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Title 30 — Zoning

Chapter 30.02 — LAND USE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

Glendale Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Glendale

§ 30.02.010. Requirements for development and new land uses.

All new construction, building improvements, alterations or enlargements undertaken after April 23, 1986, and all new uses or occupancy of premises within the city shall conform with the requirements, character and conditions as to use, height and area for each of the several zones as described in the following sections of this title. No person shall design, erect, construct, establish, move into, alter, enlarge, or use, or cause, or permit to be erected, constructed, established, moved into, altered, enlarged or used any building, structure, improvement or use of premises located in any zone described in this part contrary to the provisions herein. (Ord. 5399 Attach. A, 2004)

§ 30.02.020. Additional permits or approvals may be required.

  • A. Design standards for lots and parcels of land. The standards of Chapter 16.08 of this code shall be applicable to the design of lots and parcels of land when applying the provisions of this title and when considering any application for a procedure prescribed by this code.

  • B. Denial of building permit until parcel map is approved. Except as otherwise provided in this code, no building permit shall be issued and no building or structure shall be constructed or altered on any land which has been separated in ownership in violation of the provisions of this code until and unless a parcel map has been recorded.

  • (Ord. 5399 Attach. A, 2004; Ord. 6027, 5/14/2024)

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Contents — Glendale Zoning Code
Glendale Zoning Code
  1. Title 30 — Zoning
    Overview
    1. Chapter 30.01 — INTRODUCTION
    2. Chapter 30.02 — LAND USE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
    3. Chapter 30.03 — INTERPRETATION OF CODE PROVISIONS
    4. Chapter 30.10 — ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS, ZONING MAP
    5. Chapter 30.11 — RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
    6. Chapter 30.12 — COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
    7. Chapter 30.13 — INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
    8. Chapter 30.14 — MIXED USE DISTRICTS
    9. Chapter 30.15 — SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS
    10. Chapter 30.16 — TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) DISTRICTS
    11. Chapter 30.20 — PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE (…
    12. Chapter 30.21 — HORSE OVERLAY ZONE (H)
    13. Chapter 30.22 — PARKING OVERLAY ZONE (P)
    14. Chapter 30.23 — PARKING STRUCTURE OVERLAY ZONE (PS)
    15. Chapter 30.24 — PRECISE PLAN OF DESIGN OVERLAY ZONE (PPD)
    16. Chapter 30.25 — HISTORIC DISTRICT OVERLAY ZONE (HD)
    17. Chapter 30.26 — ADVERTISING SIGNAGE OVERLAY ZONE (ASOZ)
    18. Chapter 30.27 — FENCE OVERLAY ZONE (F)
    19. Chapter 30.30 — SITE PLANNING
    20. Chapter 30.31 — LANDSCAPING
    21. Chapter 30.32 — PARKING AND LOADING
    22. Chapter 30.33 — SIGNS
    23. Chapter 30.34 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES
    24. Chapter 30.35 — INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENT
    25. Chapter 30.36 — DENSITY BONUS INCENTIVES
    26. Chapter 30.37 — URBAN ART
    27. Chapter 30.40 — APPLICATION FILING AND PROCEDURES
    28. Chapter 30.41 — PERMIT IMPLEMENTATION, TIME LIMITS AND EXTENSI…
    29. Chapter 30.42 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
    30. Chapter 30.43 — VARIANCES
    31. Chapter 30.44 — ADMINISTRATIVE EXCEPTIONS
    32. Chapter 30.45 — HOME OCCUPATION PERMITS
    33. Chapter 30.46 — (RESERVED)
    34. Chapter 30.47 — DESIGN REVIEW
    35. Chapter 30.48 — WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES PERMIT
    36. Chapter 30.49 — ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMITS
    37. Chapter 30.50 — REQUEST FOR PARKING REDUCTION PERMIT
    38. Chapter 30.51 — PARKING USE PERMIT
    39. Chapter 30.52 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
    40. Chapter 30.60 — NONCONFORMING USES AND BUILDINGS
    41. Chapter 30.61 — HEARINGS AND PUBLIC NOTICES
    42. Chapter 30.62 — APPEALS
    43. Chapter 30.63 — AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN, ZONING ORDINAN…
    44. Chapter 30.64 — ENFORCEMENT
    45. Chapter 30.65 — NOTICE OF ORDERS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES …
    46. Chapter 30.70 — DEFINITIONS

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