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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REFLECT AN EXPANSION OF THE ADVERTISING SIGNAGE OVERLAY ZONE (ASOZ) ONTO A PORTION OF THE DOWNTOWN “ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT” DISTRICT (230-238 SOUTH BRAND BOULEVARD) OF THE
DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN
WHEREAS, in 2010, the City Council created regulations for an Advertising Signage Overlay Zone (ASOZ) and applied that zoning designation to the Galleria and Town Center Districts of the Downtown Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, in July of 2025 the City received an application from North Masonic LLC, MT Owner LLC and Colorado and Brand LLC requesting to expand the ASOZ to properties located at 230 - 238 South Brand Boulevard (APNs 5642-013-007, 5642- 013-008 and 5642-013-014) and to locate two ASOZ wall signs on the building located on 234 South Brand Boulevard (APN 5642-013-008); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered North Masonic LLC, MT Owner LLC and Colorado and Brand LLC’s application and all materials, communications, public testimony, maps and exhibits of current record for the requested Zoning Text Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has taken into consideration the recommendations of the City of Glendale Planning Commission on the requested Zoning Text Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Zoning Text Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment will protect traffic safety and promote the aesthetics and the public health, safety, comfort convenience and general welfare of the citizens of Glendale; and WHEREAS, the advertising signage in the ASOZ will contribute to the economic vitality of the ASOZ area and generally within the downtown core. The ASOZ wall signs permitted within the ASOZ will enhance revenues of the businesses in the downtown and provide public benefit through the required development agreement, and will increase sales tax and property values within the downtown, further eliminating blighting influences in the Central Glendale Redevelopment project area; and WHEREAS, the expansion of the ASOZ will further the purposes of the City’s sign regulations, as set forth in Sections 30.26.010 and 30.33.010 of the Glendale Municipal Code, including but not limited to, the City’s interest in traffic safety and physical appearance of the community because the ASOZ wall signs will fit proportionally on walls; will not obstruct or obscure window, doors or other architectural features; and those signs which may be animated are restricted in how often images may change; and 2 1
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WHEREAS, the ASOZ wall signs will not detract from the architectural integrity of the building at 234 South Brand Boulevard or from the physical character of the area generally; and
WHEREAS, the project is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305 – Minor Alternations in Land Use, Section 15303 – New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures and Section 15331 – Historic Resources Restoration/Rehabilitation; and WHEREAS, the City Council has conducted a noticed public hearing, pursuant to the provisions of Section Chapter 30.61 of the Glendale Municipal Code and Chapter 3, Title 7 of the Government Code of the State of California; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Glendale finds that the above recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference.
SECTION 2. The locations, sizes and elevations of the ASOZ wall signs are hereby approved in connection with Zone Change No: PZC 0014-2025, as depicted on Exhibit 1 of this ordinance.
SECTION 3. This Zoning Map Amendment is made in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act; the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305, Section 15303 and Section 15331.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance’s provisions are severable. If any portion of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, that decision does not affect the validity of the Ordinance’s remaining portions and the Ordinance’s application to other persons and circumstances. The City Council declares that it would have passed the remainder of this Ordinance without the invalid or unconstitutional provisions.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This ordinance becomes effective on the thirtieth (30th) day after its adoption.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale on the day of , 2026.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF GLENDALE )
I, Suzie Abajian, Ph.D., City Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. was adopted by a 4/5ths vote of the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the day of , 2026, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
City Clerk
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Exhibit 1
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Zone Change Map – Proposed ZoningExhibit 7
ASOZ
ASOZ
ASOZ
Change the
zoning from
DSP/AE to
DSP/AE - ASOZ
234 S. BRAND
BLVD GLENDALE,
CA 91204
A-
1 NT
S
CARUSO AVE
E COLORADO ST
EXISTING AERIAL SITE PLAN THE MASONIC T
BRAND
BLVD
PROJECT
SITE
PROPOSED ASOZ
EXPANSION
234 S. BRAND
BLVD GLENDALE,
CA 91204
A-
2 NT
S
EMPLE 12/03/2025
234 S. BRAND
BLVD GLENDALE,
CA 91204
A-
2 NT
S
234 S. BRAND
BLVD GLENDALE,
CA 91204
A-
3 NT
S
ADJACENT PARCEL
SINGLE STORY BUILDING
226-224 SOUTH BRAND BOULEVARD
APN: 5642-013-006
ADJACENT PARCEL
COLORADO
STREET
(E) BUS SHELTER
(E) BUS STOP PAD
SECURITY CAMERA
CMU TRASH
+/- 50' +/- 50' ENCLOSURE
+/- 64' +/- 140'
PROPERTY LINE
(E) TREE PLANTER
STREET CENTERLINE
+/- 125
(E) ACCESSIBLE
PARKING STALL
R 20'
-
0"
NON-OPERATIONAL FIRE
ESCAPE ASSEMBLY SIGN
6 KNOX BOX
EMERGENCY
GENERATOR
DEFERRED SUBMITTAL APPROVAL
NEW UTILITY YARD AND PARKING LOT
TRANSFORMERS
NEW CONCRETE SIDEWALK
EGRESS PATH OF
METER BOARD TRAVEL
KNOX BOX
SECURITY GATE
6 EGRESS PATH OF
TRAVEL
ADJACENT PARCEL ADJACENT PARCEL
SINGLE STORY BUILDING SINGLE STORY BUILDING
226-224 SOUTH BRAND BOULEVARD 240 SOUTH BRAND BOULEVARD APN: 5642-013-006 APN 5642-013-011
ADJACENT PARCEL
SINGLE STORY BUILDING
228-230 SOUTH BRAND BOULEVARD
APN: 5642-013-007
(E) TREE PLANTER
FDC KNOX BOX
6 (E) FIRE HYDRANT
EXISTING EASEMENT AREA FOR
STAIRWAY, EMERGENCY GENERATOR,
TRASH ENCLOSURE, TRANSFORMER, AND
GREASE INTERCEPTOR. (LOCATION
APPROXIMATE).
+/- 64'
DN
PROPOSED ASOZ EXPANSION
PROJECT SITE
EIGHT STORY BUILDING
234-238 SOUTH BRAND BOULEVARD
APN 5642-013-008
ASOZ
EXPANSI
ON
PROPERTY LINE
EASEMENT LINE
PROPOSED SIGNPROPOSED
SIGN
LOCATION 1
PROPOSED
SIGN
LOCATION 2
234 S. BRAND
BLVD GLENDALE,
CA 91204
A-
4 NT
S
RAMP
RET WALL
SIDEWALK
RAMP
42x72 42x72 42x72
DN "3YD" Bin "3YD" Bin "3YD" Bin
Clear
Area
60x96
"VIP"
Compactor
CONC CU
CONC GU
RET WALL
(E) SIDEWALK
(E) PUBLIC PARKING (E) PARKING LOT LIGHT
(E) PUBLIC PARKING
(E) PARKING METER
(E) PUBLIC ALLEY
(E) SIDEWALK CURB
CMU TRANSFORMER
ENCLOSURE
TRANSFORMERS
GREASE INTERCEPTOR
METER EMERGENCY
BOARDS GENERATOR
ADJACENT PARCEL PROJECT SITE
SINGLE STORY BUILDING EIGHT STORY BUILDING VACANT LOT
228-230 SOUTH BRAND BOULEVARD 234-238 SOUTH BRAND BOULEVARD 240 SOUTH BRAND BOULEVARD APN: 5642-013-007 APN 5642-013-008 APN 5642-013-011
(FUTURE BUILDING)
(E) STREET LIGHT
(E) PUBLIC PARKING (E) PARKING METER (E) BUS SHELTER
(E) BUS STOP PAD
BRAND BOULEVARD
PROPOSED SITE PLAN THE MASONIC TEMPLE 12/03/2025
234 S. BRAND
BLVD GLENDALE,
CA 91204
A-
5 NT
S
OVERALL
ELEVATIONS
THE MASONIC
TEMPLE 234 S.
BRAND BLVD
GLENDALE, CA
91204
07/31/20
25 A-
5 SCALE AS
NOTED
VIF
VIF
VIF
VI
F
10"
8' -
0"
0 0 08 90
00.A00
6 0
10 "
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3.7 3.1 3 2.5 2.3 2 1
TOP OF PARAPET
105' - 0"
ROOF TOP MECHANICAL
98' - 0"
MECHANICAL
90' - 6"
UNOCCUPIED EQUIPMENT
84' - 0"
LEVEL 08
72' - 6"
LEVEL 07
62' - 6"
LEVEL 06
53' - 0"
LEVEL 05
43' - 0"
LEVEL 04
33' - 0"
LEVEL 03
23' - 6"
LEVEL 02.9
22' - 0"
7 7 7 LEVEL
02 13' - 6"
ADJACENT
BUILDING
LEVEL 01
0' - 0"
15' - 6" 1' - 4" 1' - 10"
VIF VIF VIF VIF
4' - 0" 2' - 3" 2' - 3" 2' - 3" 2' - 3" 1' -
11"
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VIF VIF VIF
VIF
VIF
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VIF
VI
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VIF VIF
VIF VIF 7' -
0"
VIF VIF
00 02 07
00 04 01
00 02 03
ALIGN ALIGN
VIF VIF
00 02 03
ALIGN ALIGN
03 30 00.A00
00 02 03
ALIGN ALIGN
VIF EQ 3' - 8" EQ EQ 3' - 8" EQ EQ 3' - 8"
EQ ALIGN ALIGN
05 50 00.A09
10' -
6"
00 04 01 00 04 01
08 90 00.A00 0
00 04 02 00 04 02 00 04
SLB 00 04 02 00 04 02
9' -
0"
10 "
10 "
10 "
10 "
10 "
10 "
10 "
8' - 6" 8' -
0"
12' - 8" 7' - 11" 8' - 6" 8' - 10"
6' - 0"
1' - 0"
8' - 0" 9' -
0"
F E C.7 B.2 A.1 A
TOP OF PARAPET
105' -
0"
00 02 13
ROOF TOP
MECHANICAL
98' -
0"
00 04 01
00 04 01
MECHANICAL
90' -
6"
08 90 00.A00
UNOCCUPIED
EQUIPMENT
6 84' -
0"
00 02 03
08 90 00.A00 6 LEVEL
08 72' -
6"
08 90 00.A00
6 04
LEVEL 07
62' -
6"
08 90 00.A00
LEVEL 06
53' -
0"
08 90 00.A00 04
00 02 03
LEVEL 05
43' -
0"
08 90 00.A00 0
LEVEL 04
0 33' -
0"
05 08 90 00.A00 00 02 03 LEVEL
03 23' -
6"
08 90 00.A00 LEVEL
02.9 22' -
0"
LEVEL 02
13' -
6"
08 90 00.A00 10" 05 50 00.A09
04 04
LEVEL 01
0' -
0"
VIF VIF VIF VIF VIF VIF VIF
VIF VIF VIF VIF VIF VIF
2' - 0"
VIF VIF VIF VIF
VIF
VIF
VIF VIF
VIF
VI
F
VIF VIF VIF
VIF VIF
ALIGN
ALIG
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VIF VIF
VIF VIF
1' - 0"
1' - 8"
10' - 0"
9"
26 51 00.A01
9' -
6"
00 04 04
00 04 04
EQ
EQ
SLB
SLB
44'-4" 38'-0"
PROPOSED SIGNAGE FRAME, SIMILAR IN LOOK AND
FEEL TO THE SIGNAGE FRAME AT THE AMERICANA
AT BRAND. FINAL MATERIALS TO MATCH THE
EXISTING MASONIC TEMPLE.
21'-5"
STRUCTURAL
CONNECTIONS TO
BUILDING AS REQUIRED
PROPOSED LARGE
FORMAT DIGITAL
SIGNAGE PANEL
SIGNAGE
04 VIF
VIF
VIF
VI
F
10"
8' -
0"
0 0 08 90
00.A00
6 0
SIGNA
GE
PROPOSED SIGNAGE FRAME, SIMILAR IN LOOK AND
FEEL TO THE SIGNAGE FRAME AT THE AMERICANA
AT BRAND. FINAL MATERIALS TO MATCH THE
EXISTING MASONIC TEMPLE.
TRIM OD
21'-5"
0 PANEL
19'-1"
STRUCTURAL
CONNECTIONS TO
BUILDING AS REQUIRED
PROPOSED LARGE
FORMAT DIGITAL
SIGNAGE PANEL
B
A-5
A
A-5
BUILDING ELEVATION - NORTH
SCALE: 1/16" : 1'-0"
TRIM OD
38'-0"44'-4"
PANEL
35'-8"
2' -
3"
2' -
3"
OVERALL
ELEVATIONS
THE MASONIC
TEMPLE 234 S.
BRAND BLVD
GLENDALE, CA
91204
07/31/20
25 A-
6 SCALE AS
NOTED
EQ
E
Q
1' -
0"
BUILDING ELEVATION - EAST
SCALE: 1/16" : 1'-0"
OVERALL
ELEVATIONS
THE MASONIC
TEMPLE 234 S.
BRAND BLVD
GLENDALE, CA
91204
07/31/20
25 A-
7 SCALE AS
NOTED
A-
8 BRAND BLVD & CARUSO AVE -
LOOKING SOUTH PROPOSED
PERSPECTIVE
11/12/202
5 NTS
THE MASONIC
TEMPLE 234 S.
BRAND BLVD
GLENDALE, CA
91204
7 105'-0"'-I"'
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53'-0"'-I"'
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43'-0"
LEVEL
33'-0"
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LEVEL3
23'-6"
LEVEL02.9
22'-0"
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ROOF TOP MECHANICALi,_
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UNOCCUPIED EQUIPMENT 6"\
84'- 0
LEVEL 08-6\
72' - 6""1""
LEVEL07...t:,,_
62'-6"'-"'
LEVEL 06...t:,,_
53'-0"'-I"
LEVEL Os,.,
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LEVEL 04...t:,,_
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13'- 6
LEVEL 016'
o·-o
BUILDING ELEVATION· WEST
SCALE 1/16": 1'-0"
BUILDING ELEVATION· SOUTH
SCALE: 1/16": 1'-0"
A-
7 BRAND BLVD & CARUSO AVE -
LOOKING NORTH PROPOSED
PERSPECTIVE
11/12/202
5 NTS
THE MASONIC
TEMPLE 234 S.
BRAND BLVD
GLENDALE, CA
91204
A-
5 SCALE AS
NOTED
GLENDALE, CA
91204
DIGITAL DISPLAY - ENLARGED FRAME
ELEVATION
SCALE: 3/
19'-1"
1'-0"
1'-0"
2'-0"
PROPOSED LARGE FORMAT DIGITAL
SIGNAGE PANEL
PROPOSED SIGNAGE FRAME, SIMILAR IN LOOK
AND FEEL TO THE SIGNAGE FRAME AT THE
AMERICANA AT BRAND. FINAL MATERIALS TO
MATCH THE EXISTING MASONIC TEMPLE.
21'-5"
38'-0"
35'-8"
2'-0"
A-
6 SCALE AS
NOTED
GLENDALE, CA
91204
16" : 1'-0" THE MASONIC
TEMPLE
234 S. BRAND BLVD
07/31/2025
A-
6 SCALE AS
NOTED
GLENDALE, CA
91204
A-
7 SCALE AS
NOTED
GLENDALE, CA
91204
0 FOR DIGITAL DISPLAYS
TYPICAL FLASHING DETAIL TYPICAL FLASHING DETAIL
A -scaie-: 1 1/2-" = 1'-0-" - - ------ - FOR DIGITAL DISPLAYS Scale: 1 1/2" = 1'-0"
TYPICAL DETAILS THE MASONIC TEMPLE 07/31/2025
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OF ALL SIDES
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HSS SUB FRAME
LED TO SUB FRAME MOUNTS
ALUMINUM FLASHING
ALL THE WAY AROUND
TO COVER SUB FRAME.
TYP. CONFIGURATION
OF ALL SIDES
TYP. CONFIGURATION
OF ALL SIDES
A-
8 SCALE AS
NOTED
GLENDALE, CA
91204
234 S. BRAND BLVD
A-
8 SCALE AS
NOTED
GLENDALE, CA
91204
1522 sf
HISTORIC SIGNAGE ON THE MASONIC
TEMPLE SOUTH
ELEVATION
THE MASONIC
TEMPLE 234 S.
BRAND BLVD
G
L
E
N
61'-6"
24'-9"
DALE, CA 91204 07/31/2025
NTS A-9
44'-0"
1023 sf
43'-3"
822 sf
HISTORIC SIGNAGE ON THE MASONIC
TEMPLE
THE MASONIC
TEMPLE
07/31/2025
23'-3"
19'-0"
NORTH ELEVATION 234 S. BRAND
BLVD
GLENDALE, CA
91204
NTS A-10