Planning commission recommends approval for 78‑home Westgate Park duplex community

The Glendale Planning Commission on May 28 voted to recommend that the city council approve a minor general‑plan amendment and a rezoning that would allow a 78‑home, for‑sale duplex community near State Farm Stadium.

Planning staff presented GPA25‑05, proposing to change the site’s general‑plan designation from medium‑density residential (3.5 dwelling units per acre) to medium‑high density (8 du/acre), and ZON25‑15, a rezoning from R‑18 with a PRD overlay to Planned Area Development for roughly 10 acres. Staff recommended the commission forward both recommendations to council subject to the stipulations in the staff report and conformance with the Westgate Park PAD narrative dated 02/18/2026.

Benjamin Tate, the applicant’s representative, said the proposal would build 39 duplex buildings (78 residences) with a 0.41‑acre neighborhood park, two product floor plans (a roughly 1,966 sq. ft. four‑bed model and a roughly 2,000 sq. ft. three‑bed model), gated primary access from 91st Avenue and an emergency‑only access off 90th Avenue. “We’ve made significant changes to the site plan to address the concerns of the community,” Tate said, noting that the team removed single‑family homes from the perimeter and replaced them with a 10–14 foot landscape strip, a perimeter road and increased setbacks to reduce direct second‑story views into existing yards.

An adjacent landowner, John Kates, said he supported the project but asked that the commission ensure the right‑of‑way providing access to his property is wide enough to accommodate vehicles and future development. The applicant and staff said they would provide the required access dimensions and that the code and subsequent design‑review process would address turning radii and emergency vehicle access.

After the public comment period, Commissioner Arellano moved to recommend approval of GPA25‑05 subject to the staff‑recommended stipulations; Tom Cole seconded. The motion passed on a roll‑call vote and the commission recorded the recommendation will be forwarded to city council for final action. Commissioners subsequently moved and approved the rezoning recommendation for ZON25‑15, also subject to staff stipulations.

The recommendation from the planning commission is advisory; the city council will hold its own hearing and make the final decision on both the general‑plan amendment and the rezoning. The planning commission set no additional conditions beyond the staff stipulations and the standard design‑review requirements that will follow if council approves the rezoning.