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Section 6.800 Glendale Centerline Overlay District. 
6.801 Purpose. 
The Overlay District provides an alternate set of development requirements to 
encourage development and redevelopment within the Glendale Centerline.  
The intent is to facilitate private business investment, job creation, and the 
development of shopping and recreational opportunities in the Glendale Centerline. The 
Overlay District will facilitate a development review process that supports economic 
development initiatives, creates flexible development standards to support development or 
redevelopment of small and irregular parcels of land; will employ strategies to balance the 
protection of existing neighborhoods with new development; recognizes that distinct 
districts may be identified in the Glendale Centerline and provides the flexibility to 
implement unique development standards in each district; allows certain land uses to 
support investment and opportunity; and, prohibits certain land uses which may otherwise 
inhibit investment and improvement of individual properties.  
Because it is the intent of the Overlay District to provide an alternative set of land uses 
and development standards in addition to the land uses and development standards within 
the existing zoning districts, the land uses and development standards shall serve only as 
an alternative to the existing land uses and development standards and shall not be 
combined with any land uses or development standards in the existing zoning district.  
At the pre-application meeting with the City's Development Review Team, the 
property owner can decide to meet all conditions of the property's existing zoning or 
choose to meet all conditions of the property's Overlay District. Should development of 
property occur under the Overlay District any and all requirement of the underlying zoning 
district are superseded in the approval of development according to the Overlay District. 
No combination of existing zoning and Overlay District land uses and/or development 
standards shall be permitted. It is important to remember that the property owner may 
continue to utilize the existing zoning within the Glendale Centerline boundaries unless the 
Overlay District is selected.  
The Overlay District is intended to be applied only in the Glendale Centerline, and as 
such is not appropriate to be approved outside of the geographic area bounded by Myrtle 
Avenue on the north, 43rd Avenue on the east, Ocotillo Road on the south, and 67th Avenue 
on the west.  
(Ord. No. 2773, § 1, 6-14-11)6.802 Distinct character areas within the Glendale Centerline 
Overlay District. 
Within the Glendale Centerline Overlay District there are four character areas, each 
with their own unique development standards:  
 Midtown  
(43rd to 51st Avenues)  
Beet Sugar  (51st to 55th Avenues)

Historic 
Downtown  
(55th to 59th Avenues)  
Market  
(59th to 67th Avenues)  
6.803 Permitted uses. 
Land Use 
Distinct Character Areas within the 
Glendale Centerline Overlay Districts 
Midtown  
43rd—
51st  
Avenues  
Beet Sugar  
51st—
55th  
Avenues  
Historic  
Downtown  
55th—
59th  
Avenues  
Market  
59th—
67th  
Avenues  
RESIDENTIAL AND LODGING 
Bed and Breakfast Establishments  
X  
P  
P  
P  
Residential Care Facilities 
(includes congregate care, nursing 
homes and assisted living facilities 
by geographic area)  
P  
P  
X  
P  
Hotels including conference and 
convention facilities. A Conditional 
Use Permit shall be required for 
the use within 500 feet of 
residentially zoned property  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Residential above the first floor in 
conjunction with non-residential 
uses on the ground floor  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Residential on the ground floor  
P  
P  
P  
P  
GENERAL RETAIL 
New merchandise sold in 
department stores, drugstores, 
pharmacies, and retail 
establishments selling toys, 
flowers, gifts, stationary, jewelry, 
leather, apparel, shoes (including 
repair), china, glassware, pottery, 
crafts, cigars, yard goods, 
hardware/paint/glass/tools/home 
improvement, pets, hobbies, art 
supplies, video sales and rental, 
music (including incidental 
recording, instruction, and 
instrument repair), 
books/magazines/newspapers, 
sporting goods, bicycles, medical 
P  
P  
P  
P

equipment sales/rentals and 
health supplies, cameras, 
electronics, office and business 
supplies and equipment repair, 
household appliance sales and 
service, and other similar retail 
goods and services  
Previously owned merchandise 
and goods including antiques, 
collectibles, coins, stamps, and 
consignment stores, excluding 
pawn shops, second hand, and 
thrift stores  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Automotive - retail sales of 
previously owned automobiles, 
including boats, motorcycles, and 
recreational vehicle dealerships  
X  
X  
X  
X  
Automotive - retail sales of new 
automobiles, including boats, 
motorcycles, and recreational 
vehicle dealerships  
X  
X  
X  
X  
Automotive - minor repair. All 
repairs shall be within a fully 
enclosed permanent building  
S  
S  
X  
S  
Automotive supply stores, without 
incidental installation of parts  
P  
P  
X  
P  
Adult Businesses  
X  
X  
X  
X  
EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS  
All types of eating establishments 
providing meal service from an on-
site operating commercial-grade 
kitchen, and/or dessert service 
from an on-site commercial-grade 
freezer/refrigerator facility 
including beer and wine tasting, 
with or without incidental sales of 
alcohol including micro-breweries, 
outdoor dining, but with no drive-
thru including incidental reception 
room space and off-site catering. 
Live entertainment, including 
outdoor amplification, and/or 
dancing is permitted as an 
accessory use, subject to 
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 
S  
S  
S  
S

approval if the site is located 
within 500 feet of a residentially 
zoned property. During the CUP 
process, the city will work with the 
applicant on mitigation measures 
and enforcement protocol  
FOOD AND LIQUOR SALES  
Specialty foods, including 
imported and/or unique food 
products, produce, candy, baked 
goods, meat, etc., specialty liquor 
sales involving off-sale unique 
brands of beer, wine, and distilled 
spirits (establishments exceeding 
10,000 square feet of sales area 
require a Conditional Use Permit)  
P  
P  
P  
P  
GENERAL OFFICE, FINANCIAL AND HEALTH OR PERSONAL SERVICES  
Administrative, business and 
professional offices, secretarial 
services, realtors/real estate 
offices, consulting services, travel 
and ticket agencies  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Financial institutions, banks, 
savings and loans, credit unions 
(excluding deferred presentment 
companies), travel bureaus, visitor 
and information center, 
government offices and services, 
police and fire stations  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Medical/dental/optical offices, 
clinics and laboratories, licensed 
holistic health care establishments 
(excluding massage 
establishments as primary uses), 
veterinary services (excluding 
animal boarding or outdoor pens, 
runs or cages)  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Personal Services  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Tattoo Parlors  
X  
X  
X  
X  
Halfway Houses  
X  
X  
X  
X  
Hookah Lounges  
X  
X  
X  
X  
Hospitals  
U  
U  
U  
U  
Emergency Medical Care - 24 Hour 
Operations  
P  
P  
P  
P

SPECIALTY SERVICES  
Photographic, developing and 
photocopy services, watch, clock, 
and small appliance repair, 
locksmiths  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Music Recording/Practice Studios  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Custom Furniture/Upholstery and 
Repair  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Picture Framing Shops  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Postal services including parcel 
delivery (public or private)  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Dry cleaning and laundering 
services without on-site cleaning  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Home Occupations (Class I)  
P  
P  
P  
P  
ENTERTAINMENT, RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL  
Dance and Martial Arts Studios  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Athletic Clubs, Health Studios, 
Yoga  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Galleries and studios pertaining to 
artists, craft workers, and 
photographers (including 
incidental developing and 
printing), libraries, museums, etc. 
including incidental retail sale of 
merchandise pertaining to the 
primary use  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Entertainment establishments 
(including internet cafes) with 
incidental sale of food or alcohol. 
Live entertainment, including 
outdoor amplification, and/or 
dancing is permitted as an 
accessory use, subject to 
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 
approval if the site is located 
within 500 feet of a residentially 
zoned property. During the CUP 
process, the city will work with the 
applicant on mitigation measures 
and enforcement protocol  
S  
S  
S  
S  
Parks and General Recreation  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Public assembly, including 
amphitheaters, auditoriums, and 
exhibition halls. A Conditional Use 
P  
P  
P  
P

Permit shall be required for the 
use within 500 feet of residentially 
zoned property  
Indoor recreation and sports 
facilities. A Conditional Use Permit 
shall be required for the use 
within 500 feet of residentially 
zoned property  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Theater, live and motion picture. A 
Conditional Use Permit shall be 
required for the use within 500 
feet of residentially zoned 
property  
P  
P  
P  
P  
SOCIAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS  
Churches, synagogues, temples, 
missions, religious reading rooms, 
and other religious activities  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Social, professional and youth 
organizations that conduct group 
and/or membership meetings on 
the premises, including political, 
veterans, civic, labor, charitable, 
and similar organizations  
P  
P  
P  
P  
EDUCATION  
Arts and Crafts Schools and 
Colleges  
S  
S  
S  
S  
Business Colleges and Professional 
Schools (excluding Vocational 
Schools)  
S  
S  
S  
S  
Vocational Schools  
S  
S  
S  
S  
Daycare Facilities, In Home  
S  
S  
S  
S  
Day Care Facilities, Commercial  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Public or private schools for 
primary and/or secondary 
education  
X  
X  
X  
X  
COMMUNICATION FACILITIES  
Broadcasting Studios, Radio, 
Television, Internet  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Communication Towers  
U  
U  
U  
U  
Alternative tower structures. Also 
subject to Sections 7.506 and 
7.600 
P  
P  
P  
P  
TRANSPORTATION AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

Car rental services, excluding 
maintenance or repair  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Parking lots and structures 
(municipal)  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Parking lots and structures 
(commercial with fees)  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Taxicab stands (incidental feature 
integrated into primary use)  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Public transit stations and stops  
P  
P  
P  
P  
Other uses that meet the intent of 
the Zoning Ordinance as approved 
by the Planning Director  
P  
P  
P  
P  
 
Key: P = Permitted, S = Subject to Conditions, U = Conditional Use Permit, A = 
Accessory Use, X = Prohibited  
6.804 Development standards. 
Character  
Areas  
Minimum  
Lot Area1  
Maximum  
Lot Area  
Minimum Setbacks2  
Building 
Height3  
DU/AC  FAR  
Front  Rear  Side  Street  
Midtown  
43rd to 
51st  
Avenues  
N/A  
N/A  
0  
0  
0  
0  
70  
50  
24  
Beet Sugar  
51st to 
55th  
Avenues  
N/A  
N/A  
0  
0  
0  
0  
50  
25  
25  
Historic  
Downtown  
55th to 
59th  
Avenues  
N/A  
N/A  
0  
0  
0  
0  
60  
40  
26  
Market  
59th to 
67th  
Avenues  
N/A  
N/A  
0  
0  
0  
0  
50  
25  
27  
 
1 No minimum lot size is required, but each lot must have a minimum of twenty-
five (25) feet of frontage on a public street. For the purpose of this section, an 
alley is not considered a public street.  
2 30 feet to property within a residential zoning district, which includes 
Agricultural, Single Residence, Mixed Residence, or Multiple Residence, or a 
detached single-family dwelling unit.

3 Maximum height of accessory structures is 15 feet.  
4 A maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 4.0 can be achieved through 
performance incentives given for the following amenities: public art, open space, 
LEED certified buildings, and shared parking at the rate of .50 additional FAR for 
each amenity provided.  
5 A maximum FAR of 4.0 can be achieved through performance incentives given 
for the following amenities: public art, open space, LEED certified buildings, and 
shared parking at the rate of .50 additional FAR for each amenity provided.  
6 A maximum FAR of 4.0 can be achieved through performance incentives given 
for the following amenities: public art, open space, LEED certified buildings, 
adaptive reuse, and compatible architecture at the rate of .50 additional FAR for 
each amenity provided.  
7 A maximum FAR of 4.0 can be achieved through performance incentives given 
for the following amenities: public art, open space, LEED certified buildings, and 
shared parking at the rate of .50 additional FAR for each amenity provided.  
(Ord. No. 2773, § 1, 6-14-11) 
6.805 Performance Standards. 
The following standards and restrictions shall apply to all properties within this 
district:  
A. 
Unless otherwise prohibited or regulated by any other ordinance, provision, 
agreement, or conditional use permit, outdoor displays are permitted subject to 
the following restrictions and may be required to be screened from public view:  
1. 
All products displayed outdoors shall be customary, accessory, and incidental 
to those sold and displayed in a primary business being conducted in a 
permanent building on the property.  
2. 
Outdoor displays shall not interfere with pedestrian access-ways, fire lanes, 
parking spaces, driveways, landscape areas, or traffic visibility at driveway 
entries and street intersections.  
3. 
All pedestrian access-ways must maintain the minimum dimensions required 
by the International Building Code (IBC).  
4. 
Items shall not obstruct the normal ingress and egress, including 
handicapped access, from the business or any other property.  
5. 
Hours of daily operations shall be limited to the normal business hours of the 
primary business.  
B. 
All sales transactions and service activities shall be within an enclosed permanent 
building on the property, except parking lots.  
C. 
There shall be no manufacturing, compounding, processing, or treatment of 
products, except as otherwise permitted, and other than that which are clearly 
incidental to a retail store or business.

D. 
Outdoor Sidewalk Cafes.  
1. 
Purpose. It is the policy of the City to encourage the establishment of outdoor 
sidewalk cafes on private property and within public rights-of-way.  
2. 
Outdoor sidewalk cafes are permitted on any public right-of-way within the 
Overlay District upon application and issuance of any required permits.  
3. 
Standards.  
a. Outdoor sidewalk cafes must not obstruct sidewalk pedestrian traffic or 
create public health and safety hazards. All sidewalks must maintain the 
minimum dimensions required by the International Building Code (IBC).  
b. Outdoor sidewalk cafes may be open, partially covered, or enclosed by means 
of umbrellas, awnings, canopies, or similar protective structure subject to the 
requirements found in the IBC.  
d. Outdoor sidewalk cafes must be used only as seating areas. Storage, kitchen, 
or restroom uses are not allowed. The seating must be movable.  
e. All outdoor sidewalk cafes must be level with the sidewalk, and handicap 
accessible.  
f. Decorative/accent lighting may be incorporated into the outdoor cafe 
structure, awning, canopy, etc., and must meet all Glendale City Code 
requirements.  
E. 
Any change to the exterior color of the building shall be subject to Design Review 
approval.  
(Ord. No. 2773, § 1, 6-14-11) 
6.806 Parking. 
A. 
Due to the pedestrian nature of the Glendale Centerline Overlay District, there are no 
off-street parking requirements in the Beet Sugar and Historic Downtown character 
areas for businesses located within this zoning district when development is in 
conformance with the Glendale Centerline Overlay District rather than the underlying 
zoning district. DEVIATIONS FROM PARKING REQUIREMENTS MAY BE 
CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE ANALYSIS AS PART OF THE DESIGN REVIEW 
APPLICATION PROCESS AS NOTED BELOW IN ANY CHARACTER AREA: 
SPECIFIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, THAT SEEK TO REQUEST LOWER PARKING 
MINIMUMS, MAY BE APPROVED ON THE FOLLOWING BASES: 
o 100 PERCENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN ½ MILE OF A 
TRANSIT STOP WITH FREQUENT TRANSIT SERVICE:  0.5 PARKING 
SPACES PER UNIT; 
o 100 PERCENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SENIORS, WITHIN ½ 
MILE OF A TRANSIT STOP WITH LOCAL TRANSIT SERVICE OR WITH 
ACCESS TO PARATRANSIT SERVICE OFFERED BY THE CITY AS PART 
OF A PROGRAM:  0.5 PARKING SPACES PER UNIT; OR

o A PARKING JUSTIFICATION STUDY OR ANALYSIS SHALL INCLUDE 
THE FOLLOWING: 
▪ A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR 
TRADITIONAL MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING UNITS. 
▪ TRANSIT OPTIONS WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE SUBJECT 
PROPERTY.  
▪ ACCESSIBILITY TO GENERAL SERVICES/ RETAIL FROM THE 
SUBJECT PROPERTY.  
B. 
Parking Space Dimension.  
All parking spaces shall be striped with a 10 foot by 20-foot dimension. Handicapped 
parking spaces shall meet all Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, as may 
be amended.  
(Ord. No. 2773, § 1, 6-14-11) 
6.807 Signs. 
Refer to Section 7.100.  
(Ord. No. 2773, § 1, 6-14-11)