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Planning commission recommends approval for 50-home veterans community in Barrel District
Summary
The Glendale Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend a general plan amendment and a zoning change to allow a 50-unit Veterans Community Project on a roughly 10-acre site at 60 Third Avenue and Grand Avenue. The recommendation will be forwarded to City Council; the zoning approval is subject to three staff stipulations.
The Glendale Planning Commission on April 24 voted unanimously to recommend a general plan amendment (GPA 24-05) and a zoning change (ZON 24-10) to allow construction of a 50-unit small-home community for veterans on roughly 10 acres at the northwest corner of 60 Third Avenue and Grand Avenue in the Barrel District.
The commission’s recommendation sends the general plan amendment and zoning change to City Council for final action; staff recommended approval of both items and the commission approved ZON 24-10 subject to three stipulations recorded in the staff packet.
The project proposal, presented by city planner Alberto Lerma, calls for 50 site-built cottages intended as transitional housing for veterans, two of which would be ADA accessible, six designed for families and 42 as individual units. The plan includes a village center with offices and meeting space to provide on-site support services; Lerma said the village center “will include offices for support staff,…
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