Glendale council approves rezoning and general‑plan amendment for 50‑home veterans village on Grand Avenue
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On May 27, 2025 the Glendale City Council approved a general‑plan amendment and rezoning to allow a planned‑area development for a 10‑acre Veterans Village at the northwest corner of 60th Street/Third Avenue and Grand Avenue, authorizing 50 small homes and an on‑site support center for residents.
Glendale, Ariz. — The Glendale City Council on May 27 approved a general‑plan amendment and rezoning that clear the way for a 10‑acre veterans housing project at the northwest corner of 60 Third Avenue and Grand Avenue.
Senior planner Alex Norma told the council the project, called the Veterans Community Project or Veterans Village in staff documents, would develop 50 small site‑built homes — two ADA accessible, six sized for families and 42 for individuals — and a village center with offices, meeting space, counseling and training rooms. Norma said supporting staff on site would not exceed 15 during business hours and on‑site services would be exclusively for veterans housed at the property.
The project includes a planned area development rezoning of property that has multiple current zoning designations. Norma said the 10‑acre site in the Barrel District has been vacant since February 2010 and previously contained motels, an animal hospital and a mobile home park. A perimeter sound wall along Grand Avenue is the only remaining improvement on the property.
The Planning Commission recommended approval on April 24, 2025; council members moved and seconded motions to adopt Resolution R25‑40 (the general‑plan amendment) and Ordinance O25‑24 (the rezoning to PAD). Both measures passed on roll call votes with Council Member Leandro Baldiniegro, Council Member Diana Guzman, Council Member Millner, Council Member Bart Turner, Vice Mayor Lauren Tomachoff and Mayor Jerry Wires voting aye; Council Member Lupe Conchas was absent.
Supporters at the Planning Commission expressed support for the project, Norma said, and the staff report includes stipulations that the council approved as conditions of the rezoning. Site access is proposed at two points on 60 Third Avenue, and surrounding land uses are described in the staff report as primarily industrial with nearby North Horizon Park to the north.
The council’s approvals authorize the developer to proceed with the planned area development subject to the stipulations in the staff report. The staff presentation noted the housing is intended to be temporary to provide stability for residents as they transition to permanent housing elsewhere.
Council members who spoke during council comments expressed support for the approvals and referenced a prior site visit to an existing veterans project in another city as context for the council’s interest.
The council’s formal actions were recorded as Resolution R25‑40 and Ordinance O25‑24; copies are to be recorded per the ordinances and resolutions adopted.