REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
November 17, 2021
FROM: Mike Sanchez, Assistant Director
Planning & Development Department
THROUGH: PHILLIP SIEGRIST, Supervising Planner
Development Services Division
BY: JOSE VALENZUELA, Planner III
Development Services Division
SUBJECT
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Consideration of Planned Development Permit Application No. P21-01805, a request to modify applicable development code standards relating to block, street, and alley standards to allow for the vacation of an existing alley for a proposed mixed-use development located at 1510 Van Ness Avenue, on the north side of Stanislaus Street, between Van Ness Avenue and 'L' Street in downtown Fresno (Council District 3) - Planning & Development Department.
1. CONSIDER Environmental Assessment No. P21-02255/P21-01805, dated November 17, 2021, a determination that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) through a Class 32 Categorical Exemption; and,
2. DENY the applicant's appeal and UPHOLD the action of the Planning and Development Department Director to deny Planned Development Permit Application No. P21-01805 requesting to modify applicable development code standards relating to block, street, and alley standards to allow for the vacation of a portion of an existing alley for a proposed mix-use development in the downtown planning area.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Planned Development Permit Application No. P21-01805 and related Development Permit Application No. P21-02255 were filed by Sal Gonzalez, of Lance-Kashian & Company, Inc., pertaining to ?1.67 acres of vacant property located at 1510 Van Ness Avenue, on the north side of Stanislaus Street, between Van Ness Avenue and 'L' Street in downtown Fresno.
Development Permit Application No. P21-02255
Related Development Permit Application No. P21-02255 was filed for purposes of facilitating physical development of the site with a 53-unit multifamily mixed-use development with...
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