City of Glendora Minutes
Special Meeting
Tuesday, August 28, 2025
Bidwell Forum, 140 S. Glendora Avenue
Virtually via Zoom ID# 9329247224
CALL TO ORDER
The Special Joint meeting of the Glendora City Council and Planning Commission was called to order at 6:36 PM.
ROLL CALL
Council Members Present: Karen Davis, Shaunna Elias, Mendell Thompson, Mayor Pro Tem Michael Allawos, and Mayor David Fredendall
Planning Commissioners Present: Brian Faber, Wendy Jarvie, Paulette Koss, and Chair Timothy Cremins
Planning Commissioners Absent: Vice-Chair Mark Davis
City Staff Present: City Manager Adam Raymond, City Attorney Danny Aleshire, Assistant City Manager Moises Lopez, Community Development Director Jeff Kugel, City Planner Mark Carnahan, Principal Planner Hans Friedel, Media Specialist Craig Gill, Senior Media Specialist, Senior Office Assistant Tori Tevelow, City Clerk Specialist Lorena Cordova, and Deputy City Clerk/Records Manager Roxanne Breceda
Mayor Fredendall requested that the agenda be reordered so that Public Comment will be invited directly after staff’s presentation. There were no objections, agenda was reordered.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Fredendall.
NEW BUSINESS
2. Review and Provide Feedback on an Ordinance Proposing to Amending Title 21 (Zoning) of the Glendora Municipal Code to Establish Objective Design Standards and Streamline Existing Regulations in Alignment with the City’s Adopted Housing Element and State Law
A staff presentation was made.
Comments and correspondence were received from: Emilia Herrera, James Menetrey, Paulette Koss, Judy Nelson, Hannah Cina, Michael Albers, Alicia Cole, T.J. Santarelli, Ann Marie Loy, Bob Moore, and Luisa Damico.
Discussion included General Plan update timeline; Glendora Avenue and Glendora Avenue/Foothill Boulevard Zoning District development standards; comprehensive General Plan public engagement, including the community input survey; provisions of state law regulations; zoning versus objective design guidelines; approval processes for the Planning Commission and City Council regarding objective design standards; requirement of 80% of the maximum number of units of the adopted housing site development of the property; user guide checklist for applicant requirements; fire prevention and mitigation measures such as steel door solutions; Senate Bill Minutes Tuesday, August 28, 2025 Page 2 of 2
Special Meeting Glendora City Council and Planning Commission (SB) 721 balcony law compliance and material recommendations; architectural styles; exemptions for garages; driveway material limitations; the Glendora Station Plan townhall meeting; housing with pools for seniors; public art ordinance provisions for commercial buildings; and distinctions between objective and non-objective design standards; homeowner affordable housing exemptions; maintaining community character in required development; housing accountability units and local barriers under SB 9; survey participation-approximately 600 responses for the Glendora community compared to the average of 200 standard; 20-foot driveway standards in the draft ordinance; parking and annual permit exemptions; eave styles; recreational vehicle ordinance design; and general support for the architectural styles presented.
For the record City Manager Raymond confirmed that the consensus of the City Council and the Planning Commission is for staff to revise the number of architectural styles and provide clarification on the off-street parking and recreational vehicle parking.
ADJOURNMENT
Special Joint meeting of the Glendora City Council and Planning Commission was adjourned at 9:06 PM with Mayor Fredendall adjourning the City Council meeting and Chair Cremins adjourning the Planning Commission meeting.
Kathleen R. Sessman, MMC
City Clerk/Communications Director
Minutes were approved on September 9, 2025 by the City Council and on October 7, 2025 by the Planning Commission.