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Glendale staff say proposed residential overlay is defensive step; residents and businesses urge protections for Montrose parking lots
Summary
City staff told the Glendale City Council on Aug. 19 that a proposed residential overlay for selected city‑owned parcels is intended to protect local control from state action, but community speakers and business owners urged the council to remove specific Montrose parking lots from consideration and pressed for greater transparency in outreach.
City planning staff and the mayor framed a proposed residential overlay for selected city‑owned parcels as a "defensive" step intended to preserve local authority amid recent state housing actions.
"California courts have held that when housing is declared a matter of statewide concern ... the state can come in and take over that land," Mayor Najarian said, summarizing staff's explanation of the legal risk and citing the Anderson v. San Jose case as an example of state action overriding local control (00:18:58).
The city's planning lead, Mr. Calvert, told the council the overlay is not an immediate rezoning and that the city will run an environmental impact report (EIR) and more public engagement before any zoning or development standards are adopted. He said the EIR will test impacts on public safety, water and power and could lead to scaling back the overlay if systems are taxed beyond…
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