The Engineering Division is responsible for planning, design and construction management of Capital Improvement Projects related to the City’s streets, sidewalks, traffic signals, curbs and gutters, sewers, storm drains, corrugated metal pipes and slopes. Staff provides survey, design, construction management, inspection, and land development services.

The Engineering Division consists of the following:

Design Section: This section is responsible for the design and construction management related to Civil and Traffic Engineering improvements of the Capital Improvement Program. The Design Section also maintains official public records such as maps, property records, property acquisition documentation, and street vacations. It also maintains and updates the City's Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Design section staff recently completed a comprehensive and automated analysis of the City’s streets and alleys that resulted in the development of a Pavement Management Program (PMP) Report.

Traffic Section: The Traffic Section is responsible for the operation, review, and construction management related to Traffic Engineering improvements of the Capital Improvement Program, transportation demand forecasting, and managing transportation grant funding. The Section also conducts traffic impact studies for citywide projects, issues Street Use Permit, and manages the Neighborhood Traffic Calming and the School Crossing Guard Programs.

Land Development Section: The Land Development Section reviews and processes various permits and maps, including parcel and tract maps, excavation permits, and encroachment permits. For the latest fee amounts related to City-provided services, please refer to the current Citywide Fee Schedule linked HERE

Inspection Section: The Inspection Section is responsible for construction inspection of Capital Improvement Projects, excavation permits, and encroachment permits. 

Please visit www.glendalepermits.org to request a permit. 

Wastewater Rate Increase: 

Resolution No. 18-108: Beginning with FY 18-19, the City Council has approved for the wastewater rates to be increased for the next 4 fiscal years

Cost of the Service Analysis (COSA): Report for proposed increase in wastewater rates

Proposition 218: Notification of proposed increase in wastewater rates

Parking: The Parking Section responsible for the operation of the Glendale Transportation Center, four City owned parking structures, 20 parking lots, pay meter stations and the administration of Preferential Parking Program.