Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Monday, February 3, 2014
Building & Safety Code 2014
Every
three years, the State of California adopts new model codes to establish
uniform standards for the construction and maintenance of buildings, plumbing
systems, mechanical systems, electrical systems, and fire & life safety
systems. Pursuant to Health & Safety
Code Section 18941.5, local jurisdictions are mandated to adopt such state
codes, generally within 180 days after publication of the code by the
California Building Standards Commission.
Local adoption of
such codes is mandated on January 1, 2014, and requires a four-fifths (4/5th)
approval of the City Council. Prior to
such adoption, jurisdictional bodies may amend said codes if such amendments
are justified on the basis of a local climatic, local geological or local
topographical condition which makes such amendment(s) necessary.
Staff from the
Community Development’s Building and Safety Division and the Fire Department
have reviewed the state codes, and have proposed a number of local amendments
for adoption as the Building and Safety Code of the City of Glendale, 2014,
with proper justifications to be submitted to the California Building Standards
Commission.
These amendments are
deemed necessary to maintain the current level of protection throughout the
City of Glendale, that has been provided through the current Glendale Building
and Safety Code. In fact, many of the
proposed amendments have been carried over from the current code.
Five Properties Added to the Glendale Register of Historic Places
City Council recently voted to place five new properties on the Glendale Register of Historic Resources.
- The Municipal Services Building at 633 E. Broadway, Glendale Register's 100th Property
It serves as an excellent example of 1960s Modern civic designs in Southern California. The building was designed by architect Merrill W. Baird of Glendale, working in collaboration with A. C. Martin Architects of Los Angeles, and completed in 1966 at a cost of $1.8 million. - Glendale Register No. 101; the Webb House at 611 Cumberland Road
The house is a notably late example of Period Revival architecture, built in 1950 and designed by George Postle of the father-son architectural firm Postle and Postle.
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Friday, December 20, 2013
Affordable Housing Question & Answer Meetings
The Community Development Department’s Housing Division will host three informational meetings about affordable housing.
Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions following a presentation that will cover many topics, including:
- How to qualify for affordable housing
- the housing lottery process
- future affordable housing projects/opportunities, and
- Section 8 waiting list
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