The North Glendale Community Plan summarizes the following key points in 3 sentences: The plan establishes a framework to guide future development in North Glendale, which covers 30 square miles and has a population of 205,000. It divides the area into distinct districts based on existing land uses and proposes zoning changes to encourage open space in new developments and design excellence. The plan also describes the unique characteristics of neighborhoods like Crescenta Valley and establishes a transect system to regulate appropriate land uses and densities based on each area's topography and heritage.

1. Getting Started:
North Glendale Community Plan
Glendale, California
Alan Loomis, Principal Urban Designer, City of Glendale

2. Glendale in the Region
30 sq mi / 205,000 pop

3. Glendale in the Region
Glendale & Los Angeles

4. Glendale in the Region
Mountain Ranges

20. Establish land uses and height/density by district

21. Require open space in all new development
Courtyards
Plazas
Paseos
Streets

22. Establish guidelines to
encourage design
excellence and augment
height/density standards
Entry Locations
Terminated Vistas

23. Establish guidelines to
encourage design
excellence and augment
height/density standards
Stoops Arcades Storefronts
Frontages

28. • La Crescenta
• Valleys & Canyons
• Northwest Neighborhoods
• San Fernando Rd Corridor
• Greater Downtown
• Downtown

29. The Transect

30. Topographic Transect
Based on Patrick Geddes, Team 10 and Ian McHarg

32. Crescenta Valley is…
a “Rural Suburb”

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41. Crescenta Valley is…
Heritage & History

42. Crescenta Valley is…
Montrose

43. Crescenta Valley is…
Neighborhoods

44. Crescenta Valley is…
Schools

45. Crescenta Valley is…
Parks & Open Space

46. Crescenta Valley is…
Nature, Trees & Wildlife

48. • D - Hospital District
• T6 - Village Center
• T5 - Neighborhood Centers
& Corridors
• T4 - Multi-Family
• T3 - Single-Family
• T2 - Edge
• T1 – Preserve

49. T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 D
North
Glendale / La
Chaparral
Crescenta
Northwest
Oak Woodlands
Neighborhoods
Adams Hill &
Flats
Grasslands
Greater
Downtown
Valleys &
Canyons
Riparian
San Fernando
Rd Corridor

50. Design Review - Current Alignment
Zoning Code
Design Guidelines
General Plan

51. Design Review - Future Alignment
General Plan Framework
Community Plan / Private Community Plan / Public
Design Guidelines Design Guidelines
Zoning Code