By Steve Stockmar | Glendale Independent
The Glendale city council voted to change part of the city’s General Plan amendment process, but not without much discussion about honoring the will of the voters.
By a 4-3 margin, the council on Nov. 24 decided to change the text that currently calls for General Plan Major Map Amendments to be submitted only from March 1 through April 30 in a calendar year. The change will now allow development applications to be submitted to the city at any time during a calendar year.
The General Plan is a long-range comprehensive plan that guides city development by addressing various elements such as land use, housing, growth areas, urban design, military and aviation, open space, circulation, fiscal public health, environmental planning, and energy. State statues require municipalities to adopt, update and readopt their General Plans every 10 years, and Glendale voters ratified their city’s General Plan in August 2016.
