Glendale

Design Review Board

Agenda Items (4)

The Agenda for the March 12, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Glendale Design Review Board was posted on the City’s website and on the Bulletin Board outside City Hall on March 5, 2025.

Approval of Design Review Board Minutes from February 26, 2026.

ITEM: 1402 Edinburgh Lane Design Review No. 004718-2025 PROJECT DESCRIPTION To remodel and construct a new 1,028 square-foot, two-story addition to the existing 2,522 square-foot, two-story single-family residence with an existing attached three-car garage on a 22,575 square-foot hillside lot with an average current slope of 40 percent, zoned R1R-I (Floor Area Ratio- District I). The project will remove more than 50 percent of the existing roof and exterior walls and includes a new pool and spa, outdoor BBQ area, retaining walls, and rear deck expansion. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION The project is exempt from CEQA review as a Class 1 “Existing Facilities” exemption, pursuant to Section 15301(e) of the State CEQA Guidelines because the proposed addition to the existing structure will not result in an increase of more than 2,500 square feet of floor area.

ITEM: 1112-1118 North Columbus Avenue Design Review No. 003949-2024 PROJECT DESCRIPTION To demolish three existing residential dwelling units, including a duplex and a detached garage (built circa 1941/1948) located on the property addressed as 1112 N. Columbus Avenue and the demolition of a single-family residence and a detached garage (built circa 1922) located on the property addressed as 1118 N. Columbus Avenue in conjunction with the construction of a new four-story (47-foot, 3-inch), 24-unit multi-family residential project totaling 22,860 square-feet (SF) over a one-level, subterranean parking structure containing 20 residential parking spaces (inclusive of one tandem space), located on a 11,491 SF site in the R-1250 (High Density Residential) zone. The project will provide two (2) affordable units reserved for rent to very low income households and two (2) units reserved for rent to moderate income households. The Director of Community Development has already approved the Density Bonus and Inclusionary Housing Plan associated with this project. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION The project is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to Section 15332, as a Class 32 “In-Fill Development Project” of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (CEQA Guidelines) as the project meets all the threshold criteria set forth in Section 15332 (a) through (e). The project is consistent with the General Plan designation of the site; the development is proposed within the City limits of the City of Glendale on a project site of less than five acres and surrounded by urban development; the project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species; as confirmed in technical studies, no significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality or water quality will result; and the site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services.