Amendments to the General Plan.
Glendale City Code § 35.6.206
in effect35.6.206 - Amendments to the General Plan.
A. General
1. Amendments to the General Plan which change property from one land use designation to another, which impose policies and standards not previously imposed, which modify plan text, or which remove or modify the text or any policy or standard previously imposed, shall be adopted in the manner set forth in this section.
2. Amendments to the General Plan can be either major or minor. Major and minor amendments have different hearing requirements as outlined in the City of Glendale General Plan.
B. Application Process. Applications for amendments to the General Plan shall conform with the provisions of Section 35.6.202. Applications shall be made in the office of the Development Services Department on an application form with required documentation specified by guidelines provided by the Development Services Department and accompanied with appropriate fees as required. After the Development Services Department has determined that an application is complete, a public hearing with the Planning Commission will be scheduled.
C. Authorized Applicant
1. An applicant for an amendment to the General Plan Map on any property shall be one of the following:
a. The owner of the property;
b. One (1) or more of several joint owners of property who own individually or as a group, a majority interest in the property;
c. One (1) or both of the property owners where property is held in joint tenancy;
d. Seventy-five percent (75%), or more, of the owners of property in the area covered by the application when the application covers more than one (1) property; or
e. The Planning Commission or City Council on its own motion at a public meeting.
2. The applicant for an amendment to change the text of the General Plan shall be any interested party, or the Planning Commission or City Council on its own motion at a public hearing.
3. An application shall be signed by the authorized applicant or an agent of any authorized applicant when the authority of the agent is in writing, notarized, and filed with the application except applications initiated by the Planning Commission or City Council. The signature of such agent shall have the same force and effect as if the application were signed by the principal.
D. Public Hearing
1. The Planning Commission shall not recommend nor shall the City Council consider any amendment to the General Plan until the request is presented during a public hearing. All public hearings to consider an amendment to the General Plan shall require notice as provided in Section 35.6.204.
2. For major amendments to the General Plan, the Planning Commission shall hold two (2) public hearings in two (2) different locations in the City. For property-specific amendments, one hearing shall be in the general vicinity of the proposed amendment. Both hearings shall require notice as provided in Section 35.6.204.
E. Planning Commission Recommendation
1. On an application to amend the land use map, the Planning Commission may only recommend approval or denial. The planning Commission recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for public hearing and final action unless withdrawn by the applicant.
2. On an application to amend the text of the plan, the Planning Commission may recommend approval, approval as modified by the Commission, or denial. The Planning Commission recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for public hearing and final action.
F. Amendments Adopted by Resolution. Amendments to the General Plan Map or text shall be adopted by resolution and become effective immediately upon approval by the City Council.
G. Findings
1. Amendments to the General Plan of the City of Glendale shall be approved only if:
a. The amendment is consistent with the policies and objectives of the rest of the General Plan; and
b. The proposed amendment furthers the public health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of Glendale.
2. If the amendment is to the Land Use Map, an additional finding must be made that the proposed change will be compatible with other land uses, existing or planned, in the vicinity.
H. Re-application. In cases where the amendment has been denied by the City Council, no application for an amendment for the same or substantially the same request and, in the case of a map amendment, on the same or substantially the same property, shall be filed within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of denial of the amendment.
Source: City of Glendale, Arizona, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/az/glendale/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH35UNDECO_ART6ADPR_35.6.200GEPR_35.6.206AMGEPLFetched: 11/1/2026