Glendale, AZ Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)

1006 creates the Historic Preservation Overlay to protect the city's significant historical, architectural, cultural and archaeological resources and to stop needless demolition of structurally sound buildings. 006 makes the Development Services Director (or designee) the Historic Preservation Officer who administers the register. 004) grants a Certificate of Appropriateness after a public hearing held within 60 days of the application. A Certificate of Appropriateness expires one year after issuance. Owners who cannot economically use a historic property can instead apply for a Certificate of Economic Hardship, which requires documentation such as recent assessed values, two years of tax bills, rental listings and, for income property, gross income and operating expense figures for the prior two years.

Demolition requests are evaluated separately: if the Historic Preservation Commission denies demolition approval, no demolition permit can issue for one year unless new facts support a later application, and any approved demolition (outside an imminent safety hazard) still requires a Certificate of Appropriateness for a redevelopment or reuse plan before a permit is granted. Commission decisions may be appealed to the City Council within seven working days.