The purpose of this chapter is to promote the health, prosperity, cultural enrichment, and general welfare of the people through the identification, designation, protection, enhancement, perpetuation, and use of historic resources that reflect significant aspects of the city's heritage and to:
A. 
Safeguard buildings, sites, objects, structures, neighborhoods, cultural landscapes, and archaeological sites that are important to the heritage of the city, state or nation, through the establishment and implementation of sound historic preservation policies and practices;
B. 
Encourage public appreciation of and involvement with the city's unique architectural and cultural heritage;
C. 
Strengthen civic pride in the historic and architectural character of the city and the notable accomplishments of the past;
D. 
Recognize the economic benefits associated with the preservation and continued use of historic resources and provide incentives to property owners to encourage participation in the city's historic preservation program;
E. 
Deter the demolition or neglect of: (1) designated historic resources; (2) resources that are pending designation as historic resources; (3) potential historic resources; (4) protected interiors; and (5) protected landscape features;
F. 
Promote the private and public use of historic resources for the education, enrichment and general welfare of the people;
G. 
Make the city a more attractive and desirable place to live, work, and visit;
H. 
Implement the historic preservation goals, policies, and programs of the General Plan, preservation element (applicable only to areas not encompassed by an approved community plan), and approved community plans; and
I. 
Fulfill the city's responsibilities as a certified local government and in carrying out environmental review as mandated by federal and state laws.
In addition, the city recognizes that groups of buildings that are unified aesthetically by plan or historical physical development may be worthy of preservation consideration and this code therefore provides for the designation of historic districts in Chapter 30.25 through a change of zone that establishes a historic district overlay zone.
(Prior code § 21-00; Ord. 5110 § 7, 1996; Ord. 5347 § 5, 2003; Ord. 5425 § 15, 2004; Ord. 5784 § 1, 2012; Ord. 5931 § 1, 2019; Ord. 5949 § 2, 2020)
California Government Code allows municipalities to provide for special conditions or regulations for the protection, enhancement, perpetuation, or use of buildings, structures, objects, sites, areas, or districts that have a special character or special historical or aesthetic interest or value.
(Ord. 5784 § 2, 2012; Ord. 5949 § 3, 2020)
For the purposes of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the meaning(s) ascribed herein:
"Building"
means anything constructed having a roof supported by columns or walls for the purpose of housing, shelter or enclosure.
"California Register of Historic Resources"
is the official list of historic resources designated by the State of California through the State Statute codified in the California Public Resources Code Section 5020.1 et seq.
"CEQA,"
means the California Environmental Quality Act, contained in California Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq., and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations ("CEQA Guidelines") as they both now exist or may hereafter be amended.
"Character defining features"
means the distinctive physical forms, elements, materials, details, and/or characteristics that convey the significance of a historic resource.
"Code"
means the Glendale Municipal Code.
"Complete demolition"
means removal of all above-grade portions of a designated historic resource, of a resource that is pending designation as a historic resource, of a potential historic resource, or of a protected interior.
"Demolition"
is the act or process of destroying, knocking down, pulling down, tearing down, flattening, razing, or leveling a building, structure, or object. For purposes of this chapter, demolition can be either complete or partial.
"Demolition by neglect"
means the process by which the owner, or his or her designee, of a designated historic resource, a resource that is pending designation as a historic resource, a potential historic resource, or a protected interior allows its ongoing deterioration over a period of time as a result of lack of maintenance, failure to protect it from pests or vandals, and/or failure to take reasonable measures to prevent ingress of water or wind through the roof, walls, or apertures, leading to deterioration and/or structural failure that results in complete or partial demolition, the loss of character-defining features, and/or that constitutes a threat to public health and safety.
"Designated historic resource"
means a historic resource that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the California Register of Historical Resources, or the Glendale Register of Historic Resources.
"Glendale Register of Historic Resources"
means the official list of historic resources designated by the city of Glendale.
"Historic integrity"
means the authenticity of a resource's historic identity, evidenced by the survival of physical characteristics that existed during the resource's prehistoric or historic period and which allow it to continue to convey its significance. Historic integrity is the composite of seven aspects or qualities: location; design; setting; materials; workmanship; feeling; and association (as defined by the National Park Service). All seven aspects or qualities do not need to be present for eligibility for designation as a historic resource as long as the overall sense of past time and place is evident.
"Historic resource"
means a resource that is historically or archaeologically significant in the cultural, architectural, archaeological, tribal, engineering, scientific, economic, agricultural, educational, social, political or military heritage of the city of Glendale, the state of California, or the United States and retains sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance.
"Major alteration"
means alteration to any exterior portion of a designated historic resource, of a resource that is pending designation as a historic resource, or of a potential historic resource, or to any protected interior that involves:
1. 
Construction of an addition to an existing building or structure, or new construction, exceeding 200 square feet at a location visible from the public right-of-way;
2. 
Construction of an addition to an existing building or structure, or new construction, with 700 square feet or greater of building area at a location not visible from the public right-of-way;
3. 
Construction of more than one addition within a two year period that cumulatively totals 700 square feet or greater of building area regardless of visibility from the public right-of-way;
4. 
Construction of an additional story to any existing building or structure;
5. 
An alteration determined by the director of community development to be incompatible with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation; or
6. 
An alteration, including, but not limited to, changes to architectural style, roof form, roof cladding, wall cladding and/or fenestration that, based on the assessment of the director of community development, is determined to require design review by the appropriate design review authority in order to make a determination of compatibility with the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.
"Minor alteration"
means alteration to any exterior portion of a designated historic resource, a resource that is pending designation as a historic resource, or a potential historic resource, or to any protected interior, that involves:
1. 
Construction of an addition to an existing building or structure, or new construction, of 200 square feet or less at a location visible from the public right-of-way;
2. 
Construction of an addition to an existing building or structure, or new construction, of less than 700 square feet at a location not visible from the public right-of-way; or
3. 
Any alteration determined by the director of community development to be compatible with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and that does not exceed the thresholds established by subsections 1 and 2 of this definition.
"National Register of Historic Places"
means the official list of historic resources established by the federal government through the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended through 1992.
"Object"
means a thing that is not a building or structure, or part thereof, that is expressive of the cultural, architectural, archaeological, tribal, engineering, scientific, economic, agricultural, educational, social, political or military heritage of the city of Glendale, the state of California, or the United States.
"Partial demolition"
means the removal, alteration, or destruction of one or more character-defining features of a designated historic resource, of a resource that is pending designation as a historic resource, of a potential historic resource, or of a protected interior, that have been identified as character-defining in a property-specific historic assessment, in a historic resource assessment prepared by a person meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards in Historic Architecture or Architectural History, or by the director of community development.
"Pending designation,"
as applied to a resource, means a resource for which a nomination for listing in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources, signed by the property owner or nominated by city council, has been received by the city but for which a final action on designation has not yet occurred.
"Potential historic resource"
means a resource that: (1) is not a designated historic resource; and either (2) is identified with a California Historical Resource Status Code of 1 to 5 on a DPR Form 523 and/or in a historic resource assessment commissioned by the city and prepared by a person meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards; or (3) is determined by the city to be a historic resource per Public Resources Code Section 21084.1.
"Protected interior"
means any publicly accessible interior space of a publicly or privately owned property listed in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources that is routinely and customarily open to the public and is identified as significant in the department of community development staff report presented to city council at the time of the property's designation or by the director of community development pursuant to Section 15.20.030 of this chapter.
"Protected landscape feature"
means any landscape or hardscape feature identified as significant to the property's history in the community development department staff report presented to city council at the time of the property's designation or by the director of community development pursuant to Section 15.20.030 of this chapter.
"Resource"
means a building, structure, object, site, area, or historic district, man-made or natural.
"Routine maintenance and repair"
means alteration to any exterior portion of a designated historic resource, a resource that is pending designation as a historic resource, a potential historic resource, or to a protected interior, that does not conflict with its ongoing eligibility for listing in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources and that involves:
1. 
Repair and/or replacement of a cumulative total of 100 square feet or less of any exterior wall or roof cladding material with new material that matches the existing in terms of material, dimension, color, texture, reflectivity, and overall appearance;
2. 
Repair and/or replacement of a cumulative total of 100 square feet or less of any interior wall cladding material of a protected interior with new material that matches the existing in terms of material, dimension, color, texture, reflectivity, and overall appearance;
3. 
Repointing of masonry joints with a cumulative total of 25 linear feet or less with new mortar that matches the existing in terms of material, color, texture, profile, and overall appearance;
4. 
Replacement of window or door glazing except for glazing identified as significant in the department of community development staff report presented to city council at the time of the property's designation or by the director of community development pursuant to Section 15.20.030 of this chapter;
5. 
The removal, maintenance, and/or installation of landscape materials except for protected landscape features, and indigenous trees pursuant to Chapter 12.44 of this code;
6. 
The application of vapor-permeable paint or stain finishes to wall cladding materials and trim provided that the finish does not change the existing texture of the underlying material and that the department of community development staff report reviewed by city council at the time of the property's designation, or the director of community development pursuant to Section 15.20.030 of this chapter, does not identify any finish color(s) and/or finish locations specific to the resource that should be maintained; or
7. 
Any other work determined by the director of community development to constitute "routine maintenance and repair."
"Secretary of the Interior'S Professional Qualification Standards"
is the set of requirements issued by the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service (36 CFR Part 61) that define minimum education and experience required to perform identification, evaluation, registration, and treatment activities.
"Secretary of the Interior'S Standards for Rehabilitation"
is the set of standards issued by the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service (36 CFR Part 67) and the publications of the National Park Service (NPS), Preservation Assistance Division, Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings (1992, NPS) and The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring and Reconstructing Historic Buildings (1995, NPS), and any subsequent publication on the Secretary's Standards by the NPS.
"Structure"
means anything constructed that has a foundation but no roof, not including fences and freestanding walls, which are considered "objects."
"Tribal cultural resource"
means a resource, with cultural value to a California Native American tribe that is either included or determined to be eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places or the California Register of Historical Resources, or included in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources, or is a resource determined by the director of community development to be a potential historic resource. A cultural landscape that meets these criteria is a tribal cultural resource to the extent that the landscape is geographically defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape. Historical resources, unique archaeological resources, or non-unique archaeological resources may also be tribal cultural resources if they meet these criteria.
"Visible from the public right-of-way"
means any portion of a designated historic resource, a resource that is pending designation as a historic resource, or a resource that is a potential historic resource that is visible from the public street or sidewalk immediately adjacent to the property. For the purposes of this chapter, any portion of a designated historic resource, a resource that is pending designation as a historic resource, or a resource that is a potential historic resource that is not visible due to landscaping shall nonetheless be considered visible from the public right-of-way.
(Prior code § 21-01; Ord. 5110 § 8, 1996; Ord. 5347 § 6, 2003; Ord. 5784 § 3, 2012; Ord. 5931 § 2, 2019; Ord. 5949 § 4, 2020)
A. 
The director of community development shall:
1. 
Consider and render decisions on minor alterations to designated historic resources, to resources that are pending designation as historic resources, to potential historic resources, to protected landscape features, and to protected interiors as specified in Section 15.20.084 of this chapter. All decisions by the director of community development shall conform to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and shall not conflict with the resource's ongoing status as a designated historic resource, resource pending designation as a historic resource, potential historic resource, or protected interior.
2. 
Conduct design review, at his or her discretion, consistent with the thresholds established in Section 30.47.030.H and render decisions on the major alteration of potential historic resources following advisory design review conducted by the historic preservation commission.
3. 
Consider and render decisions regarding the identification of character-defining features of designated historic resources, of resources pending designation as historic resources, of potential historic resources, and of protected interiors as set forth in Section 15.20.035.
B. 
The historic preservation commission shall conduct public hearing and render decisions or, as appropriate, make recommendations on matters brought before it pursuant to Section 2.76.100 of this code. The historic preservation commission shall also conduct public hearings and render decisions on major alteration and demolition of designated historic resources, of resources pending designation as a historic resource, and of protected interiors, and render advisory review decisions on major alteration of potential historic resources, pursuant to Sections 15.20.080 and 15.20.082 of this chapter. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation shall be used by the historic preservation commission to inform and guide its deliberations. In no case shall the historic preservation commission render a decision that would conflict with a resource's status as a designated historic resource, a resource pending designation as a historic resource, a potential historic resource, or a protected interior.
C. 
The design review board may, at the discretion of the director of community development, conduct public hearings and render decisions on major alteration of potential historic resources following an advisory design review conducted by the historic preservation commission.
D. 
City council shall conduct public hearings and render decisions on:
1. 
General Plan and Community Plan amendments regarding historic preservation;
2. 
Additions to and deletions from the Glendale Register of Historic Resources pursuant to Sections 15.20.050, 15.20.055 and 15.20.060; and
3. 
Applications for the Mills Act property tax incentives program pursuant to Section 15.20.070 of this chapter.
(Ord. 5110 § 10, 1996; Ord. 5784 § 5, 2012; Ord. 5803 § 36, 2013; Ord. 5931 § 3, 2019; Ord. 5949 § 5, 2020)
The character-defining features of a designated historic resource, a potential historic resource, or a protected interior may be identified at the time of designation or in survey documentation and reflect the existing condition of the property at such time. To the extent that one or more character-defining features are not specifically identified at the time of designation or in survey documentation, there is a rebuttable presumption that features that conform to the definition of "character-defining feature" included in Section 15.20.020 of this chapter and that date to the property's original construction and/or to any subsequent historically-significant alteration, will be treated as character-defining features and will be identified as such by the director of community development pursuant to Section 15.20.030 of this chapter.
(Ord. 5931 § 4, 2019)
A. 
A decision by the director of community development regarding a designated historic resource, a resource pending designation as a historic resource, a potential historic resource, a protected interior, or a protected landscape feature shall become final 15 days following the date of decision unless an appeal to the historic preservation commission is filed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 30.62 of this code.
B. 
A decision of the historic preservation commission regarding a historic resource, a resource pending designation as a historic resource, a potential historic resource, a protected interior, or a protected landscape shall become final 15 days following the date of decision unless an appeal to the city council is filed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2.88 of this code.
(Ord. 5110 § 11, 1996; Ord. 5784 § 6, 2012; Ord. 5803 § 37, 2013; Ord. 5931 § 5, 2019)
Upon recommendation of the historic preservation commission, city council shall consider and make findings for additions to the Glendale Register of Historic Resources. The designation of any resource that is proposed for inclusion in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources as a designated historic resource shall be granted only if city council first finds that the resource meets one or more of the following criteria:
A. 
The resource is identified with important events in national, state, or city history, or exemplifies significant contributions to the broad cultural, political, economic, social, tribal, or historic heritage of the nation, state, or city, and retains historic integrity.
B. 
The resource is associated with a person, persons, or groups who significantly contributed to the history of the nation, state, region, or city, and retains historic integrity.
C. 
The resource embodies the distinctive and exemplary characteristics of an architectural style, architectural type, period, or method of construction; or represents a notable work of a master designer, builder or architect whose genius influenced his or her profession; or possesses high artistic values, and retains historic integrity.
D. 
The resource has yielded, or has the potential to yield, information important to archaeological pre-history or history of the nation, state, region, or city, and retains historic integrity.
(Prior code § 21-02; Ord. 5110 § 12, 1996; Ord. 5347 § 7, 2003; Ord. 5784 § 7, 2012; Ord. 5949 § 6, 2020)
Upon recommendation of the historic preservation commission, city council shall consider and may make findings for deletions from the Glendale Register of Historic Resources. The deletion shall be granted only if city council first finds that the resource no longer conforms to any of the criteria identified in Section 15.20.050 of this chapter and:
A. 
Has been destroyed or demolished by natural disaster, accident, or fire; or
B. 
Has diminished historic significance or value upon a showing of clear and convincing evidence, including that this diminution is not the result of demolition by neglect or work performed without permit; or
C. 
Cannot be restored, rehabilitated, or stabilized for any use permitted in the zone in which it is located without causing an economic hardship disproportionate to the historic value of the property substantiated by clear and convincing evidence. Proof of economic hardship shall require a showing that the cost of restoration, rehabilitation, and/or stabilization of the historic features of the property exceeds the appraised value as determined by a qualified appraiser of the historic improvements on the site. If the appraised value of the historic improvements on a historic site is less than 75% of similarly sized buildings within a 500 foot radius, the average appraised value of property improvements in the radius area shall be used. For property where neighborhood standards are not comparable, standard real estate practice comparable worth studies shall be produced to justify the burden of restoration, rehabilitation, and/or stabilization as compared to property value. city council shall consider the value of property tax incentives allowed by the historic preservation ordinance and other benefits as may be available for historic preservation or stabilization in determining if economic hardship exists to the extent findings for deletion from the Glendale Register of Historic Resources can be made.
(Ord. 5110 § 13, 1996; Ord. 5347 § 8, 2003; Ord. 5784 § 8, 2012; Ord. 5949 § 7, 2020)
A. 
Designation of resources in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources shall be initiated by an application of an owner(s) of record of the subject property or authorized agents thereof. Designation may also be initiated by a four-fifths (4/5) vote of city council without the consent of the owner(s) of record of the subject property.
B. 
Deletion of resources from the Glendale Register of Historic Resources shall be initiated by an application of the owner(s) of record of the subject property or authorized agents thereof. Deletion of historic resources may also be initiated by the director of community development upon receipt of evidence that the resource no longer conforms to the criteria identified in Section 15.20.050 and in Section 15.20.055(A) and/or (B).
C. 
The director of community development shall set the application for Glendale Register of Historic Resources designation or deletions for public hearing before the historic preservation commission and the city council.
D. 
The city clerk shall give notice of the public hearing which notice shall contain the date, time and place of the hearing, the general nature of the proposed designation or deletion and the street address or legal description of the property involved.
1. 
For designation in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources, no additional notice shall be required.
2. 
For deletion from the Glendale Register of Historic Resources, the notice of public hearing shall be:
a. 
Mailed, postage prepaid, at least 10 days before the date of the hearing to all property owners, meaning persons shown on the last equalized assessment roll as owning real property, and occupants within a radius of 500 feet of the exterior boundary of the property proposed for deletion; and
b. 
At least 10 days prior to the hearing, the applicant shall cause notice thereof to be posted in a conspicuous place on the property involved as follows:
i. 
A sign shall be mounted on four by four inch wooden posts embedded in the ground, or on a vertical surface conforming to the requirements of items ii, iii, and iv below, and shall be able to withstand all types of weather conditions; and
ii. 
The sign shall not exceed six feet above ground level and shall be visible from adjacent streets; and
iii. 
The sign shall be a height of three feet and width of four feet; and
iv. 
The sign shall be located not more than five feet inside the property line in residential zones and not more than one foot inside the property line in all other zones. In all instances, the sign shall be located in areas that are most visible to the public but not within the public right-of-way; and
v. 
The sign shall: not be illuminated; be limited to only one per street frontage of the property; be clearly legible, and consist of black lettering on a white background.
c. 
Additional signs may be required at the discretion of the director of community development.
d. 
The sign(s) shall remain for the duration of the appeal period given in the title. If no appeal is filed, the sign shall be removed within seven days after the deadline for filing appeals. If an appeal is filed, the sign shall remain for at least 15 days, but no more than 22 days, after the final action by the city on that appeal. The sign may be altered or replaced to reflect information on the appeal hearing. If a subsequent appeal is filed, the sign shall remain for at least 15 days, but no more than 22 days, after final action by the city on the subsequent appeal.
e. 
In situations where the above requirements are not physically possible due to site constraints, a comparable notice shall be prepared and located to the satisfaction of the director of community development.
E. 
The city council shall make findings of fact and determinations in writing pursuant to the criteria set forth in Sections 15.20.050 and 15.20.055 of this code as applicable. Designation of resources initiated by city council shall require a four-fifths (4/5) council vote.
F. 
The decision of the city council shall be made by resolution, which shall be recorded with the Los Angeles County recorder.
G. 
In the event that the historic preservation commission votes to not recommend designation and the property owner decides to not proceed to city council for final determination, the owner may withdraw the application by submitting a written statement indicating such desire to withdraw the application to the community development department. An application will be automatically withdrawn if a written withdrawal statement is not received within six months of the date on which the historic preservation commission voted.
H. 
An application to list a property in the Glendale Register will not be considered if, in the previous five years, an earlier application for the same property was either withdrawn pursuant to subsection G of this section or denied by a vote of city council. The director of community development may consider a new application if he or she determines such application contains substantial evidence, not previously reviewed by the historic preservation commission, that the property meets at least one of the criteria for designation established in Section 15.20.050 of this chapter.
(Prior code § 21-03; Ord. 5110 § 14, 1996; Ord. 5347 § 9, 2003; Ord. 5535 § 5, 2006; Ord. 5784 § 9, 2012; Ord. 5803 § 38, 2013; Ord. 5847 § 1, 2015; Ord. 5931 § 6, 2019; Ord. 5949 § 8, 2020)
A. 
Notwithstanding any other incentive of federal or state law, owners of properties listed in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources may apply to the director of community development for the following incentives.
1. 
A reduction in property taxes through the Mills Act property tax incentive program is potentially available to owners of properties listed in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources. Owners of listed properties may be eligible for a property tax abatement through a Mills Act historical property contract pursuant to Section 50280 et seq., of the California Government Code. Mills Act historical property contract applications shall be considered by the historic preservation commission. The commission recommendation will be forwarded to city council for consideration at a public hearing for final approval.
2. 
A reduction in required parking for new uses or additions of square footage to Glendale Register listed properties as specified in Title 30 of this code.
3. 
The allowance of specified uses permitted in the C1 zone, in the R-3050, R-2250, R-1650, and R-1250 zones, and as conditional uses in the ROS, R1R and R1 zones for Glendale Register listed properties, as specified in Title 30 of this code.
4. 
A height bonus and/or a floor area ratio bonus may be available for projects located on the same lot as a historic resource within the Downtown Specific Plan area provided that, prior to design review approval, the resource is listed in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources and that the proposed project meets the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. Such incentives may not be available to every property located in the Downtown Specific Plan area.
B. 
Notwithstanding any other incentive of federal or state law, owners of properties not listed in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources but which reflect the city's early architectural heritage, may apply to the director of community development for listing in the Glendale Register, and may apply for a Mills Act historic property contract, if the following are met:
1. 
The property contains one or more buildings built before 1925 and designed in the Craftsman architectural style or any style predating the Craftsman style;
2. 
The property has been found through survey evaluation to not be individually eligible for listing in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources but nonetheless is determined by the historic preservation commission to retain sufficient historic integrity to accurately reflect and exemplify the city's early architectural heritage or to be reasonably capable of being returned to such a level of historic integrity through the inclusion of conditions recorded as part of a Mills Act property contract; and
3. 
The historic preservation commission and city council find that designating the property under Glendale Register designation Criterion 3 pursuant to Section 15.20.050(C) would be in keeping with the goals and intent of the city's historic preservation program.
(Prior code § 21-07; Ord. 4986 § 2, 1992; Ord. 5110 § 15, 1996; Ord. 5784 § 10, 2012; Ord. 5803 § 39, 2013; Ord. 5949 § 9, 2020)
A. 
No person shall completely demolish a designated historic resource or a potential historic resource without first obtaining a demolition clearance and demolition permit, pursuant to Chapter 15.22 of this code.
B. 
In the event any designated historic resource or potential historic resource is completely demolished or partially demolished without demolition clearance and issuance of a demolition permit, the provisions of Section 15.20.090 of this chapter shall apply.
C. 
In the case of a property listed in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources, upon completion of any environmental review required by CEQA and issuance of a demolition permit, the matter will be referred to the historic preservation commission and city council to commence the process of deleting the demolished property for deletion from the Glendale Register of Historic Resources pursuant to Sections 15.20.055 and 15.20.060 of this chapter.
(Prior code § 21-04; Ord. 5110 § 16, 1996; Ord. 5784 § 11, 2012; Ord. 5949 § 10, 2020)
A. 
No person shall make major alterations to, or partially demolish, any resource that is a designated historic resource, a resource pending designation as a historic resource, a potential historic resource, or a protected interior without first completing environmental review required by CEQA and obtaining all required permits. An application for such permit(s) shall be filed with the permit services center. The director of community development shall set the application for public hearing before the historic preservation commission. In the case of a major alteration proposed for a potential historic resource, the director of community development shall set the application for public hearing before the historic preservation commission for advisory design review. Based on the historic preservation commission's comments and recommendations, the director of community development shall forward the project to the appropriate design review authority.
B. 
The historic preservation commission, design review board, or director of community development may require permit application(s) be supplemented with additional information or materials deemed reasonably necessary for a complete review, and may impose such reasonable conditions or restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate to achieve the purpose of this chapter.
(Ord. 5949 § 11, 2020)
A. 
Review of Alterations That Require a Permit. No person shall make minor alterations to a designated historic resource, to a resource pending designation as a historic resource, to a potential historic resource, or to a protected interior without completing any environmental review required by CEQA and obtaining permits. An application for such permit shall be filed with the permit services center and will be reviewed by the director of community development. The director may require the application be supplemented by such additional information or materials as deemed reasonably necessary for a complete review. The director may impose such reasonable conditions or restrictions as he or she deems necessary or appropriate to achieve the purpose of this chapter.
B. 
Review of Alterations That Do Not Require a Permit. The director of community development shall be the review authority to determine whether certain work that does not require a building permit is nonetheless a minor alteration and therefore requires review because, the alteration may have a significant impact on the character and appearance of a designated historic resource, of a resource that is pending designation as an historic resource, of a potential historical resource, of a protected landscape feature, or of a protected interior. The following work must be reviewed and approved by the director of community development:
1. 
Replacement of doors and garage doors within existing openings;
2. 
Removal of existing awnings, or installation of new awnings, that are fully supported by the wall;
3. 
Removal or installation of wall cladding, trim, shutters, or other decorative materials;
4. 
Installation or removal of decorative light fixtures at existing junction boxes;
5. 
Construction or removal of hardscape, fences, and walls;
6. 
Removal of any protected landscape feature; and
7. 
Any other work not requiring a permit and determined by the director of community development to require design review due to its potential to affect the historic character and appearance of the property.
C. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon further review director of community development may determine that a proposed alteration exceeds the standards to be considered a minor alteration and may require review by the historic preservation commission at a public hearing pursuant to Section 15.20.082 of this chapter.
(Ord. 5784 § 12, 2012; Ord. 5949 § 12, 2020)
The director of community development must review and approve any routine repair and maintenance performed at the exterior of a designated historic resource, of a resource pending designation as a historic resource, of a potential historic resource, or of a protected interior that: (1) requires a permit; (2) exceeds the thresholds and/or requirements identified in Section 15.20.020 of this chapter ("Routine maintenance and repair"); or (3) is determined by the director of community development to not meet the definition of "routine maintenance and repair."
(Ord. 5784 § 13, 2012; Ord. 5949 § 13, 2020)
A. 
A violation of any provision of this chapter is expressly prohibited and is punishable as a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 1.20.010 of this code.
B. 
In addition to any other remedies provided herein, any violation of this chapter may be enforced by civil action brought by the city. Remedies under this chapter are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any and all other civil or criminal remedies. The remedies provided for herein are cumulative and not exclusive. In any such action, the city may seek as appropriate, any or all of the following remedies:
1. 
A temporary or permanent injunction, or both;
2. 
Assessment of the violator for the costs of any investigation, inspection or monitoring survey that led to the establishment of the violation, and for the reasonable costs of preparing and bringing legal action under this subsection; and
3. 
Assessment of the violator of civil penalties pursuant to Chapter 1.24.
C. 
In addition to any other remedies provided herein, in the event a designated historic resource, a resource pending designation as a historic resource, a potential historic resource, or a protected interior is completely or partially demolished in violation of this chapter, as a penalty no building or construction related permits shall be issued for the property upon which the demolition took place for a period of three years from the date of demolition. Said penalty shall be issued and enforced either by the city council following a public hearing, or by a civil action filed by the city attorney and adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction. The city shall also record an instrument imposing covenants on real property with the county of Los Angeles that memorializes the time period during which permit issuance is prohibited. A demolition shall be presumed to have occurred on the date the city had actual knowledge of the demolition.
D. 
In addition to any other remedies provided herein, any property that remains undeveloped pursuant to subsection C shall be maintained in such a manner so as to not constitute a public or private nuisance, or otherwise violate the chapter. The property shall be maintained in a clean and orderly manner free of junk, trash, debris, litter, abandoned or inoperable vehicles, stagnant water, abandoned excavations, appliances and furniture, storage containers, vegetation that is not in a healthy or living state, and overgrown vegetation. Living vegetation, including trees and shrubs, shall be retained and fully maintained, including necessary watering and trimming, during the construction prohibition period. Living grasses and groundcovers shall also be retained and fully maintained and new grass and/or groundcover shall be planted at any areas of bare soil to control dust and erosion. All grasses and groundcovers shall not exceed an overall height of six inches. Additionally, vehicles of any type shall not be parked or stored on the property and no remunerative use of any kind shall be allowed.
E. 
In addition to any other remedies provided herein, in the event a designated historic resource, a resource pending designation as a historic resource, or a potential historic resource is completely demolished in violation of this chapter, any new building(s) or structure(s) proposed for construction on the site after the expiration of the construction permit ban set forth in subsection C shall be limited to the same footprint, height, and square footage as the demolished building(s) or structure(s). The foregoing notwithstanding, the director of community development shall have discretion to allow deviations from this provision to cure prior nonconforming conditions and to make changes that would benefit the community in order to achieve compliance with the design review guidelines and with this chapter. In the event the owner of a designated historic resource, a resource pending designation as a historic resource, or a potential historic resource that was completely demolished applies to subdivide the property into two or more lots, and proposes to build two or more buildings or structures, after the expiration of the construction permit ban set forth in subsection C, the application shall be considered under the city's subdivision code; provided, however, at least one of the structures shall be limited to the same footprint, height and square footage as the demolished building(s) or structure(s). The design of the remaining one or more structure(s) shall be considered based on the city's design review standards and guidelines.
F. 
In addition to any other remedies provided herein, in the event a designated historic resource, a resource pending designation as a historic resource, a potential historic resource, or a protected interior is partially demolished through removal of one or more character-defining features in violation of this chapter, the missing features shall be reconstructed and/or replaced in kind to match the original in terms of size, proportions, design, details, materials, and overall appearance. In the event that aspects of the original feature(s) cannot be discerned through documentary and/or physical evidence, the director of community development shall determine the preferred method of reconstruction or replacement.
(Ord. 5110 § 17, 1996; Ord. 5784 § 14, 2012; Ord. 5931 § 7, 2019)
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the construction, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, stabilization or demolition of a designated historic resource, a resource pending designation as a historic resource, a potential historic resource, or a protected interior, or any feature thereof, which the city's building official finds and determines to be unsafe or which poses an imminent threat to public safety.
(Ord. 5110 § 18, 1996; Ord. 5784 § 15, 2012; Ord. 5949 § 14, 2020)
Every owner of a designated historic resource, a resource pending designation as a historic resource, a potential historic resource, or a protected interior shall maintain and keep such resource in a manner that ensures its continued lawful and reasonable use, that ensures its continued eligibility for listing in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources, California Register of Historical Resources, and/or the National Register of Historic Places, and ensures that it is not subject to (and actively prevents) "demolition by neglect," as well as deterioration, dilapidation and decay of any portion of such resource.
(Prior code § 21-06; Ord. 5110 § 20, 1996; Ord. 5784 § 17, 2012; Ord. 5949 § 15, 2020)