Policy.

Policy Topic Outline
The updated Mobility Element will include goals, policies, and implementation actions which provide direction regarding decisions concerning the City’s multimodal transportation system, which includes roadway, public transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and rail modes of travel, plus parking, goods movement, and recent trends in transportation services such as micromobility. The Element is expected to include policy direction related to the following topics:
1) Complete Streets
2) Walking and Bicycling
3) Public Transit, Ridesharing, and Carpooling
4) Local and Regional Traffic Demand
5) Environmental Health and Air Quality
6) Parking
7) Goods Movement

NEW ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ELEMENT
The new Environmental Justice Element will include policies to reflect efforts to ensure that all community members, regardless of race, ethnicity or income, have equal access to an inclusive, safe and healthy environment, including clean air and water, parks, and other essential resources. This effort will be closely tied to ongoing updates to other 7 of 137

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Policy Topic Outline
The new Environmental Justice Element will include goals, policies, and implementation actions to minimize pollution and its effects on all neighborhoods, with an emphasis on those in disadvantaged communities. The new Environmental Justice Element is expected to include policy direction related to the following topics:
1) Pollution Exposure & Air Quality
2) Public Facility Access
3) Healthy Food Access
4) Safe and Sanitary Homes
5) Physical Activity Access
6) Community Engagement
7) Improvements and Programs
8) Unique Health Risks
Environmental Justice Community Outreach
Community engagement is a key component of the City’s efforts to create a new Environmental Justice Element. Focused engagement related to this effort includes the following activities:
•Booth at Glendale Fire Service Day on May 11, 2024 (complete) •Booth at Glendale Cruise Night on July 20, 2024 (complete) •Booth at National Night Out on August 6, 2024 (upcoming) •Approximately 50,000 multilingual direct mailers delivered to residents of environmentally sensitive communities in Glendale (delivery the week of July 22) •Dedicated project website (GlendalePlan.com)
•Multi-lingual Environmental Justice survey (online and in hard copy) distributed on social media, website, newsletters, flyers, and direct mail •Project Factsheet, business cards, and other collateral material available at City Hall and other community facilities
•Interviews with key stakeholders (upcoming)

STAKEHOLDERS/OUTREACH
An extensive public outreach campaign to gather public comment is included as part of the comprehensive update of the Land Use and Mobility Elements and new Environmental Justice Elements. The outreach will include online engagement, advisory committee meetings, community events, surveys and other activities, including, but not 8 of 137

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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report or the adoption of the Elements.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA/NEPA)
No environmental review is required at this time. Environmental review in compliance with State and Local CEQA Guidelines will be conducted as part of the Project once the Land Use, Circulation and EJ Elements are in sufficiently final form.

CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
This item is exempt from campaign disclosure requirements.

ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Alternative 1: The City Council may comment and provide direction on the Land Use Element Update.

Alternative 2: The City Council may consider any other alternative proposed by staff.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Submitted by:

Bradley Calvert, Director of Community Development
Prepared by:

Vilia Zemaitaitis, Deputy Director of Long Range Planning Approved by:

Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager

EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS

1. Proposed Land Use Designations

2. Current Land Use Element Map

3. Proposed Land Use Element Map

4. Map Identifying Areas of Development Potential Changes for Realistic Buildout Summary Projections
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M O T I O N
Moved by Council Member _________________________, seconded by Council Member ___________________________, that the Council hereby accepts the status report on the preparation of the Land Use, Mobility, and Environmental Justice Elements, and proposed update to the General Plan Land Use Map, subject to Council comments thereon.

Vote as follows:

Ayes:

Noes:

Absent:

Abstain:
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General Plan ID Current General Plan Deﬁnition Proposed General Plan Deﬁnition Density Range Implementing Zone(s) ID Residential Uses
Very Low Density
Residential/Open Space
Very Low Density Residential/Open Space development is
indicated as desirable in respect to Glendale's major
mountainous areas, in the Verdugo Mountains, San Rafael Hills, and the lower slopes and canyons of the San Gabriel Mountains.

The requirements of this category include a variable density standard based upon the steepness of slope (being deﬁned as the ratio of the horizontal distance to the vertical change of the topography). On land which slopes more than 60 percent, the maximum density shall not exceed 0.45 units per acre. This density may be increased proportionately to a maximum density of three (3) units per acre with 0 percent slope. Clustering of development is encouraged to preserve natural features.

Development should respect and be sensitive to the important natural resources of the property to be developed and should provide open space. Community Plans may provide additional design guidance for hillside areas.

The Very Low Density Residential/Open Space land use designation provides for the development of residential uses in hillside areas at a variable density of up to 3 units per acre, based on the steepness of slope. This designation is generally most suitable in areas where scenic and natural resources should be protected or where natural hazards limit development potential (such as hillsides). This designation is intended to maintain overall density restrictions pursuant to the intent of the slope density formula as deﬁned in the Glendale Municipal Code. Community Plans may provide additional design guidance for hillside areas.
0-3 du/ac, based on
the site’s average
current slope
Residential Open Space (ROS)
Low Density Residential Low Density Residential development is compatible with Glendale's existing single family developed neighborhoods and vacant subdivided properties. The plan identiﬁes neighborhoods and properties for preservation and maintenance at existing levels. The requirement of this category includes a variable density standard based upon the steepness of slope and the development characteristics of existing neighborhoods. For all land which slopes (being deﬁned as the ratio of the horizontal distance to the vertical change of the topography) more than 60 percent, the maximum density shall not exceed 0.45 units per acre. This density may be increased proportionately to a maximum density of 3 units per acre with 0 percent slope.

Clustering of development is encouraged to preserve natural features. For the further division of steeply sloping property (greater than 30 percent) in existing neighborhoods, the density shall not exceed 1.5 units per acre. For gently sloping properties (less than 30 percent), the density standard shall reﬂect existing development patterns but should not exceed a density of 8 units per acre. Development should respect and be sensitive to the important natural resources of the property and provide open space. Community Plans may provide additional design guidance for hillside areas.

The Low Density Residential land use designation provides for the development of residential uses compatible with existing single family neighborhoods at a variable density of up to 8 units per acre, based on the steepness of slope and the development characteristics of adjacent uses. This designation is generally most suitable in areas where scenic and natural resources should be protected, where natural hazards limit development potential (such as hillsides), or within residential sections of the City with older homes and less topography. This designation is intended to maintain overall density restrictions pursuant to the intent of the slope density formula as deﬁned in the Glendale Municipal Code Section. Community Plans may provide additional design guidance for hillside areas. 0-8 du/ac, based on
the site’s average
current slope in the
R1R zone
Restricted Residential (R1R); Low Density
Residential (R1)
Low/Medium Density
Residential
Moderate Density Residential development areas are sparsely located in the western, southeastern, and northern portions of the City and reﬂect locations for townhouse complexes mixed with medium-sized garden apartments. These locations are ideal with respect to convenience and access to the regional
transportation network as well as functioning as buﬀer or The Low/Medium Density Residential land use designation provides for a range of housing types, such as single-family attached and detached units, townhouses, row houses, garden apartments, and similar low-rise buildings, at a density up to 14 units per acre. This designation may function as a buﬀer or transition area between lower and higher development intensity areas. Community Plans may 0-14 du/ac Moderate Density (R-3050)
Exhibit 1 - Land Use Designations
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transition areas between intensive development and areas designated for less intensive uses. This class maintains a relatively low density standard of 9 to 14 dwelling units to the acre.
provide additional design guidance for medium/low density residential areas.

Medium Density Residential Medium Density Residential development is located mainly in the southern portions of the City, south of the Ventura Freeway.

Small pockets occur in the western and northern portions.

Intended for these areas are townhouses and smaller garden apartments at the density of 15 to 19 dwellings to the acre.

The Medium Density Residential land use designation provides for a range of housing types, such as single-family detached and attached units, townhouses, row houses, garden apartments, and similar buildings, at a density of up to a maximum of 19 units per acre for lots less than 90 feet in width, and up to 24 units per acre for lots 90 feet or greater feet in width. Community Plans may provide additional design guidance for medium density residential areas.
0-19 du/ac for lots
less than 90 feet in
width or 0-24 du/ac
for lots 90 feet or
greater in width
Medium Density (R-2250)
Medium/High Density
Residential
Medium/High Density Residential development is located
sparsely in North Glendale and Central Glendale. Intended for these areas are medium size garden apartments at a density of 20 to 26 units to the acre.

The Medium/High Density Residential land use designation provides for a range of housing types, such as condominiums, townhouses, row houses, apartments, and similar buildings, at a density up to 26 units per acre for lots less than 90 feet in width, and up to 33 units per acre for lots 90 feet or greater in width. Community Plans may provide additional design guidance for medium/high density residential areas. 0-26 du/ac for lots
less than 90 feet in
width or 0-33 du/ac
for lots 90 feet or
greater in width
Medium High Density (R-1650)
High Density Residential High Density Residential development is generally centered around the Downtown Speciﬁc Plan Area, with a relatively small pocket located in North Glendale. These locations provide ideal access to the regional freeway network as well as close-in convenience to the major shopping facilities of the Downtown.

The standards provide for relatively large multiple dwelling complexes at a density of 27 to 35 dwelling to the acre. Urban Centers and Urban Corridors may be appropriate for high density residential.

The High Density Residential land use designation provides for a range of housing types, such as condominiums, townhouses, apartments, and similar buildings, at a density up to 35 units per acre for lots less than 90 feet in width, and up to 43 units per acre for lots 90 feet or greater in width. Urban Centers and Urban Corridors may be appropriate for high density residential. Community Plans may provide additional design guidance for high density residential areas. 0-35 du/ac for lots
less than 90 feet in
width or 0-43 du/ac
for lots 90 feet or
greater in width
High Density (R-1250)
High/Very High Density
Residential
0-43 du/ac for lots
less than 90 feet in
width or 0-50 du/ac
for lots 90 feet or
greater in width
New zone (R-1000)
Very High Density Residential 0-87 du/ac for lots
less than 90 feet in
width or 0-100 du/ac
for lots 90 feet or
greater in width
New zone (R-500)
Nonresidential Uses
Neighborhood Commercial Commercial Centers and Development Districts, other than those in the Downtown area, feature a major commercial center in the Montrose Shopping Park; community serving retail and services along most major traﬃc arterials; and neighborhood
convenience shopping centers dispersed throughout the City at locations in or adjacent to the neighborhood served. The use of two colors on the land use map diﬀerentiates the distribution of the two categories of commercial use: Neighborhood and
Community/Services. The commercial uses located in the
The Neighborhood Commercial land use designation provides for a variety of low-scale local-serving commercial uses in proximity to lower density residential neighborhoods; appropriate uses include retail, service, and low-rise oﬃce uses. There is no maximum ﬂoor area ratio (FAR) for stand-alone commercial projects or for the commercial component of mixed-use projects.

This designation also allows for new housing opportunities by enabling vacant and underutilized commercial buildings to be redeveloped with residential uses. Stand-alone residential projects Commercial Uses: No
maximum FAR

Residential Uses: 1.2
FAR and 0-35 du/ac
for lots less than 90
feet in width or 0-43
du/ac for lots 90 feet
or greater in width
Neighborhood Commercial (C1)
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Downtown Speciﬁc Plan Area are discussed in the Downtown Speciﬁc Plan Area Land Use category.

Community Plans provide vision and urban design guidance for commercial areas within Community Plans. The intent of
providing such guidance for commercial areas is to identify the nature of desired future growth and aid in establishing appropriate general urban design criteria. The following commercial design categories are consistent with the
Neighborhood and Community/Services Commercial
designation: Town Center, Village Center, Urban Corridor, Suburban Corridor, Main Street Corridor and Campus. Urban Centers may be appropriate in mixed use development areas.

Neighborhood Centers -It is recommended that the location of convenience goods be distributed to small neighborhood
shopping centers throughout the City, and that such locations be within close proximity to the residential areas from which the daily trips for this type use originate. Design and development standards for these centers should emphasize restrictive land use controls to designate compatible types of uses, height
regulations, attractive landscaping and adequate oﬀ-street parking. Performance standards should be included which provide for adequate residential buﬀers or open space "green belts" to assure commercial-residential compatibility. These centers should be "clustered" and not permitted to "string-out" along arterials, collectors or local streets. Residential developments should not be facilitated within designated commercial centers, unless a particularly innovative plan in individual cases is presented
Community Commercial Services/Centers -This category of commercial land use contains two distinct commercial types. The types are combined in that they both serve community shopping functions. First, community commercial centers are
recommended to be very restrictive as to uses allowed, similar to the neighborhood centers but at a larger market scale. Secondly, community services should feature ﬂexibility, in the range and type of services and facilities provided.
and the residential components of mixed-use project are subject to a maximum FAR of 1.2 and a density range of up to a maximum of 35 du/ac for lots less than 90 feet and 43 du/ac for lots 90 feet or greater in width.

Community Commercial The Community Commercial land use designation provides for a variety of local- and regional-serving retail, employment-generating oﬃce, and service-oriented business activities. There is no maximum ﬂoor area ratio (FAR) for stand-alone commercial projects or for the commercial component of mixed-use projects.

This designation also allows for stand-alone residential or mixed-use projects. Stand-alone residential projects and the residential components of mixed-use project are subject to a maximum FAR of

1.2 and a density up to a maximum of 35 du/ac for lots less than 90 feet in width and up to 43 du/ac for lots 90 feet or greater in width.

Commercial Uses: No
maximum FAR

Residential Uses: 1.2
FAR and up to a
maximum of 35
du/ac for lots less
than 90 feet in width
or 43 du/ac for lots
90 feet or greater in
width.

Community Commercial (C2);
Commercial Service (C3); Commercial
Hillside (CH); Commercial Planned
Development (CPD); Commercial Auto
(CA); Commercial Retail (CR); Commercial
Equestrian (CE)

Industrial Industrial development features light manufacturing; assembly and wholesale/warehousing facilities and activities. Generally, the plan indicates manufacturing in the western section of the City between San Fernando Road and the Golden State Freeway and along San Fernando Road south of the Ventura Freeway.

Some light industrial uses, oriented to retail trade are planned for inclusion in the community commercial category and other commercial categories. Some very light industrial uses may be comparable with residential uses in mixed use areas and mixed use projects along San Fernando Road.

The Industrial designation provides for a variety of industrial and manufacturing uses, including light manufacturing, assembly, warehousing facilities, and similar uses. Other uses that are determined to be compatible with primary uses may also be allowed.

There is no maximum ﬂoor area ratio for industrial uses and massing is regulated by the maximum height standard.

No FAR maximum Industrial (IND)
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Mixed-Use Residential Mixed Use Development areas are generally located along the city's major arterials.

These areas generally allow for a compatible mix of commercial, industrial, and residential land uses, or just (stand alone) commercial, industrial, or residential land uses in various combinations, depending on the speciﬁc zoning district
designation. Urban Corridors, Urban Centers and Campus may be appropriate land use design categories for mixed use
development areas. Residential densities generally range from a low of 35 to a high of 100 dwelling units to the acre (du/ac), with the speciﬁc density being adjusted depending on the adjoining land use and zone district designation to help ensure
compatibility between land uses. For example, the 35 du/ac density is available to sites abutting a single-family zoning district designation; the 87 du/ac density is available to sites abutting a multi-family zoning district, while the highest allowable density of 100 du/ac is only available to sites abutting nonresidential zoning districts. Residential development (mixed use or free-standing) at even higher densities may be permitted in the downtown area and is discussed under the Downtown Speciﬁc Plan Area land use category.

The Mixed-Use Residential designation provides opportunities for a compatible mix of commercial, industrial, and residential land uses in the same building, on the same parcel of land, or within the same area. Stand-alone commercial, industrial, or residential land uses in various combinations may also be allowed, depending on the speciﬁc zoning district designation. There is no maximum ﬂoor area ratio (FAR) for stand-alone nonresidential projects or for the nonresidential component of mixed-use projects. Residential densities are deﬁned in the Glendale Municipal Code.

Nonresidential Uses:

No maximum FAR

Residential Uses: See
the Glendale
Municipal Code
Zoning Districts

SFMU, IMU-R, TOD I,
TOD II, MX I, and MX
II
Commercial/Residential Mixed Use
(SFMU); Industrial/Commercial Mixed
Use (IMU-R);
Transit Oriented Development (TOD I and
TOD II); New Mixed Use I (MX I); New
Mixed Use II (MX II)
Mixed-Use Nonresidential The Mixed-Use Nonresidential designation provides opportunities for a compatible mix of commercial and industrial land uses in the same building, on the same parcel of land, or within the same area. Stand- alone commercial and industrial land uses in various combinations may also be allowed, depending on the speciﬁc zoning district designation. There is no maximum ﬂoor area ratio (FAR).

No maximum FAR Industrial Mixed Use (IMU)
Limited Development Uses
Public/Semi-Public No deﬁnition given. Description is: land uses devoted to and utilized by the general public (such as schools, government oﬃces, recreation facilities, parking, utilities, etc.).

PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC areas support uses for. the beneﬁt of the general public, such as government oﬃces and service yards, schools, parks, recreation facilities, transportation
facilities, parking, hospitals and utilities. Public/Semi-public areas frequently take the form of campuses and may include both public and private lands.

The Public/Semi-Public designation provides for uses that beneﬁt the general public, such as government oﬃces and service yards, schools, transportation facilities, parking, hospitals and utilities. Public/Semi- public areas frequently take the form of campuses and may include both public and private lands. There is no maximum ﬂoor area ratio for public/semi-public uses.

No FAR maximum Transportation (T);
Medical Services (MS)
Recreation/Open Space Recreation/Open Space is speciﬁcally shown for major public/semi-public properties in the City. The larger
concentrations are located in the Verdugo Mountains and San Rafael Hills. Other smaller areas include larger City parks, Camp Max Straus, and the Oakmont and Chevy Chase golf courses.

The Recreation/Open Space designation provides for public and private open space and recreational uses and to protect open space, natural physical features and scenic resources.

N/A Special Recreation (SR)
Cemetery Specialized Use areas are identiﬁed on the map by utilizing symbols. This category includes parks, schools, and such specialized commercial activities as medical and automotive centers. Symbols are also used to diﬀerentiate between regional, community and neighborhood commercial centers. Cemeteries The Cemetery designation is intended to address the unique requirements of cemetery uses in a manner conducive to the public health, safety, and general welfare.

Cemetery (CEM)
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are also included in this category in order to identify them as specialized use areas. Historic Sites of Special Signiﬁcance are also identiﬁed.

Special Uses
Speciﬁc Plan The Downtown Speciﬁc Plan (DSP) area, a mixed use development district encompassing most of the Central Glendale Redevelopment Project Area, is located in the center of the city.

It provides for a vibrant array of commercial (retail, service, oﬃce, entertainment) uses, in addition to very high density, urban housing and mixed
use developments. Residential density will be determined, in part, by the limits pertaining to individually deﬁned districts.

Very dense urban development is envisioned as high-rise projects within districts currently dominated by large oﬃce towers. Elsewhere in the DSP area, such developments are envisioned as mid-rise to low-rise projects depending on their location. The Town Center (Americana on Brand), as well as other major shopping centers; a park and network of paseos and open spaces; oﬃce towers; and historic buildings are located within the DSP area.

The Speciﬁc Plan designation provides an opportunity for the City to adopt detailed policies, standards, and criteria for the development or redevelopment of an area. As required by state law, speciﬁc plans generally consist of a land plan, circulation plan, development standards, design guidelines (standards?), and phasing plan and set forth detailed implementation programs necessary to serve the planning area.

The actual designation of each Speciﬁc Plan area will be “Speciﬁc Plan (SP)” followed by a corresponding reference (e.g., SP-Downtown, SP- Town Center). Actual land uses are illustrated in detail in the speciﬁc plan documents (zoning). Amendments to land use in the speciﬁc plan will not warrant a revision to the General Plan (General Plan Amendment).

Downtown Speciﬁc Plan (DSP); Town
Center Speciﬁc Plan; and all future
Speciﬁc Plans.

City-Owned Residential
Overlay (CORO)
- The City-Owned Residential Overlay, which applies to select sites owned by the City of Glendale, provides an opportunity for the development of stand-alone multifamily housing at a density of 20-50 units per acre. For new development, all standards related to the underlying land use designation shall continue to apply. 20-50 du/ac New City-Owned Residential Overlay

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Low Density Residential
Moderate Density Residential
Medium Density Residential
Medium High Density Residential
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COMMERCIAL
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Community/Services Commercial
Regional Commercial
PUBLIC
Public/Semi-Public
Recreation/Open Space
OTHER
Industrial
Mixed Use
Cemetery
Specific Plan Area 1
Specific Plan Area 2
Glendale City Boundary
Glendale Sphere of Influence
Glendale Planning Area
Other Incorporated Areas

L E G E N D
Sources: City of Glendale; Los Angeles County. Map date: July 17, 2024.

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GENERAL PLAN

C U R R E N T

G E N E R A L P L A N

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RESIDENTIAL
Very Low Density/Open Space
Low Density Residential
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High Density Residential
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Very High Density Residential

COMMERCIAL
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Community Commercial
Services/Centers
PUBLIC
Public/Semi-Public
Recreation/Open Space
OTHER
Industrial
Mixed-Use
Cemetery
Specific Plan: Downtown
Specific Plan: Town Center
Glendale City Boundary
Glendale Sphere of Influence
Glendale Planning Area
Other Incorporated Areas
City-Owned Residential
Overlay (CORO)
Parcel with Unit Count Change

L E G E N D
Sources: City of Glendale; Los Angeles County. Map date: July 24, 2024.

CITY OF GLENDALE

GENERAL PLAN

P R O P O S E D

G E N E R A L P L A N

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RESIDENTIAL
Very Low Density/Open Space
Low Density Residential
Low/Medium Density Residential
Medium Density Residential
High Density Residential
High/Very High Density Residential
Very High Density Residential

COMMERCIAL
Neighborhood Commercial
Community Commercial
Services/Centers
PUBLIC
Public/Semi-Public
Recreation/Open Space
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Industrial
Mixed-Use
Glendale City Boundary
Glendale Sphere of Influence
Glendale Planning Area
Other Incorporated Areas
City-Owned Residential
Overlay (CORO)

L E G E N D
Sources: City of Glendale; Los Angeles County. Map date: July 24, 2024.

CITY OF GLENDALE

GENERAL PLAN

M A P O F

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D E V E L O P M E N T

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2 CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA

REPORT TO THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA ITEM
Report: Public Hearing for Stage I Preliminary Design Review (Case No. PDR-002684- 2023) for the Development of a New 40-unit, 5-story Multi-Family Development with 73 parking spaces and Public Open Space Area on a 14,988 square-foot (SF) lot located at 126-128 South Kenwood Street

1. Motion to Approve Stage I Preliminary Design Review

COUNCIL ACTION
Item Type: Public Hearing
Approved for July 30, 2024 calendar

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This proposed Stage I Preliminary Design Review application consists of developing the vacant lot at 126 S. Kenwood Street, the demolition of an existing single-family residence and detached garage at 128 South Kenwood Street, and the construction of a new 40- unit, 5-story multi-family development with parking, and a public open space area (“Project”). The entire Project site consists of 14,988 square-feet and is in the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) East Broadway District.

The Project includes:
•Fifteen 1-bedroom units, twenty-one 2-bedroom units, and four 3-bedroom units. •73 parking spaces (45 standard, 28 tandem) in two levels of subterranean parking.
•Publicly accessible open space at the ground floor along the north-west corner of the site.
•Private outdoor areas including a ground-floor seating area and a rooftop deck at the fifth floor, outdoor residential amenity areas at the ground-floor and an outdoor deck.

The proposed FAR is 3.09 and the building height is 65 feet, while 2.75 FAR and 80 feet are the maximums permitted by right in the DSP East Broadway District for projects utilizing the DSP Community Benefits program for a Density Bonus affordable housing project (SB 1818). The maximum base density for the Project is 90 dwelling units per acre in the DSP East Broadway District, resulting in 31 units for this Project. 19 of 137

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4 Pursuant to Density Bonus law, if providing 15% of the base density units to very low income households (31 x 0.15 = 4.65, rounded up to 5 very low income units), the Project is eligible for a 50% density bonus, which would allow the maximum density to increase to 47 units. The Project, however, is proposing 40 units, resulting in a density bonus request of 26%, which requires the Project to provide 8% of the base density units to very low income households (31 x 0.08 = 2.48, rounded up to 3). By agreeing to restrict 8% of the units to very low income households, under Density Bonus Law, the Project would be entitled to an automatic parking concession, one additional concession, and unlimited waivers (assuming findings can be made). If electing to provide additional affordability beyond 8%, the Project may be entitled to additional concessions. At this time, staff has only identified the need for one concession for FAR.

RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council approve the Stage I Preliminary Design for the proposed multi-family development located at 126-128 S. Kenwood Street, subject to staff’s recommendations.

BACKGROUND AND SITE DESCRIPTION
The 14,998 SF (0.34 acre) Project site consists of two adjoining lots and is located mid- block along S. Kenwood Street between E. Broadway and E. Harvard Street. The lot that is addressed as 126 S. Kenwood Street has been vacant since 1990 and originally featured residential development. The second lot that is addressed as 128 S. Kenwood Street was developed in 1920 with a Craftsman-style single-family residence and detached garage. Both the single-family residence and garage located at 128 S. Kenwood Street will be demolished as part of the Project.

Zoning and Surrounding Uses
The DSP designates the blocks between of Louise Street and Glendale Avenue, and between Wilson Avenue and Colorado Street as the East Broadway District. This district was first created in 2003 with the adoption of the City’s official mixed-use zoning districts: Residential Mixed-Use (RMU) and Commercial Mixed-Use (CMU). This area, which is located between the former Central Glendale Redevelopment Area and the Civic Center, combines a number of civic and cultural uses and historic buildings, and builds upon the mixed-use, moderate density of this area with newer mixed-use projects including upper-level housing and retail along Broadway.

Zoning Existing Uses
North DSP – East Broadway
District
5-story, multi-family residential building
South DSP – East Broadway
District
2-story, multi-family residential development
East DSP – East Broadway
District
9-story, multi-family residential development (senior
housing)
West DSP – East Broadway
District
1-story multi-tenant commercial building,
3-story multi-family residential building
Project
Site
DSP – East Broadway
District
1-story single-family residence
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4 Previous Project
On February 7, 2017, the City Council denied Design Review Case No. PDR 1523221 for a 44-unit residential project at 126, 128, and 132 South Kenwood Street on the grounds that the Final EIR could not be certified, having determined that the property at 132 South Kenwood is a historic resource based on its association with a person of local historical significance, Rev. Clifford A. Cole; its demolition would have triggered significant and unavoidable impacts not analyzed in the EIR. Council also determined that the project’s proposed public open space was not sufficiently adequate and useable, as intended by the DSP Public Open Space Incentive program, to justify the additional height and density requested.

The properties were later sold, and the 132 South Kenwood Street property is currently under separate ownership and is not a part of the proposed Project.

ANALYSIS
Proposed Project
The proposed Project features a new 40-unit five-story, 65-foot-tall multi-family residential development with associated amenities (publicly accessible open space, outdoor residential amenity areas, etc.). The Project provides 73 parking spaces in two levels of subterranean parking that will be accessed via an existing alley at the rear.

Parking and Circulation
The subject property is in a high-quality transit corridor and under the provisions of Density Bonus law and AB 2097, the Project appears to be eligible for reduced or no parking (subject to application and approval). The applicant is proposing to provide 73 parking spaces (45 standard, 28 tandem) in two levels of subterranean parking, which is less parking than would otherwise be required by Code but more than required by AB 2097. Vehicular access to the subterranean parking is proposed from a driveway located at the existing rear alley. This alley is L-shaped and currently can be accessed from East Harvard Street to the south, and South Jackson Street to the east.

Stage I Preliminary Design Review Analysis
Design review for projects in the DSP districts is performed by the City Council. A Stage I Design indicates the completion of the schematic, conceptual design phase.

The site planning, mass and scale, and architectural style and details of the Project have been analyzed by staff in regard to the DSP East Broadway District standards and objective design standards applicable to the Project, as detailed below.

SITE PLANNING – DSP Chapter 4.1 Urban Design
Overall Site Plan – The proposed building is L-shaped and occupies the majority of the site. At the street-front, there is a 1,500 SF entry courtyard area (publicly accessible open space) oriented towards Kenwood Street. Beyond that, there is an additional 21 of 137

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4 1,500 SF outdoor area (private open space) for the residents that is on a raised platform. Conceptual landscape plans are including with Exhibit 1, and the final programming of the publicly accessible open space will be reviewed during the Stage II Design Review application. All parking will be subterranean and vehicular access is oriented away from the street with a new driveway located along the rear alley.

Staff has received some comment letters from the public, these are included as Exhibit 2 with this report. One of the comment letters discusses the proximity of the building to the historic house at 132 South Kenwood Street and that the new multi-family development would tower over it. The commenter suggests flipping the building and courtyard so that the open space areas are adjacent to the historic house. This would provide some visual relief for the historic house. Staff is recommending that the applicant consider this redesign as part of the Stage II proposal.

4.1.2 Building Heights & Floor Area Ratios
DSP Standards
East Broadway District Project Design
Height (by right) 65 FT maximum
Height (w/ incentive) 80 FT maximum
65 FT
Density (by right) 2.0 FAR maximum
Density (w/ incentive) 2.75 FAR maximum

3.09 FAR
As noted in the table, the proposed Project is 65 feet high with a 3.09 FAR, and while the Project complies with the maximum height permitted by right, it will exceed the maximum FAR. This increase in the maximum FAR will be a requested concession as part of the applicant’s Density Bonus request that will be completed during the Stage II submittal.

4.1.3 Building Setbacks
The Project site features a Residential designation along Kenwood Street.

Projects in the DSP located along a Residential street are required to have a minimum 15-foot setback from the curb face (4-ft. parkway, 6-ft. sidewalk, 5-ft. average building adjacent zone). The Project complies with the required streetscape and setback standards on Kenwood Street. For more detail, see the Pedestrian Realm – DSP Chapter 4.3 section below.

4.1.4 Publicly Accessible Open Space
The Project provides the required publicly accessible open space within an entry courtyard fronting Kenwood Street. As required, the publicly accessible open space is 100% open to the sky and is oriented towards and accessed from a 22 of 137

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4 public street. The programming of the 1,500 SF publicly accessible open space area includes a water feature and outdoor seating, hardscape and landscaping and will be reviewed during the Stage II Design Review application. The architect has submitted conceptual landscape plans that show the programming of these areas for consideration. For more detail, see the Open Space – Chapter 5 discussion beginning on page 9.

BUILDING DESIGN – DSP Chapter 4.2 Urban Design
Overall Building Design – In addition to Site Planning, the primary focus of the Stage I Preliminary Design Review of the building design is geared towards the overall Massing & Scale of the development. The 65-foot-tall residential development has appropriately incorporated the required height and façade modulations into the design which add visual interest to both the skyline, as well as at the street-level. This Project features a building frontage of 89’-11” along Kenwood Street and features a 12’-0” height modulation at the uppermost floor. The design also incorporates a 24’-6” upper floor stepback, as well as the major and minor façade modulations. Combined with detailing, articulation, and window patterns these height and façade modulations and the building separations provide visual interest at the pedestrian level and reduces the imposing appearance of the building’s mass over the public right-of-way.

The Project is a contemporary design and utilizes architectural solutions (building materials, texture, offset building massing, recessed entries, windows, balconies, and public open space) to articulate the street-facing façades. Overall, the design addresses the public sidewalk, with the design of the street-level facades appropriately detailed with human-scaled high-quality materials. A general analysis of the Project’s architectural elements is provided below; however, the final details of these elements will be reviewed thoroughly as part of the Stage II submittal. Certain subsections of Chapter 4 that are not relevant to the Project are excluded, resulting in some jumps between the numbered sections below.

4.2.2 Massing & Scale: Modulation of Height
Of the four available options in this DSP section, the Project has incorporated the roofline height modulation option which requires a modulation of at least ten feet for every 150 linear feet of building along each street frontage. This Project features a building frontage of 89’-11” along Kenwood Street and 12’-0” height modulation at the upper floor. The roofline height modulation adds visual interest to the skyline, while reducing the scale of the building. The design also features a 24’-6” stepback at the upper floor which allows for multiple roofline profiles and reduces the imposing appearance of the building’s mass over the public right-of- way.
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4 4.2.3 Massing & Scale: Façade Modulation
The Project has incorporated the major and minor façade modulation standards outlined in this section into the overall building design. These major and minor façade modulations are illustrated on the Project plans and comply with the DSP standards. Along with detailing, articulation, and window patterns, these modulations provide visual interest at the pedestrian level.

4.2.7 Architectural Elements
The proposed residential development features a contemporary design and incorporates a number of architectural elements and design features that articulate the building façades, including high quality and varied building materials, offset building massing, balconies, recessed entries, windows and awnings. These features create a design that is unique and identifiable, while recognizing the priorities of the DSP to promote pedestrian activity and enhance ground level architectural elements to be human scaled. An analysis of the materials is provided below in Section 4.2.8. Overall, the street-level façade is incorporated into the building design while also addressing the public sidewalk through the use of high-quality materials as well as providing a differentiation in the base of the building. At the ground level along Kenwood Street, the design also features a publicly accessible courtyard and landscaping that improve the pedestrian environment. The base and top of the windows are differentiated in the building design and the large expanses of glass are subdivided into smaller units. The ground floor is visually separated from the floors above through the use of a metal canopy and the application of materials at the base of the building.

In addition to widening the sidewalks to comply with the building setback requirements and providing parkway improvements, at the ground floor the Project features a landscaped courtyard and planter areas that provide a buffer for the ground floor residential units. The improvements to the public right-of-way and programming of the publicly accessible open space will be reviewed in detail as part of the Stage II Design Review application for this Project. The architect has submitted conceptual landscape plans that show the programming of these areas for consideration.

4.2.8 Architectural Elements: Materials
The Project features a combination of traditional and modern high-quality materials and finishes that include, metal composite material (MCM) horizontal siding with a finish that looks like wood, MCM aluminum flat panels in an off- white, vertical metal panels in a dark grey, and aluminum doors and windows.

The design also features stucco cladding on the rear and side façades in dark grey and off-white colors that will have a dirt pickup resistance (DPR) finish. The DSP restricts no more than 60% of the building elevations to be clad with stucco or plaster and staff will work with the design team that this is being met in the Stage II submittal. The proposed materials are consistent with the contemporary 24 of 137

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4 aesthetic of the design, and the standards outlined in this section of the DSP which encourage human-scaled materials to reinforce the pedestrian character of the public realm. The building designs use the materials to differentiate between the different volumes of the building.

4.2.10 Architectural Elements: Building Lobbies & Entries The building’s primary entrance is located along Kenwood Street. While it is setback from the sidewalk, the overall design is appropriate and integrates the entry with the public realm. The entry is highlighted by a metal canopy with the building name, a green-screen wall, and the MCM wood-like cladding wraps the volume of the ground-floor leasing office a wood cladding. The paving material for this entry area is distinct and differentiates from the sidewalk and the paving of the publicly accessible open space courtyard area.

4.2.11 Architectural Elements: Stoops & Ground Level Residential Entries The building lobby has incorporated a stoop into the entry design at the ground level with a raised entry that creates visual interest. The stoop complies with the DSP requirements and is a maximum 36” above grade, with a covered porch area greater than 20 square feet, and more than 4-feet wide with planters incorporated into the overall design and located adjacent to the sidewalk.

4.2.13 Architectural Elements: Canopies
The DSP requires at least 50% of the street elevations to include canopies or marquees. At the ground floor entry to the building, a metal canopy has been incorporated into the design that complements the contemporary design aesthetic.

4.2.14 Architectural Elements: Balconies
The Project includes a variety of projecting and recessed balconies for the residential units. Per the DSP, no balconies shall overhang the public right-of- way or building setback, and no more than 40% of the balconies shall extend beyond the façade of the building (25% maximum projection of balcony’s full depth). The balcony material is horizontal steel cable guardrails in black that is compatible with the overall building design. The proposed balconies are well- designed and create a visually interesting façade within the well-articulated building elevations. Final details and specifications regarding the balconies will be reviewed as part of the Stage II Final Design Review application. 25 of 137

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4 4.2.15 Architectural Elements: Fenestration
The Project provides a variety of window sizes, including sliding doors at the balconies, small square awning windows, narrow rectangular fixed windows, and larger casement windows with a fixed lower transom at the bedrooms. The variety of window sizes along the different façades create visual complexity and help improve the façade modulations, and scale of the building. The window designs avoid large expanses of glazing, and differentiation is provided at the base and the top of the windows for the residential units. Final details and specifications regarding the fenestration will be reviewed as part of the Stage II Final Design Review application.

4.2.16 Architectural Elements: Fences, Walls and Gates
The drawings do not identify and ground-floor fences, walls, and gates. At the ground-floor private courtyard, security fencing and gates may be necessary to separate the area from the adjacent publicly accessible open space courtyard.

The details for the fences, walls and gates will be reviewed during the Stage II Final Design Review application. Staff will continue to work with the design team during Stage II to ensure that any fences, walls and gates that are necessary are designed to comply with the DSP standards.

4.2.17 Architectural Elements: Planters
The conceptual landscape plans primarily show a combination of at-grade landscaping and planters as part of the design. A maximum of 25% of the Project landscaping in the publicly accessible courtyard may be provided in planters to avoid barriers at the ground floor that privatize public open space. Planters that are at the ground level shall not exceed a height of 18 inches within the first ten feet of the street-facing property line. Details and specifications regarding the landscaping will be reviewed as part of the Stage II Final Design Review application.

4.2.20 Architectural Elements: Garage Entries
The Project features 73 parking spaces in two levels of subterranean parking.

Vehicular access is proposed from a driveway located at the existing rear alley.

This alley is L-shaped and can be accessed from Harvard Street to the south, and Jackson Street to the east. The location of the parking garage entry is consistent with the DSP requirements and Public Works has not cited any concerns with this feature.

4.2.21 Architectural Elements: Utilities
The electrical transformer room is proposed within the main body of the building at the rear and adjacent to the alley. The DSP requires that the electrical transformer rooms be located so that access is taken from the alley where 26 of 137

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4 feasible or screened and incorporated into the building to provide the visual appearance of a storefront. The details and specifications regarding utility locations and integration into the building design will be reviewed as part of the Stage II Design Review application. All utilities will be required to comply with the standards outlined in this section.

4.2.22 Architectural Elements: Lighting
Per GMC §30.30.040, all exterior lighting shall be directed onto the driveways, walkways and parking areas within the development and away from adjacent properties and public rights-of-way. A conceptual lighting plan has been submitted, and a final lighting plan will be required as part of the Stage II Design Review application.

4.2.23 Architectural Elements: Signage
This section of the DSP outlines standards related to signage to enhance the pedestrian experiences along commercial streetscapes. Additionally, signs are regulated by the Zoning Code, and all signage will be required to comply with Chapter 30.33 of the Glendale Municipal Code. Due to the multi-family nature of the proposal, a sign program is not required for the Project.

THE PEDESTRIAN REALM – DSP Chapter 4.3 Urban Design
The Project site has frontage on South Kenwood Street which is designated as a “Residential Street”. Necessary improvements to the public right-of-way will be reviewed in detail as part of the Stage II Design Review application. Improvements will include widened sidewalks to comply with the setback requirements in Section 4.1.3, new sidewalk paving and parkway improvements that encourage live plant material and street-trees.

4.3.4 Residential Street
Kenwood Street is identified as a Residential Street, where landscaped setbacks from the sidewalk are required. This section of the DSP outlines specific standards the Project will have to comply with as it relates to the ground floor and the public right-of-way. Parkway design details will be provided during Stage II Final Design Review to the City Council for design consideration. The Project will have to comply with the following standards:
•All parkways shall be 4 feet wide from face of curb.
•Sidewalks shall be a minimum of 6 feet wide with no overlapping use by urban amenities such as café seating, trash receptacles and signage. •The building adjacent zone shall be an average of 5 feet in depth and shall be used primarily for residential stoops and entries. The balance shall be used for landscaping or commercial uses if permitted.
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•All landscaped areas shall contain a combination of low, medium, and tall plant materials appropriate for an interesting and effective landscape. •The minimum ground floor building frontage height shall be 10 feet for at grade residential entries and 13 feet for raised residential entries. A maximum height of 16 feet is allowed.
•Residential stoops and entries shall follow the standards established in Section 4.2.11.
•Commercial uses on residential streets are acceptable, meeting the standards established in Section 4.2.9.

OPEN SPACE – DSP Chapter 5

5.3.1, 5.3.2 and 5.3.3 Open Space Requirements
For developments that are 100% residential and have an FAR greater than 3.0, the DSP requires 20% of the gross site area to be open space, with 10% of the gross site area to be dedicated as publicly accessible open space (50% of required open space). An additional 140 SF of residential open space is required per residential unit (can be provided as publicly accessible open space, common open space or private open space).

DSP Standards Project Design
Open Space for Project > 3.0
FAR
20% x 14,988 SF =
2,997.6 SF min. 4,648 SF
Publicly Accessible Open Space
(50% of required open space)
50% x 2,997.6 SF =
1,498.8 SF min. 1,500 SF
Residential Open Space
(140 SF per residential unit)
140 x 40 units =
5,600 SF min. 6,301 SF
The submitted plan packet includes conceptual landscape plans that show the programming of the publicly accessible courtyard adjacent to Kenwood Street, as well as the conceptual plans for the common open space areas. Details and specifications regarding the landscaping and open space areas will be reviewed as part of the Stage II Design Review application.

As detailed in the chart above, the entire 14,988 SF Project site provides a total of 1,500 SF of publicly accessible open space in the form of a ground-floor courtyard adjacent to the sidewalk.

The Project features total of 6,301 SF of residential open space on the Project site. There will be 3,153 SF of private open space provided in the form of balconies for all 40 of the residential units. The remainder is provided as common open space that is located in a 1,554 SF private courtyard at the ground floor, adjacent to the publicly accessible open space, and a 1,594 SF sun deck on the 28 of 137

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fifth floor. The landscape plans included with the Stage I submittal provide conceptual programming for these areas which include outdoor lounge and seating areas.

5.4.1 Publicly Accessible Open Space - Courtyards & Plazas The Project’s publicly accessible open space includes a courtyard located along the northwest portion of the site and accessed from the sidewalk. The courtyard is 1,500 SF in area and towards the rear, transitions to the private courtyard proposed on a raised platform. The primary function of a courtyard design is to encourage a diversity of opportunities for social interaction and activities, to expand and reinforce the public realm, and contribute to the livability of the downtown. Staff will continue to work with the design team during Stage II to ensure that the programming of this area complies with the DSP requirements that includes:
•Open to the sky;
•Fully accessible on one or two sides;
•Located at the sidewalk level;
•Include a special feature such as public art, a water feature or specimen tree;
•Include large canopy trees (1 tree per 600 SF minimum); •Provide landscaping primarily at grade (minimum 25% of open space with maximum 25% in raised planters);
•Feature pedestrian scaled lighting, signage and wayfinding, seating, waste receptacles, etc.

5.5 Residential Development Open Space.

The Project provides a total of 6,301 SF of residential open space that includes 3,153 SF of private open space and 3,148 SF of common outdoor space. The private open space is provided in the form of balconies for all 40 of the units. The common outdoor space is located in a 1,554 SF private courtyard at the ground floor, and a 1,594 SF sun deck on the fifth floor. The landscape plans included with the Stage I submittal provide conceptual programming for these areas which includes outdoor lounges and seating. Final details and specifications regarding the residential open space areas will be reviewed as part of the Stage II Final Design Review application.

5.6 Public Art Program
Development in the DSP is required to include on-site public art, equal to 2% of project value, subject to review by the Arts & Culture Commission and approval by the City Council. Alternatively, this requirement may be met by paying an amount equivalent to 1% of project value to the City’s Urban Art Fund. It is anticipated that the applicant will be paying the in-lieu fee.
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5 2
9 4
MOBILITY – DSP Chapter 6 Mobility
The DSP designates this portion of South Kenwood Street as a Pedestrian Priority Street which gives first priority to creating excellent conditions for pedestrians. This designation is usually most important on primary retail and transit corridors, but also desirable on many residential streets. Typically, this means wide sidewalks, fine streetscapes, curb parking to buffer pedestrians from passing traffic, and frequent safe crossings. This designation is usually most important on primary retail and transit corridors such as Central Avenue and Colorado Street, and are also desirable on residential streets. Consistent with this designation, the building’s pedestrian entrances are located along Kenwood Street and vehicular access is located on the rear alley.

Balancing the needs of different modes of transportation as they compete for limited space is crucial, and the DSP calls for a rational, practical method of compromise whereby the net gain for the community can be maximized while the net impact on different modes and context can be minimized.

COMMUNITY BENEFITS – DSP Chapter 7
The residential Project is utilizing the “Community Benefit for Certain Uses” Incentive as permitted by Section 7.2 of the DSP for an affordable housing project which also defines the baseline residential density as 90 dwelling units per acre. According to the baseline figure in the DSP Section 7.2, the base density for the 0.34-acre site would be 31 units.

The Project is eligible for a 50% density bonus, which would allow their maximum density to increase to 47 units. The Project is proposing only 40 units, which will only require restricting of 8% of the units to very low income households (though the Project may voluntarily propose to set aside 15% of the base density residential units for very low-income households). The Density Bonus application will be included with the Stage II submittal for consideration.

SUMMARY COMMENTS & RECOMMENDATION
The Stage I submittal materials indicate that the proposed multi-family residential Project is largely consistent with the design standards, policies and intent of the Downtown Specific Plan. Because conceptual Stage I submittals are not expected to be fully fleshed out, there is still an opportunity to provide more information about elements of the design that have not been finalized for Stage II to assess consistency with the DSP.

Based on the above analysis of the Project documents, staff recommends that City Council approve the Stage I Preliminary Design Review with the following condition:

1. That the applicant redesign the site plan so that the ground floor open space, which includes the publicly accessible courtyard, be located adjacent to the historic house at 132 South Kenwood Street.
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5 2
9 4

STAKEHOLDERS/OUTREACH
The Code requires publication of public notices when the Council considers approval of entitlements such as design review. Staff has published all required notices and has mailed copies of the notices to all property owners and occupants within 500 feet of the Project. A public notice has also been posted on-site.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA/NEPA)
Environmental review is not required for the Stage I Design Review; the environmental review will be prepared and presented to City Council at the Stage II Design Review.

CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
The names and business addresses of the members of the board of directors, the chairperson, CEO, COO, CFO, Subcontractors and any person or entity with more than 10% interest in the company proposed for contract in this Agenda Item Report are attached in Exhibit 2, in accordance with the City Campaign Finance Ordinance No. 5744.

ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Alternative 1: Approve the Stage I Preliminary Design submission subject to design recommendations made by the City Council;
Alternative 2: Deny approval of the Stage I Preliminary Design submission and direct a redesign of the Project;
Alternative 3: Any other alternative for the Stage I Preliminary Design submission not proposed by staff.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Submitted by:

Bradley Calvert, Director of Community Development
Prepared by:

Vista Ezzati, Principal Planner
Approved by:

Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager

EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit 1: Stage I Design Submission
Exhibit 2: Public Comments Received
Exhibit 3: Campaign Finance Disclosure
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MOTION

Moved by Council Member __________ ___, seconded by Council Member __________, that upon re view and consideration of all materials in connection with the Stage I Preliminary Design Revi ew submittal for a proposed new 40-unit, 5-story multi- family development with parking and a public open space area in the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) East Broadway District, to be located at 126-128 S. Kenwood Street, Glendale, California (Case No. PDR-002684-2023), the City Council approves the Stage I preliminary design, as outlined in the July 30, 2024 staff report fr om the Director of Community Development, subject to staf f recommendations contained therein or attached hereto, and subject to Council comments thereon.

Vote as follows:

Ayes:

Noes:

Abstain:

Absent:

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KENWOOD

GARDENS
Glendale, California
DECEMBER 2023
Exhibit 1
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© COPYRIGHT 2020
REVISIONS:

DEVELOPER: VK GROUP
700 N. BRAND BLVD,
SUITE 600
GLENDALE, CA 91203
126 KENWOOD STREET
GLENDALE, CA 91205
KENWOOD APT.

A1-1

BUILDING
DATA
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG

11. OPEN SPACE PROVIDED12.

14. BUILDING DATA

BUILDING DATA BUILDING DATA
Area Schedule (FAR)
Name AREA
1ST FLOOR 8,761 SF
2ND FLOOR 9,769 SF
3RD FLOOR 9,769 SF
4TH FLOOR 9,692 SF
5TH FLOOR 8,393 SF
TOTAL 46,384 SF

UNIT MIX
OPEN SPACE CALC.

NAME Area Level Comments
BALCONY 3,153 SF <varies> <varies>
OPEN SPACE #1 1,500 SF 1ST FLOOR

PUBLICLY

ACCESSIBLE

OPEN SPACE
OPEN SPACE #2 1,554 SF 1ST FLOOR
OPEN SPACE #3 1,594 SF 5TH FLOOR SUN DECK
TOTAL OPEN SPACE 7,801 SF

KENWOOD APARTMENT

BUILDING DATA
5- STORY BUILDING WITH 2-LEVELS OF SUBTERRANEAN GARAGE
40-UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING
126 S. KENWOOD STREET,
GLENDALE, CA 91205
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION13.
5-STORY TYPE III-A CONSTRUCTION OVER
2 LEVELS OF SUBTERRANEAN PARKING

GARAGE , TYPE I-A
- THIS BUILDING AND GARAGE MUST BE EQUIPPED

WITH AN AUTOMATIC FIRE
EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM, COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13
,

THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL BE APPROVED BY
PLUMBING DIVISION PRIOR TO INSTALLATION".
(903.2.8)
- THIS BUILDING SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A MANUAL

ALARM SYSTEM WITH THE CAPABILITY TO SUPPORT

VISIBLE ALARM NOTIFICATIONS APPLIANCES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72 & CFC 907.
- THIS BUILDING SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH TWO WAY

RADIO COMMUNICATION ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS
PER CFC 510.1
THIS PROJECT IS 100% PRIVATELY FUNDED
TABLE 601

FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING ELEMENTS (HOURS)

BUILDING ELEMENT

TYPE I
A B
PRIMARY STRUCTURAL FRAME (SEE SECTION 202)
f
3 2
a,b a,b

BEARING WALLS

EXTERIOR

INTERIOR
3 2
3 2
a a
NON BEARING WALLS AND PARTITIONS, EXTERIOR SEE TABLE 602 NON BEARING WALLS AND PARTITIONS, INTERIOR 0 0
d

FLOOR CONSTRUCTION AND ASSOCIATED
SECONDARY MEMBERS (SEE SECTION 202) 2 2

ROOF CONSTRUCTION AND ASSOCIATED
SECONDARY MEMBERS (SEE SECTION 202) 1 1/2 1
b b,c

BUILDING CODE SUPERSEDE PLANS

15. BUILDING CODE16.

TABLE 705.5

FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTERIOR WALLS BASED ON

FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCE

OCCUPANCY GROUP
A,B, R-2, S-2,
a,b,g
Structural elements and exteior walls fire rating

FIRE SEPARATION
DISTANCE= X (feet)

TYPE OF

CONSTRUCTION
i
IA
IB
X < 5
5< X <10 -
10< X <30 -
X >30 -
IA, IB
IA, IB
IA, IB
1 1
1 1
c
0 < UNLIMITED
TYPE OF STALL P2 P1

STANDARD
TOTAL
2223 45
TOTAL PROVIDED 37 36 73

REQUIRED

PROVIDED
c. Open parking garages comply with section 406 shall not be required to have a fire-resistance rating.

STANDARD TANDEM 2814 14
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4519 ADMIRALTY WAY SUITE A
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PROJECT TEAM
TEL: (310) 301-1810
CONTACT:-
EMAIL: -
DEVELOPER :

VK GROUP
700 N. BRAND BLVD. SUITE 600
GLENDALE, CA 91203
CONTACT: ARMEN UGURYAN, RODNEY KHAN
EMAIL: [email protected], [email protected]
SURVEYOR:

LAWRENCE J. SCHMAHL
11209 HOWARD ST.

WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA 90606
CONTACT: LAWRENCE J. SCHMAHL
TEL: (562) 908-0570
EMAIL: -

BUILDING DATA
ZONING : DSP / EAST BROADWAY3.

ALLOWABLE
BUILDING HEIGHT:

SETBACKS AT
KENWOOD ST.
(Residential)
15' MIN. ( 6'
WALKWAY + 4'
PARKWAY + 5 '

BUILDING ADJACENT

ZONE) FROM
STREET CURB, @
GROUND FLR 10'

MIN. ( 6' WALKWAY +
4' PARKWAY) @

LEVELS ABOVE

GROUND FLOOR

PROPOSEDREQUIRED
65'-0"
-
65' MAX.

PROJECT ADDRESS
126 S.KENWOOD ST, GLENDALE, CA 91205

1. LEGAL DESCRIPTION
APN: 5642-007-038 , 5642-007-040

2. SEPARATE PERMITS

GRADING

SHORING

DEMOLITION

PLUMBING

ELECTRICAL

CAL-OSHA

MECHANICAL
LAND AREA:

AREA BEFORE DEDICATION : 14,988.00 S/F

4. FAR REQUIRED:
2 X LAND AREA

5. 2 X 14,988 = 29,976 S/F
DENSITY: 6.
90 UNIT PER ACRE ALLOWED
14,988/ 43,560 = 0.344 X 90 = 31 UNITS MAX
50% INCREASE PER STATE DENSITY BONUS
31 X 50% = 15.5 = 16 UNITS INCREASE
TOTAL ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF UNITS= 47
FAR PROVIDED 8.

9. CAR PARKING
BICYCLE PARKING10.

LONG TERM

REQUIRED PROVIDED LOCATION
1 SPACE PER TWENTY (20)
UNITS PER TABLE 30.32-F
40 X 0.1 = 4

SHORT TERM
TOTAL REQUIRED = 6
4 P1
1-FLR2
TOTAL PRVDED = 7
TOTAL REQUIRED:

SITE AREA = 14,988.00 S/F
SITE AREA POST DEDICATION = XX.00 S/F
14,988 S/F X 20% = 2,997.6 S/F TOTAL REQUIRED

PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE OPEN SPACE
50% OF TOTAL REQUIRED
2,997.6 S/F X 50% = 1,498.8 S/F TOTAL

REQUIRED TO BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE

MINIMUM CONTIGUOUS OPEN SPACE
85% OF REQUIRED OPEN SPACE TO BE PUBLICLY

ACCESSIBLE
1,498.80 S/F X 85% = 1,274.00 S/F TOTAL
MIN. REQUIRED TO BE CONTIGUOUS
20% OF OVERALL SITE
MINIMUM 140 S/F OF OPEN SPACE FOR EACH RESIDNETIAL UNIT 140 X 40 ( NUMBER OF UNITS) = 5,600 S/F MINIMUM

REQUIRED
DEDICATION (SEE SITE PLAN SHEET A2-1)

OPEN SPACE REQUIRED
1ST FLOOR UNIT MIX
Unit # # of BD RM Area
101 1-BD 637 SF
102 1-BD 635 SF
103 2-BD 1,050 SF
104 2-BD 1,049 SF
105 1-BD 811 SF
106 1-BD 882 SF
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNIT : 6
4TH FLOOR UNIT MIX
Unit # # of BD RM Area
401 1-BD 628 SF
402 1-BD 637 SF
403 1-BD 635 SF
404 2-BD 1,050 SF
405 2-BD 1,050 SF
406 2-BD 1,049 SF
407 3-BD 1,259 SF
408 2-BD 854 SF
409 2-BD 968 SF
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNIT: 9
5TH FLOOR UNIT MIX
Unit # # of BD RM Area
501 1-BD 635 SF
502 2-BD 1,050 SF
503 2-BD 1,050 SF
504 2-BD 1,049 SF
505 3-BD 1,259 SF
506 2-BD 854 SF
507 2-BD 968 SF
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNIT: 7
40 UNITS TOTAL

PROVIDED UNIT
1-BD
1ST FLR.
2ND FLR.

TOTAL
15 3RD FLR.
2-BD
21 3-BD
4 5TH FLR.
3 5 1 9
64 2 -
1 1
1 9
9 7
3 5
3 5
2 4
4TH FLR.

NO
PARKING IS REQUIRED, PER AB 2907

PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE OPEN SAPCE SHALL HAVE
A MINIMUM AREA OF 1,200 S/F AND A MINIMMUM
DIMENSION OF 30 FEET BY 40 FEET

FAR REQUIRED, PER DSP ZONING CODE

FAR REQUIRED, PER STATE DENSITY BONUS
NO

MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA IS REQUIRED
2ND & 3RD FLOOR UNIT MIX
Unit Number
Number of BD
RM Area
201 1-BD 703 SF
202 1-BD 636 SF
203 1-BD 636 SF
204 2-BD 1,051 SF
205 2-BD 1,053 SF
206 2-BD 1,049 SF
207 2-BD 1,260 SF
208 1-BD 854 SF
209 2-BD 969 SF
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNIT: 9
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DEVELOPER: VK GROUP
700 N. BRAND BLVD,
SUITE 600
GLENDALE, CA 91203
126 KENWOOD STREET
GLENDALE, CA 91205
KENWOOD APT.

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SHEET INDEX
- DESIGN

NARRATIVE
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG

SHEET INDEX
Sheet Name Sheet Number
BUILDING DATA A1-1
SHEET INDEX - DESIGN NARRATIVE A1-2
LOCATION MAP A1-3
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY MAP A1-4
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY MAP A1-5
BUILDING HEIGHT & FAR EXHIBIT A1-6
BUILDING SETBACKS EXHIBIT A1-7
PARKWAY & SIDEWALKS EXHIBIT A1-8
HEIGHT MODULATION EXHIBIT A1-9
FACADE MODULATION EXHIBIT A1-10
ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS EXHIBIT A1-11
MATERIALS EXHIBIT A1-12
PEDESTRIAN REALM EXHIBIT A1-13
EXISTING SITE PLAN / AERIAL A1-14
EXISTING SITE SURVEY A1-15
FAR CALCULATION A1-16
FAR CALCULATION A1-17
FAR CALCULATION A1-18
OPEN SPACE CALCULATION A1-19
OPEN SPACE CALCULATION A1-20
OPEN SPACE CALCULATION A1-21
SITE PLAN A2-0
P2- GARAGE PLAN A3-0.1
P1- GARAGE PLAN A3-0.2
FIRST FLOOR PLAN A3-1
SECOND FLOOR PLAN A3-2
THIRD FLOOR PLAN A3-3
FOURTH FLOOR PLAN A3-4
FIFTH FLOOR PLAN A3-5
ROOF PLAN A3-6
WEST ELEVATION A4-0
NORTH ELEVATION A4-1
EAST ELEVATION A4-2
SOUTH ELEVATION A4-3
SECTION-A A5-0
SECTION-B A5-1
SITE CONTEXT VIEW - SOUTHWEST A6.0
SITE CONTEXT VIEW - NORTH WEST A6.1
CONCEPT INSPIRATION A6.2
MATERIAL BOARD A6.3
LANDSCAPE PLAN L-1
LANDSCAPE PLAN L-2
LANDSCAPE LIGHTING L-3
The proposed five -story Kenwood apartment building is situated at 126 S Kenwood St, Glendale, CA 91205. The new apartment building will be constructed on a 0.34 -acre site, combining two parcels —one being an empty lot, and the other containing a single - family dwelling. This apartment building co nsists of 40 units, two levels of subterranean parking garage, 1,500 square feet of publicly accessible open space, and 4,912 square feet of open space designated for building residents. 73 total parking spaces are provided in two levels of subterranean parking garage.

The project supports the community's image and the City's vision of Downtown by involving a careful analysis of the site , including existing site features. The setbacks were coordinated to provide the minimum required 15-foot set back with a 6-foot walkway, 4-foot parkway and 5-foot building adjacent zone. Apart from the site development, surrounding uses, landscape design and hardscape as well as parking are considered.

The roofline height modulation is at least 10 feet for every 150 linear feet , adding visual interest to the skyline in accordance with the building design standards for massing. Building lighting accents minor façade modulations as well as the overall design of the structure.

Building façade uses architectural solutions to articulate the façade. Street level materials such as the aluminum wood look panels and the metal wall panels are human-scaled to provide a high-quality aesthetic and diversity in building design in accordance with the material standards. The modulation of height and façade relates to the human scale and creates a visual interest along the pedestrian realm.

Window material complement and reflect the overall design of the building. Subdivided glass is added at large windows. Additionally, the aluminum doors and windows are low reflective. The 13-foot building frontage is raised for residential entry. Properly scaled and located signage conform with the signage standards. The massing and scale of the building are complimented by the canopies separating ground floor from floors above.

The proposed yard includes 7 trees along with crafting the greenery for a communal open space harmonizes with the structure, simultaneously elevating the outdoor area. Additionally, a combination of low, medium and tall plants are incorporated into t he landscape, as specified by the city. 6 -foot-wide sidewalk includes paving pattern and material as specified by the city. Landscaping elevates the ground floor entries and sundeck on the 5 th floor. Pavers with industrial paver border provides decorative design .

Landscape design provides ample area to contain stormwater runoff through permeable hardscape.

The 2-level subterranean garage is proposed as fully integrated under overall structure, to be secondary to the five -story apartment building it serves. Vehicular access is designed to be accessed from the alley to fit with the garage location and driveway design guidelines. The proposed enhancements to the project integrate the outdoor area into the site design, surrounding buildings and existing open spaces, establishing a more secure pedestrian connection between the building location and downtown, fostering additional growth through diverse downtown sectors by encouraging community engagement.

The project has been designed to comply with the Glendale Downtown Specific Plan by conforming to the urban design standards set forth by the plan.

KENWOOD GARDENS
Glendale, California
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REVISIONS:

DEVELOPER: VK GROUP
700 N. BRAND BLVD,
SUITE 600
GLENDALE, CA 91203
126 KENWOOD STREET
GLENDALE, CA 91205
KENWOOD APT.

A1-2

SHEET INDEX
- DESIGN

NARRATIVE
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG

A1-3
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A. 126 S KENWOOD ST
B. 128 S KENWOOD ST
F. 320 E HARVARD ST (VIEW FROM E HARVARD ST
G. 133 S KENWOOD ST (VIEW FROM S KENWOOD ST)
D. 401 E HARVARD ST (VIEW FROM S KENWOOD ST)
G. 133 S KENWOOD ST (VIEW FROM E HARVARD ST
H & I. 117 & 115 S KENWOOD ST
E. 404 E HARVARD ST (VIEW FROM HARVARD ST)
J. 103 S KENWOOD ST (VIEW FROM S KENWOOD ST ___ )
�
�-
J. 103 S KENWOOD ST (VIEW FROM E HARVARD ST)
F. 320 E HARVARD ST (VIEW FROM S KENWOOD ST)
K. 412 E BROADWAY (VIEW FROM E BROADWAY)

PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY MAP
LEGEND
� SUBJECT PROPERTY
A.126 S KENWOOD ST (SITE)

8.128 S KENWOOD ST (SITE)
C .132 S KENWOOD ST
D.401 E HARVARD ST
E .4 0 4 E H A R VA R D S T
F.320 E HARVARD ST
G .1 3 3 S K E N W O O D S T
H .11 7 S KENWOOD ST

1. 115 S KENWOOD ST
J. 103 S KENWOOD ST
K .4 1 2 E B RO A D WAY
L.118 S KENWOOD ST
SITE LOCATION :
126 S KENWOOD ST GLENDALE, CA 91205
5642-007-038 & 5642-007-040
DATE: Dec 12, 2023
PREPARED BY:
ar,,. '""TECH 412 w. BROADWAY STE 206
A GLENDALE, CA 91204
DES I G N 818-409-8921
A1-5
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A1-6

BUILDING HEIGHT & FLOOR AREA RATIO
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A1-7

BUILDING SETBACKS
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A1-8

PARKWAY & SIDEWALKS
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A1-9

HEIGHT MODULATION
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A1-10

FACADE MODULATION
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A1-11

ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
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A1-12

MATERIALS

STOREFRONTS

BUILDING LOBBY AND ENTRY

BALCONIES
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A1-13

PEDESTRIAN REALM

RESIDENTIAL STREET
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A1-15
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UP
UP
UP
UP
DN
DN
UP
DN UP
8,761 SF
1ST FLOOR
9,769 SF
2ND FLOOR
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DEVELOPER: VK GROUP
700 N. BRAND BLVD,
SUITE 600
GLENDALE, CA 91203
126 KENWOOD STREET
GLENDALE, CA 91205
KENWOOD APT.

A1-16
FAR

CALCULATION
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
N
3/32" = 1'-0"
1ST FLOOR
N
3/32" = 1'-0"
2ND FLOOR
Area Schedule (FAR)
Name AREA
1ST FLOOR 8,761 SF
2ND FLOOR 9,769 SF
3RD FLOOR 9,769 SF
4TH FLOOR 9,692 SF
5TH FLOOR 8,393 SF
TOTAL 46,384 SF < UNLIMITED
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UP
DN
DN UP
UP
DN
DN
9,769 SF
3RD FLOOR
9,692 SF
4TH FLOOR
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REVISIONS:

DEVELOPER: VK GROUP
700 N. BRAND BLVD,
SUITE 600
GLENDALE, CA 91203
126 KENWOOD STREET
GLENDALE, CA 91205
KENWOOD APT.

A1-17
FAR

CALCULATION
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
N
3/32" = 1'-0"
3RD FLOOR
N
3/32" = 1'-0"
4TH FLOOR
Area Schedule (FAR)
Name AREA
1ST FLOOR 8,761 SF
2ND FLOOR 9,769 SF
3RD FLOOR 9,769 SF
4TH FLOOR 9,692 SF
5TH FLOOR 8,393 SF
TOTAL 46,384 SF < UNLIMITED
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UP
DN
DN
8,393 SF
5TH FLOOR
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© COPYRIGHT 2020
REVISIONS:

DEVELOPER: VK GROUP
700 N. BRAND BLVD,
SUITE 600
GLENDALE, CA 91203
126 KENWOOD STREET
GLENDALE, CA 91205
KENWOOD APT.

A1-18
FAR

CALCULATION
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
N
3/32" = 1'-0"
5TH FLOOR
Area Schedule (FAR)
Name AREA
1ST FLOOR 8,761 SF
2ND FLOOR 9,769 SF
3RD FLOOR 9,769 SF
4TH FLOOR 9,692 SF
5TH FLOOR 8,393 SF
TOTAL 46,384 SF < UNLIMITED
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UP
UP
UP
UP
DN
DN
UP
DN UP
1,500 SF
OPEN SPACE #1
1,554 SF
OPEN SPACE #2
71 SF

BALCONY
70 SF

BALCONY
94 SF

BALCONY
71 SF

BALCONY
59 SF

BALCONY
MIN.
30' - 0"
50' - 0" 53' - 5"
71 SF

BALCONY
94 SF

BALCONY
70 SF

BALCONY
93 SF

BALCONY
71 SF

BALCONY
78 SF

BALCONY
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REVISIONS:

DEVELOPER: VK GROUP
700 N. BRAND BLVD,
SUITE 600
GLENDALE, CA 91203
126 KENWOOD STREET
GLENDALE, CA 91205
KENWOOD APT.

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OPEN SPACE

CALCULATION
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
N
3/32" = 1'-0"
1ST FLOOR
N
3/32" = 1'-0"
2ND FLOOR
OPEN SPACE CALC.

NAME Area Level Comments
BALCONY 3,153 SF <varies> <varies>
OPEN SPACE #1 1,500 SF 1ST FLOOR

PUBLICLY

ACCESSIBLE

OPEN SPACE
OPEN SPACE #2 1,554 SF 1ST FLOOR
OPEN SPACE #3 1,594 SF 5TH FLOOR SUN DECK
TOTAL OPEN SPACE 7,801 SF
Open accessible Space located directly accessible and adjacent to the R.O.W. sidewalk at S Kenwood St. and comlies with the following standards:

DSP 5.3.4:
- Not used or accessed for vehicles.
- Not occupied by garage ventilation circulation paths account for less than 10% of overall area.
- No private dining included.
- Open to sky, no building over hangs, only canopies/ awnings.

DSP 5.4.1
- Min dimensions: 30 ft x 40 ft
- Adjacent to public sidewalk 1 side
- Not-obstructed access from the sidewalk.
- Raised planters at the perimeter only
- Open and accessible to the public 7am to 10pm.
- Signage shall identify the hours of accessibility per Section 7.2.4(E). - Vehicular access, loading and parking uses prohibited.

DSP 4.2.17
- Planters within first 10 ft less than 18 inches in height. - Integrated min 12" seating in planters.
- Planter boxes less than 25% of landscaping.

DSP 4.1.4
- 100% Open to sky.
- Oriented to S. Kenwood St.
- Publicly accessibly to S. Kenwood St.

OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT:

TOTAL REQUIRED: 140 x 40 = 5,600 S.F.

PROPOSED: 7,801 S.F. (SEE TABLE BELOW
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE OPEN SPACE: (SEE LANDSCAPE PLANS)
SITE AREA: 14,988 S.F.

OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT (20% OF SITE AREA AFTER DEDICATION) 14,988 x 20% = 2,992.6 S.F. REQUIRED
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE OPEN SPACE REQUIRED (50% OF TOTAL REQUIRED):
2,997.6 x 50%= 1,498.8 S.F.

PROPOSED: 1,500 S.F.

MINIMUM CONTIGUOUS OPEN SPACE 85%:
1,498.8 x 85%= 1,274 S.F.
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94 SF

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71 SF

BALCONY
78 SF

BALCONY
94 SF

BALCONY
71 SF

BALCONY
93 SF

BALCONY
108 SF

BALCONY
71 SF

BALCONY
94 SF

BALCONY
71 SF

BALCONY
93 SF

BALCONY
71 SF

BALCONY
78 SF

BALCONY
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A1-20

OPEN SPACE

CALCULATION
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
N
3/32" = 1'-0"
3RD FLOOR
N
3/32" = 1'-0"
4TH FLOOR
OPEN SPACE CALC.

NAME Area Level Comments
BALCONY 3,153 SF <varies> <varies>
OPEN SPACE #1 1,500 SF 1ST FLOOR

PUBLICLY

ACCESSIBLE

OPEN SPACE
OPEN SPACE #2 1,554 SF 1ST FLOOR
OPEN SPACE #3 1,594 SF 5TH FLOOR SUN DECK
TOTAL OPEN SPACE 7,801 SF
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1,594 SF
OPEN SPACE #3
71 SF

BALCONY
94 SF

BALCONY
70 SF

BALCONY
93 SF

BALCONY
78 SF

BALCONY
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A1-21

OPEN SPACE

CALCULATION
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
N
3/32" = 1'-0"
5TH FLOOR
OPEN SPACE CALC.

NAME Area Level Comments
BALCONY 3,153 SF <varies> <varies>
OPEN SPACE #1 1,500 SF 1ST FLOOR

PUBLICLY

ACCESSIBLE

OPEN SPACE
OPEN SPACE #2 1,554 SF 1ST FLOOR
OPEN SPACE #3 1,594 SF 5TH FLOOR SUN DECK
TOTAL OPEN SPACE 7,801 SF
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1 S
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5 S
9 S
33 S
32 S
30 S
12 S
16 S
11 S
15 S
18 S
22 S
17 S
21 S
24 S
23 S
35 S
8 S
7 S
31 S
14 S
13 S
20 S
19 S
26 S
25 S
28 S
27 S
34 S
36 S
37 S
29 A5-0
1 MECHANICAL

MACH RMSTORAGE
ELEV
ELEV.

LOBBY
STORAGERAMP UP TO P1
STAIR #3
1' - 0"18' - 0"18' - 0"25' - 0"18' - 0"4"18' - 0"1' - 0" 8' - 0" 9' - 0" 4' - 6" 15' - 3" 23' - 3" 10' - 0" 1' - 0" 9' - 7" 8' - 6" 9' - 7" 1' - 0" 1' - 0" 18' - 0" 10' - 6" 9' - 7" 1' - 0" 9' - 7" 8' - 6" 9' - 7" 1' - 0" 9' - 7" 8' - 6" 9' - 7" 1' - 0" 9' - 7" 8' - 6" 9' - 7" 1' - 0" 9' - 7" 8' - 6" 8' - 6" 3' - 5" 9' - 3" 9' - 7" 8' - 6" 9' - 7"

PROPERTY
149' - 10 3/4"

PROPERTY
100' - 0"
4"

BUILDING
99' - 4" 4"
4"

BUILDING
148' - 4" 1' - 3"
A5-1
1 STAIR #1
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A3-0.1
P2- GARAGE
PLAN
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
N
1/8" = 1'-0"
P2- GARAGE
0' 4' 8' 16' 32'
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4 S
2 S
6 S
8 S
10 S
3 S
1 S
5 S
7 S
9 S
32 S
31 S
30 S
29 S
12 S
14 S
16 S
11 S
13 S
15 S
18 S
20 S
22 S
17 S
19 S
21 S
24 S
26 S
23 S
25 UP DN
DN UP
S
28 S
27 S
34 S
33 S
35 S
36 A5-0
1 1' - 0"18' - 0"18' - 0"25' - 0"18' - 0"4"18' - 0"1' - 0"

MECHANICAL
STAIR #3
STAIR #1
ELEV.

ELEV.

LOBBYRESIDENTIAL
(VAN
ACCESS.)

STORAGEBIKE RM
8' - 0" 9' - 0" 4' - 6" 15' - 3" 23' - 3" 10' - 0" 1' - 0" 9' - 7" 8' - 6" 9' - 7" 1' - 0" 9' - 7" 8' - 6" 9' - 7" 1' - 0" 18' - 0" 10' - 6" 9' - 7" 1' - 0" 9' - 7" 8' - 6" 9' - 7" 1' - 0" 9' - 7" 8' - 6" 9' - 7" 1' - 0" 9' - 7" 8' - 6" 9' - 7" 1' - 0" 9' - 7" 8' - 6" 8' - 6" 3' - 5" 9' - 3" RAMP DN. TO P2RAMP UP TO 1ST FLOOR

PROPERTY
149' - 10 3/4"

PROPERTY
100' - 0"
4"

BUILDING
99' - 4" 4"
4"

BUILDING
148' - 4" 1' - 3"
A5-1
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A3-0.2
P1- GARAGE
PLAN
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
N
1/8" = 1'-0"
P1- GARAGE
0' 4' 8' 16' 32'
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N89°15'55"E
149.87'
UP
UP
UP
UP
DN
KENWOOD ST.

ALLEY

C L C L
10' - 0"
(el. +544.51)
(el. +547.87)
(el. +549.70)
(el. +545.63)
4 ' P A R K W A Y , P E R D S P ZONE
6 ' W A L K W A Y , P E R D S P ZONE

PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
(OPEN TO SKY)
1,500 S/F
MIN.
30' - 0"
A5-0
1 637 SF
1-BD
101
1,050 SF
2-BD
103
1,049 SF
2-BD
104
882 SF
1-BD
106
635 SF
1-BD
102LOBBY
+545' - 0" +548' - 0"
+545' - 0"

C O R R I D O R
STAIR #1
ELEV.
+548' - 0"

PRIVATE OPEN SPACE
1,500 S/F
RAMP DN TO P1 GARAGE

BALCONY
STAIR #3

EXIT FROM
GARAGE
811 SF
1-BD
105
30' - 0"
PL.

MIN.
18' - 0"

C O R R I D O R
STAIR #2
5 ' B U I L D I N G A D J A C E N T ZONE

BUILDING
146' - 3"

BALCONY

BALCONYBALCONYBALCONY

STORAGE

ELECTRICAL AND BACK UP BATTERY

EXIT PASSAGE WAY

MAIL BOX BALCONY

STORAGE
5' - 1"

LEASING
LIFT
PL.

PL.

TRASH RM.

TRANSFORMER
A5-1
1 50' - 0"
LOBBY
22' - 5"
STAIR
8' - 8"
UNIT
24' - 5"
UNIT
37' - 6"

STORAGE
12' - 7"
ELEC. RM
12' - 9"
TRANS. RM.
20' - 8"
LOBBY
35' - 0"
UNIT
29' - 11"
UNIT
24' - 11" 5' - 1"
1' - 4"

BUILDING
89' - 11"
53' - 6"
UNIT
24' - 10"
UNIT
39' - 6"
UNIT
39' - 3"
UNIT
42' - 8"

BUILDING
146' - 3"
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A3-1
1ST FLOOR
PLAN
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
N
1/8" = 1'-0"
1ST FLOOR
1ST FLOOR UNIT MIX
Unit # # of BD RM Area
101 1-BD 637 SF
102 1-BD 635 SF
103 2-BD 1,050 SF
104 2-BD 1,049 SF
105 1-BD 811 SF
106 1-BD 882 SF
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNIT : 6
0' 4' 8' 16' 32'
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DN
UP
DN UP
A5-0
1 636 SF
1-BD
202
636 SF
1-BD
203
1,051 SF
2-BD
204
1,053 SF
2-BD
205
1,049 SF
2-BD
206
1,260 SF
2-BD
207
854 SF
1-BD
208
969 SF
2-BD
209

C O R R I D O R
STAIR #1
ELEV.

BALCONY
STAIR #2

C O R R I D O R

B A L C O N Y

KITCHEN
LIV
DIN
BD RM
#2
BD RM
#1
BATH #1
DIN
LIV
CL
BD RM
BATH
W/D
DIN
LIV
BD RM
#2BD RM
#1

KITCHEN

KITCHEN
BATH #2
BATH #1

WALK-IN
CL
DIN
LIV
BD RM
#2 BD RM
#1

KITCHEN
BATH #2
BATH #1

WALK-IN
CL
BD RM
#1
BATH
RM #2

BALCONY
BD RM
#1
BD RM
#2
BATH
RM #2
BATH
RM #1 KITCHEN

WALK-IN
CL.

LIV
DIN
W/D

BALCONY
CL.

CL.

W/DW/D
CL.

BALCONY

BALCONYBALCONYBALCONY
BD RM

WALK-IN
CL.

C O R R I D O R

KITCHEN
BD RM

WALK-IN
CL
BATH
LIV
DIN

KITCHEN
BATH
RM
LIV

WALK-IN
CL.

ELEC. CL.

LIV
BD RM
#1
BD RM
#2
BATH #2
W/D

WALK-IN
CL.

BD RM
#2
BD RM
#3
BATH
RM #1

WALK-IN
CL.

DIN
LIV

KITCHEN
W/D

WALK-IN
CL.

TRASH
LOBBY
BATH
RM

KITCHEN
W/D
COAT
CHUTE
DIN

WALK-IN
CL
W/D
8' - 8"

U N I T
24' - 5"

U N I T
39' - 6"

U N I T
46' - 11"
UNIT
29' - 4"
UNIT
35' - 1"
UNIT
25' - 3"
5' - 5"

BUILDING
89' - 7"5' - 0"
5' - 1"
UNIT
24' - 11"
UNIT
30' - 0"
UNIT
35' - 0"5' - 0"

BUILDING
89' - 11"
UNIT
23' - 2"
146' - 3"
146' - 3" 1' - 4"
5"3' - 3"
2' - 4"
5' - 1"
5' - 9"
PL.

PL.

PL. PL.

PL.

A5-1
1 UNIT
24' - 10"
UNIT
39' - 6"
UNIT
39' - 1"
UNIT
42' - 10"
703 SF
1-BD
201
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A3-2
SECOND

FLOOR PLAN
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
1/8" = 1'-0"
2ND FLOOR
0' 4' 8' 16' 32'
2ND FLOOR UNIT MIX
Unit Number
Number of BD
RM Area
201 1-BD 703 SF
202 1-BD 636 SF
203 1-BD 636 SF
204 2-BD 1,051 SF
205 2-BD 1,053 SF
206 2-BD 1,049 SF
207 2-BD 1,260 SF
208 1-BD 854 SF
209 2-BD 969 SF
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNIT: 9
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DN
DN UP
A5-0
1 C O R R I D O R
STAIR #1
ELEV.

BALCONY
STAIR #2

C O R R I D O R

B A L C O N Y

KITCHEN
LIV
DIN
BD RM
#2
BD RM
#1
BATH #1
DIN
LIV
CL
PL.
636 SF
1-BD
303
1,053 SF
2-BD
305
1,260 SF
3-BD
307
854 SF
2-BD
308
1,049 SF
2-BD
306
1,051 SF
2-BD
304
636 SF
1-BD
302
969 SF
2-BD
309
BD RM
BATH
W/D
DIN
LIV
BD RM
#2BD RM
#1

KITCHEN

KITCHEN
BATH #2
BATH #1

WALK-IN
CL
DIN
LIV
BD RM
#2 BD RM
#1

KITCHEN
BATH #2
BATH #1

WALK-IN
CL
BD RM
#1
BATH
RM #2

BALCONY
BD RM
#1
BD RM
#2
BATH
RM #2
BATH
RM #1 KITCHEN

WALK-IN
CL.

LIV
DIN
W/D

BALCONY
CL.

CL.

W/DW/D
CL.

BALCONY

BALCONYBALCONYBALCONY
BD RM

WALK-IN
CL.

C O R R I D O R

KITCHEN
BD RM

WALK-IN
CL
BATH
LIV
DIN

KITCHEN
BATH
RM
LIV

WALK-IN
CL.

ELEC. CL.

LIV
BD RM
#1
BD RM
#2
BATH #2
W/D

WALK-IN
CL.

BD RM
#2
BD RM
#3
BATH
RM #1

WALK-IN
CL.

DIN
LIV

KITCHEN
W/D

WALK-IN
CL.

TRASH
LOBBY
BATH
RM

KITCHEN
W/D
COAT
CHUTE
DIN

WALK-IN
CL
W/D
8' - 8"

U N I T
24' - 5"

U N I T
39' - 6"

U N I T
46' - 11"
UNIT
29' - 4"
UNIT
35' - 1"
UNIT
25' - 3"
5' - 5"

BUILDING
89' - 7"5' - 0"
5' - 1"
UNIT
24' - 11"
UNIT
30' - 0"
UNIT
35' - 0"5' - 0"

BUILDING
89' - 11"
UNIT
23' - 2"
146' - 3"
146' - 3" 1' - 4"
5"3' - 3"
2' - 4"
5' - 1"
5' - 9"
PL.

PL.

A5-1
1 703 SF
1-BD
301
UNIT
24' - 10"
UNIT
39' - 6"
UNIT
39' - 1"
UNIT
42' - 10"
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A3-3

THIRD FLOOR
PLAN
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
1/8" = 1'-0"
3RD FLOOR
0' 4' 8' 16' 32'
3RD FLOOR UNIT MIX
Unit Number
Number of BD
RM Area
201 1-BD 703 SF
202 1-BD 636 SF
203 1-BD 636 SF
204 2-BD 1,051 SF
205 2-BD 1,053 SF
206 2-BD 1,049 SF
207 2-BD 1,260 SF
208 1-BD 854 SF
209 2-BD 969 SF
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNIT: 9
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DN
DN
A5-0
1 C O R R I D O R
STAIR #1
ELEV.

BALCONY
STAIR #2

C O R R I D O R

B A L C O N Y

KITCHEN
LIV
DIN
BD RM
#2
BD RM
#1
BATH #1
DIN
LIV
CL

BD RM BATH
W/D
DIN
LIV
BD RM
#2BD RM
#1

KITCHEN

KITCHEN
BATH #2
BATH #1

WALK-IN
CL
DIN
LIV
BD RM
#2 BD RM
#1

KITCHEN
BATH #2
BATH #1

WALK-IN
CL
BD RM
#1
BATH
RM #2

BALCONY
BD RM
#1
BD RM
#2
BATH
RM #2
BATH
RM #1 KITCHEN

WALK-IN
CL.

LIV
DIN
W/D

BALCONY
CL.

CL.

W/DW/D
CL.

BALCONY

BALCONYBALCONYBALCONY
BD RM

WALK-IN
CL.

C O R R I D O R

KITCHEN
BD RM

WALK-IN
CL
BATH
LIV
DIN

KITCHEN
BATH
RM
LIV

WALK-IN
CL.

ELEC. CL.

LIV
BD RM
#1
BD RM
#2
BATH #2
W/D

WALK-IN
CL.

BD RM
#2
BD RM
#3
BATH
RM #1

WALK-IN
CL.

DIN
LIV

KITCHEN
W/D

WALK-IN
CL.

TRASH
LOBBY
BATH
RM

KITCHEN
W/D
COAT
CHUTE
DIN
CL.

W/D
8' - 8"

U N I T
24' - 5"

U N I T
39' - 6"

U N I T
46' - 11"
UNIT
29' - 7"
UNIT
35' - 1"
UNIT
25' - 3"
5' - 1"

BUILDING
89' - 11"5' - 0"
5' - 1"
UNIT
24' - 11"
UNIT
30' - 0"
UNIT
35' - 0"5' - 0"

BUILDING
89' - 11"
UNIT
22' - 5"

BUILDING
146' - 3"
UNIT
24' - 10"
UNIT
39' - 6"
UNIT
39' - 3"
UNIT
42' - 8"BUILDING
146' - 3"
5' - 4"
1' - 4"
5"3' - 3"
2' - 4"
5' - 1"
5' - 1"
5' - 9"
PL.

PL.

A5-1
1 637 SF
1-BD
402
628 SF
1-BD
401
1,050 SF
2-BD
404
635 SF
1-BD
403
1,050 SF
2-BD
405
1,259 SF
3-BD
407
854 SF
2-BD
408
1,049 SF
2-BD
406
968 SF
2-BD
409
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A3-4
FOURTH

FLOOR PLAN
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
1/8" = 1'-0"
4TH FLOOR
0' 4' 8' 16' 32'
4TH FLOOR UNIT MIX
Unit # # of BD RM Area
401 1-BD 628 SF
402 1-BD 637 SF
403 1-BD 635 SF
404 2-BD 1,050 SF
405 2-BD 1,050 SF
406 2-BD 1,049 SF
407 3-BD 1,259 SF
408 2-BD 854 SF
409 2-BD 968 SF
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNIT: 9
64 of 137

UP
DN
DN
A5-0
1 SUN DECK
1,500 S/F
PL.
635 SF
1-BD
501
1,050 SF
2-BD
502
1,049 SF
2-BD
504
1,050 SF
2-BD
503
1,259 SF
3-BD
505
854 SF
2-BD
506
968 SF
2-BD
507

SUN DECK
26' - 10" 8' - 8"

U N I T
24' - 5"

U N I T
39' - 6"

U N I T
46' - 11"

U N I T
29' - 7"

U N I T
35' - 1"

U N I T
25' - 3"

C O R R I D O R
STAIR #1
ELEV.

BALCONY
STAIR #2

C O R R I D O R
BD RM
#2
BD RM
#1
BATH #1
DIN
LIV
CL
DIN
LIV
BD RM
#2BD RM
#1

KITCHEN

KITCHEN
BATH #2
BATH #1

WALK-IN
CL
DIN
LIV
BD RM
#2 BD RM
#1

KITCHEN
BATH #2
BATH #1

WALK-IN
CL
BD RM
#1
BATH
RM #2

BALCONY
BD RM
#1
BD RM
#2
BATH
RM #2
BATH
RM #1 KITCHEN

WALK-IN
CL.

LIV
DIN
W/D

BALCONY
CL.

CL.

W/DW/D
CL.

BALCONY

BALCONYBALCONY
BD RM

WALK-IN
CL.

C O R R I D O R

KITCHEN
BATH
RM
LIV

WALK-IN
CL.

ELEC. CL.

LIV
BD RM
#1
BD RM
#2
BATH #2
W/D

WALK-IN
CL.

BD RM
#2
BD RM
#3
BATH
RM #1

WALK-IN
CL.

DIN
LIV

KITCHEN
W/D

WALK-IN
CL.

TRASH
LOBBY
BATH
RM

KITCHEN
W/D
COAT
CHUTE

BUILDING
89' - 11"

BUILDING
148' - 6"
PL.

PL.

PL.
5' - 1"
UNIT
24' - 11"
UNIT
30' - 0"5' - 1"
UNIT
29' - 11"5' - 1"

BUILDING
89' - 11"
5' - 0" 5' - 1"
5' - 1"
5' - 1"
6' - 1"

SUN DECK
24' - 11"
UNIT
39' - 6"
UNIT
39' - 3"
UNIT
42' - 8"BUILDING
146' - 4" 1' - 4"2' - 3"
3' - 2"
1' - 0" 5"
A5-1
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A3-5

FIFTH FLOOR
PLAN
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
0' 4' 8' 16' 32'
N
1/8" = 1'-0"
5TH FLOOR
5TH FLOOR UNIT MIX
Unit # # of BD RM Area
501 1-BD 635 SF
502 2-BD 1,050 SF
503 2-BD 1,050 SF
504 2-BD 1,049 SF
505 3-BD 1,259 SF
506 2-BD 854 SF
507 2-BD 968 SF
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNIT: 7
65 of 137

DN
A5-0
1 ROOF AREA

LOWER DECK
A5-1
1 AC UNITS

ROOF ACCESS
STAIR
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A3-6

ROOF PLAN
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
1/8" = 1'-0"
ROOF
0' 4' 8' 16' 32'
66 of 137

67 of 137

68 of 137

69 of 137

70 of 137

1ST FLOOR
548.00
2ND FLOOR
559.00
3RD FLOOR
569.50
4TH FLOOR
580.00
5TH FLOOR
590.50
P1- GARAGE
535.50
ROOF
601.50
P2- GARAGE
525.50
548' - 0"
15%

7.5%
PL.

MIN.
8' - 2"
11' - 0"10' - 6"10' - 6"10' - 6"11' - 0"12' - 6"10' - 0"

U N I T U N I T U N I T

U N I T U N I T

U N I T

U N I T
LOBBY
STAIR#1
STAIR #2
548' - 0"
PL.

ROLL-UP
GATE

7.5% 7.5%
15%

7.5%

STORAGE

MACH RMSTORAGE

BIKE RM

SUN DECK

STORAGE
65' - 0" MAX. HT.

HIGHEST POINT
610.00

LOWEST POINT
545.00
2' - 6"
8' - 6"
56' - 6" 2' - 6"
8' - 5"9' - 0"
9' - 6"10' - 0"
11' - 5"9' - 0"

U N I T U N I T U N I T

U N I T U N I T U N I T U N I T
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A5-0

SECTION-A
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
1/8" = 1'-0"

SECTION A
0' 4' 8' 16' 32'
71 of 137

1ST FLOOR
548.00
2ND FLOOR
559.00
3RD FLOOR
569.50
4TH FLOOR
580.00
5TH FLOOR
590.50
P1- GARAGE
535.50
ROOF
601.50
P2- GARAGE
525.50

HIGHEST POINT
610.00

LOWEST POINT
545.00
11' - 0"10' - 6"10' - 6"10' - 6"11' - 0"
65' - 0" MAX. HT.
2' - 6"
8' - 6"
12' - 6"10' - 0"
STAIR #2U N I T

U N I T

U N I T
56' - 6"
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A5-1

SECTION-B
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
1/8" = 1'-0"

SECTION B
0' 4' 8' 16' 32'
72 of 137

1ST FLOOR
548.00
2ND FLOOR
559.00
3RD FLOOR
569.50
4TH FLOOR
580.00
5TH FLOOR
590.50
ROOF
601.50

HIGHEST POINT
610.00

LOWEST POINT
545.00
65' - 0" MAX. HT.
6' - 0"59' - 0"
6' - 0"2' - 6"11' - 0"10' - 6"10' - 6"10' - 6"11' - 0"
59' - 0"
B A C CD EF G H IJK 1 2
1 1
11 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 2
2 2
2 1
1 1
1 3 3 A A
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A4-0
WEST

ELEVATION
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
N
1/8" = 1'-0"

WEST ELEVATION

DRYVIT DPR FINISH
FINISH: SANDBLAST
COLOR : DUNN EDWARDS DE6393 - MOUNTAIN AIR
A
B
D

E X T E R I O R F I N I S H E S
C

METAL WALLS - MCM PANELS
COLOR : DUNN EDWARDS DE6393 -

MOUNTAIN AIR OR SIMILAR

METAL WALL PANEL
METAL SALES - EM1-1653 (OR SIMILAR)
COLOR : DARK GRAY

DRYVIT DPR FINISH
FINISH: SANDBLAST
COLOR : DUNN EDWARDS DE6370 - CHARCOAL SMUDGE
E
F
H
G

MCM ALUMINUM WOOD LOOK PANELS
COLOR: UNFINISHED WALNUT

METAL CLADDING - STRUCTURAL STYLE

ALUMINUM
COLOR: DARK GRAY

ALUMINUM DOORS & WINDOWS
COLOR: DARK BRONZE

CLEAR VISION GLAZING - LOW REF

METAL FASCIA MCM ALUMINUM
COLOR: DARK GRAY
I
J
K

STOREFRONT SYSYEM - ALUMINUM
COLOR: FACTORY APPLIED DARK BRONZE

METAL LATTICE ROOF
COLOR: DARK GRAY

STEEL CABLE GUARDRAIL SYSTEM
COLOR: BLACK

E X T E R I O R L I G H T I N G

LIGHTING FIXTURE - UP/DOWN ACCENT
SPJ LIGHTING: SPJ-UD2-16
COLOR: MATTE BRONZE

LED RECESSED LIGHTINGS AT BALCONIE'S SOFFIT
6" PROFILE
COLOR: DARK BRONZE
1 2
0' 4' 8' 16' 32'
73 of 137

1ST FLOOR
548.00
2ND FLOOR
559.00
3RD FLOOR
569.50
4TH FLOOR
580.00
5TH FLOOR
590.50
ROOF
601.50
11' - 0" 10' - 6" 10' - 6" 10' - 6" 11' - 0"

HIGHEST POINT
610.00

LOWEST POINT
545.00
65' - 0" MAX. HT.
59' - 0"
56' - 0" 6' - 0"
2' - 6"
1' - 0"
A D B E A CF G HJ K22 2
1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1
1 1
1 1
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1
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A4-1
NORTH

ELEVATION
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
N
1/8" = 1'-0"

NORTH ELEVATION

DRYVIT DPR FINISH
FINISH: SANDBLAST
COLOR : DUNN EDWARDS DE6393 - MOUNTAIN AIR
A
B
D

E X T E R I O R F I N I S H E S
C

METAL WALLS - MCM PANELS
COLOR : DUNN EDWARDS DE6393 -

MOUNTAIN AIR OR SIMILAR

METAL WALL PANEL
METAL SALES - EM1-1653 (OR SIMILAR)
COLOR : DARK GRAY

DRYVIT DPR FINISH
FINISH: SANDBLAST
COLOR : DUNN EDWARDS DE6370 - CHARCOAL SMUDGE
E
F
H
G

MCM ALUMINUM WOOD LOOK PANELS
COLOR: UNFINISHED WALNUT

METAL CLADDING - STRUCTURAL STYLE

ALUMINUM
COLOR: DARK GRAY

ALUMINUM DOORS & WINDOWS
COLOR: DARK BRONZE

CLEAR VISION GLAZING - LOW REF

METAL FASCIA MCM ALUMINUM
COLOR: DARK GRAY
I
J
K

STOREFRONT SYSYEM - ALUMINUM
COLOR: FACTORY APPLIED DARK BRONZE

METAL LATTICE ROOF
COLOR: DARK GRAY

STEEL CABLE GUARDRAIL SYSTEM
COLOR: BLACK

E X T E R I O R L I G H T I N G

LIGHTING FIXTURE - UP/DOWN ACCENT
SPJ LIGHTING: SPJ-UD2-16
COLOR: MATTE BRONZE

LED RECESSED LIGHTINGS AT BALCONIE'S SOFFIT
6" PROFILE
COLOR: DARK BRONZE
1 2
0' 4' 8' 16' 32'
74 of 137

1ST FLOOR
548.00
2ND FLOOR
559.00
3RD FLOOR
569.50
4TH FLOOR
580.00
5TH FLOOR
590.50
ROOF
601.50

HIGHEST POINT
610.00

LOWEST POINT
545.00
65' - 0" MAX. HT.
56' - 0" 6' - 0"
6' - 0"2' - 6"11' - 0"10' - 6"10' - 6"10' - 6"11' - 0"
56' - 0"
A B F HJ2
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
3 3
3 3
1 1
1 1
3 3
3 3
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A4-2
EAST

ELEVATION
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
N
1/8" = 1'-0"

EAST ELEVATION

DRYVIT DPR FINISH
FINISH: SANDBLAST
COLOR : DUNN EDWARDS DE6393 - MOUNTAIN AIR
A
B
D

E X T E R I O R F I N I S H E S
C

METAL WALLS - MCM PANELS
COLOR : DUNN EDWARDS DE6393 -

MOUNTAIN AIR OR SIMILAR

METAL WALL PANEL
METAL SALES - EM1-1653 (OR SIMILAR)
COLOR : DARK GRAY

DRYVIT DPR FINISH
FINISH: SANDBLAST
COLOR : DUNN EDWARDS DE6370 - CHARCOAL SMUDGE
E
F
H
G

MCM ALUMINUM WOOD LOOK PANELS
COLOR: UNFINISHED WALNUT

METAL CLADDING - STRUCTURAL STYLE

ALUMINUM
COLOR: DARK GRAY

ALUMINUM DOORS & WINDOWS
COLOR: DARK BRONZE

CLEAR VISION GLAZING - LOW REF

METAL FASCIA MCM ALUMINUM
COLOR: DARK GRAY
I
J
K

STOREFRONT SYSYEM - ALUMINUM
COLOR: FACTORY APPLIED DARK BRONZE

METAL LATTICE ROOF
COLOR: DARK GRAY

STEEL CABLE GUARDRAIL SYSTEM
COLOR: BLACK

E X T E R I O R L I G H T I N G

LIGHTING FIXTURE - UP/DOWN ACCENT
SPJ LIGHTING: SPJ-UD2-16
COLOR: MATTE BRONZE

LED RECESSED LIGHTINGS AT BALCONIE'S SOFFIT
6" PROFILE
COLOR: DARK BRONZE
1 2
0' 4' 8' 16' 32'
75 of 137

1ST FLOOR
548.00
2ND FLOOR
559.00
3RD FLOOR
569.50
4TH FLOOR
580.00
5TH FLOOR
590.50
ROOF
601.50
11' - 0"10' - 6"10' - 6"10' - 6"11' - 0"
59' - 0"
65' - 0" MAX. HT.

HIGHEST POINT
610.00

LOWEST POINT
545.00
65' - 0"
2' - 6"
62' - 0"
6' - 0"
A BC DE FG H AJK 22 2
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 1
2 2
3 3
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A4-3
SOUTH

ELEVATION
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
N
1/8" = 1'-0"

SOUTH ELEVATION

DRYVIT DPR FINISH
FINISH: SANDBLAST
COLOR : DUNN EDWARDS DE6393 - MOUNTAIN AIR
A
B
D

E X T E R I O R F I N I S H E S
C

METAL WALLS - MCM PANELS
COLOR : DUNN EDWARDS DE6393 -

MOUNTAIN AIR OR SIMILAR

METAL WALL PANEL
METAL SALES - EM1-1653 (OR SIMILAR)
COLOR : DARK GRAY

DRYVIT DPR FINISH
FINISH: SANDBLAST
COLOR : DUNN EDWARDS DE6370 - CHARCOAL SMUDGE
E
F
H
G

MCM ALUMINUM WOOD LOOK PANELS
COLOR: UNFINISHED WALNUT

METAL CLADDING - STRUCTURAL STYLE

ALUMINUM
COLOR: DARK GRAY

ALUMINUM DOORS & WINDOWS
COLOR: DARK BRONZE

CLEAR VISION GLAZING - LOW REF

METAL FASCIA MCM ALUMINUM
COLOR: DARK GRAY
I
J
K

STOREFRONT SYSYEM - ALUMINUM
COLOR: FACTORY APPLIED DARK BRONZE

METAL LATTICE ROOF
COLOR: DARK GRAY

STEEL CABLE GUARDRAIL SYSTEM
COLOR: BLACK

E X T E R I O R L I G H T I N G

LIGHTING FIXTURE - UP/DOWN ACCENT
SPJ LIGHTING: SPJ-UD2-16
COLOR: MATTE BRONZE

LED RECESSED LIGHTINGS AT BALCONIE'S SOFFIT
6" PROFILE
COLOR: DARK BRONZE
1 2
0' 4' 8' 16' 32'
76 of 137

X
O O
X
O

OO XXOO X O O
F.F.
1 6' - 0"2' - 0"
2 3
1 2 3 A

EQ EQ EQ
12' - 0"

EQ EQ EQ EQ
6' - 0"
3' - 0" 3' - 0"
6' - 0"
EQ EQ
3' - 6"
6' - 0"2' - 0"
2' - 0"
2' - 0"6' - 0"
2' - 0"
8' - 0"
HDR.

F.F.
8' - 0"
HDR.
9' - 0"
X X X
8' - 0"
10' - 0"

EQ EQ EQ
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A6-0
Window/ Door
Schedule
40-UNIT APARTMENT BLDG
Window Schedule
Mark Width Height Operation Frame Material Comments
1 6' - 0" 6' - 0" CASEMENT/ FIXED ALUMINUM
2 2' - 0" 6' - 0" FIXED ALUMINUM
3 2' - 0" 2' - 0" AWNING ALUMINUM
Door Schedule
Mark Width Height Operation Frame Material Comments
1 9' - 0" 8' - 0" SLIDING ALUM / GLASS
2 12' - 0" 8' - 0" SLIDING ALUM / GLASS
3 6' - 0" 8' - 0" SWING ALUM / GLASS
Storefront
Mark Width Height Operation Frame Material Comments
A 10'-0" 8'-0" FIXED ALUM / GLASS
77 of 137

A6.0

SITE CONTEXT

VIEW - SW
78 of 137

A6.1

SITE CONTEXT

VIEW - NW
79 of 137

A6.2
80 of 137

A6.3

MATERIAL
BOARD
81 of 137

N89°16'06"E 149.90'
N89°15'58"E149.88'
N0°11'55"W
149.99'N0°12'44"W
DN
UP
UP
KENWOOD ST.

ALLEY

C L C L
(el. +544.51)
(el. +547.87)
(el. +549.70)
(el. +545.63)
4 ' P A R K W A Y , P E R D S P ZONE
6 ' W A L K W A Y , P E R D S P ZONE

PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
(OPEN TO SKY)
1,500 S/F

PRIVATE OPEN SPACE
1,500 S/F
RAMP DN TO P1 GARAGE

EXIT FROM
GARAGE
PL.
5 ' B U I L D I N G A D J A C E N T ZONE

BALCONYBALCONYBALCONY
UP
DN

SUN DECK
1,500 S/F
PL.
635 SF
1-BD
501
1,050 SF
2-BD
502

C O R R I D O R
STAIR #1
ELEV #1
DIN
LIV
BD RM
#2 BD RM
#1

KITCHEN
BATH #2
BATH #1

WALK-IN
CL
BD RM

WALK-IN
CL.

W/D
CL.

BALCONY

BALCONY
BD RM

WALK-IN
CL.

C O R R I D O R

KITCHEN
BATH
RM
LIV
PL.

LIFT

BALCONY BALCONY

PLANTING SCHEDULE

SYMBOL BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME SIZE QUANTITY
YUCCA ROSTRATA 24" BOX 4BEAKED YUCCA
WUCOLS
L
MYRTUS COMMUNIS 'COMPACTA' 5 GAL 51COMPACT MYRTLE L
ROSA 'FLOWER CARPERT WHITE' 5 GAL 16WHITE CARPET ROSE L LEUCADENDRON 'EBONY' 15 GAL 12EBONY CONEFLOWER L
LAVANDULA 'MUNSTEAD' 5 GAL 12MUNSTEAD ENGLISH LAVENDER L KALANCHOE BEHARENSIS 15 GAL 6FELT BUSH L
AGAVE ATTENUATA 'RAY OF LIGHT' 7 GAL 20VARIEGATED FOXTAIL AGAVE L ALOE STRIATA 5 GAL 34CORAL ALOE L
FESTUCA GLAUCA 'ELIJA BLUE' 1 GAL 44BLUE FESCUE L
BULBINE FRUTESCENS 'HALLMARK' 1 GAL 61DWARF ORANGE BULBINE L CHONDROPETALUM TECTORUM 5 GAL 16RESTIO L
MYRICA CALIFORNICA 5 GAL 10PACIFIC WAX MYRTLE L
CASUARINA 'COUSIN ITT' 1 GAL 12PROSTRATE SWAMP OAK L

OLEA EUROPAEA
18'-20'H
5OLIVE TREE VL

TREE SCHEDULE

SYMBOL BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME SIZE QUANTITY WUCOLS MATURE HEIGHT
25'BARE ROOT
ACACIA SUBPOROSA 3RIVER WATTLE L 15'24" BOX
TIPUANA TIPU 2TIPU TREE L 40-50'36" BOX
ARTEMISIA 'SILVER BROCADE' 2 GAL 28PERENNIAL DUSTY MILLER L WESTRINGIA 'SMOKEY' 5 GAL 37SMOKEY COAST ROSEMARY L
STRELITZIA NICOLAI 24" BOX 11GIANT BIRD OF PARADISE L
MANGAVE 'LAVENDER LADY' 5 GAL 3MANGAVE L
GERANIUM HARVEYI 1 GAL 30SILVER GERANIUM L
GRAPTOPETALUM PARAGUAYENSE 1 GAL 28GHOST ECHEVERIA L

COTINUS COGGYGRIA
'ROYAL PURPLE'
6PURPLE SMOKE TREE L 10-15'15 GAL

LANDSCAPE
L-1

THIS PLAN DOES NOT COMMUNICATE

CONSTRUCTION MEANS OR METHODS AND

THEREFORE SHALL NOT BE USED FOR

CONSTRUCTION OR MISCONSTRUED AS A
CONSTRUCTION PLAN OR TECHNICAL DOCUMENT.

FINISH ELEVATIONS ARE APPROXIMATE AND SHALL

BE ADJUSTED AS NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE
ACTUAL FIELD CONDITIONS.

THIS IS A CONCEPT PLAN AND NOT FOR
CONSTRUCTION.

SCALE: 1/8"=1'-0"

LANDSCAPE PLAN- SITE LEVEL

APARTMENTS
126-128 KENWOOD ST.

GLENDALE, CA 91205
1 1
2 4'-0"H TILED WATER FEATURE WALL WITH METAL SQUARE
SCUPPERS SPILLING INTO 12" BASIN
3 WALL MOUNTED WOOD BENCHES BY TOURNERSOL

NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION
4 18"H PLANTER WALLS WITH 14" WIDE PRECAST CONC. CAPS
BY TECHOBLOC (TYP)- TREE PLANTER AREA 6'-0" x 6'-0" x 38" DEEP 2 5 'BOULEVARD' PLANTER BOX BY TOURNESOL (TYP)
6 6"x18" INDUSTRIA SMOOTH UNIT PAVERS BY TECHOBLOC
0 8' 16' 32'
"DIAMOND" PAVERS WITH 6"X18" INDUSTRIA SMOOTH PAVER BORDER

BY TECHOBLOC
3 5
4 6
6 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
SCALE: 1/8"=1'-0"
5TH FLOOR SUN DECK
7 7 24"x48" 'SILVERLAKE' ROOF TERRACE PAVERS
82 of 137

IMAGERY
L-2

THIS PLAN DOES NOT COMMUNICATE

CONSTRUCTION MEANS OR METHODS AND

THEREFORE SHALL NOT BE USED FOR

CONSTRUCTION OR MISCONSTRUED AS A
CONSTRUCTION PLAN OR TECHNICAL DOCUMENT.

FINISH ELEVATIONS ARE APPROXIMATE AND SHALL

BE ADJUSTED AS NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE
ACTUAL FIELD CONDITIONS.

THIS IS A CONCEPT PLAN AND NOT FOR
CONSTRUCTION.

YUCCA ROSTRATA MYRTUS COMMUNIS 'COMPACTA'ROSA 'FLOWER CARPERT WHITE'LEUCADENDRON 'EBONY' LAVANDULA 'MUNSTEAD'

KALANCHOE BEHARENSIS AGAVE ATTENUATA 'RAY OF LIGHT'

ALOE STRIATA

FESTUCA GLAUCA 'ELIJA BLUE'

BULBINE FRUTESCENS 'HALLMARK'

CHONDROPETALUM TECTORUM

MYRICA CALIFORNICA

CASUARINA 'COUSIN ITT'

OLEA EUROPAEA
18'-20'H

ACACIA SUBPOROSA TIPUANA TIPU

ARTEMISIA 'SILVER BROCADE'

WESTRINGIA 'SMOKEY'

STRELITZIA NICOLAI

MANGAVE 'LAVENDER LADY'

GERANIUM HARVEYI

GRAPTOPETALUM PARAGUAYENSE

COTINUS COGGYGRIA
'ROYAL PURPLE'

WALL MOUNTED WOOD BENCHES BY TOURNERSOL BOULEVARD PLANTER BOXES "DIAMOND" PAVERS WITH INDUSTRIA PAVER BORDERWATER FEATURE WALL WITH METAL SQUARE SCUPPERS 'SILVERLAKE' ROOF TERRACE PAVERS

APARTMENTS
126-128 KENWOOD ST.

GLENDALE, CA 91205
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N89°16'06"E 149.90'
N89°15'58"E149.88'
N0°11'55"W
149.99'N0°12'44"W
DN
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FINISH ELEVATIONS ARE APPROXIMATE AND SHALL

BE ADJUSTED AS NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE
ACTUAL FIELD CONDITIONS.

THIS IS A CONCEPT PLAN AND NOT FOR
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1 Ezzati, Vista
From: Lea <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 7, 2024 11:17 AM
To: Ezzati, Vista
Subject: Project Address: 126-128 South Kenwood Street Glendale CA 9120 Case Number: Design Review Case No. PDR-002684-2023
Attachments: Formal Objectiion to Project 126-128 S. Kenwood Glendale 6-7-2024.pdf CAUTION: This email was delivered from the Internet. Do not click links, open attachments, or reply if you are unsure as to the sender.

Dear Vista Please see attached from Mr. K
ashefi - objection to this proposed
Project 126-128 South Kenwood Street Glendale CA 9120
Case Number: Design Review Case No. PDR-002684-2023
Please confirm that you will enter / pass on our objection to the Design Review Board.

Please contact me if you need any further information
Thank
You
Lea Cl
ement
Property Manager-131 S. Jackson St. Glendale CA 91205
625 N. West Knoll Drive
West Hollywood CA 90069
T: 310 360-7501 x2
F: 310 360-7509
[email protected]
You don't often get email from [email protected]. Learn why this is important Exhibit 2
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1 Ezzati, Vista
From: Catherine Jurca <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 12:15 PM
To: Asatryan, Elen; Brotman, Daniel; Gharpetian, Vartan; Kassakhian, Ardashes; Najarian, Ara Cc: Calvert, Bradley; Ezzati, Vista; Platt, Jay; Golanian, Roubik Subject: public comments on Preliminary Design Review for Project at 126 - 128 S. Kenwood CAUTION: This email was delivered from the Internet. Do not click links, open aƩachments, or reply if you are unsure as to the sender.

Dear Mayor Asatryan and Members of the Glendale City Council:

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed comment.

I was a board member of TGHS when Council considered a project that included 132 S. Kenwood. I conƟnue to be very grateful to Council members Ara Najarian and Vartan GharpeƟan who joined their colleagues in determining that 132 S.

Kenwood was historic for its associaƟon with the Reverend Cliﬀord Cole.

I understand the current owners sold that property, and it is not part of the project proposal.

My main comment on this project is that it includes a wonderfully generous setback—on the northwest side, not the southwest side where the historic property is located. As a result, the ﬁve‐story building will unnecessarily tower over the historic CraŌsman.

I write to ask that Council request that the developer ﬂip the courtyard, relocaƟng it so that the open space is adjacent to the CraŌsman, thereby reducing impacts to the historic resource. Moving the building will also reduce the likelihood of damage to the historic property during construcƟon.

Thank you for your consideraƟon.

Best,
Cathy Jurca
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1 Ezzati, Vista
From: Jake Pierce <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 10:21 AM
To: Brotman, Daniel; [email protected]; Gharpetian, Vartan; Asatryan, Elen; Najarian, Ara Cc: Calvert, Bradley; Golanian, Roubik; Ezzati, Vista; Kirsten Bladh; Shane Lee; Sara Williams Subject: Abundant Housing LA SUPPORT for 126-128 South Kenwood Street Glendale Attachments: 126-128 South Kenwood Street AHLA SUPPORT.pdf CAUTION: This email was delivered from the Internet. Do not click links, open attachments, or reply if you are unsure as to the sender.

Dear Mayor Asatryan and members of the Glendale City Council, I am writing on behalf of Abundant Housing LA in support of the 40‐unit density bonus project on Kenwood Street.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Jake Pierce
Field Organizer & Policy Analyst
Abundant Housing LA
@jacobpierceLA
City of Glend
ale
613 E. Broadway
Glendale, CA 91206
June 11, 2024
Re: 126‐128 South Kenwood Street, (Stage I Preliminary Design Review Case No. PDR‐002684‐2023) Dear Glendale City Council,,
On behalf of Abundant Housing LA, we are writing to you in support of the proposed density bonus project at 126‐128 South Kenwoo
d Street. We urge the city to approve the project’s Stage I Preliminary Design.

Glendale is facing a severe housing shortage, as is all of Los Angeles County, and this project would provide much‐ needed housing. By creating new housing in this neighborhood, the development would help to reduce issues of gentrifi
cation and displacement in other parts of the region. Abundant Housing LA has found that these housing challenges can only be addressed if everyone in the region does their part.

This 40‐unit project is in a great location for housing, as it is a short stroll from Downtown Glendale. Walkscore.com gives the par
cel a walking score of 98 out of 100, making it a “Walker’s Paradise.” More density will only further enrich this neighborhood. The development will also support the economy, bringing more potential customers into local You don't often get email from [email protected]. Learn why this is important 88 of 137

2 downtown businesses. Additionally, the neighborhood is already home to a significant amount of multifamily housing, making this project a natural fit.

The project also includes three units set aside at affordable rents. At very‐low‐income, these three units offer a deep level of affordability, and they will change people’s lives. Furthermore, the de veloper is able to accomplish all this by only demolishing one existing dwelling unit.

We will be eager to see the development move forward. Developments like these are good for the community of Glendale and good for all of Los Angeles County. Again, we urge the City Council to approve the project’s Stage I Preliminary Design.

Sincere
ly,
Azeen Khanmalek
Jaime Del Rio
Tami Kagan
‐Abrams
AHLA Executive Director
AHLA Director of Organizing
AHLA Project Director
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CityofGlendale613E.BroadwayGlendale,CA91206
June11,2024
Re: 126-128SouthKenwoodStreet, (StageI PreliminaryDesignReviewCaseNo. PDR-002684-2023) DearGlendaleCityCouncil,,
OnbehalfofAbundantHousingLA,wearewritingtoyouinsupportoftheproposeddensitybonusprojectat126-128SouthKenwoodStreet.Weurgethecitytoapprovetheproject’sStageIPreliminaryDesign.

Glendaleisfacingaseverehousingshortage,asisallofLosAngelesCounty,andthisprojectwouldprovidemuch-neededhousing.Bycreatingnewhousinginthisneighborhood,thedevelopmentwouldhelptoreduceissuesofgentrificationanddisplacementinotherpartsoftheregion.AbundantHousingLAhasfoundthatthesehousingchallengescanonlybeaddressedifeveryoneintheregiondoestheirpart.

This40-unitprojectisinagreatlocationforhousing,asitisashortstrollfromDowntownGlendale.Walkscore.comgivestheparcelawalkingscoreof98outof100,makingita“Walker’sParadise.”Moredensitywillonlyfurtherenrichthisneighborhood.Thedevelopmentwillalsosupporttheeconomy,bringingmorepotentialcustomersintolocaldowntownbusinesses.Additionally,theneighborhoodisalreadyhometoasignificantamountofmultifamilyhousing,makingthisprojectanaturalfit.

Theprojectalsoincludesthreeunitssetasideataffordablerents.Atvery-low-income,thesethreeunitsofferadeeplevelofaffordability,andtheywillchangepeople’slives.Furthermore,thedeveloperisabletoaccomplishallthisbyonlydemolishingoneexistingdwellingunit.

Wewillbeeagertoseethedevelopmentmoveforward.DevelopmentslikethesearegoodforthecommunityofGlendaleandgoodforallofLosAngelesCounty.Again,weurgetheCityCounciltoapprovetheproject’sStageIPreliminaryDesign.

Sincerely,
AzeenKhanmalek JaimeDelRio TamiKagan-AbramsAHLAExecutiveDirector AHLADirectorofOrganizing AHLAProjectDirector 90 of 137

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From: Adjemian, Aram
To: Cortes, Karen
Subject: FW: July 30, 2024, Special City Council meeting, Item 2 Community Development, Public Hearing for Stage I Preliminary Design Review Case No. PDR-002684-2023 for the Development of a New 40-unit, 5-story Multi- Family Development with 73 parking spaces a...

Date: Monday, July 29, 2024 4:53:29 PM
Attachments: Special City Council, 126 128 S Kenwood- FGS.pdf Attachment.pdf
Hi Karen,

Can you please attach this to the agenda.

Thanks,
Aram

From: Francesca Smith <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2024 2:38 PM
To: Adjemian, Aram <[email protected]>
Subject: Fw: July 30, 2024, Special City Council meeting, Item 2 Community Development, Public Hearing for Stage I Preliminary Design Review Case No. PDR-002684-2023 for the Development of a New 40-unit, 5-story Multi-Family Development with 73 parking spaces a...

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Hi Aram,
Please include this letter and its attachment in the Administrative Record for the above- referenced project.

Thanks in advance!
Francesca

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Francesca Smith <[email protected]>
To: Elen Asatryan <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; Daniel Brotman <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>
Cc: Suzie Abajian <[email protected]>; Vista Ezzati <[email protected]>; Bradley Calvert <[email protected]>; Roubik Golanian <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2024 at 02:33:58 PM PDT
Subject: July 30, 2024, Special City Council meeting, Item 2 Community Development, Public Hearing for Stage I Preliminary Design Review Case No. PDR-002684-2023 for the Development of a New 40- unit, 5-story Multi-Family Development with 73 parking spaces and Public Open Space Area on a 14,988 square-foot (SF) lot located at 126-128 South Kenwood Street

Dear Mayor Astatryan and members of council,
Please find my letter regarding the above-referenced item appended to this message, with the referenced attachment.

I strongly urge you not to approve the proposed Phase 1 design and encourage the applicants to work more closely with staff to meet the requirements in the Downtown Glendale Specific 94 of 137

Plan as described in the letter. The proposed project does not comply with requirements in CEQA and its expected historic resources impacts will necessitate the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report to address and hopefully, reduce those effects.

This letter and its attachment should be included in the Administrative record for the project.

Thanks, in advance for your time!
Best wishes,
Francesca Smith
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FRANCESCA SMITH
July 27, 2024

Mayor Elen Asatryan and City Council members
Glendale City Hall
613 E. Broadway
Glendale, CA 91206
via e-mail

RE: July 30, 2024, Special City Council meeting, Item 2 Community Development, Public Hearing for Stage I Preliminary Design Review Case No. PDR-002684-2023 for the Development of a New 40-unit, 5-story Multi-Family Development with 73 parking spaces and Public Open Space Area on a 14,988 square-foot (SF) lot located at 126-128 South Kenwood Street

Dear Mayor Asatryan and members of city council:

I appreciate the opportunity to comment on the above-referenced item on behalf of Glendale Residents Against Environmental Destruction. My interest in this case is from various perspectives, including historic preservation issues, appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, the expected loss of naturally occurring affordable housing units, as well as significant effects to community character and aesthetics. I am a qualified Historian and Architectural Historian under the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards, a former board member of The Glendale Historical Society and current member of the Advisory Board, a former member of the City of Glendale’s Design Review Board, and I teamed with Catherine Jurca, PhD, to evaluate the property abutting the proposed project. The Reverend Clifford A. Cole Property at 132 South Kenwood Avenue was evaluated for local significance in 2016. Based on Dr. Jurca’s and my efforts, the Glendale City Council agreed in 2016 that the Cole Property was eligible for listing in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources based on its associative qualities (see Attachment and Figures 1 and 2 on page 2). Two years later, in the City of Glendale’s “South Glendale Historic Context” and “Appendix B: Individually Eligible Properties” the property was found to be locally eligible under both “Early Development & Town Settlement” and “Early Residential Development" contexts (2018, page 42). Based on those findings and the council’s agreement, the Reverend Clifford A. Cole property is considered a historic resource for the purposes of CEQA.

The proposed five-story project immediately abuts the single-story residence at 132 South Kenwood Avenue, a presumptive historic resource under CEQA (California Public Resources Code, Section 21084.1), and as briefly described herein, the proposed project could cause a significant impact to the historic resource under CEQA. It is noted that in the Glendale Municipal Code, “Projects that are authorized to proceed with preparation of a Stage II final design submission must first complete applicable California Environmental Quality Act review in addition to completing the final design for design review authority consideration” (Title 30 Zoning, Chapter 30.47 Design Review, Section 30.47.070 (d) 96 of 137

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Procedure for review). What that means is that particularly in the case of this project, City Council is being asked to review a project that may (and should) be far different in its appearance (including materials, design, planning and orientation) after appropriate CEQA review, particularly including consideration of Cultural Resources impacts.

Figure 1: Annotated, abbreviated county
assessor’s Parcel Map (5642-007, sheet 1, 2019),
denoting the proposed project in red and the
Cole Property in green. Broadway is at the top
(north) and Harvard Street is at the foot of the
diagram. An alley is at left side. North at top.

Figure 2: Annotated aerial photograph of 120 (top),
126-128 (in red) and the 132 South Kenwood Street
(Reverend Clifford A. Cole Property in green)
demonstrating the proximity of the proposed project to
the historic property. North at top. Source: Google
maps 2024.

Because Stage I Preliminary design review invites council direction on project site planning, massing and scale, this is the appropriate time to address the proposed project’s problematic site planning, as well as its massing and scale, as submitted. The guiding review document, council would apply is Downtown Glendale Specific Plan (DSP). Its stated purpose is that the DSP “seeks to preserve and enhance the aspects which provide each district its unique character, while improving the attractiveness and livability of the Downtown area” (Chapter 2, page 2-1). The proposed project is located in the “East Broadway District,” the expected “form and character” (2-2) of which is described as “moderate density” and that it “combines a number of civic and cultural uses and historic buildings (emphasis added, 2-8).

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Presumably, what staff means is that the proposed project design would be “flipped “on its axis, and the proposed public and private open space would abut the Cole Property at 132 S.

Kenwood. See Figure 3 below.

Figure 3: Excerpted altered proposed project site plan (from Exhibit 1, sheet A2.0) showing the project turned over on its axis. That change would result in the proposed public and private open space being immediately adjacent to the historic Reverend Clifford A. Cole Property at the foot of the revised drawing.

That proposed condition would certainly improve the proposed project, and while it would lessen the expected CEQA historical resource impacts to a less than significant level, it would be a positive step toward reducing the project’s effects on the Reverend Clifford A.

Cole Property. Other recommended conditions would be to step the proposed building’s façade back, floor-by-floor, to alter the proposed materials as well as its design to be more compatible and less differentiated from the simple, small-scale historic resource, to reduce the number of balconies looking into the historic resource’s yard and to require the use of camphor trees as the proposed project street trees. The Report to the Special City Council also addresses the large amount of stucco proposed on the exterior.

The proposed materials do not comply with the Glendale DSP Urban Design policies (Chapter 4). The report points out that “The DSP restricts no more than 60% of the building elevations to be clad with stucco or plaster and staff will work with the design team that this is being met in the Stage II submittal” (page 6). In light of that fact, the proposed materials and the relationship among materials not only do not comply with the DSP, but would be 98 of 137

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different than the design being reviewed, with a smaller amount of stucco finish than is being considered for the Phase I submittal. The result of that materials condition with the others is, city council would not be able to understand what the proposed project’s altered appearance would be, once the stucco area was reduced, the design was turned over and the “canopies” were redesigned to comply with DSP requirements.

In addition, the proposed exterior light fixtures (other than landscape fixtures), specified are extremely limited and do not comply with the DSP Urban Design Guideline policies, 4.2 “Building Design,” 4.2.22 that directs in “Architectural Elements: Lighting” A. Lighting shall be directed away from surrounding development and shielded to minimize spillover on adjacent properties.

B. No light shall be directed at the windows of a residential unit within or adjacent to a project.

C. Reflective materials or other sources of glare, such as polished metal surfaces, shall result in visual glare or measurable heat gain on surrounding windows.

D. Significant architectural features such as corners or unique cornices should be illuminated and enhanced by a comprehensive lighting design.

E. Building lighting should be adjustable, and prior to Certificate of Occupancy a test may be required to calibrate proper illumination levels to the satisfaction of the Urban Design Studio.

Only two non-landscape light fixtures are proposed in Phase 1. They would be not really coordinated, with matte bronze and “charcoal smudge” finishes specified. Neither would illuminate or “wash” walls softly or evenly (see standard E requires that they be adjustable).

Fixture 1, “lighting Fixture Up/Down accent” is a 16” wall-mounted tube that provides either up or down lighting, not both according to the manufacturer.1 Fixture 2, the proposed “LED Recessed Lightings at Balconie’s Soffit” [sic] would be down-lights, to illuminate the private balconies. In fact, the proposed five-story building with 15 or more balconies located within ten feet of the single-story historic resource could have a great deal of light spillover that would be oriented toward the single-family residence (see Standards A-C).

In the DSP under Chapter 4, Urban Design, under 4.0.2 Context Sensitive Design, it directs “New development shall be sensitive to existing patterns and character in Downtown.

Where strong existing patterns of height, scale or use are established, new development should reinforce these patterns (4.2). It further states regarding “Edges and Transitions” in “4.0.6 that proposed projects should “Be sensitive to the transition between various Downtown districts and the residential neighborhoods immediately surrounding Downtown. Heights of buildings should step down toward the predominantly 1-to 3-story development of surrounding neighborhoods…” (4-2). The proposed project would be five stories and 65 feet in height.

Table 1 below enumerates the existing numbers of stories on the subject property city block to show how large the proposed project would be in comparison to nearby properties.

1 See https://www.seginuslighting.com/products/spj-lighting-spj-ud2-16-up-or-down-wall- mount?currency=USD&variant=43680198492358&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=G oogle%20Shopping&stkn=5f47acf7ff87&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzaKcp9njhgMV3jYIBR3GTgeyE AQYBCABEgKvKfD_BwE
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Table 1: Building Heights on 100 S. Kenwood Street
Address Year Built Stories Notes
A.2 126 S Kenwood St Pre-1908,
demolished
1988

0 “Built prior to 1908, according to the Sanborn maps,
this bungalow is typical of the simplest building of
that genre. It is located on a mixed use street which retains a larger number of historic buildings than most of the
comparable streets nearby. It is worthy of note, therefore, for its site and for its integrity” (emphasis added, “1983– 1984 Glendale Architectural and Historical Survey”).

Demolished in 1988 according to County Assessor
B. 128 S Kenwood St 1928 1 Proposed project location, to be demolished.

C. 132 S Kenwood St 19073 1 Reverend Clifford A. Cole Property D. 401 E Harvard St 1962 2
E. 404 E Harvard St 1962 2
F. 320 E Harvard St 2
G. 133 S Kenwood St 1979 9 Casa De La Paloma, affordable housing (senior and disabled)
H. 117-119 S Kenwood St. 1925 2 MGM Banquet Hall
I. 115 S Kenwood St N/A 0 Paved parking lot
J. 103-111 S Kenwood St 1907, 1922
and 1924
1 Four one-story buildings
K. 109 S. Kenwood St./
412 E. Broadway
2008 4
L. 118-120 S. Kenwood St. 2014 6
Average Building Height 2.5 stories A vertical difference of roughly 50 feet between abutting buildings, particularly when one is a historic resource would not demonstrate sensitivity to the historic resource, the existing established, character or pattern of the existing neighborhood.

If the DSP directs that “Heights of buildings should step down toward the predominantly 1- to 3-story development of surrounding neighborhoods…” (4-2) and the 13 surrounding properties have an average height of 2.5 stories, then it seems reasonably obvious that five stories and 65 feet in height would be considered mid-rise, far too tall and too high, by more than three stories, for the surrounding neighborhood. The proposed project would not acknowledge or reinforce the strong existing predominant pattern of low building heights and small scale. The DSP further proclaims in 4.1 Site Planning, in section 4.1.1 Historic Preservation/ Adaptive Reuse that “Glendale’s older buildings are an important part of the streetscape, contributing to the distinctive character of Downtown. Some of these are historically significant while others reflect good design practices and stylistic trends over many decades (4-8). The same section states on the same page that:

A. Rehabilitation of historic resources, including related adjacent new construction, shall conform to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation (see pages 9 and 10).

The staff-prepared Report to the Special City Council states under Building Design – DSP Chapter 4.2 Urban Design, Overall Building Design on page 6 that “The 65-foot-tall

2 Address letters, numbers and parcels are from Exhibit 1, the proposed project Photographic Survey Map Sheet A1.5, prepared by Art Tech Design, dated December 12, 2023. 3 City of Glendale. “South Glendale Historic Context” and “Appendix B: Individually Eligible Properties” 2018, page 42.
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residential development has appropriately incorporated the required height and façade modulations into the design which add visual interest to both the skyline, as well as at the street-level…” in its "general analysis of the Project’s architectural elements” as well as the following:

4.2.7 Architectural Elements “The ground floor is visually separated from the floors above through the use of a metal canopy and the application of materials at the base of the building” (page 6).

4.2.10 Architectural Elements: Building Lobbies & Entries, “The entry is highlighted by a metal canopy with the building name, a green-screen wall, and the MCM wood-like cladding wraps the volume of the ground-floor leasing office a wood cladding [sic]”(7).

4.2.13 Architectural Elements: Canopies, “The DSP requires at least 50% of the street elevations to include canopies or marquees. At the ground floor entry to the building, a metal canopy has been incorporated into the design that complements the contemporary design aesthetic” (7).

While the analysis in the Report has found the proposed project to be in general compliance with the requirements in the DSP, it is partly because of the proposed use of metal canopies to articulate the design and is unfortunately overly accommodating in its interpretation of what a canopy is in the City of Glendale. Canopies are clearly defined in the Glendale Municipal Code:
“Canopy” means a fixed shelter of any material and of any length, projecting from and connected to a building and/or columns and/or posts from the ground, or supported by a frame extending from the building and/or columns or posts from the ground. “Canopy” includes a marquee. “Canopy” does not include a shelter whose roof is also a walkway or area being used as a balcony for an upper floor occupancy (emphasis added Section 30.33.020 Definitions).

Review of the proposed plans before council reveal that “The massing and scale of the building are complimented by the canopies separating ground floor from floors above” (Project Narrative, Sheet A.1-2). On sheet A.1.19, the plans decare that the open space is ”Open to sky, no building over hangs, only canopies/awnings.” 101 of 137

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Figure 4: Annotated rendering from page 2 of Exhibit 1 of proposed project, depicting numerous articulating “canopies” with green arrows. Balconies and balcony roof/upper floor decks have red arrows.

The canopies are the floor decks of the balconies, as well as the roofs above and upper floor canopies. The 15 canopies that would serve as both balcony decks and roofs on the south-facing elevation (center of image) and set-back east-facing façade (left side) do not have red arrows in the interest of legibility.

Figure 5: Annotated, excerpted
plan of proposed project second
floor, Unit 201, showing
balcony in yellow that would
project outboard of the building
façade, as would the canopies.

The proposed balcony deck in
yellow would also be the
required “canopy” which
presents a problem. Source:

Second Floor Plan, sheet A3-2.
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What this analysis reveals, particularly considering Figures 4 and 5, is that the canopies that are proposed to support proposed project compliance with requirements in the DSP do not technically qualify as canopies. They are instead “area[s] being used as a balcony for an upper floor occupancy.” The red and green arrows in Figure 5 and the highlighting in Figure 6 point to examples where the canopies could not be considered the required design features when they would serve as balcony decks and roofs. Moreover, the proposed “canopies” would be merely slight projections from the main, nearly flat facades, painted in a contrasting color.

As such, the proposed design does not comply with the DSP requirements, particularly by relying on 1-2-foot-deep, minimal façade projections which are not allowable as decks and roofs but are being considered improperly to be canopies.

A brief reminder, as well, however, that the Final Program Environmental Impact Report for the Glendale Downtown Specific Plan (FPEIR), prepared by the City of Glendale in 2006 in Chapter 1 Executive Summary, in Table 1-1,under Summary of Environmental Effects and Project Requirements/Mitigation Measures, established a requirement if “Implementation of the proposed project would result in new development perhaps including demolition, on or near sites with known historic resources and on potentially historic sites. This is considered a potentially significant impact…” (Impact 4.4-4, page 1-18).4 It is considered a significant and unavoidable impact under “Level of Significance After Mitigation.” This presents a significant problem for the City of Glendale if this project, as proposed (or even with the proposed condition) would reduce but not avoid impacts to the historic resource and continues to move forward.

The corresponding Mitigation Measure in the FPEIR DSP under MM 4.4-4(c) in addition specifies in "Timeframe/ Monitoring Milestone" that this would occur during Plan Check and Design Review" (emphasis added). We note that city council is performing Phase 1 design review in this meeting, therefore the current method of review unfortunately has the sequence for project analysis out-of-order.

The fact that there are potentially significant and unavoidable impacts to the setting, aesthetics, with both potential noise and vibration effects to a historic resource should trigger implementation of FPEIR Mitigation Measure MM 4.4-4(c), which directs that In the event that a future development within the DPS is proposed on or immediately surrounding a site containing a known historic resource, environmental review of the development project shall consider the impacts to the known historical resource and, if needed shall include a study conducted by a qualified historian or architectural historian to determine whether the proposed development project would materially alter in an adverse manner those physical characteristics of the known historic resource that conveys its historical significance. If the project would demolish a historic resource or if it is determined that the development project would materially alter in an adverse manner those physical characteristics that convey the resource’s historic significance, the City shall impose any and all measures to avoid or substantially lessen the impact, unless the City, after having analyzed the significant impacts and proposed mitigation measures in an Environmental Impact Report, finds such mitigation measures are infeasible and adopts a statement of overriding considerations. Potential modifications to a site- specific development project to avoid or mitigate adverse impacts on historic resources include, but are not limited to:

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(1) Site plan modifications that incorporate the historic resource into the proposed project, and if necessary, rehabilitation of the historic resource. Rehabilitation of architecturally or historically significant buildings shall meet the U.S. Secretary of the [I]nterior’s Standards for Rehabilitation;
(2) Design changes related to height[,] density, upper story step-backs, architectural features, or materials; and
(3) Changes in the proposed development program to include compatible uses (emphasis added, pages 1-18 and 1-19).

During Phase 1 design review it is the appropriate time for council, as the authority, to not approve or to significantly modify the proposed project. The proposed project will likely also change dramatically in the future based on the results of an appropriate CEQA alternatives analysis, which should be far more rigorous than this review. As proposed, the tallest part of the new building would be 65 feet (at elevator penthouse, see Exhibit 1, sheet A1-6), and the rest of the building facing the Cole Property would be five stories or 59 feet- high, abutting the one-story historic resource (estimated to be 17 feet high at the roof ridge), resulting in an over-scaled, mid-rise proposed project, which would loom over and dwarf the Cole Property by nearly 50 feet (48 feet). The proposed project, at 65 feet would be nearly four times the height of the main building historic resource (3.823). That difference in height is tremendous and would not be in keeping with the established character and scale of the neighborhood of most of the seven other properties on the block (see Figures 6, 7, 8 and 12).

Further, it is remarkably noted that nothing in the Report to the Special City Council in any way addresses the proposed changes to the larger setting of the Reverend Clifford A. Cole Property. Absent a local definition for a historic setting, its setting is defined in National Register guidance as:
the physical environment of a historic property. Whereas location refers to the specific place where a property was built or an event occurred, setting refers to the character of the place in which the property played its historical role. It involves how, not just where, the property is situated and its relationship to surrounding features and open space. Setting often reflects the basic physical conditions under which a property was built and the functions it was intended to serve. In addition, the way in which a property is positioned in its environment can reflect the [builder’s] concept of nature and aesthetic preferences. The physical features that constitute the setting of a historic property can be either natural or manmade, including such elements as…vegetation; simple manmade features (paths or fences); and relationships between buildings and other features or open space. These features and their relationships should be examined not only within the exact boundaries of the property, but also between the property and its surroundings (National Park Service “How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation” 1990, revised 1995, emphasis added).

The proposed project, as currently designed would permanently destroy the larger setting of the historic resource, including but not limited to its relationship to the neighborhood, its connection to surrounding buildings (which are currently roughly the same approximate height on the north and south sides) and negatively impact its integral front and rear yards including their mature plant material (lawn, mature trees and bushes) in the extended periods of shade and shadow that would be caused by the proposed presence of a five- story, 65-foot high building within 10 feet of the Reverend Clifford A. Cole residence and property.

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(retention of historic character), 9 (compatible new additions) and 10 (reversibility of those new additions) which are particularly germane to this project. The formerly expansive, nearly pastoral large setting of the Reverend Clifford A. Cole Property, including an abutting nearly equal setback with the abutting front yard (128 N. Kenwood Street), its own landscape and the landscaping that surrounds the Cole Property consisting largely of grass planted lawn areas, covered areas dotted by small shrubs, mature trees and camphor street trees5 would be drastically reduced by the implementation of the proposed project.

The existing camphor street trees notably create a collective tree canopy which create shade, contribute to neighborhood character and establish the street’s pleasant atmosphere. Street trees (other than palm trees) that have canopies, like camphor, can decrease stormwater and runoff, they can clean the air using photosynthesis and capture particulate matter. Trees reduce solar islands by blocking direct heat from the direct by providing shade to buildings, heat-retaining paved surfaces, other plant material and through evapotranspiration.6 Canopy trees can protect infrastructure by acting as natural flood control and protection against soil erosion. Higher tree canopy density in developed communities can decrease stress, reduce rates of illness, and can assist in providing longer life expectancy.7 Table 2 below enumerates existing properties on the block and whether or not those properties on the 100 S. Kenwood Street block currently have camphor street trees. The shaded rows in the table on the following page are the subject properties where the proposed project would be constructed.

5 Mature camphor trees exist in the parkways at 126 (1), 132 (1) and at 401 East Harvard Street (2 with 2 recent replacements). The opposite side of South Kenwood is also planted in mature camphor trees, all of which are surrounded by lawn.
6 Evapoptraspiration is defined in Oxford Languages as “the process by which water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere by evaporation from the soil and other surfaces and by transpiration from plants.” 7 “Community Greening: Six Benefits of Urban Forestry Trees by Josh Weiner on February 8, 2023 at https://communitygreening.org/blog/six-benefits-of-urban- forestrytrees?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpsLj_bOBhwMVzxutBh3_twfvEAASA AEgK3n_D_BwE 105 of 137

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Table 2: Street Trees on 100 Block of S. Kenwood Street Address Camphor
Street Trees
Notes
103-111 S. Kenwood St. Yes Four one-story buildings
109 S. Kenwood St./412 E.

Broadway
Yes
115 S. Kenwood St. Yes until 2014.

After 2014,
different
canopy street
trees
Paved parking lot
117 -119 S. Kenwood St. No street trees MGM Banquet Hall 118-120 S. Kenwood St. Yes
126 S. Kenwood St. No Vacant lot
128 S. Kenwood St. Yes single-family residence
132 S. Kenwood St. Yes Rev. Clifford A. Cole Property
133 S. Kenwood St. Yes Casa De La Paloma, affordable senior and disabled housing, 167 units
401 E. Harvard St. Yes Two, two-story buildings
Table 2 above demonstrates that the majority of properties on the 100 South Kenwood Street block have existing camphor street trees. The proposed project presents tall palm trees in the parkway as street trees. Mature palm trees do not provide the described benefits of canopy trees. Sheet L-1, the proposed Landscape Plan, does not include any reference to street trees.

The proposed 65-foot height, nearly uninterrupted massing, large scale and proximity of the proposed project is not in character with and would effectively dwarf and overshadow the historic resource. The cumulative effect of each of the changes caused by the proposed project would negatively impact the historic character of both the Cole residence as well as its immediate and larger setting. Based on this supported evidence, the proposed project would not meet the requirements in the Standards for Rehabilitation. See also National Park Service, Technical Preservation Services “Interpreting the Standards No, 41: Incompatible Alterations to the Setting and Environment of a Historic Property” by Antonio Aguilar, 2006 at https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/upload/its-41-alterations-setting-environment.pdf .

Additional flaws in the proposed project are numerous: as proposed, the side of the proposed project facing the Cole Property (South Elevation, Exhibit 1, sheet A-4-3) would have a minimal, 5-foot setback from the street unless the project were flipped as currently recommended as a condition. The Cole Residence has a 24-foot setback with a front yard, foundation plantings and mature trees. As proposed, the view north from the low, small- scaled Cole residence would be the large edifice in Figure 6, on page 12. The proposed elevation in Figure 4 would be about 10 feet from the Reverend Clifford Cole residence’s current and established location for more than a century. The Cole Residence has six windows that would immediately face the proposed project (see also Figure 6 on page 11). 106 of 137

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Figure 6: Excerpted, annotated South Elevation of proposed project, which would face and immediately abut the historic Reverend Clifford Cole Property. The Cole residence is depicted, including its roof in red on left, with 17” side and intersecting rear, gabled roof ridges that continue to back of residence. The two- story, Clifford Cole Apartments are shown at left with its low, hipped roof also in red. Main image from Sheet A-4.3, depth and size of the Cole residence and duplex apartments from Topographical Survey, sheet A1-15 (February 2015), as well as field review.

The Cole residence’s approximate location would align approximately at the left side of the image in Figure 6, where the darkest gray, full height metal panels are proposed, on the left (west) side. As depicted in Figures 7 and 8 below, the small-scale historic resource would be significantly overshadowed by the proposed project. The proposed mid-rise project at 65 feet, is too tall and too large to immediately abut a historic resource without causing unmitigable, significant impacts to its setting, and aesthetics and as well as potential noise and vibration impacts under CEQA.

Figure 7: View southeast from street of the six visible windows that face north from the Reverend Clifford A. Cole residence (at left).

Figure 8: Reverend Clifford A. Cole residence and large, mature camphor street tree, view northeast 2016 (below). Photograph by Michael Locke, Flicker used with permission. Not for publication.

The height of the Cole residence, in comparison to the proposed project, would not quite align with the horizontal centerline (floor-to floor) of the second of five floors as depicted in Figure 6. Views north from the six north-facing windows at the Cole Residence (Figure 7) 107 of 137

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would be of a large wall, measuring 148 feet wide (just two feet fewer than the lot width), and 59 feet high, of a nearly uninterrupted flat wall (Exhibit 1, Sheets A3-2 through A3-5 and A3-6, all toward bottom of pages). The historic resource’s six north-facing windows would be visible from proposed project in Units 103 and 105 on two balconies and from two bedroom windows according to the current plans.

That otherwise uninterrupted south wall plane would have just one inset jog at the first and second floors to accommodate the height of the proposed parking garage ramp (sheets A3-1 and A3-2). Out-board horizonal “bumps” or canopies are proposed at the first, third and fifth floors, at stairwell 1, Units 501, 503 and 505 and the sundeck. Instead of using the proposed ratio voids to provide visual and spatial relief, the designers are proposing the addition of materials outboard of the exterior walls in an attempt to modulate the proposed design (See Façade Modulation diagram on sheet A1-10). It is essential that designers balance proportions to reflect and reinforce the style of a building. That balance is critical to a property’s appearance and is not evident in the currently proposed design. The balconies’ exterior edges would almost align with the exterior demising wall planes. Its main openings would be numerous, black-framed windows overlooking the Cole residence and property, with its front and back yards. In addition, as currently proposed, at least 15 sets of sliding doors (also black-framed) and at least 15 sets of industrial and or mechanical- appearing, black metal, cable-guard type railings would face the small Craftsman style historic resource from a distance of an estimated eight feet. None of the proposed project’s proximity or design demonstrates any compatibility or deference to the established community nor acknowledges the value or existence of the century-old setting, small scale, proportions, design or materials of the Rev. Clifford A. Cole Property.

The proposed color and material palate for the project does not demonstrate any relation to the painted wood, Cole residence which has stood on the same lot since 1920 (104 years and counting). The proposed project, Kenwood Gardens description on sheet A1-5 describes the proposed project “Street level materials such as the aluminum wood look panels and the metal wall panels are human-scaled to provide a high-quality aesthetic and diversity in building design in accordance with the material standards. The modulation of height and façade [proposed on the north side] relates to the human scale and creates a visual interest along the pedestrian realm.” Refer to Figures 9 and 10 on the following page.

Aluminum wood-look panels, as described, are not demonstrably human-scaled. In fact, actual walnut, what the proposed metal finish is intended to mimic, as an exposed wood material was not historically or currently used on building exteriors. According to the Building Research Establishment “Untreated wood exposed to the weather discolours and degrades. If the natural appearance of the wood is to be preserved, some form of surface treatment must be applied...” (Natural Finishes for Exterior Wood, 1993). Walnut is generally used for furniture and interior cabinets
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The exposed wood trend, particularly
the faux material affixed as proposed in
horizonal lengths, would look like floor
samples in a retail store more than an
exterior finish (Figure 9). MCM is the
acronym for “metal composite
material.” so it would be a metal
composite painted and finished to look
like natural wood. The sample image on
the Material Board depicts the
appearance of horizontal flat boards
with a narrow recess between the
“boards.” The proposed finish is an
unsanded walnut appearance, a faux,
natural wood. Natural wood was
historically not used on exteriors of
buildings, other than log cabins or other
vernacular buildings, because of the
harsh effects of the sun. Wood has
historically been painted or another
finish applied to protect the wood from
the effects of moisture and sun.

Figure 9: Hardwood floor display by McColl Display
Solutions at https://www.mccolldisplay.com/
There was a recent, short-lived fad in residential architecture where natural wood was used on exteriors, which was and is derisively called the “Orange Wood Trend.” That movement ended quickly as the exterior wood was exposed to sun and weather. The fleeting cheap commercial and residential style is no longer in vogue. Likewise, the Kenwood Gardens description fails to justify how the proposed, up to five-story, dark gray metal wall panels would be “human-scaled” in any way or would “provide a high-quality aesthetic and diversity in building design in accordance with the [unidentified] material standards.” That Kenwood Gardens description on sheet A1-5 further asserts that “Window material [would] complement and reflect the overall design of the building,” although it is not specified how the unidentified window material would in any way compliment or pay tribute to the overall proposed design of the building. That implied connection is not explained or evident in the Phase 1 design submittal. The same description curiously asserts that “Subdivided glass is added at large windows,” when neither the meaning of the statement (copied from the DSP wording) nor any details were provided to demonstrate what that would be. The Materials Board depicts “2” frame profile, dark bronze aluminum,” which can be seen in most commercial mini-malls. The proposed two-inch brake metal cladding size is just about minimum profile fabricated for storefronts. The glass type and manufacturer are not specified, but the proposed windows, storefront (at entrance) and sliding doors seem to be absent any specific information, and of minimum quality. If the glass in the windows was to be subdivided, it is not clear how, whether through-the-glass or by the application of faux muntins which was allowed on at least one historic resource elsewhere in Glendale (234 S. Brand Av., Masonic Temple). The description states “Additionally, the aluminum doors and windows are low reflective” although no 109 of 137

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information regarding the colors or types of glass to be used, are specified either. Despite the fact that the main façade of the proposed project facing Kenwood Street would be roughly 64 feet long, the narrative nonetheless claims “The 13-foot building frontage is raised for residential entry,” which merely means that the entrance is not at the same level as the sidewalk, which is far from pedestrian-friendly and more “Upstairs-Downstairs” than anything else. Pedestrian-friendly design would call for animation inside of the ground floor, with large clear windows where that activity inside the building could be seen by passersby from the exterior, inviting participation (see Figure 10, on page 15). It is noted that cable-guard railings are the standard choice for California Department of Transportation retaining walls on interstate freeways, which makes their use less-than-appealing for multi- family residences, particularly where its use would be a proposed project that would abut and directly face a known historic building that was built more than a century ago.

Pedestrian-friendly urban design includes solutions including well-maintained sidewalks, safe street crossings, tactile paving, clear signage, noise-reduction strategies and green spaces which are each conveniently accessible by pedestrians. The only truly pedestrian- friendly feature proposed would be the DSP-required, 1,498.8-square foot open space, the street entrance to which would be significantly narrowed by 6 and 3-foot-deep planting beds, 6 by 6-foot planters and the water feature (sheet Landscape Sheet L-1). As proposed, the project would generously provide an extra 1.2 square feet, which would be nearly 173 square inches of additional, publicly available open space. That modest public open space would be immediately overlooked by two private balconies on the first floor and eight private balconies on floors two through five.

There are four “bare root” olive trees proposed in the 6 by 6-foot planters in the public open space, to be planted at 18-20-inches in height (see Landscape Sheet L-1). Although the olive trees are depicted on that same landscape sheet with large shade canopies, when in reality that height and width would take decades to grow. In addition, according to the Olive Oil Source, bare root olive trees are not generally used (see https://www.oliveoilsource.com /info/olive-tree-planting). Olives are well known to be slow growing and require well- drained soil, which may not be practical, as proposed in a 6-foot planter. 110 of 137

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Figure 10: Excerpted, annotated West Elevation, facing South Kenwood Street, from sheet A4-0. The added red dashed line is set at average adult height, about 5’-5.” The added blue oval shows the area a passerby would be expected to see at the street-facing entrance. The 126 address numbers above, shown in shadow, are the closest thing to a sign program included in the submittal. The address is shown against the proposed “human-scaled,” three-story high, dark gray metal wall panels that are described as providing “a high-quality aesthetic and diversity in [the proposed] building design.”

Figure 11: Annotated, excerpted first
floor plan, sheet A-3.1. The added blue
cone is the area of the main entrance that
is expected to be visible to pedestrians
and may be a mere 13 feet wide. As
shown, the visible area in the building
leasing office would be limited to double
doors and part of a single, storefront
window and would be very limited.

North in this case would be the to the
right.

Nothing in the Phase 1 submittal demonstrates a demonstrably or especially pedestrian- friendly project. The same proposed project description states that “The massing and scale of the building are complimented by the canopies separating ground floor from upper floors.” However, neither the massing8 nor the scale9 would be in any way enhanced or visually reduced by the proposed shallow, insignificant and nearly imperceptible canopy overhangs shown on sheet A1-10 (see also separate discussion of canopies on pages 6-8).

8 Massing refers to a building in three dimensions or its form. It is not merely its outline from a single perspective. Massing influences the sense of space which the building encloses and helps to define both the interior space and the exterior shape of a building.
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Perhaps the vertical orientation of the building would be somewhat modulated or tempered by the meager canopies (which require significant redesign), but its massing and scale would be more effectively reduced by the use of stepped setbacks, which are strongly recommended to be considered, particularly on the north (which would become the south) leg, immediately adjacent to the Rev. Clifford A. Cole Property. Ironically, those units and their balconies would likely be far less marketable if the project were reoriented as conditioned, facing the existing southern, 9-story highrise. The proposed “canopies,” or awnings are variously described in the Report, and are described in the plans as 2- by 2- foot “aluminum awning” (Item 3, “Window/Door Schedule” sheet A6-0), “metal cladding- structural style aluminum” in dark gray (Material G, sheets A4-0 through A4-3), “metal fascia MCM10 aluminum” (Material G, sheet 61-3). It makes sense, since they do not meet the city’s established definition of a canopy. The narrow overhangs are by no means canopies or awnings and appear to be, at best, exposed false, shallow I-beams, which would be one to two feet deep (“Façade Modulation,” sheet A1-10). Because of the inappropriate consideration of these “canopies” as defined in the Glendale Municipal Code, they could not serve the intended design effect unless the project was considerably redesigned from the design as proposed.

This detailed analysis of the Phase 1 design review reveals a project that is much less compliant with the DSP design guidelines, far darker in color and feeling, and more commercial or industrial in design. The results would not be particularly stylish, timeless or residential in appearance.

Another important historic resource impact that has not been addressed is the very real potential for vibration-related damage to the historic property, including but not limited to differential settlement during and in immediate years following construction. Protection from construction-related activities, such as grading, equipment and vehicles striking buildings, over-spray of various materials, over-excavation of soil and pile driving depths and methods may present a serious threat to the historic resource. Without a complete study by a qualified structural engineer who has a demonstrated specialty in the protection of historic buildings before and during construction, directed by clear, concise mitigation measures that would ensure structural investigations, pre-construction surveys, continuous vibration monitoring with related stop-work orders that would trigger less vibration intense equipment or methods, we can only assume that damage may well occur to the historic resource, which is extremely close and abuts the proposed project, its subterranean garage and whatever types of pilings would be proposed.

Pile-driving is normally prohibited within 200 feet of identified “fragile structures” within and around the DSP area. Implementation of mitigation measures may ensure that impacts of construction-related vibration to historic resources be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

Regarding aesthetics, construction and implementation of the project as proposed may result in substantial adverse effects on the visual quality of the DSP area as well as the Clifford A. Cole Property which would be both project-related and cumulative. In addition,

10 MCM is the acronym for metal composite material, so the finish material would be a metal composite finished to look like natural wood.
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implementation and construction of the proposed project would result in new sources of shade and shadow which may be both project-related and cumulative.

Likewise, in the Glendale DSP, under Urban Design Framework (C), the project applicants must:

Apply publicly open space and setback standards..." (#4); Apply transitional massing standards..." (# 5, massing should step down toward the lower height of the historic resource);
Apply building massing and modulation standards" (#6, meaning the new building should have recesses in perimeter walls that reduce its massing by modulation); Apply building frontage, facade and material standards" (#7, meaning the materials, relation of solids (walls) to voids (windows and balconies) should relate to the historic resource).” As proposed, the five-story project does not demonstrate any respect toward the existing, single-story, historical resource at 132 South Kenwood Avenue (Reverend Clifford A. Cole Property). The proposed project would not “step-down” to meet the height of the Reverend Clifford Cole Residence. As proposed the project would be about 50 feet higher than the Clifford Cole residence. (Its height at the roof ridge is estimated because it is not provided in feet in sheet A4.0.) The proposed project would have almost no setback from the sidewalk, as sheet A3.1 for the proposed project shows the main façade just 5 feet from the sidewalk (Building Adjacent Zone”). The Clifford Cole residence is setback 30 feet from the sidewalk, according to the plans in Exhibit 1. Inexplicably, the south leg of the proposed project (corridor and Unit 106) is proposed to be setback more than 100 feet for public and private open space, but would be separated from the Cole property by a mid-rise building.

The building immediately south of the proposed project, 133 S. Kenwood Street is 9 stories high (see sheet A4.0 and Figure 12 below) and has a minimal setback. In addition, the proposed setbacks for the sun deck would not provide any visual relief from the large five- story blocky mass and its large scale. That mass and scale would be in no way be relieved or reduced by the meager first floor “notch” and proposed balconies on the second through fourth floors in the proposed façade elevation (see sheet A3-3). In fact, the fourth and fifth floors would be separated by a projection, outboard of the façade, rather than any attempt at creating a setback (see sheet A4-3). Figure 12 below visually demonstrates the dramatic difference between the proposed project’s height, hard-edged design and lack of articulation when compared with the existing, historic resource, the Rev. Clifford A. Cole Property at 132 S. Kenwood Street.

Future iterations of the proposed east elevation on sheet A4.0 in Exhibit 1 (se Figure 12 on page 19) should be revised to clearly depict 133 S. Kenwood correctly and must include the Cole house and garage at 132 S. Kenwood St. for any reviewers and for the public to understand the scale and obvious impacts of the proposed project on the neighborhood and especially on the historic resource.
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Figure 12: Annotated proposed project west elevation, facing Kenwood Street, sheet A4.0 (Urban Design Specialists, no date). Photographs of the Reverend Clifford A. Cole residence and the farthest 2-story, dingbat style south building at 401 E Harvard St. from Google are separately overlaid to roughly demonstrate scale (various dates). Note that 133 S. Kenwood at the left of the image above is 9 stories high, not six as depicted. In addition, there are no windows on that portion of the façade as drawn. L- shaped balconies on all upper floors are cantilevered over its north side.

While Stage I design review direction does not constitute project approval, it is noted that projects that are authorized to proceed with preparation of a Stage II final design submission must first complete applicable California Environmental Quality Act review in addition to completing the final design for design review authority consideration.

Based on each of the significant defects described in this letter, I sincerely request that you not approve the Phase I design as proposed and strongly recommend that the proposed project be considerably redesigned. The applicants and their consultants need to work effectively with staff to realize a smaller, more sensitively designed, much more compatible project that would comply with the stated requirements in the DSP and CEQA, using a qualified expert with demonstrated successful experience in compliance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, considering compatibility, settings and neighborhoods. Please ensure that this letter is entered into the Administrative Record for this project. I appreciate all of your time.

Best wishes,
Francesca Smith
Francesca Smith

attachment
cc: Suzie Abajian, PhD, City Clerk
Bradley Calvert, Director of Community Development
Vista Ezzati, Principal Planner
Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code 3CS, 5S2
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date

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P1. Other Identifier: 132 South Kenwood Street
*P2. Location:  Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County: Los Angeles and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Burbank Quad Date: 1994 T R ¼ of ¼ of Sec . B.M. c. Address: 132 South Kenwood Street City: Glendale Zip: 91205-1023 d. UTM: Zone: ; mE/ mN (G.P.S.)
e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate) APN 5624-007-042
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) The subject property is a single-story, Craftsman Bungalow style main residence (132A) with a two-story vernacular apartment unit (132B) at the rear of the property. Bungalow characteristics of the residence include its studied asymmetry, the horizontal orientation, the inset partial length porch, its low-sloping, overhanging roof with exposed eaves. The main building is clad in alternating wide and narrow painted shiplap siding, which is notably flared at the corners. The corner entrance porch is enclosed by a low brick wall with matching posts, concrete caps and tapered, painted wood posts, typical of the style. A large header supports the porch. The two multi-light entry doors appear to be original. All windows and doors have wide wood casing with thumbrails, illustrative of the style. The central tripartite, front window group has double-hung side windows flanking a wider, central picture window. All visible windows are wood sash. The low-sloping, side gabled roof has extended rafter tails and a low, central shed-roofed dormer with paired horizontal vents. No alterations are visible from the street and the main building is in excellent condition. The rear apartment unit is only visible from the alley. It is two stories in height, configured in an irregular square and has a hipped roof with closed eaves. The building is two bays wide, is finished in smooth stucco and has steel, 3- and 4-light high casement windows. The second floor is cantilevered over an inset side garage. The apartment building front wall is set at the edge of the alley. The garage door and the single entrance door were replaced (dates unknown). The level, rectangular lot has a low, concrete retaining wall at the sidewalk, some of which features an oatmeal finish. The main house is set back from the street by a lawn and there is a concrete, Hollywood style, side driveway that leads to a small mid-lot, front-gabled garage. The garage is detailed to match the residence, but its door was replaced (year unknown). The subject property is on a street with large, camphor street trees in the built-up Central Business District, and other than the lot to the south (Kenwood Property No. 1), is surrounded by mid-rise apartment buildings.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) HP2. Single family residence HP3. Multiple family property *P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo: (View, date, accession #)
View southeast, April 2016
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
Historic Prehistoric Both
1920, 1953 (Los Angeles County Office of the
Assessor)
*P7. Owner and Address:
unknown
*P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address)
C. Jurca, F. Smith
The Glendale Historical Society
PO Box 4173
Glendale, CA 91202
*P9. Date Recorded: November 18, 2016-revised
*P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other
sources, or enter "none.")
Property Evaluation for 128 and 132 South Kenwood Street, The Glendale Historical Society 2016. *Attachments: NONE Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record  Other (List):

DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
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*Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder): Kenwood Property No. 2 B1. Historic Name: Rev. Clifford A. Cole Residence B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: single-family residence B4. Present Use: multi-family residence *B5. Architectural Style: Craftsman Bungalow, 132A) and Minimal Traditional (132B) *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) Main residence built in 1920 (Office of the Los Angeles County Assessor). Apartment units constructed in 1953 (Office of the Assessor of Los Angeles County). Garage doors and rear apartment unit door replaced (dates unknown).
*B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date: n/a Original Location: n/a *B8. Related Features: garage
B9a. Architect: unknown b. Builder: unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Architecture, Local Civic LeadersArea: GlendalePeriod of Significance: 1920-1964 Property Type: Craftsman Architecture in Glendale: 1904-1920, Early 20th Century Christian Leaders Applicable Criteria: 2/3
The subject property main residence was built in 1920 (Assessor). The earliest known owner was Rev. Clifford A. Cole in 1920 (Year Book). Rev. Cole was listed at the same address in subsequent directories, including Who’s Who On the Pacific Coast (1951) and lived at the subject property for more than a quarter of a century. Dr. Cole moved to a convalescent home and died in 1965. He was born in Kansas in 1881, attended a local college and married Bessie Mae Garton (1882-1964). Cole was a midwestern minister until relocating to Glendale with his young family in 1916. He was pastor at Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) until 1938 and oversaw the finance and construction of a new church in 1922; he served at least five times as President of the Glendale Ministerial Association (“Dr. Clifford A. Cole Resigns Pulpit”). In 1939, Dr. Cole was named State Secretary of Christian Churches, and retained that position until 1956. In that capacity he initiated the Mid-Century Church Extension program, which anticipated the need for new churches amid the burgeoning suburban areas of postwar southern California. Twenty-eight new churches were built in southern California during his tenure as State Secretary (“Disciples of Christ State Secretary Retires”). He was energetically engaged in the community, serving on the Parks Commission for three decades, notably presiding over the well-attended Sunrise Easter Service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park for more than two decades (beginning in 1929) and wrote a syndicated newspaper column on religion from 1938 until 1965, the year of his death. Cole was a longtime member of the boards of directors of numerous church and civic groups, including Community Chest and Chapman College. As an officer of the local Kiwanis, Cole was instrumental in funding the Glendale YMCA and chaired a successful bond issue drive for Glendale schools and City Hall. In 1946 he received a citation from the City Council of Glendale, Parks & Recreation Commission, Forest Lawn and the News-Press for his leadership. Six years later, Glendale Historical Society cited his accomplishments and community service (”Dr. Clifford A. Cole, News-Press Writer, Dies”). A recorded interview with the Rev. Cole that first aired on KFI is currently on the city website. After his retirement, Rev. Cole published a book of children’s poems and at least ten hard and soft cover books on faith and family.The property was previously evaluated for historic significance in 1984 (Architectural and Historical Survey of Central Glendale) and 2006 (Downtown Specific Plan EIR). It was not found eligible for listing in the National Register in either survey, but the latter asserted that the property “may warrant special consideration in planning.” Both surveys were reconnaissance-level and neither received concurrence from SHPO. The property is not listed in the latest print-out of the California Office of Historic Preservation- maintained “Historic Property Data File for Los Angeles County” and Glendale’s historic survey data are not readily available. (see Continuation Sheet, page 3).

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) n/a *B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet, page 4.

B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: F. Smith
*Date of Evaluation: November 19, 2016- revised
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*B10. Significance: (continued from page 3)
The only significant changes in the property’s setting were the development of the apartment units at the alley, made during Dr.

Coles’ lifetime and ownership, and the replacement of surrounding buildings with large, mid-rise apartment buildings. The 2007 Craftsman Survey described what was rewuired for a property to retain high integrity: “For a property to exhibit high integrity, the building must contain the majority of its original character-defining features that are visible from the public right-of-way.

Buildings with high integrity may exhibit a few minor reversible alterations; however, overall the windows, window openings, porches, siding, and architectural characteristics should be fairly intact. The typical character defining features that contribute to the significance of a Craftsman style building include: one- to two-stories in height, are wood framed, foundation of poured concrete or fieldstone, siding materials that are either horizontal wood boards or wood shingles, a low-pitched, gabled roof (occasionally hipped) with wide, unenclosed eaves, (gables often feature vents in a variety of configurations, including rectangular, vertical slats, horizontal slats, latticework, and “picket fence”), exposed roof rafters, …shed, gabled or eyebrow dormers on the roof[.] Full- or partial-width porches with roofs supported by tapered square columns, wood windows that consist of fixed, double-hung, or casement sash with either multiple lights or single panes of glass, typical Craftsman door that is stained wood with multiple lights, windows and doors surrounded by wide casings or a lintel above the window.The subject property remains nearly unchanged, retaining its character-defining features visible from the street: the original windows, window openings, its porch, siding and other architectural characteristics, including the alternating width siding, the wide, low pitched side-gabled roof and shed-roofed, vented dormer, open eaves and exposed, extended rafter tails. The building retains its partial width porch, tapered square columns, wood sashed, fixed, casement and double-hung windows, some with multiple lights over single panes, and pair of multi-light, stained entrance doors. This clearly demonstrates integrity of the house’s original design, the location, its workmanship, nearly all of its original materials, the feeling of a small, middle-class home and is recognizable to the time of its association with Rev. Cole .

The 2007 local Craftsman Survey did not evaluate the property, but it was not conducted at an intensive level. Of the 240 Bungalows surveyed, only 28 were found locally eligible. The subject property retains the requisite integrity and character- defining features to have been found eligible for local listing if it had been part of that survey population. A planning consultant prepared two evaluations and found the subject property not eligible for National or California Register listing or local designation (Arroyo Resources 2016). That survey did not adequately consider its association with Reverend Cole, inaccurately applied National Register requirments to local crietria and did not make any narrative conclusion regarding its significance in the DPR 523 form. In the first report, only architectural evaluations were made and no DPR 523 forms were prepared (January 2016). In the second evaluation exhaustive lists of previous owners or renters who may have been directly associated with the property as well as permits for alterations that are not germane (electrical, plumbing and interior modifications) and lytanies of other ministers were presented without thoughtful application of professional judgment or well-reasoned consideration of local significance.

The property is not eligible for the National Register under Criteria A, B, C or D, because its architectural and associative significance is merely local, and as a Craftsman bungalow it is a reasonably common building type. The property is eligible for listing in both the California and the Glendale Registers because of its direct association with Rev. Cole and as an increasingly rare remaining intact vernacular Craftsman Bungalow residence with a consistently styled, original garage in Glendale. When a separate Craftsman Survey was prepared nearly a decade ago, approximately 200 buildings of this style remained with high integrity. The only known alterations to the subject property are the addition of the apartment unit in 1953, and the replacement of garage doors and one unit door.

While the subject property is not a high style example of Craftsman architecture, it is a robust local example of a side-gabled roof type, middle-class Craftsman Bungalow residence. The low sloping roof, generous eave overhangs, flared siding, decorative exposed rafter tails and beams, partial-width porch supported on a tapered, square post and low, capped brick walls are each character-defining features of the style which was popular nationally between 1905 and 1930. It is eligible for listing in the California Register under Criteria 2 and 3, for its direct association with life of Dr. Cole, a person who was undeniably important in Glendale’s civic past. The main residence and garage that clearly embody the distinctive characteristics of the Craftsman Bungalow type and theearly decades of the twentieth century. (see Continuation Sheet, page 4)

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The property is eligible for listing in the Glendale Register under Criteria 2, 3, and 5. It was directly associated with Dr. Clifford Cole, the locally significant, civic-minded minister who helped shape local customs including Sunrise Service at Forest Lawn, published widely popular Christian books and a nationally syndicated newspaper column, was largely responsible for the Parks & Recreation Commission, building at least one local church, funding schools and recreation programs and assisted in the development of City Hall. The design of the main house and garage embody distinctive characteristics of the Craftsman Bungalow type and exemplifies the early twentieth century period when Glendale devleloped from a small town to a growing community.

The property’s intact Craftman design and original materials convey a sense of historic and architectural cohesiveness through the design, materials, workmanship and association.

*D7. References (Give full citations including the names and addresses of any informants, where possible.):

Arroyo Associates. “Historic Resource Assessment 126, 128, 132A and 132B South Kenwood Street” January 11, 2016 and October 18, 2016.
______. “Lay Corner-Stone.: Many Attend Ceremonies at New Church in Glendale”Los Angeles Times. 6 February, 1922:17.

Cole, Clifford A., Celebrating Together in Our Family, 1955.

Cole, Clifford A., Modern Women in a Modern World, 1965.

Cole, Clifford A., The Prophets Speak, 1954.

Cole, Clifford A., Faith for New Frontiers, 1956. hard and soft, 156 pages $5.00 Cole, Clifford A., The Revelation in Christ, 1963, hard and soft, 346 pages $5.00 Cole, Clifford A., Working Together in Our Families, 1957, soft, 52 pages B $2.00 “Disciples of Christ State Secretary Retires,” Los Angeles Times, 3 March, 1956: A3. “Dr. Clifford A. Cole, News-Press Writer, Dies” Glendale News-Press. 13 October, 1965: n.p. “Dr. Clifford A. Cole Resigns Pulpit,” Glendale News-Press, 10 June, 1938, n.p.

Galvin Preservation Associates for Glendale, City of. “Reconnaissance Survey and Historic Context Statement of Craftsman Style Architecture, 2006-2007.”
Glendale, City of. “Glendale History, Glendale Historical Society Citations,” accessed on 27 March, 2016. <http://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/library-arts-culture/glendale-history/glendale-historical-society- citations>
“Historical Society to Hold Citation Night” Glendale News-Press. 20 November 1952: n.p.

Jones & Stokes for City of Glendale. “Downtown Specific Plan” 10/17/2006.

Year Book ... of International Convention of Disciples of Christ, 1920: 88.

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CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA

REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA ITEM

Report: Appointment of Interim General Manager of Glendale Water & Power

1. Resolution Finding the Position of G eneral Manager of Glendale Water & Power to be Available Due to a Leave of Absence Pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(g) and Appointing Manny Robledo as Acting General Manager of Glendale Water & Power

2. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Glendal e Appointing Manny Robledo as Interim General Manager of Glendale Water & Power Pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(h)

COUNCIL ACTION

Item Type: Action Item
Approved for July 30, 2024 calendar

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Staff seeks the Council’s approval of CalPERS retired annuitant Manny Robledo to serve as General Manager of Glendale Water & Power on an acting basis pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(g) to be followed by an interim appointment pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(h).

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RECOMMENDATION
That the Council approve the appointment of Manny Robledo as the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power, on an acting and interim basis, pursuant to Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21221, subdivisions (g) and (h), and approve an employment agreement.

ANALYSIS
Effective October 2, 2024, t here will be a vacancy in the General Manager position of Glendale Water & Power (GWP) as the incumbent will be retiring effective October 2, 2024. Additionally, the incumbent will be utilizing vacation leave time through October 1, 2024. The City Manager recomm ends that the City Council appoint Manny Robledo, a CalPERS retired annuitant, as the Acting General Manager effective August 5, 2024 while the City conducts a recruitment for a new G eneral Manager. Mr. Robledo previously served as the Director of Utilities for the City of Azusa, and has significant prior experience in electric operations and integrated resource planning with the City of Anaheim and the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA).

Mr. Robledo is a CalPERS retiree and woul d be employed by the City as a retired annuitant under CalPERS regul ations. The California Government Code regulates compensation for retired annui tants and defines specific rules for appointment.

Specifically, as he will be initially appointed while Mr. Young is still employed by the City, the Council must find under Government C ode Section 21221(g) that the position is available due to a leave of absence.

Further, once the position becomes vacan t, his appointment must also comply with Government Code Section 21221(h). In accordance with this section, the appointment of a retired annuitant to an executive level posi tion is permissible if it is made during the recruitment for a permanent appointment to the position and it is approved by the governing body of the employer in a public meeting.

Further, compensation duri ng the both appointments cannot be less than the minimum nor exceed the maximum hourly equivalent of the monthly base salary paid to other employees performing comparable duties as listed in the publicly available pay schedule for the agency. Additionally, the retired annuitant must not receive any benefit, incentive, compensation in lieu of benefits, or other form of compensat ion in addition to the hourly pay rate. The salary range for General M anager of GWP listed on the City's publicly available pay schedule lists an equivalent to a minimum hourly rate of $102.77 per hour and a maximum hourly rate of $152.29 per hour. The City will pay Mr. Robledo at the rate of $152.29 per hour

In addition, both appointments under Govern ment Code Sections 21221(g) and (h) are limited to 960 hours in a fiscal year for all retired annuitant positions with any CalPERS employers. Government Code Section 20220 al so requires the enrollment of a retired annuitant in CalPERS solely for recordke eping purposes and the reporting of retired annuitant hours within 30 days of the end of a pay period.

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Staff recommends making the acting appointment pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(g) effective August 5, 2024 based on t he specialized skills possessed by Manny Robledo and allowing him to serve the City as its Acting General Manager of Glendale Water & Power until the position becomes va cant for reasons other than a leave of absence, not to exceed one year. To ensure continuity in operations, and in the event that recruitment for a regular appointment continues, staff further recommends that City Council appoint Manny Robledo as Interim General Manager of Glendale Water & Power, pursuant to Government Code Section 21221( h), effective Oct ober 2, 2024, until permanent General Manager begins his or her employment or until Mr. Robledo works for 960 hours in a fiscal year, whichever come s first, unless earlier terminated by either Mr. Robledo or the City. Recruitment must remain active for the duration of the Government Code Section 21221(h) appointment.

Staff recommends approval of an employment agreement with Mr. Robledo documenting the terms of employment and compliance with the applicable provisions of the PERS law including Government Code Sections 7522.56, 20220 and 20221.

STAKEHOLDERS/OUTREACH
Not applicable

FISCAL IMPACT
Mr. Robledo will serve a maximum of 960 hours at an hourly rate of $152.29, which totals $146,198.40. No other costs associated with benefits will accrue under Mr.

Robledo’s employment agreement. GWP can absorb this cost.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA/NEPA)
This action involves an administrative activity not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.

CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
This item is exempt from campaign disclosure requirements.

ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION

1. Council can choose not to appoint Mr. Robledo as Acting General Manager of Glendale Water & Power pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(g), followed by an appointment as Interim General Manager of Glendale Water & Power pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(h) when the position becomes vacant for reasons other than a leave of absence.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION

Submitted by:

Michael J. Garcia, City Attorney

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Prepared by:

Michael J. Garcia, City Attorney

Approved by:

Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager

EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS

1. Employment Agreement
1 RESOLUTION NO. ___

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA FINDING THE POSITION OF

GENERAL MANAGER OF GLENDALE WATER & POWER TO BE

AVAILABLE DUE TO A LEAVE OF ABSENCE PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 21221(g) AND APPOINTING

MANNY ROBLEDO AS ACTING GENERAL MANAGER OF

GLENDALE WATER & POWER
WHEREAS, Government Code section 21221(g) addresses the temporary employment of retirees in accordance with the Public Employees’ Retirement Law, as administered by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), and permits a contracting agency to employ a CalPERS retiree for a period not to exceed one year in a position found to be available by the City Council due to a leave of absence granted to an employee on payroll status and requiring specialized skills; and WHEREAS, the position of General Manager of Glendale Water & Power for the City of Glendale became available on July 25, 2024 due to the leave of absence of the incumbent General Manager of Glendale Water & Power and the City wishes to fill the position during the leave of absence to ensure the continued operation of Glendale Water & Power; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to find that the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power position became available on July 25, 2024 due to the leave of absence of the incumbent General Manager of Glendale Water & Power and to further find that the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power position requires specialized skills; and WHEREAS, Manny Robledo has many years of management experience with an extensive history in leading and managing utility departments and units, including as Director of Utilities for the City of Azusa and management of electric operations and integrated resource planning for the City of Anaheim and the Southern California Public Power Authority; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to appoint Manny Robledo, a CalPERS retired annuitant, as acting General Manager of Glendale Water & Power pursuant to Government Code section 21221(g), effective August 5, 2024; and WHEREAS, it is understood by the City and Manny Robledo that his appointment as acting General Manager of Glendale Water & Power will end at the earliest to occur of the following: (1) when the leave of absence of the incumbent General Manager of Glendale Water & Power terminates, (2) the position of General Manager of Glendale Water & Power becomes vacant, or (3) February 1, 2025; and 123 of 137

2 WHEREAS, it is understood by the City and Manny Robledo that the combined total hours to be served by Manny Robledo in any fiscal year, for all positions and for all CalPERS employers combined, shall not exceed the 960-hour limitation set forth in California Government Code section 7522.56(d); and
WHEREAS, the compensation paid to retirees cannot be less than the minimum nor exceed the maximum monthly base salary paid to other employees performing comparable duties, divided by 173.333 to equal the hourly rate; and WHEREAS, the minimum hourly rate for the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power position is $102.77, and the maximum hourly rate for this position is $152.29; and
WHEREAS, the hourly rate paid to Manny Robledo for his services as Acting General Manager of Glendale Water & Power is $152.29, which is not less than the minimum or in excess of the maximum hourly rate paid to other employees performing comparable duties.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Glendale, California as follows:

Section 1. The Council has considered the full record before it, which may include but is not limited to such things as the staff report, testimony by staff and the public, and other materials and evidence submitted or provided to it. Furthermore, the recitals set forth above are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.

Section 2. The Council finds the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power position became available on July 25, 2024 due to the leave of absence of the incumbent General Manager of Glendale Water & Power and further finds that the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power position requires specialized skills.

Section 3. The Council hereby appoints Manny Robledo, a CalPERS retired annuitant, as acting General Manager of Glendale Water & Power pursuant to Government Code section 21221(g), from August 5, 2024 until the earliest to occur of the following: (1) when the leave of absence of the incumbent General Manager of Glendale Water & Power terminates, (2) the position of General Manager of Glendale Water & Power becomes vacant, or (3) February 1, 2025.

Section 4. The Council hereby approves the hourly rate paid to Manny Robledo for his services as acting General Manager of Glendale Water & Power of $152.29. 124 of 137

3 ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Glendale, California on the ___ day of July, 2024, by the following vote:

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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk

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I, Suzie Abajian, PhD, Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. ________________ was adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the _______ day of ____________________, 2024, and that same was adopted by the following vote:

Ayes:

Noes:

Absent:

Abstain:
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1 RESOLUTION NO. ___

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

GLENDALE APPOINTING MANNY ROBLEDO AS INTERIM

GENERAL MANAGER OF GLENDALE WATER & POWER
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 21221(h)
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 21221(h) addresses the temporary employment of retirees in accordance with the Public Employees’ Retirement Law, as administered by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), and permits the City Council to appoint a retired annuitant to a vacant position requiring specialized skills during recruitment for a permanent appointment, and provides that such appointment will not subject the retired person to reinstatement from retirement or loss of benefits so long as it is a single appointment that does not exceed 960 hours in a fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the position of General Manager of Glendale Water & Power will become vacant on October 2, 2024; and
WHEREAS, during the recruitment, selection and final employment of a regular General Manager of Glendale Water & Power, the City Council desires to appoint Manny Robledo as an interim appointment retired annuitant to the vacant position of General Manager of Glendale Water & Power for the City under Government Code section 21221(h), effective October 2, 2024, to provide the leadership, managerial and organizational skills necessary to manage Glendale Water & Power effectively and efficiently; and
WHEREAS, Manny Robledo has many years of management experience with an extensive history in leading and managing utility departments and units, including as Director of Utilities for the City of Azusa and management of electric operations and integrated resource planning for the City of Anaheim and the Southern California Public Power Authority; and
WHEREAS, an appointment under Government Code section 21221(h) requires an active, publicly posted recruitment for a permanent replacement; and WHEREAS, the City is actively recruiting for this vacancy and needs to fill the position on a temporary basis to prevent stoppage of public business until a permanent replacement is hired; and
WHEREAS, the current status of this recruitment is as follows: the City is negotiating a professional services agreement with an executive recruitment firm to conduct the recruitment and has posted the position on the website for the Human Resources Department; and
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2 WHEREAS, it is understood by the City and Manny Robledo that he will serve as General Manager of Glendale Water & Power on an interim basis, immediately following the termination of his appointment as acting General Manager of Glendale Water & Power; and
WHEREAS, this Government Code Section 21221(h) appointment shall only be made once and therefore will end on the date immediately preceding the date on which the permanent appointment to the vacant position of General Manager of Glendale Water & Power commences his or her employment or, if earlier, the date that this appointment is terminated by the City or Manny Robledo; and
WHEREAS, it is understood by the City and Manny Robledo that the combined total hours to be served by Manny Robledo in any fiscal year, for all positions and for all CalPERS employers combined, shall not exceed the 960-hour limitation set forth in California Government Code Sections Section 7522.56(d) and 21221(h); and WHEREAS, the compensation paid to retirees cannot be less than the minimum nor exceed the maximum monthly base salary paid to other employees performing comparable duties, divided by 173.333 to equal the hourly rate; and WHEREAS, the minimum hourly rate for the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power position is $102.77, and the maximum hourly rate for this position is $152.29; and; and
WHEREAS, the hourly rate paid to Manny Robledo for his services as General Manager of Glendale Water & Power on an interim basis is $152.29, which is not less than the minimum or in excess of the maximum hourly rate paid to other employees performing comparable duties, subject to any subsequent adjustment to the payrate as adopted by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Manny Robledo has not and will not receive any other benefit, incentive, compensation in lieu of benefit or any other form of compensation in addition to the hourly pay rate; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 7522.56(e)(1), Manny Robledo must certify in writing to the City of Glendale, upon accepting an offer of employment, that he has not received any unemployment insurance compensation arising out of prior employment with a public employer that is subject to Section 7522.56 during the 12-month period preceding the effective date of this appointment.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Glendale, California as follows:

Section 1. The Council has considered the full record before it, which may include but is not limited to such things as the staff report, testimony by staff and the public, and 127 of 137

3 other materials and evidence submitted or provided to it. Furthermore, the recitals set forth above are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.

Section 2. Manny Robledo has the specialized skills needed to perform the work required of fulfill the responsibilities of the vacant position of General Manager of Glendale Water & Power on an interim basis until a permanent General Manager of Glendale Water & Power is appointed and thereafter begins his or her service.

Section 3. The Council hereby appoints Manny Robledo as General Manager of Glendale Water & Power on an interim basis effective October 2, 2024 pursuant to the authority provided under Government Code sections 21221(h), during the recruitment, selection and employment of a permanent General Manager of Glendale Water & Power, to provide the critically-needed, specialized skills necessary to manage Glendale Water & Power.

Section 4. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute an employment agreement with Manny Robledo for his services as interim General Manager of Glendale Water & Power consistent with the terms set forth in this Resolution.

ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Glendale, California on the ____ day of July, 2024, by the following vote:

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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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Ayes:

Noes:

Absent:

Abstain:
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR

GENERAL MANAGER OF GLENDALE WATER & POWER
(ACTING AND INTERIM)
THIS AGREEMENT, effective August 5, 2024 and between the City of Glendale, California ("City") and Manny Robledo ("Retiree"). In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:

RECITALS
This Agreement is made and entered into with respect to the following facts:

A. City seeks to engage Retiree on an acting and interim basis to serve in the position of General Manager of Glendale Water & Power (GWP) in accordance with the terms set forth in this Agreement; and B. Retiree desires to accept and continue employment as Acting and Interim General Manager of GWP in consideration of and subject to the terms, conditions and benefits set forth in this Agreement; and C. Retiree's employment as Acting General Manager of GWP is authorized by Government Code Section 21221(g), which permits the City Council to declare a position available due to a leave of absence of an incumbent employee and permits the City to appoint a California Public Employees' Retirement System ("CalPERS") retiree to said available position for a period not to exceed on year, so long as it is a single appointment that does not exceed 960 hours in a fiscal year, inclusive of all hours worked for all other CalPERS employers.

D. Retiree's employment as Interim General Manager is authorized by Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21221(h), which permit the City Council to appoint a California Public Employees' Retirement System ("CalPERS") retiree to a vacant position requiring specialized skills during recruitment for a permanent appointment, and provide that such appointment will not subject the retired person to reinstatement from retirement or loss of benefits, so long as it is a single appointment that does not exceed 960 hours in a fiscal year, inclusive of all hours worked for all other CalPERS employers.

E. Retiree represents that he is a retired annuitant of CalPERS within the meaning of Government Code§§ 7522.56 and 21221(h) ("Statutes") and acknowledges that his compensation is statutorily limited as provided in Government Code§ 21221(h). Retiree represents that, as of the effective date of this Agreement, he has not worked for another CalPERS state or 130 of 137

contracting agency as a retired annuitant during the 2024-2025 fiscal year, and that he therefore acknowledges that he can work up to 960 hours for City, a state agency or other CalPERS contracting agencies (collectively "CalPERS Agencies") during the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Retiree represents that he has not received unemployment compensation resulting from employment with any CalPERS Agencies as a retired annuitant during the 12-month period preceding the effective date of this Agreement.

F. City has determined that it is necessary to employ Retiree, a retired annuitant, because the positions of Acting General Manager of GWP and Interim General Manager of GWP requires special skills, and Retiree, by virtue of his experience has those special skills.

NOW, THEREFORE , City and Retiree, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, agree as follows:

1. DESIGNATION OF A C T I N G G E N E R A L M A N A G E R AND NTERIM

GENERAL MANAGER

1.1 Acting General Manager of GWP. In accordance with Resolution No. 24 - _____, Retiree has been appointed Acting General Manager of GWP, effective August 4, 2023, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

1.2 Interim General Manager of GWP. In accordance with Resolution No. 24-___ and 24- ____, Retiree has been appointed Interim General Manager of GWP, effective October 2, 2024, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

2. POSITION AND DUTIES.

2.1 Position. Retiree has been appointed by the City Council as Acting General Manager of GWP and Interim General Manager of GWP to perform, on a basis set forth below, the duties and functions pertaining to the General Manager of GWP position, and to perform other legally permissible duties and such functions as the City Manager shall from time to time assign. The City Manager shall have the authority to determine the specific duties and functions which Retiree shall perform under this Agreement and the means and manner by which Retiree shall perform those duties and functions.

Retiree agrees to devote all of his business time, skill, attention, and best efforts to the discharge of the duties and functions assigned to him by the City Manager.
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2.2 Term. Retiree will commence the performance of his duties as the Acting General Manager of GWP on August 5, 2024 ("Commencement Date").

Retiree will commence the performance of his duties as the Interim General Manager of GWP on October 2, 2024 (“Interim Commencement Date”). This Agreement shall expire as of the first of the following to occur: (i) upon the employment commencement date of a permanent General Manager of GWP employed by City; (ii) upon Retiree working 960 hours for all CalPERS Agencies during fiscal year 2024-25, or 960 hours in any subsequent fiscal year; or (iii) upon termination of the Agreement by either Retiree or City as provided below.

2.3 At-Will. Retiree acknowledges that he is an at-will, temporary employee of City who shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager at all times during the period of his service hereunder and shall be subject to termination by the City Manager at any time without advance notice and without cause.

The terms of City's personnel and civil service rules, policies, regulations, procedures, ordinances, and resolutions regarding administrative personnel (collectively "Personnel Policies"), as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, shall not apply to Retiree, and nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or does, confer upon Retiree any right to any property interest in continued employment, or any due process right to a hearing before or after a decision by the City Manager to terminate his employment, except as is expressly provided in Section 2.2 [Term] or Section 4 [Termination] of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way prevent, limit or otherwise interfere with the right of City to terminate the services of Retiree, as provided in Section 2.2 [Term] or Section 4 [Termination]. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent, limit or otherwise interfere with the right of Retiree to resign at any time from his position with City, subject only to the provisions set forth in Section 2.2 [Term] or Section 4 [Termination] of this Agreement. This at-will employment shall be expressly subject to the rights and obligations of City and Retiree, as set forth in Section 2.2 [Term] or Section 4 [Termination] below.

2.4 Hours of Work. Retiree shall devote the time necessary to adequately perform his duties as Acting General Manager of GWP and Interim General Manager of GWP, as applicable. The parties anticipate that Retiree will work a sufficient number of hours per week allocated between regular business hours and hours outside of regular business hours including, without limitation, attendance at regular and special City Council meetings and other City functions as the City Manager may direct. However, in no event shall Retiree be required to work in excess of 960 hours in fiscal year 2024-2025 or 960 hours per each subsequent fiscal year for City, including hours worked for other CalPERS.
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3. COMPENSATION.

3.1 Rate of Pay. For all services performed by Retiree as the Acting General Manager of GWP and Interim General Manager of GWP under this Agreement, City shall pay Retiree compensation at the rate of $152.29 per hour according to the public available pay schedule in place for City employees paid bi-weekly subject to the limitations provided below. (a) Compliance with CalPERS requirements. It is the intent of the parties to compensate Retiree only to the extent permitted under Government Code sections 7522.56 and 21221(h), and corresponding CalPERS regulations and policy statements. The Rate of Pay set forth above is based on the salary limitations established by CalPERS and is not less than the minimum, nor more than the maximum rate of pay, for the position of General Manager as listed on City's publicly available pay schedule, divided by 173.333 to equal an hourly rate. (b) Recordation and Reporting of Hours Worked. Retiree will comply with all applicable CalPERS regulations governing employment after retirement, including the recordation and reporting of all hours worked for City to CalPERS as may be required. City shall assist in any such reporting obligations to CalPERS. Additionally, Retiree shall keep City continually apprised of any hours worked by Retiree for other CalPERS Agencies during the term of this Agreement.

3.2 Benefits. Other than the compensation described in Section 3.1, Retiree will receive no other benefits, incentives, compensation in lieu of benefits, or any other form of compensation. Retiree understands and agrees that he is not, and will not be, eligible to receive any benefits from City, including any group plan for hospital, surgical, or medical insurance, any City retirement program, or any paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, or other leave, with or without pay, or any other job benefits available to an employee in the regular service of City, except for Worker's Compensation Insurance coverage or similar benefits required by state or federal law.

4. TERMINATION.

4.1By City. This Agreement may be terminated by City for any reason thirty (30) days after providing written notice to Retiree of such termination. City's only obligation in the event of such termination will be payment to Retiree of all compensation then due and owing as set forth in Section 3.1 [Rate of Pay] up to and including the effective date of termination. However, this Agreement may be terminated immediately if necessitated by changes to CalPERS statutory or regulatory requirements.
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4.2By Retiree. This Agreement may be terminated by Retiree for any reason thirty (30) days after providing written notice to City of such termination. City shall have the option, in its complete discretion, to make Retiree's termination effective at any time prior to the end of such period, provided City pays Retiree all compensation as set forth in Section 3.1 [Rate of Pay] then due and owing him through the last day actually worked.

4.3 No Notice for Expiration. Nothing in this Section 4 [Termination] shall be construed to require either party to give advance written notice in order for the Agreement to expire as set forth in Section 2.2 [Term].

4.4 Termination Obligations. Retiree agrees that all property, including, without limitation, all equipment, tangible Proprietary Information (as defined below), documents, records, notes, contracts, and computer-generated materials furnished to or prepared by him incident to his employment belongs to City and shall be returned promptly to City upon termination of Retiree's employment. Retiree's obligations under this subsection shall survive the termination of his employment and the expiration of this Agreement.

5. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. "Proprietary Information" is all information and any idea pertaining in any manner to the business of City (or any City affiliate), its employees, clients, consultants, or business associates, which was produced by any employee of City in the course of his/her employment or otherwise produced or acquired by or on behalf of City.

Proprietary Information shall include, without limitation, trade secrets, product ideas, inventions, processes, formulae, data, know-how, software and other computer programs, copyrightable material, marketing plans, strategies, sales, financial reports, forecasts, and customer lists. All Proprietary Information not generally known outside of City' s organization, and all Proprietary Information so known only through improper means, shall be deemed "Confidential Information." During his employment by City, Retiree shall use Proprietary Information, and shall disclose Confidential Information, only for the benefit of City and as is, or may be, necessary to perform his job responsibilities under this Agreement. Following termination, Retiree shall not use any Proprietary Information and shall not disclose any Confidential Information , except with the express written consent of City. Retiree' obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of his employment and the expiration of this Agreement.

6. NOTICE. Notices required pursuant to this Agreement shall be given by personal service upon the party to be notified or by delivery of same to the custody of the United States Postal Service, or its lawful successor, postage prepared and addressed as follows:
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City
613 East Broadway, Ste
200
Glendale, CA 91206
Attn: City Manager
Retiree
Manny Robledo
[Address on File with Human Resources]

7. REIMBURSEMENT. City shall reimburse Retiree for authorized, reasonable, and necessary travel expenses incurred by Retiree in the performance of his duties pursuant to this Agreement. Retiree shall document and claim said reimbursement for such travel in the manner and forms required by the City. All reimbursements shall be for actual expenses and shall be subject to and in accordance with California and federal law and City's adopted reimbursement policies. Such reimbursements shall not be reported to CalPERS. Other than as specifically provided herein, Retiree shall receive no other compensation or reimbursements for expenses incurred by his in performance of this Agreement.

8. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

8.1 Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision whether or not similar, nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing or subsequent waiver of the same provision. No waiver shall be binding, unless executed in writing by the party making the waiver.

8.2 Integration. This Agreement is intended to be the final, complete, and exclusive statement of the terms of Retiree's employment by City. This Agreement supersedes all other prior and contemporaneous agreements and statements, whether written or oral, express or implied, pertaining in any manner to the employment of Retiree, and it may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous statements or agreements. To the extent that the practices, policies, or procedures of City, now or in the future, apply to Retiree and are inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.

8.3 Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended except in a written document signed by Retiree and the City Manager.

8.4 Assignment. Retiree shall not assign any rights or obligations under 135 of 137

this Agreement. City may, upon prior written notice to Retiree, assign its rights and obligations hereunder.

8.5 Severability. If a court or holds any provision of this Agreement to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

8.6 Attorneys' Fees. In any legal action, arbitration, or other proceeding brought to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

8.7 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, with venue proper only in Los Angeles County, State of California.

8.8 Interpretation . This Agreement shall be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not in favor of or against any party. By way of example and not in limitation, this Agreement shall not be construed in favor of the party receiving a benefit nor against the party responsible for any particular language in this Agreement. Captions are used for reference purposes only and should be ignored in the interpretation of the Agreement. This Agreement may be altered, amended, or modified only by an instrument in writing, executed by the parties to this Agreement and by no other means. Each party waives their future right to claim, contest or assert that this Agreement was modified, cancelled superseded or changed by any oral agreement, course of conduct, waiver, or estoppel.

8.9 Acknowledgment. Retiree acknowledges that he has had the opportunity to consult legal counsel in regard to this Agreement, that he has read and understands this Agreement, that he is fully aware of its legal effect, and that he has entered into it freely and voluntarily and based on his own judgment and not on any representations or promises other than those contained in this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, City has caused this Agreement to be signed and executed on its behalf by the City and Retiree has signed and executed this Agreement.
“RETIREE”
Manny Robledo
_________________________ ________________________
Manny Robledo Date
“CITY”
City of Glendale
_________________________ ________________________
Roubik Golanian Date
City Manager
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Glendale City CouncilJuly 30, 2024

Glendale City Council
July 30, 2024