Proposal to Limit Apartments Loses

A zoning proposal to cut in half the number of apartments that could be built in the city was defeated this week by the Glendale City Council.

The zoning proposal, introduced by Councilman Carl Raggio, was offered as a temporary solution while council members find a formula to limit the city’s population to 200,000, as recommended by its General Plan.

The proposal received three votes, one short of the four required. Councilmen Dick Jutras and Larry Zarian opposed the proposal, which they said was too drastic and likely to make Glendale property unaffordable for young people.

After failing to approve the zoning revisions, the council again postponed action on an apartment building moratorium. Council members have said they will not lift the moratorium until temporary zoning restrictions are agreed upon.

“We trusted developers once and they raped the city,” said Mayor Jerold Milner, referring to the city’s 1986 zoning changes.