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After HCD notice, council rescinds denial and approves 236 North Central Stage 2 design review
Summary
Following a Housing Accountability Act notice from California HCD, council rescinded an earlier denial and approved Stage 2 design review and a related alley vacation for the 236 North Central mixed‑use housing project. Supporters said the city must comply with state law; opponents pressed historic preservation and park commitments.
The Glendale City Council voted to rescind its October denial of the Stage 2 design review for the proposed mixed‑use redevelopment at 236 North Central Avenue and approved the project with conditions, after staff reported a notice from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) that the denial violated the Housing Accountability Act.
What HCD found: staff said HCD concluded the project complied with the city's general plan, zoning and objective downtown specific plan standards and that the city failed to make required findings of…
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